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Do they have a way of reporting back to you or will they customize a page for you (based on your IP) the next time you visit?
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They just hack the site and leave a large notice in your code... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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It looks like the Clay Institute were one short when they set their list of challenges, so I've prepared a revised version:
Yang–Mills and Mass Gap - Prove whether the quantum mass-gappy thing is really mass-gappy.
Riemann Hypothesis - Work out some s**t about zeta-wotsits and win five pounds.
P vs NP Problem - Put CS graduates out of their misery and save them from debating this stuff on Stack Exchange all day.
Navier–Stokes Equation - Prove or disprove stuff about provability.
Hodge Conjecture - Something to do with Tales From Topographical Oceans or related prog-rock atrocities, as far as I can tell. It's a little bit over my head.
Poincaré Conjecture - Geometrically prove that la singe est dans les arbres armed only with a set-square and a piece of string.
Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture - Find elliptical ways to think about Cubism.
The Adams Conjecture - There is no computational task, whether or not it has ever been achieved or ever will be, that is harder than that of calculating the price of a Biztalk Server license.
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You call those challenges?
These are challenges!
WARNING: Not for the feint of heart.
Tangled cable problem - Why is it that, even when you put them away carefully and organized, when you pick up some cables they are always tangled?
The take-her-out-for-food dilemma - Find out what a woman wants to eat when she says she doesn't care where you're going.
BMW turn gamble - Correctly identify the turn a BMW driver is going to take (we all know the turn signal isn't going to work on this one).
What-the-customer-really-wants equation - The customer will give you specs for feature A, but we all know what he really wants is B. Find B in the equation.
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Sander Rossel wrote: The take-her-out-for-food dilemma
I had that once... but married her so it's gone... Where do I get my bill?
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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So? You've just replaced the take-her-out-for-food dilemma with a whole new set:
The where-shall-we-spend-the-holidays dilemma - her parents' or your parents' house
The why-don't-you-take-me-anywhere dilemma - kids, work, etc. are not excuses
And, worst of all, the dreaded do-you-think-I'm-fat dilemma - whatever you answer, you'll be sleeping on the couch for the next week 
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Over a decade solved some of these...
Holidays - at home
Going out - weekly, Friday morning when kids are at school, or late Thursday (we need no babysitter anymore)
Fat - to be solved in the next 200 years (an optimistic approximation only)
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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Concerning the do-you-think-I'm-fat dilemma, a group of friends and I believe to have found the most satisfactory solution. It may very well be also applicable to other questions of that sort or general situations where you could say something wrong:
You need to collect your inner center, lower your arms so they are loose on your sides, take a deep breath and then scream 'YOU ARE BEATIFUL!' at the top of your lungs. Please note that the best results with this method can be achieved if there is an honest tone of panic and desperation in your voice.
YMMV of course as this was only tested and evaluated in german 'DU BIST WUNDERSCHÖN!'.
Please note that we have found this to lighten the mood in almost any situation so far.
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If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: do-you-think-I'm-fat dilemma
I've always liked the Simpsons approach to dilemmas in life. For this specific case Homer would say:
"I am not gonna lie to you" followed by complete silence.
To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson
Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia
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Not taking her out is not the answer
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Wrong interpretation...
While before marriage the girl will play the modest and let you lead the way, after it she has no problem not only to tell you what she wants to eat and where, but do the same for you also!!!
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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The most pointless job description ever: BMW turn indicator assembler
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: pointless job description ever: BMW turn indicator assembler
But well paid, costs a fortune to replace a turn indicator on a BMW, hence they really should be used sparingly.
On a similar note, why is it always idiots in black cars that most often forget to turn on their lights at night?
Sin tack
the any key okay
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Lopatir wrote: idiots in black cars
The question answers itself.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Because they are all drunk.
Aside: I have a black car, and never forget the lights - they are permanently on "Auto" so they remember themselves ... (and I hardly ever drink)
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Lopatir wrote: costs a fortune to replace a turn indicator on a BMW, hence they really should be used sparingly.
The key to not having to replace it so often is to properly maintain it. The first and most important thing to do is to check the blinker fluid.
Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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Toronto Star Kenzie's Daytime Dashboard lights problem rant here: [^]
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Your description of TfTO as an atrocity tells me that prog-rock may also be a little bit over your head.  Sure, Wakeman agrees, but he's a silly git.
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
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I'm actually quite partial to a bit of prog, early Genesis and Floyd in particular but I never really got on with Yes.
Rick Wakeman, on the other hand, has always struck me as being a top bloke!
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I'm with you on early Genesis (up through Wind & Wuthering), and Floyd is one of my favorites, tied with Yes. ELP is another favorite.
Have you heard any of the more recent prog? Especially Steven Wilson, both solo and Porcupine Tree, or Flower Kings, Haken, Pineapple Thief?
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
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I always found ELP a bit over-blown, I must say.
I guess, there's a kind of definition issue with prog (I'd never really considered Porcupine Tree as progsters, for example).
My tastes are rather broad on the rock front - Hawkwind, Neu!, Jethro Tull, Gong, Led Zep - a lot of bands that had a prog element without ever really being labelled as prog in the way that say Van der Graaf Generator would be. I know a lot of people these days would describe the likes of Radiohead as prog but it's not a word that springs to my mind when I hear them.
I'm not familiar with Flower Kings, Haken or Pineapple Thief, I must admit (I'm insanely ignorant of anything from this century) but will check them out.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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I open my mail & see 10 mails from an XYZ company , like couple of emails sent per day.
I get disturbed by this noise in the inbox & mark one mail as "Spam".
Is this one action not good enough for gmail to know it can apply this to every other mail sent by same sender & move it out of my inbox?
If they are so worried they can't do. At least they can pop up a confirmation & do it. It's a pain to do the workarounds to get this done. Google is so averse to popups that they don't consider one even when required, really!
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Any of you heard of the Up Core[^] Raspberry Pi 3 competitor?
I read about it on Neowin[^] and have to say I would love to get one and have a good play. Seems to have a variety of connectors that will expand the capabilities.
Hope they are available in Australia when released.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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I just bought a Z83ii box, which is similar to Up Core in hardware specs (and is kind of cheaper). Tried to use it to play internet movies. It seems to be OK so far: one don't feel any sluggishness for light usage.
Of course I am trying to use it for purposes other than just playing videos ...
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