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I know (third hand) of someone who went to work for the British Antarctic Survey as a carpenter. When the wood that had been sent out with the boat ran out he literally had nothing he could do until the spring...
..much whisky was consumed.
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Duncan Edwards Jones wrote: I know (third hand) of someone who went to work for the British Antarctic Survey as a carpenter. When the wood that had been sent out with the boat ran out he literally had nothing he could do until the spring...
..much whisky was consumed.
He wasn't working at Faraday Base was he? (http://munchies.vice.com/articles/how-to-drink-vodka-at-the-last-bar-on-earth[^]).
A slight mis-use of timber supplies led to the world's most southerly public bar, and one of my few claims to fame is that I've sampled the "vodka" there. It's potent stuff... 
I'd think about applying for one of those jobs if was American. Wonder how fast I can change nationality? 
Days spent at sea are not deducted from one's alloted span - Phoenician proverb
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Their look in the second pic are priceless.
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YES!
You must be a US citizen
..aw, that is rather unlikely to happen.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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The term is too short...
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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"experience in search and rescue, mountaineering, small boat operations, firefighting, or emergency medical response."
You know, basic sysadmin stuff <-- I have to agree with this..
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Obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/705/[^]
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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'Tis the only xkcd I can remember from the number alone 
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
"When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey
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Not just no but hell no!
New version: WinHeist Version Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye-
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Quote: "experience in search and rescue, mountaineering, small boat operations, firefighting, or emergency medical response."
I have done all this and once applied for a similar position on the British Antarctic Expedition as a sysadmin but then this job in the Bahamas came up..., more money, less penguins.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I always was curious about what kind of dancing they do at social events down there.
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I have just got another message placed in the moderation queue. Could we agree on a secret keyword that, when placed in a post, would automatically bypass the spam filter ? It would be known only from the Loungers.
I propose 'gin'.
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I propose the phrase
"This Is Spam"
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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How about "Baba"? 
You have just been Sharapova'd.
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or "Nigerian Prince"
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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The link in your signature is getting caught. Let the filters learn and it'll be all good shortly. I approved the messages.
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning
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Should I remove the link ? Never occurred to me that it could be spam...
Thanks, BTW.
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Rage wrote: Should I remove the link ?
No. After Reporting/Approving contents,spam filters work accordingly (Based on potential keywords). So there won't be any problem after a period of time.
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning
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Long standing members should not be filtered at all. How big is the chance any of us would suddenly start posting spam?
Sorry, that is just nonsense.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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There is nothing that says that long standing member have accounts that can't be hacked easily: I have no idea what kind of a password you use - and nor do I want to know - but I'm pretty sure some members will have "password" or similar.
If we allow "anything from long standing members" then a simple account hack could flood the system with garbage. Remember that weekend where we were getting several thousand spam messages an hour? It wasn't fun to clean up, not at all...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Should also not be so hard to deactivate a profile on abuse. Not something that needs to take hours, it it?
..and how often is a long-standing account hacked? How much additional risc do you think that is, to justify this obtrusive behaviour?
And do change the text to "being moderated". A text like "is already posted" makes it look as if there's a technical f***up.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Well, it seemingly happened in the past.
But I agree, I do not see why we dinosaurs should start posting spam. Unless maybe for Ariel, the best laundry detergent in the world. Buy now three barrels and get a fourth for free. More information on BuyAriel@Mermaid.com.
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Awright - I give in.
Anyone with a large number of points will no longer be subject to moderation.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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How trivial, the hidden keyword was much more fun. 
*to the green tentacle : well, creating this account 13 years ago has eventually paid off: we can now start spamming CP, and then, TAKE OVER THE WORLD !"*
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Chris Maunder wrote: large number of points
No indication as how large.
I propose 1.500.000+ (has anyone reached this yet? )
Tom
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