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  • WCF man! It is sooooo slow! and on the local machine!

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    We recently (a year ago) had a policy forced on us where the UI could not connect to the database, therefore forcing a service layer, hence WCF. Performance seems to be acceptable but nowhere near as quick as the old winforms. Whenever I get a comment from the users, usually a manager of some type, I point to the policy and raise my hands, "don't talk to me you guys make the rules" Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
  • Chemistry Quiz

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    Oakman wrote: brb is a common chatroom abbreviation for be right back. Oohhh, OK, Yeah, and it's not even funny when it's explained. ;P ============================== Nothing to say.
  • The Back Room

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    V. wrote: Almost sounds like a Dark Room, giving it a totally different meaning, wanting me to keep far, far away from it. I thought a "dark room" was where you developed pictures. Then again... never mind. Don't wanna think about it. X| XAlan Burkhart
  • BJOTD

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  • Hilarious

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    Mike Hankey wrote: What the hell has he been smoking? Whatever it may be (Acapulco Brass?) He's got a big stash[^] “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein
  • Family Discourse - a play in one act

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    :laugh: thatraja **My Tip/Tricks My Dad had a Heart Attack on this day so don't... **
  • 59-2

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    Good - saves me the trouble of reading about something I don't care about.
  • What the hell happened to Sinead?

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    Dalek Dave wrote: It looks more like she ate the pope. with BACON
  • Take it as you like!!!

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    Rob Grainger wrote: I think the last time I heard that was Dick Van Dyke! What do I know? I learned how Brits talk from watching Benny Hill. “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein
  • France to say 'oui' to 'l'herbe'? [modified]

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    Eric_V wrote: I have no pride at all Eric_V wrote: I have no pride at all There are those who say that only big pussies have prides. ;) “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein
  • Best song in the world [modified]

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    Oh thank you. :) :rose:
  • The Best Patients

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    I had/still have trouble parsing your words in the way you say you meant them, but, O.K. The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.
  • Is there something like ...

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    How about setting the DataControl DataSource null. Like DataControl.DataSource = null;
  • Advertisements on tech sites

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    wizardzz wrote: The only 'ethics' in business is those guided by laws This is true within the large picture but I have seen cases (small mid-west towns) where ethics have been seen in a small business (not often).
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    David1987 wrote: Oh I don't know, about as smart as every major news outlet and most tech blogs, all of which ran this as real news? OK, good answer. :thumbsup: XAlan Burkhart
  • Google suggest

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    In Chrome, I just type an address or search term into the address bar - it gets sorted out and gone to or searched for as appropriate. [edit] Or, I highlight the term and right click - "search Google for ..." is an option which opens a new tab with the results. [/edit] Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
  • MDJOTD Part deux

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    Yeah me too! It's always fun when around a camp fire. The problem with borrowing money from China is 30 mins. later you feel broke again.
  • JOTD

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    Hope Sure, you are not a master key ;P BTW don't tell me the same or anything thatraja **My Tip/Tricks My Dad had a Heart Attack on this day so don't... **
  • New Chemistry Question

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    Reminds me of the time I went into a shop in Spain looking for socks but I did not know the word for them. Fortunately the attendant pulled out some socks from a drawer and said "Eso si que es?" at which I said "Si!". Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
  • Forget gym, now burn calories by sexercise!

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    depends on whether or not she swallows If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun