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Kent Sharkey wrote: It's their logo that looks really familiar to me as well
Yeah... It's just a Lissajous figure or Bowditch Curve, isn't it? Our taxpayer-funded media-outlet ABC uses it too.
It's in the 1:2 row and the π/4 column of this pic: Lissajous-Figures_Pt1_Fig3.png
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In Spain "Meta" is the short form of "metaanfetamina" (anfetamina = speed), and is getting some funny memes too
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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Yah, because Google doen't give you a million hits, thanks to cheap labor. And it oh, so bloody obvious 
It's something bad in Hebrew; no living soul cares
If I offend their Jahweh, let her strike me or forever shut up.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"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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To be fair, it's really hard coming up with a word that doesn't mean something else in some language or another.
Disney's movie Moana is named Vaiana over in Europe because apparently the name Moana was already taken by some Italian porn actress (although they say it's because of other trademark conflicts).
Even my own name has a meaning in English, but is a very popular name over here that doesn't mean anything in particular.
Facebook's new name is very unfortunate though, especially considering the scale at which they're going to use it 
They probably had to come up with a new name quickly as a diversion for all their scandals and they haven't given it the attention and research it probably should've gotten.
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Sander Rossel wrote: They probably had to come up with a new name quickly as a diversion for all their scandals and they haven't given it the attention and research it probably should've gotten.
To be fair, they did the same research antivaxxers do: they looked on facebook ...
"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 love the feeling of creating amazing code.
I think the appeal of it is what keeps me coding - just on the off chance that I make something really cool.
I did recently. Reggie[^] is *really cool*.
I have a better way of doing complicated code generation now too, which Reggie inspired by being difficult to maintain until I added that.
Since the 23rd I've just been busting it out, one bit of sorcery after another.
It feels good.
Real programmers use butterflies
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YAGNI
"Cool" is not a desirable attribute in software.
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if((ch >= 92736 && ch <= 92766) || (ch >= 92880 && ch <= 92909) || (ch >= 92928 && ch <= 92975) || (ch >= 92992 && ch <= 92995) || (ch >= 93027 && ch <= 93047) || (ch >= 93053 && ch <= 93071) || (ch >= 93952 && ch <= 94020) || ch == 94032 || (ch >= 94099 && ch <= 94111) || ch == 110592 || ch == 110593 ||
(ch >= 113664 && ch <= 113770) || (ch >= 113776 && ch <= 113788) || (ch >= 113792 && ch <= 113800) || (ch >= 113808 && ch <= 113817) || (ch >= 119808 && ch <= 119892) || (ch >= 119894 && ch <= 119964) || ch == 119966 || ch == 119967 || ch == 119970 || ch == 119973 || ch == 119974 || (ch >= 119977 && ch <= 119980) ||
(ch >= 119982 && ch <= 119993) || ch == 119995 || (ch >= 119997 && ch <= 120003) || (ch >= 120005 && ch <= 120069) || (ch >= 120071 && ch <= 120074) || (ch >= 120077 && ch <= 120084) || (ch >= 120086 && ch <= 120092) || (ch >= 120094 && ch <= 120121) || (ch >= 120123 && ch <= 120126) || (ch >= 120128 && ch <= 120132) ||
