Posts by The Jon

Re: False accept

As opposed to "Pete Cetera" who was lead singer with Chicago.

Sounds like she faced a stiff penalty

Re: Lipstick on a pig

Absolutely agree with this

https://www.theregister.co.uk/Week/

is the only way to know what stories I may have missed since yesterday / this morning / 10 minutes ago.

Re: Ever-shrinking menu options

Don't be taken in by this: it's a Scam-pi, chips, peas and tartare sauce.

Re: Northerners...

"...and I threw the gravy away"

What? Has tha' nowt moist?

Re: It's not the first time it's been said

Like rather than setting "Home" on your vehicle SatNav (GPS) to your actual front door, setting it to an address 2 streets away.

Re: it’s the first Sunday of February, which would make it the fifth this year.

Fourth of February, but fifth Sunday in 2018.

Ok, ok! Let's just wait a minim, and breve. No need to get all crotchety.

Re: Babypod

Perfect for listening to The Rolling Stones. You can't beat a bit of Mick 'n' Queef.

Re: When Will People Learn? Halifax Banking...52% APR / 68.4% APY

Received that same letter the other day. I am not an accountant, but I have just modelled the charges, and I can only infer that the vast majority of bank overdraft charges must be levied on sub £50 overdraft values, as the equivalent percentage rates for these are much, much higher than on larger initial sums.

The 30 day percentage rate is anywhere between 2900% (£0.01 overdraft after 30 days) and 4.64% (£50.00 overdraft after 30 days). The 30 day percentage rates converge to be about 4.23% for values above £500.

If you were unlucky enough to leave your account overdrawn by £0.01 for a year, the AER would equate to 36400%. A £50 overdraft for a year would have an AER of 72.96%. The AER again converges to about 68.4% above a £500 initial overdraft.

Imagine if Wonga advertised that their AER for a £0.01 loan was 36400%...

Re: What does "DV cleared" mean?

And I thought it meant that you hadn't had norovirus in the last 6 months.

I have had the tremendous misfortune to spend two evenings in the company of Ms Hopkins at two separate house parties. Odious woman even then, before she became the tabloid caricature pantomime villain.

Re: Smeg...

I have a Siemens refrigerator, and every now and again the magnets upon the door are quietly rearranged to cover the I and the second S for a childish giggle.

Re: Where is this poll of which you speak?

I guess it must be For Your Eyes Only...

Re: WINUAE

+1 on Twintris. Written by Svein Berge, who may or may not be the same Svein Berge from Röyksopp.

Although I am assured that Svein and Berge are both common Swedish names, I'm convinced it is, because their first album - Melody A.M. - contains tracks which use Amiga ProTracker style tricks such as tone portamanto (iirc 3nn on the effect code list).

Re: I'm hoping for Castaway on Mars.

hmm.. compare Cast Away (2000, Tom Hanks) with Castaway (1986, Oliver Reed). I know which one I preferred.

Re: Hrumph

- What do you make of this [story] Johnny?

- Well, I can make a nice hat, or a brooch. Or a pterodactyl..

or perhaps Adrian Goodhew?

Re: half and half

Possibly the most northern thing I ever overheard:

- Chips and gravy please.

- Sorry, we don't do gravy.

- What!? Has tha nowt moist?

Re: Excuse me, but...

Is it just me that has a mental image of Don Cheadle distributing the phones to arriving guests, but giving instructions for their use in an appalling and unnecessary cock-er-ney accent?

Re: Just a News Operation @janimal

"While you're at it grab the bastard who decided every show needs to give you a preview of what is about to happen, and then every five minutes remind you of what just happened and then at the end show you what will happen next week. Whoever you are please, please stop!"

You are aware that this is a method of turning 1 hours programming on the BBC into 1 hours programming on a commercial repeats channel by editing out the "coming up", "next week" and "previously" segments and replacing with 15 minutes advertising space, thus increasing resale revenue.

Likewise, when did you ever see the "news" section in a repeat of Top Gear on Dave?

Re: During the meanwhile ...

by my maths, if I buy a £2 lottery ticket then I am infinitely more likely to win the lottery than if I didn't...

Re: american accents

Seeing as though North American English accents outnumber British English accents globally by about 5:1 it's hardly surprising is it?

Re: Don't forget Matt Berry

Almost. At. The. Station!

Re: Another thought...

and dwarfed also, according to the article, by the electricity cost of running such a program.