Posts by Sludged

NHS IT failures mount as GP data system declared unfit for purpose

Re: Employ their own consultants

I worked at a local authority and the requirement for a large project came up. It was nothing I hadn't done before but management insisted on bringing in a commercial company to do the work. Management referred to them as "third party insurance" I moved on shortly afterward

ATTENTION SETI scientists! It's TOO LATE: ALIENS will ATTACK in 2049

to quote MP

And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space,

'Cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.

Blighty quietly signs deal to read giant EU border control database

The last time I was at Dover...

... heading onto the ferry the French border official just leaned out his little window, gave a thumbs up and a big cheesey grin as the Mrs waved passports of various colours at him. (The Mrs has a different coloured passport to the rest of us).

ANOTHER US court smacks down EFF's NSA wiretap sueball – but won't say why

I wrote to my MP...

... about this while Mass Surveillance Thing*. Bless his cotton socks he passed it to the Home Office for an answer. The answer was basically "you may not be naughty now but you might be one day"

*titles may vary

BEHOLD the magnificent lunar backside in our MOON VIDEO

Obviously...

... someone has photo-shopped out the secret Nazi moon base.

Is your kid ADDICTED to web porn? Twitter? Hint: Don't blame the internet

"when should we allow our little one to have a phone? The answer appears to be 11 years old"

Do we have to replace it when they lose or break it? My 15 yo son is on his 3rd or 4th.

Most convincing PHISHING pages hoodwink nearly half of you – Google

Self-selection

"which exclude people who don't click on links to visit phishing pages" it's almost a self-selecting group then, isn't it?

TPP takes another tiny step forward

Re: And the good news...

We have definitely descended to the point where our "betters" are telling the rest of us to do as they say, not as they do.

AT LAST! London gets BONKERS FLYING PRINTER TEST LAB

drones that can swim and carry 3D printers ...

Are they going to print the lifebelt after you throw them in?

Looking for a job in Europe? Experienced IT staff needed in UK, Italy and Germany

Trebles all round!

Big pay rises for all! Or not.

Is US prudishness ruining the internet?

Profanity?

"It has issues with profane language"

Obviously then no-one at FB has read or seen some of my daughter's friends posting.