Posts by Toni the terrible

Yes, your network is down – you annoyed us so much we crashed it

Re: Finance dept. are at the root of this issue

I prefer arming Bears, AK47 anyone

True

It's more common fpr the contractor to keep not turning up unbtil you the customer cancels. Or to put a simple job out for tender / quote and get no one to respond. And no I never stiffed anyone in my life, paid on time and to the full amount requested.

UK ponders USB-C as common charging standard

Re: What next?

..and all my bosh batteries fail to charge in the appropiate bosh charger

Bitcoin creator suspect says he is not Bitcoin creator suspect

Re: Some say...

Is the Major after him?

Bank of America app glitch zeroes out people's balances

Re: "Checking" account?

In the UK I can still use cheques and have received them, However finding a Bank Branch to pay them in is a problem.

Re: Cash is king

Out of date, non cirulation coinage is generally worth more than its face value at least to coin collectors, I sold a silver sixpenny bit as a child for 1 shilling but I think that was the miniscule silver content. Then again even paper currency is still worth something to collectors and the like

Re: realer cash

A goldsmith will take your gold, no problem

Scientists demonstrate X-rays as a way to zap asteroids out of Earth's path

Re: 'Nuke them all'*

Life may have started in the water, but not from fish - there is no such thing as fish (scientifically that is).

The amber glow of bork illuminates Brighton Station

Re: Bad station

Bad Network is a german spa town, quite picturesque ...

Re: slide into luddite-hood

A large lump hammer is the soverign cure for most tech

Re: "at least one screen on our network that looks like this for a few seconds"

Yhose were the days, no AI in sight

Re: "at least one screen on our network that looks like this for a few seconds"

Also occurs on the non-replacement bus service -in Bristol, frequently

Woman uses AirTags to nab alleged parcel-pinching scum

Re: "police declined to pursue the matter"

Until the Police actually do policing this is never going to change, it's not exactly rocket science and they can get the scummy teabags that do this. Its like bugulary, its trdious to pursue and may/may not be worth alot per incident but it is usually the same thieves each time. Don't police it and the thieves are encouraged to do it more, I mean they love easy money and non-enforced laws. And yes such cash will end up fueling more serious crimess and there will eventually be a moral panic - again.

BOFH: The true gravity of the Boss and the 3-coffee problem

OMG, that explains everything......

i DONT LIKE COFFEE so I dont, only Tea, Coco. or booze

Russia tells citizens to switch off home surveillance because the Ukrainians are coming

Re: Maybe it's simpler than that?

Dp they still do mailorder brides?

Re: Good to see we collect Russian bots here too...

I wouldnt chuckle, there are those that state its all the fault of NATO and Putin is misunderstood - the same people who decry being woke as an anti-christain harbinger of the Apocaylpse.So really would take up the ant-woke refugee status, at least they say they will. The one I am thinking off is born again and lives in Australia.

Speed limiters arrive for all new cars in the European Union

Re: Good

M25 variable speed limits anyone

Re: Good

Or cruise control

Re: Good

If you are usually travelling at 1mph below the limit you may be driving dangerously, the limit is the max you are permitted (for safety) not a target!

Re: Good

ESP = Extra Sensory Perception - when did they fit that in cars!

BOFH: Why's the network so slow?

Re: Mmmmm....

a pint, 8 pints, a curry and annother pint?

Mozilla is trying to push me out because I have cancer, CPO says in bombshell lawsuit

Re: I've heard this song someplace before.

yer think he would play ball games?

Re: I've heard this song someplace before.

Sorry, Cancer of whatever type is not something I would even wish on my personal enermies

Re: I've heard this song someplace before.

It appears on a cancer charityTV advert that 1 out of 2 people will get cancer of some kind in their life; Of course much is not diagnosed and people die of many other things before it is.

BOFH: The greatest victory is that which requires no battle

Re: Who knows a future AI Boss could be in play?

mr Bates vs the Postoffice

Re: Who knows a future AI Boss could be in play?

you can hope, i know I do

BOFH: Smells like Teams spirit

BOFH Smells like Team spirit

So you are Spartacus (Surname Rex?) please keep it down, no need to shout....

If Britain is so bothered by China, why do these .gov.uk sites use Chinese ad brokers?

Re: Are You Going to Complain About Everything?

Well, Cloudfare more often than not doesnt think I'm human, do they know something I do nit?

Re: Not Intentional...

Because, Horizon

Re: An idea

And if Sunak wins, that will be awkward unless the law scrolls faded as they werent on vellum....

Re: An idea

This is so the Gov can deny recent laws exist, in 10 yrs time as the CD has delaminated etc

Re: An idea

In my local libary there are no greeters / Info persons and almost no libarians even to book out books

Microsoft is a national security threat, says ex-White House cyber policy director

Re: Really Hard ?

it is hard if you are normal folks and not a techie, impossible if you are management...

Re: Many of us older commentards here

vengence is mine saith the Lord, I will repay....perhaps?

Safety regulations, particularly in the military are frequently written in the blood of the fallen

NASA confirms Florida house hit by a piece of ISS battery pack

Re: Here on Earth

Well there was Rozwell?

BOFH: The new Boss, Aiman, is suspiciously good – for now

Re: About time HR copped a serving

HR persons are call damned to Heck

Well if this guy's name was spelt Ariman he would fit in with a BOFH easily...

Support contract required techie to lounge around in a $5,000/night hotel room

Re: failed meeting

not if you used the Wales to Dublin ferries....

Re: Virgin on the Ridiculous

I had to go to Atlanta via Virgin Ambassador class, as it was non-stop direct. I was never quried over the price. But the beancounters refused to let me use the arrranged accomodation even though it was discounted to almost nothing - awkward in the meetings as that was where the 'event' was being held - but I did get a decent Motel.

I once (well a few times) was required to attend a technical audit (no bean counters) over most of the week using a very costly hotel this was so long ago that credit cards were not that common, I had one but the very senior attendees didntt. It was amusing to pay the very high bill at the end so quickly whereas all the other attendees had to pay using many cheques each as they couldn't garuantee more than £50 at a time... Yes, I was paid those expenses in full later - mostly because I was required to use the same hotel as all the Director....

It was very comfortable, first time I got to drink wine at several hundreds a glass. Those were the days!

Techie saved the day and was then criticized for the fix

Re: Sounds About Right

Most locks at best are only delaying measures because Professional Crims can open most locks quickly and security locks take 30 minutes to 1 hour to defeat

Re: I have done the air-con shuffle in the past!

I understand that the USAian federal goverment actually mandated the metric system, including centigrade many moons ago, but, a majority of the states disagreed....

No joke: FTC boss goes on the Daily Show and is told Apple tried to block her

When fining some nion-human entity you could say; 1% of the Market Cap or Gross Profit, whichever is the higher

Re: "Businesses only obey the bottom line"

There is something to say for Chinese control over internal business, but not a lot

Re: USA Free Market

Biden is wise to invest in much needed infrastructure spending, such spending is rarely a waste and supports the economy, shame it takes another bridge collapse to trigger it.

Re: USA Free Market

Because, Scrooge McDuck.

Re: USA Free Market

Taxing the Mionopolistic companies might pay a substantial part of the National debt - the tax system is aimed at al those below millionaires

Re: USA Free Market

In the USA only very wealthy can become President or those in debt to factions of the wealthy elite.