Quest starts at:Jan 01, 2014 at 05:00 UTC
Quest ends at:Dec 31, 2014 at 05:00 UTC

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First, read How do I create a Poll?. Then suggest your poll here. Complete ideas are more likely to be used.

Note that links may be used in choices but not in the title.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014 (Bitcoin)
by Arunbear (Prior) on Feb 11, 2014 at 10:38 UTC
    Do you use Bitcoin?
    • Yes
    • No
    • What is Bitcoin?
    Update: Alternate form suggested by marto:

    Do you use a cryptocurrency?

    • Yes
    • No
    • A crypto-what?

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      Given the recent latest crash, perhaps "Do you use cryptocurrency" would be wise, to keep the poll more generic ;)

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      • What is "use"?

      I have 0.50 BTC. I don't use it for anything; I mostly hang onto it for its ornamental value.

      use Moops; class Cow :rw { has name => (default => 'Ermintrude') }; say Cow->new->name
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        I think "use" in this context means spend, acquire or trade in the currency.

        Update: you .5 BTC is currently worth ~250 Euro.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014 (profession)
by Arunbear (Prior) on Mar 01, 2014 at 14:48 UTC
    Perlmonks! What is your profession?
    • Programmer
    • System administrator
    • Scientist
    • Educator
    • Monk
    • Other
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      • Student
      • Retired
      • Liaison to the office of Naval Contemplation ((C) Tom Lehrer)
      • Pointy-Haired Boss

      Regards,

      John Davies

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      • A combination of all of the above

      (between "Monk" and "Other")


      Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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        between "Monk" and "Other"

        Why?

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      And this one for the South European monks:

      What is "profession"?

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        What is "profession"?

        Its those little sprinkles you put on top of ice cream :)

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Mar 31, 2014 at 13:11 UTC

    The variable in a for-loop should be named:

    • x
    • i
    • a
    • counter
    • ordinal
    • 0xF000h
    • CX
    • ECX
    • four
    • the_counter_variable_being_used_in_the_loop
    • lexical
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      • lexical
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jun 11, 2014 at 13:32 UTC
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      Absolutely hilarious!
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Mar 24, 2014 at 14:49 UTC
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      • Data and functions
      :)

      And what about "The most mismatched mismatched pair is:" as the title?

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        Surely, Arunbear, that ought to be "The most mismatched mismatched pair are:", or possibly "The most mismatched mismatched pairs is:" ?

        :-D

        A user level that continues to overstate my experience :-))
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        The impetus to write that poll came when i read a definitions document that used Header and Trailer. After ranting about it, i decided to post the poll here, which is more to generate discussion on this topic than provide a list of possibilities. So, to me, the word "annoying" is essential.

        Regardless, i don't actually care what the title is. I figure even without a title people would get it.

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        Actually, i'm not quite sure what you mean by data and functions.
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Mar 24, 2014 at 15:48 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Apr 28, 2014 at 16:26 UTC

    My favorite superfluous repetitious redundant duplicative phrase is:

    • From whence
    • Absolutely certain
    • Postpone until later
    • ATM machine
    • PIN number
    • Each and every
    • Reason why
    • Join together

    Note: Many phrases that seem redundant are not always so, for example "most unique" which compares contrasts of unique items, or to be clear, for example, "later time" as opposed to "later date" which has a slightly different meaning. A phrase is truly redundant when one word, by defintion, includes the other, such as "ATM Machine" or "Each and Every" when in the same phrase.

    Posted as: My favorite superfluous repetitious redundant duplicative phrase is:
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      Is English the same as in Dutch? Is "Print out a document" used nowadays instead of "Print a document"

      Dutch knew thre: "Een document afdrukken", "Een document printen" (anglisism), or "Een document uitdraaien" (from those old boxes with forms that had holes for a tractor.

      I am utterly annoyed by the zillion of people the say "Een document uitprinten". YUCK!


      Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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        I think it is the same. But, i also think although in some sense redundant, the term is not truly redundant.

        A printer prints a person prints out, unless the person is a living printer and rolls the ink from his fingertips. :) Normally, the out is inferred, hence your irkage (?).

