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    Mike Hankey
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    When Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.. and I first joined CP as Old Timer. Forgot my password and had to create my current account. First person I came across was Marc Clifton. Been an awesome experience and met a lot of good people.

    The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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    • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

      When Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.. and I first joined CP as Old Timer. Forgot my password and had to create my current account. First person I came across was Marc Clifton. Been an awesome experience and met a lot of good people.

      The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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      Where does the time go? I've been here a while now - nowhere near you of course - but it seems like yesterday when I found the site, even though it's changed considerably since then. Anything you miss from those days (other than the soapbox, of course)?

      "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 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

        Where does the time go? I've been here a while now - nowhere near you of course - but it seems like yesterday when I found the site, even though it's changed considerably since then. Anything you miss from those days (other than the soapbox, of course)?

        "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 AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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        Mike Hankey
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        Friends; a few have drifted away and a couple have passed. Other than that the place is pretty much the same old; pleasurable, aggravating place! And as to the soapbox, yes and no!

        The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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        • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

          When Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.. and I first joined CP as Old Timer. Forgot my password and had to create my current account. First person I came across was Marc Clifton. Been an awesome experience and met a lot of good people.

          The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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          kmoorevs
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          :thumbsup: I kept winding up here via Google searches and signed up for the daily sarcasm newsletter. It was probably another couple of years before I started wasting time hanging out in the Lounge. I've been a solo developer for the last 15 years or so since I started working from home so it's nice to have this community full of some really smart people/interesting characters. The kind that will actually understand my current frustration of odata trial by fire. "Here's the address and your authorization key...have fun!" I'm getting there, no thanks to the simplified examples I keep finding...aggregates involving multiple objects seem to be a rarity...maybe I'm doing it wrong? :confused: Oh well, there's no penalty for wrong guesses! :laugh:

          "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse "Hope is contagious"

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          • K kmoorevs

            :thumbsup: I kept winding up here via Google searches and signed up for the daily sarcasm newsletter. It was probably another couple of years before I started wasting time hanging out in the Lounge. I've been a solo developer for the last 15 years or so since I started working from home so it's nice to have this community full of some really smart people/interesting characters. The kind that will actually understand my current frustration of odata trial by fire. "Here's the address and your authorization key...have fun!" I'm getting there, no thanks to the simplified examples I keep finding...aggregates involving multiple objects seem to be a rarity...maybe I'm doing it wrong? :confused: Oh well, there's no penalty for wrong guesses! :laugh:

            "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse "Hope is contagious"

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            Mike Hankey
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            Good place to share

            The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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            • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

              When Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.. and I first joined CP as Old Timer. Forgot my password and had to create my current account. First person I came across was Marc Clifton. Been an awesome experience and met a lot of good people.

              The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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              Marc Clifton
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              Mike Hankey wrote:

              First person I came across was Marc Clifton.

              :-D

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                Mike Hankey wrote:

                First person I came across was Marc Clifton.

                :-D

                Latest Article:
                Create a Digital Ocean Droplet for .NET Core Web API with a real SSL Certificate on a Domain

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                Mike Hankey
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                If I remember right you were helping me with a lame ass article I had written.

                The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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                • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                  If I remember right you were helping me with a lame ass article I had written.

                  The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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                  Marc Clifton
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                  Seems about right. But 20 years ago, it wasn't lame ass!

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                  Create a Digital Ocean Droplet for .NET Core Web API with a real SSL Certificate on a Domain

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                  • M Marc Clifton

                    Seems about right. But 20 years ago, it wasn't lame ass!

                    Latest Article:
                    Create a Digital Ocean Droplet for .NET Core Web API with a real SSL Certificate on a Domain

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                    :)

                    The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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                    • K kmoorevs

                      :thumbsup: I kept winding up here via Google searches and signed up for the daily sarcasm newsletter. It was probably another couple of years before I started wasting time hanging out in the Lounge. I've been a solo developer for the last 15 years or so since I started working from home so it's nice to have this community full of some really smart people/interesting characters. The kind that will actually understand my current frustration of odata trial by fire. "Here's the address and your authorization key...have fun!" I'm getting there, no thanks to the simplified examples I keep finding...aggregates involving multiple objects seem to be a rarity...maybe I'm doing it wrong? :confused: Oh well, there's no penalty for wrong guesses! :laugh:

                      "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse "Hope is contagious"

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                      Sander Rossel
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                      kmoorevs wrote:

                      it's nice to have this community full of some really smart people/interesting characters.

