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Don't forget that establishing a new market - providing all new problem solutions - requires a lot of resources. There are countless examples of the pioneers, clearing the land, are soon displaced by second- and third-comers who take over the market that the pioneer established.
So even if solutions are provided, you may beat the competitors. Maybe just through better marketing; you know how to make yourself seen. Maybe you are cheaper. Maybe less resource demanding. Maybe added functionality. Maybe following standards closer. Maybe ... And it doesn't even have to be true. If you can just make customers believe that you have some extra quality, you may take over ther market.
If you are too careful, doing too much analysis showing that the business is "risky", then you will loose a lot of opportunities. There is so much cynicism in commercial activity that you might as well howl with the wolves of the pack. Even if you know that the competitor is better, pretend that you are the best!
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Yes! And then there's all that too! Nice write-up. 
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Quote: Hello OriginalGriff,
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I'd like to ask you a favor, and it's all above board. Please.
Samtoad. you know who I am and where to find my email address. Thanks,
Samtoad. RSVP Please.
No, I have no idea who you are! 
If you want a favour, then ask: but that doesn't mean I'll answer, or give you my email address by replying directly.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Hello there OriginalGriff,
My real name is Thad, but go by the name of samtoad, and live in the Western USA. I'm the one you've chastized and reproved on many occasions. And recently, you've answered a question for me. For that, I'm very apprectative. But anyrate, here goes.
I've continually searched the Internet for tutorials and teaching tools on how to understand and build a software installer using my MSVC 2017 environment( and using C#) that I have; but have found nothing, and my results in asking AND paying for help has been the pitts. Yes, now I'm asking you for some help, and I'm so trying to be honest and above board in everything; such as:
where can I find reasonable/trustworthy, and honest help, which I can pay some( that you would recommend) in getting some software written. I have even followed video examples on youtube on how to put an installer together, but it has been a total shambles. A lot of software that I've never heard of is so totally new and, to me, it is a total mind-blower - that to you it's common place. I'm a USPS city letter and will be soon retiring about Sept-21. Education wise, when I graduated from college, a lot of tools that you use and Wlans, lans, networks, common software now and so forth was totally theoretical when I graduated from USU in Logan, Utah USA. I learned on medium mainframes,
such as a DEC Vax/Vms 11780 machine. The "C" language was self taught, and most recently C# was a must
learned language, and it was a very good learning investment. And on many occasions, a learning experience at the hands of being chewed out, chastized and reproved.
SO NOW......, I'm asking for your help, in the forms of referencing a reasonable/trustworthy, and honest individuals( that you would recommend), which I can pay some in getting some software written.
I appreciate your valued time to listen to me. And I hope you can help me out.
With you being a site mediator and with your site access, you can find out what my real email address is and tell me what your answer will be.
Again, Thanks for your time...
Thad T.
RSVP Please
Dec 12th, 2020.
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Advance light speed extension (5)
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Climb
Advance = definition
light speed = C
extension = limb
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ya 
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So I think I just completed about 80% of MIDI input capturing in my MIDI library - previously it had no facilities for that so I decided to add it.
Unfortunately I've found that trying to use my Axiom 61 pro MIDI keyboard/controller by patching the USB device through to the VM doesn't work. It "sees" the device but attempting to open it causes win32 to throw me an Out of Memory exception (it's *not* out of memory). It happens in my audio workstation software too (I use FL studio)
Anyway, so now I can't test this code I wrote.
Option 1: install VMWare alongside this and see if it will work but installing windows and a .NET debugger is a laborious process and I don't want to undertake unless it's a sure thing.
Option 2: reinstall my primary OS as a Windows 10 machine instead of an ubuntu linux box as there's no problems with the MIDI-over-USB on a primary OS.
It's super frustrating because now I'm blocked on that project until then, and yet it's the one I'm most motivated to work on - i'm trying to ease my way back into coding for a bit. 
Real programmers use butterflies
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Sounds like a perfect excuse to write a linux USB driver! 
Come on, you know that's what you want to do!!! 
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(A little overkill on the emojis? Sorry.)
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I'm thinking of adding linux support to the code, but there's not one universal library I can p/invoke to. And even then, I still have to test the windows code somehow.
Real programmers use butterflies
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I saw the thread title and thought for a second, did I click the right bookmark?
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![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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Quote: Vito Cornelius There, you see how all your so-called power counts for absolutely nothing? How your entire empire of destruction comes... crashing down. All because of one... little... cherry.
Great actor in one of my favorite movies. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
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R.I.P. What a colorful career and great talent.
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
JaxCoder.com
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I hate it when a mistyped address gets you someone's personal page. For example, using .com instead of .org in http://www.agilemanifesto.com/ get's you this loser's page. I looked for a way to contact him directly so I could write an incendiary email but no path was available. Please die in a fire.
James, you aren't clever, you aren't cute, you're a bad person IRL.
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MadGerbil wrote: http://www.agilemanifesto.com/
I thought manifesto's were reserved for madmen.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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And your point is?
Software Zen: delete this;
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Quote: I thought manifesto's were reserved for madmen.
They are.
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Careful - never argue with "a recognized expert in helping companies use enterprise architecture to address their current and future business challenges in the age of the customer". 
/ravi
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Haven't tried any; the "challenges" make me wary.
Ordered a shop manual for my older car online expecting to get a PDF. Instead, I get an XP virtual machine image file and instructions to install a VM Box and run the app. I was up and running in under a minute. The XP "shop manual" was actually quite brilliant.
Don't now how this compares with the state of the art but this is still pretty good.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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I'd love to see the agreement that lets them distribute XP.
Can you name names?
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