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      • The La Brea Tar Pits

      Cheers,
      R.

      Pereant, qui ante nos nostra dixerunt!
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        Imagine i know nothing (shouldn't be that hard)...why is that redundant?

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      Tundra is not necessarily frozen, so there is no redundancy there.
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      SAT or ACT test

      1 Peter 4:10
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        Had to read that twice. I don't think i've ever heard test postpended to SAT or ACT.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014 (Boss)
by Arunbear (Prior) on Jul 24, 2014 at 09:57 UTC
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        Thank you, and other responders! I've added these suggestions.
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      Elves work for Santa Claus. Elves are male or female. Hence, Santa's worker are Elf binaries.

      I don't like the thought of being executable (those midgets do have short lives). Although, being Link-able would give me a cool sword. But that's "for Matt", which isn't Santa's real name. I'm so confused.

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      Not that I like this poll, but the devil and the Lord almighty are definitively missing.


      Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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        Not that I like this poll, but the devil and the Lord almighty are definitively missing.

        Larry Wall and Santa Claus have already been mentioned.

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      What about Xellos. Yeah, he's evil and all that, but he's just so cool. At least in the anime.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Aug 04, 2014 at 13:08 UTC
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      Cooking for geeks

      Actually, my favourite cookbook is a handwritten one with a dedication to me "for when he has to cook for himself at his own expense".

      Regards,

      John Davies

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014: 2015 is just around the corner; it is time to learn how to..
by Discipulus (Canon) on Dec 29, 2014 at 09:49 UTC
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      Plack is intended for use by framework authors; it's too low level to be a direct replacement for CGI
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        oh yes, but was here to mark the difference, or you think is inappropriate?

        L*
        There are no rules, there are no thumbs..
        Reinvent the wheel, then learn The Wheel; may be one day you reinvent one of THE WHEELS.
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      • Learn more about making links
      Doc links like 
      [href://http://perldoc.perl.org/perlsub.html|subroutines]

      [download]
      can be written as 
      [doc://perlsub|subroutines]

      [download]
      A general http link like 
      [href://http://www.perl.org/|Perl]

      [download]
      can be written as 
      [http://www.perl.org/|Perl]

      [download]
      A node link like 
      [href://http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=942984|Perl is dead]

      [download]
      can be written as 
      [id://942984|Perl is dead]

      [download]
      A root link like 
      [href://http://www.perlmonks.org|PerlMonks]

      [download]
      should be written as 
      [href://?]

      [download]
      so that monks using other domains don't get logged out.
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[d/l]
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      • learn to program for mobile devices
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by zentara (Cardinal) on Aug 28, 2014 at 21:37 UTC
    Where do you think the nearest space alien is?

    ... in the next cubicle over
    ... in the office of the boss
    ... you are married to it
    ... Area 51
    ... in a secret underwater base in the ocean
    ... at a base on the far side of the moon
    ... on Phobos, the moon of Mars
    ... near a star over by Alpha Centauri
    ... in Hollywood
    ... in an adjacent dimension
    ... in your own head :-)
    I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth.
    Old Perl Programmer Haiku ................... flash japh
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014 (clock face)
by Arunbear (Prior) on Oct 09, 2014 at 10:03 UTC
    Do you prefer analog or digital time pieces?
    • Analog
    • Digital
    • Analog / Digital combos
    Updated: changed title to be more precise.
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      Do you count binary clocks under digital clocks (I do not). I have seen analog versions (using colored light) of binary clocks. I have also seen clocks that used the colors as used in resistor bands as digits.

      update 2014-10-20: this is a clock that writes the time on a small whiteboard, erases the time and writes again (repeat). I'd say it is digital too :)


      Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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        The Wikipedia article says "Most binary clocks are digital, although analog varieties exist", (and a look through Google images seems to confirm this) whereas my intent was simply to measure the preference for digital vs analog (irrespective of format).
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      Thinking about the current hype, you should add the options

      • smart (I don't care if it is digital or analog, as long as the vendor claims it is smart ;-) ) and
      • only working if connected to a phone

      TGIF, Rata
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      24 hour

            05:23:17.nn UT
      ... and counting.



