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Unless you count a few strings of christmas lights that continued not to work after I tried a fuse swap I don't think I ever have. I had a breaker trip for semi-unexplained reasons a few years ago; but that was a one off. (Only semi-unexplained because while the circuit is running near capacity I've no idea what might've pushed it over then.) Before that I'd need to go back to the first few years after my parents first got a microwave when it and the coffee pot were sharing a breaker that couldn't run power at the same time.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Ahhh, point 6 always makes me laugh. They have missed out the sub-heading "But we can be reaaaaaally flexible about what's evil".
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Of course, these are not evil:
1. Scanning personal emails for targeted ads
2. Hosting copyrighted books for public viewing
3. Sharing personal information with other agencies
4. Using pictures in ads without the user's consent
5. Using an 'op-out' policy instead of an 'opt-in' policy for all the frustrating and information stealing experiments.
6. Bragging about all these and calling yourself a company with a difference.
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+5, Yep,Exactly. 
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Shameel wrote: 1. Scanning personal emails for targeted ads
2. Hosting copyrighted books for public viewing
Arson, murder, jaywalking..
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Shameel wrote: 2. Hosting copyrighted books for public viewing
There is a reverse argument for that of course.
There are many publications with copyrights for which it is basically impossible to track down who owns the rights or to some extent even if the rights are still valid.
That means that many smaller publications will literally be lost to time because the remaining copies will eventually be destroyed and lost forever.
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Yeah that made me break the silence in the office with laugher too....
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Indeed and point 8 is true too unless it is being compliant with regimes with horrific human rights abuse...
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Veni, vidi, vici.
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Everyone knows of the Three Wise Monkeys, Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Hear No Evil.
But in fact they are only 3 of the 4 wise monkeys.
The fourth wise monkey is Do No Evil.
Whereas the first three sit with their hands over their Mouth, Eyes and Ears respectively, the fourth, Do No Evil, holds his hands over his c*ck!
Picture Here[^]
So Google is the Fourth Wise Monkey.
It sits there all day playing with itself.
Mind you, that is apparently what the internet is for.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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I am a very excited man today. I have, in my hand, two tickets to see Eddie Vedder at the Sydney Opera House next month. Woo - elephanting - hoo
For those that don't know, Eddie Vedder is the lead singer of the band Pearl Jam and an amazing musician and song writer. His solo shows are very different to what you might expect. It's generally just him and a ukulele or acoustic guitar.
A sample if you're interested[^]
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I'm going to Soundwave next month....
Christian Graus
My new article series is all about SQL !!!
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Lucky you, make sure you see Placebo if you can, maybe not really your thing but they are amazing live.
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I have tons I WANT to see this year, but a great thing about festivals is finding new bands. I'll keep it in mind to try to get to them, thanks.
Christian Graus
My new article series is all about SQL !!!
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If you're in Sydney and have some time to kill, let me know
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I'll have my daughter with me, but if I can, I will. I'll mostly stay in Melb, because that's where my family is.
Christian Graus
My new article series is all about SQL !!!
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I'll be in the signing tent in Brisbane, as per usual.
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I contemplated trying to do Brisbane as well. There's a good chance the only A7X side show will be Brisbane. In previous years, that would have got me there, but nowadays I am impoverished...
Christian Graus
My new article series is all about SQL !!!
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Yeah, it sucks being poor...
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Someone famous said, I've been rich and I've been poor, and rich is better.
Christian Graus
My new article series is all about SQL !!!
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We can always console ourselves with the thought that at least we aren't ugly!!
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Well, I can....
Christian Graus
My new article series is all about SQL !!!
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