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  • P PIEBALDconsult

    Surely you need a dropdown.

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    Lost User
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    already get that with dropdowns for year of birth... have to scroll more than a few times to get to mine. Seriously, why cant they start low and let the kids [with more energy] scroll down?

    This internet thing is amazing! Letting people use it: worst idea ever!

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      already get that with dropdowns for year of birth... have to scroll more than a few times to get to mine. Seriously, why cant they start low and let the kids [with more energy] scroll down?

      This internet thing is amazing! Letting people use it: worst idea ever!

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      OriginalGriff
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      You mean you give your real age? :omg: I generally just pick one over 21 as I can't be bothered to scroll down that far...

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      "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

        You mean you give your real age? :omg: I generally just pick one over 21 as I can't be bothered to scroll down that far...

        Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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        The pompey
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        So do I and chose the day and month at random, then get confused when I get birthday related messages on random dates. On the upside I can dine for free at least once a month on my 'birthday' at different restaurants.

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        • J Johnny J

          Gotta use that on the next web site I design: Clickety[^] :laugh:

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          Winston Churchill, 1944
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          Mark Twain

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          Mike Hankey
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          I'm working on a site now and this is a must have.

          Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright

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          • T The pompey

            So do I and chose the day and month at random, then get confused when I get birthday related messages on random dates. On the upside I can dine for free at least once a month on my 'birthday' at different restaurants.

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            OriginalGriff
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            I generally pick Jan 1st - partly because it's Herself's birthday so easy to remember, partly because I don't have to scroll at all! :laugh:

            Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

            "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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            • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

              I'm working on a site now and this is a must have.

              Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright

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              OriginalGriff
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              #10

              Replace the scroll bar with "Left" and "Right" buttons that don't autorepeat. :-D

              Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

              "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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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                Replace the scroll bar with "Left" and "Right" buttons that don't autorepeat. :-D

                Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                Mike Hankey
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                Now why didn't I think of that? Oh wait I don't work for uSoft.

                Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright

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                • J Johnny J

                  Gotta use that on the next web site I design: Clickety[^] :laugh:

                  Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                  Anonymous
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                  The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                  Winston Churchill, 1944
                  -----
                  Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
                  Mark Twain

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                  szukuro
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                  There are actually way worse solutions than that one :) Programmers imagine the most ridiculous ways to enter a phone number into a form — Quartz[^]

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                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                    I generally pick Jan 1st - partly because it's Herself's birthday so easy to remember, partly because I don't have to scroll at all! :laugh:

                    Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                    Rage
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                    OriginalGriff wrote:

                    it's Herself's birthday

                    Oh, same here.

                    Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                    • S szukuro

                      There are actually way worse solutions than that one :) Programmers imagine the most ridiculous ways to enter a phone number into a form — Quartz[^]

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                      Gary Wheeler
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                      Hmm. No, I'm serious: hmm. Have the user hum, sample the microphone sound input, divvy the frequency range from 80 to 3,400 Hz into 1010-1 intervals, and voila! Easy-peasy. Best of all, this approach doesn't use any screen real estate.

                      Software Zen: delete this;

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                      • R Rage

                        OriginalGriff wrote:

                        it's Herself's birthday

                        Oh, same here.

                        Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                        OriginalGriff
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                        It's a PITA, isn't it? You have to be imaginative for Xmas presents, and then again a week later ... :sigh:

                        Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                        "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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                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                          It's a PITA, isn't it? You have to be imaginative for Xmas presents, and then again a week later ... :sigh:

                          Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                          OriginalGriff wrote:

                          It's a PITA, isn't it? You have to be imaginative for Xmas presents, and then again a week later ... :sigh:

                          The looxury! You get a week, I have a day. Missus's birthday on Boxing Day.

                          Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                            It's a PITA, isn't it? You have to be imaginative for Xmas presents, and then again a week later ... :sigh:

                            Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                            Mycroft Holmes
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                            Train them early, forget for the first 5 years in a row and they start doing all the work for you. I have not bought a present (nor received one) in decades, she buys the presents for the kids and threatens me with the job if I dare complain. We are however going out to a restaurant of her choice tonight though, at her prompting.

                            Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                              OriginalGriff wrote:

                              It's a PITA, isn't it? You have to be imaginative for Xmas presents, and then again a week later ... :sigh:

                              The looxury! You get a week, I have a day. Missus's birthday on Boxing Day.

                              Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                              Johnny J
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                              Has Anyone Seen Mike Hunt wrote:

                              Missus's birthday on Boxing Day.

                              So? That's easy - just get her new gloves... :laugh:

                              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
                              -----
                              Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
                              Mark Twain

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                                OriginalGriff wrote:

                                It's a PITA, isn't it? You have to be imaginative for Xmas presents, and then again a week later ... :sigh:

                                The looxury! You get a week, I have a day. Missus's birthday on Boxing Day.

                                Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                                OriginalGriff
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                                Ouch! It should be illegal not to use contraception during March and April: think of the kids! :laugh:

                                Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                                "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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                                • M Mycroft Holmes

                                  Train them early, forget for the first 5 years in a row and they start doing all the work for you. I have not bought a present (nor received one) in decades, she buys the presents for the kids and threatens me with the job if I dare complain. We are however going out to a restaurant of her choice tonight though, at her prompting.

                                  Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                                  xiecsuk
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                                  I'm with you on this. She just buys her own present. I'm fed up with the number of times presents bought in the past seem to have disappeared on day 3.

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                                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                    Ouch! It should be illegal not to use contraception during March and April: think of the kids! :laugh:

                                    Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                                    OriginalGriff wrote:

                                    Ouch! It should be illegal not to use contraception during March and April: think of the kids! :laugh:

                                    Piece this one together for no idea on how to plan. Her Mother is the 21-12 and her Dad is 27-12 so they go and put her right in the middle. Bloody Wogs can't do basic maths.

                                    Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                                    • S szukuro

                                      There are actually way worse solutions than that one :) Programmers imagine the most ridiculous ways to enter a phone number into a form — Quartz[^]

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                                      DerekT P
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                                      I was going to suggest this[^], but then I realised I was doing it wrong and corrected to this[^] If you recognise this number, you're probably as old as me. :-(

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                                      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                        It's a PITA, isn't it? You have to be imaginative for Xmas presents, and then again a week later ... :sigh:

                                        Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                                        milo xml
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                                        I'm glad you don't just do the "Here's your Christmas AND Birthday present!" like I used to get. :laugh: On the plus side, everyone has a good time on my birthday, New Years Eve.

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                                        • G Gary Wheeler

                                          Hmm. No, I'm serious: hmm. Have the user hum, sample the microphone sound input, divvy the frequency range from 80 to 3,400 Hz into 1010-1 intervals, and voila! Easy-peasy. Best of all, this approach doesn't use any screen real estate.

                                          Software Zen: delete this;

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                                          B Alex Robinson
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                                          Oh, man. Where's the "like" button?

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