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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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          Mike Hankey
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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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          • M 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.


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

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                          Dan Neely
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                          no 150 baud acoustic coupler, and they have to whistle the handshake with their mouth full of marbles to connect.

                          The latest nation. Procrastination.

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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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                            Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

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

                            Nope pal: the brighter side is the one the flames come from... :-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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                            • 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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                              Pete OHanlon
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                              You haven't noticed that I died 2 years ago have you?

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

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                                Rajesh R Subramanian
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                                :laugh: Ah, don't remind me. A colleague has the modem dialing sound as his ringtone.

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

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                                • D Dan Neely

                                  no 150 baud acoustic coupler, and they have to whistle the handshake with their mouth full of marbles to connect.

                                  The latest nation. Procrastination.

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                                  Oh, yeah! I remember those! :laugh: :laugh:

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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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                                    Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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                                    My lawyer, a barrister actually, will send an email to everyone on CP offering a portion of my estate. The only requirement being a small processing fee of $500.

                                    Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane

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                                    • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

                                      My lawyer, a barrister actually, will send an email to everyone on CP offering a portion of my estate. The only requirement being a small processing fee of $500.

                                      Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane

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                                      Sebastian Schneider
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                                      You should talk to your lawyer. I think he sent that one already...

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                                      • M 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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                                        JimmyRopes
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                                        Mike Hankey wrote:

                                        Programmers don't die they just fade away.

                                        Programmers don't die they just BSOD.

                                        Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
                                        Think inside the box! ProActive Secure Systems
                                        I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes

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                                        • J JimmyRopes

                                          Mike Hankey wrote:

                                          Programmers don't die they just fade away.

                                          Programmers don't die they just BSOD.

                                          Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
                                          Think inside the box! ProActive Secure Systems
                                          I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes

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                                          Mike Hankey
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                                          Hope that doesn't happen to me in the end...oh tradgity what a way to go. :) Got a BSOD screen saver recently for work to try and get one over on our tech. guy. He didn't fall for it. I tried! Regards, 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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