it's a 4-digit number, allocated by the bank which I can't change. 3 wrong tries and the ATM swallows the card, blows the chip, or the shop cashier receives a message that she must retain it.
Hard to remember?
No - I write it on the back of the card, coded with an algorithm only I know (no, not inversion, shifting, etc. Much more evil) If I forget the number, I can always remember the algorithm, as it's the same for all 4 cards I own.
Well, when I first became a dad, when my kid swung on a seat, I'd be there behind it to hold the two cables apart.
As there's no way Lester's got the guts to go up with it, may I suggest a horizontal spur between the two, . If there's no bamboo left, maybe a row of playmobil folks holding hands?
OK, cost-saving, but 2G has limited life. According to a presentation we were subject to in 2006 or so for the Nokia masses, it was envisaged that it would be dead in 2010...
Posted Friday 17th February 2012 21:30 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Not on the Foleshill Rd., Coventry? Is it Denco's old site??
→#
You're absolutely right. I was trying to illustrate that, if the level of documentation's that thorough, then I guess their engineering processes are written by a similar pen.
A shag's a shag. If both enjoy it, what's the harm? Not *quite* like Boy George's "...rather have a nice cup of tea". (But nowadays, I think I would..but not with George, unless he keeps his community service donkey-jacket and trousers on)
It seems that those who are proud to abstain from something (alcohol, nicotine, drugs, Mrs-Palm-and-her-5-daughters) are usually gagging for it.
Dear God, is she hoping to be the Pope's wife, or something?
Posted Thursday 16th February 2012 21:35 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Re: Not surprised the software won't communicate
→#
No plug intended - I'm just researching for my boss...
...But if you look at Blackmagicdesign's ATEM's stuff (video switcher), and have a squint at the manual*, that's absolutely one of the best, clearest user manuals for a (very) complex bit of kit I've EVER seen in my life! I've gotta learn this for the new (temp.) job....
OK, downloaded it to my N8 yesterday. Noticed a couple of apps are missing ("Joiku" for tethering, paid-for "recorder", Upcode to read those funny 2-dimenion barcodes and "Omat Pysäkit" - own stops - which is ideal for finding your bus route in Oulu, Tampere, Helsinki).
OK, go to download joiku lite, which can only be done with SMS, not via PC. Click link, and it says my 3G service provider (Saunalahti/Elisa) can't be found. Sure enough, it's turned itself into 'offline' mode. Reboot is the only way back. Even 'asking' it to just gives me the option of going to OFFline mode, no online online!
Upcode downloaded - via the PC - OK.
Recorder - I paid for this excellent app, worked on Anna, invisible on Belle.
So, Nokia Store, get it back from 'My Stuff'. Nope, no record of it. No longer visible on the site, either.
Fantastic translation tool's vanished, to be replaced by gTranslator which must've been written by one of those folks who can see the numbers in coloured dots psychaitratrists use. Black on dark grey, FFS?? Oh, that can't acces the network either. Reboot.
"User manual" on the phone (Knowing how crap Nokia is about those gave me a chuckle) explains nicely how to add widgets and shortcuts to the home screens, doesn't tell how to delete them! (Answer, hold shortcut for a couple of seconds, a tiny red 'x' appears for a couple of seconds. Tap that, and it vanishes. miss it by a fraction, and the damn app. you're trying to get rid of starts)
In short, if these had been fixed, and released with the N8, Elop could've saved a trip. This N8/Belle combination is superb. I'll love it more when they get the bugs out. Plus, write a decent user manual.
Oh, and stop using "Summer Trainees/Interns for useability testing. Unbelievably, they do, honestly. (I guess that's why talking on the first N-Gage made you look like you had a slab of pizza stuck to your head. Symmetrical with the skew-wiff baseball cap, I guess...
I did the 'Belle end' joke on a previous thread - and got downvoted for it!
Aside, I took my phone and USB cable to the pub today* to do the download/upgrade.
Wrong micro-usb!! It can only be connected with the micro-micro cable supplied with the N8! Which has the 'wrong' kind of connector on the end, so if you buy an extension (original's about 4" long) you're still screwed, as most are male - female.
Dash home in -25C to grab the correct (Nokia) one. Who thought of that!?!?
Software took a fortnight to start, only at which time did I find the pub's computer's USB is buggered!
"your grandparents might not have had a chance to vote at all before 1945 and if you go back another generation there's a good chance they didn't get the vote until 1918 (since 70% of the population didn't have it before then)."
