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Eldest is studying a youtube video and taking lots of notes on keypress sequences, shell commands, github addresses etc etc. for how to install Ubuntu and office software onto her chromebook.
She just showed me a screenshot of a shell terminal and asked what it is. I showed her the windows equivalent and a few basic commands and she went a bit hyper... 
I am playing footy later, so dare say when I come home it will be a "Chromebook evening".
Oh, and in case you are wondering, she is 9.
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That is impressive§
Meanwhile here in Norway, one of the articles in one of the news papers are suggesting that drinking would improve the life quality of the youth (adress is bt.no , but it requires a paid subscription to view, just to show you that Im not kidding). 
9 would perhaps be 9 years too young to start on the bottle though 
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Kenneth Haugland wrote: 9 would perhaps be 9 years too young to start on the bottle though
I'm not so sure about that.
I was bought up in Luxembourg and was given my first glass of wine with water at the age of eight.
I didn't particularly like it at the time, but later was bought cider and beer in the hot summers by my mother to drink with meals in my mid teens. I never drank alcohol outside of meal times or on my own and it was freely available.
It was a very healthy move, as I would say as an adult that I have a healthy relationship to alcohol.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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To clear up what he meant, it is that young people is far to stressed out (botox, iPad, clodes, sport, school, and WTF not). If you cant really relax perhaps we could either
1) Change the society a little?
2) Start drinking at a younger age
or something along these lines...
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/ravi
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You'd better lock your toolbox away; once the first electrical appliance is opened..
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Train her up a bit, pull her out of school and then start 'working from home', boom, retired!
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Earlier today Google's malware filter was blocking[^] php.net. Apparently the site was[^] serving attack iframes at one point.
What's even more dangerous though is that if you visit the site you might consider coding in PHP.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging 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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A bear walks into a bar, the barman says "What will it be?"
The bear says "I'll have a Gin and
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tonic."
"Why the big pause?" Asks the barman.
"I dunno, my dad had them too"
[I'll get my coat]
speramus in juniperus
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It took me a minute...nice!
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Paws for thought? 
Steve
_________________
I C(++) therefore I am
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Good one...Paws for the cause is probably what I would have put if I was on my game. 
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Fur what it's worth, at first glance, I bearly got it.
But, when I did, it was paws-atively funny.
Virtual Kodiak moment, I s'pose...
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You're just ursine around, aren't you?
Keep Clam And Proofread
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√(-1) 23 ∑ π...
And it was delicious.
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Spookily enough I was driving into work today & thought of that joke - thought of posting it and then thought "nah! bound to be a Leslie & everyone will get up me for the lameness!"
Should've.
MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
.\\axxx
(That's an 'M')
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I am getting a new phone later today, as my current 'texting' phone has started powering off randomly and battery life is getting worse. So, I will finally join the rest of the herd and get a smartphone. Any advice on which ones to avoid or which you would highly recommend? My needs are basic...phone, email, messaging, appointments, web browser. The phone will not be used for viewing cat videos or other such fluff and will be on wifi most of the time. The ability to run Office365 would be nice, but not a deal breaker. Suggestions?
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Well I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and very happy with it... Not tried Office365 on it as don't have a subscription. But found the S-Pen useful for taking notes and that.
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After the first 3 iPhones, a blackberry 9700 and at least 3 Android phones I took the plunge on a windows phone this year and have been VERY happy with it. (Nokia 920.)
With google's "we're everywhere in your life" antics of late I'm not turning back, though I've nothing against an iPhone.
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How much are you willing to spend? Will you be buying at standard carrier subsidy rates, from a low cost carrier with small/no subsidies, or full retail price for an unlocked phone?
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging 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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I don't mind renewing a contract with my current provider, through a company account. As a small business though, we are hoping to renegotiate for a better deal. Not counting salaries, communications are nearly half of our business expenses. Not sure about the other options, but we won't be paying full retail. Thanks.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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kmoorevs wrote: The phone will not be used for viewing cat videos or other such fluff
They (we) all say that at first, and then you fall and start watching cat videos when your project rebuilds!!! 
Anyway, they are pretty much all the same (iPhone, Samsung, Lumia, ...)
I suggest going to a store and have a look at them, see the size/weight of the different products and decide which one feels the best.
IMO, If you feel you really need an "office" thing, then you don't want a phone, you will be disappointed by the "experience" when trying to create content.
I'd rather be phishing!
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I'd recommend a Nokia Lumia 820 or above, particularly if you plan to do any app/game development for Windows Phone. I have an 820 and it's great for all of the things that you mentioned. I have 7 Windows Phones (including the Nokia 620 & 900), 2 iPhones, and 1 Android - I use all of them for development purposes. The 820 is the first Windows Phone I've owned that I'd recommend to anyone and I actually use it as my primary phone now. I like it that much.
The 920/925/928 improve on the 820/822 with a higher resolution screen and better camera features. The 1020 is the ultimate camera-phone, a 41-Mpix camera-first Windows Phone (I'm planning to get one soon). But if you don't need the highest resolution screen or camera, then I recommend giving the 820 (AT&T) or 822 (Verizon) a look.
modified 24-Oct-13 13:49pm.
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Leslie[^] would like a word with you.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging 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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Thanks for the WP recommendation. The WP Lumina is my favorite so far. Based on popularity, does opting for a WP mean that you think different? 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Repeating that comment in the wrongright place could cause certain people to drop dead of apoplexy.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging 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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