Year: 2007
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End of an era
Microsoft says [Today] Visual FoxPro 9.0 will be its last version of the development software, though support for the product will extend through 2015.eWeek At one time, the xBase languages, dBase, Clipper, and FoxPro ruled the earth, and now they’ll fade away. They were once great client server tools, but the web changed everthing, and…
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Freedom
They came, they saw, they did a little shopping.Graffiti on the Berlin Wall, following the lifting of travel restrictions on East Berliners
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You know you’re from Minnesota when…
You use a down comforter in the summer.Your grandparents drive 65 mph through 13 feet of snow during a blizzard, without flinching.You see people wearing hunting clothes to social events.You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both doors unlocked.You think of the major food groups as venison, walleye, and Leinenkugels.You think…
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When all is said and done
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box.Italian proverb
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In-flight complaints
A flight attendant was finishing up her service when she came upon a man who was obviously distraught. Immediately, the man started firing off a string of complaints about the in-flight service.The flight attendant stood quietly and listened to the tirade.“You bring me cold coffee, feed me bad food and the window doesn’t have a…
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Everyone loves happy geeks
A really interesting blog post on how to keep geeks happy at A Note To Employers: 8 Things Intelligent People, Geeks and Nerds Need To Work Happy is well worth reading.The basic points are:Let them work when they wantLet them work where they wantLet them control their lightingLet them wear headphonesDo not expect them to…