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    * You use the ISO date format in email conversations with friends ("Let's meet on 2004-11-02"). * You think of malformed HTML when you discover a "<" character on the milk carton. * You believe your memory works like a computer, and you often make references to this ("I had her phone number in my short term memory but it got deleted"). * You don't know the name of your new colleague, even though she's been working in the same office for a month (you do know details of the latest Java release, though). * Whenever you spill coffee you want to hit Ctrl+Z. * You think of character encoding issues when you write on paper. * You start counting at 0 instead of 1. * You avoid redundancy when you talk but you enjoy the confusion caused by triple negation. * You won't say "bless you" when someone sneezes – "don't feed the trolls!" * You feel IRC is the perfect place to spend Valentines. * You think FrontPage and WYSIWYG are for sissies. * You had a blog before the word was invented. * You think the vi editor is actually usable. And the number one sign you are a programming geek: * You think programming jokes are funny.
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      * You use the ISO date format in email conversations with friends ("Let's meet on 2004-11-02"). * You think of malformed HTML when you discover a "<" character on the milk carton. * You believe your memory works like a computer, and you often make references to this ("I had her phone number in my short term memory but it got deleted"). * You don't know the name of your new colleague, even though she's been working in the same office for a month (you do know details of the latest Java release, though). * Whenever you spill coffee you want to hit Ctrl+Z. * You think of character encoding issues when you write on paper. * You start counting at 0 instead of 1. * You avoid redundancy when you talk but you enjoy the confusion caused by triple negation. * You won't say "bless you" when someone sneezes – "don't feed the trolls!" * You feel IRC is the perfect place to spend Valentines. * You think FrontPage and WYSIWYG are for sissies. * You had a blog before the word was invented. * You think the vi editor is actually usable. And the number one sign you are a programming geek: * You think programming jokes are funny.
      Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift -that's why it's called the present
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      El Corazon
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      Kant wrote: * You don't know the name of your new colleague, even though she's been working in the same office for a month (you do know details of the latest Java release, though). actually, she was here several months before I learned it.... you missed the all time favorite.... "you can count to 31 using one hand" (just don't count 4 when your boss comes in), egad I am a Programming Geek.... _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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        * You use the ISO date format in email conversations with friends ("Let's meet on 2004-11-02"). * You think of malformed HTML when you discover a "<" character on the milk carton. * You believe your memory works like a computer, and you often make references to this ("I had her phone number in my short term memory but it got deleted"). * You don't know the name of your new colleague, even though she's been working in the same office for a month (you do know details of the latest Java release, though). * Whenever you spill coffee you want to hit Ctrl+Z. * You think of character encoding issues when you write on paper. * You start counting at 0 instead of 1. * You avoid redundancy when you talk but you enjoy the confusion caused by triple negation. * You won't say "bless you" when someone sneezes – "don't feed the trolls!" * You feel IRC is the perfect place to spend Valentines. * You think FrontPage and WYSIWYG are for sissies. * You had a blog before the word was invented. * You think the vi editor is actually usable. And the number one sign you are a programming geek: * You think programming jokes are funny.
        Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift -that's why it's called the present
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        peterchen
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        Kant wrote: You don't know the name of your new colleague, As soon as you do, you google for her name, to learn a bit more... :rolleyes:


        we are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is Vonnegut jr.
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          Kant wrote: You don't know the name of your new colleague, As soon as you do, you google for her name, to learn a bit more... :rolleyes:


          we are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is Vonnegut jr.
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          peterchen wrote: As soon as you do, you google for her name, to learn a bit more... Hmm. I think that's called stalking... :~ Cheers, Tom Archer "Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." - William Blake * Inside C# -Second Edition * Visual C++.NET Bible * Extending MFC Applications with the .NET Framework

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            * You use the ISO date format in email conversations with friends ("Let's meet on 2004-11-02"). * You think of malformed HTML when you discover a "<" character on the milk carton. * You believe your memory works like a computer, and you often make references to this ("I had her phone number in my short term memory but it got deleted"). * You don't know the name of your new colleague, even though she's been working in the same office for a month (you do know details of the latest Java release, though). * Whenever you spill coffee you want to hit Ctrl+Z. * You think of character encoding issues when you write on paper. * You start counting at 0 instead of 1. * You avoid redundancy when you talk but you enjoy the confusion caused by triple negation. * You won't say "bless you" when someone sneezes – "don't feed the trolls!" * You feel IRC is the perfect place to spend Valentines. * You think FrontPage and WYSIWYG are for sissies. * You had a blog before the word was invented. * You think the vi editor is actually usable. And the number one sign you are a programming geek: * You think programming jokes are funny.
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            Jorgen Sigvardsson
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            Kant wrote: You use the ISO date format in email conversations with friends That's normal. :~ Kant wrote: Whenever you spill coffee you want to hit Ctrl+Z What good is SIGTSTP in a situation like that? :suss: Kant wrote: You think the vi editor is actually usable Anyone who have used it to its full potential does. Really. :) -- Weiter, weiter, ins verderben. Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben. I blog too now[^]

