Posts by MyffyW

Re: I though Ethics

I thought he was the onetime sweetheart of Queen Lizzie I

Re: Foot meet gun, gun meet foot

@bazza that is far too level-headed for these times.

I'm coming to realise I'm a Liddell Hart girl in a Clausewitz era.

Re: Progman Error

It's Friday, we'll let you off Tim :-)

In fairness to the boys and girls in blue they are probably too busy getting hit or puked on by random members of the public. This may well have come from a civilian member of staff.

Re: Not Downgrading to Windows 10 ... Ever !!!

@AC I've got Windows for Workgroups 3.11 disks if you want to really live the dream.

I do hate to break it too you hun, but security through obsolescence is not a thing...

50 Shades of Grey

Judging from the picture it would seem the protesters are drawn from an unusually narrow demographic even for the world of IT.

[full disclosure: I'll admit my own golden tresses are starting to turn to silver]

Re: It's COVID-19

I think we had a COVID-19 video recorder when everybody else bought VHS or Betamax

Re: Given that the X201 still runs fast enough for what I need

I still have a 2010 ex-corporate Dell Optiplex as our desktop and it does the job. Bought 7 years ago for little more than 50 quid and I've tickled it's tummy with plenty of RAM. Was careful to choose the better processor.

Re: Oh how I used to love Atari...

"A pocket sized Atari ST with a MIDI sequencer anyone" sounds awesome...

And then I remembered I have a Raspberry Pi and only lethargy stops me from creating something wonderful.

Re: Sucks

I like Teams - my email inbox has never been so quiet

Re: Ingenious

Hast du etwas Zeit für mich?

Re: One small detail

-> What happens to the elephants?

They land trunk-first. One pre-impact "toot-taroot" and they decelerate nicely.

Re: re:Of course Elon's faithful

Even the Hummer is more stylish, by dint of it's "Tank Girl" connections to the military-industrial-complex.

Re: Surprised they don't use *NIX

It's an interesting measure of "progress" that a machine which has been running for 3 years solid would now be flagged as a risk because it has likely not had security patches installed and their requisite reboot during those 36 months.

[I know not all updates on all OSes require a reboot. Just a depressingly large number.]

Re: Miffy?

@Dolvaran I think she's called Nijntje in Dutch, but since I'm not adverse to a cute dress and I definitely make it up as I go along I'm honestly not bothered.

Re: Good, good.

Whilst I welcome smart folk from around the world, I can just imagine my intolerant in-laws greeting this particular initiative with the warmth they normally reserve for yours truly.

Call me a cab, a sustainable one with a non-gig economy driver if such a thing is possible....

Re: Truly hope this is not just a marketing ploy

By that measure our home computing experience has been environmentally friendly since 2011.

Re: Is it me or is this seriously creepy?

I'm really uncomfortable about this. That's a very big rocket for anybody to accommodate.

Re: Seems my post still hasn't made it yet

Maybe it's a Pope with different arrangement of chromosomes. How about two Xs? Go on, what's the worst that could happen...?

[oh, yeah about that collapsing probability wave]

Re: Too Slow

I think, Barry, you've just made a case for a Linux laptop..... this is the year, I tell you

Re: For extra fun ...

I was still in Startrite shoes back in the '70s and could only aspire to a pair of DMs. It does amuse me that the Mary-Janes of my childhood now feature on my Doctor Martens wish list.

And we are in agreement on Feargal, fine lead singer of The Undertones, shite AOR as a soloist.

beep bloop burr

Re: "Suggesting Jess Phillips ... as opposed to (posh sounding) Rebecca Long-Bailey"

@AC - I'm sure you have some independent evidence, do share.

Re: Indigo Egret

Don't get me started on Converse ... apparently the adorable Burgundy Glitter doesn't come in a UK size 8 and when I asked, the assistant looked me up and down and shook their head.

Re: Can someone please explain...

A friend has pointed out that both Gordon Brown and Jim Callaghan spent almost 100% of their time as leader in power as PM, so that particular stat isn't always meaningful ....

Re: They're not that dangerous.

My air guitar dips in silent tribute...

"Yes, but these go to 11"

Candy came from out on the island

And, as Lou Reed related, never lost her head...

Re: Next on the demonization list...

I used to worry I was paranoid, now I fear I'm right.

Re: The unions will be up in arms about this...

Is that you @amanfrommars ?

Re: Red Star OS

...It's not so much what you call them, so much as eyes repeatedly straying to them when we're talking.

Re: If I have enough lego to need sorting

The real question I have is can it find the smallest of cogs from technical Lego before I stand on them either:

(a) in my stockinged feet, causing sonic emissions in the kilohertz region.

(b) in my Doc Martens, rendering said part somewhat 2 dimensional.

No, there is something worse

True nobody wanted HANA, but in fairness HANA is better than that other abomination SAP "recommend" .... Sybase

Re: Assange is not in jail for being a journalist.

He's there because he (allegedly) sexually assaulted someone.

Justice delayed - because of his antics in skipping bail - resulted in justice being denied to his victim.

Stop shedding any tears for this narcissist.