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Is namespace std unhealthy ?
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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Definitely, you can catch a virus! 
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Given the number of symbols (obscure and otherwise) that it drags in, yes it can be definitely unhealthy for your code.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Really? Given that's the "core" library, you'd think that would be first on the tuning block in order to keep complaints of your sort down to a minimum.
I'm not being snarky, I'm genuinely curious.
Software Zen: delete this;
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I was being flippant, but with a serious point underneath. If you blindly include a large namespace like std that you don't have more than a passing acquaintance with, then you do run a greater risk of collisions.
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I do use it but I agree also.
usings (namespace context) are for cpp files only. and std might be a bit much (i rarely using namespace std)
otherwise you're just asking for trouble.
Real programmers use butterflies
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Yes, it should be avoided.
"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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Kauan - Ote[^]
I found this band a while ago in some list with "metal albums that redefined the genre" or something like that.
The band has metal roots, but moved in another direction, so I'd argue that this album just isn't metal.
Bands like Sólstafir and even Sigur Rós come to mind while listening to this.
Anyway, Wikipedia sums it up nicely:
Wikipedia: Kauan is an atmospheric doom metal/post-rock band from Chelyabinsk, Russia formed in 2005.[citation needed]
Kauan's name stems from the Finnish language, meaning for a long time, and many of the band's lyrics are in Finnish.
This song has something dreamy about it, from the piano intro to the high pitched female vocals and the wall of guitar that follows.
I can recommend the entire album, especially the last three tracks, of which this is the middle.
Amazing album and an amazing track!
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TX6430 wrote: Thyrfing
Good old times! 
Used to listen to them back in high school, to Thyrfing, Valdr Galga and Urkraft.
Even got Thyrfing and Urkraft on CD.
The last album I heard was Farsotstider, that one in particular takes me back to doing my newspaper round in the morning
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I know Ott!
Used to listen to Blumenkraft back in the day when I listened to psytrance almost exclusively for a few months
Over a third of my life ago already... 
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Currently sitting near the beach about 600km south of home. Beautiful day not too warm (only about 24). This song is very good accompliment to just sitting and chillin' here.
// TODO: Insert something here Top ten reasons why I'm lazy
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Met expectations (7,8)
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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WEATHER FORECAST
"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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"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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And now my email is full of offers to watch a Pixar / Disney movie from 2009 with people I don't know!
What is it with all these automatic Up dates?
"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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Alternatively, Rick Astley has a large collection of Pixar movies, and he'll let you borrow them. Except for one, he's never gonna give you Up.
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I've been using Thunderbird for the last few years. Never really happy with it, always slow and sluggish but it gave me the unified mailbox.
I have several accounts and that is a must have for me. About 6 months ago or so, I finally got it to performing well. Just tweaking settings. All has been wonderful.
But it seems that most of the time the updates require a reboot. Really hate it when windows makes me. And not an email client can't just be updated.
Anyway, I was looking for recommendations on email clients. I can't seem to find one that has a unified mailbox. Most all of them will allow multiple accounts but not a unified mailbox.
I have Outlook and used it for years at work, but no unified mailbox. Same with windows mail or whatever it's called now a days.
So I thought I'd pick the collective brain, prefer free but it isn't a requirement, I'd pay for the right one.
Jack of all trades, master of none, though often times better than master of one.
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I run Thunderbird on Windows. I don't think I've ever seen a Thunderbird update that needed a Windows reboot. All that's needed is a restart of Thunderbird.
There's Postbox, which is a commercial fork of Thunderbird (not related to the Thunderbird project). There's Claws Mail Claws Mail - The user-friendly, lightweight, and fast e-mail client[^].
But I suspect that none of them will overall be as satisfactory as Thunderbird.
I have to say that I really do not like the way that Thunderbird is developing. I think the project leadership are gradually forgetting or disregarding what its fundamental nature and purpose are. It is good that Thunderbird is being developed, at least to keep up with Google's, Yahoo's, etc. new authentication schemes. But the direction, style and nature of that development are diminishing Thunderbird's appeal for me and are exceedingly unlikely in my opinion to generate new appeal for new users who will now always gravitate towards web clients/services rather than local mail clients.
But, for the time being, Thunderbird is the closest there is to what I want in terms of offline/local mail client, storage, indexing, searching, etc.
I very much want to develop a new cross platform local mail client with as near as possible transparent switching between local desktop, mobile and web, with flexible addon capability that reflects where I think Thunderbird should have been heading. I should stop faffing and get my finger out and do it.
modified 7-May-21 8:46am.
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I'd second Mark's comments re Thunderbird. I've used it for years and don't recall ever having to do a reboot; just a quick restart of Thunderbird itself. I'm now up to 8 separate accounts all within TBird, mainly POP3 but a couple of IMAP. They all work well and seamlessly. There are a couple of pain points in the interface (e.g. I have a "local folders" structure where I sort/archive stuff, but cannot get rid of the extraneous Inbox/Drafts/Sent/Outbox folders). For me the worst part is the clunky integration of the Lightning (?) calendar add-in, which is a bit "iffy" when it comes to connecting to Google calendar, and really doesn't handle .ICS invites properly (at all?). But it does have add-in support for Outlook .dat attachments and most other stuff I need, and it's always performed really fast for me. (Maybe because I keep my inbox relatively empty.. that said, I have 462 emails in there now  ).
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DerekT-P wrote: I'm now up to 8 separate accounts all within TBird, mainly POP3 but a couple of IMAP. They all work well and seamlessly. There are a couple of pain points in the interface (e.g. I have a "local folders" structure where I sort/archive stuff, but cannot get rid of the extraneous Inbox/Drafts/Sent/Outbox folders).
This describes me too, although in my case 24(!) mail accounts.
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I haven't seen Postbox, I'll look at it. I have previewed Claws mail in the past and reinstalled it yesterday. I seem to recall that I couldn't get the unified folders working in it.
I am running Windows 10 home, fully patched. Updated Thunderbird last night, and it required a reboot. I wonder if I'm only patching every third or fourth patch and that is causing the reboot. I'm using IObit Software Updater to keep it current, maybe I should pay more attention to the versions. 
Jack of all trades, master of none, though often times better than master of one.
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