Comment New Meaning (Score 2) 126
Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'your ass is mine'.
Ganty
Comment Way Too Late (Score 2) 156
Here's the problem, if the probe lands in 2026 I'll be 67 years old and I might not be able to appreciate it. Some speed here would be appreciated guys!
Oh, and GET OFF MY DAMN LAWN!!
Ganty
Comment No Alternative (Score 1) 318
Many of the latest movies are not shown here in English, downloading the DVD is therefore the only way I can watch the movie.
Ganty
Comment Friends Don't Let Friends Buy Sony (Score 1, Troll) 50
OK, technically interesting, but these are the people who build notebooks where the letters rub off the keys and ship rootkits.
Friends don't let friends buy Sony.
Ganty
Comment Patriot Guard (Score 4, Informative) 699
All we need are the Patriot Guard in black turtlenecks to even up the numbers.
www.patriotguard.org
Ganty
Comment I Don't Get It (Score 1) 56
A few paragraphs about the latest Arduino developments and then a single paragraph bolted on the end talking about vulnerabilities in industrial control systems and healthcare environments. What's the link between the two?
Ganty
Comment Are You Listening Pope Benedict? (Score 1) 461
Seven Billion is about two Billion too much, a fact that Pope Benedict should bear in mind the next time he speaks against contraception. Still, I don't suppose he will ever go hungry or thirsty.
Ganty
Comment The Build Quality Of Their Notebooks (Score 5, Informative) 329
Not on the list but here's why I'll never buy anything Sony ever again. Three years ago I purchased a Vaio notebook and within six months the letters had started to wear off of the keyboard, the battery had failed and the DVD writer could only read disks. Sony refused to honor the warranty because I had wiped the hard drive and installed a Linux distro, they regarded it as an 'unauthorized modification'.
Friends don't let friends buy Sony.
Ganty
Comment Re: surprise-- (Score 1) 89
Sometimes these spammers have no clue.
Ganty
Comment I'm Prepared (Score 2) 562
OK, so I'm living on the outskirts of an Eastern European city but I've still made some preparations:
Backups of all data held off-site
Fully charged laptop battery always available (I rotate them)
Passport and all essential documents all kept in one safe place
Working torch where I can find it
Box of tinned food and 25 Liters of water in the basement along with a torch and tent
Cellphone always kept charged and a spare SIM in case our local carrier goes titsup
Five minutes warning of the big one and I can be out of here.
Ganty
Comment Betty Who? (Score 1) 249
Hands up if you've watched a Betty Boop movie in the last decade.
http://new.wavlist.com/soundfx/014/cricket-1.wav
Thought so.
Ganty
Comment Censorship (Score 2, Interesting) 230
So long as PJ continues to censor posts she doesn't like the site has limited value.
Ganty
Comment Retired (Score 1, Funny) 404
Retired at fifty, you young folk keep working whilst I take it easy (and get off my lawn).
Ganty
Comment Network Card (Score 1) 715
Turned on the computer and smelled smoke. The NIC had released its magic smoke and was dead after that.
Southwest Adds 'Mechanical Difficulties' To Act Of God List
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War, earthquakes, and broken washers are all unavoidable events for which a carrier should not be liable if travel is delayed according to Southwest Airlines. Southwest quietly updated their act of God list a few weeks ago to include mechanical problems with the other horrors of an angry travel god. From the article: "Robert Mann, an airline industry analyst based in Port Washington, NY, called it 'surprising' that Southwest, which has a reputation for stellar customer service, would make a change that puts passengers at a legal disadvantage if an aircraft breakdown delays their travel. Keeping a fleet mechanically sound 'is certainly within the control of any airline,' Mann said. 'Putting mechanical issues in the same category as an act of God — I don't think that's what God intended.'"