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              peterchen wrote: As soon as you do, you google for her name, to learn a bit more... Hmm. I think that's called stalking... :~ Cheers, Tom Archer "Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." - William Blake * Inside C# -Second Edition * Visual C++.NET Bible * Extending MFC Applications with the .NET Framework

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              Jorgen Sigvardsson
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              Tom Archer wrote: Hmm. I think that's called stalking... For socially inept, that's being social. Or something. :~ -- Weiter, weiter, ins verderben. Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben. I blog too now[^]

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                * You use the ISO date format in email conversations with friends ("Let's meet on 2004-11-02"). * You think of malformed HTML when you discover a "<" character on the milk carton. * You believe your memory works like a computer, and you often make references to this ("I had her phone number in my short term memory but it got deleted"). * You don't know the name of your new colleague, even though she's been working in the same office for a month (you do know details of the latest Java release, though). * Whenever you spill coffee you want to hit Ctrl+Z. * You think of character encoding issues when you write on paper. * You start counting at 0 instead of 1. * You avoid redundancy when you talk but you enjoy the confusion caused by triple negation. * You won't say "bless you" when someone sneezes – "don't feed the trolls!" * You feel IRC is the perfect place to spend Valentines. * You think FrontPage and WYSIWYG are for sissies. * You had a blog before the word was invented. * You think the vi editor is actually usable. And the number one sign you are a programming geek: * You think programming jokes are funny.
                Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift -that's why it's called the present
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                Judah Gabriel Himango
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                Kant wrote: * Whenever you spill coffee you want to hit Ctrl+Z. Sadly I have had that thought pop in my mind several times now when I make a mistake in real life. :-) For me, I know I'm a geek as I get aggrevated when people try to talk about technology but have no idea what the hell they're talking about. Some actual examples: "So you make programs by typing A+ codes into the notepad?" "Can I load your internet with that red button?" "ICQ? Where's the instant messenger, I mean like MSN?" "Cheat codes? Oooh like a secret recipe huh?" and for toppers, "I just love my AOL!" (sorry hun if you're reading this ;-))

                Any remotely useful information on my blog will be removed immediately.

                There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who have heard of the ubiquitous, overused, worn-out-like-an-old-shoe binary "joke" and those who haven't. Judah Himango

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                  Tom Archer wrote: Hmm. I think that's called stalking... For socially inept, that's being social. Or something. :~ -- Weiter, weiter, ins verderben. Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben. I blog too now[^]

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                  Now I know where all my Web page hits are coming from :wtf: :-D Cheers, Tom Archer "Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." - William Blake * Inside C# -Second Edition * Visual C++.NET Bible * Extending MFC Applications with the .NET Framework

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                    Kant wrote: You use the ISO date format in email conversations with friends That's normal. :~ Kant wrote: Whenever you spill coffee you want to hit Ctrl+Z What good is SIGTSTP in a situation like that? :suss: Kant wrote: You think the vi editor is actually usable Anyone who have used it to its full potential does. Really. :) -- Weiter, weiter, ins verderben. Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben. I blog too now[^]

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                    Anyone who have used it to its full potential is a geek. trust me on that.


                    we are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is Vonnegut jr.
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                      Anyone who have used it to its full potential is a geek. trust me on that.


                      we are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is Vonnegut jr.
                      boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist | doxygen

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                      Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                      Some non-geeks wander by mistake.. ;) -- Weiter, weiter, ins verderben. Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben. I blog too now[^]

