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  • Commented on Brexit! Means! Brexit!
    The USA (no hegemony without representation!) Yeah, right. Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa ... "alien races, different from us in customs, modes and thoughts" (John Oliver on that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CesHr99ezWE). I'm sure the Tangerine Shitgibbon would be all too happy to...
  • Commented on Brexit! Means! Brexit!
    I'll toss this in: surrender to the Republic of Ireland. I'm sure there's some historic conflict to be found that wasn't Officially Resolved (or can be reopened formally). No more UK, no more Brexit problem. (For teh lulz: imagine UKIP...
  • Commented on Brexit! Means! Brexit!
    Hrrm. All very good points for the Scotland/NK swap, I'm sure. But the devil's in the details, and there's one that won't even make it to the nerds/beancounters: they not just speak funny (as the Scots do), they speak furrin....
  • Commented on That sinking feeling
    I have a guest room for you to use in .at, though with your SO it'd be more than just cramped. Also our Feline Overlord doesn't take kindly to feline interlopers ;)...
  • Commented on That sinking feeling
    You can, if you're quick enough. There's about a gazillion newly-built homes there for sale. On the cheap. Last fall I saw many a newly-built single-family dwelling on sale for as low as 40kEUR. Including a couple thousand square feet...
  • Commented on That sinking feeling
    Hmm. From a different part of the EU (.at): we don't care about UKs quaint measurement system (always good for a quick laugh), or that they drive on the wrong side of the road. Participation in EUR would be non-negotiable,...
  • Commented on I get book covers
    And now for something completely different. We're going to be in Scotland this summer, coinciding with the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Any chance you'll make a reading appearance there?...
  • Commented on Silence is ending (soon)
    I #1 this: Just wanted to say, of the authors that I follow, your dedication and rate of creation always amazes. On behalf of us fans, at least, I think no apology is owed!...
  • Commented on We get reviews (contd.)
    I've no idea if this'll get you extra commission, but your (affiliate, I assume) link also works after doing s/amazon.co.uk/amazon.de/, which's what I then used to order my copy....
  • Commented on Rejection Letter
    But AD is just an embrace-and-extend version of Kerberos, isn't it? Of LDAP, actually, with Kerberos sprinkled generously all over it. Or the other way around, depending on your POV. Re. interoperability: yes. I've built Thin Clients for hospitals myself...
  • Commented on Rejection Letter
    While the issue of the $$$ medical equipment with Windows XP is very serious, it's also relatively easy to resolve - or at least improve. For example, each one could be put on a private network with extremely tight ingress...
  • Commented on Rejection Letter
    But saying "our machine runs Windows!!" has become a marketing point as much as anything else. To be fair, this is not because of the UI (or not just). Having worked for hospitals in the past, the main point...
  • Commented on What are you reading this summer?
    I'm defining "summer" as "it's too warm for my liking", roughly June-September, for this. TNS, by OGH, obviously. Diane Duane, the Young Wizards series; fluffy YA fantasy, perfect for the commute and for "a couple pages before I turn off...
  • Commented on Competition Time!
    Name: SSD Classificatioin: SIEM (Secure, Intelligent, Effective Measure) Deployment: Using a SOC Summoning Device (SSD) by plugging it into a standard mains socket (110V/50Hz, DO NOT ATTEMPT to use 230V) will attempt to summon enough suitable personnel to form a...
  • Commented on The morning after
    I do think the EU has helped in preventing another war in Europe. Or at least the spreading of one, to be a tad more exact. Think of ex-Yugoslavia. Those of us living in neighbouring countries certainly do - and...
  • Commented on Rhesus Chart: blood dripping fresh ...
    As seems to become usual, amazon.de doesn't hold with release dates - they shipped out my copy on June 23rd (arrived on the 25th). They do block Kindle editions until July 3rd, though....
  • Commented on The regular holy war ...
    KDE 4.x ... I couldn't even figure out how to find and launch applications That was my experience with Unity, and also that of my SO (who is Not A Computer Person)....
  • Commented on The regular holy war ...
    As someone who's using Enlightenment for well over a decade now ... Enlightenment has one thing going for it - everything is configurable (the opposite of the Gnome3 doctrine). Which means you can go, tailor it to your needs and...
  • Commented on Why Microsoft Word must Die
    This rant could've been written by my father, who works as something between a proofreader, fact-checker and layouter. Back in the day, if you wanted random stuff to look presentable, and editable for your proofreader and layout-folks, you'd use PageMaker...
  • Commented on Rinse, Drain, Spin ... more Laundry!
    Amazon.de link: http://www.amazon.de/Equoid-Laundry-novella-Original-ebook/dp/B00EWZCTD0...
  • Commented on The jet lag game
    Cattle-class seating, well, it plays merry hell with blood circulation for me, so everytime I fall asleep it's only to wake in full-on adrenalin-pumping emergency mode 5-10 minutes later because some body part's not working. I'd love a law mandating...
  • Commented on The ticking clock, stopped
    Hell yes, I'd take it. Or I'd wait a couple years for near-term side-effects to show up, just to be on the safe side, and then take it (just as I do with laser eye-surgery). 1-5% of my net income...
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