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Dear W∴ Balboos, GHB,
Profound or Profane?
Where is the line between Social engineering and covert manipulation?
perhaps it is similar to the difference between a symbiotic and parasitic relationship. But from what perspective is the line drawn? Who decides when the relationship between the target and the perpetrator is equitable or abusive?
I do not like being manipulated... rather I would like to be informed and give my consent to be guided... see?
Informed consent and digital ethics?
thanks for reading and sharing
blessings
chuck
advocate for Earth and Human Sovereignty... and targeted individual aka covert test subject.
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You of course will recall the cartoon of one mouse in a scientist's maze informing another that if he runs it to the end he will train the scientist to give him more cheese. A kind of "feed-back".
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Still giggling uncontrollably ... 
"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'm glad you enjoyed it, but, have a care. None of us wish you to croak.
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At least you could tell that something was happening.
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I wonder what the young'uns see in the standard save icon.
I explained to a young man(to be read in Harry Enfield style) recently the reason for the name "radio button".
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Please, use the right terminology so as not to confuse them!
It's Wireless Button as eny fule kno.
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Ha ha - that will really confuse them.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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GuyThiebaut wrote: the reason for the name "radio button"
I am over 40 and never actually wondered why they were called like that. I just looked it up.
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On a couple of occasions, when told that they only take signed documents this way, I've serenaded them with this sequence of noises over the phone, telling them that they need to get away from this dinosaur technology. 
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ROFL, that's brilliant.
Reminds me of... 30, yes, 30 years ago dialling into Cix in the UK.
And before that various BBSs.
I am old.
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As someone who lives nearby a small frog pond...I'll never again be able to hear that noise without expecting it to shift in that way...
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For those raised in the UK:
A Frog He Would A-wooing Go
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Not related, but it reminded me: A tiny angry squeaking Frog 🐸 | Super Cute Animals - BBC - YouTube[^]
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Those were the days*! 
* Not particularly good days, but still days.
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Beneficial trees cut down randomly, is a waste of time and money. (10)
Note. I think this might be tricky. It's not a word in regular use, but has nice sound about it!
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BOONDOGGLE?
Anagram of GOOD, LOG and for no reason I can see "BEN"?
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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That was quick. I really thought this one would go all the way!
Correct answer, but not how I got there.
I'll wait a bit before giving the 'workings'.
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Beneficial BOON
trees cut down LOGGED randomly (anag) DOGGLE
BOONDOGGLE An unnecessary project that is a waste of time and money. I could have just said 'Track & Trace' I guess! 
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How dare you!
"Track & Trace" was not a waste of time and money!
It made significant fortunes in almost no time for MP's, their friends and relatives, civil servants and their mates, ...
"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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Well, call me Mr Suspicious, but I'm guessing £37Bn for Test and Trace equates to one dodgy spreadsheet and about £36Bn free for funding "Black" off-the-books projects.
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I don't think many people have my particular issue or at least not for the same reasons, but maybe it will help someone else:
For some background, I used to get confused sometimes, and forget things like which room I was just in, and not once in awhile, but minute to minute for hours. I'm on medication that among other things, helps with that, but lately, a less intense version of this has come up again over the past week or so.
It has prevented me from working. The people I work with are patient, but it has been over a week.
In the meantime, I've been writing an article about metacoding in C++, and that's forcing me to walk through what I'm doing as I'm explaining it, and giving me a good "cleanse" in terms of getting my head away from work.
And suddenly I'm surprising myself with what I'm creating. I'm not as efficient as usual, but I managed, through writing about coding to get to the point where I was actually coding.
And maybe this seems obvious, or maybe not. I don't know. It worked for me. I'm not at 100% but I might be able to work again now.
Real programmers use butterflies
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honey the codewitch wrote: forcing me to walk through what I'm doing as I'm explaining it, and giving me a good "cleanse" in terms of getting my head away from work.
Not entirely surprising. Myself and some of my coworkers often find ourselves calling each other to explain a problem we're working on, trying to get some thoughts/inspiration, and the mere fact of taking a step back and explaining what we're doing is all that's needed to get things going - even without necessarily having given the other party a chance to say anything.
There's nothing wrong with you.
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I often walk into a room and wonder why I'm there.
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