You Know You've Been Hacking Too Long When... ...you Reach For The Mouse To Cut That Piece Of Code From The Sheet Of Paper On Your Desk And Try To Paste It Into The Editor.

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-- You know you've been hacking too long when...
...you reach for the mouse to cut that piece of code from the sheet of paper
on your desk and try to paste it into the editor.

You know you've been hacking too long when... ...you open a window to find a phone number in a file, then try to cut & paste it to the phone.
You know you've been hacking too long when... ...a fly lands on the screen and you try to pick it up with the mouse and put it in the onscreen trashcan!
You know you've been hacking too long when... ...after writing a big report, you try to backspace in a pen and paper letter.
You know you've been hacking too long when... ...you're reading from paper media and when you finish the page you press the spacebar.
You know you've been hacking too long when... ...you have to put a happy face on paper, and do it sideways.
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You know you've been hacking too long when... ...you start dreaming code.
You know you've been hacking too long when... ...you try to ^Z out of Quattro.
You know you've been hacking too long when... ...you make a mathematical proof and try to compile it to test if it is correct.
You know you've been hacking too long when... ...you check your email more often than your paper mail, and you remember your network address faster than your postal one.

You Know You've Been Hacking Too Long When... ...you Reach For The Mouse To Cut That Piece Of Code From The Sheet Of Paper On Your Desk And Try To Paste It Into The Editor.

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