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I'm sorry, but I'm not allowed to argue unless you've paid.
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I paid the gentleman in the pink tutu at the door.
veni bibi saltavi
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If you want me to go on arguing, you'll have to pay for another five minutes.
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You're not Eric are you? I was told to ask for Eric.
veni bibi saltavi
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No, he's an Idle
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Aside from everything else, being a comparative newcomer to this place (and seeing no other place around this place, this must be the place) - I have to ask. Which of the two in your picture is supposed to be you?
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Which one was the Alien, and which the Predator?
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I cautiously avoided asking if they were parental in nature. Now without a bottle of Gin in tow (and never put toe in Gin). After all, I don't know the guy as well as some of you beyond his poor taste in liquor.
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I dunno, Gin can be rather pleasant, especially if you pour an unopened bottle of Vermouth into the glass.
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OriginalGriff wrote: especially if you pour an unopened bottle of Vermouth into the glass. . . . and fill it to the top and skip the gin?
You'd probably be better off (flavor and aroma) by drinking witch hazel.
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No, the idea of the unopened bottle is that it lets the idea of Vermouth permeate the Gin* to create a truly Dry Martini.
* Instead of the actual substance, which would be a criminal offence.
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Way back in the days of Prohibition (a funny little experiment that let religious fanatics tell everyone how to live) they produced a product called "Bathtub Gin[^]". It was so named because it's only redeeming quality was the (usually) drinkable alcohol.
That, however, would seem to be a step viz-a-viz production of the genuine article - worthy of production in that other floor-level container usually found in the same room as the bathtub.
Just sayin' . . . (and at least you got me to be positive about it)
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Do you just store them in the same cabinet?
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By preference, you don't store them in the same county.
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I see what you did there, and I like it.
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: The man at the door said I could get a good argument here!
Whisky is better than gin.
/trollface
Seriously though, welcome back. 🍻
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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'ello, decided the banter is better here?
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I just posted a question at the top that could be taken as bait if someone were so inclined, though it wasn't written as bait, it's a C vs C++ thing, so I expect there to be casualties.
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Yes, arguments can be found. The "good" part is another argument in itself.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Upon entry, you do not "get" an argument, you supply an actual one for the formal one declared by the man at the door.
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How on earth has no-one given this as a response yet!?
OH! Oh! I'm sorry! This is abuse!
Aha! No, you want room 12A, next door.
[Argument Clinic - Monty Python](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkQhK8O9Jik)
EDIT: Face-palm. Of course Griff was on it.
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We keep our (encrypted) connection strings in (web)config files, and that requires us to create a unique deployment package for each of the eight environments and 12 web apps, seven windows services, and an assortment of in-house tools we have to support.
After a meeting about the "problem" on Friday afternoon, I came up with a way to build all of the connection strings on the fly - in code - which will relieve us of the need to create unique deployment packages. Now, we can create a single package and when it passes testing/validation in one environment, we can simply deploy it to the next environment, eventually ending up in production.
I developed the actual code for the solution, a proof-of-concept app, and a 6-page document explaining what I did. The code has almost as many lines of comments as there are lines of actual code.
The beauty of this solution is that:
- it can be used in our web apps AND our desktop apps/windows services
- multiple connection strings can be specified for each app/tool/service
- the connection strings don't actually exist as connection strings in memory until they're requested
- once requested, the connection strings are built and either Base64 encoded or 256-bit encrypted (dev's choice)
- it completely eliminates the need to maintain connection stings in config files.
Now comes the hard part - convincing management to let us implement it. Honestly? That shouldn't be the hard part.
".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 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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#realJSOP wrote: That shouldn't be the hard part.
People are afraid of things they do not understand...
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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Sounds good John - do I smell an article ? I hope so.
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I might. The code as it exists is very work-specific, so I'd have to refactor it a bit.
".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 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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