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Things that make you feel old
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Originally posted by original PM View PostYeah me too - became the top insult for a few years until Gaylord became popular.
Ernie was his slightly less disabled mate who translated for him iirc?The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by original PM View PostIndeed I got paid a lot of money (at the time) for going into the office and making sure the photocopier still made photocopies?
And the phones still rang....
I think a lot of people had no ******* idea what the problem was and therefore what could be affected.Warning unicorn meat may give you hallucinationsComment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostOh yes. So many upgrades and new installations, rates were sky high."A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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Can't wait for the year 2048 bug when the year in the binary calendar jumps from 11111111111 to 100000000000Comment
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Things that make me feel old...
Stack of IDE hard drives here, my very first GB drive included!
The death of Flash - I think I started using that on V3 in 1999 when it was Macromedia Flash.
Found a grey eyebrow hair the other weekComment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostJust chatting to some student placements. They covered the Millenium Bug in their History of Computing course. One of the students commented she'd had to do a presentation on it - but she'd never met anyone who'd worked through it.
(although by then computers will probably be practically self-aware, and thus able to fix it on their own)Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostMakes you feel old when you curl your hands up and yell 'Joeeey' at someone that's just said something stupid. You instantly realise...
1) No one probably remember who Joey was and why you are doing that.
2) They world has moved on far enough for this to be incredibly offensive even if they remembered
3) Even back in the day it was immature and childish.
There you are feeling old, incredibly stupid and totally ignorant in one fell swoop.Comment
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Originally posted by Bee View PostWho was Joey?latest-and-greatest solution (TM) kevpuk 2013Comment
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Originally posted by administrator View PostThings that make me feel old...
Stack of IDE hard drives here, my very first GB drive included!
The death of Flash - I think I started using that on V3 in 1999 when it was Macromedia Flash.
Found a grey eyebrow hair the other weekComment
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