      If you didn't program your executable by toggling in binary, it wasn't really programming!

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Sep 02, 2014 at 20:21 UTC
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      P'uh, youngsters. Prime Computer of course!


      Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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        New to me, thanx.

        Should the list item use the "1" instead of the "i" that Wikipedia says they used in advertising?

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        Please explain or provide a link. Prime services has a lot of hits on Google.

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        The WP article quotes Latin as the source, so, i just added it without the etymology. The monks are are pretty smart.

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        Isn't that included in Prime "Services"? :)

        Added.

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        Babylon 5 fans still exists?! :)

        Added.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Mar 30, 2014 at 20:40 UTC
      In base 1, the number after 0 is
    • 0
    • 1
    • aleph-0
    • -0 (negative zero)
    • many
    • a numeric overflow
    • heresy
    • the same as the first number in base 0
    • defined by the CATS, with the cooperation of Federation Forces

    Posted as In base 1, the number after 0 is:

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on May 28, 2014 at 14:21 UTC

    "This statement is a lie" is:

    • not logical
    • true
    • a lie
    • a paradox
    • an oxymoron
    • a contradiction
    • self-immolating
    • a meta-statement
    • been argued to death
    • a waste of time
    • all the above
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by karlgoethebier (Abbot) on Dec 03, 2014 at 20:32 UTC

    Guessing is a good strategy to survive in IT business.

    [] Yes
    [] No

    Slightly inspired by Stanislaw Lem (1921 -2006).

    «The Crux of the Biscuit is the Apostrophe»

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Apr 07, 2014 at 12:36 UTC
    Tom Bombadil is
    • Eru Iluvatar
    • Manwe
    • Tulkas
    • Aule
    • a Maia
    • a Spirit
    • a Man
    • an Elf
    • a Dwarf
    • a Hobbit
    • an amalgamation of (some of) the above
    • None of the above
    • J. R. R. Tolkien (or his ego)
    • a fictional character
    • Larry Wall long before creating Perl
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      If by "author" you mean J. R. R. Tolkien, then why not say so?
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        Because the relevance would be that he is the author and not that he is Tolkien. But, you're probably right anyway. :) Changed it.
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014 (!mortal)
by Arunbear (Prior) on Oct 09, 2014 at 10:19 UTC
    If a cheap, safe rejuvenating immortality pill appeared on the market, would you take it?
    • Yes
    • No
    Updated: title to make it more clear.
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      What are the side effects?
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        Negative side effects? None (hence "safe" in the title :)
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      It depends...?

      --MidLifeXis

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      Why not just directly ask if you want to be immortal? Unless, you want to know what flavor the pill should be. :)

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        To try to head off "It depends ..." type answers.
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014 (no spoon)
by ambrus (Abbot) on Mar 14, 2014 at 00:49 UTC

    There is no…

    • Cabal
    • cake
    • royal road
    • spoon
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      Perl Babylon 6 :)
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      future!
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jan 09, 2015 at 17:05 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Mar 30, 2014 at 20:21 UTC
      April first is
    • a foolish day
    • just another day
    • Internet cleaning day
    • the real first day of spring
    • Wait a second, is this poll a joke?

    Posted as April first is:

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Apr 29, 2014 at 16:12 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on May 30, 2014 at 17:18 UTC
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      No need to remember. I just assume someone will pinch me and punch me on the first of the month.

      use Moops; class Cow :rw { has name => (default => 'Ermintrude') }; say Cow->new->name
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        No need to remember.

        That is the last option, you know. Just, no reason given. :)

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jun 29, 2014 at 11:53 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jun 30, 2014 at 15:42 UTC

    When i find a lot of my posts are down-voted, i:

    • go back to the The Monastery Gates and contemplate my existence.
    • complain about having a stalker on my trail
    • feel important "enough" to have a stalker on my trail
    • edit voted down posts try again
    • post a poll idea asking what to do
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Mar 30, 2014 at 20:16 UTC
      I think...
    • i can
    • therefore i am
    • about six impossible things before breakfast
    • until it hurts
    • only when i have to
    • ...so stop bothering me already
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014 (chewing gum)
by ambrus (Abbot) on Jul 09, 2014 at 15:39 UTC

    What is the best chewing gum flavor?

