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Can't resist taking a cheap shot, sorry

Fernando A. Gomez F.28-Aug-07 9:49

Fernando A. Gomez F.

28-Aug-07 9:49

David Cunningham wrote:
and old ones can certainly be considered humor

This one[^], for example.

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Vikram A Punathambekar29-Aug-07 2:33

Vikram A Punathambekar

29-Aug-07 2:33

Shouldn't that be in the horror department? Poke tongue | ;-P

Cheers,
Vıkram.

Be yourself, no matter what they say.
- Sting, Englishman in New York.

Jay Gatsby28-Aug-07 12:31

Jay Gatsby

28-Aug-07 12:31

OMG, LAMO!

*holding a small "Go Classics!" sign*

-Gatsby

Muammar©29-Aug-07 21:12

Muammar©

29-Aug-07 21:12

David Cunningham wrote:
Sure, a Microsoft product roadmap can make for great fiction and old ones can certainly be considered humor.

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13xforever28-Aug-07 19:18

13xforever

28-Aug-07 19:18

*huh huh* and I'm reading kanji dictionary Cool | :cool:

really entertaining sometimes Big Grin | :-D

Paul Watson29-Aug-07 0:18

29-Aug-07 0:18

Is there such a thing as a kanji thesaurus?

regards,
Paul Watson
Ireland & South Africa

Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

13xforever30-Aug-07 20:42

13xforever

30-Aug-07 20:42

Sure, why not?

StewBob29-Aug-07 4:37

StewBob

29-Aug-07 4:37

I think that 64% of the people who have taken this survey need to look up the definition of 'relaxing'.

ForgotTheName29-Aug-07 8:21

ForgotTheName

29-Aug-07 8:21

hey it makes go bathroom reading material..:->

Stuart Dootson29-Aug-07 21:06

Stuart Dootson

29-Aug-07 21:06

If it's about non-work technology, that's possible - for example, I'm reading this[^] at the moment, and looking forward to getting this[^] when it's finished and released.

Chris Maunder30-Aug-07 3:59

Chris Maunder

30-Aug-07 3:59

<looks up from VBScript for Dummies>

Your point...? Poke tongue | ;-P

cheers,
Chris Maunder

CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

Real books and no genres

Paul Watson27-Aug-07 6:42

Re: Real books and no genres

27-Aug-07 6:42

What about real books*? Like the kind Philip Roth or Ian McEwan writes.

They aren't Horror, Mystery / Thriller, History / Biography, Romance, Humour, Sports or even, yet, Classics.

I'm not sure what they are. It seems to me that some of the best fiction I have read lately doesn't fit into any genre. They are... drama? life? Like life the more complex a thing is the harder it is to pigeon hole.

Take The Plot Against America. I really enjoyed it, fantastic read. Apparently it is in "alternative history" genre but that isn't what it is about. That is incidental to the book. It just happens to be set in an alternative history, a means towards telling the story.

Is that what genres are? Means for a story?

* wink wink

regards,
Paul Watson
Ireland & South Africa

Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

Chris Meech27-Aug-07 8:12

Chris Meech

27-Aug-07 8:12

Well, there is a choice for 'Other'. Chris could have put 'Oddball' instead, but I think he was trying to be nice to you, Paul. Poke tongue | ;-P

Chris Meech
I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar]

Re: Real books and no genres

Paul Watson27-Aug-07 8:14

Re: Real books and no genres

27-Aug-07 8:14

I think I would have preferred Oddball Big Grin | :-D

regards,
Paul Watson
Ireland & South Africa

Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

C^hris L^osinger28-Aug-07 5:30

C^hris L^osinger

28-Aug-07 5:30

had the same reaction. used "Other".

bookstores call it "Fiction".

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Home improvement books

ed^nrgc27-Aug-07 1:44

ed^nrgc

27-Aug-07 1:44

Since buying a home, I have found that you have save a ton of $$$ by doing things yourself. My Achilles heal is electric. So, now I'm reading books on how not to get thrown across the room when doing electrical work.
Big Grin | :-D

KarstenK27-Aug-07 2:11

KarstenK

27-Aug-07 2:11

Where is the "ton of $$$"?

a) in the book store
b) in the tools and material store (as HD)

I think most people buy to big houses and then live for the building. (My brother is homebuilding)

Greetings from Germany

ed^nrgc27-Aug-07 2:22

ed^nrgc

27-Aug-07 2:22

It's not a huge house. It's a house built in the 80s, that needs some work. There was some custom work that needed to be "undone". I began by hiring people to do the work because I was busy unpacking, etc. I worked in Home Improvement years ago, and I am perfectly qualified to do the work (sans electric).

Soon after, I realized the money differential between hiring someone and doing things myself. By doing things myself, I am able to use the extra money for new guitars Cool | :cool:

KarstenK27-Aug-07 3:12

KarstenK

27-Aug-07 3:12

Some Home Improvement work is fine, it is a hobby of mine. But if it takes to many time, it is bad.

I think my brother and his family will somedays feel the burdon of his big house. A lot of work and a lot $$$ to pay for bills and the bank. Confused | :confused:

Greetings from Germany

Douglas Troy27-Aug-07 4:08

Douglas Troy

27-Aug-07 4:08

ednrgc wrote:
how not to get thrown across the room when doing electrical work

Ummm ... flip the breaker off, pull the fuse out or turn off the power to the house...

Also, no matter how strong the urge, never stick a screw driver into a live socket to "test it" ... use a Volt meter for this, or, a drunk friend ...

Wink | ;)

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ed^nrgc27-Aug-07 4:12

ed^nrgc

27-Aug-07 4:12

Douglas Troy wrote:
Ummm ... flip the breaker off, pull the fuse out or turn off the power to the house...

Thanks. I know that. My fear is when the power goes back on, my work will become a Tesla coil demonstration. Laugh | :laugh:

Paul Watson27-Aug-07 6:31

27-Aug-07 6:31

ednrgc wrote:
my work will become a Tesla coil demonstration.

I can live in hope that my disasters are that beautiful.

regards,
Paul Watson
Ireland & South Africa

Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

OT Mails

Rama Krishna Vavilala27-Aug-07 4:47

Rama Krishna Vavilala

27-Aug-07 4:47

I sent you two mails frm the forums? Did you get them?

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jhwurmbach28-Aug-07 5:14

jhwurmbach

28-Aug-07 5:14

Douglas Troy wrote:
Also, no matter how strong the urge, never stick a screw driver into a live socket to "test it" ... use a Volt meter for this, or, a drunk friend ...

Never! The Alcohol in the Blood of your drunk friend could catch fire! WTF | :WTF:

Better to use the silver paper found inside of some cigarret packs, or some chocolates:
Roll a small tube from it and use that to connect the two poles: If it melts, they're life!: laugh:

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
George Orwell, "Keep the Aspidistra Flying", Opening words