* Posts by Toni the terrible

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It's that most wonderful time of the year when tech cannot handle the date

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Re: Don't people test edge cases any more? [Time Libraries: The Next Problem]

Why?

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Re: Don't people test edge cases any more?

Time however is eminently predictable, as are most dates. Not to include such things and check them is very basic.

Dumping us into ad tier of Prime Video when we paid for ad-free is 'unfair' – lawsuit

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Re: Query: the timing of ads

Boiled Frog? No, no no! dried frog pills as advbertised on Unseen University (Channel 9.5) are cheaper and better for you

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Re: Question is...

Re what you said about Amazon Music yes the UI is so bad that it is nigh impossible to find stuff and then buy it, which is why I stopped doing so. I have no interest in Audible because its quality is not that good, might be OK for the blind who have less alternatives.

As for the Vidieo... as long as it is free to view fine, I only got Prime for the postage anyway. If they up the cost it is not so useful and cancellation looks viable.

While we fire the boss, can you lock him out of the network?

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Re: Dead mans shoes career progression

It's the Priests (not all but enough), the original doctrine is often good for the era but after a while with priests manipulating teachings in their personal beliefs and to their own advantage it can be made to justify the Devil. And when that era ends, the doctrine may not be a good fit, and then there are fanatics and fundermentalists....

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Re: ?

no its true, honest....

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Re: ?

Being frrendly they herd up against you, starting to crush you (not always with intent), you fall and they walk all over you. Some bovines are not at all friendly if they dont know you and/or you have a dog if there are calves about

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Re: ?

Try Baileys, makes alcoholics appreciate cream

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Re: ?

A Friesian?

Tesla owners in deep freeze discover the cold, hard truth about EVs

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Re: block heaters

Cos it doesnt often get that cold and parking in the street?

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Re: Norway

Climate change and the melting greenland ice cap (all that fresh water) may cause the gulf stream to move away from the UK, so while the rest of the world roasts the UK becomes like Canada is now - brrrrrr

How governments become addicted to suppliers like Fujitsu

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Re: They don't

basically it is corruption, with added get rid of any one competant who disagrees

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Re: at the mercy of the big contractors

If you do your duty you will be dumped on as long as you do.

Biden urged to do something about Europe 'unfairly' targeting American tech

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there are alternatives to microsoft and google etc and if facebook / X leaves the EU we would be better off

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Re: Hogwash Posturing

had not the Americans joined in, the Soviets would have at least been on Frances coastline by the end (I mean why would they stop?) . So the yanks really Had to join in sometime

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Re: Hogwash Posturing

Try Aldi, Lidl or even M&S

GM's Cruise sheds nine execs in the name of safety and integrity

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Trollface

Parking

Parking on top a pedestrian seems rreasonable, after all its only training for the rise of the AI machines.

It's ba-ack... UK watchdog publishes age verification proposals

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Unhappy

Jobs for Life for civil servants? I should coco -they go everytime the Gov wants to 'save money'

Vote now on who should take the lead in Musk: The Movie

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Re: Envious?

Who is envious of Musk, his money perhaps but not him. And as for the post script I gather Mr Musk has long forgotten that himself.

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Re: Boris, yer only man

Boris is not so competant that he could play him self, let alone Musk

Scientists use Raspberry Pi tech to protect NASA telescope data

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Re: I'm reminded of early space exploration

Wax is not as electrically conductive as graphite or lead

FBI Director: FISA Section 702 warrant requirement a 'de facto ban'

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Re: Is it left or right wing?

No its all King Charles family that are shape changing alien lizoids, at least from Queen Victoria

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Re: Read it!

No, a drone strike at a traffic stop is OK cos if you have been stopped you are an enemy of the styate

Bright spark techie knew the drill and used it to install a power line, but couldn't outsmart an odd electrician

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Re: The File Server kept randomly conking out

Air conditioning is a problem in many offices, set too low for many people who not being able to change it (or in a war with those thinking its OK or too hot) bring their own solutions....

US Air Force wants to see some atomic motors for future spacecraft

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Re: Quantum slipstream

Ask Captain Janeway, she had ago

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Re: JETSON

also KRUSTY, is this April 1st?

Bad eIDAS: Europe ready to intercept, spy on your encrypted HTTPS connections

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Re: Our chosen leaders...

and apart from the guillotine how do we take them to account as they will be replaced by sef-serving tratious criminals

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My bank is rejected everytime by my browser/AVS pair - does the bank do anything well of course not, I'm only a customer after all

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Re: Worrying - esp. in the UK

CISCO!

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I don't rembaer the Inquisition not being alive when it was active. I like the comfy chairs tho

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aah, don't say anything badf about Alexa it might be sub-opimal to your finances....

Brits make Amazon, Meta stop using third-party data to undercut rivals

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Re: Freudian typo?

its getting worse

Your ex isn't the only one stalking your social media posts. The Feds are, too

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Re: Hello?

We do, sadly Hear You.

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NextDoor, failed on me and I never could sign in again - but I keep receiving emails about posts I have no intreest in - cannot even get NextDoor to accpt I do not want them.

Millions of smart meters will brick it when 2G and 3G turns off

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try a windmill generator?

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Re: 2G is perfect for this

EE sent me an text saying I would have to change my phone's settings to 4G or 5G, despite my phone telling me it used 4G - couldn't find the settings they wanted me to change anyway.

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Re: No corruption here.

The smart meter display device also came with batteries, which lasted 3 days......

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Re: No corruption here.

My taking photos involves me getting down on the floor and wriggling into the cabinet under the stairs with a digital camera, easier than the smart phone, taking a few shots then wrigging backwards until out then trying to get up - not so easy these days.

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Re: No corruption here.

My last physical meter reading was in 2011

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Re: No corruption here.

I eventually got smart meter cos of the incessant nagging by Shell, which I find just after installation is soon to be Octapus. They aslo quried my meter readings making me send them ohtos.

Look, boss – Nvidia's still cool with staff working from home

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because he only understands Korean (North) verbally

Down and out: Barclays Bank takes unplanned digital detox, customers not invited

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My experience is that it takes a long time for them to stop sending letters to people I have never heard of, students at a similar address etc The posties don't help by delivering letters for another street (but same number) or to my address which is not a block of flats to Flat 14a and the like.

Mars helicopter to try for new speed record on Thursday

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Re: Lucky it's Mars, not Wales

it might putb Melvin the Martians eye out, take care

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Re: Now planning a BBQ

scotish blacklace you mean?

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Re: Love this

All part of the Rise of the Machines plan!

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Re: Immature

Pedal bikes on Mars.... not before Pigs in Spaccccce

New information physics theory is evidence 'we're living in a simulation,' says author

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Re: A simple analogy.

They had the ability to decide?

Raspberry Pi 5 revealed, and it should satisfy your need for speed

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Re: Lost the plot

Build your own then

BOFH: A security issue, you say? Activate code tangerine

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Re: CODE TANGERINE

NO!, thats Code Nectarine

Ford, BMW, Honda to steer bidirectional EV charging standard

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Re: "because if you unplug your car, your house goes dark"

Then a EV battery based car is even more expensive, keep the gas guzzler!

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