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Where I've work has decided to run a "selfie" competition on Facebook, so we've naturally advertised it on our site. So far so OK.
Last night I noticed something odd: The advert points at one of the online games we have (completely unrelated to the selfie comp, other than both being run by us), rather than the facebook page. Shurely shome mishtake? The work was done in a rush as we're short staffed, the dev who did this originally was going off on his hollibobs, and we had server problems, so I assumed an oversight had happened. No on in our in-country office is available (they're one hour ahead and had gone home) so I raise a work-ticket and ready the fix for approval in the morning.
Pretty insane to have an advert for an off-site competition and not link to the competition. I've just had a phone call from marketing. They're not happy as they don't like the idea of taking the player "off the site" with a link   . Despite the fact linked game (or a link of any kind) isn't mentioned in the ticket anywhere, they actually wanted this. I've managed to convince them that a non-clickable advert is better than one that takes you to some random game.
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I do hope they've fully understood the UKs competition laws and Facebook's terms and conditions when it comes to running competitions on there.
I'd hate for anyone to report it and get the competition cancelled. 
Planet Rock had their FB page shut down last week after putting up a picture of Nirvana's Nevermind album cover.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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We caught up with Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth to find out why he chose to partner with lesser-known manufacturers Meizu and BQ.
Who's gonna get one?
I'm tired of my Failaxy S3, it crashes more often than a Win 95 PC.
A ghost from the past. Known to others as "Linda".
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Failaxy?
Nah, that won't catch on.
Anyway, they are excellent phones, mine is completely faultless.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Mine has a strong tendency to freeze (= show a blank screen for a minute before I can actually do anything with it).
Another reason for me to get away from it is the ever growing tendency of Google to collect everything they get their smudgy hands on. I'd rather pay to use Google than having the company behave like a compulsive data hoarder.
A ghost from the past. Known to others as "Linda".
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Dropkicked Murphy wrote: rather pay to use Google than having the company behave like a compulsive data hoarder
Unfortunately, they are in the business of being compulsive data hoarders! 
Without that, they wouldn;t have any core business at all...and I for one would not want to go back to pre "Google it" days...looking stuff up in a textbook was never as easy as a quick google! Heck, I even use it while watching TV if there is a reference I don't get!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I twin screen all the time.
Watch a programme, see an actor, IMDB, See what I remember him from.
Or if a website is mentioned, go check it out.
(Quite a few actually set up proper websites for the saddoes like me).
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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: (Quite a few actually set up proper websites for the saddoes like me).
And this[ƒ] is how you do it... ![Green Alien | [Alien]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/alien.gif)
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I still see Google as search engine firm, and that's what they are supposed to do: Find a web page that solves the problem I need a solution for.
I know that this costs, but they force me to pay with my data 
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Dalek Dave wrote: Nah, that won't catch on.
How about Samsung Phallusy?
My S3 has been one of the best phones I've had. I jailbroke it and installed cyanogenmod when the warranty went out: even better!
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"Manipulated a worm cursed for Four and Twenty Blackbirds?"(1,6,2,5)
Last CCC until Tuesday.
Four Days Off an I get Chocolate!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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DD! I never saw a fully confirmed answer to yesterday's "[...] called to order.". 
Life is too shor
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"Gathered and called to order"
COLLATED means "gathered" and is an anagram of "CALLED TO"
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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A Murder of Crows - collective noun for crows
Anagram (manipulated) of "a worm cursed for"
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[Dance]
[dance]
(Dance)
(dance)
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This one: ![Jig | [Dance]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/jig.gif) .
: jig :
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![Jig | [Dance]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/jig.gif)
d@nish wrote: This one: [Dance] .
But when I quote selected text it give me [Dance] 
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Charles
Chaz
Charlie
Chuck
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Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Dalek Dave wrote: Charles
Chaz
Charlie
Chuck
MFU
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There are actually heaps of secret emoticons.
 ![Sheep | [baah]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/sheep.gif) ![Good Stuff | [The good stuff]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/vegemite.gif) ![Badger | [badger,badger,badger,badger...]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/badger.gif) ![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif) ![Heart | [heart]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/love.gif) 
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CBadger wrote: But can't figure out [Alien]
What alien, this is Bob.
Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true
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