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More oddities spotted in the news
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Study shows bots are better at solving CAPTCHAs tthan humans are
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Rob Kelk

Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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RE: More oddities spotted in the news
(08-16-2023, 05:56 AM)robkelk Wrote: Study shows bots are better at solving CAPTCHAs tthan humans are

Interestingly, that doesn't really require a study to figure out:
RE: More oddities spotted in the news
Microsoft's AI recommends visiting the food bank on an empty stomach

The page has since been pulled.

No tl;dr on the story - you need to read the entire article for the complete effect.
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Rob Kelk

Sticks and stones can break your bones,
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RE: More oddities spotted in the news
It's on a news site, so it's news, right? Smile

The Register: Want tech cred? Learn how to email like a pro

The article refers to Network Working Group Request For Comments: 1855 quite a lot.
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Rob Kelk

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But words can break your heart.
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RE: More oddities spotted in the news
Kleenex pulling out of Canadian consumer market

Quite a few brands have been disappearing from Canadian store shelves since the start of the pandemic, but I believe this is the first one that's had to worry about its brand name becoming a generic term. And that makes me wonder whether they can defend their trademark in Canada if they aren't using it for facial tissues.
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Rob Kelk

Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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RE: More oddities spotted in the news
Burning Man rained out. Participants told to shelter in place and conserve their food, fuel, and potable water.
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Rob Kelk

Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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RE: More oddities spotted in the news
The Register: Microsoft kills off free WordPad, will ditch it from Windows

Wait, WordPad was still a thing?
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Rob Kelk

Sticks and stones can break your bones,
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RE: More oddities spotted in the news
Did anyone actually use it for anything?
-- Bob

I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber.  I have been 
called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....
RE: More oddities spotted in the news
I still use it when I need to type something up. It does the job and its free; why would I use anything else?
“I really hope I’m behind this convoluted mess; at least that way I’ll be able to get revenge by doing this to myself. I won’t even have to feel bad because it’ll be all my fault.” - Harry Potter, The Master of Death by Ryuugi.
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Pasting screenshots into old style Word docs, mostly. Also, a bit of HTML/XML editing when more isn't needed.
Though I use Notepad++ more often now since it can handle multiple files.


Kilroy
RE: More oddities spotted in the news
Dublin Marathon to give runners a participation medal that misquotes WB Yeats
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Rob Kelk

Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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RE: More oddities spotted in the news
F-35 fighter jet flies for 60 miles after the pilot ejected

No fatalities.
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Rob Kelk

Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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RE: More oddities spotted in the news
Imagine a Stealth Fighter being so hard to find.....

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Lambo' driver caught at 217kph on N17

... At that speed you'd almost be better off just dropping the hammer and seeing what she'll do - you're going to prison anyway.


I've been to 260. Late at night on an empty road mind.

I love the smell of rotaries in the morning. You know one time, I got to work early, before the rush hour. I walked through the empty carpark, I didn't see one bloody Prius or Golf. And that smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole carpark, smelled like.... ....speed.

One day they're going to ban them.
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"Wow, this is really an impressive new fighter. Even the way that it crashes!" -Isamu Dyson in Macross Plus
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‎noli esse culus
RE: More oddities spotted in the news
(09-22-2023, 04:00 PM)Dartz Wrote: Imagine a Stealth Fighter being so hard to find.....

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Lambo' driver caught at 217kph on N17

... At that speed you'd almost be better off just dropping the hammer and seeing what she'll do - you're going to prison anyway.


I've been to 260.  Late at night on an empty road mind.

.... Well.

That's 'forget having a car, or a driving license', at minimum.
RE: More oddities spotted in the news
Canada's longest-running radio show goes off the air permanently.
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Rob Kelk

Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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RE: More oddities spotted in the news
Horrid pun, but at least it's spelled correctly.

44 sheep on the lam near Carleton Place
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Rob Kelk

Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown
RE: More oddities spotted in the news
Apparently, the title of "Florida Man" is hotly contested.

The Florida Man Games are on and only the wildest and beefiest gator-loving dudes will win
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Rob Kelk

Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown
RE: More oddities spotted in the news
Lance of Longinus gets planted in the ground in Ube, Japan
-- Bob

I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber.  I have been 
called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....
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Historian who located Richard III's body says the Princes in the Tower escaped to Europe
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Rob Kelk

Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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RE: More oddities spotted in the news
Somehow we all missed this when it happened earlier this week.

Philadelphia Magazine: Hall Is Suing Oates, and We Can’t Go For That
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Rob Kelk

Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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RE: More oddities spotted in the news
Wow,,, This is getting to be so commonplace that the only place it still gets coverage is in the sports news.

Paris mayor quitting Elon Musk's 'global sewer' platform X before 2024 Olympics

So, what odds are being given on the "X" platform becoming an ex-platform any time soon?
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Rob Kelk

Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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RE: More oddities spotted in the news
Waiting now for Musk to threaten to sue the city of Paris to force them to use X-Twitter.
-- Bob

I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber.  I have been 
called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....
RE: More oddities spotted in the news
I'd call this a meta story, but it's about Alphabet instead.

Canadian federal government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act

tl;dr: Alphabet has agreed to pay what they proposed a year ago to pay for Canadian news.
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Rob Kelk

Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown
RE: More oddities spotted in the news
US Postal Service announces D&D-themed stamps for 2024.
-- Bob

I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber.  I have been 
called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....


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