Kids I've Got Some News For You...
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Don't take it all too seriously. I'm just tired of the boredom. So I'm going to start pulling some chains. It's so stupidly predictable around here now. Time for some fun. I get so bored here. Most of the time what I read here today is what I read yesterday or the day before. People seem to like that. Well time to change all that. :-D BOOORING!!!!! :zzz: Care to join me? Seriously. We can serious at times but I think it's time to stir up some junk and have some good ol shenanigans and fun stupid stuff. :wtf: :laugh:
code-frog wrote:
Care to join me?
I replied didn't I? ;)
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Excellent. I'm trying to incite a riot of uniqueness. I liked you a lot when you just hung out here. Then you started mashing articles and post quality and you became status quo. People really liked you a ton when you were not status quo. You were more mysterious and you tended to post in such variety. That's what we need. This place is so predictable I don't need to come here. I can tell you what tomorrows threads of repetitive will be. There will be: 1. Weather. 2. Driving. 3. Office. 4. Article quality. 5. CCC. 6. Vista Bet I'm 50% right. It's boring as hell. ;P
code-frog wrote:
Weather.
Scotland's not been too cold this winter - I think I prefered it when it snowed, I didn't get so wet.
code-frog wrote:
Driving.
Glad I don't drive to work any more. I live 20 minute walk from my office and it is great. I pass under the M8 each day and I can see the traffic is always at a near stand still. The only time I ever really drive on the motorway any more is out of peak hours. I can make my flat to the edge of the city in 7 minutes. When I lived outside and drove into work it would take me 40 minutes to do the same distance.
code-frog wrote:
Office.
So, I no longer work in a call centre. The intelligence of my colleagues has gone up. But they are not so outrageous. I used to work with a lesbian that had very active and open relationships. I learned more from over hearing her conversations than I ever did in sex education classes at school.
code-frog wrote:
Article quality.
Well, now we have the system whereby some folks get to approve article before they reach the public site at least the utter crap never gets seen. Still along way to go, but it is getting a lot better.
code-frog wrote:
CCC.
Not in to crosswords - Sorry, I can't contribute here.
code-frog wrote:
Vista
Love it! I really don't know what's got the naesayers so wound up. I love Windows 7 too. Okay - So, now I've got all that out my system what would you like to chat about?
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Even if I do... who cares. Seriously this place is could be reproduced and I really mean it with a decent bot and some average AI.
If you like this message don't vote me a 5 unless you thought of it. I'm not some wanna-be trying to get stupid votes to get an MVP here. The fact is I should be an MVL "Most Valuable Lounger" because ... everybody can put there feet on me to make themselves comfortable and I'm fine with that. The vote-count MVP system is broken and flawed. MVPs should be elected by peers in the group who understand what's really happening in the specific forums. I love Chris but vote's should have no place in ranking MVPs. NONE! - - - {Mark Salsbery approves this message.}
I disagree. I cite this thread of yours as Exhibit A.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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code-frog does not post as often as he used to due to personal reasons, but they are often thought provoking. When he posts, I make sure to take the time to read the entire posts--I do not always do that.
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Personally I find I sometimes I have to print them out and go find some coffee in order to fully appreciate them. Strong coffee.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Personally I find I sometimes I have to print them out and go find some coffee in order to fully appreciate them. Strong coffee.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Agreed; I think most of us are used to no more than a couple of paragraphs with less than 4-syllable words. I have found that most of his posts over the last 3 months or so I need to read at least twice to truly appreciate. Now, that might because I'm a lush, but I'm not sure. :-D
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Even if I do... who cares. Seriously this place is could be reproduced and I really mean it with a decent bot and some average AI.
If you like this message don't vote me a 5 unless you thought of it. I'm not some wanna-be trying to get stupid votes to get an MVP here. The fact is I should be an MVL "Most Valuable Lounger" because ... everybody can put there feet on me to make themselves comfortable and I'm fine with that. The vote-count MVP system is broken and flawed. MVPs should be elected by peers in the group who understand what's really happening in the specific forums. I love Chris but vote's should have no place in ranking MVPs. NONE! - - - {Mark Salsbery approves this message.}
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crudeCodeYogi wrote:
This is the longest message I have ever seen since I joined CP
You've not been here very long then. (Less than one month apparently) Back in the day the servers would creak and scream out in pain at the size of the messages. Good quality too (most of them).
* Developer Day Scotland 2 - Free community conference * The Blog of Colin Angus Mackay
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Colin Angus Mackay wrote:
Less than one month apparently
Yes, to be precise about 23 days. :-)
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Agreed; I think most of us are used to no more than a couple of paragraphs with less than 4-syllable words. I have found that most of his posts over the last 3 months or so I need to read at least twice to truly appreciate. Now, that might because I'm a lush, but I'm not sure. :-D
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Is there any character limit on message (e.g. 2000 char max) or it does not matter. The bad thing (according to me I guess) it makes the page scrollable rather than making the message div scrollable.
