Beefy's Corner - The Off-Topic Chat Thread
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Not wishing to change the subject, but I came across this ode to Windows 98 [yes, it has taken this long] and its official demise in 2006. It's an adaptation of W H Auden's famous poem, Stop All The Clocks.
Stop the cpu clock, cut off the broadband line,
Prevent the mouse from clicking for another time,
Silence the onboard speaker and disconnect the lot
Bring out the CD case, and put back into the box.
Let wireless and bluetooth send their signals to be read
Transmitting through the sky with the message
It Is Dead,
Put plastic ties 'round the cables unplugged,
Let computer technicians wear anti-static gloves.
It was my Northbridge, and my Southbridge to run,
My 9 to 5 and my evening fun,
My email, my pictures, and mp3 song;
I thought that o/s would last for ever:
I was wrong.
The pixels are not wanted now: put out each and all;
Pack up the monitor and and unplug the scanner from the wall;
Wipe down the desk and bin Windows 98.
For nothing now will ever see an update.
In my humble opinion, that's pretty good.
Stop the cpu clock, cut off the broadband line,
Prevent the mouse from clicking for another time,
Silence the onboard speaker and disconnect the lot
Bring out the CD case, and put back into the box.
Let wireless and bluetooth send their signals to be read
Transmitting through the sky with the message
It Is Dead,
Put plastic ties 'round the cables unplugged,
Let computer technicians wear anti-static gloves.
It was my Northbridge, and my Southbridge to run,
My 9 to 5 and my evening fun,
My email, my pictures, and mp3 song;
I thought that o/s would last for ever:
I was wrong.
The pixels are not wanted now: put out each and all;
Pack up the monitor and and unplug the scanner from the wall;
Wipe down the desk and bin Windows 98.
For nothing now will ever see an update.
In my humble opinion, that's pretty good.
Late contender for official statement of the year, utterly bonkers.
Boreham Wood are gunning for Carlisle!
http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/boreham-wood-fc-replies-to-laughable-accusation/
Boreham Wood are gunning for Carlisle!
http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/boreham-wood-fc-replies-to-laughable-accusation/
Apologies if posted before. Good Dr Who doodle on Google [what a great phrase..?]: https://www.google.co.uk/
Did anyone see "An Adventure in Space and Time" last night? An excellent dramatisation of the decision to make Dr Who, which went into the casting, production problems, and the huge boost in ratings when the Daleks first appeared, which led to the series surviving beyond the initial few episodes. Starred the impeccable David Bradley as William Hartnell, and the wonderful Jessica Raine as Verity Lambert who produced the first few series.
And what is wrong with Butser Hill. I think the present series is filmed just outside Chichester at the Weald and Downland.
Immediate post 1066 motte-and-bailey castles were wooden structures. It was another 100 years before stone was used and you might like to think where the stone came from to build Portchester Castle.
Initially it was Roman, then a little bit of Saxon and then Norman. I know a little bit of history too.
Yes, I read that earlier today. The one I can't get out of my head is the three women who have been enslaved for the past 30 years in a London house. One was actually born into it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25055337
No idea if this will arouse any interest but it seems to have woken my inner Mark Corrigan and I've been staring at it for some time. Pretty cool cartoon from 1915:
http://i.imgur.com/IIcBSyt.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/IIcBSyt.jpg
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