Posts by Annihilator

More chunks, but spread over a wider area, so it's "bigger" and therefore spread out over a wider area.

Also, a lot of the gas that formed the outgassing was probably lost in the break-up (and caused it).

Re: Even HP Cartridges don't work in HP printers

I suspect that some older HP cartridges wouldn't have worked either if they've update the communications protocol as the article states. Even if they updated the cartridge tech a few years ago, there will still be some floating out there.

Re: Eh?

Don't know what to tell you:

https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/04/23/ethernet-tethering-arrives-in-latest-android-11-developer-preview/

"To be clear, Android devices have supported connecting to wired networks over Ethernet for years, but now an Android device can serve as the host network as well. The option is greyed out until you plug in a USB Ethernet adapter."

Re: The thing about a 1995 Nissan Micra is...

and surprisingly more expensive than you might think...

https://www.aandareliablecars.co.uk/used-cars/nissan-micra-1-3-16v-slx-cvt-5dr-bedford-202003068114832

Re: winking dots

I was just going to say the same. Non-astronomers and astronomers alike enjoy the sight of the ISS going overhead - even capturing pictures of its transit across the sun/moon etc. Iridium flares are cool to observe as well.

But would it be as exciting and fun if that was all we could see, filling the sky? Again - a middle ground required. I'm sure the early days of aviation it was a thrill to see an aeroplane overhead - today living near Heathrow or similar can't be much fun.

Re: payroll has reduced from six hours to five minutes - really?

"It is easy to see why SAP consultants are amongst the highest paid; it's a job for life!"

I believe that SAP consultants set their day rate to be the same as their mobile number, just for convenience sake.

Re: Er ...

Also indicates - "we haven't tested the rollback feature as much as we'd like to"

Nothing that a healthy supply of bog rolls won't solve.

Re: 'customers will stop buying and start preserving capital'

"Even if you don't know how long this shitstorm is going to last, you will preserve, if not positively hoard capital."

Potentially - but right now the base rate has practically made money free.

Re: Look at the super markets.

Good for you. (I feel I have to emphasise, no sarcasm here)

That's a really good point, and goes some way to emphasising mine - there aren't any overall shortages, the supply distribution is just in the wrong place and will take some time to rebalance.

Re: "FTP is an insecure protocol and there are no reasons to prefer it over HTTPS"

"Sure, FTP is as much insecure as HTTP. So add an S to it to just you did to HTTP and it becomes as secure as well."

You say that - but do you mean SFTP or FTPS? Two very different things.

To be fair, this assumes that everyone can read English. That’s not always the case.

Re: Why didn't he folow advice?

"I thought the advice was to self-isolate when you got the symptoms"

As of Thursday that's the updated advice. Prior to that (when this guy felt unwell) it was only if you'd come into contact with a confirmed case. From what I can tell, he did more than government advice by virtue of being rich and getting access to a private test.

On the plus side, rain has the benefit of deterring the midges. I can only imagine what molten iron rain would do to them.

Re: Down Under?

According to some flat earthers, Australia doesn't exist and that everyone from Australia is an actor. Anyone visiting there is living in some sort of Truman Show style setup.

Re: Wait, you're telling me that the scenario in Die Hard 2 wouldn't work?

That concludes our object lesson for this evening.

Re: Doesn't check out

"As for the 1% mortality rate we just don't know yet because everyone's numbers are different and there will be people that get it but don't get confirmed."

That's the same for every virus, including flu. Statisticians have methods for taking that into account.

Re: Productivity

"You can remove all the tiles from the start menu without using third party software."

You can - until an update decides to add them back in again. That's the complaint.

It's the other way around. Thermostat makers have been turning to quantum computing to solve the problem of how to have the heating both on and off simultaneously.

It's the only solution to the ever present argument between husband and wife as to whether it's too hot or too cold in the room.

Re: Ten dollars for a couple of gig of ram eh?

Yeah think everyone's got a "I remember when memory/storage was..." story depending on age. Mine is from mid-90s, wanting an additional 8MB (across two sticks, as they were SIMMS) to take the family machine from 16 to 24 to enable Quake 2 to run in 3DFX mode - around £100 I think.

Similarly wanting a new HDD around the same time - 4GB for near £150. Still got it for nostalgic purposes.

Re: I idly wonder about the challenge of landing this on earth ?

"You'd have to mine it from space, because it would never survive the atmospheric entry. Oh well!"

The whole point of this exercise is to use the space shuttle or similar. It's cargo bay was plenty big enough to hold the platinum moon (the moon is only 3m in diameter), but you're right it may well be a bit of a strain on the landing gear.

"I find I am constantly taking control to deal with situations"

And this is the problem demonstrated in one sentence - there is never a point in the car where you are *not* in control, regardless of the driver aids that are in effect.

This isn't a dig at you, it's likely just a turn of phrase, but it is very much the view of a lot of people.

You could also just watch the sun disappear below the horizon while in the UK, then Skype your friend in LA and ponder why it's still visible in the sky where they are. If I hold a light over a dinner plate, there's no way I make it only visible on one part of the plate. If I make it a beam of light and move it around the plate, I can't make it seem to disappear over the horizon.

Re: Bought one a few weeks ago

Run:

cat /proc/cpuinfo

You're looking for revision c03112 at the end.

Re: Bollocks

"Why would there be an extradition warrant when he was holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London while being sought for an extradition warrant to Sweden where the UK courts would have been reluctant to send him to Sweden if there was an existing US warrant that the Swedes would act upon where the death penalty could apply?"

Jeez, not this logical contortion again. An extradition request could have been served to the UK while he was in custody before he absconded. The UK would have had to hold an extradition hearing (like they're doing now) or send him to Sweden. If the US had served an extradition request to Sweden while he was in the UK, the same thing would have applied (but more likely Sweden would have correctly answered, he's not here, you morons).

If an extradition request was served on Sweden *after* he'd been sent there by the UK, then *Sweden* would have held a hearing (incidentally, they're less compliant with the US than the UK are on extradition) but the UK would also have to hold one as a consequence. In this scenario, *both* the UK and Sweden would have to agree to extradite.

"The US, under Obama, were not going to make an extradition request until he was in Swedish custody"

Again, entirely illogical - it was easier to extradite from the UK than it is from Sweden, even without considering that in the latter scenario, both countries would have had to agree to onwardly extradite from Sweden.

"more importantly, Obama's administration tortured Bradley/Chelsea Manning with the intent of getting evidence that Assange/wikileaks actively encouraged and abetted Manning to access, export and pass on confidential information."

I think you mean, more importantly, Obama did the only thing he could to intervene - he pardoned Chelsea Manning. I also don't think there's any question that's exactly what Assange did. The pertinent question seems to be, are those the actions of a journalist? The US thinks yes, the world seems to be split along the lines of whether they think Assange is a colossal tool or not.