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Super Lloyd31-Jul-20 14:12

Super Lloyd

31-Jul-20 14:12

I am a Lepton Yellow, and I endorse this message! Poke tongue | ;-P

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Peter_in_278031-Jul-20 15:30

Peter_in_2780

31-Jul-20 15:30

Lepton?

4 a.m. .... hungry cat ...

Now I can identify.

Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

Daniel Pfeffer1-Aug-20 8:36

Daniel Pfeffer

1-Aug-20 8:36

Perhaps it's because quantum physics keeps going around in circles? Smile | :)

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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DRHuff1-Aug-20 11:23

DRHuff

1-Aug-20 11:23

Isn’t it all just part of the physics theory that they keep stringing us along with?

If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.

W∴ Balboos, GHB1-Aug-20 11:13

W∴ Balboos, GHB

1-Aug-20 11:13

I feel uncertain about this.

Ravings en masse^
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

DRHuff1-Aug-20 11:24

DRHuff

1-Aug-20 11:24

Is it against your principle?

If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.

Problem solved

Mike Hankey31-Jul-20 6:58

31-Jul-20 6:58

So a burglar broke into the house...

I put the red dot on his chest and the cat did the rest!

I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.

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W∴ Balboos, GHB31-Jul-20 7:56

W∴ Balboos, GHB

31-Jul-20 7:56

A modern play on my (very old) concept of a watch cat, by which I meant a pet Tiger. A + for you.

One puts a "beware of the cat" sign on the door.

Now if one has a watch dog, the damn things bark for all sorts of reasons throughout the night. A nuisance for oneself and one's neighbors. A watch cat doesn't make noises every time someone or something comes within his perceived territory. He waits quietly.

Burglar comes in? A short shriek. A bit of a mess to clean up. No need to by any cat-chow for a few days. One might even take to leaving apparent valuable where they can be glimpsed from the street.

Ravings en masse^
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

CodeWraith31-Jul-20 8:07

CodeWraith

31-Jul-20 8:07

Never mess with the crazy cat lady.

I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.

His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

Mike Hankey31-Jul-20 8:16

31-Jul-20 8:16

What do you get for a Crazy Cat lady? Crazy cat lady deluxe starter kit | www.slapcaption.com/craz… | Flickr[^]

I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.

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CodeWraith31-Jul-20 9:36

CodeWraith

31-Jul-20 9:36

After a little thinking: You don`t need a laser, just a big box.[^]

I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.

His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

Mike Hankey31-Jul-20 9:42

31-Jul-20 9:42

That would work if you had the box at the door and the burglar had to pass through it.

Be fun to watch!

I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.

JaxCoder.com

CodeWraith31-Jul-20 10:18

CodeWraith

31-Jul-20 10:18

Make the box temting enough and let him steal it. He will open it at home and you have no mess.

I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.

His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

Mike Hankey31-Jul-20 10:22

31-Jul-20 10:22

Like the guy that created the exploding Amazon box. Funny!

I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.

JaxCoder.com

Other People's Code

honey the codewitch31-Jul-20 6:06

honey the codewitch

31-Jul-20 6:06

Maybe you feel similar about it as I do - before approaching Other People's Code, poke it with a stick from a distance.

As I've coded I've become less judgmental of other styles, but not of lack of craft (code with anti-patterns, obvious bugs, or just rube goldberg contraptions)

Still at the end of the day, if you build something, you should be forced to use it/rely on it. Suddenly software would be a lot less rickety. Laugh | :laugh:

Real programmers use butterflies

kmoorevs31-Jul-20 6:26

kmoorevs

31-Jul-20 6:26

honey the codewitch wrote:
if you build something, you should be forced to use it

Dogfooding should be mandatory!

Either that or be forced to handle end user support for the products you deploy to the world. When my main objective is to keep the support line from ringing, I put a lot more care into what ships. Smile | :)

"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

Ravi Bhavnani31-Jul-20 7:14

Ravi Bhavnani

31-Jul-20 7:14

kmoorevs wrote:
Dogfooding should be mandatory!

Hear, hear! Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

/ravi

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raddevus31-Jul-20 8:00

raddevus

31-Jul-20 8:00

kmoorevs wrote:
Dogfooding should be mandatory!

Either that or be forced to handle end user support for the products you deploy to the world. When my main objective is to keep the support line from ringing, I put a lot more care into what ships.

These two items should be in the company employee manual.
Do not hire any people unless they agree with these. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

honey the codewitch31-Jul-20 9:22

honey the codewitch

31-Jul-20 9:22

gosh i was hoping to never hear that phrase again after i left Microsoft. Laugh | :laugh:

Real programmers use butterflies

F-ES Sitecore1-Aug-20 0:33

F-ES Sitecore

1-Aug-20 0:33

Nice idea in principal but maybe not practical in reality. I generally use the code I write a lot, but not the end product. I've worked on sites for holiday companies, insurance companies, printer companies, sweet companies, building companies...in my entire career I think there has been one website I have worked on that I would actually use as an end user. Not because they're bad products, just because I am not the intended consumer.

David O'Neil31-Jul-20 6:34

David O'Neil

31-Jul-20 6:34

This has always stuck with me as being relevant: "....the wild tundra of indecipherable C code written by introverts addicted to shorthand..." - John Underhill

The forgotten roots of science | C++ Programming | DWinLib

ZurdoDev31-Jul-20 9:15

ZurdoDev

31-Jul-20 9:15

honey the codewitch wrote:
if you build something, you should be forced to use it/rely on it.

I'm glad that's not the case for home builders. Big Grin | :-D

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.

honey the codewitch31-Jul-20 9:20

honey the codewitch

31-Jul-20 9:20

haha

well i do think maybe they should stay in a home they built. Just not someone else's Laugh | :laugh:

Real programmers use butterflies

charlieg4-Aug-20 3:37

charlieg

4-Aug-20 3:37

lol, actually "builder's own home" in a sales description should make you run. I learned the hard way (a long time ago) it was his first house. We both learned much.

Charlie Gilley
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"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
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