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When people blindly rely on technology without using their own common sense

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  • D Dominic Burford

    clickety[^] The rarest commodity of them all.......common sense

    "There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare Home | LinkedIn | Google+ | Twitter

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    virang_21
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    Years ago we drove from Sydney to Melbourne and along the way took a detour in a town for fuel refill. Then Google took us on some internal road for an hour just to reach at the end of the road there was a very big ditch and on the other side was highway. We ware wise to turn back and drove back the whole way again. Didn't try to jump the car like in movies ! :-O

    Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Maths is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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    • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

      The [^] links right back to the Lounge (for me, it's an empty href)... I agree, common sense is a rare commodity here :laugh:

      Best, Sander sanderrossel.com Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment arrgh.js - Bringing LINQ to JavaScript Object-Oriented Programming in C# Succinctly

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      enhzflep
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      I'm surprised I had to read through so many comments until finally someone both noticed and mentioned *that* little oversight..

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      • D Dominic Burford

        clickety[^] The rarest commodity of them all.......common sense

        "There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare Home | LinkedIn | Google+ | Twitter

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        Member 9167057
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        Outsourcing one's own brain has a long tradition. What technology is now, was (and in many parts of the world still is) religion: A set of rules, some of them having a deeper sense (no one cares about because you don't question religion), some of them entirely nonsensical (which you still follow) and oddly enough, the most popular religions are the ones dictating every single aspect of life. When I think of an acquaintance of mine who is, let's say, odd, some people really need such a book to protect them from essentially themselves.

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        • D Dominic Burford

          clickety[^] The rarest commodity of them all.......common sense

          "There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare Home | LinkedIn | Google+ | Twitter

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          ZurdoDev
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          The title of your post is hilariously ironic. :laugh: :laugh:

          Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other. Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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          • Z ZurdoDev

            The title of your post is hilariously ironic. :laugh: :laugh:

            Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other. Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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            Nick Schwertfeger
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            Re: When people blindly rely on technology without using their own common sense

            Why hasn't anyone corrected it? Clearly OP meant to write "Rely". Maybe the auto-correct feature changed it to "Reply". Also here is a devastating example of following paper-based maps, making bad decisions on whether to turn back or continue on, not knowing the lay of the land, and not understanding the size / scope and operation of a European military base vs. North American military base. Anyone that relies on maps (paper-based, or electronic) should be encouraged to read this story The Hunt for the Death Valley Germans[^]

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            • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

              Would you ever ask a map to tell you what road to take, or would you check the possible road and pick one for yourself... Look at the map and find the road: Google Maps[^] Google Maps 'saw' a road (but Google Maps is not a vehicles only map) between E-470 and Jakson Gap St., can you?

              "The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012

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              DerekT P
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              Yep, here: Google Maps[^] If only this notice/barrier had been at the other end too! (Though who leaves a road in this sort of state[^] anyway... :sigh: :wtf: Surely at that point most people would turn around...?

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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                They do it all the time: 16 mind-boggling sat nav fails[^]

                Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                Fucking stupid Abusive clickity right next to Next page clickity. I stuffed it up. If you or someone else can undo it, please do.

                Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                  Fucking stupid Abusive clickity right next to Next page clickity. I stuffed it up. If you or someone else can undo it, please do.

                  Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                  OriginalGriff
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                  Not sure what you have done, but perhaps @Sean-Ewington can work it out?

                  Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                  "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

                    Not sure what you have done, but perhaps @Sean-Ewington can work it out?

                    Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                    I was going back through the Lounge and at the bottom of each page clicking the next page button. Your post happened to be at the bottom of the page, as I moved the mouse top the button I moved over the flag. As I clicked the next page button the Abusive option o the fly out menu popped up and I managed to click that ionstead. Didn't know how to put the genie back in the bottle. Wasn't even reading your message, for some reason all the computers using different browsers were all stuck on Open All so reckon if that would have turned off I wouldn't be in this predicament. Now I'm at home on one of the affected machines and it isn't infected now. Fuck technology sometimes.

                    Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                    • L Lost User

                      I was going back through the Lounge and at the bottom of each page clicking the next page button. Your post happened to be at the bottom of the page, as I moved the mouse top the button I moved over the flag. As I clicked the next page button the Abusive option o the fly out menu popped up and I managed to click that ionstead. Didn't know how to put the genie back in the bottle. Wasn't even reading your message, for some reason all the computers using different browsers were all stuck on Open All so reckon if that would have turned off I wouldn't be in this predicament. Now I'm at home on one of the affected machines and it isn't infected now. Fuck technology sometimes.

                      Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                      OriginalGriff
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                      Eh, no problem - I'm not banned yet! :laugh:

                      Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                      "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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                      • L Lost User

                        I was going back through the Lounge and at the bottom of each page clicking the next page button. Your post happened to be at the bottom of the page, as I moved the mouse top the button I moved over the flag. As I clicked the next page button the Abusive option o the fly out menu popped up and I managed to click that ionstead. Didn't know how to put the genie back in the bottle. Wasn't even reading your message, for some reason all the computers using different browsers were all stuck on Open All so reckon if that would have turned off I wouldn't be in this predicament. Now I'm at home on one of the affected machines and it isn't infected now. Fuck technology sometimes.

                        Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                        Sean Ewington
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                        No worries. It's all good.

                        Thanks, Sean Ewington CodeProject

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