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    Neil Van Eps
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    Been hanging out in my apartment by myself way to long, it won't be too long before the guys in the white lab coats come to take me away... Neil Van Eps A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. - Mitch Ratliffe, Technology Review, April, 1992

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      Been hanging out in my apartment by myself way to long, it won't be too long before the guys in the white lab coats come to take me away... Neil Van Eps A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. - Mitch Ratliffe, Technology Review, April, 1992

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      Nish Nishant
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      Neil Van Eps wrote: Unemployment is boring You can improve yourself a good deal spiritually by reading science fiction and agatha christie in the interim period!!! Nish


      Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him.

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      • N Neil Van Eps

        Been hanging out in my apartment by myself way to long, it won't be too long before the guys in the white lab coats come to take me away... Neil Van Eps A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. - Mitch Ratliffe, Technology Review, April, 1992

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        Navin
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        I can imagine. You should get a job. :-D No generalization is 100% true. Not even this one.

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          Neil Van Eps wrote: Unemployment is boring You can improve yourself a good deal spiritually by reading science fiction and agatha christie in the interim period!!! Nish


          Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him.

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          lucy 0
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          Nish - Native CPian wrote: by reading science fiction I always scare myself to death when I read science fiction.:~

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          • N Neil Van Eps

            Been hanging out in my apartment by myself way to long, it won't be too long before the guys in the white lab coats come to take me away... Neil Van Eps A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. - Mitch Ratliffe, Technology Review, April, 1992

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            Dion
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            How long is too long? I just passed the 1 year mark and am still waiting for those guys to show up. Unemployment is a good mental test though and if you can maintain your sanity you'll be much stronger in the end ... maybe?

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              Nish - Native CPian wrote: by reading science fiction I always scare myself to death when I read science fiction.:~

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              Paul Watson
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              lucy wrote: I always scare myself to death when I read science fiction Please put down the Stephen King book and pick up an Asimov, Clarke, Bova or Pole book. Horror is not sci-fi. :) * Of course if you are reading a proper sci-fi book and are still scared, my apologies. Just that a lot of people lump Stephen King and his phony cronies in with the sci-fi geniuses, which just angers me. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge Tim Smith wrote: Over here in the third world of humor (a.k.a. BBC America), peterchen wrote: We should petition microsoft to a "target=_Paul" attribute.

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                Been hanging out in my apartment by myself way to long, it won't be too long before the guys in the white lab coats come to take me away... Neil Van Eps A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. - Mitch Ratliffe, Technology Review, April, 1992

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                Erik Westermann
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                I too have been *ahem* between jobs for a little while but I'm looking forward to landing a job. I'm busier now than when I had a job and look forward to being on a semi-regular work schedule again. Suggestions for staying busy:

                • Search for another job
                • Write an article or two and post it here - also looks good on the resume/CV
                • Read some good books
                • Write a book
                • Go for a work-out every day - when else would you have the time to do that?!
                • Do things that you didn't have time to do when you had a job

                Essam - Author, JScript .NET Programming
                ...and a bunch of articles around the Web

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                  lucy wrote: I always scare myself to death when I read science fiction Please put down the Stephen King book and pick up an Asimov, Clarke, Bova or Pole book. Horror is not sci-fi. :) * Of course if you are reading a proper sci-fi book and are still scared, my apologies. Just that a lot of people lump Stephen King and his phony cronies in with the sci-fi geniuses, which just angers me. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge Tim Smith wrote: Over here in the third world of humor (a.k.a. BBC America), peterchen wrote: We should petition microsoft to a "target=_Paul" attribute.

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                  Paul Watson wrote: Horror is not sci-fi well, nowadays sci-fi is making a lot of horible stories? think about the genetic engineering and X-files, Alien. X|

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                    Paul Watson wrote: Asimov, Clarke, Bova or Pole book Bova (correction) is my favourate sci-fi author. I've only read around 4 of his books so far, but I loved them all. Simon I need your clothes, your boots, and your copy of VS.NET. Sonork ID 100.10024

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                    Simon Walton wrote: Bole is my favourate sci-fi author Is this Bole of Star Trek?

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                      lucy wrote: I always scare myself to death when I read science fiction Please put down the Stephen King book and pick up an Asimov, Clarke, Bova or Pole book. Horror is not sci-fi. :) * Of course if you are reading a proper sci-fi book and are still scared, my apologies. Just that a lot of people lump Stephen King and his phony cronies in with the sci-fi geniuses, which just angers me. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge Tim Smith wrote: Over here in the third world of humor (a.k.a. BBC America), peterchen wrote: We should petition microsoft to a "target=_Paul" attribute.

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                      Paul Watson wrote: Asimov, Clarke, Bova or Pole book Bova (correction) is my favourate sci-fi author. I've only read around 4 of his books so far, but I loved them all. Simon I need your clothes, your boots, and your copy of VS.NET. Sonork ID 100.10024

                      Recent bug fixes to Walton's pr0n organiser v1.2b - fixed a bug where the user's FAT table would be wiped for no reason - fixed a bug where the user's computer would explode, killing everyone within a 5 foot radius

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                        Simon Walton wrote: Bole is my favourate sci-fi author Is this Bole of Star Trek?

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                        Yes, Mr Typo's friend. :) Simon I need your clothes, your boots, and your copy of VS.NET. Sonork ID 100.10024

                        Recent bug fixes to Walton's pr0n organiser v1.2b - fixed a bug where the user's FAT table would be wiped for no reason - fixed a bug where the user's computer would explode, killing everyone within a 5 foot radius

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                          Been hanging out in my apartment by myself way to long, it won't be too long before the guys in the white lab coats come to take me away... Neil Van Eps A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. - Mitch Ratliffe, Technology Review, April, 1992

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                          Go exploring! - Jason (SonorkID 100.611) "I just recieved an email from myself but I didn't send it ?"       - Colin Davies, Sonork conference

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                            Neil Van Eps wrote: Unemployment is boring You can improve yourself a good deal spiritually by reading science fiction and agatha christie in the interim period!!! Nish


                            Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him.

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                            I'm trying to achieve spiritual improvement by reading Tom's Inside C#. :) /ravi Help put "civil" back into "civilization" http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com

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                              lucy wrote: I always scare myself to death when I read science fiction Please put down the Stephen King book and pick up an Asimov, Clarke, Bova or Pole book. Horror is not sci-fi. :) * Of course if you are reading a proper sci-fi book and are still scared, my apologies. Just that a lot of people lump Stephen King and his phony cronies in with the sci-fi geniuses, which just angers me. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge Tim Smith wrote: Over here in the third world of humor (a.k.a. BBC America), peterchen wrote: We should petition microsoft to a "target=_Paul" attribute.

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                              Jason Henderson
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                              Asimov is the king of sci-fi. Sorry, was the king. Like it or not, I'm right.

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                                Asimov is the king of sci-fi. Sorry, was the king. Like it or not, I'm right.

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                                Jason Henderson wrote: Asimov is the king of sci-fi. Sorry, was the king. I would agree. His stories played in realms where the protagonists and antagonists were people. Lately sci-fi seems to exist in this Luddite world where the good guy is fighting the "evil creation of science" - nanotechnology, genetic manipulation, cyborgs, robots... This is even more prevalent in film and TV with shows like Matrix, and X-files, even Star Trek TNG where the spent half the time trying to survive their own holodeck! Dave Huff 'tis a silly place!

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