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All that's missing are the cheese balls and a bean bag chair.
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Makes me remember.
A couple of years back my kids were into soap bubbles, a lot.
So I thought I surprise them and started researching professional soap bubble liquid.
It didn't take very long to realize that long chained PEO, PolyEthylenOxide, is the way to go. When mixed with water it forms very strong selfhealing, oilproof and slippery surfaces.
More research gives that Dow chemicals are selling this stuff for use by veterinarians and surgeons.
I should probably have checked what they use it for.
When searching for the stuff on Amazon I got quite a surprise by the "People who bought this also bought" section.
It was also a bit late to realize that it could have been a bad idea to use my wifes amazon account. 
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I just checked.
Hopefully, there were no pictures? 
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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There were pictures, the kind that made sure you understood without any doubts what so ever what the aiming group on Amazon was
Luckily it didn't seem to stick in history.
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Why, if you used hers, you might have plausible deniabilioty ... or not
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Started new job yesterday - I've been told it'll be "a couple of weeks" before I can actually start working.
Dev box is a Windows Server 2016 with a 2.8GHz 10-core Xeon CPU,32GB RAM and two 1-TB drives.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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No SSD?
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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And quite likely no good video card either as it's a server type box. A little odd for a dev machine.
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Unless you're coding against a virtualized network.
Why would you want a good graphics card on a dev machine?
"Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity."
- Hanlon's Razor
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Anything that can drive a 4K monitor is acceptable IMO.
The Intel HD 5500 in my NUC is plenty good to run my 4K monitor, but forget about actually playing 4K, full-screen video.
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Must be nice to have eyes that can differentiate that level of detail, but as a plus it's cheaper not to be able to really see more detail than 1080 presents!
"Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity."
- Hanlon's Razor
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I've had laser eye surgery, so you're right I'd better be able to tell the difference.
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Enjoy the new job!
Or, at least, the development machine.
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Congrats on new job. Awesome dev machine!
I may not be that good looking, or athletic, or funny, or talented, or smart
I forgot where I was going with this but I do know I love bacon!
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Why would you develop on a server quality box? Are you working as a system engineer? Just curious.
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Duh, all outlaw programmers work on server quality machines. Everyone knows that.  
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Oops, my bad.
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I can't answer to the why's. The REALLY silly part is that we have a single tiny monitor - it might be an 18-inch.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Wow. Trade in one of the drives. Or half the RAM.
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Does the application still have to fit in a 640X480 screen?
Worked on a DoD project that had that as a requirement. Took years to get them to remove that spec.
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Why do you take these jobs???
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer.
The End
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I'm a glutton for punishment.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer.
The End
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Congrats!!
I hope this job gives you more peace of mind than the last.
modified 2-Oct-18 7:56am.
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Slacker007 wrote:
I hope this job gives you more peace of mind than the last.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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