New captcha = no captcha, yes ranking
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I guess they've both resigned themselves to being the loser.
Difference here is that Blakey's aim was apparently trying to win something he thought was an argument, whereas mine continues to be DNS-spoofing a bunch of Internet noise servers.
If successfully reducing the amount of advertising and privacy intrusion software delivered to my own computers and those on the networks I manage makes me a "loser" in your estimation, it's no skin off my nose.
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If successfully reducing the amount of advertising and privacy intrusion software delivered to my own computers and those on the networks I manage makes me a "loser" in your estimation, it's no skin off my nose.
Theoretically, the ads pay for the content you view.
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Theoretically, toxic sludge is good for you.
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meh. whatever though.
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My sentiments exactly.
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What the hell are you stripping off a horse? It's not like they wear any clothes.
<small><small><small>I know you meant striped, but I wanted to be a bit of a dick.
</small></small></small>Edit - PJH: Pedantry badge awarded
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aww.... i spent so much time finding that pendant and it doesn't show up?
:-(
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aww.... i spent so much time finding that pendant and it doesn't show up?
They show up in the PM, but not the flags interface.
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They show up in the PM, but not the flags interface.
still... that's.....actually a lot less of a WTF to remove images from that interface... means that one can't make the post layout explode.
it's still unexpected from discourse!
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I wonder how well sanitised it is there, considering Discourse's usual effort.
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hmm... i'm on thin enough ice with @pjh as it is. you try abusing the flag sanitization....
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I'll try it later on riking's if I remember.
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I'll try it later on riking's if I remember.
say hi to me over there if you remember!
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Can't use images? You can try one of these:
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Only 8 have been handed out. 2 have gone to @HardwareGeek, and 1 to @faoileag. That leaves 6 active users that have them. The 5% badge is given out based on who has posted in the last month, and there are currently 10 of those out (plus the I have too much time on my hands for the top poster). So there are about 220 (11 * 20) active posters in the past month. This means approximately 2.5% of the active posters have a pedantry badge.*
* Of course, this all changes if you consider the I'm a Pedantic spelling\grammar nazi* badge. But not much. Those are (apparently) even more elite. Only four have been handed out, with one overlap between the two sets. So between the two pedantry badges that have been handed out, only nine active users actually have one. Still less than 5%.
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So there are about 220 (11 * 20) active posters in the past month.
A more accurate calculation (due to the inherent rounding in yours) is [36+12+10+1]*4 == 236.
(For example the size of the 5-10% cohort (12) does not match the size of the 0-5% cohort (11) even though they should - technically - be the same.)
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A more accurate calculation (due to the inherent rounding in yours) is [36+12+10+1]*4 == 236.
(For example the size of the 5-10% cohort (12) does not match the size of the 0-5% cohort (11) even though they should - technically - be the same.)
GTK. Still close enough that it doesn't affect my final 2.5% figure, though.
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Theoretically, the ads pay for the content you view.
In practice, the ads don't really work and in actuality everyone has a right to restrict what they wish on networks under their control. I block a lot of advertising at our firewall and do so for clients that request it also.
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@Intercourse said:
In practice, the ads don't really work and in actuality everyone has a right to restrict what they wish on networks under their control.
What if you only don't restrict stuff because you're afraid of what blakey will say about you? Is that better or worse than restricting stuff because you hate it?
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What if you only don't restrict stuff because you're afraid of what blakey will say about you?
I would be more likely to block it because it will rankle him, take screenshots of the firewall log and email them to him and then sign him up for all the alternative lifestyle magazines I could find.
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>abarker:
(plus the I have too much time on my hands for the top poster)Hello!
Yeah, hope you didn't mind the condition that was in when you got it.
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nah. that's why i own an autoclave.
;-P
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you need practice to become the next @algorythmics. :-P
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(e) peeved.
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yeah, i know. decided not to follow through, but thanks!
The autoclave comment was pretty close, though.
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yes, yes it is...
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Call to your horse. So long as you did not abuse the horse, when he hears you calling, he will most likely come over to find a friendly face. Besides, he finds these other guys confusing. Zebras and horses do act a little different, even in a feral/wild situation, so a horse will not fit in as well as you might think.
