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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:

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    OriginalGriff wrote:

    it's Herself's birthday

    Oh, same here.

    Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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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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      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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        OriginalGriff wrote:

        it's Herself's birthday

        Oh, same here.

        Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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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:

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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:

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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:

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

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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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                  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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                      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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                      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:

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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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