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    Matt Newman
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    So yesterday I was "multitasking" (programming on my desktop, chatting with people on my laptop). All while my 4 month old son Luke was sitting on my lap. (the laptop was sitting on my desk, kind of making it a desktop I guess...) During one of my conversations I wasn't really paying attention to what Luke was doing... until I noticed that he was banging on something. Turns out he wanted to help daddy out with his project. Unfortunately since we were the only two home I couldn't a picture of it. So while I was checking my email with him we managed to get a picture[^]. I guess I might as well get him started young, maybe I should start reading Inside C# to him at bedtime.

    Matt Newman
    Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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      So yesterday I was "multitasking" (programming on my desktop, chatting with people on my laptop). All while my 4 month old son Luke was sitting on my lap. (the laptop was sitting on my desk, kind of making it a desktop I guess...) During one of my conversations I wasn't really paying attention to what Luke was doing... until I noticed that he was banging on something. Turns out he wanted to help daddy out with his project. Unfortunately since we were the only two home I couldn't a picture of it. So while I was checking my email with him we managed to get a picture[^]. I guess I might as well get him started young, maybe I should start reading Inside C# to him at bedtime.

      Matt Newman
      Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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      Chris Austin
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      Put some clothes on that boy!!!! j/k. :laugh: He is a cute and apparently healthy kid Matt. Congrats.

      Hey don't worry, I can handle it. I took something. I can see things no one else can see. Why are you dressed like that? - Jack Burton

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        Put some clothes on that boy!!!! j/k. :laugh: He is a cute and apparently healthy kid Matt. Congrats.

        Hey don't worry, I can handle it. I took something. I can see things no one else can see. Why are you dressed like that? - Jack Burton

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        Matt Newman
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        For the record he isn't naked, he just doesn't have a shirt on...

        Matt Newman
        Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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          For the record he isn't naked, he just doesn't have a shirt on...

          Matt Newman
          Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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          Chris Austin
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          I figured as much. I have a 5 month old myself and he is more fun than a barrel of monkeys. He has taken to my keyboard as well and my wife and I tend to encourage him. But, I think he is most interested in the pretty colors of the screensaver. -- modified at 12:58 Thursday 27th July, 2006

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            I figured as much. I have a 5 month old myself and he is more fun than a barrel of monkeys. He has taken to my keyboard as well and my wife and I tend to encourage him. But, I think he is most interested in the pretty colors of the screensaver. -- modified at 12:58 Thursday 27th July, 2006

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            Gary R Wheeler
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            Chris Austin wrote:

            he is more fun than a barrel of monkeys

            Just wait until he starts walking and reaching for things. Then you'll think he is a barrel of monkeys! :laugh:


            Software Zen: delete this;

            Fold With Us![^]

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            • M Matt Newman

              So yesterday I was "multitasking" (programming on my desktop, chatting with people on my laptop). All while my 4 month old son Luke was sitting on my lap. (the laptop was sitting on my desk, kind of making it a desktop I guess...) During one of my conversations I wasn't really paying attention to what Luke was doing... until I noticed that he was banging on something. Turns out he wanted to help daddy out with his project. Unfortunately since we were the only two home I couldn't a picture of it. So while I was checking my email with him we managed to get a picture[^]. I guess I might as well get him started young, maybe I should start reading Inside C# to him at bedtime.

              Matt Newman
              Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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              Chris Meech
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              Has he mastered VB yet? :laugh:

              Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] When no one was looking, every single American woman between the ages of 18 and 32 went out and got a tatoo just above their rumpus. [link[^]]

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                Has he mastered VB yet? :laugh:

                Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] When no one was looking, every single American woman between the ages of 18 and 32 went out and got a tatoo just above their rumpus. [link[^]]

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                Eric Dahlvang
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                Chris Meech wrote:

                Has he mastered VB yet?

