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Re: I had to renew my driving licence today.

1-Apr-21 11:56

Funny thing about the chip-people: they don't seem to mind their smart-TV watching back at them.

Go figure?

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Mycroft Holmes1-Apr-21 14:08

Mycroft Holmes

1-Apr-21 14:08

Had to wear a mask for the first time during the pandemic, we are only 1600km from the nearest infection - Brisbane.

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Re: I had to renew my driving licence today.

RossMW1-Apr-21 17:02

RossMW

1-Apr-21 17:02

Haha. I know the feeling, but so far have never had to wear a mask for similar reasons. NZ

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W∴ Balboos, GHB1-Apr-21 4:44

1-Apr-21 4:44

Something I was worried about may not be such a worry, after all[^].

Quote:
Of note was the vaccine's efficacy in South Africa, where the B.1.351 variant originated. Among the more dominant strains globally, the B.1.351 has shown the most reduction in vaccine efficacies both in Phase 3 trials and in labs.

The Pfizer/BioNTech was 100% effective in preventing COVID-19 cases in South Africa, according to the companies.

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said in a statement, "The high vaccine efficacy observed through up to six months following a second dose and against the variant prevalent in South Africa provides further confidence in our vaccine’s overall effectiveness.”

It had seemed, per various earlier reporting, that this wasn't going to be the ecase. Good luck to the Moderna test as the Mrs. had that vaccine.

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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

Chris Maunder1-Apr-21 11:38

Chris Maunder

1-Apr-21 11:38

That is fantastic news.

Wouldn't you hate to be an AstraZeneca at the moment. Those guys just can't get a break.

We, as software developers, need to educate them on how to reframe bugs as Design Features.

cheers
Chris Maunder

Rick York1-Apr-21 11:47

Rick York

1-Apr-21 11:47

I had a discussion about that very issue today. They thought it was a bug but I explained that it was BBD : behavior by design.

Yet another TLA for the collection.

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W∴ Balboos, GHB1-Apr-21 11:53

1-Apr-21 11:53

I was watching DW news (streaming version) and their talking head (prestener) called it DisastraZeneca.

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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

Chris Maunder2-Apr-21 2:46

Chris Maunder

2-Apr-21 2:46

Even JoJo is now being affected by AZ. (well, human error - the least debuggable - but these guys are seriously cursed)

cheers
Chris Maunder

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OriginalGriff1-Apr-21 4:36

OriginalGriff

1-Apr-21 4:36

I started my new job as a tailor this week – so far it's been sew-sew.

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W∴ Balboos, GHB1-Apr-21 4:46

1-Apr-21 4:46

You basted !

What will the rest of you say to needle hem on this un-seam-ly thread?

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"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

OriginalGriff1-Apr-21 4:52

OriginalGriff

1-Apr-21 4:52

Jacket in, will you?

Forogar 1-Apr-21 4:56

Forogar

1-Apr-21 4:56

Looks like you have your future all stitched up!

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megaadam1-Apr-21 5:10

megaadam

1-Apr-21 5:10

Cut it! Don't knit pick!

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Mike Hankey1-Apr-21 5:13

Mike Hankey

1-Apr-21 5:13

Stitch with it!

The less you need, the more you have.

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Gary Wheeler1-Apr-21 6:01

Gary Wheeler

1-Apr-21 6:01

Let the serge of hemming and hawing begin!

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Tags have been mercilessly destroyed

DRHuff1-Apr-21 8:37

DRHuff

1-Apr-21 8:37

A tailor - I think it suits you. Seems like a good fit.

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honey the codewitch1-Apr-21 1:53

1-Apr-21 1:53

All the tags on existing articles show as "undefined" - at least on the main page.

maybe this is the Great Tag Revamp of 2021 Chris was talking about?

Or is it an April Fool's thing? Is that a thing in Canada?

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CHill601-Apr-21 2:00

CHill60

1-Apr-21 2:00

I was about to say "Post this in Sugs & Bugs" but @originalgriff has beaten us to it - Bugs and Suggestions[^]

honey the codewitch1-Apr-21 2:08

1-Apr-21 2:08

I wasn't trying to report anything because I'm sure everyone's seen it by now. I was trying to be silly, but I guess it flopped. Oh well.

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CHill601-Apr-21 5:33

CHill60

1-Apr-21 5:33

D'oh. Sorry. I've had one of "those" days. My sense of humour has flopped. I shall pour myself a Beer | [beer]

and sit in the corner muttering now.

honey the codewitch1-Apr-21 5:59

1-Apr-21 5:59

Sometimes I'm just not that funny. *shrug*

Oh well. Smile | :)

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OriginalGriff1-Apr-21 2:08

OriginalGriff

1-Apr-21 2:08

Chris supports April Fools when someone sends him a good idea.

There is an article on the CodeProject web server hardware you may find interesting: The New CodeProject Web Farm[^]

And a few years ago all the award medals (to the left of your name on a post) strangely changed to "My Little Pony"'s Big Grin | :-D

Greg Utas1-Apr-21 2:09

Greg Utas

1-Apr-21 2:09

Articles still have the right tags, and the tags pages[^] are still there, albeit trimmed from what used to be about 20 pages to 10. So I suspect it won't be too hard to fix this.

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honey the codewitch1-Apr-21 2:10

1-Apr-21 2:10

Yeah I didn't think it was a big deal and I assumed everyone already noticed. I was just trying to be silly, which is why I didn't post this in site bugs. Smile | :)

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