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    Chris Maunder
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    ...you are staring at the reflection of your monitor in the window and wondering to yourself "I wonder how much extra processing power goes into updating the image in the window at the same time as the screen. And there's almost zero lag..."

    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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      ...you are staring at the reflection of your monitor in the window and wondering to yourself "I wonder how much extra processing power goes into updating the image in the window at the same time as the screen. And there's almost zero lag..."

      cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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      Shog9 0
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      To say nothing of the complicated alpha-blending and image deformation accomplished in real-time by double-glazed windows... Aero has nothing on glass.

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        To say nothing of the complicated alpha-blending and image deformation accomplished in real-time by double-glazed windows... Aero has nothing on glass.

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        Chris Maunder
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        It's pretty cool. Pity about the pixelation, though. :~

        cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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          ...you are staring at the reflection of your monitor in the window and wondering to yourself "I wonder how much extra processing power goes into updating the image in the window at the same time as the screen. And there's almost zero lag..."

          cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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          Steve Wellens
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          You know you need a break when...you turn your head to the side and it sounds like someone is crinkling a big ball of cellophane in your neck.

          Steve Wellens

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            ...you are staring at the reflection of your monitor in the window and wondering to yourself "I wonder how much extra processing power goes into updating the image in the window at the same time as the screen. And there's almost zero lag..."

            cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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            Luc Pattyn
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            ... you're about to start a new case at least in C# :)

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            • C Chris Maunder

              ...you are staring at the reflection of your monitor in the window and wondering to yourself "I wonder how much extra processing power goes into updating the image in the window at the same time as the screen. And there's almost zero lag..."

              cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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              Lost User
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              Heh - I do that all the timee!

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                ...you are staring at the reflection of your monitor in the window and wondering to yourself "I wonder how much extra processing power goes into updating the image in the window at the same time as the screen. And there's almost zero lag..."

                cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                Jonas Hammarberg
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                You know you need a break when... you tries to get the fly of the screen by chasing it with the cursor...

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                • C Chris Maunder

                  ...you are staring at the reflection of your monitor in the window and wondering to yourself "I wonder how much extra processing power goes into updating the image in the window at the same time as the screen. And there's almost zero lag..."

                  cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                  joindotnet
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                  Your wife's face starts looking like you boss'

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                    You know you need a break when... you tries to get the fly of the screen by chasing it with the cursor...

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                    Roger Wright
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                    Worse yet, when that actually works! Come to think of it, I believe there's a desktop theme that uses a fly or bee or some sort of bug for a cursor. That might just do it... Great, now I'll be up all night waiting for a fly. :doh:

                    "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                    • C Chris Maunder

                      ...you are staring at the reflection of your monitor in the window and wondering to yourself "I wonder how much extra processing power goes into updating the image in the window at the same time as the screen. And there's almost zero lag..."

                      cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                      Shamit Kumar Tomar
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                      ... you see a person and you think about right-clicking on them to get their properties (name, age, etc)... or maybe deleting/renaming them ...

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                      • C Chris Maunder

                        ...you are staring at the reflection of your monitor in the window and wondering to yourself "I wonder how much extra processing power goes into updating the image in the window at the same time as the screen. And there's almost zero lag..."

                        cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                        Michael Dunn
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                        I was in Win 7 this morning, and I didn't have Forecastfox installed in FF. I needed to know what the weather was like, and I considered installing Forecastfox... until I remembered I could just go look out the window. :|

                        --Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ I work for Keyser Söze

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                          ... you're about to start a new case at least in C# :)

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                          Nagy Vilmos
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                          Luc Pattyn wrote:

                          about to start a new case

                          I agree with that. If you empty a case you really should take a break... ...oh wait, you are taklking about wine? :-\


                          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                            ...you are staring at the reflection of your monitor in the window and wondering to yourself "I wonder how much extra processing power goes into updating the image in the window at the same time as the screen. And there's almost zero lag..."

                            cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                            Octi
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                            You use IM and end a line with a semicolon. It actually happened to me once.

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                              ...you are staring at the reflection of your monitor in the window and wondering to yourself "I wonder how much extra processing power goes into updating the image in the window at the same time as the screen. And there's almost zero lag..."

                              cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                              wibleywoo
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                              you think of hitting ctrl-alt to break out of a day dream... (this has actualy happened to me several times while driving!)

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                                ...you are staring at the reflection of your monitor in the window and wondering to yourself "I wonder how much extra processing power goes into updating the image in the window at the same time as the screen. And there's almost zero lag..."

                                cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                Plamen Dragiyski
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                                I've experienced everything from that list: You know you need a break when... ...search for backspace when you write on a paper, since you don't have one, put // (or /* ... */ if multiline) to tell the reader that this part should be ignored; ...when closing the window in a room, look its upper-right corner for "X"; ...when watching TV try to pause it when you are going to WC; ...you don't calculate 2 power of 32, you just know the result; ...you write your shopping list in a XML; ...you start using "true" and "false", instead of "yes" or "no";

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                                  ...you are staring at the reflection of your monitor in the window and wondering to yourself "I wonder how much extra processing power goes into updating the image in the window at the same time as the screen. And there's almost zero lag..."

                                  cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                  1. You accidentally enter your pin on the microwave. 2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years. 3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3. 4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you. 5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses... 6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries. 7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen. 8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it. 10... You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee. 11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : ) 12 You're reading this and nodding and laughing. 13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message. 14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list. 15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list. AND NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.

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                                    ...you are staring at the reflection of your monitor in the window and wondering to yourself "I wonder how much extra processing power goes into updating the image in the window at the same time as the screen. And there's almost zero lag..."

                                    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                    Sai Yasodharan
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                                    ...you are falling from your balcony, yelling "F1, F1"...

                                    Known is a Drop, UnKnown is an Ocean More about me at http://www.saiy2k.co.cc/about/default.html

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                                      ...you are staring at the reflection of your monitor in the window and wondering to yourself "I wonder how much extra processing power goes into updating the image in the window at the same time as the screen. And there's almost zero lag..."

                                      cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                      ...You have a twelve piece collection of sporks with a King Edward silverware pattern. ...You sob uncontrollably at the end of power point presentations and technical manuals. ...You've started a fantasy sports league involving Near Earth Object misses. ...You think it would be a good idea if Long John Silvers would carry fugu so you could try their take on it. ...You've seriously thought about robbing a 7-11 and getting caught to avoid having to sit through another corporate retreat. ...Pranks at work are only stopped at first blood. ...Upon getting a new employee handbook from HR you suggest to the director that "you know where he lives". ...You think Karōshi is Japanese for "Lucky Stiff". ...You keep checking your email while hitting on someone in a bar. ...You've rigged your computer to give you a small electrical shock whenever you skip a meeting, and you find yourself leaning into it. ...You go antiquing at Radio Shack over lunch. Every lunch. Same Radio Shack.

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                                        ... you're about to start a new case at least in C# :)

                                        Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles]


                                        The quality and detail of your question reflects on the effectiveness of the help you are likely to get. Show formatted code inside PRE tags, and give clear symptoms when describing a problem.


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                                        Gary Wheeler
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                                        and C++, and C...

                                        Software Zen: delete this;

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                                          1. You accidentally enter your pin on the microwave. 2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years. 3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3. 4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you. 5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses... 6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries. 7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen. 8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it. 10... You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee. 11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : ) 12 You're reading this and nodding and laughing. 13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message. 14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list. 15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list. AND NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.

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                                          Gary Wheeler
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                                          16. You remember this list from five years ago.

                                          Software Zen: delete this;

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