Posts by Scott 53

Re: Lashings

Depending on the kind of "gentlemen's clubs" they frequented, there may have been lashings of lashings.

Re: Have they tried

I remember someone taking the p*ss out of IT by saying all we do is tell people to "turn it on and off again". They were quite put out when I pointed out that left you with a device that definitely didn't work because it was turned off.

Re: Why smart meters ?

Smart meters can make your life easier if you are a prepayment customer. You can top up online and have things like government support payments applied to your meter without having to go to a shop to cash in a voucher.

Re: Other side of the same coin

I assume a titanium bezzle is just an extremely reliable stage dancer.

Re: I looked at that numerology web site

"consider number 2 as a sign that your angels have heard your cry"

That brings back some memories I'd rather repress.

Re: > OpenAI shouldn't put out "AI" that consistently spews complete bullshit,

Sounds like some code branches need pruning.

Re: Grinding nomenclature

"Seafood solution" = bouillabaisse

Small arms?

They work well when attached to a jar of tomatoes https://www.businessinsider.com/kyiv-grandma-took-down-ussian-drone-with-jar-tomato-pickles-2022-3?r=US&IR=T Long arms would be even better

Re: No reply from CNET you say?

a comment in the style of amanfrommars

Fail. This was far too coherent.

Re: Womens' status remains

"Odd"? Understatement. Should have been fixed by now (and never written in the first place).

Re: A simple solution

This only works with BBBs - big black buttons labelled in black with a black background.

Re: Bollocks

I know lots of people who work at Fujitsu and this isn't mention in the company

I think if you worked at Fujitsu, mentioning this might be a career-limiting move. I remember reading Private Eye at my desk at lunchtime once and someone having a quiet word with me to mention that my employer had featured in it recently and it might be prudent to read it at home.

Hopefully the documentation wasn't in The Sun...

Well things did go TITSUP (Total Inability To Support User Passwords)

Re: Sensitive image

"pass" - if they'd spelled it the English way (parse) it wouldn't have raised the flag.

Re: Nothing to do with....

What are cerfts?

Certificates issued by Vint Cerf himself?

Re: Ah, but what was the coffee?

That's a latte of bad coffee puns...

Most of them were thought of in an instant.

Not any more

NASA and its engineers have done a stellar job

I think it's now interstellar.

Re: Sounds sketchy

Wish granted

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSIRIS-REx

Re: Aubergine - but where is the Star Anise?

You, er, don't want to know what the star anise emoji will be used for.

Re: Sub-sea nukes

"reactor" and "gone critical" shouldn't really appear in the same sentence.

Re: Could this be the energy source that 'solves' energy for humanity??

It took a couple of days to get used to the eggy smell in the shower.

If there's no dog around, you have to blame the water.

Re: Mechanical Turk, or just a stream of 1s and 0s?

Ask it which hand it bowls with.

Asking an AI to try and understand the rules of cricket is surely cruel and unusual punishment.

Re: Cynical

Wow, a moderate moderator! Normally, or at least usually, she should have smitten you with her godly moderator powers for questioning her obviously superior wisdom in her own house.

If it was Sarah Bee you almost certainly deserved it.