I have in my posession two Christmas cards. Simple, folded, with a red and gold thread running through the hinge. It simply said "From the Trenches" to George (his brother) and the reply same from Harry.
It was WW1. They're dated 1917.
Harry (my Grandfather) brought me up. In the days when they shot teenage soldiers for cowardice, because they were simply terrified by what was visible carnage before their eyes.
R.F.Delderfield's "To serve them all my days" is a good start.
Solves a cpuple of problems I'm working on on a project I've got.
( http://www.kulttuurivoimala.fi/en/culturesilo.html ), then click on the renovation slideshow. Getting heat and IT into that's one thing I've got involved in.
Was that Aerogel expensive for your son's room, by the way? Thought it was prohibitively so!
Apply to an awful lot of office/IT jobs too, methinks. Remember when I was 'desk-bound' for hours (time just flies) and stood up to go to the toilet, sometimes it was just damn difficult to walk for several seconds.
I did! Got a great Girlie, happy here! (even tho' it was -27C where I live yesterday)
But in history, both Russia and Sweden have. Take me a couple of hours drive to get to the Ruskie border. Plus, if I suddenly feel a desire to get some flat-pack furniture, IKEA is an hour away. (I can walk between the two without ID)
Seriously, is it any surprise that one of the leading IT security firms (F-Secure) is here?
Wonder what a simple, cheap laser pointer pen could do? I have one, and it could 'light up' my mate's bedroom wall with a dot in his apartment block 2 - 3 hundred metres away...
Posted Monday 30th January 2012 14:27 GMT
Andus McCoatover
"Two suns in the sunset? Maybe the US race is run.." (Pink Floyd, the Final Cut)
→#
In my case flown over from England to Oulu for a week, just to corret a trivial software error (which I'd already done in UK - and proved it) "We want to make sure" Cost? about £2,000.
Flying the UK design team to Finland, so we could travel to Sweden and back on the ferry (Love boat, as it's known) so we could basically get laid (sole function of the boat, I suspect).
"My N8 does that but I know it is my email downloading"
Should've thought of that. Bit of a pain as it wakes the missus at 4 Ack Emma, when she has to be at work at 7. She wants a couple of hours more sleep.. Get woken by a LOT of bad Finnish swearwords some days....(It's also a standby alarm. We need 3 because she sleeps, farts and snores like a trooper in bed!)
Funny, but - not entirely true. I know Finns who laugh out loud at Benny Hil...and weep when their Friday bottle of Koskenkorva ("Finnish white wine", basically vodka) falls off the shelf and smashes. Of course, these are exceptional events....
No, kaveri, I downloaded it from 'apps - SW update' on the phone. Even that was a pain, 'cos I kept getting 'update failed' - I had to swtch the thing off (at risk of bricking it) and try again.
Upgraded my N8 to the latest, greatest revision, and it's awful. Decides to 'chime' at me in the middle of the night for mo noticeable reason, and some apps no longer behave as they used to.
(In faireness, some apps now behave as they should've done).
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Posted Wednesday 22nd February 2012 17:44 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Here in Finland... → #
In Crap PINs give wallet thieves 1-in-11 jackpot shot
it's a 4-digit number, allocated by the bank which I can't change. 3 wrong tries and the ATM swallows the card, blows the chip, or the shop cashier receives a message that she must retain it.
Hard to remember?
No - I write it on the back of the card, coded with an algorithm only I know (no, not inversion, shifting, etc. Much more evil) If I forget the number, I can always remember the algorithm, as it's the same for all 4 cards I own.
Posted Wednesday 22nd February 2012 16:56 GMT
Andus McCoatover
the author... → #
In News of the World hacker named after court block lifted
...seems to have his feet firmly planted in mid-air.
Posted Wednesday 22nd February 2012 06:53 GMT
Andus McCoatover
"certainly likely" → #
In News of the World hacker named after court block lifted
Another one for my oxymoron list?
Posted Tuesday 21st February 2012 12:56 GMT
Andus McCoatover
"If you snooze, you lose" → #
In Virgin boss victorious in .xxx Branson pickle
Certainly NOT a defence.
In the case of Sean Truman, Id suggest three remedies.
1) He who hesitates, masturbates (after being spurned in a nightclub, for example)
2) Order the website seantruman.xxx
3) Well...the third answer is in the 'hand of beholder'.
Posted Tuesday 21st February 2012 12:34 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Re: Correction: "You can put lipstick on a pig..." → #
In Nokia Asha 201 Qwerty phone
"...but it's still a pig!"
