Rescued by a handsome French man

I’m robbing stories from you lot this week, because of the time pressure.  Things I have learned in the last few weeks from the Laundry pals:

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Some Haikus about computers:

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A new type of road crossing with push button controls for pedestrians was introduced.   The new crossings consisted of triangular black and white stripes (hence panda)- instead of the rectangular stripes at zebra crossings. There was a push button on either side of the road which controlled a set of flashing lights which stated wait and walk.  The scheme later had to be abandoned as people complained it was too confusing.  The pelican crossing was introduced in 1969 and proved more successful, maybe it was the reliable and friendly green man.  In the 1990s pelicans were succeeded by puffin crossings (why the birds?) - which uses sensors to detect the passage of people and cars.

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