Re: Space Bridge?
With all the strife he's under, it won't be long before Boris starts to support the idea.
"When in doubt, erect a Boris bridge… "
"Why do Boris Johnson’s distraction tactics always seem to involve unfeasible engineering projects?"
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Roscomos: We know all about how the hole in the Soyuz went down, but we're not telling you
UK Supreme Court unprorogues Parliament
Don't take Uxbridge, but TfL's given Uber a mini-licence for London
Tuesday 24th September 2019 18:03 GMT 
Transport for London has granted Uber a two-month licence to continue running services in the capital while it proves it is a fit and proper operator – but it must comply with extra conditions.
Let's hope Uber do better than Boris, who in 2 months has proven himself not to be a fit and proper Prime Minister
You've got (Ginni's) mail! Judge orders IBM to cough up CEO, execs' internal memos in age-discrim legal battle
Good old Auntie Beeb's mobile app berates kids for being rubbish online
The Central Telegraph Office was serving spam 67 years before vikings sang about it on telly
Saturday 21st September 2019 09:09 GMT
...found it.
"The most important outstation was the headquarters of the Post Office Special Investigations Unit near St. Paul’s. MI5 had a suite of rooms on the first floor run by Major Denman, an old-fashioned military buffer with a fine sense of humour. Denman handled the physical interception of mail and installation of telephone taps on the authority of Post Office warrants"
In the bag: Serco 'delighted' to grab £450m ferry and freight deal between Scotland and Northern Isles
Friday 20th September 2019 23:11 GMT
Re: Have you considered a bridge?
"When in doubt, erect a Boris bridge… "
"Why do Boris Johnson’s distraction tactics always seem to involve unfeasible engineering projects?"
Friday 20th September 2019 14:34 GMT
Serco Maritime Services
No stranger to UK waters...
https://www.serco.com/uk/sector-expertise/defence/maritime-services
for instance, they provide the tugs to escort Big Lizzie into and out of port
"Serco manages lifeline ferry services on behalf of our government customers"
'Ridiculous, rubbish, outrageous, complete bollocks': Just some reviews for Amazon's corporate contribution to Blighty's coffers
Friday 20th September 2019 23:05 GMT 
Carbon Neutral
Amazon announced that they aim to be carbon neutral by 2040
I suppose paying very little tax could be described as being "Tax Neutral"
Facebook campus death plunge: Cops say man jumped from 4th floor in apparent suicide
Larry Ellison tiers Amazon a new one: Oracle cloud gets 'always' free offer, plus something about Linux
UK.gov's smart meter cost-benefit analysis for 2019 goes big on cost, easy on the benefits
Tuesday 17th September 2019 19:48 GMT
Re: SMETS2?
"the largest pump storage is in Wales"
That would be the Dinorwig pumped storage power station...
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/16/geeks_guide_electric_mountain/
I got 99 problems but a switch() ain't one: Java SE 13 lands with various tweaks as per Oracle's less-is-more strategy
Tuesday 17th September 2019 11:39 GMT
the cost of replacement parts in modern cars has gone up (I don't mean the main ancillaries/parts like alternators, starter motors, brake discs/pads etc which can be shared across a range of cars and manufacturers), but the more bespoke parts for a given model - making the less frequent dealer visit a still profitable transaction for the dealer/vehicle manufacturer.
Wake me up before you Gogo ... so I can jump out: Kenyan MP takes on aeroplane flatulence
Monday 16th September 2019 23:12 GMT
Fart Offset
Given that a whole industry has sprung up around emissions trading and carbon credits/offsets, how about adding these emissions into the mix?
The wealthy will be able to purchase offsets to fart away to their arse's content for the duration of the flight (yes, Harry, I'm thinking of you). The great unwashed can try to restrict their emissions to the allowance, or risk a penalty or surcharge.
Au my bog: Bloke, 66, on bail after 'solid-gold' crapper called 'America' stolen from stately home
Breaking, literally: Microsoft's fix for CPU-hogging Windows bug wrecks desktop search
MIT boffins turn black up to 11 with carbon nanotubes that absorb 99.995% of light
Sunday 15th September 2019 07:34 GMT 
Black
as "the inside of a coffin on a moonless night"?
Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
"The blackness of my belt is like the inside of a coffin on a moonless night."
Right-click opens up terrifying vistas of reality and Windows 95 user's frightful position therein
Sunday 15th September 2019 07:14 GMT
Re: Taking the Trash
A smack 'ed turd is easily identifiable, by its huge length and girth, think salami, and that's not an overstatement.
That answers a 30 year conundrum! Back when I was in college halls of residence, now and then there were these ginormous deposits which would not disintegrate in short order and traverse the s-bend.
There was one resident whose room stank of weed - the cleaner used to open the door and go in with an air freshener on full blast when doing his room.
Vulture Central team welcomed to our new nest by crashed Ubuntu that's 3 years out of date
Friday 13th September 2019 01:02 GMT
Re: So which local boozer should I avoid? :)
At first I thought they'd got their marching orders from WeWork due to that unflattering coverage of the IPO plans. I guess loss of the on-tap beer is as good as that
https://www.wework.com/en-GB/buildings/fox-court--london
Does this mean the LESTER the Beer Robot will be refitted to deliver ...
Micro-Roasted Coffee
Stay caffeinated throughout the day with an infinite stream of freshly roasted coffee.
Psst. Wanna brush up your supervillain creds? Get a load of this mini submarine
In Hemel Hempstead, cycling is as bad as taking a leak in the middle of the street
Friday 6th September 2019 20:26 GMT
Suitable attire
There are Lycra clad hooligans and then there are Vulture Lycra clad hooligans...
https://regmedia.co.uk/2015/10/06/vulture_velo.jpg
Alas, no longer available
Royal Navy seeks missile-moving robots for dockyard drudgery
Friday 6th September 2019 15:00 GMT
Re: mousetrap
Flagship of the First Sea Lord is already outfitted with cannons
Look, we know it feels like everything's going off the rails right now, but think positive: The proton has a new radius
Another sign of the End Times: Free software guru Richard Stallman speaks at Microsoft HQ
Pompey boffin bags €1.3m off EU for dark matter research – shame a no-deal Brexit looks more and more likely
Tuesday 3rd September 2019 19:31 GMT
Re: Sajid Javid
"Squid Javid"
According to his website https://www.sajidjavid.com/about-sajid he worked for Chase Manhattan and later at Deutsche Bank.
Now, they are both Investment Banks, of whose ilk Goldman Sachs were famously described as "The world's most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity..."
SpaceX didn't move sat out of impending smash doom because it 'didn't see ESA's messages'
Everyone remembers their first time: ESA satellite dodges 'mega constellation'
Teletext Holidays a) exists and b) left 200k customer call recordings exposed in S3 bucket
Apple blinks on iPhone repairs, touts parts program for independent tech mechanics... sort of
Sunday 1st September 2019 07:58 GMT
Factory Repair Manuals
Something that consumers in North America have been able to do for a long time is to purchase copies of original factory repair manuals for automotive vehicles - even European ones (for models marketed in NA) - and that has been one way European non-manufacturer affiliated repair shops and enthusiasts were able to get hold of the documents at affordable prices. I think there was some law regarding this where the manufactures must make the information available.
Clutching at its Perl 6, developer community ponders language name with less baggage
Friday 30th August 2019 23:33 GMT
Ada (and Alexa)...
"...with Ada in the top 100 girls' names for the first time in a century."
The ONS said girls named Alexa also halved in a year, possibly due to potential confusion with Amazon's Echo."
Eight-hour comms lags and shock discoveries: 30 years after Voyager 2 visited gas giant Neptune
Female-free speaker list causes PHP show to collapse when diversity-oriented devs jump ship
Last one out, hit the lights: UK energy supplier SSE to axe 115 bodies from tech department
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moves to shut Parliament
Wednesday 28th August 2019 19:55 GMT
Re: "TheChosen One" on "The Great One"
Puppet you say?
Just saw your post right after I had posted this...(!)
https://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/all/2019/08/28/pm_johnson_shuts_parliament/#c_3857916
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