Posted Monday 20th February 2012 19:05 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Re: spinning → #
In LOHAN flashes fantastical flying truss
The balloon didn't spin...
But he did. Knocked him out. Lucky to survive.
http://www.damninteresting.com/free-fall-from-near-space/
Posted Monday 20th February 2012 18:26 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Re: Spinning → #
In LOHAN flashes fantastical flying truss
Well, when I first became a dad, when my kid swung on a seat, I'd be there behind it to hold the two cables apart.
As there's no way Lester's got the guts to go up with it, may I suggest a horizontal spur between the two, . If there's no bamboo left, maybe a row of playmobil folks holding hands?
Posted Monday 20th February 2012 14:10 GMT
Andus McCoatover
No 3G? → #
In Nokia Asha 201 Qwerty phone
OK, cost-saving, but 2G has limited life. According to a presentation we were subject to in 2006 or so for the Nokia masses, it was envisaged that it would be dead in 2010...
Posted Friday 17th February 2012 21:30 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Not on the Foleshill Rd., Coventry? Is it Denco's old site?? → #
In Elonex to set up tech fab in Coleshill, create 400 jobs
Gawd, I remember going into a factory with my boss to sell them (Denco) an inductance analyser.
Impressive, but old building.
Gobsmacked wasn't the word. Two geriatrics making - by hand - transformers using (as it appeared) rudimentarily converted Singer sewing machines.
Can't be the same site, surely. When we visited, it was raining, and water was running off the walls. Inside.
Posted Friday 17th February 2012 18:34 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Re: Re: Re: Not surprised the software won't communicate → #
In BBC labels child 'recovering alcoholic' in tech slip-up
You're absolutely right. I was trying to illustrate that, if the level of documentation's that thorough, then I guess their engineering processes are written by a similar pen.
Posted Friday 17th February 2012 18:31 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Makes me scared... → #
In PARIS soars to Guinness World Record
...to be a 'paper tiger'. I can't always land on my feet!
Seriously, an acheivement.
Posted Friday 17th February 2012 18:14 GMT
Andus McCoatover
What's the big deal? → #
In Chinese woman sparks net craze with virgin website
A shag's a shag. If both enjoy it, what's the harm? Not *quite* like Boy George's "...rather have a nice cup of tea". (But nowadays, I think I would..but not with George, unless he keeps his community service donkey-jacket and trousers on)
It seems that those who are proud to abstain from something (alcohol, nicotine, drugs, Mrs-Palm-and-her-5-daughters) are usually gagging for it.
Dear God, is she hoping to be the Pope's wife, or something?
Posted Thursday 16th February 2012 21:35 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Re: Not surprised the software won't communicate → #
In BBC labels child 'recovering alcoholic' in tech slip-up
No plug intended - I'm just researching for my boss...
...But if you look at Blackmagicdesign's ATEM's stuff (video switcher), and have a squint at the manual*, that's absolutely one of the best, clearest user manuals for a (very) complex bit of kit I've EVER seen in my life! I've gotta learn this for the new (temp.) job....
* http://www.blackmagic-design.com/support/detail/?os=win&sid=3962&pid=3971&leg=false
ATEM Switchers Operation Manual
Dunno how anyone could, with a few hours practice, screw it up!
Posted Thursday 16th February 2012 21:13 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Someone hit the wrong DSK button (DownStream Key) button on the video switcher. → #
In BBC labels child 'recovering alcoholic' in tech slip-up
(It's what puts the caption at the bottom of the screen). Don't think deliberate, but I think this one was..
http://www.snopes.com/katrina/graphics/skybush.jpg
Posted Wednesday 15th February 2012 20:02 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Has "iFondle" been registered yet? → #
In Proview fears fanbois will derail iPad export ban bid
Just a thought...
Posted Wednesday 15th February 2012 19:55 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Good for you, Squire! → #
In Apple seeks permission to kick Kodak's corpse
If I read the article correctly, this is just lawyers chasing an ambulance, with a big "K" on its side. Scumbags.
Posted Wednesday 15th February 2012 17:18 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Catholic? → #
In Hey Commentards! This pre-populated 'reply to' is for you
Just wondered...
Posted Wednesday 15th February 2012 17:17 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Isn't that what "Preview" is for? → #
In Hey Commentards! This pre-populated 'reply to' is for you
Nuff said.
Posted Tuesday 14th February 2012 11:56 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Corners? → #
In Apple orders PC builder to 'choose sides' in laptop battle?