    • Mint
    • Fruit
    • Plain unflavored
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      Bubble!

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        I believe bubble gum is usually fruit flavoured, so choose fruit.

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        Bubble is not a flavor. Read the poll you respond to.
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Oct 29, 2014 at 17:45 UTC
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      I feel flattered :)

      I miss: "Whatever is shipped with my OS release"


      Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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        I didn't even realize how many distributions there were until i checked CPAN. Blame them. :P

        Added the "whatever" option. Originally, i went back and forth on it, and what to call it, and ended up leaving it out. Anyway, it's back in now.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Sep 30, 2014 at 13:33 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on May 30, 2014 at 13:36 UTC

    When choosing usernames for sites, i use:

    • the same name on every site
    • a different name for every site
    • the same name for sites i don't care about, but different names on site that i do care about
    • different names for sites i don't care about, but the same name on sites that i do care about
    • the anonymous account
    • someone else's username
    • root, after hacking into the site

    Posted as: When choosing user names for websites, I prefer to use:

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jul 10, 2014 at 11:56 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Sep 30, 2014 at 13:44 UTC
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      "The plural of virus is neither viri nor virii, nor even vira nor virora. It is quite simply viruses, irrespective of context. Here's why..."

      I reckon we are the only monastery ever to have a dungeon stuffed with 16,000 zombies.
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        Personally, i like virii. I think it sounds a lot nicer than the clumpy viruses. Oh well.

        Thanx for the correction. :)

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jun 23, 2014 at 19:10 UTC

    Independence is:

    • overrated
    • underrated
    • found within
    • not worth killing for
    • worth fighting for
    • worth giving up to purchase a little temporary Safety
    • a day
    • a good movie
    • a homonym for independents
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Apr 23, 2014 at 22:09 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Apr 23, 2014 at 22:26 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Oct 23, 2014 at 20:38 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Mar 24, 2014 at 15:50 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on May 01, 2014 at 01:57 UTC

    I find my (lost) items in the last place i look because:

    • After i find it, i forget to keep looking
    • After i find it, it is redundant to keep looking
    • I have a small house, so there’s only one place to look
    • It’s just my luck :(
    • I never lose anything
    • I never find anything
    • I always look in the last place first
    • I always find the items i’m not looking for
    • I’m waiting for all my lost items to pile up, so that’ll be the last place i’ll ever need to look
    • I’m not really an option
    • I’m not really lost
    • I’m totally lost
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Nov 03, 2014 at 17:56 UTC

    On a number of occasions, i have reached for my cell phone and wondered why the mouse pointer was not moving. Strangely, it takes a minute before i fully realize that my hand is not on the mouse. So, without further ado:

    Due to inattention, i have most often mistaken _____ for the mouse:

    • Keyboard
    • Cell phone
    • Keys
    • Mouse for other computer
    • Mouse holder
    • All of the above
    • None of the above
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jul 23, 2014 at 15:45 UTC

    How much RAM did your first computer have?

    • None
    • 1-7 bits
    • 1-1023 bytes
    • 1-1023 kilobytes
    • 1-1023 megabytes
    • 1-1023 gigabytes
    • 1+ terabytes
    • 64 kilobytes
    • How much memory? I forget.
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Dec 03, 2014 at 19:49 UTC

    I can keep a secret...

    • You can trust me.
    • Actually, it's not my forte.
    • It depends on who's asking.
    • It depends on what the secret is.
    • For the right price, it can be arranged.
    • I can, it's the person i tell it to that can't.
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        Yep. Definitely different. That is where to keep files safe. This one's if you can be trusted.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Apr 08, 2014 at 18:57 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Aug 17, 2014 at 17:17 UTC

    The shortest distance between two points is a:

