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[XKCD] : Numbers don't lie!

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    Diagon Alley
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    An oldie but a goodie[^] ;)

    If you need a hammer get C and shut up. If you need a nail gun get C++ and shut up. If you don't need *those* things (and good design should tell you) then by all means get a factory, factory, factory. --code-frog Why would you need to date, when C++ is your soul mate?! --Steve Echols

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      An oldie but a goodie[^] ;)

      If you need a hammer get C and shut up. If you need a nail gun get C++ and shut up. If you don't need *those* things (and good design should tell you) then by all means get a factory, factory, factory. --code-frog Why would you need to date, when C++ is your soul mate?! --Steve Echols

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      Dalek Dave
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      The frightening thing about that is I am probably married to my boss then. If you take sleep out of the equation I spend more time in the office than with my wife! OooErr!

      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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        The frightening thing about that is I am probably married to my boss then. If you take sleep out of the equation I spend more time in the office than with my wife! OooErr!

        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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        Media2r
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        Luckily I don't. Spend more time in the office than with your wife. :P //L

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          The frightening thing about that is I am probably married to my boss then. If you take sleep out of the equation I spend more time in the office than with my wife! OooErr!

          ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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          Nish Nishant
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          Well, if you broaden the scope to include inanimate objects, then most of us are probably married to a laptop or desktop.

          Regards, Nish


          Blog: blog.voidnish.com Most recent article: An MVVM friendly approach to adding system menu entries in a WPF application

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            Well, if you broaden the scope to include inanimate objects, then most of us are probably married to a laptop or desktop.

            Regards, Nish


            Blog: blog.voidnish.com Most recent article: An MVVM friendly approach to adding system menu entries in a WPF application

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            Henry Minute
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            Yes but the animate type have much nicer ports.

            Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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              Yes but the animate type have much nicer ports.

              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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              Nish Nishant
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              I agree, though they are harder to upgrade/replace.

              Regards, Nish


              Blog: blog.voidnish.com Most recent article: An MVVM friendly approach to adding system menu entries in a WPF application

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                An oldie but a goodie[^] ;)

                If you need a hammer get C and shut up. If you need a nail gun get C++ and shut up. If you don't need *those* things (and good design should tell you) then by all means get a factory, factory, factory. --code-frog Why would you need to date, when C++ is your soul mate?! --Steve Echols

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                Pete OHanlon
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                Numbers do lie. Ask any good accountant.

                "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

                As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

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                  The frightening thing about that is I am probably married to my boss then. If you take sleep out of the equation I spend more time in the office than with my wife! OooErr!

                  ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                  Lost User
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                  You make it sound like your wife and boss are two different people.

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                    You make it sound like your wife and boss are two different people.

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                    CPallini
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                    :laugh:

                    If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                    This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                    [My articles]

                    In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                      Well, if you broaden the scope to include inanimate objects, then most of us are probably married to a laptop or desktop.

                      Regards, Nish


                      Blog: blog.voidnish.com Most recent article: An MVVM friendly approach to adding system menu entries in a WPF application

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                      Smithers Jones
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                      Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                      Well, if you broaden the scope to include inanimate objects, then most of us are probably married to a laptop or desktop.

                      According to this, I would be married to my sofa.

                      "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." (DNA)

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                        Yes but the animate type have much nicer ports.

                        Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                        CPallini
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                        It's hard to fit your sentence with my boss... :rolleyes:

                        If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                        This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                        [My articles]

                        In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                          Numbers do lie. Ask any good accountant.

                          "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

                          As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

                          My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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                          Dalek Dave
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                          They don't lie, they are just misunderstood!

                          ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                            They don't lie, they are just misunderstood!

                            ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                            CPallini
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                            They do. Even scientists produce 'massaged-data'. :)

                            If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                            This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                            [My articles]

                            In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                              They do. Even scientists produce 'massaged-data'. :)

                              If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                              This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                              [My articles]

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                              Dalek Dave
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                              As an accountant I have ample experience of 'Presenting values in the appropriate manner'. Read into that what you will!

                              ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                                As an accountant I have ample experience of 'Presenting values in the appropriate manner'. Read into that what you will!

                                ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                                What Iused to call "virtual measurement point" in some physics lab experiments?

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                                  The frightening thing about that is I am probably married to my boss then. If you take sleep out of the equation I spend more time in the office than with my wife! OooErr!

                                  ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                                  El Corazon
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                                  Dalek Dave wrote:

                                  If you take sleep out of the equation I spend more time in the office than with my wife!

                                  OMG!!! You should not have said this!!! Because of the current situation work/gymnastics-training(for my step-son) I see my wife only on weekends....

                                  _________________________ John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others." Shhhhh.... I am not really here. I am a figment of your imagination.... I am still in my cave so this must be an illusion....

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                                    They do. Even scientists produce 'massaged-data'. :)

                                    If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                                    This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                                    [My articles]

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                                    El Corazon
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                                    CPallini wrote:

                                    They do. Even scientists produce 'massaged-data'.

                                    They still do not lie.... they are simply rearranged and then produce a much easier misunderstanding.... :)

                                    _________________________ John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others." Shhhhh.... I am not really here. I am a figment of your imagination.... I am still in my cave so this must be an illusion....

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                                      As an accountant I have ample experience of 'Presenting values in the appropriate manner'. Read into that what you will!

                                      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                                      Joe Simes
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                                      Numbers don't lie ... accountants do! ;)

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                                        CPallini wrote:

                                        They do. Even scientists produce 'massaged-data'.

                                        They still do not lie.... they are simply rearranged and then produce a much easier misunderstanding.... :)

                                        _________________________ John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others." Shhhhh.... I am not really here. I am a figment of your imagination.... I am still in my cave so this must be an illusion....

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                                        CPallini
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                                        Looks like you are a promising scientist. :)

                                        If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                                        This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                                        [My articles]

                                        In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                                        • CPalliniC CPallini

                                          Looks like you are a promising scientist. :)

                                          If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                                          This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                                          [My articles]

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                                          El Corazon
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                                          CPallini wrote:

                                          Looks like you are a promising scientist.

                                          Naw.... just lots of experience with the DoD. ;P

                                          _________________________ John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others." Shhhhh.... I am not really here. I am a figment of your imagination.... I am still in my cave so this must be an illusion....

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