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                        * You use the ISO date format in email conversations with friends ("Let's meet on 2004-11-02"). * You think of malformed HTML when you discover a "<" character on the milk carton. * You believe your memory works like a computer, and you often make references to this ("I had her phone number in my short term memory but it got deleted"). * You don't know the name of your new colleague, even though she's been working in the same office for a month (you do know details of the latest Java release, though). * Whenever you spill coffee you want to hit Ctrl+Z. * You think of character encoding issues when you write on paper. * You start counting at 0 instead of 1. * You avoid redundancy when you talk but you enjoy the confusion caused by triple negation. * You won't say "bless you" when someone sneezes – "don't feed the trolls!" * You feel IRC is the perfect place to spend Valentines. * You think FrontPage and WYSIWYG are for sissies. * You had a blog before the word was invented. * You think the vi editor is actually usable. And the number one sign you are a programming geek: * You think programming jokes are funny.
                        Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift -that's why it's called the present
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                        Kant wrote: * You think the vi editor is actually usable When you are typing in notepad or your ide and start typing i to get into input mode and then type esc and then d when you make a mistake and you come to the realization that you are not in vi....doh. It drives me crazy when my cousin starts telling me about the latest technology and how it works just because he is the "computer manager" at best buy.....ok I have now proved my geekness ;P


                        There are 10 kinds of people in this world. Those who understand binary and those who don't. We shouldn't assume something's debugged just because everyone in the whole world has access to the source code.

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                          * You use the ISO date format in email conversations with friends ("Let's meet on 2004-11-02"). * You think of malformed HTML when you discover a "<" character on the milk carton. * You believe your memory works like a computer, and you often make references to this ("I had her phone number in my short term memory but it got deleted"). * You don't know the name of your new colleague, even though she's been working in the same office for a month (you do know details of the latest Java release, though). * Whenever you spill coffee you want to hit Ctrl+Z. * You think of character encoding issues when you write on paper. * You start counting at 0 instead of 1. * You avoid redundancy when you talk but you enjoy the confusion caused by triple negation. * You won't say "bless you" when someone sneezes – "don't feed the trolls!" * You feel IRC is the perfect place to spend Valentines. * You think FrontPage and WYSIWYG are for sissies. * You had a blog before the word was invented. * You think the vi editor is actually usable. And the number one sign you are a programming geek: * You think programming jokes are funny.
                          Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift -that's why it's called the present
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                          Roger Wright
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                          Does * You set all the clocks at home and work to match your PC, because you have it linked to the NIST time server count?:-O "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City

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                            * You use the ISO date format in email conversations with friends ("Let's meet on 2004-11-02"). * You think of malformed HTML when you discover a "<" character on the milk carton. * You believe your memory works like a computer, and you often make references to this ("I had her phone number in my short term memory but it got deleted"). * You don't know the name of your new colleague, even though she's been working in the same office for a month (you do know details of the latest Java release, though). * Whenever you spill coffee you want to hit Ctrl+Z. * You think of character encoding issues when you write on paper. * You start counting at 0 instead of 1. * You avoid redundancy when you talk but you enjoy the confusion caused by triple negation. * You won't say "bless you" when someone sneezes – "don't feed the trolls!" * You feel IRC is the perfect place to spend Valentines. * You think FrontPage and WYSIWYG are for sissies. * You had a blog before the word was invented. * You think the vi editor is actually usable. And the number one sign you are a programming geek: * You think programming jokes are funny.
                            Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift -that's why it's called the present
                            This signature was created by "Code Project Quoter".

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                            Kant wrote: You think of malformed HTML when you discover a "<" character on the milk carton. LOL :-D Kant wrote: * You think FrontPage and WYSIWYG are for sissies. I don't know what "sissi" means, bt it looks silly enought to agree :) reminds my when schoolmate asked me what editor do I use for MathML on mi site... I couldn't understand why to use editor and he couldn't belive that I wrote all the MathML by hand :) Kant wrote: * You think programming jokes are funny. Even worse (better?), I think math jokes are funny as well! ;P regards, David 'DNH' Nohejl Never forget: "Stay kul and happy" (I.A.)

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                              * You use the ISO date format in email conversations with friends ("Let's meet on 2004-11-02"). * You think of malformed HTML when you discover a "<" character on the milk carton. * You believe your memory works like a computer, and you often make references to this ("I had her phone number in my short term memory but it got deleted"). * You don't know the name of your new colleague, even though she's been working in the same office for a month (you do know details of the latest Java release, though). * Whenever you spill coffee you want to hit Ctrl+Z. * You think of character encoding issues when you write on paper. * You start counting at 0 instead of 1. * You avoid redundancy when you talk but you enjoy the confusion caused by triple negation. * You won't say "bless you" when someone sneezes – "don't feed the trolls!" * You feel IRC is the perfect place to spend Valentines. * You think FrontPage and WYSIWYG are for sissies. * You had a blog before the word was invented. * You think the vi editor is actually usable. And the number one sign you are a programming geek: * You think programming jokes are funny.
                              Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift -that's why it's called the present
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                              * You won't say "bless you" when someone sneezes – "don't feed the trolls!" :confused: Pardon? regards, Paul Watson South Africa Michael Dunn wrote: "except the sod who voted this a 1, NO SOUP FOR YOU" Crikey! ain't life grand?