    • straight line
    • geodesic
    • pixel
    • y coordinate
    • solidus, for example: ../.
    • logically sound statement
    • furtive assertion
    • Did you mean shortest distance or shortest time?
    • Is there a point to all this?
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      geodesic
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        New one for me! Added.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Oct 21, 2014 at 15:04 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Dec 30, 2014 at 14:35 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014 (tomato sauce)
by ambrus (Abbot) on Apr 26, 2014 at 17:14 UTC

    Tomato sauce should be…

    • sweet
    • salty
    • sour
    • tasteless
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      • Spicy
      • Tomatoey
      • Chocolatey
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        • Saucey
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      • chunky
      • the same viscosity as 80 wt oil
      • at least close to the same color as the tomatoes it supposedly consists of...
      • free of things I can't spell without a chemical reference manual in hand...
      • cohesive enough to stay pooled on a 10 degree slope


      ...the majority is always wrong, and always the last to know about it...
      Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results...
      wjw
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        On viscosity: I was thinking of adding “thick” and “thin” as options, but those would be sort of orthogonal to the other options.

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      red

      I once left a can of tomato sauce in the refrigerator and...well, suffice it to say i'd rather it was red.

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      reconstituted
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      Just saw Re^2: poll ideas quest. Not the same thing, but worthy of note. On second thought, maybe it isn't. :)

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Apr 27, 2014 at 13:30 UTC
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        be someday there will be May

        Added the title.

        be something completely different

        That doesn't use the word May. Also, it makes me think of Rocky and Bullwinkle

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      Here we don't get flowers 'til June.
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Aug 29, 2014 at 12:45 UTC
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      Bill Nye / Neil deGrasse Tyson / MacGyver ?
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        Blinded by bias. :) Added them.

        Bill Nye was a bit later for me, so i heard about him, but never watched anything from him.

        Hayden i have only learned of recently.

        I think of Macgyver as inspiration, not learning. Though, now that you had me think about it, i actually did learn a few things from him.

        Thanx!

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        You really think these should be options for learning the most science from?

        On second though, maybe the question should change to something including the word favorite.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jul 10, 2014 at 11:25 UTC

    When voting on posts:

    • I dutifully read each post, and vote accordingly.
    • If i happen to read a post and feel strongly enough, i vote on it.
    • I just vote up posts by names i recognize and like, and vote down posts by names i recognize and dislike.
    • I vote to keep the total count where i think it should be (where applicable)
    • I indiscriminately vote everything up.
    • I indiscriminately vote everything down.
    • I never vote.
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Sep 22, 2014 at 18:07 UTC

    I'd rather:

    • Ask the question
    • Give the answer
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by perlron (Pilgrim) on Nov 01, 2014 at 17:38 UTC
    What in your opinion is the biggest problem the world is facing right now ? 
    Hunger
Illiteracy
Population Explosion
Diminishing Resources
Global Warming
Terrorism
    perlron
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      Python

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        Hello Chacham ,
        Some folks on twitter, (mostly conservative but pls dont take my word for it) opine that Global warming is a misnomer? Personally im not too sure myself but Did you see the youtube video of the glacier the size of Manhattan break of ? i dont know if am allowed to post the link here !
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Sep 23, 2014 at 13:05 UTC
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      What if someone else owns it for you? Like in: it is considered to be yours and you can do with it whatever you want, but we pay it for you. (Like a gift)


      Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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        I was wondering a similar case, where one person is the owner but another the administrative contact. As a result of the potential complications, i followed the KISS principle.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Sep 30, 2014 at 17:16 UTC

    My favorite day of the week is:

    • Monday
    • Tuesday
    • Wednesday
    • Thursday
    • Friday
    • Saturday
    • Sunday
    • Leap Day
    • All of the above
    • None of the above
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      All of the above!
      لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ
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        And where exactly should that be placed? :)

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Oct 06, 2014 at 15:41 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Dec 16, 2014 at 16:27 UTC

    My most common "typo":

    • Transposing lettres
    • Hitting cPSLOCK INSTEd of a
    • Semicolon in contractions (should;ve been apostrophe)
    • Mixing up h.soav and ',.pyf
    • Forgetting which $language is being used for this->function()
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Aug 04, 2014 at 13:37 UTC

    I read customer reviews in the following order:

