Posts by wallaby

Re: Some multi-billion dollar corporations.....

"Some multi-billion dollar corporations can't even fixed severe security issues that puts millions of users at risk within 90 days...."

and that's relevant to this post how ???????????????

Re: All code is written by offshore idiots to the lowest price

talk about copy and paste

pasted entire comment from another thread

https://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2018/04/05/netus_eeg_vulnerabilities/

Re: Violation of national sovereignty

"Can we pass a law in Westminster saying that our citizens can help themselves in US shops? Or that a speed limit of 70 mph applies on US motorways to English people?"

I think we should

the US embassy in London refused to pay the congestion charge on the grounds of diplomatic immunity, but UK embassy staff in the US don't have that luxury as they have to pass through toll booths.

Data held in servers in the EU should be subject to EU law only - but in reality we know that the US will never respect that nor any other laws that they don't pass.

The do the training out of normal hours (don't want to scare the other shoppers when some person from the casualties union appears in full makeup http://www.casualtiesunion.org.uk/ )

you can bet your life though all parties know in advance and they have people on standby in case things go awry

Re: What? More Windows 10 bumf?

Linux has something worse

whining penguins (they will make more noise than even the noisiest of case fans)

Re: @John Brown - @wallaby - Passed through the BS -> English translator

"As for what you call rounded IT experience with these devices, you must be joking."

this is my point, regardless of how bad something is \ you may think it is, kids should be exposed to the whole range of computing experiences (my only caveat there is the price of Apple products and the limited budgets of many schools) .

My main issue with these forums is that the (currently) most ubiquitous platform (namely any Microsoft platform) is frequently derided here and according to a lot of the whiners should be eradicated.

There is a frequent cry that business etc. should be allowed to choose something other than Microsoft, and you know what - they have chosen. You may not like their choice but they have the right to make it, you may say its putting money into the pockets of the behemoth that Microsoft became, but they chose it - the simple thing is the vast majority of people don't want a kit of parts they have to sling together themselves, they want a pc they can switch on, do what they need to do and in that process never once resort to having to type unless its a message to someone or a line in a search engine.

There is a place for all O\S's out there, when you call for people to choose and they choose the one you don't like, respect their decision - and stop whining.

they should bee-hive themselves

Re: Nice idea, but...

"just keep the glass tilter"

for hand pulled cask !!!!!!!

glass should be vertical at all times, sparkler (or not - for the heathen southern jessies) should be firmly against the bottom of the glass in the centre. Every cask is different requiring a different pull technique.

If I were drinking lager and someone poured me a glass with a head that big in the clip I'd be sending it back for a top up

(former winner of numerous CAMRA awards).

"As far as the spooks are concerned, evidence is overrated. They lied through their teeth over WMDs in Iraq and forged some “evidence”. In this case they just smile and say “Trust us”."

Actually most of the "evidence" provided by the spooks was admitted by them to be speculation, it was the politicians who over stated the documents in hand to back up self serving agendas.

Re: Microsoft’s business models require stealing and reselling personal data.

"....."When we talk about why we're upgrading the Windows 10 install base, why is that upgrade free? MS CFO asked during a meeting with Wall Street analysts. These are all new monetization opportunities once a PC is sold. Microsoft's strategy is to go low on consumer Windows licenses, hoping that that will boost device sales, which will in turn add to the pool of potential customers for 'Advertising'"....."

and that whole post is relevant to the article because ........

answers on a postcard

Re: What I did

Your solution

drag Linux into a story about an idiot and his gripes about Microsoft, yet again

tedium tedium snore

Re: MRI for frozen shoulder

"garlic parsnips, potatoes and serve with steamed veg."

you forgot swedes

I know he's trying to and hoping they forget him

Re: I think this is good news

"Makes you wonder."

2 for one on tinfoil hats aisle 2

Re: I knew there was a reason

"I've been meaning to delete my account there for a long while. This is a good reminder to actually do it."

and why ???

If this had been put in openoffice or another open source application most of the nay-sayers on here would be applauding it - but Microsoft noooooooooooooooo

Its not on by default, you have to go find it, don't like it, don't look for it - simples

Tedious

Re: Yep

"Windows 10 has slurped all the misdeeds of crooked Hillary."

I don't believe you went there

sad..... so sad

Re: LibreOffice

"the interface"

ohhh that's what you call it,

ffs I used systems back in the 80s with better interfaces than that garbage

Re: Mmmmm

Pub near me used to do three course meals in yorkies

The sticky toffee pudding and custard was a hit mmmm

Thankfully the soup starter came in a bowl though

Re: Ah, life is hard..

pfft

rednecks

Re: EMA - puzzling

How about the African swallow ?

they have a great unladen airspeed velocity, and if they can carry a coconut imagine how many messages they could carry

Re: Extra-terrestrial help

"Everyone knows the TARDIS runs on Linux......."

rot, the episodes are only 50 mins or so, they'd spend all the time having to type out where he wanted to go in extremely long long hand.

Add in the fact that if he had problems he would get replies like "well there's your problem, what the hell do you want to go to that planet for FFS?????" to any requests for help....

Re: ButtPlugchaku??

I know what Linus can do with it - go f*** himself as far as I'm concerned

c**k

Re: Who didn't see this coming?

"[Insert obligatory reason for switching to linux here]"

In these forums - oh so tediously predictable reasons more like

Re: AC

All my questions have not had answers that are discoverable by Google before or I would have found it and sorted it (I'm a man - I don't ask for directions unless its a last resort).

The crap starts as soon as I mention its for Windows integration - then - as in these forums - any mention of Microsoft is greeted by derision.

Your answer is (as I expected from someone supporting - if not one yourself) the penguinistas in question. I have been an ardent follower of Linux since the early days, unfortunately the attitude in Linux user environments towards Microsoft products that most of the world chooses to purchase and use is to say the least deplorable. It seems that many in the community don't believe in choice when it comes to operating systems other than Linux but will happily shout that people should choose Linux at every opportunity.

The world has space for all OS's, just wish people would get over that and stop the garbage - maybe - maybe then the days of Linux on the desktop just might happen - until then anyone considering the move - one look in the forums will sure as hell put them off (as will LT himself).