Posts by Winkypop

The American disease

I fear containment may be the only way forward.

The horse went thattaway ------>

Sand boarding/surfing!

Did Curiosity pack a board?

And some shorts?

What?

You mean that Svetlana isn't real?

What about Anastasia?

No holes thanks, we're Dutch!

The Netherlands has a history of stopping-up unwanted holes.

https://youtu.be/STGXpq8JGIg

Work safe!

Pretty soon....

....LEO pizza delivery boys!

Imagine the tip.

Good old days as a kid

A quick trip to Dick's for some component or electronic kit, a feed of (hot) chips from the store next door, and then back home to solder...

Son!

Don't turn on that Hornby set!

Mine's the one with the OO track in the pocket.

As the great man himself once said:

Up your nose with a rubber hose - Vinny Barbarino, Circa 1975

Spy versus Spy

Yesterday upon the stair

I met a man who wasn’t there

He wasn’t there again today

He must be from the NSA

(Apols to: William Hughes Mearns)

May contain traces of pepperoni

They can detect pizza preferences from coder styles?

iPhone 4 here (not 'S')

Stuck on 7.1.2

Feeling lucky now.

The Uncanny Canine Valley

Great idea, surely there are applications that don't require stealth.

- Rescue?

- Mining?

- Bomb detection?

- Exploring unsafe structures with haphazard debris?

- Or just scaring the shite out of the bad guys?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley

When will the horror end?

Enough already, OK?

Even though my gear is Flash-less, the people who's machines I (get roped into) fix are often NOT.

The great Christmas poo

New religion in, 10, 9, 8, 7...

Coming soon, from your benevolent Government

Telescreens for all.

War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, and Ignorance is Strength

Pity an innocent friend or associate

Imagine getting a genuine lottery win and then being told you're being investigated because you live next to a guy who once serviced the (alleged) perp's car...

Exclusive: Redstone testing video

https://youtu.be/7O4V7JfeTSU (17 seconds)

(Possibly not Microsoft)

(Also, not actually exclusive either)

MyGov account

Cruel and unusual punishment.

Is there a Ecuadorian embassy in NZ?

Asking for a friend...

"You appear to be typing a letter"

Good luck with that! - Clippy

If so skilled

Put up their wages, significantly!

It's only fair.

Hey Voltage Pictures

Chewy on ya boot!

Bring on James Kipper for President of the United States

Even though imaginary, he's still smarter than these escaped inmates.

Science

It just keeps on giving.............

Praise the boffins!

Just smart enough to try

Just dumb enough to get caught.

Dog of a law

Insulting a dog, eh.

It's no wonder these people have to hang onto power via force.

Reminds me of:

All I did was say to my wife, "That piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah!"

Memories of 1998

Maybe MS could get the buttons to dance around the screen, or have a bunch of animated monkeys; "hit the monkey to win a free upgrade"....

It's not funny anymore.

Land of free speech?

People should be able to drone on and on as much as they like.

Metal detector?

Coins, rings, car keys?

I rather like the French

They have a lot of moxie.

'chain of errors'

AKA: Modern-day management skills

Old man shouts at cloud

...security!

Great value

I always hoped Donald Trump would make for interesting viewing.

How I under estimated the man.

Crazy as a cut snake on a hot tin roof!

Hmmm

As pretty as a bag of spanners.

Donald and Bill ?

Maybe they were just trying to shut down parts of the inter-webs?

Beyond parody

He is a master of the Poe, surely?

Oh well, it could be worse

A convicted perp' might have to do the time in a Thai jail...

For a Director of National Intelligence

He sure doesn't spin very well.

Six years porridge and a bad name

Hardly worth a measly 820K

Good old Mal

As shallow as a puddle.

Now, about that "NBN"....

Wifi Barbie eh?

Will her country camper be upgraded to a blacked-out surveillance van?