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If it lasts any longer, look for an uptick in productivity worldwide...
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God forbid it should happen to CP! 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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God forbid it happens to TotD!!
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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Now that's just crazy talk!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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The end of the world is neigh..rejoice all for now we are free....
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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WhatsUp WhatsDown
FTFY!
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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megaadam wrote: WhatsDown
 I like it! A paid service that shows what services are down at any moment! It's exactly what suckers people need. If I know one thing, it's that bad news sells better than good news!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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Never thought that there is one switch which controls all three at once.
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I feel good... Didn't know it happened until this morning seeing on the news... And went to bed just before midnight...
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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I heard about this on the radio driving to work this morning.
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So this is what Brexit was all about ?
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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More like Welshing on an agreement.
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Show me a copy of the contract with my chop on it! 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Well, I voted for TotDexit and since I was the only voter it passed.
Mind you, it showed me I'm more of a habitarian that I thought I was - there has been a "tickle" at the back of my mind for over an hour saying "you're late" ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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It gets easier each day. Stay tough.
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Quote: Octal is used in aviation -- transponders in aircraft transmit a code, expressed as a four-octal-digit number, when interrogated by ground radar. This code is used to distinguish different aircraft on the radar screen.
I didn't know that!
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OpenVMS user numbers.
Actually I guess I should confirm that that's still true.
Edit:
/UIC=value
Specifies the user identification code (UIC). The UIC value is
a group number in the range from 1 to 37776 (octal) and a member
number in the range from 0 to 177776 (octal), which are separated
by a comma and enclosed in brackets. Digital reserves group 1 and
groups 300-377 for its own use.
modified 4-Oct-21 10:36am.
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No wonder DEC went under. 
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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Not quite accurate. DEC went under because the dinosaur management was actually threatened by an internal group's skunk works project called Alpha (RISC based architecture). Management felt threatened by Alpha (more money in big iron), so they did their best to kill it. Had they done with Alpha, Sun would have never existed.
Filed under: Adapt or Die
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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I loved DEC equipment and while I programmed i worked exclusively with DEC equipment.
Was sorry to see them go.
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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You and me both. I worked for them for 5 years. Toward the latter part of my time, the $$ issues and the lackadaisical attitude toward business issues was stunning. So much talent.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Maybe you need to re-read the DEC Alpha history.
Two of my OpenVMS systems are Alpha.
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I only know what I saw in the field (where I was). One of my co-workers would hit all the trade shows, and you could see the Sun people checking the heat output of the Alpha. They could not believe how cool it would run.
I worked at an Air Force base in a support role and lived through the terrible days of the VAX 9000 - let's go after IBM - fiasco. Simultaneously, the midrange systems (VAX 6xxx) kept getting faster and faster, and the software licensing model became a fiasco. The software upgrades were 2x the hardware costs.
My customers finally just gave up. If we had had the Alpha when it was first talking about in the company, I truly believe DEC would still be around.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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