"Or maybe I should call sue Microsoft because my pirated version of office is full of malware?"
That's not malware, that's how it's meant to run.
Posts by ukgnome
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Brit Bitcoin dev: I lost 'over £200k' when MtGox popped its socks
Got 4G? Wake up, grandad. We're doing 4.5G LTE-A in London - EE chief
Wednesday 5th March 2014 11:23 GMT
Whilst I do a happy dance when my phone tells me its on 4G its mainly because where I actually live I don't actually get 2G. Now you may say that's because I live in a quaint village on the Norfolk broads, and that is true. But seriously it's 2014, and about time EE realised that the country isn't surrounded by the M25.
BT demands end to Ofcom wholesale broadband subsidies for BSkyB, TalkTalk
But... you work in IT... Why aren't we RICH?
Insecure hipsters with BEARD ENVY spur facial hair transplant craze
Google warns Glass wearers: Quit being 'CREEPY GLASSHOLES'
Fine, you can mock us: NSA spies back down in T-shirt ridicule brouhaha
Wednesday 19th February 2014 09:40 GMT 
a crime to mutilate or alter the seal of any department or agency of the United States
It is also a crime to use the seal without permission, and getting permission is an incredible feat. One that I failed on. As I had applied retrospectively to use the seal on an intranet site the following thing happened.
1. I received a stern email saying no.
2. I received a very stern letter saying no.
3. I received a phone call from the FBI stating that I had perpetrated a federal crime and that if I didn't desist then they would attempt extradition.
All I wanted to do is hot link using the seal as a click button so that employees in America could see health and safety information.
Can you imagine the HSE taking such action in the UK?
SMELT YOU LATER: Apple announces conflict-free status
Woz he talking about? Apple co-founder wants iPhones to run Android
Baby's got the bends: LG's D958 G Flex Android smartie
Japanese quantum boffins 'may have the key to TELEPORTATION'
Troll-hunting cases spike in 2012...but remain high
Volunteers slam plans to turn Bletchley Park into 'geeky Disneyland'
Wednesday 29th January 2014 13:11 GMT
Re: fish museum - @Captain Hogwash
That would be the National Fishing Heritage Centre in Grimsby
My job there was in the futuristic exhibition loosely based around fish called "the posiedon experiment", it involved artefacts having their memory read by the organic super computer known as the organism. It culminated in a motion cinema experience which explored the memory of a long dead fisherman.
Wednesday 29th January 2014 09:59 GMT
Whilst I want Bletchley to keep going
I do understand the cost to keep it open, even with volunteers......But this is wrong, I actually used to work as an actor in a fish museum (year I know right) but the thing that amazed me about that role was summed up in this article, and seemingly I think it applies to any niche historical museum.
"namely a British quirkiness arising from an extensive range of exhibits manned by volunteers who knew their stuff and were happy to share it."
This was the case when I visited Bletchley the first time, I had an hour long conversation about valves and how they work. The chap also gave me an up close tour of the machine room because I had an enthusiasm that he liked. What actor would do that?
Android VPN redirect vuln now spotted lurking in Kitkat 4.4
Behold the world's first full-colour 3D printer
UK.gov to Google: Kill impostor taxmen ADs hogging top spot in YOUR search results
Apple’s Mac turns 30: How Steve Jobs’ baby took its first steps
Alcatel-Lucent and BT unveil super fat pipe, splurt out 1.4Tb per second across London
Candy Crush dev stuffs EU 'candy' trademark down gob
Wednesday 22nd January 2014 12:02 GMT
Excuse me
You cant trademark a word that has been around for donkeys years.
What will I ask for when I buy by cough candy?
Who was the bertie bassetesque robot in Dr Who, The happiness patrol?
And, won't this confuse people that want to buy a large load washing machine?
Actually the last one is quite a valid point (not that the other two are not), but Candy appliances are already prevalent throughout Europe.
Brit boffin tests LETTUCE as wire for future computers
Pregnant? Celebrate your proudest moment ... by 3D-printing a copy of the foetus
Hadron Collider urinal cake tale wins El Reg's LHC book giveaway
Your squirty insecticides make bumblebees SHRINK, warn boffins
SPAM supposedly spotted leaving the fridge
Monday 20th January 2014 09:44 GMT 
This is the first step to awareness...