Razor corners would do the trick. I guess:
a) We wouldn't fondle our slabs so dearly
b) Motorola (or Nokia - I forget nowadays ) would be fighting IP over the name Razor, until Gillette/Wilkinson Sword steps into the fray)
Posted Tuesday 14th February 2012 10:54 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Ultrabook? Ultrathin? → #
In Apple orders PC builder to 'choose sides' in laptop battle?
How about Mr. Creosote's fave dessert - 'waffer thin'
That'll do it.
Posted Monday 13th February 2012 20:03 GMT
Andus McCoatover
That video was a joy to watch! → #
In ESA's first Vega rocket blasts off without a hitch
<bruce_forsyth>"Didn't it do well!!</bruce_forsyth>
Seriously, that was QUICK!!!
Posted Thursday 9th February 2012 16:11 GMT
Andus McCoatover
WTF is going on??? → #
In Nokia posts 'major' Sym... er... smartphone OS update
OK, downloaded it to my N8 yesterday. Noticed a couple of apps are missing ("Joiku" for tethering, paid-for "recorder", Upcode to read those funny 2-dimenion barcodes and "Omat Pysäkit" - own stops - which is ideal for finding your bus route in Oulu, Tampere, Helsinki).
OK, go to download joiku lite, which can only be done with SMS, not via PC. Click link, and it says my 3G service provider (Saunalahti/Elisa) can't be found. Sure enough, it's turned itself into 'offline' mode. Reboot is the only way back. Even 'asking' it to just gives me the option of going to OFFline mode, no online online!
Upcode downloaded - via the PC - OK.
Recorder - I paid for this excellent app, worked on Anna, invisible on Belle.
So, Nokia Store, get it back from 'My Stuff'. Nope, no record of it. No longer visible on the site, either.
Fantastic translation tool's vanished, to be replaced by gTranslator which must've been written by one of those folks who can see the numbers in coloured dots psychaitratrists use. Black on dark grey, FFS?? Oh, that can't acces the network either. Reboot.
"User manual" on the phone (Knowing how crap Nokia is about those gave me a chuckle) explains nicely how to add widgets and shortcuts to the home screens, doesn't tell how to delete them! (Answer, hold shortcut for a couple of seconds, a tiny red 'x' appears for a couple of seconds. Tap that, and it vanishes. miss it by a fraction, and the damn app. you're trying to get rid of starts)
In short, if these had been fixed, and released with the N8, Elop could've saved a trip. This N8/Belle combination is superb. I'll love it more when they get the bugs out. Plus, write a decent user manual.
Oh, and stop using "Summer Trainees/Interns for useability testing. Unbelievably, they do, honestly. (I guess that's why talking on the first N-Gage made you look like you had a slab of pizza stuck to your head. Symmetrical with the skew-wiff baseball cap, I guess...
Posted Tuesday 7th February 2012 19:15 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Hah! → #
In Nokia posts 'major' Sym... er... smartphone OS update
I did the 'Belle end' joke on a previous thread - and got downvoted for it!
Aside, I took my phone and USB cable to the pub today* to do the download/upgrade.
Wrong micro-usb!! It can only be connected with the micro-micro cable supplied with the N8! Which has the 'wrong' kind of connector on the end, so if you buy an extension (original's about 4" long) you're still screwed, as most are male - female.
Dash home in -25C to grab the correct (Nokia) one. Who thought of that!?!?
Software took a fortnight to start, only at which time did I find the pub's computer's USB is buggered!
OK, try again at work...
*Linux-only house at home.
Posted Tuesday 7th February 2012 18:05 GMT
Andus McCoatover
I love the line... → #
In TRENDnet home security cam flaw exposes thousands
...*select* TRENDnet IP cameras may be accessed....
I thought, in the US, the word 'select' was also used to promote an offer.
"20% discount on select furniture".
- Two nations sparated by a common language - springs to mind.
Posted Monday 6th February 2012 19:52 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Beg to differ...(Off topic) → #
In UK gov rejects call to posthumously pardon Alan Turing
"your grandparents might not have had a chance to vote at all before 1945 and if you go back another generation there's a good chance they didn't get the vote until 1918 (since 70% of the population didn't have it before then)."
I have in my posession two Christmas cards. Simple, folded, with a red and gold thread running through the hinge. It simply said "From the Trenches" to George (his brother) and the reply same from Harry.
It was WW1. They're dated 1917.
Harry (my Grandfather) brought me up. In the days when they shot teenage soldiers for cowardice, because they were simply terrified by what was visible carnage before their eyes.
