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  • L Lost User

    I have just been asked to stop something happening, if something else does not happen after it. If the second thing does happen (actually it's a third thing) then the first thing does need to have happened. The times between the first and the third thing could be as long as several days. Gonna have to think about this one.

    Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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    AspDotNetDev
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    I always wondered how they implemented a double click.

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    • N Nagy Vilmos

      Going from experience, validation is always easier than reversal. So I'd suggest validating step 3 before performing step 1. Alternatively, follow the BA who came up with this idea [it's always a BA] and give him a huge bitch slap back into the real world.


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      Gary Wheeler
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      If the BA is like the one's I've worked with, you're going to have to budget a workmen's comp claim for the slap.

      Software Zen: delete this;

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      • Z ZurdoDev

        Sweet, I can finally use that time travel module I wrote next year.

        There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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        Gary Wheeler
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        Don't you mean you can finally use that time travel module you're going to write last year?

        Software Zen: delete this;

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        • L Lost User

          I have just been asked to stop something happening, if something else does not happen after it. If the second thing does happen (actually it's a third thing) then the first thing does need to have happened. The times between the first and the third thing could be as long as several days. Gonna have to think about this one.

          Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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          Marc Clifton
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          ChrisElston wrote:

          I have just been asked to stop something happening, if something else does not happen after it.

          yeah, that's what she said. :-O Marc

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          • J Jacquers

            Start working on that flux capacitor / future event prediction circuit...

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            Nelek
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            Like in Minority Report?

            Regards. -------- M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpfull answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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            • L Lost User

              I have just been asked to stop something happening, if something else does not happen after it. If the second thing does happen (actually it's a third thing) then the first thing does need to have happened. The times between the first and the third thing could be as long as several days. Gonna have to think about this one.

              Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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              Mycroft Holmes
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              I currently have a standing order for a telepathic module, would you like me to add a precognitive module to that request. We have up on the time travel module are being sued by a bunch of morlocks for invading their privacy!

              Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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              • L Lost User

                I have just been asked to stop something happening, if something else does not happen after it. If the second thing does happen (actually it's a third thing) then the first thing does need to have happened. The times between the first and the third thing could be as long as several days. Gonna have to think about this one.

                Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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                Sander Rossel
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                Tell the client that supercomputers nowadays can look into the future, but that such a computer is some billions over budget. That way you never said you can't do it, but the customer doesn't want to go on with it either :)

                It's an OO world.

                public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
                public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
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                • L Lost User

                  I have just been asked to stop something happening, if something else does not happen after it. If the second thing does happen (actually it's a third thing) then the first thing does need to have happened. The times between the first and the third thing could be as long as several days. Gonna have to think about this one.

                  Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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                  Clumpco
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                  Quantum Entanglement is your answer... I you are not sure which thing it is, this might help http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJOcvQpMu2A[^]

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                  • L Lost User

                    I have just been asked to stop something happening, if something else does not happen after it. If the second thing does happen (actually it's a third thing) then the first thing does need to have happened. The times between the first and the third thing could be as long as several days. Gonna have to think about this one.

                    Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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                    agolddog
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                    Assuming you're in a shop that uses a variant of agile methods, seems as if your first task is pretty well defined: 1) Implement a time machine. After that, the rest of the requirement becomes trivial.

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                    • L Lost User

                      I have just been asked to stop something happening, if something else does not happen after it. If the second thing does happen (actually it's a third thing) then the first thing does need to have happened. The times between the first and the third thing could be as long as several days. Gonna have to think about this one.

                      Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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                      Fabio Franco
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                      Create a black hole. Time is not relevant there.

                      To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson ---- Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia

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                      • L Lost User

                        I have just been asked to stop something happening, if something else does not happen after it. If the second thing does happen (actually it's a third thing) then the first thing does need to have happened. The times between the first and the third thing could be as long as several days. Gonna have to think about this one.

                        Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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                        RafagaX
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                        Well, as going back in time will create a parallel universe, and this will be done every time you do the second thing, you must be sure not to run on a multiverse overflow. :laugh:

                        CEO at: - Rafaga Systems - Para Facturas - Modern Components for the moment...

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                        • L Lost User

                          That would be the obvious solution, except that the things happen in one system and cause events in another system. This other system then sends messages to local government for regulatory purposes and has to happen at the correct date. There are hefty financial penalties for not doing so. Essentially what the user is trying to do with the request is cover themselves if they forget to do something later on, but they didn't think through the ramifications properly.

                          Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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                          Fenshaw
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                          Oh, it's Government. Why didn't you say so in the beginning. I thought there was a logical solution.

                          "To do is to be." [Descartes] "To be is to do." [Voltaire] "Do be do be do..."[Frank Sinatra]

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                          • L Lost User

                            I have just been asked to stop something happening, if something else does not happen after it. If the second thing does happen (actually it's a third thing) then the first thing does need to have happened. The times between the first and the third thing could be as long as several days. Gonna have to think about this one.

                            Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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                            Member_5893260
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                            All things continue until they finish.

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                            • L Lost User

                              I have just been asked to stop something happening, if something else does not happen after it. If the second thing does happen (actually it's a third thing) then the first thing does need to have happened. The times between the first and the third thing could be as long as several days. Gonna have to think about this one.

                              Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]

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                              DerekT P
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                              Chris, let me know when you've got that coded up; I've a use for it. if (!mynumbers_come_up_next_week()) { do_not_buy_lottery_ticket(); } Cheers...

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