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I knew someone would chime in  I have a mac mini sitting on my desk that collects dust. I justify my pirate ways that I don't' turn both on at the same time. Maybe not the letter of the law.... 
fwiw, I'd say Apple's EULA is widely disregarded, and I'm probably understating it.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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charlieg wrote: Maybe not the letter of the law...
The most amusing thing about this thread is that it passed moderation. You are essentially asking for support for your pirated versions of both Apple High Sierra MAC and your hacked version of VMWare/Dell workstation.
Your VMWare is broken because in order to make it run High Sierra some of the binaries in your VMWare folder had to be patched. If you are wondering why I know this... it's because I analyzed the 'hack' installer a few years ago checking for malware. I did not find any malware but it does patch some of the binaries in the VMWare installation folder.
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
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Haha, okay I guess.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Microsoft AI - now there's an elephanting oxymoron!
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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charlieg wrote: Microsoft AI
They have to develop AI; there's no natural intelligence in Redmond. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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charlieg wrote: oxymoron
So, you're saying Microsoft has real intelligence then, not the artificial kind? 
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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based on the last few years of dumb-ass decisions coming from them, I'd suggest they have a high probability of wiping us all out accidentally with some sort of malignant AI release
Seriously though, have you ever read some of the responses from Microsoft people on answers.microsoft.com? I'm convinced the server has an auto reply feature for suggesting some of the dumbest stuff.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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If they can't get the real thing, they might as well create it artificially.
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80. Isolate slick oils (4)
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Silo ?
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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yup 
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The link : Megan's Synergy Award[^]
This collection of buzzword nonsense is truly outstanding. It's worthy of an award itself. Its author obviously got an A in the Advanced Buzzword Usage course of their MBA program.
"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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Buzzword bingo
I do all my own stunts, but never intentionally!
JaxCoder.com
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Unless it was April 1st 
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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I was sick of hearing C level execs using this word and thinking I knew what it meant, so I double checked its definition.
I then realised that I had not known what the word meant - "the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects."
I also then realised that the definition of the word 'synergy' breaks the first law of thermodynamics.
So people who use this word are either geniuses or uneducated in science and don't understand the basic principles of physics.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
modified 3-Apr-19 2:50am.
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You are incorrect.
The laws of thermodynamics were stuffed up when they created the story of Goldilocks and the 3 bears.
Big Daddy bear's porridge was too hot.
Mummy bear's porridge was to cold.
OK I can accept that.
However the little bowl with Baby bear's porridge was just right.
What nonsense.
I refused to tell my children that version of the story.
Refused to because of the laws of thermodynamics.
So my sentiments are with you completely.
However synergy is different.
It isn't about energy but about interactions and outcomes.
Sometimes quite complex interactions.
This is how i became interested in regression analysis.
Trying to think of an example....
Like how were one drug has this quantifiable effect and another has this quantifiable effect and the placebo has this quantifiable effect.
However if the two drugs are combined in a 4th group, and the effect is far greater than either of them alone, then that is synergy.
It is like an anti gestalt in a way, where normally the parts are greater than the whole, but in this case the whole is greater than the parts.
It is around us everywhere.
The laws of thermodynamics still stand.
Synergy is real and doesn't threaten any laws of physics at all.
However it is used as a buzzword and that is annoying as well.
Just saying.......
"Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980
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Blimey - I was just talking out of my arse, I know nothing about physics and didn't expect such a well thought out response.
Thanks!
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Haha
Your signature quote by Christopher Hitchens is Physics and the truth.
Your arse speaks fine.
"Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980
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Are flamethrowers a food fight in Taco Bell?
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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Only on Methane Madness Mondays
I do all my own stunts, but never intentionally!
JaxCoder.com
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OriginalGriff wrote: food fight in Taco Bell?
 You can get food in Taco Bell?!
(Or any other fast-food emporium)
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Think of a "Bean Burrito" as Embryonic Falafel .
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A Gas-tronomical question if ever there was one!
But nacho fast: this begs the complimentary question: is a burrito a corn chip shivering from cold?
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