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  • P pt1401

    5 out of 7. Never heard of Pizza as a programming language. I forget the other one I got wrong - must ask Dalek Dave if I can borrow his spare copy of 'How to turbo-charge your memory'...

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    OriginalGriff
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    You can borrow all four of mine... :-O

    Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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      I got that one wrong too. The other I got wrong was a complete brain fart that I'm too embarrassed to admit to.

      Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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      sucram
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      Other then the HTML, the C and acronym question I made educated guesses. Question 1: The only machine I could relate to in that question was a loom hence I chose weaving fabric. Question 2: Amazing Grace just sounded better then the others. Question 3: I learned that at uni. Question 4: I figured many developers survive those long midnight stints on pizza so there must have been some bright spark that developed a language and called it that, so lettuce was the only option left. Question 5: Got the movie question wrong. Question 6: That one was obvious. Question 7: That one was obvious.

      If only closed minds would come with closed mouths. Ego non sum semper iustus tamen Ego sum nunquam nefas!

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        On the BBC[^] I got 5 out of 7. (I am not asking a programming question, merely pointing at something that is (kinda)).

        Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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        OriginalGriff
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        Six / Seven John Travolta can't even turn on a computer, much less use it... So I got that one wrong.

        Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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          On the BBC[^] I got 5 out of 7. (I am not asking a programming question, merely pointing at something that is (kinda)).

          Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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          Nagy Vilmos
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          7 from 7. I had to guess the dummy language, but the rest I knew; for a given value of 'knew'.


          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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          • L leppie

            And making web pages is not really programming at all... So there was zero in fact... (Also 4/7)

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            R Giskard Reventlov
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            leppie wrote:

            And making web pages is not really programming at all...

            And this from the man that only got 4 out of seven... :-)

            "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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            • L Lost User

              On the BBC[^] I got 5 out of 7. (I am not asking a programming question, merely pointing at something that is (kinda)).

              Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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              Sander Rossel
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              2/7... Guess I'd better quit my job :( Oh wait, these questions didn't actually have anything to do with programming. I live to code another day :)

              It's an OO world.

              public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
              public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
              }

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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                You can borrow all four of mine... :-O

                Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                pt1401
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                Thanks Griff, I'll try to remember that :)

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                • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                  2/7... Guess I'd better quit my job :( Oh wait, these questions didn't actually have anything to do with programming. I live to code another day :)

                  It's an OO world.

                  public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
                  public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
                  }

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                  OriginalGriff
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                  Nope - sorry, your resignation was final! :laugh:

                  Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                  "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                  • P pt1401

                    Thanks Griff, I'll try to remember that :)

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                    OriginalGriff
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                    Remember what? :doh:

                    Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

                    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                    • C Chris C B

                      I got a 7, but only because I took a blind guess at the movie question, on the basis that John Travolta was the only suspect without a picture.

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                      Pete OHanlon
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                      Richard Pryor - Superman 3 Samuel L Jackson - Jurassic Park

                      Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                      "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

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                      • S sucram

                        Other then the HTML, the C and acronym question I made educated guesses. Question 1: The only machine I could relate to in that question was a loom hence I chose weaving fabric. Question 2: Amazing Grace just sounded better then the others. Question 3: I learned that at uni. Question 4: I figured many developers survive those long midnight stints on pizza so there must have been some bright spark that developed a language and called it that, so lettuce was the only option left. Question 5: Got the movie question wrong. Question 6: That one was obvious. Question 7: That one was obvious.

                        If only closed minds would come with closed mouths. Ego non sum semper iustus tamen Ego sum nunquam nefas!

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                        Pete OHanlon
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                        sucram wrote:

                        The only machine I could relate to in that question was a loom hence I chose weaving fabric.

                        The Jacquard Loom is rather famous.

                        Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                        "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                        My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                        • P Pete OHanlon

                          Richard Pryor - Superman 3 Samuel L Jackson - Jurassic Park

                          Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                          "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                          My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                          Lost User
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                          I don't think I've seen Jurassic Park. Read the book, but don't think I ever saw the film.

                          Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                          • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                            2/7... Guess I'd better quit my job :( Oh wait, these questions didn't actually have anything to do with programming. I live to code another day :)

                            It's an OO world.

                            public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
                            public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
                            }

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                            Pete OHanlon
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                            #30

                            No, but we must mock you for your poor general knowledge.

                            Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                            "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                            My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                            • L Lost User

                              On the BBC[^] I got 5 out of 7. (I am not asking a programming question, merely pointing at something that is (kinda)).

                              Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                              realJSOP
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                              I got 8 of 7.

                              ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                              You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                              • S sucram

                                6/7 got the movie question wrong.

                                If only closed minds would come with closed mouths. Ego non sum semper iustus tamen Ego sum nunquam nefas!

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                                Bassam Abdul Baki
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                                Same. I thought Johnny was also a programmer, but not a hacker. I thought SLJ tried to access the system, but wasn't a programmer.

                                Web - BM - RSS - Math - LinkedIn

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                                • L Lost User

                                  My reasoning too.

                                  Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                                  Gizz
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                                  Lettuce? I had concrete, pizza, python and ruby.

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                                  • realJSOPR realJSOP

                                    I got 8 of 7.

                                    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                    -----
                                    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                    -----
                                    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                    Nagy Vilmos
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                                    No John. You do not get extra points for shooting the monitor because you just wasted 5 minutes. It does not work that way.


                                    Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                                    • L Lost User

                                      On the BBC[^] I got 5 out of 7. (I am not asking a programming question, merely pointing at something that is (kinda)).

                                      Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                                      Lost User
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                                      I got 5 out of 7 correct..

                                      ***** Programme comme si dept soutien technique. est plein de tueurs en série et ils savent adresse de votre domicile. *****

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                                      • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                                        2/7... Guess I'd better quit my job :( Oh wait, these questions didn't actually have anything to do with programming. I live to code another day :)

                                        It's an OO world.

                                        public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
                                        public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
                                        }

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                                        Keith Barrow
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                                        Naerling wrote:

                                        I live to code another day

                                        Not if the team of highly trained monkey assassins I sent are successful. They are efficient because they can climb BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

                                        Sort of a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Dilbert.[^]
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                                        A Dead ringer for Kate Winslett[^]

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                                        • N Nagy Vilmos

                                          No John. You do not get extra points for shooting the monitor because you just wasted 5 minutes. It does not work that way.


                                          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                                          realJSOP
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                                          Either everyone accepts my score, or someone (most likely multple someones) is gonna die.

                                          ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                          -----
                                          You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                          -----
                                          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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