Posts by Teiwaz

Vote now?

he said he was sick of this Brexit thing and switched over,

I know a few people with that attitude. Despite their talk, they never bothered to go out and vote.

I know too many who professed wanting to stay in the EU, none of them bothered to vote either.

Re: In other words,

Any chance of building a giant surf board ark to get off the planet - we've left it too late for a B-Ark as at this point we're outnumbered.

Re: Running up stairways of falling rocks

While Bombadil is deeply annoying what actually IS he?

I've always gotten him confused with Tom of Finland....

Re: BBW?

Not that kind of BBW!

Are you sure? Do-nuts 'n that...

Re: To install software on Linux I type

You may be doing it wrong.

May? Look at the inappropriate use of CAPS, of course he'd be incompatible with a case sensitive O.S.

Re: Paranoia strikes deep in the heartland

Luddites?

Definitely an age thing.

Anything that exists before you were born is just how the world works.

Anything invented up until you turn thirty is new and exciting and you can probably get a career in it.

Anything invented after you thirties is against the natural order of things.

Douglas Adams (not a direct quote)

Re: Sausage roll in a manger

Better than a mangy sausage roll.

Re: Any action from this comment is NSFW

Tipping has distinct sounds depending on value

So you are suggesting either

a) this audio recording is a feature intended for the 'professional' 'business end'.

b) the company intends to monetise its products users in some way, offering the chance to reward with 'tips' instead of likes.

a) sounds rather unrealistic for (a), a professional version would make more ense.

b) sounds like a step to far. Even given exhibitionist tendencies, I doubt such an innovative social network would survive the first moral outrage.

Re: The results will be meaningless

so the Green priesthood rebranded it so as not to look so much like fools.

Dude, your position might be more believable if it wasn't also held by the type that think 'God made the world perfect'.

Granted, the whole climate thing is amply illustrated by the Carbon Neutral thing which became an insurance payment or somesuch 'touchstone' to with all the realworld impact of a catholic confessional. Partly for ease of conscience but mostly and advertising gimmick to placate the middle class and idly concerned.

Don't confuse those trying to make a quick buck off anything with genuine scientists actually trying.

Re: yet another meaningless symbolic gesture

[no names here but his initials are B.O.

Jeez Bob, is that only when it came to your attention Nobel prizes were now given out like honorary degrees???

Take a gander at the list of the buttered up well after the N.I. Good Friday agreement....

These days former Presidents with one is practically a formality.

Re: Horsecrap

Android gets monthly patches, delivered in a timely manner to 1st party devices, (if you were stupid enough to buy 2nd party, or even 3rd paty device, that is not Google, nor Android's fault).

Sheesh, do Google employees have nothing better to do....?

Someone has to dig at MS in a completely unrelated article?

Well, to be fair. There were all those Windows RT devices and Windows Phones that got brought out with lots of pomp and promises and then dropped quicker than a celeb with a sex offence charge.

Usually, firms seem just to get away with encouraging consumers to buy 'the future' only for the poor invester to find out a couple of months down the line it was an '8-track' they bought.

Re: Still waiting

unfortunately no one released Windows version of them.

Manufacturers dodged a lemon there, given the tepid commitment from MS.

Re: Worrying about people seeing pictures of me naked in the wild rather than just one FB staffer

Amusing, and good point.

either medical professionals or going to need some form of help

What with devaluation in 'privacy' regarding medical records, possibly both at some point.

Chances are, the job offers from Freak Shows might be in the offing.

Of course, if this sounds like an exciting opportunity in showbiz.....Congratulations.

Re: no helpline required

"sending thoughts and prayers"

Having grown up in N.I during the troubles, saw this message too much.

One lunacy or the other, there was little else to do but 'appeal for calm', another favourite, in the hopes of preventing another round of tit-for-tat.

Both phrases over-used, while meant well, are a clear sign of a robotic automatic response. Something that should never be, has become a part of everyday life.

Re: Trust?

So, how does the accidental erasing of $300 million of crypto-dosh affect trust in all other crypto-currencies? We shall find out.

Might be all part of the fun, if you are a huge Snakes & Ladders fan

Re: No mention of any action against the sender

You can't really buy car bombs off the internet, and if you think you can, you're as gullible as this idiot.

If I imagined a 'car bomb' for sale, I can kind of see the item supplied 'with car included'

So maybe he just wanted the car....

I mean, I've bought computers with a supplied operating system I didn't really want....

Re: Disappointing, and there is no way Trump is going to veto this bill

My only consolation...

So it really doesn't matter who you vote for?

Even in the over-exagerrated and dangerously charged political rivalry that currently exists in the US.

How is that in any way consoling?

Re: I don't get it

Isn't FB really prudish already, to the point that they've banned breastfeeding pix and the like?

Of course. It's an American site. I'm not saying Americans don't have healthy depictions of nudity, but that the exploititive depictions swamped those almost as soon as the liberalisation* of the sixties came in.

* apologies to all US citizens offended by the use of 'liberal', but other parts of the planet have other ideas what it means.

70's disturbing TV

I somehow doubt any of these alleged disturbing videos could be more disturbing than 1970's RTE output aimed at children...

Then there's UK TV Fingermouse....

Re: The reports so far with some editorial....

At least back in Belfast you could have been sure a couple of altar boys would be packing Armalites

Those were for self defence.

Re: Goggles

So I use Bing instead. No, it's no better, but at least I'm not feeding Google with fake confidence.

Instead, you feed Microsoft with fake confidence. Indian Giver!!

Re: How many DevOps are we talking about here

I have doubts that anybody calling themselves DevOps199 is particularly in touch with their feminine side.

I'm in touch with mine, or was, until the restraining order...

at least we get to elect our government every 4-5 years.

So in this case, I have to go with the lesser of two evils...

Don't look to hard, I'm fairly certain we're only being allowed to vote on tie colour of late.

I hope they don't cut Dobby the house elf!!!!!!! Films that cut book characters is one of my pet Peeves.

Or just plain maul them over - what SyFy did to Gurney Halleck in their version of Dune...

Re: 15 years of bookmarks?

Having recently had a review of my bookmarks most of the pre-2010 ones are broken anyway...

So they were all free porn links...?