* Posts by hoss183

5 publicly visible posts • joined 16 Oct 2015

Sleeping Tesla driver wonders why his car ploughed into 11 traffic cones on a motorway

hoss183

It actually seems the 'not-an-autopilot' did quite a good job. On discovering there was a narrowing gap, it didnt stuff it into the lorry or the barrier, but rather stopped safely.

Swiss see Telly Tax as a Big Plus, vote against scrapping it

hoss183

Foreigner Tax

The problem with this is that 25% of the Swiss population are foreigners (like myself), most of which dont have any vote on this matter.

But yet we are expected to pay an exorbitant fee to subsidize a bloated TV system which broadcast esoteric content for a multitude of small regions and several languages in which we no interest.

These days are gone of national TV taxes. One should be able to pay for the content we want to watch.

Let the 75% of real Swiss who want this keep paying for their content under subscription, and let the rest of us 25% pay for our Netflix and Sky subscriptions.

Some Windows 10 Anniversary Update: SSD freeze

hoss183

Nor just on separate drives!!!

You might want to re-phrase the conditions mentioned. One box of mine is freezing for a minute or so every 10 mins, and the OS and apps are installed on the same 64GB SSD.

hoss183

You might want to re-phrase the conditions mentioned. One box of mine is freezing for a minute or so every 10 mins, and the OS and apps are installed on the same 64GB SSD.

Nippy, palaver and cockwomble: Greatest words in English?

hoss183

cockwomble

I've always assumed that 'Cockwomble' had some reference to Cottaging, since the said wombles spent most of their time in the bushes of Wimbledon common, picking up whatever they could find. A cockwomble then would concentrate on other items than rubbish...