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For those who understand Merry Christmas an a happy new year. Otherwise best wishes and compliments of the season

Lance

See:

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html

Having posted this I can't promise I won't make the occasional bat bug report!

Lance

Microsoft: Word ban would cause "irreparable harm" Microsoft has warned that "major public disruption" would be caused if a court ruling forcing it to redesign Word is allowed to stand. Last week, a court found that Microsoft had wilfully infringed a patent relating to the creati...

martin-k wrote:Your browser cache is playing tricks on you. Press Reload to update the page.

Thanks! You are right.

Lance

In case you didn't know the free font from

http://www.freefont.de/us/freefon3.htm

says Flagstaff but actually offers Henderson - last month's free font.

Lance

1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends. 2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward? 3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All othe...

1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends. 2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward? 3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other...

I (and some little ones) recently went to see The Tale of Despereaux - an animated film about (surprise) rats, and mice, and humans. I enjoyed the film but what really caught my eye was the beautiful calligraphy. Some research tells me that the calligrapher responsible for the beautiful writing in t...

I am not sure I am following the logic in your argument. However, it is quite simple. If an individual is not the sole writer of a dissertation, they don't get a doctorate. If they pretend to, but purchasing someone else's work, they have committed fraud. It another person is a party to that act, t...

Absolutely not!! Morally or legally. It is out and out fraud. That is the equivalent of writing another person's exam. However, I guess "offering" the service is akin to offering an illicit drug. You can offer, but until you actually produce the good, you haven't committed a crime. Thanks...

Bad place to ask for legal advice. IMO, yes. Oh - I don't intend to offer to write anyone's thesis. I am an academic and I am just angry that such people temp students to commit fraud. If not illegal then it seems to me to be like punishing drug users for taking drugs, but ignoring the drug dealers...

martin-k wrote:I don't think spammers (you said it was an "ad in the e-mail") care for legality...

So does that mean that it is illegal?

Lance

I received the following ad in my email: "For years, Master Papers has been acclaimed the world over for offering: - Academic essays, coursework, dissertations and theses on any subject and perfectly written to your instructions - Editing and Proofreading service to ensure your document is poli...

Here's an article blaming computers and computer programmers for the current financial crisis: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/dominic-lawson/dominic-lawson-i-blame-computers-for-this-crisis-1451417.html It seems to me that it is really the way the financial organisations controlle...