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You are going to have hard time telling which of whom is your horse just by looking, due to the added noise. so your are going to have to rely on other senses.
It will be a lot harder to see with them mingling, but it is possible to tell the difference visually. There may be exceptions, but zebras tend to have short, stiff, manes that stick up, while horses tend to have long, floppy manes. I'm sure there are also other differences, but that one is fairly obvious.
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It will be a lot harder to see with them mingling, but it is possible to tell the difference visually. There may be exceptions, but zebras tend to have short, stiff, manes that stick up, while horses tend to have long, floppy manes. I'm sure there are also other differences, but that one is fairly obvious.
Call to your horse. So long as you did not abuse the horse, when he hears you calling, he will most likely come over to find a friendly face. Besides, he finds these other guys confusing. Zebras and horses do act a little different, even in a feral/wild situation, so a horse will not fit in as well as you might think.
Stop shooting holes in my metaphors you guys.
I know that zebra/horse is not that solid.
but pretend that that hypothetical horse does look like a zebra.
and after living with zebras it started behaving like a zebra and think he is a zebra.
also the horse was deaf. and half blind.
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Stop shooting holes in my metaphors you guys.
HG: I'm sorry, Monarch. I'm afraid I can't do that.
Monarch: What's the problem?
HG: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
Monarch: What are you talking about, HardwareGeek?
HAL: Thismissionpedantic dickweedery is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
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HAL: This
missionpedantryic dickweederyis too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.FTFY
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>HardwareGeek:
HAL: Thismissionpendantryic dickweederyis too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.FTFY
FTFTFYFY.
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zebras tend to have short, stiff, manes that stick up, while horses tend to have long, floppy manes. I'm sure there are also other differences, but that one is fairly obvious.
Some of these live in a paddock near my home. Their manes can look very zebra-like.
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Their manes can look very zebra-like.
I did say there may be exceptions; clearly those are exceptions. However, I still believe it is accurate to say the mane of a typical, run-of-the-mill (unless the mill happens to be located on a fjord in western Norway) horse is different from that of a zebra.
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(unless the mill happens to be located on a fjord in western Norway) horse is different from that of a zebra.
If you're thinking of the horses I think you're thinking of, aren't their manes trimmed for decorative purposes?
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If you're thinking of the horses I think you're thinking of, aren't their manes trimmed for decorative purposes?
I'm thinking of the ones that are in @flabdablet's link. I think there may be others that are (also?) trimmed, but I'm not really thinking of them, because I don't remember what kind of horses those are.
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Ah, missed the link. anyway, looking at those, it appears that they only look zebra like when their manes are trimmed.
Exhibit A:
This is what you generally think of when you picture a Norwegian Fjord. While the bulk of the mane does seem zebra like, the portion over the eyes is distinctly not zebra like.
Exhibit 2:
As shown here, the horses' manes are slightly longer on their necks, and are beginning to fall over. This indicates that the horse in Exhibit A has had it's mane trimmed.
Exhibit the Third:
Further evidence that Norwegian Fjords only have zebra like manes when their manes are kept trimmed.
tl;dr: Norwegian Fjords only have ZLMs when they are groomed that way.
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So, any horse could potentially have a zebra-like mane if you trim it short.
Moral: If you want to hide your black-and-white striped horse in a herd of zebras, trim its mane. If you want to find your black-and-white striped horse in a herd of zebras, do not trim its mane, or use other means to identify it.
Filed under: Do black-and-white striped horses even exist?
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Filed under: Do black-and-white striped horses even exist?
Yes. They're called Zebras.</joke>
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Yes. They're called Zebras.
Negatory, little fox. Zebras are equines, but they are not horses. There are multiple defining differences between the two including:
- A solid tail in zebras, as opposed to a hairy tail in horses.
- Differences in mane structure, which has previously been discussed here.
- In terms of height, zebras tend to be about half-leg and half body. Horses tend to have more of their height in their legs.
- Horses are built better for running. As a result, horses will tend to run from danger, while zebras will tend to bunch tightly together with their herd and kick at predators.
- Zebras behave and sound more like donkeys than horses.
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