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I think he intimated that he wants somebody to share his vision of taking Microsoft towards his ideal of committing the company towards devices. That's probably why it will take a year to find someone. Who would want to take Microsoft in the direction of making a greater pile of shite than what have they now. The Surface LFE hasn't been a success. Who'd want to take that on is either a Ballmer arsewipe or a buffoon. If someone can explain the difference between the two, please enlighten me.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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SeptimusEj 151576 wrote: Who would want to take Microsoft in the direction of making a greater pile of shite than what have they now. The Surface LFE hasn't been a success.
I take exception with your equating the Surface with a pile of shite.
They're damned good machines, far more useful and usable than the ipad.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: They're damned good machines, far more useful and usable than the ipad
That's like comparing Portsmouth and Luton... 
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Two competing piles of crap, but heaven compared to Carmarthen Town?
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There speaks a man who has never been to Merthyr Tydfil!
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I have been through Merthyr. At speed.
Reality is an illusion caused by a lack of alcohol
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There's a bugger 'ere wot needs sortin' out!
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Agreed. Even the Surface RT, which hasn't been warmly received (though I have one and so does my wife) is more useful out of the box than the iPad.
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DaveAuld wrote: So, the process of transition to a new CEO could take up to a year,
I suspect the motivation is the stock price and "easing" the market into the idea of the change. Rapid decisions result in volatile share prices, which I think we saw with HP (not that they didn't have their own unique issues as well.) Also, who knows what legal wrangling needs to take place to toss Ballmer overboard. His "voluntary" departure is of course BS, the 12 month time frame is simply spin-doctoring for the markets and the general public. So, the bottom line is, the bland oatmeal that we get fed bears no reality on what is actually going on in the kitchen.
Marc
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The article in today's insider largely answered it. Finding a new CEO isn't a quick process; for an example of what happens when you grab the first warm body you see look at the musical pointy haired idiot Mongolian Cluster-Elephant that HP has gone through a few years back. Balmer was either given the boot, or fell on his sword before the board could vote to fire him. It wasn't a planned departure; if it was they'd've started looking for a replacement a while ago so they could announce the successor at the same time as Balmer's leaving.
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.
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Dan Neely wrote: Balmer was either given the boot, or fell on his sword before the board could vote to fire him.
I'd imagine that there was an element of "F*** it, I can't be bothered to fight with these @rseholes, any more".
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Mark_Wallace wrote: I'd imagine that there was an element of "F*** it, I can't be bothered to fight with these @rseholes, any more".
We're talking about Mr Throw Chairs in a Fit of Rage; quitting because he was having to fight with other people seems unlikely.
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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I just created a new sig, and oh Surprise, the JavaScript has changed the @CodeProject part to a link to the @CodeProject profile page.
Nice, but we still got no public API, Mr. Maunder  .
Edit: Just discovered that this behavior only seems to appear when I copy the signature manually??
Marco @CodeProject $ fake-identity -make "Anthony DiNozzo" Success - Created fake Identity: Anthony DiNozzo Marco @CodeProject $
Edit 2 - Tried wether it works with other members - @OriginalGriff plays the volunteer.
Edit 3 - Yep, works. type @%USERNAME% to create a quick link to a members profile page.
#hashtags are not working.
Marco @CodeProject $ fake-identity -make "Anthony DiNozzo" Success - Created fake Identity: Anthony DiNozzo Marco @CodeProject $
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@PrerakPatel : just testing.
Didn't work in chrome whether I type it or paste it - @PrerakPatel
 It worked when I edited.
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It is replaced after posting the message - You can't see it while writing the message.
See the post of @ProgramFOX .
Marco @CodeProject $ fake-identity -make "Anthony DiNozzo" Success - Created fake Identity: Anthony DiNozzo Marco @CodeProject $
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Don't hack your mother's mind, while you are still nursing.
yours, Bill
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“This isn't right; this isn't even wrong." Wolfgang Pauli, commenting on a physics paper submitted for a journal
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Maths Exam Was Like ‘Playing A Game’ Says 9-Year-Old Abhinav Santhiramohan
A nine-year-old who scored A* in his maths GCSE says it was just like playing a computer game – and even completed the paper with 45 minutes to spare.
Abhinav Santhiramohan, from Luton, was awarded the top mark in the subject after taking his GCSE exam seven years early.
Abhinav’s mother Vani Santhiramohan said: “I’m over the moon.
“He was telling me he would get an A*. He was very confident.
“He treated this exam like a game, he didn’t really have to take it seriously. He just loves maths.
“The paper was for an hour and 45 minutes but he completed it in an hour.
“He said it was like playing a computer game. “I don’t push him because he’s already very gifted. His Year One teacher was the first to tell us he was very talented in that area.
“He picks it up very quickly and understands after one or two examples.”
Abhinav, who attends Meads Primary School in Luton, admitted he felt nervous collecting his result and now hopes to take his A-level maths exam when he turns 11.
“I felt nervous and confident at the same time,” he said.
“When I found out it was an A*, it was really surprising.
“I might do my A-level in Year Six because I enjoyed GCSE maths.”
Abhinav, whose family is originally from Sri Lanka, was born in Germany before moving to the UK in 2006. He lives in Luton with his parents and six-year-old sister Shakithya.
Dr Mike Ryde, principal of Ryde College in Watford, where Abhinav sat his maths GCSE, said: “With Abhinav’s achievements this year, it shows that students can pass their exams with top grades if given the opportunity.
“The current educational system can hold back many of the younger students only allowing them to study and take their exams at the prescribed age.
“Studying at a younger age can capitalise on a child’s subject interest and can often motivate them in their general education and stimulate academic ambition.”
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It's nice that his name, Abhinav, also means innovation or youth, so I gather.
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If money is your hope for independence, you cannot reach it.
Being loved gives you strength,
while loving gives you courage.
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Movie Quote Of The Day
I'm adamant. I will not have an officer from my battalion working as a coolie.
Which movie?
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Bodyline[^]
It's just not cricket, old boy.
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Sounds like A Force Ten Bridge Over The Longest Dambusters Day At The River Kwai To Navarone
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
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Office Space. A reference to code coolies.
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