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Politicians are natural robots because they don't have any feelings.
I like what Mark Twain said, better: "Politicians are America's only native criminal class."
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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So natural born criminals are the most natural leaders...
Very optimistic view 
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: So natural born criminals are the most natural leaders...
Shalom Kornfeld, Well, I don't know; does the criminal person beget the role, or does the role beget the criminality in the person ?
Yep, getting older has cured me of (political/collective) optimism, and, if it hadn't, I couldn't keep the jot and tittle of sanity I have ... left.
cheers, Bill
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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BillWoodruff wrote: Politicians are natural robots because they don't have any feelings.
Did you get that straight from Monica Lewinski's lips?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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BillWoodruff wrote: I like what Mark Twain said, better: "Politicians are America's only native criminal class."
I'm a fan of another of his statements on politicians: "Politicians and diapers should be changed often, and for the same reason"
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Inspired by BWs experience with MSI, but less eloquent.
With my imminent return to Oz I have had to deal with Telstra, like CG they are the only viable telecoms in Cairns. 1st step was to get the cheapest phone possible and a temporary modem, buying them only takes money so it worked perfectly.
The nightmare starts when you actually need to deal with their web site. When you purchase a burner phone you need to give ID and email details (they don't want these phones used by criminals after all), this registers you in their system.
So now I need to add credit to the devices so I log on to ther site.
Enter email and password - I did not give them a password when I registered at the shop!
Get lost password - enter email and DOB - email and DOB do not match existing in the system.
Get lost user id - repeat previous step
Notice a chat option and connect with a robot
After a bunch of canned responses I get a human.
Andrew has the ability to grab canned responses from a select and add personal touches to the response - cherrily informs me the he'd love to help.
I mention the modem and he instantly passes me to another team who deal with hardware, completely ignoring the fact that I still need to log on - his area of incompetence.
After waiting for 20 minutes for a response (something about a new release of the iPhone overloading their system) I give up in disgust.
Unlike BW mine is not a happy ending as I still can't log on to their site.
I hate Telstra - CG come back I need someone to commiserate with!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
modified 17-Sep-16 18:35pm.
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: CW
...?[^]
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Fixed
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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I recently got Telstra prepaid. At times call goes directly in message bank without ringing the phone. I talked to the tech support. I have a brand new smart phone but because I bought it outright from another outlet it is not compatible whit their network apparently so I was suggested to take a trip to their store and they can fix it for me to make it compatible with their network. I asked if they can guide me over the phone but no that is not possible only option is go to the shop. ( Tech support is only offloading problem to someone else) . I went to the shop and tech support there looked at the phone and said all settings looks OK so I cannot do anything because Telstra has not tested this model with their network. What a disappointment.
In my opinion Telstra as a company has reached a tipping point where it can no longer provide a better support. Only thing that concerns them is how can they maximize their profit with the least amount of investment.
Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf *
Maths is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.
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Novelist W.P. Kinsella, author of 'Shoeless Joe,' dies at 81[^]
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What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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RIP great novelist, W.P. Kinsella !
___@sHubHa
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Lately, I seem to have developed an uncontrollable urge to curse anytime my cellphone rings, beeps, or vibrates as these tend to indicate that someone, somewhere, needs something right away! I'm old enough to remember the days before 'the leash'! Sure, I could just turn it off, but then I'd have to explain my 'absence' to those who feel that it's somehow bad manners to ignore them for even a day! 
To combat the automatic swearing, I'm going to try using alternate words like we do here! 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Yesterday I wandered down the stairs to make dinner, saw the bathroom light on and figured my gf was in the bathroom. Suddenly there was a knock on the door and I cursed, saying to my gf (supposedly in the bathroom) "[curse] Who can that be?". I opened the door and discovered my gf had locked herself out because she went outside to clip her fingernails (hence why the bathroom light was on -- to get the fingernail clippers.)
If there's a moral to that story, you'll have to figure it out. 
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: If there's a moral to that story, you'll have to figure it out
I take it that interruptions of any sort are universally a pita!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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kmoorevs wrote: I take it that interruptions of any sort are universally a pita!
Exactly. The most common knock on the door comes from Jehova Witnesses. I normally don't mind that actually, I seem to have a high tolerance for people when they're courteous about sharing their religious beliefs, but in this case it would have been bad timing.
The previous knock on the door was a cop asking me if I had seen anything regarding a break in in the town court across the street (the irony.)
Before that, my "friend" who dropped by, really bad timing, and only drops by when she needs a few bucks. Don't ask.
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: If there's a moral to that story, you'll have to figure it out.
Um, clip your fingernails in the house?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I was going to make a comment about GF/bathroom/shooting as in Pistorius but it wasn't particularly amusing.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: I was going to make a comment about GF/bathroom/shooting as in Pistorius but it wasn't particularly amusing.
Well, at least that lady had the common sense to not make threatening sounds (like nail clippers "could" according to TSA etc.) inside the bathroom but outside
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kmoorevs wrote: I'm going to try using alternate words like we do here
Like talking of a "distant inland waterway"?
A far canal?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I've learnt just to ignore it. And when they complain about not responding just say I was doing something where I couldnt hear the phone, like mowing the lawn, And yes, it does take all bloody weekend to mow them 
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I don't like to be disturbed and I don't like to lie to someone.
Conclusion: I don't own a phone by choice. 
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My answer to anyone who complains about not my not answering is "It's my phone, and I'll not answer it if I don't want to."
The question is - who is the master? You, or the phone?
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Or perhaps the phone company; which charges you for the privilege of being annoyed by a phone.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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