RMweb Premium Bernard Lamb Posted December 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 15, 2019 2 hours ago, ChrisN said: 'Smart' has the same use as the word 'Democratic' in the old name for East Germany, The German Democratic Republic. Democratic in that you did have a vote. But you only had one candidate that you could give your vote to. The irony is that, given the current political situation in the UK, being a citizen of the former GDR now has several advantages. Former GDR citizens who kept their papers up to date were indeed "smart". See thread on German Railways re 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. Bernard 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 On 13/12/2019 at 20:33, eastglosmog said: I suppose technically it is smarter than your average motorway, still seems rather dumb to me! If you have to call yourself "smart" that can only match school "leadership teams", in that, if you need to name your system "smart" or "leadership" you clearly have not demonstrated either by words or actions. Regards Julian 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve W Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 14/12/2019 at 12:23, Mark Saunders said: I can't understand the principal of putting the word "Smart" as a prefix when it still relies on humans to use them! ............ My view is that when an embarrassed designer has realised all the shortcomings of his creation, too late in the day to rectify them, 'Smart', 'Fast', 'Rapid', 'Giant' 'Easy' etc. are added to a name to make you think it is 'Smart', 'Fast' etc. Or alternatively, a sales ploy to deliberately put the idea into your head that you are buying a bargain. 'Cheap Rail Tickets' being one of my favourites from one on-line seller. Another example: 'Rapid' self service ticket machine - multiple button pressing, time of day considerations, choose a railcard, a card reader that is not illuminated then 50 seconds to print the tickets and the receipt. 'Rapid' - I think not! I notice that these particular machines have now been replaced. The new ones are similar, but no longer branded 'Rapid' – perhaps the regulator had a word. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted December 17, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 17, 2019 Very much like the Apple people placing an i before everything they sell. Allegedly for "intelligent". My phone is not in the remotest bit intelligent unless I operate it. I am the intelligent one. And the programmers. The phone can do very little on its own and even less if I disable background update for the apps. 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Abel Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 26 minutes ago, Gwiwer said: Allegedly for "intelligent". Hah, I stand corrected, here all the time I though the "i" stood for "idiot" 2 1 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, Ian Abel said: Hah, I stand corrected, here all the time I though the "i" stood for "idiot" Are you sure it just didn't sound better than a "me phone" ? 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium martin_wynne Posted December 17, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 17, 2019 52 minutes ago, Gwiwer said: Very much like the Apple people placing an i before everything they sell. Allegedly for "intelligent". linked from https://www.virginiabarton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Ironing.jpg 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted December 17, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gwiwer said: Very much like the Apple people placing an i before everything they sell. Allegedly for "intelligent". My phone is not in the remotest bit intelligent unless I operate it. I am the intelligent one. And the programmers. The phone can do very little on its own and even less if I disable background update for the apps. You've got it wrong. You have to be intelligent to find all the wondrous features that have been built in and nobody wants. Edited December 17, 2019 by melmerby 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium martin_wynne Posted December 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 18, 2019 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) My iPhone is much more intelligent than I am, not that I'm much to write home about, and my Mac is much more intelligent than my iPhone. They've got much better memories as well. My first serious encounter with digital technology was years ago with a pocket calculator, an amazing device that enabled me to work out mathematical problems accurately incorrectly to 16 decimal places. I've never looked back since then, but that's because I'm scared someone is following me... Edited December 18, 2019 by The Johnster 1 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Jason 1 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted December 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: Jason Fun for Australians 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted December 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 18, 2019 3 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Jason My iPad automatically keeps the image upright so I don’t know what people are laughing at. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted December 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 18, 2019 17 minutes ago, BoD said: My iPad automatically keeps the image upright so I don’t know what people are laughing at. Don't go and live in Australia then 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 27 minutes ago, melmerby said: Don't go and live in Australia then Doesn't work..... the "i" knows the people are upside-down and just flips. J 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Even the Apples on the trees know and fall the wrong way... No wonder they are a multi million dollar outfit! J 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted December 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 hour ago, BoD said: My iPad automatically keeps the image upright so I don’t know what people are laughing at. Put it down on the table and go around the other side! 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted December 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2019 5 hours ago, kevinlms said: Put it down on the table and go around the other side! Make sure it’s a small table though 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted December 19, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2019 ..and that it's not up against a wall. :) 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2019 Put some buttered toast on the bottom of it or strap it to a cats back! Mike. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Don't like apples. prefer a nice pear, bringing us nicely back round to the origninal post 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambiedg Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Obviously a lot of people haven’t put in enough practice at reading documents upside down on the boss’s desk. 5 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kingzance Posted December 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, lambiedg said: Obviously a lot of people haven’t put in enough practice at reading documents upside down on the boss’s desk. An excellent way of disseminating information that you wanted your minions to know but couldn’t possibly tell them - Machiavellian or what 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted December 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 19, 2019 The question do Aussies drink their beer up or drink it down? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted December 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 19, 2019 Depends on whether they are standing up or laying down. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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