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Even more bizarre, given that was more than I was expecting.
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It hasn't stopped raining since Friday evening...
After nearly a year with no measurable rainfall, it's been alternating between pouring down bucket loads and dribbling just a bit. The trees and shrubs in the area are already responding with deeper green colors and more vigorous appearance; sober witnesses have spotted hummingbirds! It's great to have it, and there's more to come all week, according to those we pay to make faulty predictions. But what's really odd, and the reason for the post, is that for the first time I can recall here, the humidity is higher than the temperature - 86% vs 78°F. Weird...
Oh well, off to bed, and a run to Mesa, AZ tomorrow for a meeting Tuesday. I wonder if the new truck I got a couple weeks ago will float? That might be handy, if the weather reports down there can be believed. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Some people call this desert, others call it the world's broadest beach. 
Here we are looking at the last few acceptable days before water starts to to fall from a permanently grey sky and after a few months of that it will be that white stuff you sometimes hear about in the tales of your elders.
Sent from my BatComputer via HAL 9000 and M5
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Dear Sir/Madame,
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity , we have determined that
you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 304.73 GB.
To access your tax refund, please follow the steps bellow:
- download the Tax Refund Form attached to this email
- open it in a browser (recommended mozilla firefox)
- follow the instructions on your screen
A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons. For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.
Revenue and Tax Administrator
HM Revenue & Customs
Tax Credit Office
PO Box 1970
Liverpool
L75 1WX
TAX REFUND ID: UK3239489-HMRC
© Crown Copyright, HM Revenue & Customs
Well, for a start what is a "Madame"?
Secondly it does not state which tax, and there are 1000's to choose from.
Thirdly the invitation to 'Download' is just too good to be true.
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Forty seventhly they really picked on the wrong person, do they think an accountant will fall for this load of old cobblers?
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.
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Dalek Dave wrote: 304.73 GB
And WTF is that a refund of - we're going to give you this much space on a server ? does not compute ! SHOW ME THE MONEY !!!
'g'
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Your greed got you. That's not money at all.
It's 304 and nearly 3/4 of yet another United Kingdom. And almost 305 Northern Irelands on top of that.
Another crown to wear for each day of the year, omitting sundays.
Ciao,
luker
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Dalek Dave wrote: Well, for a start what is a "Madame"?
I ain't no expert, but it could be one of these[^]. 
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Dalek Dave wrote: 304.73 GB
Where? Is it tapes, DVD set, HDD, SDD or space on some cloud? How would they manufacture hardware of that size?
It cannot be true. Government website recommending not to use IE is beyond belief.
I too got 2 emails from Reserve Bank of India[^] about my tax refund. I downloaded the attachment and sent them details. Since then, my life changed. A lot of hot naked women want to be my friend. They are sending me their picture and contact details regularly. 
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[ ^]
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Sorry, not impressed. I have 8TB sitting on my desk.
/ravi
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Have you paid tax on it?
Send in 3TB immediately.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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My dirty mind has started reading TB as Turkish Beauty. I am kind of jealous of you right now.
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[ ^]
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Hmmm. My first thought: "8 TB. That's ridiculous."
Then I started counting, and got up to 7 1/2 on mine. 
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Dalek Dave wrote: Well, for a start what is a "Madame"?
That's the lady I have to negotiate with when I go to a house which I don't publically admit ever having been to.
Sent from my BatComputer via HAL 9000 and M5
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Did your computer stop working when you downloaded it?
<sig notetoself="think of a better signature">
<first>Jim</first> <last>Meadors</last>
</sig>
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At the very least you should download it and follow the instructions - I like to give them nice names and passwords to be dealing with - you can imaging
(in case you can't I have used "Ian Theivingbastard" and a password of "GoelephantYourself01")
The more effort they have to go through to sort out the genuinely inept from the 'scamming you back' crowd, then the less cost effective it is for them to try it on.
I've often thought of opening a bank account with no money in it (and no overdraft facility!) and giving them those details freely... apparently they sometimes make a small deposit to check the details first - so I can cream money off them !
MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
.\\axxx
(That's an 'M')
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Quote: open it in a browser (recommended mozilla firefox)
WoW. This must be legit. I mean here i thought i will open it in a Instant Message, never a browser...
Secondly, must be a open source company recomending to use an open source program.
Quote: follow the instructions on your screen
Again, Genius! I would never have thought to follow instructions on the screen. One would not think to follow instructions while following instructions on following instructions. I must be instructed to follow the instructions i was instructed to follow.
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(number unknown): this is the best. Google agrees with your thoughts on the subject.
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Dalek Dave wrote: Well, for a start what is a "Madame"?
Yeah, this is something you definitely have to figure out on this side of the channel.
Dalek Dave wrote: do they think an accountant will fall for this load of old cobblers?
So what happened when you clicked ?
~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 received similar mail sometime back, almost word to word except for mentioning INR (Indian Rupee) and Indian Income tax details. Some how they figured out I am from India !
I really wonder, do people fall for such naïve scams?
Thanks,
Milind
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I wondered about this, same as you. Then i read an article somewhere about so called Nigerian scams. The author wrote that, since it is unlikely that a lot of people will fall for scams of this kind, even if they were crafted to resemble official communication of legitimate organizations or institutions, the scammers are targeting only the most gullible people. That way only the people that are most likely to follow through, i.e. those that are profitable for the scammers to persue, will respond to the scam. All other people are a waste of time for the scammer. So actually, these seemingly obvious scams are very cunningly crafted!
There are groups of people who make a sport out of baiting scammers. There are several sites with stories that make for very amusing reading.
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Quote: Forty seventhly they really picked on the wrong person, do they think an accountant will fall for this load of old cobblers?
yes, they always choose the weakest link
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Has anyone even noticed. Tried it from home IP and remote one. Nothing.
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maybe a bit late now, but it is up for me.
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Thanks for reply. It's back for me too, now.
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A married couple rushed to the hospital because the woman was in labor. The doctor told the couple, "I've invented a new machine that you might want to try. It takes some of the labor pains away from the mother and gives it to the father." The couple decided they would try this.
The doctor hooked the machine up and put it on 10%. The husband said "I feel OK - turn it up a lot more". So the doctor turned it up to 50% and the husband said, "Why don’t you just put it all on me 'cause I’m not feeling a thing." The doctor warned him, "that much pain could kill you if you're not prepared!". The husband replied "Go ahead - I can take it." So the doctor turned the machine up to 100%. The husband didn’t feel a thing and they went home happy with a pain free labor and a healthy baby!
When they got home, they found the mailman dead on their front porch.
/ravi
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A bit predictable.
Veni, vidi, vici.
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