* Posts by Sir Runcible Spoon

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The Great Brain Scan Scandal: It isn’t just boffins who should be ashamed

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Coat

Re: There's a flaw with this article

My only interest was that one day I might discover how it is I can control the sensation of 'goose-bumps' when it's supposed to be involuntary :)

AMD promises code fix for power-hungry Radeon RX 480 GPU

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WTF?

Re: AMD RX 480 is a defective product! Period.

Did you buy one or something? You seem to be quite hot under the collar about it and it isn't clear why.

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Re: Just a small bump in the road...

You may want to hold off for the AIB cards that have more power pins, better cooling, and might be able to compete with the GTX980 when OC'd.

Of course, if you can wait until early next year, Vega will be along to *really* compete with Nvidia.

Oh, and 'high end' of the market? It's a mainstream card, and deliberately so.

With both xbox and PS using AMD chips more software will be optimised for AMD rather than nvidia in the future, meaning nvidia's iron grip on the market will slip. They are getting by on brute force power at the moment, whereas AMD seem to be taking a more measured approach.

AMD haven't won the crown yet, but they are putting in the required training :)

Wannabe West Midlands gun smuggler jailed for ten months

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Re: Framed

I take it you didn't read the bit where they raided his house and analysed his tech to discover that he had been tracking the delivery then?

This local council paid HOW MUCH for an SD card?!

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Re: Procurement departments are a waste of space

"a bit off message there aren't you?"

Probably :)

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Re: African or European bottles

Wow, now that is a big beer bottle :)

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Re: Procurement departments are a waste of space

@fin-man: I realise English probably isn't your first language, but I think you may have interpreted the comments incorrectly. I don't believe anyone (including me) said that the Euro was hit to the same degree as the pound, so your point is moot (thanks to DougS for pointing out some background on the mechanics).

Also, unless you are American, I believe the accepted abbreviation for mathematics is 'maths', not 'math'. That annoys me almost as much as people referring to a newborn as 'baby' - as if it's their name or something. e.g. How is baby? What did baby shit up this morning? etc. AArrrgghh.....need coffee (or less)!!!

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Re: Pound vs Dollar vs Euro

@DougS - good point, I hadn't considered that.

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Re: Pound vs Dollar vs Euro

Hey, I'm not saying the pound hasn't been hit hard, or harder than Euro - it clearly has - I was just pointing out that no-one has been mentioning that the Euro has *also* taken a big hit, that's all.

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Re: What are the El Reg units for SD card costs then?

Uh, the UK is still part of Europe :)

I think you wanted "African or European bottles"

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WTF?

Re: Procurement departments are a waste of space

Everyone is talking about the how the £££ has dropped - but have you taken a look at the charts for the Euro? Almost identical..

Pound vs Dollar

Euro vs Dollar

No means no: Windows 10 nagware's red X will stop update – Microsoft

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WTF?

Re: Meanwhile, in other news

just...wow.

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Re: well

I think I'll give it another couple of weeks on top - just in case :)

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Trollface

@OP

If you're going to troll, at least do it without being AC, otherwise what's the point?

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Re: MS leaving a bad taste in the mouth ... again

"when they catch a glimpse of themselves in the mirror?"

I very much doubt they have reflections.

Visiting America? US border agents want your Twitter, Facebook URLs

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Don't worry, we all know that this kind of fuck-wittery is state-sponsored and not necessarily a reflection on the *actual* people who live in the US.

When I say *actual*, I mean normal people who don't crave more power in order to wield it unnecessarily to make up for a lack of personality/soul/conscience - the list is endless.

In the UK we refer to such people as 'car-park attendants' - i.e. people with a tiny amount of power who suddenly think they are Kings and try to make everyone else feel small, because deep down they know they are inconsequential little shits who don't amount to a whiff off a fart.

'I urge everyone to fight back' – woman wins $10k from Microsoft over Windows 10 misery

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Trollface

Re: lemmings to the slaughter

You registered an account just to post that? And then you managed to fuck up posting it anonymously!! (why ffs - if you created an account just to post that drivel you're not gaining anything from posting AC).

