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Tim Carmichael wrote: In Canada, a toboggan in a long wooden sled used on snowy hills; in the Southern states, its a winter hat.
Very true. Just like "Moose Head". In the US it's a beer. In Canada it's a felony.
I'll get my coat.
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In British English the colloquial and perfectly acceptable way, in the 1970's and before, to ask if you you could have a cigarette from a friend was "Can I bum a fag?"
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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In the UK patting someone on the fanny is the sort of thing Donald Trump used to do to beauty contestants.
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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I am so glad I just finished my coffee before reading that.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Or as an American would say, "My Grandma is FULL of spunk!"
Yeah, really, do I need to know that? 
(spunk is male ejaculate in the UK).
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CHill60 wrote: Oh my gawd - you have machines for that over there?
Is there no job automation won't replace?
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Hi All,
I was told to give a hand (read hand to mean do his job) to a very junior member of staff who is known for doing his own thing (I am told he downloaded the Wanna Cry to fiddle with...). Who is now on suspension his PC's (Windows & Linux) have disappeared... we were told not speculate on why. I am now facinated what can he have done, I have had to leave him alone as I am working on a picece of kit to go to a Customer next week. After all we should not have to baby sit him, I think? If he is that intent on causing trouble all power too him and please tell me that I should not feel guilty as I left him alone for three days at most. 
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You should not feel guilty.
Really.
Honestly.
Don't feel guilty.
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The onlything you should feel is confused that they smacked him that hard but stopped short of sending him home on gardening leave. 
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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I'd say that is very poor mentorship... 
Just kidding of course
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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My very first employer saw such things differently. You had to keep a good eye on the 'juniors' and see to it that they don't do any harm to themselves or others. Not that I was so much older than them.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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He prolly was just downloading huge torrents of you-know-what.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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That I am pretty sure he is not doing. We had a conversation re: torrents he pretty much is disapproving of them as they reflect badly on Linux users...(?)
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glennPattonWork wrote: We had a conversation re: torrents he pretty much is disapproving of them as they reflect badly on Linux users...(?)
Does it make him twitch to learn that many if not all Linux distros are available as torrent downloads?
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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megaadam wrote: ...prolly...
Is that short for the Prostitute Molly, or some Merkan style bastardisation of the English language?
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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glennPattonWork wrote: please tell me that I should not feel guilty
nos te absolvo
«While I complain of being able to see only a shadow of the past, I may be insensitive to reality as it is now, since I'm not at a stage of development where I'm capable of seeing it.» Claude Levi-Strauss (Tristes Tropiques, 1955)
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glennPattonWork wrote: After all we should not have to baby sit him
Read before...
glennPattonWork wrote: I was told to give a hand
glennPattonWork wrote: to a very junior member of staff who is known for doing his own thing (I am told he downloaded the Wanna Cry to fiddle with...). Who is now on suspension his PC's (Windows & Linux) have disappeared... we were told not speculate on why.
For me... he should not babysitted, he should be fired... Is he maybe family of any boss?
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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Quote: Is he maybe family of any boss?
Nope!, however I am told his parents are friends of the MD, he was viewed as a 'useful' person (the question is how useful?)
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Probably very useful...
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for the competitors 
Sorry for you being in that situation, but I agree with the rest. Don't feel guilty, he is just a moron.
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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Too bad really, he appeared to reasonable, then he wasn't I mean if you were on your final written warning for doing X on the servers, he does X again using a safe browser, to make it harder to track. I though he just got a bad rep. but no he was a muppet!
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Quote: Is he maybe family of any boss?
Nope!, however I am told his parents are friends of the MD, he was viewed as a 'useful' person (the question is how useful?)
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mmmm... that's weird... did you write an exact copy of the previous message 20 hours later?
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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No, I wrote a follow up message today, however the first message the one I am replying to seems to have been on a trip around the matrix 
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Here.
I'm mulling over an idea that requires merging multiple lists. At some point in their history, the lists diverge and I need to make sure that when they combine, lists contain all the items.
The sizes of the lists are in the thousands and are persisted. I just need to work out a way to merge them efficiently.
Ideas? Name for the concept?
veni bibi saltavi
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