R.F.Delderfield's "To serve them all my days" is a good start.
Posted Monday 6th February 2012 16:44 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Attila? → #
In Job-seeking Marriott hacker gets 30 months' porridge
The Hun(garian)?
For real, FFS???
Posted Monday 6th February 2012 16:39 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Shall. → #
In New dole system is 'digital by default', like it or not
That'll sort it. It's absolutely going to happen.
(Judge)
"The prisomer should go to jail"
"The prisoner must go to jail"
"The prisoner shall go to jail"
Posted Sunday 5th February 2012 12:52 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Price update → #
In Gun controlled lamp hits the spotlight
Did a bit of research, and there are websites in HK and taiwan that *may* ship internationally.
However, the price of 8,500 taiwanese dollars seems to come to about 250 euro. Bit prohibitive for a lamp...
Posted Saturday 4th February 2012 14:47 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Thanks for the article...(plus link to previous article) → #
In Tame the gas monster with sensors, suckers and a spiffy new fan
Solves a cpuple of problems I'm working on on a project I've got.
( http://www.kulttuurivoimala.fi/en/culturesilo.html ), then click on the renovation slideshow. Getting heat and IT into that's one thing I've got involved in.
Was that Aerogel expensive for your son's room, by the way? Thought it was prohibitively so!
Posted Saturday 4th February 2012 14:07 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Neat idea! → #
In Dead gamer sat unnoticed for nine hours in net cafe
Apply to an awful lot of office/IT jobs too, methinks. Remember when I was 'desk-bound' for hours (time just flies) and stood up to go to the toilet, sometimes it was just damn difficult to walk for several seconds.
Posted Friday 3rd February 2012 16:31 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Question: "Emma Chissit"? → #
In Gun controlled lamp hits the spotlight
WANT!
But, at David, it's just a laugh. Who would realistically lob a chicken at a pig to kill it (Angry Birds)?
Now, I'm going home to 'paint my TV' with a laser so it changes channel.
"pointing a gun at something you don't want to destroy"? Like a beercan?
Get a grip! NRA seems a bit *too* serious.
Posted Wednesday 1st February 2012 16:15 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Can't remember the film's name.. → #
In Cosmic rays blamed for Phobos-Grunt fiasco
(Apocalypse now? -Bruce Willis?)
"American? Russian? All parts made in Taiwan !!" as the guy hits the thing, and it starts working again..
Posted Wednesday 1st February 2012 15:14 GMT
Andus McCoatover
"...were spontaneously rebooted and it switched into a standby mode" → #
In Cosmic rays blamed for Phobos-Grunt fiasco
Standby mode??
Isn't that like "Suicide mode"?
Bit like when some people have an allergy to nuts, so the immune system fixes the problem by killing the person.
Posted Tuesday 31st January 2012 18:42 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Angry Bird? → #
In Angry Birds boss: Piracy helps us 'get more business'
My Girlie's an 'Angry Bird' when I come home rat-faced, and has done for years.
She wants to smash this green piggie who walked through the door to pieces.
Can I declare "Prior Art"?
Posted Tuesday 31st January 2012 17:18 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Dunno, really... → #
In Cyberwar report: Israel, Finland best prepared for conflict
"As far as Finland goes, I can't tell you much about the girls, aside from that none of them had assault rifles. Kind of a disappointment, really."
Mate of mine, Leutenant in Finnish Army could shoot your target to bits*
Then, she'd demand a drink for it.
*Assuming she was actually aiming at yours, not just having a bad day....
Posted Tuesday 31st January 2012 17:10 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Who would want to invade Finland? → #
In Cyberwar report: Israel, Finland best prepared for conflict
I did! Got a great Girlie, happy here! (even tho' it was -27C where I live yesterday)
But in history, both Russia and Sweden have. Take me a couple of hours drive to get to the Ruskie border. Plus, if I suddenly feel a desire to get some flat-pack furniture, IKEA is an hour away. (I can walk between the two without ID)
Seriously, is it any surprise that one of the leading IT security firms (F-Secure) is here?
Posted Tuesday 31st January 2012 14:57 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Repaint the target? → #
In Steerable bullet aims for mass army deployment
Wonder what a simple, cheap laser pointer pen could do? I have one, and it could 'light up' my mate's bedroom wall with a dot in his apartment block 2 - 3 hundred metres away...
