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Huhah ha ha!
I've probably told 'em here before, but a couple of fun stories of naivete come to mind.
Going back about 15 or more years, it was still something that many people around here used at times, maybe.
Like any new thing, the learning curve was logarithmic. Few would make these faux pas any more 
Smack in the middle of a mid 50s ladies sewing group, that week's host decided to look something up after discussing rolls of fabric, their meagre needs and the small articles being made. A full roll would be excessive. Half or a quarter would be good - but still the problem remained where to store something that was relatively ungainly. 'pparently, you usually got full width and a portion of the length. One of the women said they should look for retailers stocking fabric cut the other way - full length and a fraction of the width - you'd have to do that in the factory, so was really uncommon.
Unprepared for what was awaiting them, they did a search for "fat quarters".  &  followed.
Mu-uuuuum! 
Fortunately, the next was at a vocational school (a TAFE), so everyone was 18+
During a class the teacher decided to do some research on a (mystery to the class at this stage) world-famous capital city.
They'd do it together.
On the overhead projector.
Surprisingly, no-one even laughed as she typed in "Paris" and hit enter.
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Google got A LOT better at not showing 18+ material!
Back in the day, I remember wanting to find those little bear wine gum candies.
I thought they were called gummy bears and so I typed that into Google... The first or second result will haunt me forever
I was with a friend at the time and we still talk about the "brown flower of our behind" sometimes
Nowadays you won't accidentally find something like that on Google.
Paris will find you a city and one night in Paris will probably find you booking agencies (but I'm not going to verify) 
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America's CEOs really want their workers to come back to the office.
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon said remote work "doesn't work for spontaneous idea generation, it doesn't work for culture." What if I just got a scooter for home instead? Just kidding I already got one.
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Sean Ewington wrote: JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon said remote work "doesn't work for spontaneous idea generation...
Yeah, how did he know I can only think when I'm in a restroom that's got the 'corporate' smell in it? 
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While that may be true for 'business' businesses, it's not true for software development. I am significantly more productive working from home for a number of reasons. I'm physically more comfortable, as T-shirt, shorts, and no shoes are now my business casual. My schedule is easier, and if I need to sleep in for a few more minutes, it's not an issue. I can even take a short nap after lunch. Instead of rubber duck debugging I do greyhound debugging with my dogs. Unlike lifeless rubber ducks, my dogs react (at least if they're awake). The most important thing about working from home is that I can control the interruptions a lot better. No constantly ringing phone. No noisy neighbors with their phones and their overly-loud conversations. No Mr. Hackingcough. As much as I like my coworkers, when I'm in the zone I don't need them coming in to my cube all the time asking silly questions or talking about their kids.
The good news is that my employer is telling people to come back to the office if they choose. If their responsibilities let them be productive at home and their supervisor agrees, it's not a problem.
Software Zen: delete this;
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About a year ago, genetic sequences from more than 200 virus samples from early cases of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, disappeared from an online scientific database. The internet really does know everything.
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Sean Ewington wrote: The internet really does know remember everything.
FTFY
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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hmmm, whodathunkit!?!
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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The storied space telescope that brought you stunning photos of the solar system and enriched our understanding of the cosmos over the past three decades is experiencing a technical glitch. Oops there goes another rubber tree plant.
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Researchers have discovered a set of vulnerabilities that can be chained together to perform code execution attacks on Dell machines. Check your updates, people.
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Microsoft is officially confirming the name for the next release of Windows today: Windows 11. After months of teases, hints of the number 11, and a giant Windows 11 leak, Microsoft’s new operating system is official. Yes, there's a Start button (but it's an option in Settings).
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Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop doing the newsletter (and sniffing glue). 
TTFN - Kent
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It was all part of Microsoft's Master Plan
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The design is now about fashion instead of usability.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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What do you mean, now?
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Maybe the next WSL upgrade will let you swap out the Windows desktop for different Windows ones
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Microsoft is bringing Android apps to Windows 11. And somewhere on the internet someone starts to figure out a way to sideload APKs.
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Facing calls from regulators to open the gates to alternative app stores and sideloaded apps on the iPhone, Apple has launched a substantial public-relations push this week to make the case that sideloading would do harm to the iOS ecosystem and its users. Insert 1984 joke here.
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I'm guessing sideloading would harm the iOS ecosystem 30%.
(Apple may have trade in their Cash Cow to a slightly smaller Cash Cow.)
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GitHub is rolling out new features for the most-used online code repository on the market. Watch out, Azure DevOps?
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Software development is a creative process, understanding this helps everyone involved in project plans is likely to change. You cannot have a fixed plan for changing requirements and a software which needs to be accepted by the users. Where are you on a scale from toddler to Picasso?
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I've worked on software which seemed a cross between Picasso and Pollock.
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John McAfee, the controversial antivirus software magnate who'd had multiple recent run-ins with the US law, has died at 75. You're probably thinking, "some sort of virus got him."
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I'm thinking he used the product bearing his name.
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It sounds like his virus scan detected Covid and quarantined him and later deleted him.
"When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others; same thing when you are stupid."
Ignorant - An individual without knowledge, but is willing to learn.
Stupid - An individual without knowledge and is incapable of learning.
Idiot - An individual without knowledge and allows social media to do the thinking for them.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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