Posts by Chris G

I didn't realise Geller was still a thing.

I can only assume he is lacking attention at the moment.

I dunno

Anything about the monolith but there were aliens cunningly disguised as foxes, rummaging around in the rubbish container near my house last night.

Mate

I was not that impressed with the Mate site, they seemed more interested in obtaining my details than giving any real info about the gadget, including the price.

In my experience having at one time been a person with purchasing power for a large organisation, any sales wonk who won't give you an up front price, (even as a guide should discounts apply if you buy more) is usually trying to screw you.

Which brings me to the name. one letter away from a well known brand of condoms, ironic considering the 'appliance' aids in shoulder action but nothing for the wrist.

I must say I am a little disappointed at not receiving modern man type catalogues as someone close to 70, maybe it's because I never share my details including my address.

As far as walking sticks go, I have been making and selling rustic sticks for decades, fortunately, they are not a necessity for walking but handy for balance when strolling in the local mountains.

A large vat of liquid scintillator

I am sure I drank one of those at a Christmas party a couple of years back, everything was bright and shiny........ until it wasn't.

I think Modi sees himself as the Trump of Asia, tryig to make India Great.While it may have the potential and population, India has a long way to go before it is a significant rival to China.

Taking back control of agriculture and improving drug manufacturing standards may be more useful than denying apps that provide platforms for Indian sellers.

Never mind the theft

Of your bandwidth by neighbours, this looks like a potential backdoor/front door and open windows to bad actors, whether official or otherwise.

What kind of security does this offer?

Though I can't say I am worried personally, as I have no neighbours close enough to be a threat and neither do I own any Amazon or other IoT tat.

Who would have guessed

That social interaction stimulates the pleasure centres of a social animal's brain.

While it is nice to have scientific corroboration, sometimes it exasperates me when scientists state the bleedin' obvious as if it were a new discovery. Without a social drive there would be no civilisation or the level of technology that we have.

INTRUDER DETECTED!

THROW THE STICK!

YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS TO COMPLY!

Presumably Oxford Languages have liittle to do, so cataloguing the latest fleeting linguistic fashions and buzzwords is how they attempt relevance.

I am quite surprised that ' new normal' and 'great reset' were not included given their prevalence in various media.

The 'Great Reset™' seems to be occupying the thoughts of many who think they know better what our collective futures and economies ought to be. Considering how well they have run things up to now, I won't be holding my breath while waiting for the New Improved Normal™.

Whenever sharks are in the water

They usually are but if they start coming out onto the beaches, I may have to think twice about sunbathing.

I am curious as to the area that a drone can survey though, the ocean is quite big and in spite of all those who want to catch and kill or eat sharks, there are quite a lot of them.

How awful

To have nefarious individuals searching the internet and scraping your data without express permission, and then compounding the offence by making money out of it that you feel should rightfully be yours.

If Facebook and it's appendages like whatsapp are pond scum, then NSO are the slimy things that live in the stagnant mud at the bottom, I can't say much good for any of them. Is there any way the courts can find against all sides?

If you don't like this phone, apparently there is a nice chap from Columbia who sells reasonably priced folding phones.

I am told he has permanent solutions available for warranty claims.

Only time will tell what Trump tactics will be undone by Biden's administration. For all we know, lobbyists and others may pressure him into maintaining the toxic trade tactics of Trump.

If the next administration does badly, don't forget that Orange Boy is threatening to run again in '24.

Biden was VP when the sanctions against Russia started, among others so in some respects Donny was picking up where they left off.

I sincerely hope the Ariel team get all the funding they need and continuity up to the end of the mission.

It must be hard to wait around to see what a review result is going to be .

I thank the noodly appendages of TFSM that I have no need to attend such meetings.

It's bad enough having bores like that in in person meetings but at least then you have a chance to knock your coffee over them.

ACAS

Can we expect a ' The Chinese Did It' statement from Boeing shortly?

"After a long investigation into our software solutions, we have discovered the office cleaning team were a hacking outfit from China......."

And that's why

The correct spelling is Douche Bank.

A bank with a questionable history.

I screwed into a burning ring of fire

I am trying to imagine how it's possible to fit the thing by using wood screws to attach the bracket and then try to get the mounting screws to bite into a door frame.

I assume the wood screws are too long and penetrate the casing and battery but in any case it seems like a design fail combined with the application of Darwinism.

The statement from Ericsson implies that they don't believe they are sufficiently competitive with Huawei to beat them in the market place.

If they are more expensive, one would hope the product quality would reflect that, basing your success in the market on political whims or manoeuvres is not a sound business plan.

I suspect Mr Trump may be holding off on a decision, due to the possibility of a Tik Tok channel being his main source of income in the near future.

Though more shuffle than dance.