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Great! Do you think my Orcs stand a chance? The algorithm is laughable, but in just 10000 generations they get really good at fighting and know when they are at a disadvantage and when to run. Change the rules and they adapt. The players figure out how to beat them? They adapt.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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Orc that lasted 10,000 generations? That's pretty remarkable all on it's own! 
Did you ever read Orcs: First Blood[^] ? It's the usual Humans-vs-Orcs, but seen from the Orc side. Not a bad read IIRC.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Orc that lasted 10,000 generations? That's pretty remarkable all on it's own!
Nah. The losses after each tournament were filled up, selecting only the best to be the fathers of the next generation.  An evolutionary algorithm. Let the blind watchmaker figure it all out. Darwinistic Orcs, which promptly got the religious types on my track. They told me that evolution does not exist and that I'm going to burn in hell for playing god.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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I take it these are placeholders, and not actual responses...?
[Edit]
Oh, wait...QA questions. I thought at first they were customer questions.
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As a developer I'm not in the default user group at my current company.
As such I was able to install Chrome, sign in, and sync bookmarks etc.
Until today.
Regular users now got Chrome from the sysadmins and the "disable sign-in to Chrome" group policy was also pushed to me...
I can't even access my web mail, VSTS environment, and other company stuff because I don't know the URL's, usernames and password, I have to ask people 
Guess I'll have to export my bookmarks at home and import them here.
No idea why they would disable that policy in the first place, something with not wanting passwords stored at Google (they're already stored on post-its because we have to change them every month )
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Sander Rossel wrote: I can't even access my web mail, VSTS environment, and other company stuff because I don't know the URL's, usernames and password, I have to ask people
Shame on you and you alone!
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Because I've always had them bookmarked and now I don't know them because they suddenly took my bookmarks away? 
It was so sudden that even the sysadmins were surprised this was already enrolled to client computers
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Because you're a professional with a highly trained mind so it is expected that you remeber at least the URLs you use more often for work 
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den2k88 wrote: it is expected that you remeber at least the URLs you use more often for work
Yes, and he knew exactly where his bookmarks were except that they had moved them. So whose fault?
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I just typed a fairly complex URL right on the first try, including the HTTP protocol (you have to explicitly type that or Chrome will think you're googling)
Don't be bitching about HTTP to me, that's the responsibility of the same people who took away my Chrome sync functionality for safety reasons 
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Sander Rossel wrote: (they're already stored on post-its because we have to change them every month
If my previous position, we had to change passwords on various sites either monthly or every two months depending on the site. They were stored in a software vault you accessed by entering your user ID and password. In this day and age, there is no reason to have post-it notes with passwords, even for your own.
In my position before that one, they were stored in a password protected document; not great, but better than post-it notes.
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Yeah, I don't really have post-it's, but the monthly password reset is annoying af
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Sander Rossel wrote: No idea why they would disable that policy in the first place, something with not wanting passwords stored at Google
My first guess would be that they are not doing a good job of removing ex-employee credentials from the system (AD Accounts, whatever) upon termination or leave of employment, and they have had some problems where ex-employees have managed to login to certain systems/apps, especially dev and test sites.
I could be wrong of course, but I have seen similar things happen in the past for similar reasons.
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In addition to my earlier post about changing passwords, previous position policy: if a team member leaves the department or company, all passwords they had access to must be changed within 7 days. No exceptions.
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I think they do that just fine.
Our data is VERY sensitive (people's medical data) and pretty much everything is shut tight, even working from home is a temporary IP exception in the firewall (no idea why they don't just use VPN...).
Most of our systems aren't accessible at all from outside the company and most of our employees don't have accounts for the systems that are.
They even disabled our USB ports.
If they're so paranoia about everything I'd be very surprised if they didn't close accounts of ex-employees on time
I'll give them this though, it's better to be overly careful, even to the point where it makes no sense, than it is to be just a little too careless
It's just that their carefulness is sometimes interfering with my ability to do my job properly and that's where I, very personally, draw the line
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I had this the other day moving laptops and chrome did have an option make an xml thing and re import your bookmarks. Keeping the import file as back up might help
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Yeah, it's what I was planning.
Just tried it and the XML I got starts with this:
What the elephant is NETSCAPE doing in 2018 and in Chrome? 
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I can't possibly go flying without my therapeutic Tiger - and for longer trips, I need my Anaconda as well of course! 
Delta Air Lines to crack down on emotional support animal use[^]
I wonder what happens when one passengers "emotional support animal" set its mind on eating another persons "support animal"...
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You must get Independent mate!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Well it's the first time I've seen that, WTF is wrong with these people.
Do they pay for the extra seat or are the airlines forced to allow it for free?
Reduce stress and lower blood pressure - vallium would make more sense and a lot less mess.
What about people that need medical marijuana? At least that doesn't sh*t on the seat. Double standards.
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Lopatir wrote: What about people that need medical marijuana?
Bake it into cookies. 
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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But they are Emotional Support Anacondas, you have to let them on board!
Hmmm ... that gives me an idea for a sequel ... I wonder if Samuel L. Jackson is busy ...
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If he's not available we could cast from the Lounge.
Snarks on a plane
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den2k88 wrote: If he's not available we could cast from the Lounge.
You called?
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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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Johnny J. wrote: I can't possibly go flying without my therapeutic Tiger
Why fly with the tiger, when you can
Ride the tiger
You can see his stripes
But you know he's clean
Oh don't you see what I mean?
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