    • Date posted
    • Most recent first
    • Negative then positive
    • Positive then negative
    • Neither negative nor positive
    • None. I ask someone else
    • None. I form my own opinions.
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jun 30, 2014 at 16:50 UTC

    The Voting/Experience System should be modified in the following way:

    • voting up: reason
    • voting down: reason
    • voting up/down: reason
    • meta-moderation
    • it should stay as it is
    • use a die roll instead
    • just replace the voting system with another Monk Order
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      • it should stay as it is
      لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ
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        oh, ok. Added. Boring as it is. :)

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      You should be able to see a list of everybody's votes, and then vote on which votes were good votes.

      toby dφt ink
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        Next to Nodes To Consider we can have Votes to consider, with the options: Unvote, Keep, Change.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jul 07, 2014 at 15:50 UTC

    The main impetus to break off some code into a separate routine is when:

    • it takes more than a screenfull to show all the code
    • it is a separate logical function
    • it is called multiple times
    • it makes testing/debugging easier
    • i think i might reuse it elsewhere
    • it makes an if statement fit on one line or just read better
    • i get paid per line of code
    • i think of a really cool name for it
    • pfft... separate routines...
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Oct 27, 2014 at 21:52 UTC

    The opposite of 1 is:

    • -1
    • 0
    • Many
    • False
    • l (lower case L)
    • None of the above
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      • Any of U+2474, U+2488, U+24F5, U+2776, U+3220, U+3280, U+103D1, (you might like U+AA51 :)

      Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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        Heh. Though, most of those are just other ones. U+2776 is an exception being negative and all. The half-named U+AA51 is cute. Thanx.

        All in all, the question is really if a number's opposite is 0 (negation of value) or the negative version of it (same amount, but below zero). The knee-jerk response is the opposite of 4 is -4. But, i believe it would be 0.

        The poll specifically asks on 1 as it is the commonly used value in boolean types and allows for other humorous answers.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Mar 30, 2014 at 20:27 UTC
      It is good because it
    • sounds right (i hear it)
    • looks right (i see it)
    • feel right
    • smells right
    • tastes right
    • the word is correctly, dagnabbit!
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Sep 15, 2014 at 12:26 UTC
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      Possible link for the "Other" option: September 19.
      لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ
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        That link doesn't work anyway in all countries where the way to write a date is "19 September" instead of "September 19". The wiki-link will use the local version of wikipedia, so my result is empty.

        Lets try to force all countries worldwide to use ISO.


        Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Oct 29, 2014 at 17:56 UTC

    How many spoken languages can you speak, write, read, or understand:

    • 0
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • Many
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      Do programming languages count?


      Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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        Edited the question to say "spoken languages". My bad.

        The concept question was "how many languages to you speak," which would have been more obvious. After adding in "write, read, or understand," it became less clear. Thanx for the correction.

        I wonder if knowing multiple languages has an effect on one's programming as well.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on May 06, 2014 at 16:49 UTC

    My mouse speed is:

    • whatever
    • fast
    • slow
    • medium
    • faster than a cesium atom
    • slower than a perlmonks page reload
    • able to jump full screens in a single bound
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      The mice that $work bought for our latest round of PCs all have a little speed button on top and a row of LEDs that light up more as it gets set faster.

      My mouser is set on kill.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Nov 10, 2014 at 17:10 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Mar 31, 2014 at 15:24 UTC
    (Related to Re: poll ideas quest 2007 which went live as Should every poll have a "CowboyNeal" option?. This is different in that the former asks what, this asks how many.)

    How many silly options should a non-silly poll have?

    • 0, i take my polls seriously
    • 1, i want a way to say this is stupid
    • 2, i want options, people!
    • 1 silly option for every serious option
    • 1 silly option for every 2 serious options
    • 1 silly option for every 3 serious options
    • CowboyNeal
    • paco
    • NodeReaper
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Apr 02, 2014 at 14:25 UTC

    A Monk or visitor posts a node with something inappropriate or otherwise malicious.
    The node gets modded down by fellow brothers at the monastery, though not removed by NodeReaper.
    The poster repents and wishes to make amends:

    • Remove the offending part of the node.
    • Remove the offending part of the node and add a message saying so.
    • Replace the entire text of the message with an apology, and post a new message.
    • Leave the node as is and post a new, redacted node.
    • Do nothing and add a message of remorse in a related node.
    • Do nothing.
    • Wonder why anyone would take this seriously.
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      Note that your proposed title is very close to our hard limit for node titles, 240 bytes.

