Posts by jaydax@mastodonapp.uk
(DIR) Post #AQuKcPKihx3G9oSsIi by jaydax@mastodonapp.uk
2022-12-23T03:23:13Z
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Remember that 'distracted boyfriend' picture which went viral? Here's the same people (reputedly) 10 years later.
(DIR) Post #AQuKcQlLORwUafveRE by jaydax@mastodonapp.uk
2022-12-23T03:57:53Z
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And here's the even earlier picture the 'distracted boyfriend' was based on
(DIR) Post #AQuKcSAu8tyyyEtZuy by jaydax@mastodonapp.uk
2022-12-23T04:10:11Z
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This picture has a similar theme but the explanation is greatly more amusing.#Humour
(DIR) Post #ARdImdgfGfkl6vLeIS by jaydax@mastodonapp.uk
2023-01-14T11:53:41Z
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@AFP Seems the time has long past for another "War of Jenkins' Ear."
(DIR) Post #AUQOrR27BExEDC22zY by jaydax@mastodonapp.uk
2023-04-07T21:37:37Z
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Found on Quora:A French policeman stopped an Englishman's car and asks if he has been drinking.With some difficulty, the Englishman admits that he has been drinking all day.The policeman proceeds to breath test the Englishman and verifies that he is drunk.He asks the Englishman if he knows why, under French Law, he is going to be arrested.The Englishman answers "No I don't! But while we're asking questions, do you know this is a British car and that my wife is driving on the other side?"
(DIR) Post #AVogqjzCFYywP0sgm8 by jaydax@mastodonapp.uk
2023-05-19T15:13:29Z
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@grammargirl Curious what you prefer - eBook (Microsoft), ebook (Most common in a Google search), e-book (dictionaries)
(DIR) Post #AVp4L8uMS90lKW5L6W by jaydax@mastodonapp.uk
2023-05-19T19:36:42Z
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@grammargirl I guess my preference for 'ebook' is also a case of famiarity. As to a capitized B the only acceptable capital after a non-capital is pH in chemistry.
(DIR) Post #AXHprkkiMzcRZ2saRM by jaydax@mastodonapp.uk
2023-07-02T14:33:09Z
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@grammargirl I asked it three times to find the HR representative name for a software firm and each time got a different response. You might also ask it if it considers itself to be sentient. Some AIs crash when asked this.
(DIR) Post #AY5JwGGXO2WyUeFlOi by jaydax@mastodonapp.uk
2023-07-26T11:25:30Z
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Escher would have been proud of this...
(DIR) Post #AYexRCPQecoWUhK6RE by jaydax@mastodonapp.uk
2023-08-12T16:08:37Z
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@endDRM It's not even effective at protection from copying. Never come across DRM which I couldn't come across a means of defeating it by searching Google. As an author I've found using DRM on an ebook seems to encourage piracy. Presumably the people who break the DRM see themselves as providing a service.
(DIR) Post #AZOX7XOQzoxgkF6B3Q by jaydax@mastodonapp.uk
2023-09-03T13:47:27Z
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@bohemianchic
(DIR) Post #AZSsey24HlSHUuoY8O by jaydax@mastodonapp.uk
2023-09-05T15:13:49Z
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@bhawthorne 1. Pointing out that Asians tend to have flatter faces can't be described as 'racist'.2. I agree, the WHO and other's got it wrong. They should have made clear that a mask was a social duty during COVID19, preventing transmission rather than offering personal protection. They should have made clear it might be OK to risk your own health but NOT OK to risk the health of others.3. The first link you sent https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-019-3707-y appears to support exactly what I said.
(DIR) Post #Abnc7cnpvCJzRG5ByK by jaydax@mastodonapp.uk
2023-11-14T13:58:27Z
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@lowqualityfacts I used to ask them to say 'knickers' because invariably that made them laugh.