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Is there any character limit on message (e.g. 2000 char max) or it does not matter. The bad thing (according to me I guess) it makes the page scrollable rather than making the message div scrollable.
I don't think there is a char limit; trust me, those of us who've been around awhile have seen posts in the forums with pages of code. However, most people will not read past a certain point based on personal preference. Welcome to the digital age!
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I don't think there is a char limit; trust me, those of us who've been around awhile have seen posts in the forums with pages of code. However, most people will not read past a certain point based on personal preference. Welcome to the digital age!
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leckey wrote:
However, most people will not read past a certain point based on personal preference.
Yeah thats true in my case.
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Agreed; I think most of us are used to no more than a couple of paragraphs with less than 4-syllable words. I have found that most of his posts over the last 3 months or so I need to read at least twice to truly appreciate. Now, that might because I'm a lush, but I'm not sure. :-D
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leckey wrote:
because I'm a lush
ok, Ive seen a reference (penned by yourself) to you and a like for white wine (hope I'm remembering correctly) .. but unless there's a different definition/colloquial use of the term 'lush' in the US, I'd say 'I dont think so' (btw, glad the blog is back) Garth (see, I'll even use my full name rather than the usual 'g')
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leckey wrote:
However, most people will not read past a certain point based on personal preference.
Yeah thats true in my case.
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leckey wrote:
However, most people will not read past a certain point based on personal preference.
Yeah thats true in my case.
I agree; however, after a certain amount of time I have realized that there are those "elders" on the site (not meaning age, but experience) that I pay more attention to. Like Colin Angus McCay (might have the last name wrong...sorry Colin!) I have learned is a superb brain when it comes to SQL and LINQ; I don't care how long his posts are (and they are usually short); I will read them. I suggest to all newer people to learn who are the "regular's;" (at least within the forums and The Lounge; we have WAYYYY too many regulars in the Soap Box who contribute nothing) and learn to read their responses to not only forum questions, articles, but also The Lounge, because it can yield a lot of knowledge. I know I owe a lot of my knowledge to this site, and I don't deny it for a second.
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leckey wrote:
because I'm a lush
ok, Ive seen a reference (penned by yourself) to you and a like for white wine (hope I'm remembering correctly) .. but unless there's a different definition/colloquial use of the term 'lush' in the US, I'd say 'I dont think so' (btw, glad the blog is back) Garth (see, I'll even use my full name rather than the usual 'g')
Oh yeah, I'm a lush (aka drunk) and yes, it's the sweet white wines that I love like Reisling or Gewurtztraminer. None of that pinot blanc crap! How is your old 'too doing? Is he still visiting your yard?
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I agree; however, after a certain amount of time I have realized that there are those "elders" on the site (not meaning age, but experience) that I pay more attention to. Like Colin Angus McCay (might have the last name wrong...sorry Colin!) I have learned is a superb brain when it comes to SQL and LINQ; I don't care how long his posts are (and they are usually short); I will read them. I suggest to all newer people to learn who are the "regular's;" (at least within the forums and The Lounge; we have WAYYYY too many regulars in the Soap Box who contribute nothing) and learn to read their responses to not only forum questions, articles, but also The Lounge, because it can yield a lot of knowledge. I know I owe a lot of my knowledge to this site, and I don't deny it for a second.
Back in the blog beatch! http://CraptasticNation.blogspot.com/[^]
leckey wrote:
I know I owe a lot of my knowledge to this site, and I don't deny it for a second.
I agree. Its a very good site to interact with experts and gain lots of knowledge from them. Its really cool :-)
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Oh yeah, I'm a lush (aka drunk) and yes, it's the sweet white wines that I love like Reisling or Gewurtztraminer. None of that pinot blanc crap! How is your old 'too doing? Is he still visiting your yard?
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leckey wrote:
How is your old 'too doing? Is he still visiting your yard?
havnt seen that particular one for a while - guess he 'slipped off the perch' .. we have a lovely green lorikeet - with a orange/yellow belly that is on the window-sill most days, mum feeds her seed, bread. She's got a short finch-like beak ('mal/deformed' for a lorikeet) and a deformed foot so mum takes pity on her :-) http://www.ozanimals.com/Bird/Red-collared-Lorikeet/Trichoglossus/haematodus%20rubritorquis.html[^] (I know the distribution says they live in the north of Aus, but this is more like what we have here in Syd) How's your 'menagerie' ? Garth
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leckey wrote:
I know I owe a lot of my knowledge to this site, and I don't deny it for a second.
I agree. Its a very good site to interact with experts and gain lots of knowledge from them. Its really cool :-)
I remember a couple years ago when I was like, "datagrid? please to tell me how...I'm a girl and so dumz...." No that's not what I posted but I look back and feel that way. I am glad you acknowledge to expertise of the "elders." When noobies do that I always try to take a few extra minutes (if they are not demanding all the code at once b/c it's URGENT; most answer b/f me...) to help them with their issues; it's what others did for me. I have to admit, when your country is listed as "India" many of us start the post in the negative...that just comes with our experiences although I have worked w/many students from India who were awesome programmers/employees. I cannot think of anything you have done to piss me off (and I used to keep a list that some would reference b/f answering questions) so keep up the good work, and the drive to be a great programmer!
