Things that make you go oooh thread....

[vrdiver]

Jeff Bezos and His Brother Will Fly on First Blue Origin Flight
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2021/06/j ... nts-anchor

From the comments in that link:

Q: Why do you think Earth needs space?

A: If it wasn't for all the space Earth would be sitting on the Sun. And that would make our curtains fade really fast.

[vrdiver]

Theres not much more than can make me any happier today.

Well....there is one thing.

... Finding a tube of superglue?

VRD

[UncleEbenezer]

Researchers hope to develop Gaelic speaking voice assistant

Few years back I heard a former boss from Sheffield Uni on t'wireless.

It was in connection with a voice assistant having a local accent. The accent in question being the mellifluous tones of Barnsley Bard Ian MacMillan.

[bungeejumper]

Thunder Bolt?

Id pish myself laughing if he turned out to be the fat waster who lies on the sofa eating Monster Munch, smoking giant Caribbean doobies and playing the PS5 whilst cashing in on Daddys fame.

Naaaah, that'd be Countersunk Bolt. I am told that there are Rock Bolts, Sex Bolts, Stripper Bolts and Self Tightening Bolts. Best used with Jack Nuts.

BJ

[AleisterCrowley]

Thunder Bolt?

Id pish myself laughing if he turned out to be the fat waster who lies on the sofa eating Monster Munch, smoking giant Caribbean doobies and playing the PS5 whilst cashing in on Daddys fame.

Naaaah, that'd be Countersunk Bolt. I am told that there are Rock Bolts, Sex Bolts, Stripper Bolts and Self Tightening Bolts. Best used with Jack Nuts.

BJ

Captive Bolt
The last thing that goes through a cow's mind before it meets its maker....
Literally

[Itsallaguess]

'Blazing saddles' on BBC4 later.

I never thought I'd see it on tv again.

I think they've cut all the offensive bits out.

Anyway, for those interested, it's on BBC4 between 10.10pm and 10.15pm....

:O)

Cheers,

Itsallaguess

[AleisterCrowley]

There was a SECRET doc in that stash - you're not supposed to take them on the bus...there are loads of rules about sealed tamperprof containers/tracking/CPNI approved security furniture blahdy blah
(I had to go through the yawnsome vetting/training to potentially deal with OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE stuff. Sadly we pulled out of the project and I had to hand back my Walther PPK and exploding watch)

Somebody is going to be in trouble.

[Itsallaguess]

Allez Nanna, Grandad! -

French authorities have launched an investigation after a fan caused dozens of cyclists to crash during the Tour de France on Saturday.

The disastrous fall was caused by a woman standing on the roadside of the Tour's opening stage.

She stepped in front of the racing pack holding a cardboard sign, appearing to display a message for the television cameras.

According to the race's video coverage, the sign hit German rider Tony Martin who was cycling near the head of the pack. Martin fell, which led to the subsequent crash of dozens of riders behind him.

Cyclists fell en masse and the crash left bikes and bodies tangled in the road. The fall held the race up for several minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IscAGay8IsY

Ooops.....

Cheers,

Itsallaguess

[AleisterCrowley]

There was a SECRET doc in that stash - you're not supposed to take them on the bus...there are loads of rules about sealed tamperprof containers/tracking/CPNI approved security furniture blahdy blah
(I had to go through the yawnsome vetting/training to potentially deal with OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE stuff. Sadly we pulled out of the project and I had to hand back my Walther PPK and exploding watch)

Somebody is going to be in trouble.

More on...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57642108

It appears to be a mistake by a senior official apparently - there was me thinking someone had intentionally stored them in a 'soggy heap behind a bus stop in Kent'

[UncleEbenezer]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57642108

It appears to be a mistake by a senior official apparently - there was me thinking someone had intentionally stored them in a 'soggy heap behind a bus stop in Kent'

That story doesn't really appear to say anything beyond "minister waffled". The spirit of muttering in a page.

I thought rather more telling on that story was that they had a BBC journo on board the boat. Someone expected a newsworthy event, perhaps because they were out to provoke it.

[scotia]

I thought rather more telling on that story was that they had a BBC journo on board the boat. Someone expected a newsworthy event, perhaps because they were out to provoke it.

Surely Not

[vrdiver]

I just bought a replacement, middle-of-the-range phone*. It came with 12GB RAM.

12GB !

It also has a 64MP camera. My actual camera is a 12MP device...

VRD

*OnePlus Nord CE

[UncleEbenezer]

I just bought a replacement, middle-of-the-range phone*. It came with 12GB RAM.

12GB !

It also has a 64MP camera. My actual camera is a 12MP device...

VRD

*OnePlus Nord CE

Why would anyone need more than 640K (let alone 200000 times more)?

[servodude]

I just bought a replacement, middle-of-the-range phone*. It came with 12GB RAM.

12GB !

It also has a 64MP camera. My actual camera is a 12MP device...

VRD

*OnePlus Nord CE

Why would anyone need more than 640K (let alone 200000 times more)?

640...
640k?
You only need 64!
...and of that you'll get 38911 basic bytes free

-sd

[UncleEbenezer]

I just bought a replacement, middle-of-the-range phone*. It came with 12GB RAM.

12GB !

It also has a 64MP camera. My actual camera is a 12MP device...

VRD

*OnePlus Nord CE

Why would anyone need more than 640K (let alone 200000 times more)?

640...
640k?
You only need 64!
...and of that you'll get 38911 basic bytes free

-sd

I think you know my reference.

FWIW, the first 'puter I programmed on had something under 6k, of which 1k was the screen (40x25 characters, each a byte of the usable RAM). And the first mainframe I used in my first job, we had to 'phone the operators if we had a job that wanted more than 2k core memory (though it was just months before that was replaced by a VAX).

[servodude]

Why would anyone need more than 640K (let alone 200000 times more)?

640...
640k?
You only need 64!
...and of that you'll get 38911 basic bytes free

-sd

I think you know my reference.

FWIW, the first 'puter I programmed on had something under 6k, of which 1k was the screen (40x25 characters, each a byte of the usable RAM). And the first mainframe I used in my first job, we had to 'phone the operators if we had a job that wanted more than 2k core memory (though it was just months before that was replaced by a VAX).

And no one will need one in their home?!

I actually really enjoy working with constraints in this stuff..
Even these days it can pay to be frugal with resources; only about 6 years back I was getting charged 2.50AUD a byte for datagrams over an LEO satellite cluster for a project (no, we can't turn on debug )

-sd

[scrumpyjack]

Jeff Bezos and His Brother Will Fly on First Blue Origin Flight
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2021/06/j ... nts-anchor

From the comments in that link:

Q: Why do you think Earth needs space?

A: If it wasn't for all the space Earth would be sitting on the Sun. And that would make our curtains fade really fast.

and he's taking an 82 year old woman along for the ride!
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQyQ_asFQE ... =copy_link

[AleisterCrowley]

[... we had to 'phone the operators if we had a job that wanted more than 2k core memory (though it was just months before that was replaced by a VAX).

Less memory, but the carpets looked lovely

[AleisterCrowley]

Astride a giant dick - in the case of Dr Evil

[bungeejumper]

[i]If convicted of failing to wear a mask, Glynn can be jailed for up to six months, fined up to S$10,000, or both. For the offence of public nuisance, he could be jailed for up to three months, fined up to S$2,000, or both.

It could have been worse. Apparently you can get a twelve month sentence for trying to smuggle chewing gum into the country. (Beyond the two packs allowed for foreign travellers.) Just don't drop it on the steps on your way into court, or they'll stretch the stretch.

BJ