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What activity keeps your mind occupied when you are needlessly in a meeting?

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    Mycroft Holmes
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    Only if you don't have to stand up and talk in the meeting.

    Never underestimate the power of human stupidity - RAH I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP

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      Only if you don't have to stand up and talk in the meeting.

      Never underestimate the power of human stupidity - RAH I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP

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      PIEBALDconsult
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      I haven't been to a same-room meeting in ages.

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      • M MarcusCole6833

        I tend to draw, or practice writing with my left hand!! And You? (I am right handed)

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        I try to match those present to the pub characters here: Star wars: A new hope - bar scene - YouTube[^]

        Peter Wasser "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell

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        • M MarcusCole6833

          I tend to draw, or practice writing with my left hand!! And You? (I am right handed)

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          RaviBee
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          I can't recall the last time this happened.  If it did, I would politely ask why my presence is required and excuse myself so I can return to doing real work. /ravi

          My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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          • M MarcusCole6833

            I tend to draw, or practice writing with my left hand!! And You? (I am right handed)

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            David Crow
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            I used to write code (snippets). Haven't been in one of those type of meetings in over 20 years. Nowadays, I am mandatory and have an active role.

            "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

            "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

            "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles

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            • M MarcusCole6833

              I tend to draw, or practice writing with my left hand!! And You? (I am right handed)

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              GKP1992
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              I used to do that "writing with your left hand" when I was in college lectures (most of them were pretty boring). Nowadays I tend to play LOTR in my head.

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              • M MarcusCole6833

                I tend to draw, or practice writing with my left hand!! And You? (I am right handed)

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                Wastedtalent
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                MarcusCole6833 wrote:

                (I am right handed)

                Worries me that you felt the need to state this...

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                • M MarcusCole6833

                  I tend to draw, or practice writing with my left hand!! And You? (I am right handed)

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                  Mark_Wallace
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                  Why else do laptops and codeproject exist?

                  I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                  • M MarcusCole6833

                    I tend to draw, or practice writing with my left hand!! And You? (I am right handed)

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                    Jorgen Andersson
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                    I leave

                    Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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                    • M MarcusCole6833

                      I tend to draw, or practice writing with my left hand!! And You? (I am right handed)

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                      Lost User
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                      I still try to pay attention to the meeting. With my last boss I could bet on him having a reason, sometimes political, sometimes for me to learn something new. I do not draw, since it looks like you're a bored kid who cannot be bothered to listen for a few minutes. Imagine spending a lot of money (>100k) on a product, sitting down with the devs, and then see two of the devs drawing pictures like they prefer not to be there.

                      Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

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                      • M MarcusCole6833

                        I tend to draw, or practice writing with my left hand!! And You? (I am right handed)

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                        Dr Walt Fair PE
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                        If I am needlesslty in a meeting, why would I need or want to keep my mind occupied?

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                        Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

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