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You should write newspaper headlines. Hook em in with a juicy notion of something wrong with the NHS then have a story that doesn't mention it at all.
Must admit, I didn't really understand anything that followed the juicy headline, so I'll just say good luck, and I hope whatever is going on doesn't interfere with life too much.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Chris, he said the fact that I've unwittingly/unknowlingly lived with it for a few years suggests it's not going to manifest any further complications. It's apparently incurable but is controllable. I'm going to have go through an experimental laboratory rat phase until they find something that works best for me and minimises the side effects. The last thing I want is to be stuck on the M25 during rush hour and what I ate in the morning passes through quicker than the cars can move. 
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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The steroids won't bulk you up (though they may ban you from international sports and give you "chipmunk cheeks" as my mother described them) - however they may leach calcium from your bones and leave you at risk of osteoporosis in later life if you have to take them for an extended period. If he suggests Calcichew at the same time, chew the vile things religiously for a month after you stop the steroids!
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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Bugger! That puts an end to my international fencing career. Steroids are the last frontier and I'll resist those unless my life depends on them. Calcichew? That sounds like the packets of treats you give to a pet dog. They're not Bob Martin's by another name by any chance?
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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No, no - you can still install fences, and gates, and stiles, and pergolas with no problem! 
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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My wife has Bells Palsy[^] which is similar to myaesthenia gravis except only affects one side of the face and typically a fast/complete recovery, although she's gotten it 3 or 4 times in her life.
Not sure I'd opt for steroids, aside from rapid heart rate I don't think I'd want to deal with ball shrinkage and roid rage 
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Sorry to read your missus has something akin to MG. It doesn't look nice.
As for shrinking knackers, that's a bummer as well. Another good reason to avoid them.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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I was on amatryptelene for a very short while and got expanding knackers. Sounds funny but it wasn't, went to see the quack and he sent me for a ( yet another ) scan which found nothing wrong with ball and co, Mrs Wifey did some research on Tinternet and guess what ? well known side affect - I don't have EK's any more - in fact I don't have expanding anything any more except maybe my beer gut
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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I was on amatriptyline for a very short while and got expanding knackers. Sounds funny but it wasn't, went to see the quack and he sent me for a ( yet another ) scan which found nothing wrong with ball and co, Mrs Wifey did some research on Tinternet and guess what ? well known side affect - I don't have EK's any more - in fact I don't have expanding anything any more except maybe my beer gut
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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pkfox wrote: in fact I don't have expanding anything any more
So, your bat doesn't expand anymore either. That's a lousy deal. 
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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No but it can still see in the dark 
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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You tie an LED light to the end of your John Thomas?
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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You lucky b@st@rd!
I wish I could fall asleep in meetings, then declare "I wasn't asleep; I have myaesthenia gravis!"
It's the perfect excuse!
We need a :jealous_as_Hell: smiley.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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It could certainly work like that. Depending on how far the lids are closed it could also give the impression of abject boredom with the meeting, which is probably true anyway in 75% of cases.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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See?
The rest of us can't get away with a damned thing!
Linings don't get more silvery than that!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I have a quick test that the person that thought of, designed or approved the Windows 8 charms should take.
Test: make them sit down in a computer, open terminal server and get into a Windows Server 2012 machine. Now ask them to try to show the charms bar instantly with the mouse 10 out of 10 times. It is not possible or you would have to be a ninja to do it consistently. If they fail, fire them! (Did Ballmer take the test?)
Most people are not ninjas therefore it is not a nice user experience. Start button was way better. People need immediate reaction for an action, not guessing which one is the exact pixel to stand on top of. Make it simple, have a reaction for an action.
Still want to get rid of the start button? Make a little triangle in the corner to fire it up. (You can also fix the screen with the apps but that is a separate topic)
Make this the action that as a reaction
Nonsense…
You can see with pictures here: http://www.xaviermorera.com/2013/10/please-fire-the-person-in-microsoft-that-thought-the-charms-thing-is-ok/[^]
My new toy: www.cloudclipx.com
-- If I have 8 hours to chop down a tree, I spend 6 sharpening my ax!
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I agree. Their UI designs have been ranging from weird to downright unintuitive since about a while now.
Ribbons (controversial, but I despise it), removal of start button (WTF), SCREAMING MENU ITEMS in VS, the colour scheme of VS (makes my eyes bleed), and things like what you pointed out.
Someone at MS really hasn't taken into account that it's the small things that matter.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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I agree to you word by word. What the hell has happened to UI design. Especially VS.
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It's not only VS... MS Office has also begun shouting at me...
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Windows 8 UI is targeting to consumer market; and MS is fascinating to port games on it. The UI does not make sense for most business apps.
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Completely agree. Charms does not work very good on desktops without a touchscreen. Most Microsoft consumers used desktops, so why alienate those people. I have to say it, Charms is not charming.
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Also Outlook 2013, when you have the reading pane enabled. Instead of showing you the content of the email message (what Outlook is presumably all about), shows you a huge header about the sender and their status.
Going back to Rajesh's post, I've long held that software which can't get the little things right likely does not get the big things right. I think Win 8 qualifies. Take an OS which worked perfrectly fine for the majority of non-touchscreen users, and force them to pretend their device is a touchscreen. Grrrr!
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Windows 8 made me think about using Linux again. I think that says it all.
Cogito ergo sum
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Try them on a touch screen.
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