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Yes but, this is obviously Schrodinger's patio.
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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I have a Surface, with a US layout TypeCover - and a Desktop with a proper UK keyboard.
So I tend to run both in UK mode as I'm a fast(ish) typist and expect " to be SHIFT+2, # to be over by ENTER, £ to be SHIFT+3, and so on.
The only hassle is things like \ aren't mapped to keys that exist on this TypeCover unless it switched to US mode. So I switch it to US and off I go. And then I'm back on the desktop, and ... it's switched to US as well, because I use the same login on both ...  . Suddenly, I'm getting @ when I want ", and swearing lots until I switch to to UK. And then I'm back on the Surface and swearing again.
OK, OK - I could probably just buy a UK TypeCover, but ... that's silly money, and the UK version has slightly smaller keys which feel a bit cramped to me (and mean I swear because A-Z are in slightly the wrong place this time)
But ... With Win 10 2004 edition they have fixed that: the desktop stays UK, the Surface stays US unless I explicitly change it! (And I think they changed the WIN+SPACE shortcut to require two presses to change, rather then just one! Yay!)
Think about that: MS actually fixed a bug! 
"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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What alternate timeline are we in?! 
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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I am curious to find out if the new text cursor upgrade is a worthy addition. It is the only thing I've seen in Windows announcements that sparks interest, but I'm not going to pull an upgrade just for that.
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 I can (with difficulty) recall downloading hi-vis cursor sets back in the XP days.... With a bit of effort you could cut'n'paste to pick the eyes out of multiple sets.
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I wonder how many things did they break to "fix" this
M.D.V. 
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Amazing! Just wait til you try the 2005 edition!
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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but I don't want to get caught in one of those "eat right and exercize" scams.
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
JaxCoder.com
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Cut off a leg! Guaranteed weight loss! And you won't put it back on, either!
"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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Many years ago I lost 103 pounds in 1 day...got divorced. Man did I feel good! 
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
JaxCoder.com
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Just like shedding a lamprey or remora? 
EDIT: 103 pounds might be a keeper, though!
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I hear that Mike's ex is having evil lessons with Satan ... though I don't know how much she is charging him.
Can you confirm, @Mike-Hankey
"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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Satan decided he won't take her...hell would freeze over then what would he have to torment everyone.
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
JaxCoder.com
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Reminds me of an episode of “Creepshow” I watched. A company had found a weight loss method that involved using some kind of leech that would suck out the fat instead of blood. It seemed to work great until there was an eclipse. Not going to say what ultimately happened but you can probably guess. By the way, “Creepshow” is a horror anthology series on Shudder based on the movies of the same name which are an homage to the old EC horror comics.
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I just watched that the other day. I was just thinking, "Wouldn't it be good if that was real?" ...and then the twist arrived! Argh!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Mike Hankey wrote: one of those "eat right and exercize" scams.
I need to put you in touch with one of my fitness freak colleague. 
"I am not asking you to avoid eating anything. Eat everything, in limited quantity and make sure you burn more calories than you take."
Neh! not me.
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I do what feels right for me. I take a 40 minute walk almost every day, part of the walk is up a big hill, and in the 6 months I've been doing that (since lockdown) I can now walk up the hill at a decent pace and not even get winded.
I watched my weight, it dropped initially then went back up as I gained muscle, but the real telling factor was that I needed to put a couple extra notches in my belt because my waist was slimming down so much.
I recently took up an interesting practice - eat out of a bowl, not a plate. A bowl limits the amount that gets otherwise piled on to a plate, and I feel quite full after just a bowl of food. And this isn't some gigantic mixing bowl! It's about the size of my hand.
I also changed how I store things in the fridge. This may seem to have little to do with eating healthy, but I arranged my fridge so that the foods that spoil quickly (fruits, veggies, greens mainly) are on the top shelf - the "must eat very soon" shelf.
The two other shelves are arranged "with should eat within a week or so" and "the stuff that lasts".
So, simply by changing how things are arranged in my fridge, I discovered I'm eating more non-meat things, which has the side-effect of reducing calorie intake and quite frankly improving nutritional value.
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Actually I'm 6'3" and weigh 185. We don't buy sweets or junk food, rarely eat out.
We walk a mile every night, except when lightening, which it was last night until late.
We used to do a log of camping, hiking, and traveling until this virus slowed us down.
I have gained a few pounds since we became semi-sedentary but am working on it. But at 71 the pounds don't come off as easy as they used to. Oh well still looking at the green side so can't complain!
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
JaxCoder.com
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Mike Hankey wrote: Oh well still looking at the green side so can't complain!
Can you still see if your sockets are from the same pair without a mirror?
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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Mike Hankey wrote: Actually I'm 6'3" and weigh 185. We don't buy sweets or junk food, rarely eat out.
I was wondering if you were being sarcastic, serious, or a little of both. Hah, I'm 6'3" and around 210, I went down to just under 200 when I started doing the daily walks and then went back up to 210, but the waste keeps slimming and legs keep bulking up!
Yeah, I'm 57, will be 58, oh my, next Wed, so yeah, I get it's harder for the pounds to come off as one gets older.
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And this damn lockdown don't help either.
We're usually real active but for the last several months all I do is read and program.
Probably read 30 books in the last few months.
But we just bought a nice house in a small town, population 775 about 60 miles west of here that needs a lot of work. We close Tuesday and the work begins!
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
JaxCoder.com
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No carbs after 6:00 PM (because of slowing metabolism). Grazing is better than "3 squares a day".
If you can average 100 calories (eating) per hour, you're set.
Survival mode, no movement, requires 800 calories per day. Anything above and you gain weight unless you move around.
You need to burn 3000 calories to loose one pound. That's about 10 - 20 hours of exercise / walking, depending on intensity. Distance vs speed; and reps vs weight. Aerobics for heart health.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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I pump aluminum every night. Doesn't remove any weight, but it helps me not to care.
Works for me.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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More reps.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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eat less (and optionally exercise)
I'd rather be phishing!
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