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You know, when I first left my motherland, it struck me how much people’s ideas about Russia are ruled by Hollywood stereotypes (bears in ushankas drinking vodka on a Red Square accompanying themselves with balalaikas and garmoshkas — did I miss anything?). Bit later I realised this isn’t only Hollywood — e.g. episode 6, Skins, [...]
…from creators of Javatar and .NOT…
— Mom? I have a confession to make. I use Java.
— What the hell are you talking about?
— I want to use a programming language which doesn’t only run in Windows.
My, this is so full of win!
— Hey, what are you guys up to?
How to answer a question, without actually answering it
By sigizmund On April 19, 2010 · 370Leave a Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fsigizmund.com%2Fhow-to-answer-a-question-without-actually-answering-it%2FHow+to+answer+a+question%2C+without+actually+answering+it2010-04-19+14%3A03%3A42sigizmundhttp%3A%2F%2Fsigizmund.com%2Fhow-to-answer-a-question-without-actually-answering-it%2F
An absolutely brilliant bit which I came across on T-Mobile’s website:
Can I use the internet on my phone or mobile broadband in Europe without buying a Booster?
We have boosters to buy so that you’ll always know exactly how much you’ve spent and know that you won’t get any unexpected bills. Using the [...]
The query means a very simple thing: select count of matching rows, value of locations – grouped by locations field; rpad does all the magic – it basically says to add a certain number of ‘*’ on the right of empty string, number of ‘*’ is count(*). It’s been divided by 15 to [...]
The most unusual return form I've ever seen
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I can’t really comment on it – so I will just cite the text of the original email. I’ve never, ever, ever seen anything like that before.
This email has been sent to you by Griffin Technology to help facilitate testing and/or replacement of merchandise.
Generally we handle returns for our international customers a [...]-
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