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code-frog wrote:
Weather.
Scotland's not been too cold this winter - I think I prefered it when it snowed, I didn't get so wet.
code-frog wrote:
Driving.
Glad I don't drive to work any more. I live 20 minute walk from my office and it is great. I pass under the M8 each day and I can see the traffic is always at a near stand still. The only time I ever really drive on the motorway any more is out of peak hours. I can make my flat to the edge of the city in 7 minutes. When I lived outside and drove into work it would take me 40 minutes to do the same distance.
code-frog wrote:
Office.
So, I no longer work in a call centre. The intelligence of my colleagues has gone up. But they are not so outrageous. I used to work with a lesbian that had very active and open relationships. I learned more from over hearing her conversations than I ever did in sex education classes at school.
code-frog wrote:
Article quality.
Well, now we have the system whereby some folks get to approve article before they reach the public site at least the utter crap never gets seen. Still along way to go, but it is getting a lot better.
code-frog wrote:
CCC.
Not in to crosswords - Sorry, I can't contribute here.
code-frog wrote:
Vista
Love it! I really don't know what's got the naesayers so wound up. I love Windows 7 too. Okay - So, now I've got all that out my system what would you like to chat about?
* Developer Day Scotland 2 - Free community conference * The Blog of Colin Angus Mackay
Vogon Building and Loan advise that your planet is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on any mortgage secured upon it. Please remember that the force of gravity can go up as well as down.
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For those of you thinking I've lost it. Nope. This place is just boring. I'm going to shake it up. It's so predictable I can tell you with near certainty what 50% of tomorrows post will be. Nobody here really cares. They close the browser and leave. So why not shake it up and stir the pot... I don't know... why not? :laugh: I've finally come to see this playground for what it is. What it is is hilarious. Guys like Jim Crafton, Juan Ramos, Colin, Vector, Ray, Gary, Trollslayer, Mustafa, Dan, Mike and the rest. You know you are. I don't have to list you but you know who you are. You guys are real. You talk, to don't complain incessantly about the people who read your articles and their dumb questions. You post real stuff. You talk about your life the parts of your life that you value. You share stories that tell us about you as a person, thinker and human being. You share humor. You share pain. You share loss. You share what keeps life real. Even John Simmons is starting to actually develop educated well-formed thoughts about how managers and companies are screwing up stuff with Dilbert-like ignorance. That's the stuff that's real. You guys that cast the votes and make these glib and ignorant comments without even asking a question to inquirer what the OP meant are what is making this place hard to stomach at times. You are supposed to smart, educated, patient engineers and scientists. You are not supposed to missile-lock on one view but you should be open to them all. You don't have to agree but if you don't agree... show your education by at least adding more than 1 sentence to your low vote. NO! The votes don't bother me. They really don't. What gets me is that you have allowed yourself to become a spectator in life and you have forgotten you are a participant. Sometimes people share things that mean something to them. Sometimes they are celebrating something of historical importance or personal significance. Don't just blow it away with a low vote because you are too lazy to understand that even though their view is not your view they chose to share it with you. It's that they wanted to be right. It's not they needed a trail of red replies making them legends in their own minds at all. Instead, people share things here so you can get to know them. You can learn about them. You can celebrate with them. Your can artfully and articulately disagree with them. But all too often what I see here now is that people don't read something gain an appreciation for the OP they read something to come to one of 3 c
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Too seriously? Did I chain myself to a tree? Have I burned a bob flag? Or did I just simply point out some behaviors that are becoming a trend? Actually... it's your call. :laugh: Just soes you knows I'm having the time of my life. I've not seen a reaction this good in a spell. In fact I think I rather enjoy it. Carefully considering what I'm going to do next. Boring, Predictable, Same-ol-Same = Lounge Time to change that and have some fun.
If you like this message don't vote me a 5 unless you thought of it. I'm not some wanna-be trying to get stupid votes to get an MVP here. The fact is I should be an MVL "Most Valuable Lounger" because ... everybody can put there feet on me to make themselves comfortable and I'm fine with that. The vote-count MVP system is broken and flawed. MVPs should be elected by peers in the group who understand what's really happening in the specific forums. I love Chris but vote's should have no place in ranking MVPs. NONE! - - - {Mark Salsbery approves this message.}
code-frog wrote:
Too seriously? Did I chain myself to a tree? Have I burned a bob flag? Or did I just simply point out some behaviors that are becoming a trend?
I wouldn't know, since I don't take internet forums seriously enough to notice trends. Noticing such things sort of implies I'd have to pay attention and that takes more effort than I'm willing to expend.
code-frog wrote:
Time to change that and have some fun.
Knock yourself out.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software