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To those of us who try and seldom get the solution we were completely unaware of it. 
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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...OK, that might be pushing it a little.
As I mentioned in my last post, I was presenting at a mini-conference yesterday. One of my customer's sneaked out after my talk. I went for a walk to the lobby of the hotel where we had a room a little while later, and there she was, working on her laptop. And using my software. No complaints, no compliments, just getting on with her job doing work with tools I created.
Sometimes it's nice to be in software!
Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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A lot of these people work in places where people are very sensitive, so they learn how to swear and cuss silently.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I knew my self satisfied feeling couldn't last!
The person involved was a lady though, and they're too nice to swear...?
Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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Too elephanting right! 
"State acheived after eating too many chocolate-covered coconut bars - bountiful"
Chris C-B
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one of my collegues just goes enrage and mashes up his desk and drawers.
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Good for you! Personally, in my current job, I would be a more productive member of society if I were in jail hammering license plates... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Best start robbing banks then... The retirement plan is great - guaranteed housing!
Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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... from the non-productive community!
Veni, vidi, vici.
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From the reproductive members of society
speramus in juniperus
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Oh, please don't!!! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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He did.
Veni, vidi, vici.
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With a woman!
speramus in juniperus
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Was that meant for Griff?
speramus in juniperus
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Always nice to know that what you spend time working on is actually useful to someone.
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My company hosted a conference for our resellers and demanding customers, and we gave presentations on what's new and great with the software we create. (Answer - everything, especially the bits I wrote  )
After the intro, I gave the first presentation. I felt like I did an OK job at best - bad pacing at the start, forgot some highlights along the way, so I had to go back and fill in gaps - but afterwards I had great feedback. Aboout a third of the attendees came up and complimented me on it. They're not going to come up and tell me I sucked (OK, one might), but they didn't need to say nice things.
Partly bragging, but mostly pointing out how perspective can be really different about the same event.
Iain.
ps, the company I work for now asked me to come and talk about working for them on the strength of my codeproject presence. Be nice, and write helpful articles, and Karma works! That was a fun backwards interview. "So, tell me why I should come and work for you..."
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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I've done that on more than one occasion, it does your self belief a lot of good when you think it was bad and yet you receive praise. On Saturday, as an example, there was the family party at Mrs Wife's work and the kids did lots of little acts - singing, poetry, music and my Ickles did a puppet show. After they were done they sat down next to me, close to tears, worried that they'd got it all wrong. This was in contrast to the comments afterwards, when everyone said it was great and for many the best part of the day. I thought they were very good - but they are mine - and some could have praised them because Mrs Wife is the boss, but on the whole I think the praise was genuine.
speramus in juniperus
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Congratulations, Iain !
"What Turing gave us for the first time (and without Turing you just couldn't do any of this) is he gave us a way of thinking about and taking seriously and thinking in a disciplined way about phenomena that have, as I like to say, trillions of moving parts.
Until the late 20th century, nobody knew how to take seriously a machine with a trillion moving parts. It's just mind-boggling." Daniel C. Dennett
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Movie Quote Of The Day
Don't call me babe!
Which movie?
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- ...You called me Babe.
- I did? When?
- Just now.
- Babe... I guess I did.
- Babe...
(No connection...)
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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The Story of George Herman Ruth? 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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... when she is waiting in the car.
It took so long to get this far...
(OK, I know it's babY, but now I can't get the tune out of my head).
Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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"Pig in the City III: The Revenge"
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