                Good one. :laugh:

                --EricDV Sig--------- Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them. - Laurence J. Peters

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                • M Matt Newman

                  So yesterday I was "multitasking" (programming on my desktop, chatting with people on my laptop). All while my 4 month old son Luke was sitting on my lap. (the laptop was sitting on my desk, kind of making it a desktop I guess...) During one of my conversations I wasn't really paying attention to what Luke was doing... until I noticed that he was banging on something. Turns out he wanted to help daddy out with his project. Unfortunately since we were the only two home I couldn't a picture of it. So while I was checking my email with him we managed to get a picture[^]. I guess I might as well get him started young, maybe I should start reading Inside C# to him at bedtime.

                  Matt Newman
                  Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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                  Kacee Giger
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                  You might need to look at this CP article[^] before too long (my 1 1/2 year old can do some remarkable things to a computer).

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                    Has he mastered VB yet? :laugh:

                    Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] When no one was looking, every single American woman between the ages of 18 and 32 went out and got a tatoo just above their rumpus. [link[^]]

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                    Rob Graham
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                    Chris Meech wrote:

                    mastered VB

                    Isn't that an oxymoron, or something...

                    We need to graduate from the ridiculous notion that greed is some kind of elixir for capitalism - it's the downfall of capitalism. Self-interest, maybe, but self-interest run amok does not serve anyone. The core value of conscious capitalism is enlightened self-interest. Patricia Aburdene

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                    • M Matt Newman

                      So yesterday I was "multitasking" (programming on my desktop, chatting with people on my laptop). All while my 4 month old son Luke was sitting on my lap. (the laptop was sitting on my desk, kind of making it a desktop I guess...) During one of my conversations I wasn't really paying attention to what Luke was doing... until I noticed that he was banging on something. Turns out he wanted to help daddy out with his project. Unfortunately since we were the only two home I couldn't a picture of it. So while I was checking my email with him we managed to get a picture[^]. I guess I might as well get him started young, maybe I should start reading Inside C# to him at bedtime.

                      Matt Newman
                      Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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                      Rama Krishna Vavilala
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                      Matt Newman wrote:

                      All while my 4 month old son Luke

                      It's already 4 months!!! Wow!! How is parenting?


                      My Blog

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                        Has he mastered VB yet? :laugh:

                        Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] When no one was looking, every single American woman between the ages of 18 and 32 went out and got a tatoo just above their rumpus. [link[^]]

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                        Matt Newman
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                        Why would anyone want to curse a child with such knowledge...

                        Matt Newman
                        Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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                          Matt Newman wrote:

                          All while my 4 month old son Luke

                          It's already 4 months!!! Wow!! How is parenting?


                          My Blog

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                          led mike
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                          Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

                          How is parenting?

                          Doesn't start until they are 10 to 12 years old! :-D

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                            Matt Newman wrote:

                            All while my 4 month old son Luke

                            It's already 4 months!!! Wow!! How is parenting?


                            My Blog

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                            Matt Newman
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                            Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

                            It's already 4 months!!! Wow!! How is parenting?

                            Wouldn't give it up for the world...

                            Matt Newman
                            Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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                              Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

                              It's already 4 months!!! Wow!! How is parenting?

                              Wouldn't give it up for the world...

                              Matt Newman
                              Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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                              Red Stateler
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                              Matt Newman wrote:

                              Wouldn't give it up for the world...

                              What about two worlds?

                              "Everything I listed is intended to eliminate the tyranny of the majority." -Vincent Reynolds on American Democracy

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                                So yesterday I was "multitasking" (programming on my desktop, chatting with people on my laptop). All while my 4 month old son Luke was sitting on my lap. (the laptop was sitting on my desk, kind of making it a desktop I guess...) During one of my conversations I wasn't really paying attention to what Luke was doing... until I noticed that he was banging on something. Turns out he wanted to help daddy out with his project. Unfortunately since we were the only two home I couldn't a picture of it. So while I was checking my email with him we managed to get a picture[^]. I guess I might as well get him started young, maybe I should start reading Inside C# to him at bedtime.

