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that explains the massive sucking sensation.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Beat me to it. 
Software Zen: delete this;
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"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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That makes me think of Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" when they are saying the prayer in the chapel. "Oh God, you are so very big ..."
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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I prefer The Galaxy Song[^]
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Reminds me of a wonderful Joan Rivers line:
"I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again."
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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It seems to be gone!
At least I can't find the link in the community drop down....
How am I to distract myself at work then?! 
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FWIW i did see the missing link after an F5 or two - seems back now though - lazy hamster most probably.
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It keeps disappearing, but it's always in the sidebar.
I think it's Kent being kind to us, when there's bad news -- break it to us gently, and all that.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Did a few crtl-F5's. Seems Web03 is the culprit. Web01 and Web05 are good.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Clearly you are not an Insider. 
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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Say it ain't so, Satya. 
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Hmmm, who CAN you trust?
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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It tells you if new versions are available, so obviously it has to phone home at least some to do that.
Explorans limites defectum
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Well, it seems like I put a smiley there.
If I was paranoid, I would just block it at the firewall.
I am NOT paranoid (they really are out to get me). )Another
You guys sure are touchy about this stuff. 
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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theoldfool wrote: You guys sure are touchy about this stuff.
I didn't read it that way. I thought they were giving you a valid reason for it to call home. Nothing more.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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I wouldn't use that. Why should I care if MS knows if i have installed VSCode or not. They need to know if it is worth working on after all.
...and why, if you are not the trusting kind, should you trust some random stranger instead?
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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And?
Do you have any idea how many application send usage data back to their vendors? MS doesn't have a monopoly on this, not even close.
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Dave Kreskowiak wrote: Do you have any idea how many application send usage data back to their vendors? MS doesn't have a monopoly on this, not even close.
So it's a good thing, then.
Thanks for sorting that out for us.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Oh I never said it was a good thing. I just said MS wasn't the only one who does it.
I trust companies about as far as I can throw them. Their mantra is "profit at all costs", so they take whatever data they can get and sell it to advertisers or whoever wants it.
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So what we need is governance, and privacy laws.
And a few executives sent to prison for breaking those laws fines might be good for the exchequer, but they'll just be considered as running costs, like legal fees.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: privacy laws.
I agree. I feel so violated when I find out that my software checked for updates on its own. It's infuriating. 
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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