Posts by EddieD

Re: Only half the story

After many a year seeking out the strongest Scotch bonnets and Thai chillies, I now prefer just a modicum in my meals.

And this always gives me pause for thought

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-15183070

<raises hand>

My flatmate in the 80s was a computer dude, who set me on the downward path to IT... Our first modem (USR) could be configured as either 1200/75 or 300 baud duplex...

We then got (from my dad, ex a drug company) a 1200 duplex modem and were the envy of...well, no-one, until I then discovered USENET, and my soul was forever lost...

700baud over 30+ AU - that's impressive, and when I see the images and all the other discoveries that the boffins get from this trickle of data - well, impressed is no longer enough, and I have to give into awe (thanks Mr Adams).

We need more of NASA and less of NSA...

My thoughts entirely...

It's long been known that if you take a computer through international security, you may be asked to power it up and show it to the officials.

In the days of almost ubiquitous high speed internet, there are few reasons to leave any sensitive data on your machine - load it to your /private/ cloud (which someone in her job would have), wipe any trace off the machine - the o/s isn't going to be secret, and any necessary tools can be added to the cloud blob, smile sweetly at the security jobsworth - and we'd better face it, they are becoming, or maybe have become, the default - do what they ask, provide a forensic image if necessary, travel onwards to your destination, grab a latté with your colleagues as you download the aforementioned binary blob at your leisure.

This is going to happen more and more - get used to it, and plan for it. It's not (quite, nearly, almost) the end of the world...

You don't need to be paranoid to be aware that folk are out to be officious...

Re: Scotland

To be honest, as a resident, I don't think most folk mind too much - I think though that the French model, where lower levels of BAC are countered with points, a fine and a Road Safety course, rather than a blanket ban would have been preferred, but overall, I don't think folk see it as a problem.

I won't be driving tomorrow :)

Re: Fire ring

Looking at the piccies, the chillies have been jaffaed - totally seedless.

For shame...

Re: WoD is one of the best Expansions to date

"That said, there are some massive negatives. Firstly, the Garrison is the antithesis of community. It is an instanced city that you and you alone inhabit."

As a party leader, anyone in the party can go to your Garrison - our guild (not a big one) had a Friday party there - all drinking, dancing - dropping in and out of rooms on TeamSpeak etc...

If you're lonely in your garrison - invite a friend!

I'm back after 3+ years, and I'm having a good time...

Re: Word rejected by Collins' dictionary

Ah, so we're running the Brook-Taylor variant.

Hmm.

Uxbridge

Re: Now let's clean up download sites.

What the Khaptain said...I use it on all the laptops I supply in my job - I have a standard bundle for all machines, and when they're in for maintenance, I just double click and then go grab a coffee...

Cheers Trevor!

Re: Morcilla de Burgos

How about sobrassada - I fell in love with the stuff when cycling the balearics, and it seems the perfect coating

Re: "It’s complicated to land on a comet"

I dunno, it's not rocket sci...oh, wait...

Re: @EddieD

As Albert said "What time does Oxford arrive at this train?"...

You're probably more correct, I was trying (okay, and failing) to point out the difference between this and earlier missions.

He even acknowledges in the article that the phone is no use for production:- "only surpassed by the top-of-the-line MacBook Air I type this on"

Re: do the Danes want a bigger and better LHC

If they can spin me round a tube and 90% of c, then I'll pay for that ride...

Re: Intelligent Life

To quote "The Universe Song" from "Monty Python's Meaning of Life"

"Pray that there's intelligent life somewhere out in space

'Cos there's bugger all down here on earth"

Re: Spaz

It's an online forum. Folk get furious that water is wet.

Re: sudo without a password?

I believe that since about Snow Leopard, if you haven't got a password on your account, sudo won't work. Dunno if this vulnerability bypasses this or not...

Re: Hmm

Really?

Mea culpa... It wasn't when I had an account

Re: It's time to grow a pair

There can't be too many Rik Myslewskis in the world...welcome back...and well said...

Re: Time Shifting

I use TuneIn (paid for), which allows recording, and series recording... NOt as convenient as get_iplayer, but it worked nicely

I think that the difference is then it was the UK under threat (with US funding) - now the US feels under threat, so we have to react

Re: Pedant alert

I wondered who would ask this...

Oldest tree: Llangernyw Yew, Wales

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llangernyw_Yew

The Fortingall Yew, Scotland, may be a possibility for this too

Tallest tree: Reelig Glen, Scotland

http://www.scotsman.com/news/odd/tallest-tree-in-britain-found-in-highland-glen-1-3353599

Re: Surely not iPhone...

Nah, the 1Phone

Re: "Serious Crime Bill"?

ITYM "apologies to "The Frost Report"" (notably Ronnies Barker and Corbett are in this sketch...)

As with the 4 Yorkshiremen (originally from the "At last the 1948 show", with Cleese, Chapman, Brooke-Taylor and Feldman), many sketches are attributed to the Pythons, and indeed now performed by the Pythons, that were not their material, which may be why their reputation is enhanced beyond their actual talent...in my opinion. They were good, but not as good as the goggles of edited hindsight suggest.

I'm officially old enough to be a pedantic curmudgeon.

Re: Invented 1950?

ISTR that ended with an humongous explosion

Oh yeah...and the composer was Edward England...not one of Arthur's most subtle jibes.

Re: Good.

The kids in schools around Inverness munch on venison quite a lot - the deer are going to be culled, and the meat is lower in fat and higher in iron than beef, and a lot, lot cheaper, so bring it on.

There has to be an distinction between the various animal rights activists - some point out bad practice and cruelty, and others are idiots.