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                                * You won't say "bless you" when someone sneezes – "don't feed the trolls!" :confused: Pardon? regards, Paul Watson South Africa Michael Dunn wrote: "except the sod who voted this a 1, NO SOUP FOR YOU" Crikey! ain't life grand?

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                                Aparently the author thinks there are people so dedicated to their... "craft"... that they'll undertake the blindingly difficult task of learning to fake a sneeze, just to garner a knee-jerk response.
                                "The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things..."

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                                  Kant wrote: You don't know the name of your new colleague, As soon as you do, you google for her name, to learn a bit more... :rolleyes:


                                  we are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is Vonnegut jr.
                                  boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist | doxygen

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                                  I DO THAT! i think i do that on everybody, eventually... /\ |_ E X E GG

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                                    Kant wrote: You don't know the name of your new colleague, As soon as you do, you google for her name, to learn a bit more... :rolleyes:


                                    we are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is Vonnegut jr.
                                    boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist | doxygen

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                                    Edbert P
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                                    And here I thought I was the only one. Sheesh...;P Edbert P. Sydney, Australia.

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                                      * You use the ISO date format in email conversations with friends ("Let's meet on 2004-11-02"). * You think of malformed HTML when you discover a "<" character on the milk carton. * You believe your memory works like a computer, and you often make references to this ("I had her phone number in my short term memory but it got deleted"). * You don't know the name of your new colleague, even though she's been working in the same office for a month (you do know details of the latest Java release, though). * Whenever you spill coffee you want to hit Ctrl+Z. * You think of character encoding issues when you write on paper. * You start counting at 0 instead of 1. * You avoid redundancy when you talk but you enjoy the confusion caused by triple negation. * You won't say "bless you" when someone sneezes – "don't feed the trolls!" * You feel IRC is the perfect place to spend Valentines. * You think FrontPage and WYSIWYG are for sissies. * You had a blog before the word was invented. * You think the vi editor is actually usable. And the number one sign you are a programming geek: * You think programming jokes are funny.
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                                      I can relate to almost every one of those, except... Kant wrote: You think of character encoding issues when you write on paper. Geeks don't write on...what did you call it...paper. White boards, maybe, but not paper. Kant wrote: You think the vi editor is actually usable. It[^] is usable! I do much of my coding with vim and a handful of custom vim scripts! :) Thanks for the insightful confirmation :) This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Software Design Engineer Developer Division Sustained Engineering Microsoft [My Articles] [My Blog]

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                                        * You use the ISO date format in email conversations with friends ("Let's meet on 2004-11-02"). * You think of malformed HTML when you discover a "<" character on the milk carton. * You believe your memory works like a computer, and you often make references to this ("I had her phone number in my short term memory but it got deleted"). * You don't know the name of your new colleague, even though she's been working in the same office for a month (you do know details of the latest Java release, though). * Whenever you spill coffee you want to hit Ctrl+Z. * You think of character encoding issues when you write on paper. * You start counting at 0 instead of 1. * You avoid redundancy when you talk but you enjoy the confusion caused by triple negation. * You won't say "bless you" when someone sneezes – "don't feed the trolls!" * You feel IRC is the perfect place to spend Valentines. * You think FrontPage and WYSIWYG are for sissies. * You had a blog before the word was invented. * You think the vi editor is actually usable. And the number one sign you are a programming geek: * You think programming jokes are funny.
                                        Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift -that's why it's called the present
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                                        KevinMac
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                                        What do you mean "You think the vi editor is actually usable" I thought it was. Is there something better out there? Wow something better than vi I shutter at the thought what more could you want? ;P

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                                          What do you mean "You think the vi editor is actually usable" I thought it was. Is there something better out there? Wow something better than vi I shutter at the thought what more could you want? ;P

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                                          Matt Gerrans
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                                          Emacs of course. Matt Gerrans

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