                      It really is! Unfortunately, I couldn't find any and I ended up here ;p

                      Best, Sander Azure DevOps Succinctly (free eBook) Azure Serverless Succinctly (free eBook) Migrating Apps to the Cloud with Azure arrgh.js - Bringing LINQ to JavaScript

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                      • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                        When Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.. and I first joined CP as Old Timer. Forgot my password and had to create my current account. First person I came across was Marc Clifton. Been an awesome experience and met a lot of good people.

                        The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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                        Sander Rossel
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                        A good 11 years for me already :omg: I've been doing this for 12 years and signed up on CP after about half a year :D I remember reading an article by HenryMinute, who unfortunately passed away. After reading it I signed up to ask him a question about it and he answered pretty quickly and was helpful. My first message on CP and absolutely noob question is right here under this article: Designing Nested Controls[^] :D

                        Best, Sander Azure DevOps Succinctly (free eBook) Azure Serverless Succinctly (free eBook) Migrating Apps to the Cloud with Azure arrgh.js - Bringing LINQ to JavaScript

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                        • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                          kmoorevs wrote:

                          it's nice to have this community full of some really smart people/interesting characters.

                          It really is! Unfortunately, I couldn't find any and I ended up here ;p

                          Best, Sander Azure DevOps Succinctly (free eBook) Azure Serverless Succinctly (free eBook) Migrating Apps to the Cloud with Azure arrgh.js - Bringing LINQ to JavaScript

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                          Daniel Pfeffer
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                          Sander Rossel wrote:

                          Unfortunately, I couldn't find any and I ended up here

                          Smile when you say that, stranger! :mad: :)

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                          • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                            When Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.. and I first joined CP as Old Timer. Forgot my password and had to create my current account. First person I came across was Marc Clifton. Been an awesome experience and met a lot of good people.

                            The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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                            Rage
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                            Mike Hankey wrote:

                            First person I came across was Marc Clifton. [..] met a lot of good people.

                            I am glad our lot could balance that false start :rolleyes: :-D

                            Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                            • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                              When Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.. and I first joined CP as Old Timer. Forgot my password and had to create my current account. First person I came across was Marc Clifton. Been an awesome experience and met a lot of good people.

                              The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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                              Nelek
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                              Over 16 years for me... CP is the oldest Website in my life and I think of it like a marriage (until death separate us).

                              Mike Hankey wrote:

                              Been an awesome experience and met a lot of good people.

                              Hell yeah!! 100% agree

                              M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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                              • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                                When Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.. and I first joined CP as Old Timer. Forgot my password and had to create my current account. First person I came across was Marc Clifton. Been an awesome experience and met a lot of good people.

                                The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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                                richwfowler
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                                I've been a "lurker" for many years. Can count on one hand the number of times I've responded/contributed. However, I REALLY appreciate being able to see these posting daily, especially since I've been WFH for the last 3+ years (pre-covid). I am definitely a "grey beard" started developing with paper tape - almost miss those days, NOT.

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                                  I've been a "lurker" for many years. Can count on one hand the number of times I've responded/contributed. However, I REALLY appreciate being able to see these posting daily, especially since I've been WFH for the last 3+ years (pre-covid). I am definitely a "grey beard" started developing with paper tape - almost miss those days, NOT.

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                                  Mike Hankey
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                                  I started with puNch cards but it was really expensive for me because I had 2 kids that I had to entertain when I went to computer room and they used a lot of them. :)

                                  The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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                                  • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                                    I started with puNch cards but it was really expensive for me because I had 2 kids that I had to entertain when I went to computer room and they used a lot of them. :)

                                    The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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                                    Andreas Mertens
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                                    Oh yes, punch cards. They made the best and worst confetti (they are really hard to vacuum up again....)

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                                      Oh yes, punch cards. They made the best and worst confetti (they are really hard to vacuum up again....)

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                                      Mike Hankey
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                                      I worked as a computer operator while attending college and we had a woman COBOL programmer bring in a box of cards to be run and one of the other operators dropped the box. We apologized profusely and gave them back to her to reorganize, she was upset but understanding. When she gave them back I dropped them and then she was pissed. I offered to help but she refused. I felt like crap!

                                      The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn JaxCoder.com

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