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There must be a translation to English of the mini-poem ("gruk") of the Danish poet Piet Hein ("Kumbel"), but I fail to find it. The orignial goes:
Den, som kun tar spøg for spøg
og alvor kun alvorligt,
han og hun har faktisk fattet
begge dele dårligt.
My on-the-fly direct translation (just to give you a rough idea; there must be a quality translation somewhere):
The one who consider a joke only as a joke
and seriousness only in a serious manner
really has understood both
of them rather poorly.
I read this story about a young girl who suffering from anorexia, thinking that she was a lot fatter than her friends. It turned out that in her bedroom, she had a huge mirror that was slightly curved. Once that mirror was replaced with a perfectly flat one, she begun seeing herself as rather thinner than her friends. That was the turning point in the curing of her anorexia. (I read about this case in a quite serious publication, so I don't think it is just an urban myth.)
More directly to your joke: In my childhood, one of the TV shows aired every advent for years was two comedians parodying kids making their own Christmas gifts to their parents. One of them was showing how the kids could use a cardboard for drawing a thermometer, with a scale giving the current temperature, and drawing the column up to a little above 21°C. If mom and dad think the living room is cold, they will look at the thermometer and say "I guess it is just me - it is more than twentyone degrees". Then they will not waste money on heating, and will have the money they save that way to spare, and will become sooo happy!
That episode is intended as a joke, though.
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I think your thermometer is upside down, I just checked and it got to 31C today.
hardest part of today's work was getting the beer down before it got above frosty.
the poms der englishers would be happy, anything over 5 minutes and that beer is warm.
after many otherwise intelligent sounding suggestions that achieved nothing the nice folks at Technet said the only solution was to low level format my hard disk then reinstall my signature. Sadly, this still didn't fix the issue!
modified 14-Jan-20 10:25am.
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Lousy ambiguous temperatures! Why can't it be -40°? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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(And for being honest: I would guess that the majority of the audience didn't understand that joke!)
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lucky you.
Nothing beats a nice cold day. 
I'd rather be phishing!
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Do they pay you for living there? and, if they do, is it really worth it?
Otherwise I'd move to a warmer place like sunny Cancún or beautiful Cozumel.
We are having a cold winter here in Guadlajra at 20°C and can't wait for spring! 
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k5054 wrote: -34C (-29F)
Go with Kelvin. It'll look warm, in writing, and you won't have to deal with minus signs.
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Up in north Norway, some years ago (I think it was 1999), they had a long period of even colder weather; they were down to -51.2°C. People were joking that they didn't need street lights - the power lines were glowing enough to light up the roads. (Lots of Norwegian homes are heated by electricity; from newyear, oil furnances are no longer allowed for heating.) The authorities were seriously afraid that the power system would break down.
The sheriff of Kautokeino (a Sami village in the middle of the Finnmark plain) was interviewed on TV, and asked what whould happen in case of a power breakdown.
Well, he answered calmly, That would lead to significant reduction in the difference between indoor and outdoor temperature.
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I love how SSMS 18 reconnects tabs automatically. For example, I work in the office and from home each day and so with SSMS v 17 I had to always be reconnecting my tabs each time I opened my laptop back up; but I recently got a new laptop and installed v18 and they automatically reconnect.
If a previous version did this, I was unaware of it. But I love it.
It's the little things in life that bring joy.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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oh my!
microsoft have added a useful feature to one of their products
...again though it's something others have had for years.
who knows, one day they may just catch up to the rest of the industry in actual user-useful features instead of their usual pointless bloat and at best barely useful new items.
better warn the grandkids, at this rate [very optimistically] it may be in their generation.
after many otherwise intelligent sounding suggestions that achieved nothing the nice folks at Technet said the only solution was to low level format my hard disk then reinstall my signature. Sadly, this still didn't fix the issue!
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lopatir wrote: one day they may just catch up to the rest of the industry
Interesting perspective. I am unaware of any software companies making better products than Microsoft makes. Typically, when one makes a better product than another the company will become more successful.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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Ignore Lopitar, he has a flea up his arse about Microsoft and has been bitching at them for years.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: Microsoft
Every time I see your name on here I read Microsoft.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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mycroft holmes is a true ms lemming, for him they can do no wrong.
for mine, I appreciate their products are good,
but they do have a problems:
1. bloating with features often that few if any needed
2. slow (sometimes non) including features and fixes people have been requesting for long times
ms are still all about bling, not so much users.
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the goat in your machine wrote: ms are still all about bling, not so much users.
I hear that often on CP but don't ever hear any specifics.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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ZurdoDev wrote: don't ever hear any specifics
There are no specifics, like religion it is taken on faith.
and there began the flame war
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: and there began the flame war
My flame is bigger than your flame. 🔥
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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While I agree with both your points I am not interested in denigrating a suite of products I have made a living from for over 30 years and still consider best of breed (this does EXCLUDE office).
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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ZurdoDev wrote: I love how SSMS 18 reconnects tabs automatically.
Never mind that; did they update the icons?
/sarc
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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They did, in fact, update the app icon...or was that already there back in 17? I can't recall. Either way, they've ensured it's now uglier than ever.
In the name of "simplifying" things, y'know...'cuz you can't handle seeing too many colors at once on your screen.
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I've been on pins and needles for days now.
Steve Wozniak is the only thing at Apple that isn't evil.
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What's the Rush? Am I missing something?
cheers,
Super
------------------------------------------
Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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super wrote: Am I missing something?
It's not what you're missing: you've got a life!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Funny thing about being agoraphobic and schizoaffective. You develop a lot of insular activities.
Sorry my mental illness cramps your style, bro. Codeproject is an outlet for me.
Steve Wozniak is the only thing at Apple that isn't evil.
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I'm curious. I think I have a mug waiting for me. =)
Steve Wozniak is the only thing at Apple that isn't evil.
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