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Jeez, I'd rather go back to machine code on punched cards than do what I have to do today.
I have a 14 page form to fill in for my Hungarianization. It's in bloody legal Hungarian and Mrs Wife will not help me, the deal is if I want to get it I have to work for it. Google translate is helping and so far my guess has only been totally wrong once. That said I've just finished page 1...
To save my bleeding brain, I am popping over to my parents now for a spot of lunch. There may be a medicinal. This afternoon shall be easy. 
speramus in juniperus
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For the right prize I can give you my 20 years old passport - no one can say it's not you...
You just claim it's yours, and ask for new.
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is (V).
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Look on the bright side: It's not Dutch.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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So how come you think Dutch would be worse?
Dutch isn't harder than, let's say, German.
*ponders*
Oh, I see! 
I shall go and fetch my coat ...
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Reading Dutch is easy. Speaking it, however, is like gargling with thistles.
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That my dear Sir, is a valid point.
Actually if one has a firm grip on the English language most of the stuff actually makes sense when you try reading it. German is also of some help especially the far northern dialects from the "waterkant", but trying to speak it is another story.
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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I filled in loads of forms in Dutch when i was working on farms there in the early 90's. Dutch is a doddle
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RugbyLeague wrote: Dutch required by farmers is a doddle
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Ah but these were government forms and recruitment agency forms.
Frankly, the farmers made a lot more sense
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Smile: There's a simplified form for the Drunk-Hungarian citizenship.
Veni, vidi, vici.
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How dare you! I *AM* the Drunk-Hungarian!
speramus in juniperus
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: I *AM* the Drunk-Hungarian!
...and another quote...
Nagy Vilmos wrote: Do not tell anyone I am not Hungarian. It's a huge secret.
So, when you were drunk?
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is (V).
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iNumberOfPages = 14;
strFirstName = "Nagy";
dAmountEarned = 123.45;
bHatesFillingOutForms = true;
Seriously, dude - how hard could it be?
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I'd have thought the simple approach would have been to scrawl you & wife's name, DOB and address all over the forms, cellotape to a box of whatever it is mad Hungarians drink and hand deliver to the consul chappie, sit back and wait for the passport to arrive. 
If your neighbours don't listen to The Ramones, turn it up real loud so they can.
“We didn't have a positive song until we wrote 'Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue!'” ― Dee Dee Ramone
"The Democrats want my guns and the Republicans want my porno mags and I ain't giving up either" - Joey Ramone
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Their days are numbered.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Q. Why did no-one bid for Rudolf and Blitzen on eBay?
A. Because they were TWO DEER.
Q. What does the Queen call her Christmas broadcast?
A. The One Show.
Q. Why don't you ever see Santa in hospital?
A. Because he has private elf care.
Q. How did Mary and Joseph know that Jesus was 7 lbs. 6 oz. when he was born?
A. They had a weigh in a manger.
Q. What did Santa do when he went speed dating?
A. He pulled a cracker.
I'll get my coat.
"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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Richard Deeming wrote: I'll get my coat.
That was my favourite.
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Richard Deeming wrote: Q. Why don't you ever see Santa in hospital?
A. Because he has private elf care.
My favorite one
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We had St Mikulás on Saturday at the party, unlike stupid Santa and his Elves, Télepó has Krampusz to help (supposed to be a little devil) - KSS[^], NSFW[^]
speramus in juniperus
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So how is the latter link NSFW. My work didn't mind it and I quite enjoyed it?
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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I enjoyed it too, but allegedly hooker Santa and hooker Devil are not that popular with the web-nazis
speramus in juniperus
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Manfred R. Bihy wrote: My work didn't mind it and I quite enjoyed it?
Maybe your work didn't mind it, but my mind certainly didn't work afterwards. 
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: but my mind certainly didn't work afterwards
Ah I know, I know.
So little blood and so many places to go.
Me thinks that imagery left my little grey cells void of blood too.
Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone had any good recommendations for programming books for children. I want to get my son into programming as he shows an interest in it, but most books are a little dry due to the target market.
I grew up using Usbourne books teaching Basic, with the book showing a listing and then various minor corrections for the BBC, Vic20, Apricot, Spectrum & CBM - which I then had to correct to make them work on an Amstrad CPC. However, these aren't really that viable these days...
Anyway enough nostalgia - I'm not too fussed whether it is PHP, Java, C#, Python, etc. I do have a Raspberry Pi so I thought Python might be a good bet as he could transfer the programs from the laptop to the Pi. I must add that is a Windows 8 laptop, just in case that influences any answers.
Apologies if this topic has already been covered in a thread elsewhere, but I couldn't find one talking about programming books.
Any suggestions will be gratefully received.
Adrian
Breaking code since '85.
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For Python, these[^] are good books written especially for children. Downloadable as (legally) free PDF files, but also available as hardcopies.
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