Posts by Augie

Introducing 'Happy Quit', where Chinese smokers are text-spammed into nicotine abstinence

Slightly chewy are they?

UK spies: You know how we said bulk device hacking would be used sparingly? Well, things have 'evolved'...

1984 eat your tits off, soon enough bad thought crimes abound and interment camps for those who dare think beyond the government line..

Microsoft lobs Windows 10, Server Oct 2018 update at world (minus file-nuking 'feature') after actually doing some testing

Step right up

Here we go again, patch roulette, Almost like Russian roulette but this time with a gun loaded by pinky and the brain.. sorry microshaft.

Belgium: Oi, Brits, explain why Belgacom hack IPs pointed at you and your GCHQ

Re: Really?

If you believe that, I have a wonderful bridge I can sell you..

UK.gov to press ahead with online smut checks (but expects £10m in legals in year 1)

Re: Heaven forbid...

Ahh, but that would mean people taking responsibly for the fruits of their loins..

fat fucking chance!

BOFH: But I did log in to the portal, Dave

Wheres my carpet roll

Its times like this the BOFH annuals become your bible. If anyone's about to try HPE support, they might be having a slight delay..

UK smut overlord declares age checks should protect users' privates

Nanny state the revenge..

Yanno, I remember the days of adult verification like adultcheck and the such..I remember sites full of username and passwords for these so those who didn't want to pay, or couldn't pay could still use them..

Didn't stop me either way, no one watched what I did on the internet.. I know this and I know why.

However in these days where no one should be unaware of what is on the internet, why is this country's only answer to regulate instead of making parents responsible for the fucking offspring they have brought into this world..Or is this really just a very thin veiled attempt to bring everything under government control for our own "Safety" and to protect from free thinkers and alternative news.

BOFH: We want you to know you have our full support

Oh the Irony... the irony

The irony of reading this while trying to log support call with BT.. the similarities are somewhat frighting..

beer time I think

Forget cyber crims, it's time to start worrying about GPS jammers – UK.gov report

Humm I didnt think Russia existed back in 83

I thought it was the Soviet Union that shot down flight 007..?

Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

Kudos to AMD,

Intel should take note of how AMD have responded with this, in a fairly clear manner.

This is how you respond to a cluster f&*k like this

https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/speculative-execution

FCC backtracks on helping with neutrality fraud investigation

Re: Anyone else?

Hmmm maybe a little less caffeine or other stimulants needed there...

Former US State Department cyber man: We didn’t see the Russian threat coming

Re: “Tech people need to tell policy people about the next coming threat.”

Could'nt agree more Sir, very well put.

Once again, UK doesn't rule out buying F-35A fighter jets

We're basically committed into buying this giant whale..simple.

They wont rule anything out for now as that could either have repercussions on further deferments or worse, questions as to the newest gin palaces are fit for purpose and bought around a single airframe design.

Chainmail tires re-invent the wheel to get future NASA rovers rolling

Why does everyone always mention Curiosity rover, what about Opportunity????

BOFH: But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?

Excellent..

Give us a bloody PIN: MPs grill BBC bosses over subscriber access

Re: "What Amazon has done is utterly brilliant and has transformed the way we do things," he said.

Wasteland? I find plenty to watch on there.. Far more than the BBC

BT hikes prices for third time in 18 months

Re: OpenRetch

You mean the OpenRetch that is a totally separate subsidiary?

Oh wait....

That awkward moment when AWS charges you BEELLIONS for Lightsail

Isnt this standard procedure for AWS

Put your wallet (or purse) put your hands on the desk and bendover..the cough or lube are entirely optional and at AWS discretion.

BOFH: Halon is not a rad new vape flavour

Ahh, the force is strong with this one. Keyboard successfully killed.

The BBC wants to slap a TAX on EVERYONE in BLIGHTY

Ha, yeah... more money for the most bias'd reporting seen this side of the pond..Oh, what am I saying.. BBC.. Her Majesty's propaganda unit.

Sorry but no.. the BBC is not essential and to levy a tax on every household just to fund them is beyond a joke. and personally I can think of 101 other things beside their mindless broadcasting that tax should be spent on..

Schools, Hospitals, Roads to name but 3..

Soon everyone will be doing it with a strap-on: The Reg's 20 festive wearables

Errr missing one perhaps?

Rufus Cuff anyone?... any reason it was missed out?