Thought of the day
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Good candidates as well. Symantec and InstallShield deserve extra attention for taking once great product lines and making them suck so hard they have an event horizon.
Software Zen:
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Does an imaginative assassin specialise in surprise endings?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
Of corpse you expect people to join you in this. Well - it's not that bad a pun. Carrion with what you are doing.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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OriginalGriff wrote:
There are some people for whom a "normal" exit just wouldn't be enough
My list: 1. The Microsoft Device Driver group. 2. The Lotus Notes development team. 3. The entire InstallShield company staff (if they still exist as an operating unit). ...
Software Zen:
delete this;Might I please add in: Customer Support at Virgin Mobil Customer Support at Roku Can one add a few bucks to the contract to ensure it's done painfully?
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Why do I get the feeling you're targeting him? /ravi
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Of corpse I'm not!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Of corpse I'm not!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
OK, let's bury this argument. /ravi
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making them suck so hard they have an event horizon
:thumbsup: :laugh:
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
Ah you got that before I had chance.
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OK, let's bury this argument. /ravi
My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
Alright, so long as there are no grave consequences.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Alright, so long as there are no grave consequences.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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OriginalGriff wrote:
could probably charge a premium for "special" jobs.
Like Paris in the springtime? :confused:
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the timeI think it would be more a case of Arsenic and Old Lace. :)
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
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OriginalGriff wrote:
There are some people for whom a "normal" exit just wouldn't be enough
My list: 1. The Microsoft Device Driver group. 2. The Lotus Notes development team. 3. The entire InstallShield company staff (if they still exist as an operating unit). ...
Software Zen:
delete this;As someday it may happen that a victim must be found I have a little list (I have a little list) Of society's offenders who might well be underground And who never would be missed (they never would be missed) There's the pestilential nuisance who calls for "Tech Support" All people who write programs that exit with abort() All children with homework who want answers just too pat All persons who write viruses and other stuff like that And all third parties who on weaker codes insist They'd none of them be missed (they'd none of them be missed) ... (With apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan)
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
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As someday it may happen that a victim must be found I have a little list (I have a little list) Of society's offenders who might well be underground And who never would be missed (they never would be missed) There's the pestilential nuisance who calls for "Tech Support" All people who write programs that exit with abort() All children with homework who want answers just too pat All persons who write viruses and other stuff like that And all third parties who on weaker codes insist They'd none of them be missed (they'd none of them be missed) ... (With apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan)
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
:thumbsup: :laugh:
Software Zen:
delete this;
