Posts by Sir Runcible Spoon

Sir

I like the resolution of that monitor, price wasn't bad either.

Regarding the 'more business oriented projectors' - why is this one called a 'Pro' then?

Sir

El Reg is my main watering hole, if they get you then we're all screwed.

Sir

Just been reading a good book that mentions coronal flares and how if you could hang the Earth from a thread from the top of the arch it would look like a little Christmas bauble :)

T'Internet memory

from the site : http://www.thelocal.se/search.php?keywordSearch=assange

"Swedish police reports filled with graphic details of the allegations leaked onto the Internet last week.

The police documents, viewed by AFP, contain the statement of the alleged rape victim alleging that Assange forced himself on her, without wearing a condom, while she was asleep.

The woman, identified only as Miss W, said she had had consensual sex with Assange earlier in the evening and had then fallen asleep with him, only "to wake up because he has forced himself inside of her," the report said.

"'She asked immediately: are you wearing anything?' and he answered 'you'," it added. "She told him 'You better not have HIV,' and he answered 'Of course not.'"

After that, Miss W. [b]allowed the intercourse to continue.[/b]

The faxed documents also include a forensic report on the condom used during a sexual encounter with Assange's other alleged victim, Miss A, who [b]accused him of having deliberately broken the prophylactic.[b]

The report says the [b]condom had not been cut with scissors or a knife.[/b]"

Neither of these women sound like they have been raped by any meaningful definition. In fact, people continuing to use the word are doing a dis-service to real rape victims everywhere.

The info above is from the police report remember.

Hale-Bopp companion

Can we get NASA to turn the camera around and look out to space on it's way round?

Sir

Just because the switches are 'only' 6500's doesn't mean you can't create some decent backbone topology with them.

Just because lego* bricks are only basic little blocks doesn't mean you can't make something good** with them.

* Other construction bricks are available, presumably

** Might not necessarily be useful

Sir

Can it absorb shorter wavelengths do you think?

Sir

Playing Ryu against my mates it ended up like a game of chess to begin with, with fireballs of varying speed making their way across the screen.

The moment someone mis-timed a response, a jump etc all hell would break loose and game over. One mistake!

It took hours of my life this game, don't regret one of them.

Sir

Saw this coming in the late 90's in the networking field when the support was commoditized. Once you de-skill the lower levels (which made it ripe for off-shoring) you lose the 'rising through the ranks' skills and experience that people of my age group have.

I have spoken to firewall engineers at large blue chip companies who don't know anything about routing - even though their firewall is a router (that came as a bit of a surprise to the guy I was talking to btw - scary).

At my age, in my industry, the 'yoof' i.e. 25-30 year olds (old enough to have an education and an experience but obviously younger than my 40) should be snapping at my heels for all the jobs I go for - but they aren't - they are completely absent.

IT = Geeky and can be boring, but it can also pay well and fund my lifestyle choices and my wife hasn't had to work for money for 15 years.

Kids, they want everything but have no idea what the actually means.

Sir

The frog boiling excercise notches up another degree.

Sir

"or enter personal details after following links from such emails."

People still follow links in emails?

This is a bit like saying 'avoid STD's by wearing a condom' surely?