Re: Two steps forward...
"What has changed to make the outcome different?"
Perhaps Putin is compensating for something.
Posts by Chemical Bob
613 publicly visible posts • joined 16 Mar 2016
Russia poised to unleash 'Son of Satan' ICBM
Microsoft bods tell El Reg: We've re-pivoted open-source .NET Core
London NHS trust fined £180,000 after second bcc fail on HIV email list
Official: Microsoft's 'Get Windows 10' nagware to vanish from PCs in July
'Bitcoin creator' Craig Yeah Wright in meltdown
I am Craig Wright, inventor of Craig Wright
Must listen: We've found the real Bastard Operator From Hell
Friday 29th April 2016 23:10 GMT
Once upon a time in a different life at a small company...
...I suggested making a fictional employee called Scrimshaw Cantilever to "take" all the stupid shit. Except that he couldn't 'cause he was always out doing something (hopefully) bizarre - "Oh, you'll need to talk to Scrimshaw Cantilever but he's out for two weeks skiing in the Hamptons" or "Sorry he's getting a bikini wax now" or "He's doing something that's illegal in Utah *in Utah*, won't be back if he gets caught" etc.
Nearly two billion in the bank and yet this VC is slowly losing his beach-blocking battle
Friday 29th April 2016 20:57 GMT
Re: Personally...
The boundaries of his property were set when Mexico owned Upper California and he is relying on article X of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which guaranteed the protection of Mexican land grants. Unfortunately for him, the US Senate deleted article X before ratifying the treaty. This along with later legislation guarantying right of way to public beaches means, yeah, he's being a dick.
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/guadalupe-hidalgo/
Another failed merger, Carly? Ted Cruz to bring in ex-HP boss Fiorina as running mate
Nanoparticle boffinry could boost battery life
Adware from French runs away and hides on 12M machines
Samsung chuckles, swerves around Apple's Q1 phone sales crash
Heathrow Airbus collision 'not a drone incident'
E-cigarettes help save lives, says Royal College of Physicians
Thursday 28th April 2016 20:02 GMT
Re: A report based on evidence instead of prejudice ?
While propylene glycol is considerably less dangerous than ethylene glycol, the MSDS lists skin, liver and kidney damage as possible effects from exposure and it has been forbidden to use in cat food due to it causing Heinz Body Anemia. Some individuals are apparently bothered by propylene glycol vapors as well.
So is it safe? Who knows. Wouldn't surprise me if the FDA does an about-face on this stuff in a few years, they spent over 5 decades telling us that chicken eggs would kill us only to finally realize they were shitheads.
Colander-wearing Irishman denied driver's licence in Pastafarian slapdown
Trouble at t'spinning rust mill: Disk drive production is about to head south
If you're appy and you know it, say five Hail Marys – cyber-Pope
Ad-blocker blocking websites face legal peril at hands of privacy bods
Secret UN report finds WIPO chief 'broke procurement rules'
RIP Prince: You were the soundtrack of my youth
Friday 22nd April 2016 21:59 GMT
When he bought a farm in Chanhassen, first thing he did was put snow fence all around it and had a silver K-car with 'security' stenciled on the side blocking the driveway. Took something like a year to get a proper chain link fence and gate put in. You'd think with his money he could have got it done in a few months. Oh, well, gave us all something to shake our heads about.
For those of you unfamiliar with the sad product known as snow fence, look here:
https://www.hardwarestore.com/651840/mutual-industries-wood-snow-fence-4-x-50-14910-9-48
For those lucky enough to be unfamiliar with the K car, I won't ruin your day...
Irish researchers sweep smartphones clear of super bugs
What the world needs now is... not disk drives
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Logging on to United's frequent flyer site might take longer than a flight
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Utah declares 'war on smut'
Mitsubishi 'fesses up: We lied in fuel tests to make our cars look great
NZ Pastafarians joined in noodly wedlock
Monday 18th April 2016 21:26 GMT
Re: @Allan George Dyer
While you are right, please do not let the sins of the past blind you to the delicious irony that in our modern world the places that have made the biggest gains in the rights of the traditionally disenfranchised (women, children, prisoners, gays, etc) all have a pronounced Christian heritage.
Many Christians seem to forget that Jesus partied with hookers.
Monday 18th April 2016 20:43 GMT
Re: >something to tell the grandchildren
"The point of the gold rings and so on is permanence and untarnished endurance. Pasta is no viable substitute. It mocks, it tastes great, but it doesn't last."
And what percentage of Non-Pastafarianism marriages become mockerys of themselves and don't last?
Gridstore boss George Symons ejects, leaves hyper-upstart headless
Intel takes aim at Arduino with US$15 breadboard
Flying Spaghetti Monster is not God, rules mortal judge
Music's value gap? Follow the money trail back to Google
'Fart detector' wins Chinese Physics prize
Monday 11th April 2016 21:42 GMT
Re: @Mark 85
"City folks have absolutely zero idea where chow comes from."
They have zero idea where porcupines come from too. A while back my wife worked at a resort just outside Yellowstone, there was a box on the counter with sandburrs in it, they told some city guy that they were porcupine eggs and he actually bought them.
Saturn spacecraft immune to mysterious Planet 9's charms
Just how close are Obama and Google? You won’t believe the answer
Tuesday 5th April 2016 20:16 GMT
Re: "We've been doing this since before the US was a country"
" especially where the US is concerned since they still routinely murder people in the name of law, religion, oil or trade."
Hate to burst your bubble but that is definitely *not* true. Our Glorious Leaders do not even pretend to need reasons anymore.
George Bush naked selfie hacker Guccifer gets his day in US court
Tuesday 5th April 2016 20:02 GMT
Re: Unequality before justice
"A few years ago, an employee of the US embassy in Romania was drunk when driving and he killed a Romanian man."
While I agree with you, using an incident involving diplomatic immunity does not bolster your argument as the US is hardly alone in abusing this hackneyed concept.
Space archeologist discovers new evidence of Vikings invading America
Flying Finns arm octocopter with chainsaw
Let’s re-invent small phones! Small screens! And rubber buttons!
Friday 25th March 2016 21:39 GMT
Re: Small != Small
" I'm just really bored with people saying "we want x" on the assumption that they are speaking for the entire human race. No. You want it, and quite probably some others do too, but you aren't speaking for everyone."
OK, how about speaking for the entire male race: It's *not* true that men want only one thing. We want dinner too.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
