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Jörgen Andersson wrote: A long time ago, in the fifties
Not that long ago, and I not that old. From the seventies. (And yes, Icona Pop).
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Dis[^] one.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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The pressing of the CapsLock key is a skill lost in time.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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NO, THIS LONG PREDATES CAPS LOCK - EVERYTHING WAS IN CAPITALS. TELETYPES, PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES - THE LOT. If you wanted lower case, use a typewriter! (I remember the first time I saw a line printer spew out something with lower case - did a serious double-take.)
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I have put a couple of "THIS MACHINE HAS NO BRAIN, PLEASE USE YOURS (IF PROVIDED)"
stickers in places where I had to jump in and repair something 
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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I really needed that last week when a colleague went into a database and deleted a bunch of 'unnecessary' stuff, then calls me to complain about the app being broken. 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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When we (used to) have access to the "machine room".
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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First saw that stuck on the front panel of one of our mainframe systems more than 50 years ago.
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It's still relevant! In fact I've been looking for a copy of this!
I'm a manufacturing engineer in the automotive industry. It's impossible to get people to keep their hands to themselves.
If you put a button on something, someone's going to poke it just to see what it does.
Knobs are worse!
In fact at one time I disconnected the wires from a speed control knob and wired in a plain old resistor so it would run at the correct speed. Left the knob in place, the operators continued to adjust it from shift to shift certain they could produce more parts with their settings. (upstream operation had a fixed cycle time)
Now with PLC's we can eliminate most buttons and knobs, but you still have to prevent access to sensitive settings. Passwords get written on the panels or shared, physical keys end up in known locations etc.
We've gotten to a point now where we have to control access by employee ID badge.
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Ja, ich habe an grossen Rechnenanlagen in den 1970er gearbietet.
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Sometime in 1985, I took my young son in with me while I did some work on a Dec_System-20. He happily played beside me by stacking some orange cones that were put out when the floor was wet, or so I thought. The next day I found he had turned off a disk drive on a Vax system. At that age, I couldn't have resisted the lighted button he pushed. Fortunately, the system was not critical. I think that message was posted somewhere, but then he couldn't read yet so it didn't matter.
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That reminds me.
I must get started on the PiDP-11/70 (and PiDP-8/E) kits I got as presents...
PiDP-11 | obsolescence[^]
Ans yes,I am old enough to have used an original PDP-11/70 (and a PDP-8) and done more than just "WATSCHEN DER BLINKENLICHTEN".
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Is a Peony when you balance a legume on your leg joint?
"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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If someone else gains unauthorised access to your small horse, would that be a pwny?
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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You know what to do with a Pecan, right?
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 thought it was when your aim was a little off?
Remember, no matter where you go... there you are.
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This reminder is what is kneeded now:
As was said through the ages: a person who cooks carrots and peas in the same pot is very unsanitary.
(Lest you be considered a peon you may paean this answer with an upvote).
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Naaa, that's when you're cute baby piddles on your knee and the kid isn't wearing a diaper!
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It's also when you can't get the zipper open fast enough.
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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Cow farts come from dairy air!
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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A clever breath of fresh air. + !
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Quote: I did not trip. The floor looked sad, so I thought it needed a hug.
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So how did your efforts impact the floor?
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Original Post: Forum Message Re: I'm about 85% there.[^]
Self realization: if I was annoyed this much, why would I want to put up with it at all?
For those of you who may wonder (maybe there's one?), here's what comes of checking the don't send anything option (which is, interestingly, pre-checked). It begs a question I always have with email based solicitation: they can put you on a mailing list immediately but it takes several day to get off of it. It's not like the email's already in an envelope or something. Aside from hoping there will be a change of heart if you get further annoyed, why is this so?
Dear (my email address)
Thank you for contacting Newegg.
Your request to unsubscribe from the Newegg Shell Shocker Flash Deals Newsletter has been received.
Please allow up to 3 business days for your subscription preferences to fully update. If you receive a Shell Shocker Newsletter after 3 business days, please forward the email to newsletter@newegg.com with a brief description of the problem.
We hope you will return in the future as a subscriber. If there is anything we can do to improve our Newsletters, please let us know.
If you have any questions or need further assistance, please visit our Customer Service Contact Us Page.
Best Regards,
Your Newegg Customer Service Team
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I think it's more a "cover their ass" situation, in case their processing service is already in the middle of building a mail campaign, or even part way through sending one.
For example, you might already be on the mailing list for an email that is getting sent out in the morning and it isn't feasible to re-build that every time somebody unsubscribes.
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They probably use an external service like Constant Contact or Mailchimp.
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