That probably depends on the explosive power of your diarrhoea.
Arenât they saying it was a viral pneumonic now, not yersinia pestis?
I havent seen it but the alternatives are either that this a new antibiotic resistance form of pneumonic plague or it is a pulmonary infection unrelated to the plague being studied there. The latter seems a lot better, yet what sort of peneumonia requires this form of shut down.
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Sounds like the plot to an old Terry Nation series.
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And of course I cannot wait until Trump learns pneumonia starts with the letter p
âlots of people dont know thatâ
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When I had it, it was called LungenentzĂźndung. Silent âpâ was the least of my troubles.
I also had to get a sick note, which is known locally as a Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigung. Try saying that when you canât even breathe.
I honestly think the Germans are taking the piss sometimesâŚ
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I get that compound angst/envy to a degree, but really the difference between the German word and âlung infectionâ is mostly three letters more and a space between them less. 
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I know this was talking about commercial fridges, but m initial thought was the stupidity of connected home appliances. God, just make it stop. I dont want to have to run a fucking VPN to keep my milk fresh
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on the phone to the ISP
âI think somone is hacking my freezerâŚâ
âwhat is happening?â
âA lot of freezingâ
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The theory from an âexpertâ on the BBC was it is Russia trialling tactics for a possible wider european conflict or just sayingâŚwe can you know
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'ok just restart your fridge and delete all caches and cookies (or eat them)"
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It seems unbelievable to me that we donât have the tech to make it much harderâŚ
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After a recent renovation, we have an absurdly expensive refrigerator. Architectural built-in, with all the bells and whistles, including internet connection. I have yet to figure out why exactly I would want that, or what that actually does. However, it failed and the technician who came to replace it explained that because the electronics were all in a potted enclosure the entire unit had to be replaced - even though the core functioning systems (compressor, etc) were all completely fine.
Absolutely absurd.
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It strikes me mostly as an opportunity to introduce more (and more expensive) planned obsolescence. A good fridge should last you a couple of decades. The only way you can get people to replace them more often is by introducing more breakable components.
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I think US manufacturers have done that fairly thoroughly already. In this case, the (German) fridge was only six months old and was covered by a 7-year warranty. Replaced at no expense to us, but that involved shipping a 2.5 meter crate and a full reinstall, all for an electronics unit smaller than your forearm. The net effect is that I would never buy from them again, because the day the warranty expires I will be waiting for it to become a brick.
A faraday box makes it much harder. ÂŁ10 on Amazon. Just remember to put your keys in it.
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This PHP hack is a disaster. My wifeâs just discovered itâs embedded loads of graphic porn in my browser history.
This stuff is out of control!
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I am an infrastructure expert. If you want to send me the impacted folder I might be able to clean it up for you. Please include ALL files. Especially the saucy ones
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