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CDP1802 wrote: Hamsters are made to run a few miles every night
Yeah, I had a coach like that once too, the b..... !
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It's hard to tell if it's hamster Einstein or hamster village idiot. Either way... it's soo cute
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None of those, it was this one.[^]
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Our lawyers have sent out a Cease and Desist on the release of that footage. It's meant for internal training purposes only, and any public broadcast can be considered a breach of NDA.
Our secret training methods must not be compromised.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Pin them to the taskbar instead. And order them to your preference.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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One less click to use them, as well.
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Yes, but my taskbar already runneth over...unless I choose to give up the vertical space, which I'd rather not do. I did find that my problem is related to AV (stars with K) and the suggested workaround is to restart explorer or reboot. ...or get rid of that AV!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Get a wider monitor!
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OriginalGriff wrote: Get a wider monitor
...or just do things the old fashioned way, and put the 'marginally used' shortcuts on the desktop or in a folder therein.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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I do enjoy these rants of Windows-users' battling their own systems
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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You'd have the same from Linux users if there were more than a couple of dozen of you!
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OriginalGriff wrote: You'd have the same from Linux users if there were more than a couple of dozen of you!
Plus, we windows-users have our witty repartee at the ready!
Could be because we are on the defense a lot, but I won't mention that here.
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..it just does as its told, just as Windows - the question is, who owns the OS, and hence, the machine?
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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kmoorevs wrote: Also, I sure didn't mean to start an OS war!
Yeah, that's what they all say!
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...approximately 5:50 minutes in and the Sheep Shaggers score a try off a forward pass. Grid Iron aqnyone?
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Not just me then? I couldn't believe that nobody even mentioned it in the commentary over here.
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...you Seuth Effriken bastaaards.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Having your bank account raided on the way to work[^]
I hadn't thought of that one...simple way to make significant amounts on most commuter trains, I'd have thought.
And with the recent TalkTalk fun-and-games are we perhaps developing too fast? Maybe we want to stop, step back and design a total system that is secure, including internet identity and payment systems? Any thoughts?
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I don't understand how magnetic stripe cards can be read by bumping into you. The magnetic strip needs to be swiped in contact with a reader. A millimeter or more from the reader, and the read will fail. Sorry, but I think people who claim that the magnetic stripe can be read from a distance, without swiping the card, are talking bs.
How do we preserve the wisdom men will need,
when their violent passions are spent?
- The Lost Horizon
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What the thieves are making use of is the RFID/NFC contactless card technology [^] in many cards now issued by banks.
I only used this recently on my card when I was buying some razors - all you need to do is move your card near a reader and the money is instantly taken off your account with no acknowledgement needed on your part.
The security built into these cards is that there is usually a limit of around £30 per transaction(although I don't know how multiple transactions is short succession are prevented), as well as needing to be very close to the card reader - hence the ability to exploit this when commuting with lots of people in close proximity many of them having one of these cards.
It's the equivalent of pickpocketing without having to reach into your pocket.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Nope - these are the new cards the banks are issuing which look like the older stripe-on-the-back-and chip'n'pin-on-the-front cards, but adds a symbol (that looks like a WiFi strength rotated 90 degrees) in the top right corner. Once enabled, you can pay for goods by "tapping" the card reader instead of inserting the card and entering the pin number for payments up to £30. Similar to the way you "tap" an Oyster card in public transport in London - it's called "contactless payment".
In this case, they are "tapping" your wallet with a reader to do the same thing.
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Thanks for clarifying. I have never seen one of the cards you mention. The USA appears to be a bit slow in adopting new card technology. We are only now getting issued with chip-in cards, that I understand has been around for some time in Europe.
How do we preserve the wisdom men will need,
when their violent passions are spent?
- The Lost Horizon
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Yeah, we've had them quite a few years - to the point where I have to seriously think every time I need to sign my name to be sure I remember how to do it!
Not sure if I've even written a cheque this century....
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I am reminded of a cartoon that appeared in Omni way back in the 70s ...
I pay cash. It says far less about me than my American Express card!
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