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Slacker007 wrote: exercise in futility
I want to put the UTILITY back in futility.
I'm running down every road trying to make sense of it all. 
I'm 98% there.
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newton.saber wrote: I want to put the UTILITY back in futility.
There's no effin' utility!
Damn, but I'm hot on slogans, today!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Slacker007 wrote: It is a waist of brain power.
No, a terrible article is below-the-belt of brain power.
« I am putting myself to the fullest possible use which is all, I think, that any conscious entity can ever hope to do » HAL (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) in "2001, A Space Odyssey"
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It could be the same syndrome suffered by people who have to "make important points" in meetings even if they have nothing to say.
"I gotta be seen by the boss!" and all that cr@p.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: It could be the same syndrome suffered by people who have to "make important points" in meetings even if they have nothing to say
Very good analogy! Right on.
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It is most likely explained by some of the other posts, although it may just be immaturity.
I can understand the desire to be published, we all have at least a little bit of the desire to self promote, to be liked and respected. I'd love to write an article, but I'm a generalist with many on here whose skills outweigh mine in specific areas. Even where I really know my stuff, it has already been adequately covered here. A less mature mind might well be tempted to cobble together something, anything, to say "look at me, look at me!"
Unfortunately we look and then laugh, (possibly creating a sociopath in the process, but - hey ho!), thus doing exactly the opposite of what the poster wanted (maybe driving them to ever greater heights of absurdity [or going postal!]  )
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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PhilLenoir wrote: Even where I really know my stuff, it has already been adequately covered here.
I know it was pointed out that one of my articles basically duplicated another in functionality, I had not even done a search for existing material before writing the article.
Some people have still downloaded it and got some value from it. It is not necessarily the content but the way it is written or explained that is can be the value in some articles.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Maybe I'm just getting humble in my old age!
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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I wouldn't say there's a "one size fits all" trend amongst them all, but I've encountered a particular mentality more than once. Many of them simply want to get that article published, period. The conversation goes like this:
Me: "Dear plagiarist. This is plagiarism. Here is the definition of plagiarism. Here is how we do things at CodeProject. Would you be willing to do those things?"
Plagiarist: "I am so sorry. Yes of course. Here are my changes (one sentence is changed). Can my article be published now?"
Me: "Reiteration of previous email. Let's try 100% of your own content. This is really the best way to go."
Plagiarist: "OK sorry. But when can my article be published?" (a few more sentences changed)
Some plagiarists can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some plagiarists just want to get published.
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject
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newton.saber wrote: Does anyone understand it?
article++;
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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You mean you didn't get paid for yours?
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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Movie Quote Of The Day
The penguins are psychotic!
Which movie?
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Happy Feet - The Abilify Years
There are two kinds of people. Those who need closure
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Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Green fried tomatoes?
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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sister Act- Redux
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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The Blues Brothers: Directors Cut
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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battle Los Angeles
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
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Black And White Rascals
Your time will come, if you let it be right.
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Mr. Popper's Penguins
"Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul."
-Douglas MacArthur
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Its clear, its How to survive in the Zoo
Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true
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