Posts by TheProf

Siili Auto

Oh come on. Nobody is going to call a company Silly Auto.

And what's with the "every day billions of people are using smartphones naturally with their thumbs" claim?

I use my finger to poke and caress my phone screen. Phone held in left hand, right index finger doing the pointing and clicking bit.

Aren't phone too long these days for thumbing the keyboard. Won't they just tumble out of your hands? Could explain the number of texting-teenagers with shattered screens I see.

Joysticks

I bought the official analogue joysticks just to play this game.

Didn't quite make Elite status before the end date to get the Elite badge so I have the shameful 'silver' medal.

Later versions lack the charm of the flickering wireframe original spaceships.

>>Thargoid bites space-dust.

Apple Store

Wait a minute...........

If iOS sandboxes apps, why are antivirus apps even available from the Apple store?

Anyone shouting 'money!' is just being a cynic.

Thanks Douglas

ROOSTA:

I prefer hard cash. If you can’t scratch a window with it I don’t accept it.

Virtual Valerie

Downloaded the iso. It didn't run.

Windows 10 is very fussy about the smut it'll work with.

Thunderbird............

Four.

Definitely Thunderbird 4.

Or 3. I really like Thunderbird 3. It's a reusable spaceship that lands using its rocket engines.

Thunderbird 2 is pretty cool. A great big green jet propelled delivery van.

Of course TB1 is the fancy sports car of the outfit.

And 5? Who doesn't want a giant spy-in-the-sky radio monitoring spacestation?

On reflection, I'm going with Stingray. 'Stand-by for action!'

That's ruined it

That's ruined all the excitement of rocket launches for me.

What was with the 'Nebraska's Got Talent' audience applauding and cheering at random points though the video?

And astronauts with nothing to do but thumbs-up at the camera? Give them 'Hi Mom!' signs to wave a least.

Also worst-spacesuit-design-ever. Low budget TV movie white suits and black wellies?

(Glad those who saw it live enjoyed it. I saw a Shuttle launch and it's still the most awesome thing I've seen.)

It's Behind You

I keep imagining Plod with a couple of sleigh bells sewn to the back of his jacket jumping about face to find the source of the jingling.

That would probably cost the taxpayer a million quid too.

Prise Draws

Do you need to enter an email address to enter McD prize draws?

Thought so. They track your location by monitoring your burger consumption. Just a 'loyalty card' dressed up in a top hat and tails.

I've seen a few draws recently, on crisp packets and drinks bottle, that require an email address before you can enter your 'lucky code number'. No thanks.

Simple

Dear Home Office,

Just stamp the back of peoples hands when they leave the country, holidays or work for example, and only let those with the stamp back in.

Works for nightclubs so it's a proven system.

I accept all currencies as payment. And there's a 'tip-jar' by the door if you're so inclined.

Crunch

I think the attempts at recreating the curves of the Command Module in LEGO are missing the 'looks right' factor.

To my eye it's just too straight and has too many gaps. I'm not knocking the great job these LEGOnauts have done, it's just that they've come up against the limitation of straight lines representing curves.

That said, I'm totally impressed with the interiors. I'd rather have the models showing the fuel tanks and the CM interior.

Of course when LEGO release the official kit next year* I'll be there with my credit card ready.

*you never know.

Soft Crumbly Rock?

ARTHUR: What’s the name of that soft, crumbly sort of rock?

LINTILLA: But it isn’t rock.

ARTHUR: Well what is it then?

LINTILLA: Shoes.

ARTHUR: What?!

LINTILLA: Shoes. Billions of them! An entire archaeological layer of compressed shoes.

Richard Pic

Every so often there are stories in the news outlets regarding women who've been sent 'dick pics'.

This seem to happen because a miscreant on public transport has taken advantage of the simple Apple provided method of sharing pictures.

As far as I can tell, if the receiving iPhone's Airdrop is set to 'Everyone' then a thumbnail of the obscene image is presented on screen.

Substitute dick pic for child porn on an iPhone with pre-update firmware.

Question: If the receiver of the image rejects the image is it removed from the iPhone without leaving any trace? Would the iPhone scan the incoming image to determine if it is 'legal'? How loud is the siren on an iPhone when it identifies an 'illegal' image and how long would it be before the baying mob set upon the innocent victim of cyberflashing?

Swift justice

He was seen driving it in 1978 and it's taken until 2021 for someone to do something about it?

28 days later

"Phoning individuals registered with TPS for longer than 28 days is a violation of electronic marketing law"

Wow! I'd have hung up long before that.