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Invisible wrote:
> Well, as I alluded to, it's not like you can put a picture of a
> headscarf into Google and do a search to find out what it's called.
IBM has a system like that, tho.
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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Warp wrote:
> People have LONG memory. Believe me. I know.
"If you think people don't remember what you say, try telling the same
joke you told last month."
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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gregjohn wrote:
> That is exactly what is behind all the vitriol that is spilled on the web
> between idiot-n00bs and unhelpful-knowitall jerks.
FWIW, it's often a good idea to phrase the question as "I can't find it
in the manual. Where's the right thing to read to find it?" :-)
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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Invisible wrote:
>
> http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=795
>
> What on earth do you call the item Faye's wearing?
>
To be honest, I'd answered shirt and jeans. I didn't even realize she's
wearing something on her head.
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Eero "Aero" Ahonen
http://www.zbxt.net
aer### [at] removethis zbxtnetinvalid
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Darren New wrote:
> "If you think people don't remember what you say, try telling the same
> joke you told last month."
Mmm, I'll have to remember that one...
...OUCH! The irony just hit me. Seriously.
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Warp wrote:
> ... people just don't have a sense of humor, sheesh?-)
Maybe we should add a new NNTP error code?
673 Error In Humour Implementation
Or something...
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http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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>> Well, as I alluded to, it's not like you can put a picture of a
>> headscarf into Google and do a search to find out what it's called.
>
> IBM has a system like that, tho.
OK, now *that* is something I could enjoy having a discussion about! :-D
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Mike Raiford wrote:
> BTW, is there anything you do know besides advanced mathematics and
> Haskell?
OK, this is scary...
Today Mike mentions Haskell on the POV-Ray forum. AND ON THE SAME DAY,
somebody [not me!] meantions POV-Ray on the Haskell forum. Go figure...
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http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>
>> ... people just don't have a sense of humor, sheesh?-)
>
> Maybe we should add a new NNTP error code?
>
> 673 Error In Humour Implementation
SCFTHI. Smiley-Captions For The Humor Impaired.
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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Invisible wrote:
> Well, finding a word and not knowing what it means is one thing. But
> finding a thing and not knowing what the word for it is... hell, how do
> you even figure that out?? [I mean, unless you know some human beings
> anyway.]
>
>
Moderately related, do you know 'the (deeper) meaning of liff' by
douglas adams and john lloyd?
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deeper-Meaning-Liff-Douglas-Adams/dp/0330322206)
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