Posts by 080

Re: Depends on your definition of growler I guess.

Nothing like the sound of a Growler when she is going at full throttle.

Re: "their substantial egos"

"It might have even been a power station". At the time of the ZX81 we had a manager at out Power Station that thought it would be a good idea to have a Mill simulator for training operators running on a ZX81.

The same guy thought there was no need for a Word Processor since he could do all his writing on a spreadsheet!

Anyhow said manager recruited an operator with zero programming experience to write the code. It took months and never did work.

It depends on how vulnerable the CEO felt, with all the evidence in IT's hands it was probably quite vulnerable.

High Risk Sites

On high risk sites not only is a weekly fire alarm test mandatory but each alarm on the site has to be witnessed as working on a monthly routine. Our test was at exactly 10.30 on Thursday with staff positioned to witness alarms on a schedule this was followed by a test of the evacuation alarm. Long due to the staff having to walk around several alarms and very loud with sirens.Any interference with fire alarm systems was a disciplinary offence.

Re: 10 hours you say

Hopefully not with Tiger

Re: "Oh, there's been something to show for it all right"

I don't think you should give the government of the day the credit for all these shenanigans, the SNP are doing a good job with the ferry contract and the sale of the Aluminium smelter.

Re: Someone shopping at Bunnings for Crescent slabs?

Bunnings, my favourite shop in Australa, beats anything we have in the UK

Re: Where were the plastic police?

Thermal blocks are just as easy to cut with a saw. For plasterboard use a Stab Saw

Re: One C, one R

Or a battery tester

Re: To access or not to access

"Of course, most regulators seem content to make themselves look toothless and fine organisations much less"

Don't want to kill the Golden Goose do we.

Re: A gummy printer?

Or the old joke of the B&B lady asking the newlyweds:

"Please stop throwing your used rubbers out the window my ducks keep choking on them"

Re: Critical

Fuses won't stop frying, especially of the over-voltage variety

Re: increased positioning accuracy is deemed to be worth the cost

My hearing aids app also ask for position access but still seem to work when I deny it, it's just irritating

Re: "an on-prem email server"

For Free is mine.

Impossible repair

f you want to see some almost impossible electronic repairs see NorthridgeFix on YouTube

Re: Honesty kills

It all depends on which version of the truth you accept

Re: A lesson learned...

Sounds a bit like the SNP and Gupta.

Re: Fuck that

Nach, a 5kV Megger has very low current so not much use against an earthed root, whereas a couple of applications of Glyphosate fixes the problem.

Re: In the pilot's defense...

And on a Billard T75 you have a forward reverse lever which points in the opposite direction to travel, that is before it shakes your back teeth out.

Re: A Firefox user writes...

Slimjet

it's easy to make bolts shorter, a hacksaw and/or a file, making them longer is a bit more challenging

Re: 300 Cameras

Or at least getting rid of all combustible material from the UPS room and sealing all the wiring ducts, sounds like a cheap and cheerful thrown together bodge.

Re: Who knew data centres were tinder boxes?

I would like to see the risk assessment of anywhere that allowed personnel to enter a confined space with an active fire suppression system. All HV switchrooms that I have entered, and there have been more than a few daily over many years, had an interlock system to ensure you could not enter unless the fire suppression was locked off. A bit of a pain but a lot better than trying to breath CO2.

This would explain why the system might have been switched off during maintenance.

Re: Already bought a ticket

I think Dido Harding is better qualified to run the EU

Re: And the EU still can't understand why the UK left.

"If there's one thing we've learned, you are on a hiding to nothing trying to educate these lot."

Surely you mean " this lot"

Re: Maybe not

"In this case EE. Which to be fair does seem to have a better coverage than the others, but if we are dissatisfied with them what alternative is there?"

Plusnet, owned by BT but cheaper.

Re: Naughty step

Where can I sign up for this service?

Hermes

Did't realise that Hermes made watches, I thought they just delivered parcels

Re: Postcodes [in the UK] can be personal too

In Australia it's as you say, one post code per town, the same as in France where it may also be one code per 6 or more villages.

Re: Lest we forget

Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert Dibble and Grub

Corona days

Now, that takes me back, I worked for Corona during the school holidays in the mid 60's

Re: Poor On-Call this week

In Wales it's cleaner