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  • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

    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
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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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      • K Kant

        * 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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        BrockVnm
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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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        • K Kant

          * 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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          • K Kant

            * 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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            DavidNohejl
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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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            • K Kant

              * 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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              Paul Watson
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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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                Shog9 0
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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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                • P peterchen

                  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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                  eggie5
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                  I DO THAT! i think i do that on everybody, eventually... /\ |_ E X E GG

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                  • P peterchen

                    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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                    • K Kant

                      * 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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                      Heath Stewart
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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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                      • K Kant

                        * 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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                        • K KevinMac

                          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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                          • T Tom Archer

                            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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                            :-O The tigress is here :-D

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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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                              BrockVnm wrote: 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 My mother once went into Dixons (similar in the UK) and found she knew more than the lad selling the PCs ! :laugh: Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D

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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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                                Roland Bar
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                                ... you want to do 'undo' or try to get the last good version (undo Checkout) of your life after creating some bullsh*t. ;) Roland


                                Wenn Du diesen Satz irgendwo liest, ignoriere ihn.

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                                • R Roger Wright

                                  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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                                  In my house it does! :-D The kindest thing you can do for a stupid person, and for the gene pool, is to let him expire of his own dumb choices. [Roger Wright on stupid people] We're like private member functions [John Theal on R&D] We're figuring out the parent thing as we go though. Kinda like setting up Linux for the first time ya' know... [Nitron]

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