I am getting old
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I just got the mail for DPC++ contest : The Great Cross-Architecture Challenge[^] I just realized that I have not even the slightest idea what this is all about. :sigh: It looks like technology is not waiting for me anymore. :) I joined CP in early 2001 (My whoiswho profile shows later, but that date was after the Database Event, which probably only Chris and Mick Martin and JSOP still remember), so this is my 20th CP cakeyear. Back then I was part of the people developing and using technologies - But coding has changed a lot since then, so many new fields, new applications, new platforms, clouding, connectivity, now I think I am part of the people enduring technology :-D
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I just got the mail for DPC++ contest : The Great Cross-Architecture Challenge[^] I just realized that I have not even the slightest idea what this is all about. :sigh: It looks like technology is not waiting for me anymore. :) I joined CP in early 2001 (My whoiswho profile shows later, but that date was after the Database Event, which probably only Chris and Mick Martin and JSOP still remember), so this is my 20th CP cakeyear. Back then I was part of the people developing and using technologies - But coding has changed a lot since then, so many new fields, new applications, new platforms, clouding, connectivity, now I think I am part of the people enduring technology :-D
Quite a bit of new technology is just plus ça change or hyped-up attempts at differentiation.
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I just got the mail for DPC++ contest : The Great Cross-Architecture Challenge[^] I just realized that I have not even the slightest idea what this is all about. :sigh: It looks like technology is not waiting for me anymore. :) I joined CP in early 2001 (My whoiswho profile shows later, but that date was after the Database Event, which probably only Chris and Mick Martin and JSOP still remember), so this is my 20th CP cakeyear. Back then I was part of the people developing and using technologies - But coding has changed a lot since then, so many new fields, new applications, new platforms, clouding, connectivity, now I think I am part of the people enduring technology :-D
The Great Database Event. Not many people remember. A few still have the scars...
cheers Chris Maunder
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I just got the mail for DPC++ contest : The Great Cross-Architecture Challenge[^] I just realized that I have not even the slightest idea what this is all about. :sigh: It looks like technology is not waiting for me anymore. :) I joined CP in early 2001 (My whoiswho profile shows later, but that date was after the Database Event, which probably only Chris and Mick Martin and JSOP still remember), so this is my 20th CP cakeyear. Back then I was part of the people developing and using technologies - But coding has changed a lot since then, so many new fields, new applications, new platforms, clouding, connectivity, now I think I am part of the people enduring technology :-D
Welcome to the old-farts-club! :-\
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The Great Database Event. Not many people remember. A few still have the scars...
cheers Chris Maunder
Are you still in touch with the regulars from the early hours ? (I am thinking Christian Graus, Chris Losinger, Megan Forbes, Anna-Jayne - who came in the Lounge not so long ago - Paul Watson - Clickety!, Mick Martin - where is he by the way, long time no see any scrotum - Nish, Michael Dunn, Uwe Keim, Colin MacKay, Shog - CPHog ! - Rama Krishna, Christopher Duncan, Chris Meech, Trollslayer, David Stone, Karl,...)
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Are you still in touch with the regulars from the early hours ? (I am thinking Christian Graus, Chris Losinger, Megan Forbes, Anna-Jayne - who came in the Lounge not so long ago - Paul Watson - Clickety!, Mick Martin - where is he by the way, long time no see any scrotum - Nish, Michael Dunn, Uwe Keim, Colin MacKay, Shog - CPHog ! - Rama Krishna, Christopher Duncan, Chris Meech, Trollslayer, David Stone, Karl,...)
Occasionally yes, but in 20 years you can imagine life has moved on in the various ways it does. I know some have left the industry disillusioned, and some moved on to bigger and better things. Shog went to work for SO a couple of years after it started and was doing well last I saw (which admittedly was a long time ago) I still owe Uwe many, many beers. I plan on honouring that.
cheers Chris Maunder
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Occasionally yes, but in 20 years you can imagine life has moved on in the various ways it does. I know some have left the industry disillusioned, and some moved on to bigger and better things. Shog went to work for SO a couple of years after it started and was doing well last I saw (which admittedly was a long time ago) I still owe Uwe many, many beers. I plan on honouring that.
