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I was trying to activate an MSDN subscription and had to phone India. It was literally impossible to get it done, the conversation was so degraded due to their appalling English. The girl actually had the temerity to say she couldn't understand me, and I have a very BBC English accent.
I eventually gave up and did it in French with a French support number. And she was form some French speaking country somewhere in the world. It seems French has a narrower range of pronunciation globally. It is certainly intolerant of mispronunciation in France.
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Why assume it will do any better than you? 
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Why would you expect better then? They said it has reached parity, not exceeded.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Very easy. It supports the famous head shaking Indian culture too. Nadella tested too.
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: India based Microsoft support person
That's simple. They're saying, "your computer is infected with a virus; give us remote access and pay us lots of money, and we'll “fix” it for you". 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Speach recognition was such a holy grail back in the day, and yet, when it became really usable, we just dropped it.
Seems we prefer to use a keyboard and mouse after all.
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I do like them 
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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What for, dictation? I know disabled people like the command and control a lot, heck, it gives them access to the net, who wouldn't like it, but for general use I haven't seen it since the late 90s.
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I am not saying speech recognition is not useful, I just said I do like keyboard and mouse
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Yeah, everyone does.
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Scientists Accidentally Discover Efficient Process to Turn CO2 Into Ethanol[^]
Quote: The process is cheap, efficient, and scalable, meaning it could soon be used to remove large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere.
Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee have discovered a chemical reaction to turn CO2 into ethanol, potentially creating a new technology to help avert climate change. Their findings were published in the journal ChemistrySelect.
Excellent. Now we can spew vast amounts...
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You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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I already knew that, funny it took scientists this long.
Step one, grow sugar canes...
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Well, I think their process is a bit quicker than that.
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Pff, details.
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As slow as the 'sugar cane->yeast->distillation->alcohol' process is, it is very simple, has been implemented in all parts of the world and produces a useful by product, Mojito!
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- Grow grape vines
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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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TheGreatAndPowerfulOzExcellent. Now we can spew vast amounts..
And for precisely that reason the enviro-nazis and globalists wont accept it.
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Ethanol.
That would be the primary constituent in vodka, gin, etc., wouldn't it?
Heaven on Earth!
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And for that reason the govt will quash it and just raise taxes....
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Depends on what kind of ethanol...
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Ethanol, known also as ethyl alcohol, has the chemical formula C2-H6-O.
There are other kinds of alcohol such as methyl alcohol, etc. however, ethanol is the drinkable alcohol.
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Thanx fer duh ejumacayshun. Drinkable and palatable are two different things. But ok.
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Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Ethanol is a colourless tasteless liquid.
Vodka and gin are examples of almost pure ethanol. Gin is flavoured with juniper berries I believe but Nagy Vilmos should be the authority on that. Palatability of whiskey and wine are due to various contaminants/components found in them which also contribute to the hangover.
Methanol is not drinkable because it is actually poisonous. Hundreds die every year from methanol poisoning in poorer countries such as India, Bangladesh, Philippines, etc., from poorly made country liquor in which methanol is a constituent.
Other alcohols such as iso-propyl alcohol are used for external use only. Isopropyl alcohol is sold in the US as 'rubbing alcohol'.
Check out this link for types of alcohols and their effects on the human body:
Google[^]
modified 19-Oct-16 23:17pm.
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Vivic wrote: Ethanol is a colourless tasteless liquid.
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Palatability of whiskey and wine are due to various contaminants/components found in them
Yes, and I'm sure the "distilation" process of turning CO2 into ethanol will produce absolutely no contaminants.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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If they're successful, we just might see large-scale carbon capture using this technique in the near future.
Except what do you with the ethanol. Why, you burn it, creating CO2 again!
(Well, I guess, reading the other post, you can drink it. Maybe that's how we scrub the atmosphere of carbon. 6 billion drunkards!)
Marc
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