I for one welcome our .....Mobile Snack Providers
*yeah I know....the bad kind of spam rather than the worst kind.
**Hmm can the fridge and the friar double team for retro treats?
***How come this never happened to the Autobots?
****And can this be used for a smegging viral campaign for red dwarf? Or is that just talking toasters?
My name is Dabbsy and I am an EMAILOHOLIC
Friday 17th January 2014 12:14 GMT
Hi Dabbsy ...
My name is Gnomey...I am also an emailcoholic...
Although within the last few years I have had my wife rationalise my Email accounts, she was very good at explaining that I didn't actually need a mail server...and she also pointed out that whilst my hugh.janus email address is amusing it's not professional.
So now I make do with the 3 client email addresses, the 2 company email addresses and admin on 2 shared email accounts, as well as the 4 personal email addresses.
11 isn't that bad is it?
NSA: It's TRUE, we grab 200 MILLION of your text messages A DAY globally
Someone stole your phone? Now they'll have your STARBUCKS password – the horror!
Facebook gets a 'trending topics' box (just what its cluttered pages need)
Clink! Terrorist jailed for refusing to tell police his encryption password
Microsoft confirms: Staff inboxes hijacked amid 'Syrian army' cyber-blitz
Pint-glass-flashing FISHNAPPERS strike at Firefox daddy Mozilla
Thursday 16th January 2014 10:49 GMT 
Hmm sounds a bit fish flakey
Something definitely fishy.
I mean cod you believe it?
The fishnappers were probably well meaning angels, or perhaps a clown.
Of course this could be a load of pollock. Or haddock you thought of that?
*the one with the Grimsby Evening Telegraph in the pocket
**we only sing when we're fishing
DOOMSDAY still just MINUTES AWAY: As it has been since 1947
Apple coughs up 7 hours of profit to refund kids' $32.5m app spend spree
Plastic iPhone 5Cs? Nah, we'll flog India our OLD iPhone 4 models - report
Mountain bike mishap man suffers SEVEN WEEK stiffie
Foot-loving cat burglar nicks THREE THOUSAND individual socks
Chinese Moon rover, lander duo wake up after two-week snooze
Tuesday 14th January 2014 12:17 GMT
Re: @ Dalek Dave
Well I have never actually seen people in America as I have never been there. Sure I've seen pictures and video, but they can all be faked right. In fact the more I think about it the more I am convinced that the UK is the only country and that everywhere else is just a figment of my imagination coupled with the UK propaganda machine.
Oh Fudge, I guess I am responsible for the French.....My Bad!
Now troll off!
THOUSANDS of UK.gov Win XP PCs to face April hacker storm... including boxes at TAXMAN, NHS
Tuesday 14th January 2014 10:58 GMT
@Neil Alexander
"Because IT departments are lazy and rely too much on the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" mantra"
I don't think that's true, it's more often the case that the clients think they know better. Or as is happening in my organisation, a complete lack of upgrading key systems because the cost is quite staggering. It's cheaper to pay for a few more desktop technicians who can hold the hands of users as they reboot their PC.
Samsung Nexus S beats Galaxy S III – at detecting GAMMA RAYS
Use strong passwords and install antivirus, mmkay? UK.gov pushes awareness campaign
Blasphemy! Finns trample over Windows Phone home screen
Don't panic! Japan to send nuke fuel rod into MELTDOWN in Fukushima probe
Didn't get a Nook for Xmas? That's OK, hardly anyone else did, either
Woman whipped gun from vagina in SPACE ALIEN spat, reports Officer Zook
Never mind bungled Universal Credit rollout, Maude wants UK to be 'most digital' gov by 2015
Friday 10th January 2014 09:47 GMT
Why oh why oh why
Don't the government put out a survey asking us lot, the great IT crowd about what is and what isn't a great idea for a .Gov IT project.
Everyone from drone to sys admin can get involved to tell these barmy bureaucrats just what the pitfalls will be. I would happily give 30 mins to a survey if it saved the image of IT workers.
EE and Voda subscribers to get 2G and 3G INSIDE the Channel Tunnel
Thursday 9th January 2014 13:46 GMT
Re: How about on UK train lines?!
Well all the main stations that I use now have 4G access ahead of the official date of 4G in that area. Although the pretty bits in-between don't. Not that I am expecting them to get 4G soon either, mainly because it's only sheep and pigs that live in the pretty bits.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
