Posts by e^iπ+1=0

El Reg ads

C'mon, how about locally hosted elreg/bogroll.jpg or similar - I would not block that.

No gifs, however, please.

I'm deliberately running our local bogroll stash low - below 3 rolls currently. I predict a modest downturn in prices soon, and am considering hoarding around 6 rolls.

A locally hosted ad on elreg might convince me where to buy - no tracking, naturally.

Got to go now - need a crap / full of shit / important message from an SEO to catch up with.

tactical withdrawal until such time

Presumably it costs Facebook money to take down restricted content, costs they'd rather avoid.

For example, a disproportionately large number of Facebook moderators (I think I read 25% a while back) are working on removing illegal posts in Germany in order to comply with the country's laws against Nazi content.

I guess this is considerably cheaper for them than pulling out of Germany or getting fined.

Maybe it was easier for Vietnam to just throttle Facebook into complying with their wishes than enact laws which would be subject to public scrutiny, and possibly not broad enough for their requirements.

Re: Land of the Free (emphasis on 'free')

If you're free, then you're the product.

What can a banking app do that I can't do via the webpage on my pc or phone....not much

Unfortunately some neobanks lack websites - app only.

One could choose to ignore such banks, but for me e.g. starling offering euro denominated bank account with associated debit card isn't available from any of the non app-only banks I've come across.

four bottles per brand.

"only left with 6 bottles"

Does this mean one and a half brands?

As a countermeasure, I've found that after 6 bottles my product "fussiness" might lessen, so do consider buying some stuff you might reject if sober - you know that's not happening any time soon anyway.

real 9/11 they always wanted.

Yeah, these bin Laden inspired biotech engineers are high fiving the pangolin in the mountain cave.

asymptotic

Not sure whether asymptotic is a reasonable analysis of the spread - are there always a constant number of new infections per iteration?

I imagine something like (x*2)+1 per generation would support asymptotic growth (1,3,7,15,31,63,...), but I can't see the stats to support that.

Where would the odd 'one' come from? And isn't it asymptomatically insignificant anyway after a couple of generations?

Honey bees in general go WAY out of their way to avoid stinging.

Isn't that because they die when stinging?

Does the UK government have anyone who advises on software and security matters?

Cummings?

He literally couldn't have explained it any clearer.

Shame about all of the prevarication that came before.

Any takers for 'herd immunity"?

Science? We've herd of this.

why does it annoy you?

One could always leave Sark ...

or shut up.

Other alternatives available.

IMEI is still tied to you.

New phone, who dis?

email containing the string "virus" or "viri"

Hmm, got some with "covid" and even SARS2 or something that got past that filter. Try harder.

nothing being said about how we will pay for it

My guess would be increased levels of government debt, such as bonds.

ATMs only attach to a private Barclays network

Not like any private networks have ever been hacked.

poopy passwords

Really?

One of them had MIXed case, the other was amultiwordpassword.

Following 90s password guidelines to the letter.

Published on the website as a backup / disaster recovery.

"My most essential piece of kit is a four-way power extension cable and block."

Not forgetting all the power adapters needed for eu, Switzerland, us, Australia, UK, more? No, the multi adapters won't suffice.

Photograph the evidence ffs

Must be cheap enough these days to just photograph everything before chucking the original items.

In the future they will essentially be

... zero hours contractors.

Gig economy - eventually permies won't need holiday pay, sick pay and so on either. All this is just wasteful for the corporations.

can they afford the legal fees?

Maybe the legal fees are tax deductible.

Re: What community?

"Yes people not on Facebook do not even get asked if they mind being tagged into photo's"

Pics or it didn't happen.

Re: I find VPNs very useful

'only the VPN provider will see the IP address'

Possibly makes you harder to track - sites like Google might see many connections from the VPN exit point, rather than from your "home" IP address.