                                Matt Newman
                                Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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                                Stuart van Weele
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                                A word of advice - Buy cheap, indestructabile mice and keyboards in bulk. My kids kill input devices on a regular basis. Either it's spilled drinks, banging on it, dropping it on the floor, or fighting over it (one kid grabs the mouse / keyboard, the other grabs the cord). For a while my younger son would repeat phrases from education games in exacly the same tone as the game. Anytime I did something wrong he would chirp out "That is not correct, try again!".

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                                  So yesterday I was "multitasking" (programming on my desktop, chatting with people on my laptop). All while my 4 month old son Luke was sitting on my lap. (the laptop was sitting on my desk, kind of making it a desktop I guess...) During one of my conversations I wasn't really paying attention to what Luke was doing... until I noticed that he was banging on something. Turns out he wanted to help daddy out with his project. Unfortunately since we were the only two home I couldn't a picture of it. So while I was checking my email with him we managed to get a picture[^]. I guess I might as well get him started young, maybe I should start reading Inside C# to him at bedtime.

                                  Matt Newman
                                  Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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                                  I'm glad you're enjoying being a parent, Matt. Seems like it wasn't that long ago (has it really been 4 months? wow) that you were kinda freaked out about the whole thing. He's awfully cute. :)

                                  225 years ago, we set an example for the rest of the world by creating a country where everyone could vote...
                                  Well, except for women and black people, but we fixed that!
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                                    Matt Newman wrote:

                                    Wouldn't give it up for the world...

                                    What about two worlds?

                                    "Everything I listed is intended to eliminate the tyranny of the majority." -Vincent Reynolds on American Democracy

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                                    Matt Newman
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                                    Hmm... which two? :) Just kidding

                                    Matt Newman
                                    Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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                                      So yesterday I was "multitasking" (programming on my desktop, chatting with people on my laptop). All while my 4 month old son Luke was sitting on my lap. (the laptop was sitting on my desk, kind of making it a desktop I guess...) During one of my conversations I wasn't really paying attention to what Luke was doing... until I noticed that he was banging on something. Turns out he wanted to help daddy out with his project. Unfortunately since we were the only two home I couldn't a picture of it. So while I was checking my email with him we managed to get a picture[^]. I guess I might as well get him started young, maybe I should start reading Inside C# to him at bedtime.

                                      Matt Newman
                                      Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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                                      Christian Graus
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                                      My son loves to type 'Calvin' ( his name ) into any MSN window I may have open.

                                      Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog

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                                        My son loves to type 'Calvin' ( his name ) into any MSN window I may have open.

                                        Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog

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                                        Matt Newman
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                                        I have decided to keep my laptop around after I replace it just for him... then if he wants to do something like that he can... with out freaking out the people I am talking to. Then again his friends list will probably just have his grandparents on it.

                                        Matt Newman
                                        Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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                                          I'm glad you're enjoying being a parent, Matt. Seems like it wasn't that long ago (has it really been 4 months? wow) that you were kinda freaked out about the whole thing. He's awfully cute. :)

                                          225 years ago, we set an example for the rest of the world by creating a country where everyone could vote...
                                          Well, except for women and black people, but we fixed that!
                                          -Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows

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                                          Matt Newman
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                                          David Stone wrote:

                                          Seems like it wasn't that long ago (has it really been 4 months? wow) that you were kinda freaked out about the whole thing.

                                          I wouldn't say kinda freaked out... I couldn't feel my hands, I couldn't concentrate, and I felt my heart was going to rip out of my chest.

                                          David Stone wrote:

                                          He's awfully cute.

                                          Yeah, hes turning out to be a ladies man. He can attract girls of all ages, I once was holding him in a mall and a little girl (complete stranger) walked up and wanted to play with him... Couldn't have been older than 3, he has a knack with the college girls too :)

                                          Matt Newman
                                          Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots

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