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Unbeliever (political & religious), Wales rugby, #c4news, porridge, tea, #MEcfs
'Obvious but wrong'
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Yes, it wasn't bad. Though I confess that I'd had enough about them by then.
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It is appalling.
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Both are posh but the traders are the uneducated ones. #c4news
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Or instead of the helmet maybe an Irn Bru can. #c4news
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Used to be strongly against. Saw it as shift in the relationship between the individual and the state, as a requirement for citizens to obtain a licence from the state. But I've shifted to be in favour, constant need for photo ID, way we're effectively tracked thro tech anyway. I envy Estonian model
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That's what I want from AI really: useful automation based on making things I have to do manually automatic, not help writing things and making images. That's where efficiency lies, not the false illusion of cognitive or artistic work
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I did a couple of tests on this website www.allaboutvision.com/eye-care/eye... and it seems I am left-eyed but perhaps not enormously left-eyed. But I'm not uniformly left-handed either
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Yes, that sounds right. Otherwise, they'd be facing a lot of actions.
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Hehe. True.
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Oh excellent. Hadn't of those terms.
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I remember this term being used in the BBC programme "Wrong Car, Right Car" many years ago, showing people how to buy cars. "Keep-fit" (non-electric) windows featured a lot, as did asking for "mats 'n' flaps" to close the deal. lostmediawiki.com/Wrong_Car,_R...
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Hehe. Yeah, I thought that was a good one. Thanks, Tony.
It took me a second this morning when reading it.