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Obligatory xkcd: Duty Calls 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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Oldie but goodie. 
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy; dude! Long time no read. Welcome back!
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Sup sup man. How fares things?
Jeremy Falcon
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Sorry for the delay in responding. Even though I'm working from home, I'm busy. Still working for Kodak, our team has shrunk from 17 down to 5. Writing control software for our commercial ink-jet printing systems. I do the UI's, now in C#/WPF, along with installers, our build system, admining our servers, and so on. A couple of weeks from now I reach my 30th anniversary at the place.
How about y'all? Still acting, in addition to your day job?
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote: Even though I'm working from home, I'm busy.
That is what is supposed to happen. Some juniors tend to think home equals slacking off.
Gary R. Wheeler wrote: Still working for Kodak, our team has shrunk from 17 down to 5.
Ouch... could be worse... I got a buddy in the travel industry still. At least you don't work with flights.
Gary R. Wheeler wrote: A couple of weeks from now I reach my 30th anniversary at the place.
Congrats man! ![Jig | [Dance]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/jig.gif)
Gary R. Wheeler wrote: Still acting, in addition to your day job?
So, I've lived in the Hollywood area for the past 5 years... long story short I did more acting in Louisiana than here. Not because I can't but because I saw the truth about Hollywood and I'm no longer enamored by it... basically it's all fake and an illusion. All of it. Fake.
Did manage to start my own LLC though to start contracting through, so that's something I guess.
You still jogging / running these days?
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: I saw the truth about Hollywood and I'm no longer enamored by it... basically it's all fake and an illusion
I'm sorry about that. That sort of disillusionment is rough at any time in your life.
I have a friend who's active in our community theatre. He really enjoys it, I think mostly because it's something so different from his day job. Is that something you'd like to try?Jeremy Falcon wrote: You still jogging / running these days?
I'm on a hiatus at the moment, to which the bathroom scale can testify. I sprained my right ankle for the third time a couple of years ago, and it never wanted to heal properly. I've been off for about 4 months now, and it seems quite a bit better. I'm going to start walking my dogs(*), and work up from there.
(*) A male and a female retired greyhound, both former racers. Funny thing is, they're not good running partners. Their idea of a run is 60 seconds at 35 mph, and then a 2-3 hour nap.
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote: I think mostly because it's something so different from his day job. Is that something you'd like to try?
I totally understand that. That used to be me... except theater was never my thing. Our life is tech, so video is the way to go. Hollywood changed my view on all of it though.
Gary R. Wheeler wrote: I'm on a hiatus at the moment, to which the bathroom scale can testify. I sprained my right ankle for the third time a couple of years ago, and it never wanted to heal properly. I've been off for about 4 months now, and it seems quite a bit better.
Welcome to the club brother, we're all a bit heavier during this pandemic. 
Gary R. Wheeler wrote: Their idea of a run is 60 seconds at 35 mph, and then a 2-3 hour nap.
Let's be real... we're all slightly jealous of their life. Sometimes I think we're the pets since we pay for and clean up after them.
Jeremy Falcon
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It would be nice if internet development could be as easy as VisualBasic. Microsoft provided "SilverLight" several years ago that did not do well and was discontinued.
TOMZ_KV
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With all this covid, Weird ignorant politicians, protest etc the news has been very quiet on the outcome of Brexit. So without dividing into politics how has Brexit turned out so far for you?
A Fine is a Tax for doing something wrong
A Tax is a Fine for doing something good.
modified 8-Sep-20 15:57pm.
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RossMW wrote: how has it all turned out so far for you?
What?
Covid? ignorant politicians? Protests? Brexit?...
I try to keep me up-to-date with info but I am trying really hard to not give a crap for it. I can't do anything about most of those topics, so... as my signature says...
Quote: 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?
Life gets easier when you learn to send some topics / people to hell.
M.D.V. 
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I was just being curious about the outcome of Brexit. Not asking anyone to fix anything.
A Fine is a Tax for doing something wrong
A Tax is a Fine for doing something good.
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RossMW wrote: I was just being curious about the outcome of Brexit
Wasn't clear, sorry.
RossMW wrote: Not asking anyone to fix anything.
You sound like my wife 
And about the brexit... I don't have a clue. It might go well and it might be a disaster.
I do want to think that we all will survive it, but I do expect some hard times too on both sides of the coin.
And the rest of my opinion... would need a soapbox. So I end it here.
M.D.V.
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Nelek wrote: And about the brexit... I don't have a clue.
Then don't respond to the original post.
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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I... should... not.... answer...
breath deep
I... should... not... answer...
M.D.V.
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Nelek wrote: Life gets easier when you learn to send some topics / people to hell.
Although I know where your coming from (a trite expression if ever there was one), basically, sticking their head in a hole doesn't protect an Ostrich from much of anything . . . well, except for knowing just how close the end is to them.
I suppose that could work, too.
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I didn't say you should be blind to the world.
I repeat, I try to get informed and up-to-date but another thing is to let what I hear get my sleep away. That's what I meant with send it to hell.
I try to think on my own and not just follow the herd.
I try to do what I can to support what I consider good things.
I try to be a good example for my kids and hope that they will have some good influence on other kids at the same time that I hope too they won't get too much bad influence from other kids.
But I am realistic and I know that I can't do much about those political topics, where instead of the "let's try to find the best solution for all" it goes more about "mine is bigger than yours". It doesn't matter who / which land / which party or whatsoever is on each side of the table.
Live your life the better you can and harm as less as possible.
M.D.V.
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Oh my!
My nomination for your sainthood !*
As for: Nelek wrote: "mine is bigger than yours"
I mean I didn't want to press the point, but mine is.
* warning - strings attached! - this is apparently always a postmortem event following some painful . . .
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Neither I am a saint... 
I said "try", not "always do" 
M.D.V.
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It hasn't really happened yet, has it?
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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I thought it was all go last October, but maybe not...
A Fine is a Tax for doing something wrong
A Tax is a Fine for doing something good.
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Well, as I understand it, they have decided to leave.
Until now they have been "negotiating" the terms.
Possibly they will leave this October, unless they postpone it again.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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On a technical level we've left the EU, but are more-or-less conducting business as usual while a permanent deal isn't reached.
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I have been trying to follow this in the news, realizing there are two sides in the British press that are so contradicting that you wonder if they're reporting on the same subject.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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TBH that's pretty much the whole problem in the UK right now. The press very polarised and mostly spouting the political opinion of whoever owns it, or a least as much of the owner's opinion as they know they can get away with. We may rank OK in terms of "press freedom", but that's not the same thing as press balance.
You can sort today's papers fairly accurately with the following test:
Pro Brexit: Main headlines about the cap of the number of people who can meet indoors
Anti-Brexit: Main headline is about the UK's threat to break the law.
More likely to report Soap-Opera Story lines as real news than actual real news: Anything with a pun in the headline. The "i" might be an outlier, I don't think I've ever read it. The Independent (it's sister paper) seems to be the least nuts
Bonkers: Main headline is about Jammie Dodgers.
If you want something more considered you might want to try "Private Eye"- it's 50% satirical (but those parts are normally very funny) and only comes out once a fortnight.
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