Posts by Uncle Slacky

Re: The Galileo defence

"They laughed at Galileo, but they also laughed at Bozo the Clown."

> "Please refrain from washing one's feet in the urinals, we provide an ablution station in the prayer room"

When I worked in an establishment hosting many students from the Middle East, there would often be blockages in the toilets due to a buildup of small stones and pebbles that the students preferred over toilet paper. Apparently many also preferred to squat on the seat rather than sit (though this sometimes led to some deposits missing the target somewhat).

Re: The particular issue around Open Source licensing

IANAL but (at least in the UK) EULAs are not legally binding.

Re: Trump's Next Tweet?

PNAMBIC!

Re: Minor Point

This page has a few shots of the blue-painted Concorde:

http://www.concordesst.com/history/events/pepsi.html

Re: Not Sir Clive then!

Apparently Mackenzie Crook is in the frame for the role of Worzel Gummidge.

You might be thinking of the end of this Simpsons episode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Father,_the_Son,_and_the_Holy_Guest_Star

which was a holy war which included giant robots (as well as humans):

https://frinkiac.com/meme/S16E21/1265349.jpg?b64lines=IENvdy1hLWJ1bi1nYSE=

> The article states it was higher for both February and March of 2018. Not a good start for the year.

Per capita it's still lower (London's population is higher than New York's).

Re: MySpace

Not to mention Orkut!

Re: If I wrote spill chuckers...

> Radical departure from structural integrity > it broke, badly

Reminds me of Elon Musk's "rapid unplanned disassembly" > exploded

> Can we call it Tippy McTipface?

Tippecanoe? ...and Tyler too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippecanoe_and_Tyler_Too

Re: the 1980's called...

AmigaOS is still around: http://www.amigaos.net/

Re: It's printing upside down!

> Amazing the number of times one could resolve a problem by simply reading the information displayed on the LCD screen and doing what it said.

"PC LOAD LETTER"? What the fuck does *that* mean?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QQdNbvSGok

Re: Ummm? Artificial Gravity?

That, or we'll need to develop reliable suspended animation techniques, which would also reduce the need to bring along so much food and air. Just don't let HAL control it...

Re: Don't let the Gummint get involved

Qwant's ¨lite¨ page seems pretty good: https://lite.qwant.com/

Re: Have you solved a problem with a lie?

Indeed, but I was thinking specifically of its use during the Spycatcher trial by Robert Armstrong, the then UK Cabinet Secretary:

Q: So that letter contains a lie, does it not?

A: It contains a misleading impression in that respect.

Q: Which you knew to be misleading at the time you made it?

A: Of course.

Q: So it contains a lie?

A: It is a misleading impression, it does not contain a lie, I don't think.

Q: What is the difference between a misleading impression and a lie?

A: You are as good at English as I am.

Q: I am just trying to understand.

A: A lie is a straight untruth.

Q: What is a misleading impression – a sort of bent untruth?

A: As one person said, it is perhaps being economical with the truth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economical_with_the_truth#Political_catchphrase

Or "magic underwear" as it's also known there.

Re: Been there done that

> Did you end up in a wheelchair?

BEEEEEEEEP.

Re: Democracy

Also:

“We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they’re elected. Don’t you?” “Why?” “It saves time.”

- The Last Continent

Re: I had a ZX80

I think maybe the SAM Coupé might qualify as a "Spectrum with knobs on", failing that, the TS 2068?

Re: Another colour please

It's already available in black.

Re: We have the clueless leading the blind...

> __I__ would have done it, WITHOUT hesitation, if for no other reason, for the LULZ. "A shooter - IT'S MY CHANCE!!!"

This right here is why people like you should never be allowed near a lethal weapon.

Were you wanking as you wrote this?