Posts by Geoffrey W

Re: Ah, but ...

Cheers Old Chap! Very nice but don't you have a good champers? If you have any I'm entitled to it you know.

Tally Ho, old bean! :-)

Re: A simpler and more sensible option

Yes. Let's spread and share the unaffordable housing problem to more people and areas. Progress!!!

Re: How long...

Have to say, I'm a bit disappointed with ElReg commenters. I'd expected the indent to be much greater by now. I suspect the average age of commenters is greater than that at which silliness becomes less likely and we start to say "Ah, who cares. We'll be dead soon. Better act my age." You all need to keep on acting as you did when you were twenty years old. I am still twenty years old, and intend to be forever. I'm probably younger than you suspect, but older than my mind thinks I am. Or something...I'm confused...

Re: Width

Well...?

Re: Width

Who has the most perseverance? Idiotic commenters, like me, or the software controlling these comments?

Re: Width

Those bars on the left are getting thinner and thinner. This is like Zeno's frog (or am I thinking of the Indefatigable Frog, by Philip K Dick?), which jumps half the remaining distance each time and never reaches the end...

Re: Width

Here be dragons.

Re: Width

No.

Re: CES relevance?

It's an excuse to spend a week in Vegas; "Of course I was working."

Re: "mimics all of the sensations of a human mouth, tongue, and fingers"

Ummm...that sounds as if there is some sex activity I am not privvy to. Do tell...

Re: A simple idea

RE: "Wait. People are buying these?"

You buy the button, and the cost is refunded on your first purchase. It's right there in the article.

You stick the button on your fridge, or stash box, and find the milk is out, or your hash cookies*** are all eaten, then you click the handy button and just sit back in your comfy chair and wait a couple of days for delivery. No need to click to Amazon.com. Awesome!

*** Hash cookies - the all in one solution for the gigglies/munchies!

Re: That does seem kind of shady...

The buttons are usually for staple items that you buy all the time, not for special one off purchases - the boring household stuff. Not that I would ever use the buttons. I think its a silly idea. The only time I can think of where it would be useful is when I'm snowed in again and cannot get to the shops. But if I can't get out then they likely can't get in. I'll Pass.

Re: OK, I'd like to add another one

I think electronic thingies can safely be considered actual musical instruments these days, and for many previous days (stylophone excluded). I have to say, though, that I can listen only momentarily to most music emitted by such things. That might be more due to the knob twiddler than the knobs. The only thing that kept me within that particular video was the visuals, not the bleeping and burbling.

Re: 2019 is also the year for the events of...

Yeah, but...upvotes do give you a rush though. Be honest.

Re: Lab grown organs.

Crumbs. I looked him up. Was the 2 year old girl one of the subjects who died or the one (singular) who survived?

I guess I'll wait a bit longer for a new implant.

Re: Where we are vs. Sci Fi predictions

The only time there were no rules in the USA about where you could build your house or castle was back when the first invaders came over from Europe and started killing the locals. Once those invaders had their houses and empires settled they created rules (and armies and policemen (police women only came later at the behest of those damn socialists)) to stop other invaders coming over and stealing their property and eating their lunch. Socialist is only a label to slap onto those with whom Republicans and Libertarians disagree and about which you know absolutely nothing. Silly boy.

Other than in the middle of very big cities, I find US drivers to be vastly superior, in manners and patience, to those in the UK. And in the middle of very big cities drivers in the UK and the US are virtually identical. I cannot see 4 way stops working, even marginally, in the UK since they rely on manners and politesse. UK drivers are bastards. Perhaps it's because there are so many of them in such a small space getting in each others way. Whatever, they are...

Re: 2019 is also the year for the events of...

A TV executive whose plans have been exposed

Re: 30 years, perhaps more, to reach human-level AI

Your memories are not your own. I have some bad news for you...

Oh, just leave the EU and get back to your Leaden Pall.

Well, yes, except milking as much as possible from underdeveloped infrastructure has been their mission statement since forever, and will likely continue to be their mission statement when they buy up the LEO companies in the near future. Don't forget, we've already seen the future, and it's already passed.

Re: Well, if they don't think it's fair...

Not really sure what you're talking about other than the usual libertarian rant, but in case you're talking about municipal broadband, it isn't free, or even subsidized; it generally pays for itself. You still get to pay monthly for it so that should calm your angry libertarian soul. Unfortunately for Comcast et al, municipal broadband tends to be faster, cheaper (because it isn't paying for the ridiculously extravagant corporate lifestyle of a huge company and it's upper echelons), more reliable, and, should there be problems, offers better support. Compete with that, big boys!

Oh, and this hippy has a job; provided by myself. How very libertarian of me.

Re: Well, if they don't think it's fair...

RE: "municipal broadband "

Everybody up sticks and move to Charlemont, Mass. The people there just voted to reject Comcast's offer to build broadband infrastructure (for a price), and to go for Municipal broadband instead.

And it won't be the only Municipal broadband in the country, despite the FCC's opposition and the ISP's lobbying.

Charlemont residents have, apparently, worked for years to get to this result. It can be hard work but it's not impossible, despite idiot libertarians squealing about "It's Communism!"

Bootnote:

Pay attention to the fact Comcast promised to allow the town to pay them, Comcast, to install the infrastructure that would then allow them, Comcast, to profit by charging for access to it.

They also promised to provide access to "Up To 95%" of the towns inhabitants; Please note that "10%" is "Up To 95%".

Re: It always makes me smile...

Oooh, hark at Mr Swanky, who doesn't dirty his hands on those nasty trivial GUI things. Businesses using GUIs is a minority case? You must be a Real Programmer. Wish I lived in your elevated realm of purity so I too could sniffily turn up my nose at lesser mortals.