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As NASA astronomers peer further and further into space, they require ever larger and more powerful telescopes to do so. That's why one team of researchers from the Jet Propulsion Lab have proposed using the biggest object in our solar system, the Sun, as a cosmic magnifying glass. Uh, I think we're using it for something else?
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Just wait until a bunch of lunatics to come down the street protesting about how NASA is caballing to "take away" sun for some telescope related scientific research. 
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Hopefully, they'll only use the Sun at night when we're not using it.
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They just want to burn really big ants.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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During my younger days, I worked for a company that made a habit of strategic acquisition. They didn’t participate in Time Warner style mergers, but periodically they would purchase a smaller competitor or a related product. This is why gin was invented
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Put Your Outrage in Check
That's what The Weird and The Wonderful is for. Given that I've almost never posted there until, erm, recently...
Get a Visualization of the Architecture
That's a HUGE assumption.
And the first thing you should do is to start writing characterization tests.
Another HUGE assumption.
Isolate Problems
A rewrite by any other name would smell as sweet.
Evolve Toward Modernity
Shouldn't have hired a third world country to write the code in the first place.
The Fate of the Codebase
Is probably longer than my fate. 2.5 months and counting.
And as for the line spacing that CP creates/requires for quoted content: 
Marc
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Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Marc Clifton wrote: That's what The Weird and The Wonderful is for. Given that I've almost never posted there until, erm, recently...
Marc Clifton wrote: And as for the line spacing that CP creates/requires for quoted content:
For that there is Bugs and Suggestions[^] forum... another one to add to your "recently" list?  
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Marc Clifton wrote: And as for the line spacing that CP creates/requires for quoted content:
Just start your reply on the last line as the quote, right after the </blockquote> tag.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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As my son has become fond of saying, "He's not wrong." However, I would love to see his reaction to inheriting a system written in a language that should have been outlawed the second it was purchased by Adobe. That was written by a complete noob with little or no over site from his politically motivated supervisor. Where the code review amounted to laughing at all the mistakes made by the noob programmer. Where this same system was then handed to two other noob programmers, neither of which bothered to fix any of the mess and who continually shoehorned changes to the system. Where literally 90% of the SQL was coded directly, stored procedures are too difficult.
Yeah, you have fun keeping your rage in check there, buddy. I don't mind fixing other peoples messy code, I've written more than my fair share of messy code, but there comes a point when a person needs to man up and take responsibility for being a shrub instead of dumping a boatload of manure in someone else's lap.
"...JavaScript could teach Dyson how to suck." -- Nagy Vilmos
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But getting flagged won’t necessarily demote rankings. And the internet disappears in a puff of sulphur
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"This doesn't say that you should click on google ads. Block it."
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Cybersecurity experts recommend that smartphone owners take a number of steps to keep their mobile devices safe and secure. It's not like people keep any important or private information on them
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I personally don't have to worry.
My private/important information is password protected and safely stored on corporate servers like that of Yahoo.
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Mine now has a line at the top of "Settings" that says some things are set by my organization.
What organization? I have an organization I didn't know about?
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Do you receive business emails from an exchange server on your phone? If yes, there some magic going on and the mobile OS automatically configures itself to go by some security rules. Mine for example requires a password, otherwise the corporate exchange server wouldn't talk to it.
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No Exchange. No business emails.
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Oh. Seems like you accidentally joined a gang
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The final update is expected to roll out to all Windows 10 users from next month - heading to PCs first, and other devices later - bringing a wide range of new features and improvements to the OS. Sorry haters: Windows 10 itself is not on the list
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They've slowed down copy so that while you're waiting they can serve up very pertinent ads that they've determined you like. They are so considerate!
Someone's therapist knows all about you!
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This will make a huge difference to my lifestyle.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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The database contains more than 33 million records from government departments and large corporate clients which get sold onto marketers. "If the dam breaks open, many years too soon..."
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