ch == 120134 || (ch >= 120138 && ch <= 120144) || (ch >= 120146 && ch <= 120485) || (ch >= 120488 && ch <= 120512) || (ch >= 120514 && ch <= 120538) || (ch >= 120540 && ch <= 120570) || (ch >= 120572 && ch <= 120596) || (ch >= 120598 && ch <= 120628) || (ch >= 120630 && ch <= 120654) || (ch >= 120656 && ch <= 120686) ||
(ch >= 120688 && ch <= 120712) || (ch >= 120714 && ch <= 120744) || (ch >= 120746 && ch <= 120770) || (ch >= 120772 && ch <= 120779) || (ch >= 124928 && ch <= 125124) || (ch >= 126464 && ch <= 126467) || (ch >= 126469 && ch <= 126495) || ch == 126497 || ch == 126498 || ch == 126500 || ch == 126503 ||
(ch >= 126505 && ch <= 126514) || (ch >= 126516 && ch <= 126519) || ch == 126521 || ch == 126523 || ch == 126530 || ch == 126535 || ch == 126537 || ch == 126539 || (ch >= 126541 && ch <= 126543) || ch == 126545 || ch == 126546 ||
ch == 126548 || ch == 126551 || ch == 126553 || ch == 126555 || ch == 126557 || ch == 126559 || ch == 126561 || ch == 126562 || ch == 126564 || (ch >= 126567 && ch <= 126570) || (ch >= 126572 && ch <= 126578) ||
(ch >= 126580 && ch <= 126583) || (ch >= 126585 && ch <= 126588) || ch == 126590 || (ch >= 126592 && ch <= 126601) || (ch >= 126603 && ch <= 126619) || (ch >= 126625 && ch <= 126627) || (ch >= 126629 && ch <= 126633) || (ch >= 126635 && ch <= 126651) || (ch >= 131072 && ch <= 173782) || (ch >= 173824 && ch <= 177972) ||
(ch >= 177984 && ch <= 178205) || (ch >= 178208 && ch <= 183969) || (ch >= 194560 && ch <= 195101)(ch >= 92736 && ch <= 92766) || (ch >= 92880 && ch <= 92909) || (ch >= 92928 && ch <= 92975) || (ch >= 92992 && ch <= 92995) || (ch >= 93027 && ch <= 93047) || (ch >= 93053 && ch <= 93071) || (ch >= 93952 && ch <= 94020) || ch == 94032 || (ch >= 94099 && ch <= 94111) || ch == 110592 || ch == 110593 ||
(ch >= 113664 && ch <= 113770) || (ch >= 113776 && ch <= 113788) || (ch >= 113792 && ch <= 113800) || (ch >= 113808 && ch <= 113817) || (ch >= 119808 && ch <= 119892) || (ch >= 119894 && ch <= 119964) || ch == 119966 || ch == 119967 || ch == 119970 || ch == 119973 || ch == 119974 || (ch >= 119977 && ch <= 119980) ||
(ch >= 119982 && ch <= 119993) || ch == 119995 || (ch >= 119997 && ch <= 120003) || (ch >= 120005 && ch <= 120069) || (ch >= 120071 && ch <= 120074) || (ch >= 120077 && ch <= 120084) || (ch >= 120086 && ch <= 120092) || (ch >= 120094 && ch <= 120121) || (ch >= 120123 && ch <= 120126) || (ch >= 120128 && ch <= 120132) ||
ch == 120134 || (ch >= 120138 && ch <= 120144) || (ch >= 120146 && ch <= 120485) || (ch >= 120488 && ch <= 120512) || (ch >= 120514 && ch <= 120538) || (ch >= 120540 && ch <= 120570) || (ch >= 120572 && ch <= 120596) || (ch >= 120598 && ch <= 120628) || (ch >= 120630 && ch <= 120654) || (ch >= 120656 && ch <= 120686) ||
(ch >= 120688 && ch <= 120712) || (ch >= 120714 && ch <= 120744) || (ch >= 120746 && ch <= 120770) || (ch >= 120772 && ch <= 120779) || (ch >= 124928 && ch <= 125124) || (ch >= 126464 && ch <= 126467) || (ch >= 126469 && ch <= 126495) || ch == 126497 || ch == 126498 || ch == 126500 || ch == 126503 ||
(ch >= 126505 && ch <= 126514) || (ch >= 126516 && ch <= 126519) || ch == 126521 || ch == 126523 || ch == 126530 || ch == 126535 || ch == 126537 || ch == 126539 || (ch >= 126541 && ch <= 126543) || ch == 126545 || ch == 126546 ||
ch == 126548 || ch == 126551 || ch == 126553 || ch == 126555 || ch == 126557 || ch == 126559 || ch == 126561 || ch == 126562 || ch == 126564 || (ch >= 126567 && ch <= 126570) || (ch >= 126572 && ch <= 126578) ||
(ch >= 126580 && ch <= 126583) || (ch >= 126585 && ch <= 126588) || ch == 126590 || (ch >= 126592 && ch <= 126601) || (ch >= 126603 && ch <= 126619) || (ch >= 126625 && ch <= 126627) || (ch >= 126629 && ch <= 126633) || (ch >= 126635 && ch <= 126651) || (ch >= 131072 && ch <= 173782) || (ch >= 173824 && ch <= 177972) ||
(ch >= 177984 && ch <= 178205) || (ch >= 178208 && ch <= 183969) || (ch >= 194560 && ch <= 195101)) ...
