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    Owen Smith replied to the thread Driving and Roads.
    They're not doing anything wrong, indeed they are riding as advised by the Highway Code. It only used to advise single file if the...
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    Owen Smith replied to the thread Hummy Arms Word Game v4.0.
    I used Octal at my first job 1987 to 1990 on Data General MV/Eclipse super minicomputers. Hex had been invented but that architecture...
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    I've updated the link.
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    Black Hole replied to the thread Driving and Roads.
    I don't understand why recreations have been allowed to take over the highways. Nobody asked me for my vote on closing roads for a...
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    Black Hole replied to the thread Another computer question....
    I have no idea about Python, but in general it is easier to read code (it requires less nesting) if the exception is tested first. That...
  • Black Hole
    I think you'll find a lot of the download links are broken, very few of us have the means to do anything about it.
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    Black Hole replied to the thread Driving and Roads.
    Geez. Stuck behind a learner at 17mph (their speedo probably said 20, but I use GPS).
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    Black Hole replied to the thread Puzzle Corner.
    I don't think they get much harder, and TBH I don't want them to – they would occupy too much time to bother with.
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    Black Hole replied to the thread Hummy Arms Word Game v4.0.
    We used octal too, in my very early days, on Ferranti processors (FM-1100 seems to ring a bell). 24-bit words. I don't think...
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    Black Hole replied to the thread Hummy Arms Word Game v4.0.
    Just sayin' I'm in the same camp.
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    Black Hole replied to the thread Hummy Arms Word Game v4.0.
    :dunno: The numbers in an IP address are decimal representations of an 8-bit binary field. Therefore 12 really is twelve. If you are...
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    Black Hole replied to the thread uk blocked?.
    I wonder whether this is a symptom of the same problem as here (click), and the affected browsers are just timing out too quickly?
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    Black Hole replied to the thread uk blocked?.
    Internet Explorer???!
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    Black Hole replied to the thread Puzzle Corner.
    Personally I use the as-if-printed edition on my iPad, screen-capture it to Photos, then use an Apple Pencil (stylus) to hand-write onto...
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    Chris humax replied to the thread uk blocked?.
    Thanks, i am using brave but got the same with internet explorer. I will get there.
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