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It just doesn't matter. We are sitting on one of know one even has a really good guess how many planets. There's no way, from here, to know if the Universe is or isn't infinite. I just don't care. 
Leadership equals wrecked ship.
If you think you are leading my look behind you. You are alone.
If you think I am leading you, You are lost.
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There ARE bridges too far to cross. They may have avoided Windows 10 but likely are hung up on Doors 21.
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There was one like this that I loved...
On any planet in which intelligent life is found, the probability that they will explain their existence on a God is 1...
To the original post, even if infinite, it may be the case that intelligence is only on one planet at a time! And I can't wait for Earths turn!
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Flipping a coin on a flat surface almost always results in heads or tails.
But there is a very small possibility that the coin will come to rest on its edge.
However, given a infinite number of flips, the coin will come to rest on its edge an
infinite number of times.
I believe infinity is best thought of as a convenient mathematical construct.
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Quote: infinity is best thought of
I try not to think about it too much! 
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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What is the 'end' of the universe? Is it the most distant star, mote of dust, particle? Of course not, because we can always ask the question, how much nothingness comes after that? That is a question we can grasp.
Does the universe expand outwardly until the very fabric of spacetime dissipates into nothingness, where no energy can exist? Does spacetime just loop back in on itself in a 4D sphere, or saddle?
All this means is that we cannot travel, see or measure anything where there is no spacetime. So in what context does spacetime exist? By what mechanism does spacetime have any meaning? Or is spacetime synonymous with existence? Is there nothing else at all to explain?
This discussion always leads me to the conclusion that the fact that there is anything; matter, spacetime, anything at all, is purely absurd. Our whole existence seems fantastically mythical.
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Look up "Olbers's Paradoxon" (from 1823!) - by this simple question, one finds that there is no good reason why it is infinite.
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Good afternoon to all.
I was wondering, is there a term for the person who's lumbered with the job of trying to merge code changes from one branch to another which hasn't been done in ages and has thousands of changes and conflicts and PAIN? On a bloody FRIDAY?
Tried resolving conflicts in .sln files? It's impossible, even for robots.
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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Rob Philpott wrote: is there a term for the person who's lumbered with the job of trying to merge code changes from one branch to another which hasn't been done in ages and has thousands of changes and conflicts and PAIN? On a bloody FRIDAY?
Elephanted. Stitched up like a kipper.
This space for rent
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I would call him: late.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Yep: "Sucker"
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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My choice as well. Thanks for being here.
Software Zen: delete this;
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The intern? 
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Welcome to the slow group. Been here for years.
Arguing with a woman is like reading the Software License Agreement. In the end, you ignore everything and click "I agree".
Anonymous
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Rob Philpott wrote: is there a term
Job seeker.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Yes - "Fool" 
Marc
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"He who broke the last build"
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Merge slave. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Configuration Manager is the title I have heard when someone is dedicated full time to source control, continuous integration, and build management. Not slang per se, but something you might be able to put on a resume.
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Condemned! 
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I've solved this problem.
Step one, don't use a IDEs that need a file to track the files in the project - that's what the filesystem is for.
Step two, use git.
Step three, make everyone merge from master into their branch and get it working first.
Step four, obsessively peer review everyones work before letting them merge back into your precious pure master branch.
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Rob Philpott wrote: Tried resolving conflicts in .sln files? It's impossible, even for robots.
Yes, very hard, but not impossible. It's specially hard because at least up to VS 2015, projects would have a number assigned like: 55, 56, 57. Then each project has a corresponding GUID, and all matching coccurs hrough this GUIDs, which of course are very hard to remember and update the correct references in the files.
Very painfull indeed, but there are ways around it, like completely ignoring the source branch sln changes, then re-include the projects in the solution after the merge.
To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson
Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia
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It depends...
If (they are expected to do it correctly) Then "Sucker" Else "Intern";
Would you not just go back to the earliest set of changes and apply them one at a time?
Then the conflicts are local, and should be explainable?
I would not start this on a Friday... Ever... It sounds like a long job...
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