Posts by Baldy50

Re: It's not only the press

I helped look after my father after finding out suddenly without any warning that he was diagnosed with cancer, lining the lungs and a large tumour on his liver.

He just was in serious pain one day out of the blue, like I said no warning signs at all and the scariest bit of all.

The therapy went on for more than a year and the cancer was just about beaten, his health and weight suffered and looked a lot older than before but the prognosis was good and would have to endure two or three more treatments before a review and probable remission.

He wasn't able to have the next treatment but instead had a blood transfusion and told to rest for now, eat well etc.

The next month he started the last phase of chemotherapy and unknowing to us had become weary of the after effects, drinking loads of water and taking the after medication to flush out the chemicals.

Well he was fed up with going the loo for a pee all night and had stopped taking them.

We'd all got into a routine over the course of time and never thought he would be so stubborn like this.

So basically when his abdomen bloated and he was in pain a trip to A&E and telling the doctor what his condition was, his first question was about the after medication.

He confessed what he had done and we had to tell him his liver and kidneys were gone, three days later so was he.

So chemotherapy is very hard on the body we'd all agree but how many deaths are the result of the patient being stubborn?

I don't know but could have had my father around for many more years, I think he just got tired of it all.

When the oncology department rang up a few months later to schedule an appointment and check up were very surprised to hear the news, I told them what had happened, thanked them for their help and they said this does happen sometimes, it's not your fault.

The article the reg reports on could do a massive amount of harm and suffering, he was originally given weeks to live and without the treatment would have had no chance at all.

Re: What' comes in threes and eats apples for breakfast

SNAP!

Re: Scope

'Will they be obliged to lift those restrictions so that I'm free to look at pictures of women without their vests on?'

VEST! I think she should keep it on too.

I think it's their Wi-Fi so they'll continue to manage the system the way their company policy dictates on matters such as these.

Re: This:

Down vote for talking bollocks!

'Of course the UK has a long history of being the troublemaker in Europe, the UK leaving will probably minimise disruption for the other countries who are committed.' Committed as into a mental hospital?

Recent polls of UE citizens show high levels of dissatisfaction within the EU zone.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/07/beyond-britain-dissatisfaction-with-e-u-spreads/

What century do you think you are you living in BTW? Just curious.

The UK compared to other countries in the world today or in the past has never been far right wing and historically movements have even been outlawed when they posed a threat, we collectively as a people won't stand for that mentality, but will fight for our dignity, security, jobs and way of life, call it being a bit more nationalistic just like the French are and If anything the UK has helped prop up the EU and IMF.

Rant over.

Re: See the needfor US tax reform

But does it annoy you as an individual paying say 20% tax and a multi billion dollar company not when their employees are?

It's quite possible the employees of Apple pay more globally than they do!

Then there's the wealthy shareholders probably having the dividends going straight into a offshore tax haven and paying little or no tax either?

Stinks.

Re: Correct Horse...

So does this pass the test?

The first seven characters are from a previously owned vehicles reg plate and the last two stand for shit car!

I do this with a few of my passwords and remember them because the vehicle was memorable in some way.

Mc04dYtSC

Re: Socialism?

Have another comrade!

Does anybody believe anything that comes out of his mouth?

Re: EBay

You could use one of those roll up keyboards? Don't know if they are any good.

Re: Particularly interesting...

Wonder if the UK would offer them a deal after brexit?

Re: Paging Mr. Niven...

A transmission of four seconds, so just a quick text to the lead ship saying "Keep away from that blue planet!" Few!

Re: Make it up in volume!

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/uber-driver-takes-sleeping-woman-on-35mile-detour-across-london-a3331746.html

Well that's one way to beef up the profits!

Edit:- The pic, red eye FFS!

Has no one at the standard heard about PS or Picasa even to get rid of flash photography problems?

Still she looks OK even as something out of the Omen, maybe not the hat though!

Re: Barking up the wrong tree?

'So are these EU boffins really acting on the behalf of the citizens here? I have some serious doubts about that.'

Me too! Considering a shit load of them are fiddling their taxes too and some paying beggar all.

Re: One day the tide will turn...

Companies view making less profit than the year before as a loss which it clearly isn't and the shareholders always want up not steady.

If you buy a pair of £8 quid jeans at Primark made in a foreign sweat shop of course or a designer pair with a 1200 % mark up cos some celebrity has endorsed them, don't be surprised that they're made in the same or similar sweat shop and some greedy pigs are laughing their heads off at consumer vanity.