Also, you might want to use some paragraphs :)

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Re: Dear EFF, please investigate Microsoft for malicious practices regarding Windows 10

Here's a tip for anyone using Windows just to play games:

1. Set your machine up as dual-boot

-Windows for games

-Linux etc. for other stuff

2. Set the IP addresses differently in each OS*

3. Manually block the windows machine from talking to the internet on your ADSL router (if you play online games you may have to be s bit more specific)

4. Profit (from not having your Windows machine do things you didn't authorise)

*If you don't play online you could always just unplug the ethernet cable or not configure an IP address of course :)

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Angel

I feel like Nostrodamus

I made this suggestion last month :)

Told you so

There were a couple of down-voters too, :P

PM resigns as Britain votes to leave EU

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Re: If I hear a single pensioner...

@janimal, by 'what-if's' I was actually referring to people thinking 'what if we were still in the EU' etc. I'm not quite so short-sighted as all that.

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Re: A new hope ... for a group of countries not very far away

Thanks, I'm going to guess that it's sour grapes from a bunch of useless twats who have never had to fend for themselves and are shitting themselves silly that they don't have a safety net anymore and don't realise that you're only alive when you stand to lose something.

I know that sounds petty, but this is what will actually drag us down in the end. No amount of enthusiasm, or optimism and hard work etc. will ever get through to someone who feels entitled to something they haven't worked for. It makes me sad, but more than that it makes me feel tired.

I won't give up trying, it's what I believe this country is capable of (by country I mean everyone in it) that keeps me going. Enough people voted for hope that I don't feel like it's a waste of time at least, I guess I'll just need to grow thicker skin. It's odd that I haven't had many comments to explain what the down-votes were for - it's hard to gauge whether I've actually offended or if someone is really just being fickle :/

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Re: Ghastly Mess

Well, Jason 7, if that's your attitude then it probably is likely, especially if other people feel the same way.

It sounds like apathy, but it could be cynicism, either way it's not very productive.

"Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they will be yours" - don't recall who said that, but it's true.

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Re: Ghastly Mess

For the record, I don't think all our problems are just going to magically disappear overnight now we're out of the EU, far from it.

What we *do* have now is an opportunity to put things right. However, in order to do so the people of this country are going to have to put aside trivial differences and start tackling the things that really matter - otherwise like you say, it will just be more of the same.

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Re: On days like today...

<krsssht>This is Cadet Angel Haines requesting a fly-by<kshhrt>

<Tower (of St Peter)>Negative ghost-rider, the pattern is f....<BOOOOOOOOM!>

Lol

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Re: If I hear a single pensioner...

"Okay well care to give us some tips o wise one?"

Well, keeping an open mind about addressing issues positively would be a great place to start.

I'm not better off from leaving the EU, but I do think it will provide better opportunity to improve our lot, as long as we want that and don't get mired down in 'what-if's' etc.

If there is one thing I have learned in this life so far - it's that attitude counts for more than aptitude. I'm not saying that aptitude isn't worthwhile, because it is, it's that a good attitude outweighs it.

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Re: Ghastly Mess

I sincerely hope that we can now put aside any differences of remain/leave and unite as a country and get on with the job in hand.

Having read quite a bit of the thread and sour grapes from the remain campaign (although I will accept that it is still early on in the bereavement process) I'm quite disappointed in the negative viewpoints espoused. It's almost like people who voted to stay in the EU are used to having everything done for them.

Well. news-flash - the world has changed and you can't expect others to do things. If you aren't happy about the result, I understand. However, to sit back and not take part in what it takes to get Britain working properly again just so you can say 'I told you so' is not, in my opinion, a long-term winning strategy.

By all means mourn the result based on your own beliefs, but once you have finished grieving please, for the love of all that's good about this country, get on board with the decision and make the best of it.

I love this country, but I'm not happy about the way things have been going politically for many years. Too many politicians appear subservient to entrenched bureaucrats in Whitehall, that's something I'd like to see change.

I know it's easy to believe this is about racism/bigotry etc. - I'm not keen on the message that brought us to this point because I believe it to be disingenuous and disrespectful - I'm guessing the leave campaigners thought that most people might not understand some of the more involved reasons to leave, which is a shame because it's started us off on the back foot.