cheers Chris Maunder
I owe a lot of them virtual beers, because besides being nice people to chat with in the Lounge, they also helped me a lot back then when I was starting in the industry and struggling with C++ and MFC. :-D If you plan to see Uwe in Germany - in a post-Corona world probably, don't forget to say you are in the area, I'd be happy to join and meet IRL :-D
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I owe a lot of them virtual beers, because besides being nice people to chat with in the Lounge, they also helped me a lot back then when I was starting in the industry and struggling with C++ and MFC. :-D If you plan to see Uwe in Germany - in a post-Corona world probably, don't forget to say you are in the area, I'd be happy to join and meet IRL :-D
Deal
cheers Chris Maunder
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I just got the mail for DPC++ contest : The Great Cross-Architecture Challenge[^] I just realized that I have not even the slightest idea what this is all about. :sigh: It looks like technology is not waiting for me anymore. :) I joined CP in early 2001 (My whoiswho profile shows later, but that date was after the Database Event, which probably only Chris and Mick Martin and JSOP still remember), so this is my 20th CP cakeyear. Back then I was part of the people developing and using technologies - But coding has changed a lot since then, so many new fields, new applications, new platforms, clouding, connectivity, now I think I am part of the people enduring technology :-D
Rage wrote:
now I think I am part of the people enduring technology
You mean "tolerating" technology... That's my view anyway. I can't wait until I retire and don't have to care about new stuff anymore.
".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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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
The Great Database Event. Not many people remember. A few still have the scars...
cheers Chris Maunder
I thought we still had those on a regular basis, and you guys have simply grown quite skilled at fixing it before anyone notices. :)
".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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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
I thought we still had those on a regular basis, and you guys have simply grown quite skilled at fixing it before anyone notices. :)
".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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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013Nothing up the sleeve!
cheers Chris Maunder
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Deal
cheers Chris Maunder
Ditto... If you come to germany, say it. I'll arrange something too.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I owe a lot of them virtual beers, because besides being nice people to chat with in the Lounge, they also helped me a lot back then when I was starting in the industry and struggling with C++ and MFC. :-D If you plan to see Uwe in Germany - in a post-Corona world probably, don't forget to say you are in the area, I'd be happy to join and meet IRL :-D
Rage wrote:
If you plan to see Uwe in Germany
Just curious... which part of Germany? I am in Bavaria.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Rage wrote:
now I think I am part of the people enduring technology
You mean "tolerating" technology... That's my view anyway. I can't wait until I retire and don't have to care about new stuff anymore.
".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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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013#realJSOP wrote:
I can't wait until I retire and don't have to care about new stuff anymore.
That means that luckily you are old enough for that (me? not yet :sigh:)
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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The Great Database Event. Not many people remember. A few still have the scars...
cheers Chris Maunder
I remember, and fondly carry the wrong join date as a memento of marvelous times in the industry, and our community. Even though I don't actively program anymore, except for occasional personal projects, I still consider this site my home on the Internet. I haven't contributed much in the last decade or so, and I wouldn't blame you if I got deleted, but this community is my family. I have a great affection for all who frequent the site, it being the only truly useful site on the 'Net for those who code. I've learned a bunch, and taught a bit, and never spent a moment here that wasn't enjoyable and/or useful. I can't thank you enough, Chris, for the magnificent site that you, and Uwe, et al, created all those years ago. Happy New Year, my distant friend, and may God grant you many more years of ever increasing success. This is my home, and until I'm kicked out - screaming and biting - I shall remain.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Rage wrote:
If you plan to see Uwe in Germany
Just curious... which part of Germany? I am in Bavaria.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
I am living near the German border, Baden-Württemberg. Bavaria, damn, I have been mistaking your profile flag for the Belgian one all this time ( Nelek sounds Flemmish ). *facepalm*
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#realJSOP wrote:
I can't wait until I retire and don't have to care about new stuff anymore.
That means that luckily you are old enough for that (me? not yet :sigh:)
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
Three years, and I'm cashing out...
".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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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
Three years, and I'm cashing out...
".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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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013:thumbsup::thumbsup:
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I am living near the German border, Baden-Württemberg. Bavaria, damn, I have been mistaking your profile flag for the Belgian one all this time ( Nelek sounds Flemmish ). *facepalm*
Nelek has nothing to do with that. It is just a small variation of the nickname I have used since I started chatting in college with mIRC back then in my birth city. Then I came to north germany, moved a couple of times and I now live relativelly near Munich.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I remember, and fondly carry the wrong join date as a memento of marvelous times in the industry, and our community. Even though I don't actively program anymore, except for occasional personal projects, I still consider this site my home on the Internet. I haven't contributed much in the last decade or so, and I wouldn't blame you if I got deleted, but this community is my family. I have a great affection for all who frequent the site, it being the only truly useful site on the 'Net for those who code. I've learned a bunch, and taught a bit, and never spent a moment here that wasn't enjoyable and/or useful. I can't thank you enough, Chris, for the magnificent site that you, and Uwe, et al, created all those years ago. Happy New Year, my distant friend, and may God grant you many more years of ever increasing success. This is my home, and until I'm kicked out - screaming and biting - I shall remain.
Will Rogers never met me.
You? Be deleted? I'd rather cut off my right arm. Or someone's arm. No sense in wasting a good one (Name the source of that quote for 10 point!)
cheers Chris Maunder
