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Vera Lynn - Wikipedia[^]
Quote: Dame Vera Margaret Lynn CH DBE OStJ (née Welch; 20 March 1917[1] – 18 June 2020)[2] was a British singer, songwriter and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were largely popular during the Second World War. She was widely known as "the Forces' Sweetheart" and gave outdoor concerts for the troops in Egypt, India, and Burma during the war as part of Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA).
Quote: Lynn devoted much time and energy to charity work connected with ex-servicemen, disabled children and breast cancer. She was held in great affection by Second World War veterans and in 2000 was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the 20th century.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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There'll be no more Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover then.
Except on every UK news bulletin for the foreseeable future of course...
Rest in peace - you kept a lot of spirits up in a very difficult time. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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Nah, they'll all be running stories about how she was a racist 
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Given the era in which she grew up, I'd be surprised if they couldn't find something to fit that description, even if she wasn't. 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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Richard Andrew x64 wrote: the spirit of the 20th century.
Currently being trashed by the bed-wetting* woke generation.
*an expression coined by Julie Birchill.
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...I woke up exhausted!
(should I get my coat?)
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Marc Clifton wrote: (should I get my coat?)
we'll get it for you 
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Google translate suggests:
Quote: Apart from their weight, driver comfort in those days usually meant a top coat, muffler and cap and you needed them, I assure you.
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If you had two different muffler dreams, would you be dual-exhausted?
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Next time, midas well keep the coat.
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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 |
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Careful when you inhale.
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
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The danger of AI is weirder than you think | Janelle Shane - YouTube[^]
For once somebody said it. What we call AI is as dumb as a piece of bread and when you use it for something, you always have to be careful what you wish for. You might actually get it.
I learned that lesson from my socialist Orcs and would sooner let a trained monkey drive me around than let an AI that runs on some microcontroller fail at that.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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An app running on a Z80 could be a better driver than some of the "licenced" folks round here ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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How about the trained monkey?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Overqualified.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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We all know (but sales forbid to tell) that AI is anything that have a decision making tree deeper than 10 ifs...
And we all know that you have to be dumb to write such code...
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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CodeWraith wrote: ...What we call AI is as dumb as a piece of bread and when you use it for something, you always have to be careful what you wish for. You might actually get it.
I learned that lesson from my socialist Orcs and would sooner let a trained monkey drive me around than let an AI that runs on some microcontroller fail at that.
I suppose you haven't been to QA lately, since that's pretty much what we have there and I'd rather trust a 640K IBM clone PC.
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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CodeWraith wrote: What we call AI is as dumb as a piece of bread and when you use it for something, you always have to be careful what you wish for. You might actually get it.
My dad owns an SUV that's loaded with sensors that can make the vehicle stick into a lane, adaptive cruise control, warn when changing lanes, blind spots, etc.
Lately one of them is faulty and will warn him of imminent collisions when there's clearly nobody around for miles.
Not a huge deal and I'm sure it's an easy fix for the dealer, but that got me thinking - clearly, sensors have to become a whole lot more reliable before their output can be trusted as input needed for any decision made by a self-driving car. Or else that thing would've needlessly parked itself on the side of the road a few times already.
I say this as a software developer: I do NOT want a self-driving car.
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0 Got up late
1. In a hurry placed the coffee capsule in a wrong way, Coffee machine got flooded
2. To escape from sleeping in couch, had to clean up the kitchen and wasted more time
3. Rush and forgot to bring the coffee I made again after cleaning
4. Just reached office parking in time
5. Forgot the access card. Another delay
6. Sat on my desk and I realized I took my laptop home and left it there
So Now I have a borrowed laptop from another department which has the following
a. Office
b. Chrome
c. CAD software
d. Solitaire
so Today is Just browsing and playing cards.
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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Go home and work--if you're in the mood after all this!
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That's why I am staying here so I have reason to be idle today.. 
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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As St George once said: Some days the dragon wins.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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Unfortunately your subconscious will make the connection between messing up in the morning, and being rewarded for it.
Expect to see a lot more coffee spills in the future!
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