Probably too busy patching those jailbreak vulns they found last week and if there’s any more.

I'd be mister angry too, 25 years of giving so much and does any PC manufacturer or any PC sales outfit have a machine on display for sale boasting Linux's merits? NO!

Fine modify the code for all your smart phones and tablets, use server editions to run your businesses successfully.

If half of the machines sold with Windows and Mac OS's installed on it were sold with a Linux distro on it instead, just how much revenue would have been put back into developing new software and into the Linux kernel itself?

Congratulations Mr Torvald you have created the wheel but the people selling the carts with two poles dragging along the ground give us a good commission so f off. We're putting it around that the horses go mad at those spinney things and you'll lose all that your transporting when they bolt!

Can't decide who would go first though and would have to flip a coin Lawyers/politicians, heads/tails, tails/heads?

Re: Household insurance

BS3621 is the most popular standard known to most for locks on doors. To make any lock even sit up to this standard it has to have the ability to be dead locked and the key taken away from both sides so no one can gain access or exit the door with-out a key.

BS8621 is a new standard and not so popular to the masses, but has some distinct advantages for the domestic house and commercial applications. It has all the security benefits of the lock above save for the ability to get out without the use of a key. This is ideal where there are fire escapes or places where quick exit is required without the use of a key. Care must be taken when using this standard that windows or letter flaps are not in close proximity to the lock so someone can simply break a window and open the lock from outside.

BS10621 Is another standard that is even not as popular as BS8621. This standard allows for the same specs as above save now the lock from key manipulation from the outside can bypass escape functions of the lock from inside. This is ideal where say you are the last person out of the building and you are locking the building down. If someone breaks in through a window they cannot use the door as a means of escape where you could with BS8621.

So what do you get for your money with a BS3621 Locks

The lock should be able to resist attack from drilling the case of the lock for at least 5 minutes. Using standard tools.

The bolt must also resist attack for 5 minutes by cutting or drilling.

There must be a mechanism in place to resist manipulation (Picking) off the lock (Keyway curtain or shroud is what we call this in the trade).

The bolt must project at least 20mm into a full bodied steel keep when locked.

There must be at least 1000 differs to the range of locks. This is how many key shapes will differ between locks. If there is a street with 1001 front doors with all the same make and model of lock fitted then somewhere one key will fit two doors.

Also, key to the security is the impact on the locking bolt and a sidewards force of 10Kn is required before the lock fails.

Lets assume the door and frame is built stronger than the lock and that the door is lying flat on two pedestals. You would need at the very least 40 bags of potatoes pilled on top of each other before the lock would give way.

Judging by the design of the electronic catch side of the lock non would be passed by insurance companies.

Re: More of this, please.

I know it's bigger in size but my media drive has 1.5 Tb storage capacity, is wireless, has a 7 hour battery life, can charge a smart phone too, and a lot faster transfer rates than a USB stick cos they still really suck don't they!.

Re: is there a comprehensive list of cockups?

OMG! How many more are there going to be?

Glad I didn't go for the free upgrade and would rather pay for whatever OS I use in the future when 7 not supported.

Re: Blimp Crashes...

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! LOOK OUT!!! OH MY GOD, WE'RE GONNA CRASH!!!"

... ... ... ... .:bonk:. ..."BUMMER!" Pilot to ground crew.

Re: NASA: past its sell-by date

Well at least you don't have to pa JSTOR for them.

Re: Time for a career change

Mr Redmond can I have a word in your shell like?

I just don't get it W7/8 works fine after updates, they know their OS don't they and test changes before they subject users to it?

Like and still use Windows but I'm keeping 7 till it's no longer supported if this is the shape of things to come.

The one I use (Zorin) has been on a rolling update for over 3 years now, minimal restarts on updates and no borking or loss of functionality, installed the latest version for a friend and it's identical to my install.

Good news that they're listening to their consumer base? Maybe?

If the OS and APPS are good people will forgive a little and it's a balance between functionality, ease of use, the rest and a company that makes money from advertising, it's a free OS sort of!

The stop p ing us off message might be getting through, I'm an optimist!

Re: just get rid of it.

What if I want some for the lawnmower?

Re: Take control when necessary

Maybe not so silly if they're using resources like this as the Israelis are very good on the security side of things.

http://www.algemeiner.com/2016/08/18/ford-buys-israeli-startup-to-improve-self-driving-car-technology/