Real programmers use butterflies
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That code should be banned. 
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The thing is, it's generated from regular expressions, and it's fast.
Real programmers use butterflies
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I also have the feeling you are creating amazing code!
Nevertheless I don't see you have the right to advertise it in the Lounge...
Every nobody else doing same will be canceled
modified 26-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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I'll let Chris decide that. I think I was in bounds.
Real programmers use butterflies
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That aint code
Its sourcery
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Not a big deal. It was about 11 years old and mainly used for the installed programs and backups. My last surviving Win7 installation is a little upset that all installed programs have evaporated, but that's all.
Time to install a new drive in my old box and at the same time semiretire Windows. Let's install Linux on one of the partitions of the new drive and make my old box a dual boot system. What flavor of Linux should I use? Up to now I used Ubuntu because it was easy to get, but other distributions may be even more useful. Any suggestions?
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.
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CodeWraith wrote: dual boot system
In an age where it's trivial to put together a virtual machine, I don't know why anyone still multi-boots. Do people really stop everything they're doing and reboot into an entirely separate OS, when they need to fire up an app that's only available on it? And then reboot again when they're done?
I don't see the use-case for multi-booting anymore. And I was a big, big, believer back in the day.
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Some things, mainly old software but also some games and hardware dependent software, do not play nice inside a VM. At least that is my only reason to multi-boot these days. CodeWraith may prefer to dual boot (i don't know). But I agree with you. Generally VMs are easier to maintain.
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I've got an admittedly obscure use-case: testing driver installation, at least for Windows. For Windows 7 and to some extent 10, driver installation in a VM could succeed, but then fail when booting 'natively', or vice versa.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote: testing driver installation
Gotcha. That's all you needed to write.
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The only thing worse than writing Windows device drivers is writing installation software for them. They document three ways to do it, and it's the fourth one that actually works.
For what it's worth, the Microsoft hardware department (creators of the 'DDK' (Device Driver Kit) or whatever it's called today), still occupies the #2 slot on my list of development-teams-put-against-the-wall-when-the-revolution-comes.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Which begs the obvious question, who occupies the #1 slot?
I've only had to use the DDK once in my life, back in the 95/NT days. The only part I remember is that it wasn't..."pleasant"...just to be polite about it.
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I usually go for Xubuntu/Lubuntu which have a slightly lower spec requirement but depends on what hardware you have and what you intend to use it for. For my really old computers (more than 20 years old) I tend to use either MS-DOS 7.1 or SliTaz (with or without GUI) but, at least, MS-DOS will not support an SSD. If all you want is web/mail/office then SliTaz/Xubuntu/Lubuntu should work fine on a 11 year old computer/laptop.
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It's a i7 with 32 Gb RAM. 
Not the newest, obviously, but we will not have to go all the way back to DOS.
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.
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Then any Ubuntu derivative will probably work best for you since you already used Ubuntu. Xubuntu/Lubuntu are lighter on resources. Kubuntu is more graphic heavy with more things implemented with GUI. Behind the GUI they are pretty much identical.
There are more OS based on debian/ubuntu like Mint but I never used them.
CodeWraith wrote: will not have to go all the way back to DOS
From what I read on news from Microsoft OS releases from latest years, some day, DOS may be the only Microsoft OS left running that does not complain about anything
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I do have some really old boxes, but this one is not that old. It's a i7 with 32 Gb RAM. 
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.
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