* Posts by Icy North

3 publicly visible posts • joined 29 Apr 2013

74 countries hit by NSA-powered WannaCrypt ransomware backdoor: Emergency fixes emitted by Microsoft for WinXP+

Icy North

Re: re GCHQ and Patches

Thanks El Reg for this excellent piece - exactly what we need to read and share on Monday morning.

You do a lot of things well, and this is what you do the best.

Third patch brings more admin Shellshock for the battered and Bashed

Icy North

Foo - a short history

Ah, the foo function.

Students of computer history may know that this term derives from the Ancient Chinese word 'foo', meaning 'a chicken'. It has survived in such terms as 'egg foo yung' (egg of a young chicken), 'Fu Manchu' (tough chicken) and the martial art 'Kung Fu' (way of the chicken).

The chicken was of course revered in Ancient China. Men would keep lots of hens as they believed their noise would make them grow wise.

As Confucius once said: "Some men are wise, but some do not have a clucking foo."

It was the Reg what won it: Online Hitchhiker's Guide thriving

Icy North
Pint

Re: +1 for Pan Yan pickle

Hi Anomalous,

I wrote that HP Sauce entry, but you've identified a serious black hole in the h2g2 Edited Guide regarding Pan Yan Pickle. I'll take a look and see if there's any mileage in it (or indeed if there's any horse in it).

Cheers - Icy