Posted Monday 30th January 2012 14:27 GMT
Andus McCoatover
"Two suns in the sunset? Maybe the US race is run.." (Pink Floyd, the Final Cut) → #
In Brit pair deported from US for 'destroy America' tweet
Fundamentalist muslims with explosives on one side, then these guys with killer robot drones and nuclear weapons on the other.
Posted Monday 30th January 2012 10:21 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Met Office... → #
In Met Office cuts off Linux users with new weather widgets
Obviously at the "Foreskin^H^H^H^Hfront of Modern Technology"
Posted Saturday 28th January 2012 22:07 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Where is Adolf.. → #
In Polish lawmakers don Guy Fawkes masks to protest ACTA
..when we need a decent Polish government (or a more appropriate mask? I'd have just used a black marker pen with a few strokes on my upper lip)
Kudos to TheBigYin
Posted Friday 27th January 2012 23:28 GMT
Andus McCoatover
You couldn't be more correct! → #
In Small pile of cash, dying platform: 2011 is bad news for Nokia
In my case flown over from England to Oulu for a week, just to corret a trivial software error (which I'd already done in UK - and proved it) "We want to make sure" Cost? about £2,000.
Flying the UK design team to Finland, so we could travel to Sweden and back on the ferry (Love boat, as it's known) so we could basically get laid (sole function of the boat, I suspect).
To justify, we had a 30-minute meeting.
Simply bleeding money!
Posted Friday 27th January 2012 23:12 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Thanks, Eric for the heads-up. → #
In Small pile of cash, dying platform: 2011 is bad news for Nokia
"My N8 does that but I know it is my email downloading"
Should've thought of that. Bit of a pain as it wakes the missus at 4 Ack Emma, when she has to be at work at 7. She wants a couple of hours more sleep.. Get woken by a LOT of bad Finnish swearwords some days....(It's also a standby alarm. We need 3 because she sleeps, farts and snores like a trooper in bed!)
Posted Friday 27th January 2012 12:16 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Finnish emotions... → #
In New Earth-observing satellite snaps 'blue marble' shot
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X_wp7kjiC0s/SluCjXZ_KmI/AAAAAAAAAMY/1mRW1VB4y3U/s320/Finns+emotions.jpg
Funny, but - not entirely true. I know Finns who laugh out loud at Benny Hil...and weep when their Friday bottle of Koskenkorva ("Finnish white wine", basically vodka) falls off the shelf and smashes. Of course, these are exceptional events....
Posted Thursday 26th January 2012 16:54 GMT
Andus McCoatover
@ Kristian → #
In Small pile of cash, dying platform: 2011 is bad news for Nokia
No, kaveri, I downloaded it from 'apps - SW update' on the phone. Even that was a pain, 'cos I kept getting 'update failed' - I had to swtch the thing off (at risk of bricking it) and try again.
It WAS Anna, not 'Belle'.
Posted Thursday 26th January 2012 16:33 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Suomi → #
In New Earth-observing satellite snaps 'blue marble' shot
Odd. Suomi is Finnish for Finland
Don't think Finland's got anyone up there. (Except Elop, who seems to have his head 'up there' looking for the curry he had last night...)
Posted Thursday 26th January 2012 15:07 GMT
Andus McCoatover
@ Perhaps this is why Symbian Belle has been renamed to Nokia Belle → #
In Small pile of cash, dying platform: 2011 is bad news for Nokia
Nokia's Belle-end, I think.
Upgraded my N8 to the latest, greatest revision, and it's awful. Decides to 'chime' at me in the middle of the night for mo noticeable reason, and some apps no longer behave as they used to.
(In faireness, some apps now behave as they should've done).
Posted Wednesday 25th January 2012 19:14 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Professor WHAT???? → #
In Try a 'shroom before ruling on chill pills, boffin tells gov
El. Reg, stop it!
Posted Wednesday 25th January 2012 15:16 GMT
Andus McCoatover
This is just unbelieveable → #
In Loyal NASA rover Opportunity enters 9th year of Mars boffinry
This is fantastic! Love those machines.
Don't stick your tongue out to Phobos-Grunt. It tried valiantly.
Just didn't make it.
Pity.
Posted Wednesday 25th January 2012 12:55 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Trick-cyclists?? → #
In Outside-the-box thinking literally can't be done inside a box, say profs
Cost me loads before they finally decided I was a 'cycle-path'.
Posted Tuesday 24th January 2012 15:09 GMT
Andus McCoatover
Godalmighty... → #
In Teen net addicts pee in bottles to stay glued to WoW
You don't get this problem with postal chess, do you?
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