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If we put it in a sandbox ...  . I was thinking it might just delete itself.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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One major oversight on your part….
Once ingested, the bureaucratic hacks could then use it to “generate” more tax code gobbledygook at the speed of light.
The Prompt Engineer Union would gain perpetual employment.
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"One major oversight on your part…."
no no not really. I wasn't trying to solve a problem with my post - It was a flash of a brainfart - sort of hold my beer. but I just want to see what comes out 
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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2600 pages is a fundamental flaw in our tax code. I think dropping this entire code into something like ChatGPT to find all the contradictions and flaws would be a great use of this system. Or better yet, Congress can just do their bloody job and scrap the current code, which by the way violates Amendment 14's equal protection clause because it treats different people differently for tax purposes.
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well, I was drinking last night nagy where are you?
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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There is water at the top of the ocean too.
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Thought a lot of that was plastic?
Give me coffee to change the things I can and wine for those I can not!
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Please don't repost if your message doesn't appear immediately; both of these went to moderation, and I let them both through to prevent you being flagged as a spammer / troll - but then I have to follow them up and delete one.
Have a little patience, we do get to moderate items as quickly as we can.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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I hadn’t realised it had tbh.
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On a related note, the swimming pool of the Titanic is still full.
"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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This directionless crook - drunk? (7)
crook: GANGSTER
directionless: GA(N)GSTER
drunk: anagram indicator as well as the definition
STAGGER
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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Nope, I would never have got that one.
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Stagger doesn't mean drunk - you might stagger when you are drunk
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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OK.
I'm obviously not good at making up the clue...  Would you like to do that on Monday?
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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It's very difficult writing clues but the more you write the better ( hopefully ) you will get at it. YAUM 
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I say go for it on Monday yourself. I've set some doozies myself so don't let that get you down. You can only learn so much by observing. Try, fail, try again, fail better! Eventually you'll fail right into success!
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As pkfox says, it's a matter of practice.
The way I start is with a random word (Random Word Generator[^] is a good place for that)
and try to break it into bits.
For example: RWG gave me "improvement" at the top of the list.
I can see four parts there: IMP ROVE MEN T
IMP synonyms might be demon, devil, elf ... or perhaps "not metric"
ROVE: to travel, wander, roam, or maybe an anagram of OVER
MEN: Pretty obvious
T: Shirt or junction.
So try to make it difficult: "Upgrade non metric guys who roam around the junction (11)"
Then I'd park it somewhere for a few hours and come back to see it it works!
Would I use it as is? Probably not - it doesn't "scan" well. But it's a start. 
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I have been blessed with good managers the last few years.
Some of them also completed a lot of ambitious home improvement projects and were just handy in the tinkering sense.
I anticipate a lot of answers like BS, blame deflection, etc
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There are several flavors of managers;
- Do as I say.
- Let's collaborate and do what it takes to get the job done.
- Here's the project I'm busy.
I've had all 3 types and I prefer the second one.
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In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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And there is the "Headless chicken".
One developer I worked with was problems to software manager, and was given a book called "The art of headless chicken management" which he seemed to assume was a training manual.
I was working on about six projects, all complicated and he'd come to me and say "What are you working on? Why project A? I need project B done first!"
So, I'd try to make notes on where I was, take all the project materials down to the firesafe, log 'em in, log Project B out, go upstairs and try to work out what B was all about and where I was.
And then ... "What are you working on? Why project B? I need project C done first!"
So, I'd try to make notes on where I was, take all the project materials down to the firesafe, log 'em in, log Project C out, go upstairs and try to work out what C was all about and where I was (in the full knowledge that I'd get shifted soon).
And then his phone would ring again, another customer wants Project D ...
This happened about every hour, every day, until I quit.
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One of the worst managers I worked for once gave me two projects to work on. I asked him which one he wanted done first, and he replied, "I want them both done". Yeah, not helpful.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: I asked him which one he wanted done first, and he replied, "I want them both done".
Mine replied, "As well as." Yeah, f*** you, buddy. The production line (which I was in charge of) can only run one thing at a time. Plus changeover... Slowly, my motivation dropped to zero until I found a new job. Still have an utter detestation for the phrase, "As well as."
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I can relate. Worked for one that didn't know anything, didn't even suspect anything.
Drove me nuts until I moved on. Why does that type try to micro manage?
>64
Some days the dragon wins. Suck it up.
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