What we have now is an opportunity to build on the fact that 72% of the electorate turned out to vote during some of the shittiest weather we've seen all year. People do *care*. Now we just need to make sure we all have something positive to care about.

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Re: If I hear a single pensioner...

~"I may just as well batten down the hatches, spend no money, keep what little I have under the bed and try to see the inevitable depression we are heading for out."

Or you could swallow your pride, put childish emotions aside and try and do something positive to help not only yourself, but others, avoid a depression.

Sitting on the sidelines is no longer an option, get off yer arse mate :)

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Re: A new hope ... for a group of countries not very far away

This whole situation and debate (and result) has galvanised me into thinking about stepping up to the plate and entering local politics - it's about time I used my skills for something truly positive.

If the country had voted remain, I wouldn't have cared whether they got more and more arse-raped by the EU as time went by (even though I would be getting it just the same).

Hopefully this feeling isn't limited to just me and will re-vitalise interest in politics. The momentum is with us, we need to take advantage of that and start making the changes that we've all been moaning about and feeling powerless about over the years.

Power to the people, we have spoken. It might not work, we might fail, apathy might once again seep in and undermine positive efforts - but things won't sort themselves out, and we now don't have our EU 'Uncle' to bail us out or prevent corrupt politicians from selling us down the river, What we have now is *our* problem.

If you don't like something, get political and see if you can get others to agree with your point of view. Grass-roots start at the bottom after all.

I'm both terrified and excited about the future, which is better than bored as far as I'm concerned. Ymmv of course :)

For those of you who aren't happy about the result, I can understand that. Be not afraid, be empowered. Do not dwell on what has gone, but on what might be - dare to dream and then put your back into achieving it. It's time our national spirit* soared once more.

Take solace perhaps in that the result could have been worse. For example, if the country voted to leave but with a low turnout, I think that would have been worse all round. However, even though there were torrential rains and local floods etc. that would normally mean a low turnout, we have a HUGE turnout. People feel empowered again - that is a positive thing and we need to build on it, together....please.

*fyi I am including all nationalities in this. Being British is a state of mind, not a question of colour or religion. It's about charging ahead and leading the way and not being afraid to try.

Genes take a shot at rebooting after death

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Holmes

" It's really very, very complicated."

:) ---->>

I'm sure it is ;)

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Boffin

It makes sense to me. These genes would be active during development, but presumably during that development another gene comes along and turns them off (or else we would never stop growing).

If the death of the gene suppressing the development gene dies, and whilst there is still some energy left in the system, the development genes turn on again, but there isn't enough energy in the system to sustain the growth, so they end up dying too.

If we can identify the genes involved in the suppression, it could lead to things like limb re-regrowth, or spinal cord repair etc. - wow.

Judge rules FBI can hack any time, any, place, anywhere

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Mushroom

Logical Human reaction

If the logical human reaction to something like Oculus linking DRM to their headsets caused a backlash that weakens their position in terms of protection against piracy, I can just imagine what the net reaction to this will be if the FBI are given carte-blanche to break all their own laws (and everyone else's) on the misuse of computers etc.

Open season doesn't even come close. People will only put up with the powerful having sway over them if it is *reasonable*. This goes to far beyond reasonable and they can expect an *unreasonable* (and probably exaggerated) response.

Germany: If Brits vote to Remain, we'll admit Hurst's 1966 goal was a goal

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Stop

Re: the man that scratched his chaps and then sniffed his hand

then he stuck them down his arse crack and proceeded to get high on the fumes.

Three non-obvious reasons to Vote Leave on the 23rd

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"but if you are a Brexiter, and we leave the EU and I turn out to be right, please send me your name and address so that when I run out of food or money I can come to your house and share your food & money, after all if I'm starving or homeless it's your fault and it's only fair you should share my problems as you will have caused them."

That will be hard to do, since you posted AC.

However, if we do leave, and people do end up starving on my street and I have enough to spare - then I will be sharing what I do have. Having principles means that you stand by them, even when the chips are down, otherwise they aren't principles are they?

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Re: Boris

Boris' clown act is just that, an act.

He's probably a lot brighter than you are.

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"Vote to print more money?"

Yes.

Greece, if they had exited, would have defaulted on their EU loans and started printing their own money again.

