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  • S scorpion king

    What is your idea of happiness? I feel good when i get through a typical technical or programming problem.But i am not sure of is it the happiness I am looking for. Does the happiness come in your way only when you achieve/acquire something. :^) I watched the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness". When Will Smith gets selected as stock broker there is a dialog in movie saying "This part of my life... this part right here? This is called "happiness."". Whats your idea on it.

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    Lost User
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    Happiness is transient and changing, like a unicorn on LSD. Worth chasing however :)

    Visit http://www.notreadytogiveup.com/[^] and do something special today.

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    • D Dalek Dave

      I don't believe you are feeling happiness. You are, I believe confusing happiness with achievement. Although a sense of achievement can bring happiness. Happiness is a long summers day with my wife in the countryside, picnic, fine wine, lazing in the sun, then a short drive to a small seaside town to spend the evening in a moderate hotel, a nice meal then an early yet long night. Now that is happiness. :-D

      ------------------------------------ I try to appear cooler, by calling him Euler.

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      peterchen
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      You've obviously never been in the flow.

      We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
      blog: TDD - the Aha! | Linkify!| FoldWithUs! | sighist

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        Happiness is transient and changing, like a unicorn on LSD. Worth chasing however :)

        Visit http://www.notreadytogiveup.com/[^] and do something special today.

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        peterchen
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        Trollslayer, Unicorn Chaser. has a nice ring to it :D

        We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
        blog: TDD - the Aha! | Linkify!| FoldWithUs! | sighist

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        • D Dalek Dave

          I don't believe you are feeling happiness. You are, I believe confusing happiness with achievement. Although a sense of achievement can bring happiness. Happiness is a long summers day with my wife in the countryside, picnic, fine wine, lazing in the sun, then a short drive to a small seaside town to spend the evening in a moderate hotel, a nice meal then an early yet long night. Now that is happiness. :-D

          ------------------------------------ I try to appear cooler, by calling him Euler.

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          Jamie Nordmeyer
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          Amen!

          Kyosa Jamie Nordmeyer - Taekwondo Yi (2nd) Dan Portland, Oregon, USA

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          • S scorpion king

            What is your idea of happiness? I feel good when i get through a typical technical or programming problem.But i am not sure of is it the happiness I am looking for. Does the happiness come in your way only when you achieve/acquire something. :^) I watched the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness". When Will Smith gets selected as stock broker there is a dialog in movie saying "This part of my life... this part right here? This is called "happiness."". Whats your idea on it.

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            Christopher Duncan
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            Member 3068970 wrote:

            I watched the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness".

            God, what an awful movie. Take a triumphant, rags to riches success story that should inspire millions and instead present it as one long series of dismal and depressing scenes (in equally dismal cinematography). I sometimes wish the entire morose, shoe gazing generation would just pull off to the side of the road and fling themselves off a cliff since that's what they so desperately want to do anyway. At least we wouldn't have to endure their incessant whining anymore.

            Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Coming soon: Got a career question? Ask the Attack Chihuahua! www.PracticalUSA.com

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            • realJSOPR realJSOP

              If nothing hurts, I'm happy.

              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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              "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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              Paul Watson
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              I just kicked the nearest chair. So satisfying making you unhappy.

              regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

              Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:

              At least he achieved immortality for a few years.

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              • P peterchen

                Trollslayer, Unicorn Chaser. has a nice ring to it :D

                We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
                blog: TDD - the Aha! | Linkify!| FoldWithUs! | sighist

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                Paul Watson
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                peterchen wrote:

                Trollslayer, Unicorn Chaser.

                Don't forget the LSD bit.

                regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:

                At least he achieved immortality for a few years.

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                  Member 3068970 wrote:

                  I watched the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness".

                  God, what an awful movie. Take a triumphant, rags to riches success story that should inspire millions and instead present it as one long series of dismal and depressing scenes (in equally dismal cinematography). I sometimes wish the entire morose, shoe gazing generation would just pull off to the side of the road and fling themselves off a cliff since that's what they so desperately want to do anyway. At least we wouldn't have to endure their incessant whining anymore.

                  Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Coming soon: Got a career question? Ask the Attack Chihuahua! www.PracticalUSA.com

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                  Paul Watson
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                  I kinda liked the movie. It wasn't all sunshine and ponies but it wasn't all clouds and goats either. Stop whining Duncan ;)

                  regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                  Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:

                  At least he achieved immortality for a few years.

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                  • P Paul Watson

                    I kinda liked the movie. It wasn't all sunshine and ponies but it wasn't all clouds and goats either. Stop whining Duncan ;)

                    regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                    Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:

                    At least he achieved immortality for a few years.

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                    Christopher Duncan
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                    Bite me. Not quite the eloquent response you were looking for? Hey, I haven't had my coffee yet. :) And in fact, there were zero ponies and an equal absense of sunshine. It was indeed all doom and gloom right up to the very end, where he gets hired and they choose to abruptly stop the show and roll the credits rather than dwell on anything that wouldn't serve as material for a suicidal grunge rock song. Now where's that coffee... :)

                    Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Coming soon: Got a career question? Ask the Attack Chihuahua! www.PracticalUSA.com

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                      Member 3068970 wrote:

                      I watched the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness".

                      God, what an awful movie. Take a triumphant, rags to riches success story that should inspire millions and instead present it as one long series of dismal and depressing scenes (in equally dismal cinematography). I sometimes wish the entire morose, shoe gazing generation would just pull off to the side of the road and fling themselves off a cliff since that's what they so desperately want to do anyway. At least we wouldn't have to endure their incessant whining anymore.

                      Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Coming soon: Got a career question? Ask the Attack Chihuahua! www.PracticalUSA.com

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                      Joe Woodbury
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                      In addition to what you said, I also thought the main character came off as somewhat of an ass.

                      Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke

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                      • J Joe Woodbury

                        In addition to what you said, I also thought the main character came off as somewhat of an ass.

                        Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke

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                        Paul Watson
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                        He is a multi-millionaire playing the part of a bum with his real life son. Course he is a bit of an arse.

                        regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                        Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:

                        At least he achieved immortality for a few years.

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                        • C Christopher Duncan

                          Bite me. Not quite the eloquent response you were looking for? Hey, I haven't had my coffee yet. :) And in fact, there were zero ponies and an equal absense of sunshine. It was indeed all doom and gloom right up to the very end, where he gets hired and they choose to abruptly stop the show and roll the credits rather than dwell on anything that wouldn't serve as material for a suicidal grunge rock song. Now where's that coffee... :)

                          Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Coming soon: Got a career question? Ask the Attack Chihuahua! www.PracticalUSA.com

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                          Paul Watson
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                          I laughed quite a few times in the movie. Especially the bits with the bone machine and the crazy bum. Coffee helped?

                          regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                          Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:

                          At least he achieved immortality for a few years.

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                          • P Paul Watson

                            peterchen wrote:

                            Trollslayer, Unicorn Chaser.

                            Don't forget the LSD bit.

                            regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                            Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:

                            At least he achieved immortality for a few years.

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                            peterchen
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                            I tried tio work that in but phailed epically decided it is implied :-O

                            We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
                            blog: TDD - the Aha! | Linkify!| FoldWithUs! | sighist

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