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I'm not a genius.

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  • L Lost User

    I have hundreds of emails :) And this email was not used. So I decided to adapt it here. And there is nothing very wrong with publishing the email on website. It's not a password for email, it' just a email. Do you happen to suffer from paranoia? :)

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    Pete OHanlon
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    Some of us are clever enough to not invite spam.

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    • P PhilLenoir

      Mark, I apologise if my sarcasm eluded you! :)

      Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.

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      Mark_Wallace
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      Sarcasm? I've no idea what that is. I had to look it up.

      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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      • M Mark_Wallace

        Sarcasm? I've no idea what that is. I had to look it up.

        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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        PhilLenoir
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        Must be because we aren't geniuses!

        Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.

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        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

          I was referring to where he said "stupid", but I could be dumb enough to have got it wrong. I lie about my height a lot.

          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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          Mark_Wallace
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          OriginalGriff wrote:

          I lie about my height a lot.

          I've found, by using basic geometrical calculations, that I tend to be not so high when I'm lying.

          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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          • P PhilLenoir

            Must be because we aren't geniuses!

            Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.

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            Mark_Wallace
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            It appears, however, that we're smart enough to use sarcasm and thunder-stealing techniques.

            I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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            • S SoMad

              Still not as bad as this lovely couple[^] :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: (sorry if that is a repost) Soren Madsen

              "When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

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              Mark_Wallace
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              SoMad wrote:

              Still not as bad as this lovely couple[^]

              They say you can't tell a book by its cover, but sometimes it's just not true.

              I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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              • L Lost User

                No, I can't cancel my account here! You're stupid! I must enlighten you! I have to do what you can't do!

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                Mark_Wallace
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                Emiliarge wrote:

                I must enlighten you!

                Nah. It's easier to just lie about my weight.

                I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                • L Lost User

                  Just almost all of you are stupid.

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                  kmoorevs
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                  Hey genius, don't forget to use the Joke icon next time! ;P

                  "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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                  • L Lost User

                    No you're right the 'g' should be a 'p' and you don't need the 'u'.

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                    Mark_Wallace
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                    P0mpey3 wrote:

                    you don't need the 'u'

                    Or is it we who don't need the 'he'?

                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                    • L Lost User

                      Just almost all of you are stupid.

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                      Eric Goedhart
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                      [The "I'm Not A Genius" Syndrome ^] :-D

                      With friendly greetings,:) Eric Goedhart

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                      • L Lost User

                        Just almost all of you are stupid.

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                        Simon ORiordan from UK
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                        I am a genius actually. Which is nice.

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                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                          Nah, if you buy a whole new switch you have to get an electrician to inspect your work and issue a certificate... :sigh:

                          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                          Member 10707677
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                          If you were in New Zealand, you would be protected by the home maintenance code provisions. The only conditions are like for like.

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                            If you were in New Zealand, you would be protected by the home maintenance code provisions. The only conditions are like for like.

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                            OriginalGriff
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                            The Nanny State in the UK doesn't trust people as much as the rather-less-Nanny State you live under! :laugh:

                            Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

                            "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                            "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                            • S Simon ORiordan from UK

                              I am a genius actually. Which is nice.

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                              BillWoodruff
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                              But, is that as nice for us as it is for you ?

                              «A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards ... as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push»  Wittgenstein

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                              • L Lost User

                                Just almost all of you are stupid.

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                                Gary Wheeler
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                                Kneel before Zod.

                                Software Zen: delete this;

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                                • B BillWoodruff

                                  I certainly hypothesize that you may be much more smart than I am; but, I'm afraid that, in itself, does not make you special, because I consider trying to operate as if that hypothesis is true for everyone to be one of the few sure ways I can improve whatever smidgen of intelligence I might have. Yet, I also think many people are smart enough to masquerade as much smarter than they actually are (fooling themselves, as well as others); I think the instant-access to almost all information on the Internet is a particularly valuable tool for maintaining a pretense of intelligence, simulating being informed. Sure works for me :) But, clearly, you are not one who masquerades as any kind of intelligence :) cheers, Bill

                                  «A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards ... as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push»  Wittgenstein

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                                  Gary Wheeler
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                                  BillWoodruff wrote:

                                  masquerades as any kind of intelligence

                                  Sounds like a Turing test to me :laugh:.

                                  Software Zen: delete this;

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                                  • B BillWoodruff

                                    But, is that as nice for us as it is for you ?

                                    «A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards ... as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push»  Wittgenstein

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                                    Simon ORiordan from UK
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                                    Clearly you don't get the reference tsk tsk.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOhZgAPn_CU[^]

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                                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                      Nah, if you buy a whole new switch you have to get an electrician to inspect your work and issue a certificate... :sigh:

                                      Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                                      rnbergren
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                                      seriously? In the states we just put in a new switch and be done with the whole thing.

                                      To err is human to really mess up you need a computer

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                                      • R rnbergren

                                        seriously? In the states we just put in a new switch and be done with the whole thing.

                                        To err is human to really mess up you need a computer

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                                        OriginalGriff
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                                        Semi-serious. You have to get a safety certificate for work done in "notifiable" areas.

                                        From April 2013 electrical work in a dwelling, or associated with its surroundings, is notifiable to a local building control body where the work includes:
                                        ...
                                        -- any alteration or addition to an existing circuit in a special location*, whether at low voltage (typically 230 V) or extra-low voltage

                                        *A special location is a room containing a bath or shower, swimming pool or a sauna heater.

                                        In this case he would be changing a switch in a bathroom, which is a "special location" so he should technically pay an electrician to check up on his work. Despite the fact that every Sparks I've met is seemingly incapable of telling the difference between a Red wire and a Black wire, and willing to use both colours for the Live 230VAC circuit in the same room...

                                        We live in a Nanny State where Health and Safety rules. Fear it: it will come to you soon... :~

                                        Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

                                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                          Semi-serious. You have to get a safety certificate for work done in "notifiable" areas.

                                          From April 2013 electrical work in a dwelling, or associated with its surroundings, is notifiable to a local building control body where the work includes:
                                          ...
                                          -- any alteration or addition to an existing circuit in a special location*, whether at low voltage (typically 230 V) or extra-low voltage

                                          *A special location is a room containing a bath or shower, swimming pool or a sauna heater.

                                          In this case he would be changing a switch in a bathroom, which is a "special location" so he should technically pay an electrician to check up on his work. Despite the fact that every Sparks I've met is seemingly incapable of telling the difference between a Red wire and a Black wire, and willing to use both colours for the Live 230VAC circuit in the same room...

                                          We live in a Nanny State where Health and Safety rules. Fear it: it will come to you soon... :~

                                          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                                          rnbergren
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                                          *ugh* that is sooo fun. and Griff you are correct. They cannot tell the difference between wires. I do hope to avoid that coming to a town near me. But you never know.

                                          To err is human to really mess up you need a computer

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