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  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

    The NSA told me!

    Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

    Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Online
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    Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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    As always - NSA hears all, but tells as less as possible... I DO eat bacon - goose and turkey bacon :laugh:

    Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

    "It never ceases to amaze me that a spacecraft launched in 1977 can be fixed remotely from Earth." ― Brian Cox

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    • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

      What would be the first thing you do at the office when back from a 2 week vacation?

      Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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      BillWoodruff
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      Long coffee break, then long-lunch, then another coffee break, then go home early.

      «There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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      • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

        As always - NSA hears all, but tells as less as possible... I DO eat bacon - goose and turkey bacon :laugh:

        Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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        Daniel Pfeffer
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        Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:

        I DO eat bacon - goose and turkey bacon :laugh:

        bacon - definition of bacon in English from the Oxford dictionary[^] I'm sorry, but both the Oxford Dictionary of English and Merriam-Webster (for those who speak the U.S. dialect) refer to bacon as being made from pigs. Cured goose or turkey aren't called bacon.

        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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          Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:

          I DO eat bacon - goose and turkey bacon :laugh:

          bacon - definition of bacon in English from the Oxford dictionary[^] I'm sorry, but both the Oxford Dictionary of English and Merriam-Webster (for those who speak the U.S. dialect) refer to bacon as being made from pigs. Cured goose or turkey aren't called bacon.

          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

          Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Online
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          Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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          Psss...I only try to confuse NSA...

          Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

          "It never ceases to amaze me that a spacecraft launched in 1977 can be fixed remotely from Earth." ― Brian Cox

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          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

            Burn him! Burn him with fire! And I hear that he doesn't eat BACON either... clearly not a real developer... :laugh:

            Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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            Daniel Pfeffer
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            Horrors! For the last thirty-five years I was under the impression that the mark of a true developer was drinking caffeine, eating pizza, and working odd hours! (bows head in shame)

            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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            • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

              As always - NSA hears all, but tells as less as possible... I DO eat bacon - goose and turkey bacon :laugh:

              Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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              OriginalGriff
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              Pah! Mock bacon! That's like eating Carob and calling it Chocolate! Or Budweiser and calling it beer... :~

              Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
              "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                Horrors! For the last thirty-five years I was under the impression that the mark of a true developer was drinking caffeine, eating pizza, and working odd hours! (bows head in shame)

                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
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                Nah...BACON is definitely involved in the process!

                Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                • B BillWoodruff

                  Long coffee break, then long-lunch, then another coffee break, then go home early.

                  «There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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                  Forogar
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                  So, just a regular day; nothing special.

                  - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                    Nah...BACON is definitely involved in the process!

                    Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                    Forogar
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                    My pizzas always have BACON on them!

                    - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                    • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                      What would be the first thing you do at the office when back from a 2 week vacation?

                      Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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                      Mandeep8
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                      Tap into any email I missed, before its neccary to burn the midnight oil on some problem which is already known

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                      • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                        What would be the first thing you do at the office when back from a 2 week vacation?

                        Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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                        Sander Rossel
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                        Take a rest after a busy vacation! :D

                        Read my (free) ebook Object-Oriented Programming in C# Succinctly. Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles here on CodeProject.

                        Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                        Regards, Sander

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                        • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                          What would be the first thing you do at the office when back from a 2 week vacation?

                          Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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                          Marc Clifton
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                          Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:

                          What would be the first thing you do at the office when back from a 2 week vacation?

                          I'd either be thinking, I sure am glad I have an awesome job that I look forward to coming back to, or I'd be thinking, why am I wasting my life sitting in this cubicle, sifting through a couple hundred emails, catching up on git commits, and reviewing the latest JIRA bug reports? Marc

                          Imperative to Functional Programming Succinctly Contributors Wanted for Higher Order Programming Project! Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny

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                          • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                            What would be the first thing you do at the office when back from a 2 week vacation?

                            Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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                            zandam
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                            I'd take a coffee and then a second coffee. Then I'd read all mails and I'd wait the end of the day. Daily routine...

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                              I'd take a coffee and then a second coffee. Then I'd read all mails and I'd wait the end of the day. Daily routine...

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                              Herbie Mountjoy
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                              Bore my colleagues to death with my vacation tales and photographs. That is, if I can catch them...

                              I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.

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                              • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                                Not good...I'm a heretic...Do not drink coffee...

                                Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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                                xiecsuk
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                                Quote:

                                Not good...I'm a heretic...Do not drink coffee...

                                Who's talking about coffee? The only civilised drink is a nice cup of tea.

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                                • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                                  What would be the first thing you do at the office when back from a 2 week vacation?

                                  Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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                                  Rage
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                                  Delete all the emails.

                                  Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                                    Quote:

                                    Not good...I'm a heretic...Do not drink coffee...

                                    Who's talking about coffee? The only civilised drink is a nice cup of tea.

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                                    Daniel Pfeffer
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                                    Amen! At my previous place of employment (a startup), they asked for suggestions on how the work environment could be improved. I asked for afternoon tea and biscuits to be served on proper china. Needless to say, my suggestion was not accepted, and the company shut down soon after. I don't think there was a connection...

                                    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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                                    • D Daniel Pfeffer

                                      Amen! At my previous place of employment (a startup), they asked for suggestions on how the work environment could be improved. I asked for afternoon tea and biscuits to be served on proper china. Needless to say, my suggestion was not accepted, and the company shut down soon after. I don't think there was a connection...

                                      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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                                      xiecsuk
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                                      Daniel Pfeffer wrote:

                                      Needless to say, my suggestion was not accepted, and the company shut down soon after. I don't think there was a connection...

                                      Of course there was a connection. We wouldn't have built such a large empire without tea and tiffin at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. EDIT It all went to pot once coffee was introduced. EDIT

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                                      • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                                        What would be the first thing you do at the office when back from a 2 week vacation?

                                        Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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                                        RogelioP EX DE HL
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                                        Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:

                                        What would be the first thing you do at the office when back from a 2 week vacation?

                                        Open a bunch of Remote Admin sessions, spread lovingly on all available monitors, scribble something on a piece of paper... sip on the coffee... space out for about an hour or so :cool:

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                                        • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                                          What would be the first thing you do at the office when back from a 2 week vacation?

                                          Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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                                          carlospc1970
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                                          By the experiences of many friends: visit HR and make sure you still have a job. :(

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