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Idiot admits destroying scores of college PCs using USB Killer gizmo, filming himself doing it

Friday 19th April 2019 18:39 GMT Lith

This code explains that it's the old programming

OCD of having to complete things.

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Ad-tech industry: GDPR complaint is like holding road builders to account for traffic violations

Thursday 31st January 2019 22:14 GMT Lith

The "it's not our fault that people use our obviously meant to be illegal tools illegally" shall henceforth be know as the "Pirate Bay" defence.

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BOFH: Is everybody ready for the meeting? Grab a crayon – let's get technical

Saturday 1st September 2018 21:19 GMT Lith

Re: When is the next story?

I'm waiting for the mugs to come back in stock, only 2 years since the last lot I think.

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Gartner's Great Vanishing: Some of 2017's emerging techs just disappeared

Monday 20th August 2018 15:45 GMT Lith

Of course is it.

The 4 dimensions are as follows:

1 up/down

2 left/right

3 forwards/backwards

4 moonwalk

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No, seriously, why are you holding your phone like that?

Saturday 14th July 2018 07:41 GMT Lith

Re: Back in the day..

Speaking of off topic, do they still make those topic chocolate bars?

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NASA finds satellite, realises it has lost the software and kit that talk to it

Wednesday 31st January 2018 14:13 GMT Lith

Re: It was also HARDWARE that no longer exists.

They could check eBay.

Although this would probably cost more than their budget, I've seen 15 year old single processor servers going for over a grand

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UK.gov mass data slurping ruled illegal – AGAIN

Wednesday 31st January 2018 10:01 GMT Lith

All that will happen is that they put it back up to three years and make littering and everything above it a crime with a potential sentence of at least 3 years.

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Don't be a turkey: Help Linus Torvalds finish Linux 4.14 before it ruins Thanksgiving

Monday 30th October 2017 14:22 GMT Lith

Re: There is a reason it's called ...

is that because you like to do bad Japanese impressions round your parts?

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You can't find tech staff – wah, wah, wah. Start with your ridiculous job spec

Thursday 19th October 2017 09:25 GMT Lith

I think some of the skills gap problem is that the job spec goes through hr.

After they add a whole bunch of acronyms they heard once while watching Silicon Valley, the number of people with those skills drops to just about zero.

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More and more websites are mining crypto-coins in your browser to pay their bills, line pockets

Saturday 14th October 2017 22:56 GMT Lith

Re: This post is a work of satire and should not be taken seriously

@Ken

Alive during, yes.

Old enough to remember, no.

(I get the feeling some people didn't read the title)

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Friday 13th October 2017 06:21 GMT Lith

This post is a work of satire and should not be taken seriously

But electricity cost more in Britain than other places, so we are being discriminated against.

Rip off Britain strikes again.

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The new, new Psion is getting near production. Here's what it looks like

Monday 11th September 2017 19:15 GMT Lith

I have absolutely no reason to buy this.

But I must still have one.

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Google's macho memo man fired, say reports

Tuesday 8th August 2017 08:29 GMT Lith

So they have the right to say what they want.

So long as Google agrees with it?

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The ultimate full English breakfast – have your SAY

Friday 28th July 2017 12:35 GMT Lith

Re: Proper Full English

Creature, I name thee Troll!

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Jodie Who-ttaker? The Doctor is in

Monday 17th July 2017 15:44 GMT Lith

Re: "It's a joke'

Sir Humphrey I presume?

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Faking incontinence and other ways to scare off tech support scammers

Saturday 20th May 2017 17:46 GMT Lith

Had one today.

Unfortunately he didn't want to wait for my WiFi dildo to boot and hung up.

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Drops the mic... Hang on, hackers could be listening through my headphones?

Saturday 26th November 2016 21:47 GMT Lith

Hardware solutions include

Unplugging the headphones?

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Brexit may not mean Brexit at all: UK.gov loses Article 50 lawsuit

Thursday 3rd November 2016 13:10 GMT Lith

Re: Re:

The majority didn't vote to remain either.

I voted to remain, but the vox populi have spoken and it's time to get on with it, whether we personally wanted it or not.

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Top smut site stops Flashing, adopts HTML5

Friday 9th September 2016 06:04 GMT Lith

Don't completely believe them.

I'm going to have to spend the next few days watching every video I can to make sure.

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UK web host 123-Reg goes TITSUP, customer servers evaporate

Monday 18th April 2016 05:56 GMT Lith

Re: Do they outsource their Technical Support ...

From previous experience of 123reg, they source their customer services from TalkTalk rejects.

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Cinema boss gives up making kids turn off phones: 'That's not how they live their life'

Friday 15th April 2016 06:16 GMT Lith

On my very first date to the cinema with my wife, on the way in I casually mentioned "if you talk during the film I will walk out you will never see me again".

The same rule applies today, bit she has to have the seat closer to the aisle as she is the "must get up and pee 45 times during the film" person.

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Anyone using M-DISC to archive snaps?

Monday 11th January 2016 19:45 GMT Lith

Re: Can I find a 5.25" floppy drive and/or VHS player?

I gave up hope on my PC ever having another gameport and gave my old joystick to my three year old.

Some times you just have to let go before you turn up half eaten by cats in a programme about hoarders on a 3rd rate sky channel like livingtv in between episodes of ghost hunters international.

But if he thinks he's getting the one that fits my Amiga 1200 he has another thing coming...

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