In the short-term, a lot of pain as their credit rating tanks, but then again - what is it now? At least they would be in control rather then the IMF.

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Obvious troll?

Really?

I'm voting leave, but your comment does nothing but put peoples' backs up about the leave campaign message - unless that was the intention?

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Unhappy

Re: the issues in play are all needless - this is essentially a symptomatic vote

I was thinking more in terms of UK interests being sidelined as a minority as part of the larger EU block - something which I believe has happened on a number of occasions and I don't expect will change even if we vote overwhelmingly to stay in.

I'm not going to argue that leaving the EU will be simple or without problems, because that's one of the reasons why I want to leave.

Give people a comfy sofa, cheap junk food and some mindless drivel and they will happily sit there letting their brains rot.

Placing someone in a situation where they *have* to make an effort to make things work often brings out the best in people - I live my life from one challenge to the next. I don't expect this point of view will be widely held or popular, but I think we are heading down a gently sloping path, with elevator music in the background whilst soothing voices are telling us that everything will be all right, just let them deal with the 'difficult' things and we can go about our somnambulistic lifestyles.

Where that gentle path leads I don't know, but considering the kind of people who are whispering in our ears I don't believe for one minute it's anywhere good (for us).

So, vote leave, enter a world of uncertainty, get up off your arse and get involved in making your local world better for yourself and others around you. Use it or lose it, no-one is giving anything away for free - you have to fight for everything you have tooth and nail.

If you don't, someone will just come along and take it all away :(

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Re: Readers in North America should be aware of the differing UK terminology

It has got a maths co-processor attached, but it's that one with the floating point error.

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Re: the issues in play are all needless - this is essentially a symptomatic vote

The bigger the political union, the more sidelined minority views will become.

Having more local control is what will bring politics back to the people in a more meaningful way.

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That's just it, if our politicians can no longer say 'EU told us to do it' then *they* are once again accountable - but only if we *Leave*

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Re: I'm In

Well, I'm voting leave for two main reasons.

1. We don't get a say in who runs the bloated labyrinthine bureaucracy over in Brussels - so if they decide on something we don't like - how do we address that? We can't (if we stay in the EU).

2. Red-tape stifles innovation and growth, and the EU generates more red-tape than I can readily measure. I'm not advocating the removal of *all* rules (there are a lot of rules that are there for our protection after all) but there is a lot of stuff that seems to be added without any valid reason.

I get the distinct feeling that if we don't raise our voice as a people now and vote leave, it will be the last time our voice is heard and democracy will have croaked its' last. At that point we are all well and truly owned by the powerful corporations who are pulling all the stings.

Perhaps someone could tell me why the TTIP was drawn up in secret and the only people who got to make amendments were the very corporations who stood to gain from it being a total power-grab from our national governments?

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Coat

Re: Readers in North America should be aware of the differing UK terminology

I don't sweat for a living, but I do have a large heatsink stapled to my head to cool my brain down a bit - does that count?

Pressure mounts against Rule 41 – the FBI's power to hack Tor, VPN users on sight

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Re: Possible option?

Fair point - I live in the sticks so that hadn't occurred :)

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Re: Possible option?

"As long as connected to power it could be secreted pretty much anywhere and very hard to find,"

It's giving out radio waves - how will that not be hard to find?

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Joke

Re: "it’s about the FBI not wanting to do paperwork,”

They're everywhey're

Telia engineer error to blame for massive net outage

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Re: Wouldn't want to be in his shoes...

I had that kind of feeling when I tested the redundant power supplies on an HP rack - how was I to know they are paired corner-corner, not side by side!?!? :)

Hey cloud lawyer: Can I take my client list with me?

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Re: Hi Frank

"How's Transylvania this time of year?"

It's tran-sexual, ta very much Brad :)

BOFH: Follow the paper trail

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Coat

Diplomacy - the art of pretending you aren't an arsehole by putting up with other arseholes.

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Coat

"When I'm upset you can calm me down by taking me to the nearest Staples"

I thought it was just me. My wife tells me it's just me at any rate - but then again nothing short of being knocked unconscious seems to calm *her* down - perhaps I should just ignore what she says :)