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Ceterum censeo erroris esse rectam
« on: July 02, 2010, 08:46:51 pm »

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Re: Ceterum censeo erroris esse rectam
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2010, 09:44:47 pm »
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Re: Ceterum censeo erroris esse rectam
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2010, 10:31:59 pm »
See, Geert, what a classical education gets you?  ;)

Remember: Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur (Anything said in Latin sounds profound)

A very rough translation is: Ask that bugs be fixed...
(although I'm not so sure of the original Latin...)

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Re: Ceterum censeo erroris esse rectam
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2010, 10:40:48 pm »
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altum videtur
actually: (videre=to see) looks (altus=high) greater

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P.S. Modified cite from Cato: Finally I think that Carthago should be destroyed. You can google "Ceterum censeo" in wiki. What I said: Finally I think that errors need to be corrected.
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Re: Ceterum censeo erroris esse rectam
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2010, 10:52:12 pm »
I got the idea behind the "erroris esse rectam" part, but I was too lazy (its fricking 37°C here :o) to look up the whole thing.

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Re: Ceterum censeo erroris esse rectam
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2010, 11:15:36 pm »
Sanctus Celsius Batvir!
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Re: Ceterum censeo erroris esse rectam
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2010, 11:27:46 pm »
Hmm online latin -> english translators don't really help either:
result: Holy Loftiness Batvir :P

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Re: Ceterum censeo erroris esse rectam
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2010, 12:23:38 am »
Latin came before "Batman", Geert!

Fred was doing  his "Robin" impression...

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Re: Ceterum censeo erroris esse rectam
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2010, 12:42:13 am »
nerds!  :P
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Re: Ceterum censeo erroris esse rectam
« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2010, 01:37:42 am »
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Latin came before "Batman", Geert!

Fred was doing  his "Robin" impression...

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hmmm. Robin?

Mr. smart-ass' guess: batman = virum musculus volans (flying mouse man)

But then again: Batman? Is this the right way to underline the importance of error correction (over feature addition)?

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Re: Ceterum censeo erroris esse rectam
« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2010, 02:24:46 am »
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I was making a comment regarding Geert's "If it's 37 Celsius, it must be Belgium!" exclamation, not the importance of bug swatting. But then, Batvir would probably whip a few quick software fixes out from his utility belt and we'd all be happy.
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Re: Ceterum censeo erroris esse rectam
« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2010, 02:28:08 am »
Alle Fehler muessen sterben!
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« Reply #12 on: July 03, 2010, 03:53:12 am »
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Alle Fehler muessen sterben!
Yes. Kill them...

Regarding Belgium: It was Cesar in his "De bello gallico" who wrote: Gallia est omnia divisa in partes tres, quarum unam incollunt Belgae. (It's the beginning and just says that Gaul is divided into three parts. One of which is Belgium.) As you might know from Asterix the Gaul have a little town... Maybe Geerd knows more about that. I wish some of that miracle drink would help to make EA a better software.

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Re: Ceterum censeo erroris esse rectam
« Reply #13 on: July 04, 2010, 11:56:57 am »
This thread is funny. But I think you guys are losing it. Too many years struggling with the tool, and living in forlorn hope that someday the big fat Sparx Santa will wriggle down your chimney and deposit a big pile of gifts under your tree.
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Re: Ceterum censeo erroris esse rectam
« Reply #14 on: July 04, 2010, 11:38:11 pm »
Losing it? Lost it completely, years ago.
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