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Rather than serenity and contemplation, I recommend a ClueBat. Hickory, or Lignum Vitae ones are good, nails are a optional extra for the impatient.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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For the lazy-but-curious: Lignum vitae[^]
Software Zen: delete this;
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They do seem to come in packs don't they. When I notice it, I also notice that the more intelligent people seem to hide at these times. I figure I should do the same if possible. Heaven help the person in their way. They flock or school together. New York and San Fran seem to suffer from an over abundance.
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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Montreal has to deal with similar clowns last week. Only, they climbed the Jacques Cartier bridge. Wouldn't have been a loss if it had ended in the same way.
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Montreal?!?!?
Vote early - vote often!
I, for one, like Roman Numerals.
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Thanks, I thought I was the only one!
Yesterday was really the most my patience has been tested in a while...
At half past quitting time, my business partner was busting my balls over font sizes/layout/nav in a web report that has been available for review/criticism for months!  I was tired, hungry, and had missed a deadline for an important phone call.
Normally, that kind of stuff doesn't get to me, but she had already wasted half of my day helping get sql 2017 on her laptop and getting her started on a new web reporting project. Then of course I had to pay attention and participate in the tutorials...which brought on a new stress...
The new reporting tools require .NET 4.6 which means I can't use my beloved VS 2010...so I'm using VS 2019 which is really slow by comparison, but still better than 2017. Anyhow, following the tutorials was fine, but certain actions from the report component's smart tag were locking up VS for up to 5 minutes. I'm sure there's a lot happening under the hood, but it seems excessive. Even debugging is way slower than 2010. I guess that's the price you pay for progress!
Thanks for the opportunity to rant, I feel better now! 
...and just as a parting shot, yesterday morning I got an email from another software company dev regarding a common client and a couple of exports they wanted to test. The client was really in a pinch and needed to get this working yesterday. I called client, get a remote started and setup my parts, created exports from other vendor, test one - success, test second - roadblock. Client says will call me after lunch for retest. I worked through lunch to address the problem, redeploy the import and expect a call which never came.  Not even now, halfway into the next day...I guess it wasn't that important after all. Meanwhile, I've got the other company's reps that want a status report, which I'm about to send that says I'm waiting. 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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You must reach deep and harness your inner chi. and, it doesn't hurt to relax with a bag of chips and a bowl of good salsa.
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Chocolate! 
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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I wish I could do chocolate, but it gives me really bad pimples. 
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Slacker007 wrote: it gives me really bad pimples.
Just keep your pants on and no one will notice. 
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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Believe me when I say my chi is harnessed. If it wasn't, it would be taking advantage of being armed to the teeth.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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That's why John Moses invented the 1911, I'm sure. Sadly, we're not allowed to use it for its intended purpose.
Will Rogers never met me.
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I only know how it ended last time[^]. They condemned six good little processors to a flaming death.
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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Who was recording the video?
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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The NSA, of course.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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The same guy who kept on recording after the Klingons had gotten themselves serialized to XML[^].
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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...since someone posted here. I have the Lounge for myself and nobody can stop me from looting the refrigerator or from putting my feet on the table. What's on TV?
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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Repeats and reality shows, as normal.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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Reruns? That's ok. Until recently they had TOS, but now it's Stargate for a while again.
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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SG-1, Atlantis, or Universe?
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Universe was just getting good when it was cancelled ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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