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[XKCD] : Numbers don't lie!

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  • D Diagon Alley

    An oldie but a goodie[^] ;)

    If you need a hammer get C and shut up. If you need a nail gun get C++ and shut up. If you don't need *those* things (and good design should tell you) then by all means get a factory, factory, factory. --code-frog Why would you need to date, when C++ is your soul mate?! --Steve Echols

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    Pete OHanlon
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    Numbers do lie. Ask any good accountant.

    "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

    As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

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    • D Dalek Dave

      The frightening thing about that is I am probably married to my boss then. If you take sleep out of the equation I spend more time in the office than with my wife! OooErr!

      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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      Lost User
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      You make it sound like your wife and boss are two different people.

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      • N Nish Nishant

        Well, if you broaden the scope to include inanimate objects, then most of us are probably married to a laptop or desktop.

        Regards, Nish


        Blog: blog.voidnish.com Most recent article: An MVVM friendly approach to adding system menu entries in a WPF application

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        Smithers Jones
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        Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

        Well, if you broaden the scope to include inanimate objects, then most of us are probably married to a laptop or desktop.

        According to this, I would be married to my sofa.

        "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." (DNA)

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        • L Lost User

          You make it sound like your wife and boss are two different people.

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          CPallini
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          :laugh:

          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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          • H Henry Minute

            Yes but the animate type have much nicer ports.

            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.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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            CPallini
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            It's hard to fit your sentence with my boss... :rolleyes:

            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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            • P Pete OHanlon

              Numbers do lie. Ask any good accountant.

              "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

              As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

              My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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              Dalek Dave
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              They don't lie, they are just misunderstood!

              ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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              • D Dalek Dave

                They don't lie, they are just misunderstood!

                ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                CPallini
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                They do. Even scientists produce 'massaged-data'. :)

                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]

                In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                • CPalliniC CPallini

                  They do. Even scientists produce 'massaged-data'. :)

                  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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                  As an accountant I have ample experience of 'Presenting values in the appropriate manner'. Read into that what you will!

                  ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                  • D Dalek Dave

                    As an accountant I have ample experience of 'Presenting values in the appropriate manner'. Read into that what you will!

                    ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                    What Iused to call "virtual measurement point" in some physics lab experiments?

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                    • D Dalek Dave

                      The frightening thing about that is I am probably married to my boss then. If you take sleep out of the equation I spend more time in the office than with my wife! OooErr!

                      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                      Dalek Dave wrote:

                      If you take sleep out of the equation I spend more time in the office than with my wife!

                      OMG!!! You should not have said this!!! Because of the current situation work/gymnastics-training(for my step-son) I see my wife only on weekends....

                      _________________________ John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others." Shhhhh.... I am not really here. I am a figment of your imagination.... I am still in my cave so this must be an illusion....

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                      • CPalliniC CPallini

                        They do. Even scientists produce 'massaged-data'. :)

                        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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                        El Corazon
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                        CPallini wrote:

                        They do. Even scientists produce 'massaged-data'.

                        They still do not lie.... they are simply rearranged and then produce a much easier misunderstanding.... :)

                        _________________________ John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others." Shhhhh.... I am not really here. I am a figment of your imagination.... I am still in my cave so this must be an illusion....

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                        • D Dalek Dave

                          As an accountant I have ample experience of 'Presenting values in the appropriate manner'. Read into that what you will!

                          ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                          Joe Simes
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                          Numbers don't lie ... accountants do! ;)

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                          • E El Corazon

                            CPallini wrote:

                            They do. Even scientists produce 'massaged-data'.

                            They still do not lie.... they are simply rearranged and then produce a much easier misunderstanding.... :)

                            _________________________ John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others." Shhhhh.... I am not really here. I am a figment of your imagination.... I am still in my cave so this must be an illusion....

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                            CPallini
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                            Looks like you are a promising scientist. :)

                            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]

                            In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                            • CPalliniC CPallini

                              Looks like you are a promising scientist. :)

                              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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                              El Corazon
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                              CPallini wrote:

                              Looks like you are a promising scientist.

                              Naw.... just lots of experience with the DoD. ;P

                              _________________________ John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others." Shhhhh.... I am not really here. I am a figment of your imagination.... I am still in my cave so this must be an illusion....

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