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OriginalGriff wrote: Now, when I were a child, Timex watches were as accurate as it was possible to be. The minute the warranty ran out, they died. Only accurate thing about 'em...
They were only "as accurate as possible" according to them, the real accuracy king in those pre-quartz days were the Bulova Accutrons (and those still run, I have a lot of them).
Timex saved cost by using metal alloy bearings instead of jeweled bearings that last forever. That's why Timexes died, and that's one of the reasons collectors don't like them (aside from the fact that they weren't fine watches). However, the die-right-after-warranty thing may also have been due to the warranty covering the watch as long as the oils lasted, did you ever get your Timex serviced (theoretically they could go for a very long time if regularly maintained, but the bearings couldn't take a lack of maintenance)?
modified 12-Nov-13 14:09pm.
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For those of us who use the "US" date format, today is 11/12/13.
Take this opportunity to post something memorable. A two part cleverness, with part two next year on 12/13/14, is acceptable, but if you miss that posting, then you'll be waiting for a while for the next opportunity.
Poor Example:
Of the many reasons I'm glad I wasn't born in France is that I don't speak a word of French.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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One of the many reasons why I'm here is the large supply of ...to be continued...
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: cleverness
for people using a wrong and unlogical date format 
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Yes - we have extraordinary abstract thinking capabilities - so the V. wrote: wrong and unlogical
is intuitively obvious to us.
Compared to, for example, having a number system that stops at sixty-nine and, instead of creating something equivalent to seventy, goes to sixty-ten. In true Noblesse Oblige spirit, I reflect upon that to simply smile and gently shake my head at those steeped in what they are convinced is logical.
Caveat Emptor
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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I'm Flemish, not French speaking so I agree completely with what you say :p.
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Upon reflection, aside from those Flemish Masters' paintings of groups of men dressed for executions, I didn't know there was any difference.*
* Just messing with ya'
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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W∴ Balboos wrote: the "US" date format, today is 11/12/13.
No, it's 2013-11-12. What you posted is ambiguous nonsense.
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It Ain't Neither.
^Bottom's Up!
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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i was goofing around and I found an old photo of Chris Maunder. Do you want to see it?
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No.
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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The trollometer is high in the third quartile and I have stopped responding to Jo Jo. I would advise the same until something constructive appears.
speramus in juniperus
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He does appear to be posting random rubbish to an extent.
If he was rude as well, I'd suspect that ContractingStupidity had reappeared... 
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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OriginalGriff wrote: He does appear to be posting random rubbish
As most of the people who frequent this place tend to do ...
It is always the same pattern with the newbies (vonb is a great example - he posted a daily weather report at start, no he only posts from time to time). MMM will settle down and be posting the same drivel with the same rythm as anyone else does.
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Marco Bertschi wrote: (vonb is a great example - he posted a daily weather report at start, no he only posts from time to time)
Yeah, and I walked outside this morning and got soaked!
You can't rely on anyone, any more!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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You walked the wrong outside. The sun shined at the back door
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Did he used to be a pretty blonde lass with nice boobs?
If not, no.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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It was all about the military nobility of medieval Japan, but I won't samuraise it here.
speramus in juniperus
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I tried to read the one about French military, but I gave up.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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I bought a book about US Military Victories but it was lost.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Just read a book about a belt made of clocks. It was a waist of time.
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I once read a book on the life of a chef. I think it was all cooked up.
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Should be delivered by Friday.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Love or Hate Apple, one thing I've always admired is their focus on directing the user to perform actions. It's (usually) very obvious how one goes about doing obvious things.
However, lately I'm finding more and more cases where usability is worse than it has been. The Calendar on iOS is a huge backward step, the disappearing browser controls on Safari mobile, and the not-obvious Spotlight in iOS.
The latest thing I've found just has ben scratching my head.
Hands up who can find the link to download safari: http://www.apple.com/safari/[^]
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