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  • M mgama

    I’ve also had an alarm clock programming dream/nightmare. I've never worked with developing embedded programs, so my dream/nightmare is that the alarm is going off (that’s the bug), I haven't a clue how to fix the bug, and a dead line is fast approaching (late for work). I know, it doesn't really make much sense, nor does it make any sense when I’m half asleep. The biggest problem is that this dream/nightmare repro's almost every night, for the past two years. I’ve thought of putting a computer on my night stand, and writing an alarm clock application, just so I could fix this dream/nightmare once and for all.

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    Jorgen Sigvardsson
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    mgama wrote: The biggest problem is that this dream/nightmare repro's almost every night, for the past two years. I’ve thought of putting a computer on my night stand, and writing an alarm clock application, just so I could fix this dream/nightmare once and for all. 2 years, eh!? You should see someone about it. For your own sake! -- Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben.

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    • D David Stone

      Never really dreamt about programming. But there have been times when I'll go to bed thinking about a problem and I'll wake up with a start in the middle of the night with the solution. It's kinda weird. :-D


      Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?

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      That's how about 50% of my really mind-boggling problems get solved. Steve T

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        mgama wrote: The biggest problem is that this dream/nightmare repro's almost every night, for the past two years. I’ve thought of putting a computer on my night stand, and writing an alarm clock application, just so I could fix this dream/nightmare once and for all. 2 years, eh!? You should see someone about it. For your own sake! -- Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben.

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        mgama
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        Naaa, thats for the weak. It doesn't bother me... its just wierd waking up with programming on the mind. The use of "nightmare" was more of a joke than anything.

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        • B brianwelsch

          This is more dementia, than anything I think. When I started getting into web design, I went through a little period where I'd imagine the HTML to layout my living room or desk as a web page. BW The Biggest Loser


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          Brian Olej
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          I've started taking my notes in history class in XML format. The thing is though, im not using a computer, im writing it all out by hand. Signature under construction.

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          • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

            I've also found the shower to be a great place of inspiration. :-D -- Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben.

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            Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: I've also found the shower to be a great place of inspiration. I find the toilet works well. Nothing like a dump to clear the mind and promote clear thought :rolleyes:

            Ryan

            "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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              Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: I've also found the shower to be a great place of inspiration. I find the toilet works well. Nothing like a dump to clear the mind and promote clear thought :rolleyes:

              Ryan

              "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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              Jorgen Sigvardsson
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              Really? I always get distracted by the splash. ;P -- Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben.

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              • G GISnet

                this thread are dumb

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                Vadim Tabakman
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                All your base are belong to us? If there's one thing I've learned, it's that life is one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead. - Homer Simpson

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                • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                  I don't have programming dreams. However, I sometimes dream I'm inside Unreal Tournament, fighting it out. That really freaks me out. :~ -- Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben.

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                  Vadim Tabakman
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                  hahahahaha :) If there's one thing I've learned, it's that life is one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead. - Homer Simpson

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                  • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                    Really? I always get distracted by the splash. ;P -- Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben.

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                    Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: I always get distracted by the splash. :rolleyes: I'm not even gonna say what my first reaction to that was... ;)

                    Ryan

                    "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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                    • S Steve Maier

                      The teaching post earlier reminded me of a dream that one of my students shared with me and I wanted to know of anyone else has had dreams like this. This student was probably the best programmer that I had taught. We had just started working on Windows programming and he was getting into the "everything is a window" mindset. He was half asleep one morning and his alarm clock went off. So in his dream he heard the alarm clock and tried to turn it off. But he was frantic because he could not find the HANDLE to the alarm clock so that he could either call the Off function or close the instance. Any other good programming dreams out there? Steve Maier, MCSD MCAD

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                      I frequently wake up in the middle of the night having worked out in my sleep the solution to a programming problem that was bugging me during the day -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Phoenix Paint - back from DPaint's ashes!

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                      • R Ryan Binns

                        Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: I always get distracted by the splash. :rolleyes: I'm not even gonna say what my first reaction to that was... ;)

                        Ryan

                        "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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                        Ryan Binns wrote: I'm not even gonna say what my first reaction to that was... "He's so right!" was your first thought. Admit it! ;) -- Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben.

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                        • S Steve Maier

                          The teaching post earlier reminded me of a dream that one of my students shared with me and I wanted to know of anyone else has had dreams like this. This student was probably the best programmer that I had taught. We had just started working on Windows programming and he was getting into the "everything is a window" mindset. He was half asleep one morning and his alarm clock went off. So in his dream he heard the alarm clock and tried to turn it off. But he was frantic because he could not find the HANDLE to the alarm clock so that he could either call the Off function or close the instance. Any other good programming dreams out there? Steve Maier, MCSD MCAD

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                          Henry miller
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                          Not programing exactly, but I was once doing math homework and couldn't figure out why my work wasn't making sense, even though the answer seemed right. Then on the next problem I caught my left hand pressing down on the paper as if there was a shift key there, while I wrote 9 with my right hand. I'm just glad I caught that before the test.

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                            The teaching post earlier reminded me of a dream that one of my students shared with me and I wanted to know of anyone else has had dreams like this. This student was probably the best programmer that I had taught. We had just started working on Windows programming and he was getting into the "everything is a window" mindset. He was half asleep one morning and his alarm clock went off. So in his dream he heard the alarm clock and tried to turn it off. But he was frantic because he could not find the HANDLE to the alarm clock so that he could either call the Off function or close the instance. Any other good programming dreams out there? Steve Maier, MCSD MCAD

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                            Richard Jones
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                            I have had them, but can't remember them afterwards. The ones I do remember are military related. I was doing house-clearing drills in my sleep (with voice and body movements).:-O My bed-mate did NOT appreciate this, and hit me! (ow! what was that for?):wtf: (twit) I've also done drill movements (attention, stand at ease, etc).:sigh: There is no doubt when the first automobile race occurred. It was when the second automobile was built. - Richard Petty

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                            • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                              Ryan Binns wrote: I'm not even gonna say what my first reaction to that was... "He's so right!" was your first thought. Admit it! ;) -- Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben.

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                              Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: "He's so right!" was your first thought. Admit it! Yeah :rolleyes: Actually, I believe it was something to do with laxatives, but I think I'll just drop it before it becomes soapbox material ;)

                              Ryan

                              "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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                              • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                                That's "this thread is dumb" or "these threads are dumb" to you. ;P -- Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben.

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                                GISnet
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                                I think you all missed the in my post. I realized when i wrote it that the verb tense didn't match. I also knew that a lot of people wouldn't get it. sic, Intentionally written so (indicative of intentional error especially in case of quoting misspelled words). I bought a Dell XPS gaming system, started a fan site, and never looked back.

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