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        Didn't know there was a limit. Must the poll question be the title?

        A shorter version: In response to a modded down post not removed by NodeReaper, the poster should:

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jul 27, 2014 at 17:14 UTC

    Similar to When voting on posts. This is about considered posts.

    When voting on considered posts:

    • I dutifully read each post, its context, and the possible dupe (with its context) and vote accordingly.
    • I read the post, read the consideration comment, and make a best guess.
    • I just follow the advice of the considerer, whoever it is.
    • I just follow the advice of the considerer, if i recognize the name.
    • I vote to keep the choices balanced (either by divination or another account).
    • I ask my Magic 8 Ball
    • I indiscriminately vote to keep everything.
    • I indiscriminately vote to edit everything.
    • I indiscriminately vote to reap everything.
    • Nada
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jun 19, 2014 at 13:27 UTC

    In English, which of the following is correct:

    • If you are writing an if-statement, use a comma to introduce the then-clause
    • If you are writing an if-statement then use "then" to introduce the then-clause
    • If you are writing an if-statement, then use a comma and "then" to introduce the then-clause
    • Just do it in perl.
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014 (videogame weapon)
by ambrus (Abbot) on Apr 20, 2014 at 12:35 UTC

    My favourite Lemmings weapon is…

    • climb
    • float
    • bomb
    • stop
    • build
    • bash
    • mine
    • dig

    My favourite Jazz Jackrabbit weapon is…

    • Blaster
    • Toaster
    • RF Missile
    • Bouncer
    • TNT
    Feel free to extend to other videogames that have a handful of weapons or forms.

    Update: fixed the second copy of "climb" to "dig".

    Update 2015-03-01: fixed second copy of "Toaster" to "TNT".

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Dec 22, 2014 at 18:50 UTC

    Preferred day to start the year:

    • Sunday
    • Monday
    • Tuesday
    • Wednesday
    • Thursday
    • Friday
    • Saturday
    • January 1st
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      Preferred day to start the year:
      • Any day
      • Black Friday
      • Boxing day
      • Christmas day
      • Doomsday
      • D-Day
      • May day
      • Midsummer
      • Midwinter
      • New year's day
      • Pay day
      • Perl 6's release day
      • Perl's birthday
      • The day the music died
      • Whitsunday
      • Yesterday

      Cheers, Sören

      Créateur des bugs mobiles - let loose once, run everywhere.
      (hooked on the Perl Programming language)

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        :) I see i went with rather weak (but limited) choices. :P

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Aug 19, 2014 at 20:01 UTC

    Favorite triangle:

    • Equilateral
    • Isosceles
    • Scalene
    • Acute
    • Right
    • Obtuse
    • Musical
    • Bermuda
    • Love
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      Triforce (Power, Wisdom, Courage)

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Aug 28, 2014 at 17:51 UTC

    My preferred software versioning scheme is:

    • Major.Minor
    • Major.Minor.x
    • Major.Minor.x.x
    • Sequential Release Number
    • Year
    • Date
    • Code Name
    • None
    • SHA1 from the git checkout
    • "Random" number
    • Which version of my answer would you like to hear?
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        Is that different from x.x.x.x?

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      (pseudo-)random just use the SHA1 from the git checkout :P


      Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jan 05, 2015 at 17:00 UTC
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      There's a story behind this you might want to know.

      Many years ago, I asked the gods to create a new poll ideas quest thread because the original thread got too long, longer than that famous PMD thread that anecdotally shouldn't be linked in the chatterbox because everyone following the link at the same time overloads the server. The gods agreed, and have created a new thread. Unfortunately, they have added a year number in its title. Since then, people got confused by seeing last year's number in the thread and keep asking for a new thread every year.

