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... sort of the chance of writing a CCC that will actually be solved by somebody.
I do think it was actually solved, but these non-cooperative helioradiators wouldn't comply!
Todays solution: euphemism
And I thought that first hint was a dead giveaway. Neither did anybody hear the ewe errhhmm eu. 
Anybody up for the derivation?
Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Er ... really?
Apart from the homophone for 'eu' and the definition I can make neither head nor tail of it ... and I'm a professional clue writer and occasional clue writing competition judge! I can only gape in awe if you have a rational explanation for ...
Greek! I prophesy = PHEMISM
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Member 9082365 wrote: and I'm a professional clue writer and occasional clue writing competition judge
Well good on you, but I'm not, as you have properly observed with your skills as a cunning linguist. 
If you'll just hop a long to the etymology of that word you might find the bits and pieces to string this together. I'll make an easier one tomorrow if only to evade further complaints from some helioradiator hiding behind a number.
Good nicht!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Manfred R. Bihy wrote: Good nicht!
In case it escaped you this can be interpreted as good night, or "good, not!"
Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Ah, did I forget to mention that I'm also a koine Greek scholar and therefore know that PHEME (transliterated cos I can't be bothered to get my Greek alphabet out) is not a verb used of prophecy? My bad.
Even if it were I'm really not sure why you thought anyone else would know that! It's hardly the stuff of everyday conversation in coding circles and certainly not sufficiently so to start throwing insults around because nobody got it!
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Yes! Come back tomorrow for the next tear down.
Love and kisses, or something! 
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Just finished buildings my new works machine and it took 4 hours to install 235 updates and now there are 85 more 
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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And after the last you will receive Windows 10!!! 
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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And then it's undoubted copious supply of updates!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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So far, I have:
- Two updates for Windows 10:
- KB3074678, which doesn't seem to exist on the Microsoft site;
- KB3074686[^];
- One update for ASP.NET MVC 5.1: KB2994397[^], which is from October 2014 - no idea why that wasn't baked in to the RTM;
- Eight definition updates for Windows Defender. I think these are cumulative, so you'd only need the last one.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Sadly at work were not allowed to install that until we can get rid of Windows XP and MS Access 2000
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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FORMAT c:
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Simon_Whale wrote: Windows XP and MS Access 2000
Which branch of the government do you work for?
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Even worse, I work for an insurance company
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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Simon_Whale wrote: I work for an insurance company
Oh, they've finally upgraded to XP? 
/ravi
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I feel your pain....we rely on Office 97 for one of our in-house systems, so until we re-design it, we are stuck with XP.
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and finally when Windows 10 is up to date, he will downgrade!
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For installing Windows and "all tools" I am planning 2 annoying days.
I use to have an extra "work machine" if I install Windows on a PC.
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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No bites yet, so I've decided to post the first hint:WSO-CCC-OTD 2015-08-05[^].
Come on, don't let me just hang there!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Manfred R. Bihy wrote: don't let me just hang there!
If I knew the answer, I'd (probably) post it.
But...I have nothing.
Nothing at all.
Zip.
Nada.
Nill.
Zero.
Zilch.
Nought.
Nix.
In fact, diddly squat.
Sorry.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: diddly squat
Well played Sir, well played indeed!
I bow to you and your magnificent, well crafted circumlocution.
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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No arguments from me - I'll leave you hanging.
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