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Of course a mystery website attacking city-run broadband was run by an ISP. Of course

Wednesday 7th February 2018 03:34 GMT emess

I'm bored

Morrisons launches bizarre Yorkshire Pudding pizza thing

Monday 5th February 2018 06:09 GMT emess

I wouldn't, but I did reach for Pink Floyd (... which in central London terms may as well be on the dark side of the Moon.)

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Web searching died the day they invented SEO

Monday 5th February 2018 05:20 GMT emess

Re: Actually, NASA has the code.

err, they're not archaeologists, they're paleontologists.

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NASA finds satellite, realises it has lost the software and kit that talk to it

Wednesday 31st January 2018 07:24 GMT emess

Not wanting to take away from his claim to fame and the effort he has put in ...

Then don't

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User stepped on mouse, complained pedal wasn’t making PC go faster

Monday 29th January 2018 07:57 GMT emess

Re: Reminds me of a story

"And when the GPO owned the telephone (singular) in your house."

And when telephone numbers meant something. Our first telephone number was Lofthouse Gate 3120 (back in 1963)

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Judge: You can't call someone a c*nt, but a C∀NT is a cunning stunt

Thursday 31st August 2017 07:24 GMT emess

Re: Etymology of cunt

First known reference in English apparently is in a compound, Oxford street name Gropecuntlane cited from c. 1230 (and attested through late 14c.) in "Place-Names of Oxfordshire" (Gelling & Stenton, 1953), presumably a haunt of prostitutes. Used in medical writing c. 1400, but avoided in public speech since 15c.; considered obscene since 17c.

ref:http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=cunt

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Headless body found near topless beach: Missing private sub journalist identified

Thursday 24th August 2017 09:27 GMT emess

Re: Making light of tragedy

And the same guy hiding in a pile of leaves?

Russell

(my coat too)

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Japan tries to launch satellite on rocket the size of a telegraph pole

Wednesday 18th January 2017 08:28 GMT emess

Re: Telegraph pole?

Graph = Greek - from 'graphein' write, express by written characters

/pedantry

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Mars to get Chinese delivery. Estimated time of arrival: 2020

Friday 26th August 2016 08:49 GMT emess

Re: Please consider changing the title

I think I'll take exception to the use of the word 'rover' because it's Friday.

late 14c., "sea-robber, pirate," from Middle Dutch rover "robber, predator, plunderer," especially in zeerovere "pirate," literally "sea-robber," from roven "to rob," from Middle Dutch roof "spoil, plunder," related to Old English reaf "spoil, plunder," reafian "to reave" (see reave (v.)). (http://etymonline.com)

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Facebook crushes Belgian attempt to ban tracking of non-users

Thursday 30th June 2016 07:23 GMT emess

... where do "server", "home" and "browser" hail from?

server (n.) late 14c., agent noun from serve (v.). Computer sense by 1992.

home (n.) Old English ham "dwelling place, house, abode, fixed residence; estate; village; region, country," from Proto-Germanic *haimaz "home" (source also of Old Frisian hem "home, village," ...

browser (n.) 1845, "animal which browses," agent noun from browse (v.). In the computer sense by 1982.

And more at http://etymonline.com/

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