      There's no real need to create a new one every year. In fact, it makes it more difficult to suggest poll ideas, because you have to search for suggestions in more threads.(Luckily if you know good search keywords, Super Search simply lets you search in the Quest section, but often it is more convenient to just load the full text of those threads.) Anyway, because of this confusion coming up all the time, we seem to be stuck and get a new thread every year.

      Anyway, now I understand now so many commercial companies label their games or periodicals or other products with a year number in the future.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Oct 27, 2014 at 19:40 UTC

    Why do no countries start with the letter X?

    • It has a negative connotation
    • The country name database uses x to denote countries ready for deletion
    • Too confusing: Would the X be vocalized as "eks" or "z"
    • For the same reason that none start with the letter W
    • It'd be a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Country
    • Does Xanth count?
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      Bad poll. There are a few that start with a W, at least in the Dutch spelling:

      • Wake
      • Wallis en Futuna
      • Westelijke Sahara
      • Westsamoa
      • Windwardeilanden

      Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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        The poll is about the letter X. W is mentioned in one of the poll options. :)

        Also, if i understand the list correctly, only Westsamoa (Samoa) is recognized as a country. The others are territories or disputed.

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        Interesting. Though, the wiki calls it a continent, not a country.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on May 07, 2014 at 13:47 UTC
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      • ignored
      • not implemented

      Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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        Added. Couldn't think of a good place to link them to though. :) Like a node for all ignored tags or a page explaining why things are not implemented.

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by Anonymous Monk on Jul 10, 2014 at 12:09 UTC
    Should chacham stop posting in this thread?
    • Yes
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Mar 31, 2014 at 15:13 UTC
      My favorite flame war is
    • emacs vs vi
    • Toilet Paper: over vs under
    • Mac vs Windows
    • *BSD vs Linux
    • camelCase vs under_score
    • Waterfall vs Agile
    • Tastes Great vs Less Filling
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        Oops. I guess i didn't search before posting that one. Thanx!

        On the subject of checking earlier polls and suggestions, is there an easier way to check than loading all 9 nodes (past polls and the 8 suggestions)? Searching the options of past polls (prior to the suggestions) would require loading each individually, so i never did that.

        It would be quite nice to have a specialized search.

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      Why Minix rather than *BSD (vs Linux) ?
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        Point taken.
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jul 17, 2014 at 12:55 UTC
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      The camel is the ship of the desert, so add

      • fleet
      • armada
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        Good one! Added fleet.

        To me, aramada sounds liked the camels are armed. Similar to battalion, perhaps. Would you really think to call a perl of camels an armada?

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Dec 07, 2014 at 19:19 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Apr 23, 2014 at 18:05 UTC

    My favorite alternative to the semicolon as the Perl line terminator is:

    #
    		And everyone can argue over what its called.
    :
    		Semi-colons have been here long enough!
    (space)
    		Why waste an extra char?
    .
    		Stop right here
    LW
    		Give credit where its due.
    Perl6
    		Everyone knows that's a dead end.

    Edited:

    4/24 - Changed question (from: I want to change the Perl line terminator to:). Added table for clarity.

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      • Amen
      • So let it be written
      • All hail to the hypnotoad
      • A Unicode combining mark.

      Dave

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Aug 29, 2014 at 12:20 UTC

    Interrupts are best implemented in:

    • Hardware
    • Software
    • Fuse box
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Oct 27, 2014 at 19:50 UTC

    Who killed Mr. Boddy?

    • Miss Scarlett
    • Colonel Mustard
    • Mrs. White
    • Reverend Green
    • Mrs. Peacock
    • Professor Plum
    • Miss Peach
    • Monsieur Brunette
    • Madame Rose
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jun 24, 2014 at 18:41 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Oct 21, 2014 at 14:38 UTC
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      Firstly, you can't have a link in the poll title, only in the extra text under the title and the answers. Secondly, the right link is xkcd://1249.

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        Updated, using both links. How's that? :)

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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jun 30, 2014 at 16:27 UTC
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Re: poll ideas quest 2014
by chacham (Prior) on Jan 12, 2015 at 19:55 UTC
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