On 03/03/2021 16:34, tim... wrote:


"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 03/03/2021 15:45, tim... wrote:
what sort of intelligent person believes random caller that says
"your computer is running slowly"

(i) mostly unintelligent people
(ii) or supposedly intelligent people who haven't a clue how
*anything* works *at all* (C.f. 'Art Students').

How are they supposed to know this?

do they have a camera installed in your house watching you, or
something?

Don't need that. traffic analysis can give you a clue actually.

but that's a fault within their network

No.
If you car is travelling slow as evinced by e.g. a GPS signal phoning
home, it might be the car or it might be the traffic. You can't tell.
But if all the other cars are travelling faster, its a good hint the
reason is in YOUR car

not with my computer





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projections combined into implausible chains of inference, proceeded to
contemplate a rollback of the industrial age.

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