... chided me that it couldn't be done the way I had in mind. Little did they know I had already validated it for a year, ... I love this bit. It's why I love

... chided me that it couldn't be done the way I had in mind. Little did they know I had already validated it for a year, ... I love this bit. It's why I love computing! You can go build something, verify it and have people tell you "that wont work". I have never been the one to say "I told you so" or have smug satisfaction, there is a special kind of warmth that comes when you already have and someone tells you its impossible! > Now that I have officially retired from my last employer, I still consult and earlier this week When I was the new kid in my very early 20's I had the joy of working with the sea of Cobol programers who were back from retirement to save the world from Y2k. Most of them were older then, than I am now, and their stories and advice stuck to me like glue! For as much as things have changed, their lessons in the joys of early mainframes (and the books from conferences they let me read) taught me lessons that apply more now today than they should. The more things change... > Still deciding whether it's best to present the advanced math at a conference this year or next. That I will be able to take full credit for if I want to, and it could be quite popular now that people have the corresponding apparatus already. You're a gem of a human. Please present your paper!!!