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Well, like a lot of things, "It depends". I think there are a lot of alternatives for simple documents: GDocs, Libre Office, whatever Apple calls their stuff, heck even WordPad is good enough for the way most people use Word.
For specialized text, and even more so spreadsheets, the only real alternative to Office is an older version of Office. Which is Office's main competitor these days. Why upgrade when '97 has everything you want/need, and isn't as irritating?
I do have to admit though, I included that as comedy because of his choice. Skype?!?! I'd believe in Groove or "here's a chisel and stone" before Skype was a viable option to replace just about anything.
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TTFN - Kent
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They killed Office with Office 2007.
I'm still using Office 2003.
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Just when you thought it couldn't be crazier in Redmond, today they are introducing node.js Tools for Visual Studio! Just like the cool kids use, but in a real IDE!
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We are a group of .NET developers who are sick and tired of starting Visual Studio, creating a new project and running it, just to test simple code or try out samples from other developers. And as to sharing code and samples, don't even get me started. Sometimes, you just need a little jig
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Nice site, but I suspect they haven't heard of LinqPad[^] if they were starting VS to test simple code.
"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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True. One of the nice features they have here that LinqPad doesn't is the "Collaborate" feature, for those times when you don't want to (or can't) gather around a monitor.
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TTFN - Kent
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Has anyone played with it enough to compare it to http://ideone.com/[^]?
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging 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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Microsoft breathes new fire into the life of Scroogled, its anti-Google campaign, with a line of products that burn Google for treating your data the same way Microsoft does. “When you sling mud, you lose ground.”
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And the mug's already been "enhanced"[^].
"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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Perfect response, and much more accurate. Of course, there probably isn't enough room on the mug for all the logos needed.
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TTFN - Kent
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ooooh. I want that one.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging 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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Massive breach could set off chain of account hijackings on other sites. Not OK, Cupid
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CHRIST! How many times does this have to happen before it sinks in that storing passwords unencrypted/hashed is a REALLY BAD IDEA?!?!
Take the whole lot of programmers who built that site and the PM out back and shoot them all in the head.
Apparently, having that happen dozens of times in the last couple years to other sites wasn't enough for them to say "Hey, maybe we should check our code for this!"
MORONS!
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I think we could probably get a few bullets chipped in by Lounge members.
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TTFN - Kent
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Hell - it wouldn't even need checking the code. A simple inspection of the database / password file would have sufficed.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Dave Kreskowiak wrote: MORONS!
Your last line summarized everything you wrote before it
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell
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"More than 1.9 million accounts were protected by 123456. Another 1.2 million used 111111." Hmpf. When a German dating site was hacked, the typical password they found was "ficken". Actually I expected such a password also here. Is the English equivalent with its 4 characters to short?
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Ageism might be a taboo topic among employers, but veteran IT pros say it's very much an industry reality. They have pills for that now. Oh, wait, you meant information technology?
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pffft .. Im too old for IT when Gen-Y
a) stop using kiddy languages/scripts
b) choose the appropriate language/environment/toolset for the task (but also see (c))
c) understand you cant design anything more than a toy on a paper napkin - there's documentation, requirements gathering, design/specs & testing for all else
d) dont need to be mollycoddled when system x doesnt talk to system y and how to fix it
'g'
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"I want to stress the importance of being young and technical. Young people are just smarter"
My version:
I want to stress the importance of being older, wiser, more experienced and technical. Young people are just stupid"
I am older and I have never experienced ageism or fattism or any other ism except ismism.
I have experienced younger people being complete twats when it comes to what they think they know.
I like working with young people: makes me feel superior.
Why do short, bald, unattractive young people have a chip on their shoulder? Try being old and bald and unattractive...
Just made those up. The whole thing is stupid: I have worked at places that would not hire younger people and others that, plainly, didn't like older people. It's the same in every industry except, of course, if you work at Walmart.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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lol - I like your response better
'g'
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"I want to stress the importance of being young and technical"
I think more important being "Tactical" as one age. After you have ten years around your belt, age start work against you in competing or just keeping your job as now you'd be far more expensive.
Instead of bitching about ageism and discrimation, best be "Tactical", plan ahead before it rains - whether it means saving up for early retirement, pay off your mortgage ahead of time, or start your own gig it's up to you.
Given volatility trusting your firm will continue hire your arse till you're 65 just plain bad retirement planning. HR talks about loyalty and bitch about job hopping- but they will ditch you when they see fits.
"Young People are just smarter"
Young people always think they are smarter. We all were, and some of us still do!
Why argue, you're not going to win!
dev
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