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  • S Simon P Stevens

    So the crude death rate globally is ~8.23 per 1000 per year[^]. We have 6,482,858 members on CP. Which gives us a total of 53354 deaths of CP members per year. That's ~6 deaths per hour, or 1 every 10 minutes. Do you ever wonder if anyone on CP will actually notice if you die. I'm pretty sure no one I know would think to tell anyone here.

    Simon

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    0x3c0
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    When I get older, I'll probably make a will, which specifies the logins for most of the sites I visit and frequent. I'll just ask my next of kin to post a short message - something like an RIP. But no, I doubt anybody would notice. I don't feel I've contributed enough for people to notice my absence.

    OSDev :)

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      When I get older, I'll probably make a will, which specifies the logins for most of the sites I visit and frequent. I'll just ask my next of kin to post a short message - something like an RIP. But no, I doubt anybody would notice. I don't feel I've contributed enough for people to notice my absence.

      OSDev :)

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      Dalek Dave
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      It would be three days of people saying "where is the CCC?" then slow fade to black.

      ------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006

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      • T Tom Deketelaere

        How does the afterlife look like? ;P

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        CPallini
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        Well it's damned hot here! :-D

        If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
        This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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        • D Dalek Dave

          Surely they just get recompiled?

          ------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006

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          Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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          Dalek Dave wrote:

          recompiled

          recycled. :rolleyes: [Just like IIS 6.0 onwards ASP.NET Worker Process]

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          The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep!

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          • V Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

            Dalek Dave wrote:

            recompiled

            recycled. :rolleyes: [Just like IIS 6.0 onwards ASP.NET Worker Process]

            Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage
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            The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep!

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            Dalek Dave
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            Better than Abandonware!

            ------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006

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            • D Dalek Dave

              Surely they just get recompiled?

              ------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006

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              Henry Minute
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              Dalek Dave wrote:

              Surely they just get recompiled?

              Yes, but only after they have decompiled.

              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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              • S Simon P Stevens

                So the crude death rate globally is ~8.23 per 1000 per year[^]. We have 6,482,858 members on CP. Which gives us a total of 53354 deaths of CP members per year. That's ~6 deaths per hour, or 1 every 10 minutes. Do you ever wonder if anyone on CP will actually notice if you die. I'm pretty sure no one I know would think to tell anyone here.

                Simon

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                Gary Wheeler
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                I have a service on my development machine that pings my brain once a minute. If five minutes goes by without a response, it e-mails the cafeteria with a coffee order. If my brain fails to reply within an hour, I'm automatically declared dead and the GC thread runs.

                Software Zen: delete this;

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                • C CPallini

                  Well it's damned hot here! :-D

                  If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                  This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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                  Gary Wheeler
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                  :cool:, pardon the pun.

                  Software Zen: delete this;

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                  • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                    Programmers don't die they just fade away. Mike

                    "It doesn't matter how big a ranch ya' own, or how many cows ya' brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather." -Harry Truman.


                    Semper Fi http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] My Site

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                    Gary Wheeler
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                    Programmer's don't die, they just throw a fatal exception.

                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                    • S Simon P Stevens

                      So the crude death rate globally is ~8.23 per 1000 per year[^]. We have 6,482,858 members on CP. Which gives us a total of 53354 deaths of CP members per year. That's ~6 deaths per hour, or 1 every 10 minutes. Do you ever wonder if anyone on CP will actually notice if you die. I'm pretty sure no one I know would think to tell anyone here.

                      Simon

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                      CaptainSeeSharp
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                      I think Red Stateler died.

                      Fall of the Republic[^]

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                      • B benjymous

                        Egad, 91% death rate?! It's not safe to be here!

                        Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords!

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                        0x3c0
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                        Yes, but most of those were posting badly in the programming forums, so they don't really count. ;P

                        OSDev :)

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                        • S Simon P Stevens

                          So the crude death rate globally is ~8.23 per 1000 per year[^]. We have 6,482,858 members on CP. Which gives us a total of 53354 deaths of CP members per year. That's ~6 deaths per hour, or 1 every 10 minutes. Do you ever wonder if anyone on CP will actually notice if you die. I'm pretty sure no one I know would think to tell anyone here.

                          Simon

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                          John M Drescher
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                          That assumes that programmers have the same death rate as the entire population which has to be wrong for many reasons.

                          John

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                          • G Gary Wheeler

                            Programmer's don't die, they just throw a fatal exception.

                            Software Zen: delete this;

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                            I like it.... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Mike

                            "It doesn't matter how big a ranch ya' own, or how many cows ya' brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather." -Harry Truman.


                            Semper Fi http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] My Site

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                            • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                              I like it.... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Mike

                              "It doesn't matter how big a ranch ya' own, or how many cows ya' brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather." -Harry Truman.


                              Semper Fi http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] My Site

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                              Gary Wheeler
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                              Thank you, thank you, you're all wonderful! Try the veal, it's to die for...

                              Software Zen: delete this;

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                              • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                                Programmers don't die they just fade away. Mike

                                "It doesn't matter how big a ranch ya' own, or how many cows ya' brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather." -Harry Truman.


                                Semper Fi http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] My Site

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                                Rajesh R Subramanian
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                                After the 'execution' is over, they'll go off the memory and the page. :((

                                It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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                                • C CPallini

                                  Well it's damned hot here! :-D

                                  If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                                  This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                                  [My articles]

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                                  Rajesh R Subramanian
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                                  On the brighter side, at least they have the internet and CP access. :)

                                  It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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                                  • G Gary Wheeler

                                    Programmer's don't die, they just throw a fatal exception.

                                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                                    Vikram A Punathambekar
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                                    C programmers don't die, they are just cast into void.

                                    Cheers, Vikram. (Cracked not one CCC, but two!)

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                                    • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                                      On the brighter side, at least they have the internet and CP access. :)

                                      It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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                                      14 kbps dial-up only. It's hell, remember? :-D

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                                      • S Simon P Stevens

                                        So the crude death rate globally is ~8.23 per 1000 per year[^]. We have 6,482,858 members on CP. Which gives us a total of 53354 deaths of CP members per year. That's ~6 deaths per hour, or 1 every 10 minutes. Do you ever wonder if anyone on CP will actually notice if you die. I'm pretty sure no one I know would think to tell anyone here.

                                        Simon

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                                        Sebastian Schneider
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                                        You cannot break statistics down like that. I, for example, have a 99% chance of NOT making 40. And, to make things worse, I have less than 50% chance of making it another year, thanks to the big C. I am already cheating the big fellow with the scythe. Think about it: for males, from (for example) 16 to 25, it probably is more like ~15 / 1000. The same is true as we get older. So, most people here are in the prime of their life. I'd say: more like 5 / 1000 here. Or even less. However, if I don't show up for a few months, you're invited to ask for my current state.

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                                        • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                                          Programmers don't die they just fade away. Mike

                                          "It doesn't matter how big a ranch ya' own, or how many cows ya' brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather." -Harry Truman.


                                          Semper Fi http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] My Site

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                                          Joe Simes
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                                          A programmers death is as allusive as a session expiring. :omg:

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