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lw@zi wrote:
I was sitting at a cafe and a guy on next table started talking to me. I don't know why people say small talks to strangers is not a common thing.
Talking to strangers is a common thing to do here. We're not shy.
It may not be very common in the capital, where you find more people from other countries; but outside the capital, talking to strangers is a normal thing. It's even "normal" to talk to foreigners in English, even if they speak Dutch and our English isn't adequate.
Try that in a shop in another country, and they'll be looking around to see if you are distracting them while someone is robbing the place 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: Talking to strangers is a common thing to do here. We're not shy.
I think you have proved that more than once... even when the other part didn't want to be talked  
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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And did you still have your wallet after the conversation was done 
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Yes, both his and mine.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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lw@zi wrote: started talking to me
As a NYC* kid, I didn't realize that people talking to strangers is unusual. I grew up where, on line (=cued) in a supermarket, the person ahead (or behind) might tell you their life story.
Going to the "friendly" midwest, for example, and they're all clam-shell closed. Not only about conversing with strangers, but as I found out, if you didn't to to school with them or are a "church friend", they really didn't want to have anything to do with you. A smile. A "Hi, how ya' doin'", but they really hope you'll not say anything and don't make eye contact.
I also missed the street vendors in NYC. So - I thought I couldn't wait to leave (way back then) until I realized I couldn't wait to move back.
* NYC - actually, all five boroughs (=counties, parishes, etc.), not just Manhattan.
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It would not have happened in London! Northerner terrorised London by saying hello
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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Hi All,
Thought I would share the JOY! One the growing pile of tasks I have I intended to spend the day designing a test rig for one of products. It has to IP routers in it which need to be pinged to show they are there and answering. First spin, two laptops running PuTTy & Oscilloscope having to read values. Quick C# app to interface to the scope via USB, set up, read, change settings, read again. Spend about 10 Mins thinking & hunting through draws to find a RiPi 3 and fiddle with Python and sorted. I like days like this...
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Nice.
Not sure about this bit though:
glennPattonWork wrote: fiddle with Python
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Python, I am far from an expert, however you seem to be able to do a couple things with ease. It's like C++ I get the feeling that it does more than I am aware of.
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No that's not a typo, Cameyo is a bit like Docker but the nice thing is that you can also package Windows Forms applications with it, ideal for testing.
Also the packager is free to use for up to 50 users, tried it on Windows 10 with a .NET application and it was dead simple.
Cameyo Packager - Cameyo[^]
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I will wait for the next Camaro.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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I'd prefer a Gina Carano myself! 
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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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Nice...thanks!
You might want to add it to the free tools page.
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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Would you please not add any more stuffing to the stomach region! 
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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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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And would whoever has mine, please refrain from sticking pins in the knee-caps?
Thanks in advance ...
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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Don't worry- I have the batteries charged and will go flying with the helicopter after work. It can easily carry this little passenger. 
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Just so you know, I am stealing this excuse and using it at my next doctor's visit. 
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Yeah, well... Not to brag, but I've got one of those metabolisms where I can eat anything I want and still get fat! 
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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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Any metabolism that goes unfed will cannibalize on the body.
Cannibalism is forbidden in modern countries.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Slow day at the office eh? 
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Whatever makes you think so?
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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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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<micrometric>Would you please not add any more stuffing to the stomach region!<micrometric>
Whahuh?
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What the Zuck is so dandy about social media?
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Nothing. It is really dorsey (in my head this is a clever pun for dorky).
But why is dorsey used here?[^]
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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