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Spicy-McHaggis wrote: ↑06 Aug 2020, 09:44 the substance is so unstable it could also have been an accident

Unstable and left to sweat in a sealed warehouse in a pretty damned warm environment for an extended period.

No need to hunt goblins when standard incompetence fits the bill

Ron2K wrote: ↑28 May 2020, 10:09 we're close to totally eradicating COVID-19, and in fact may have already done so.

You sound concerned.

We'll start shipping some more ASAP... We have plenty to spare

Tribble wrote: ↑24 Apr 2020, 13:25 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177

"It'll be a beautiful thing and we'll be all clean."

He just keeps on delivering the goods.

Prime wrote: ↑09 Apr 2020, 10:51The (****, I refuse to dignify him with any adjective implying he's human) #### is a narcissistic sociopath.

Now tell us how you really feel

StarPhoenix wrote: ↑02 Apr 2020, 20:16 I'm back.

Woot!

Honestly, I would have gone Vive but picked the rift up at MS Ignite for about 30% of local cost so wasn't going to sneeze at that... That being said, the Oculus Quest's, (wireless version), latest update included real-time hand tracking - obviating eliminating the need for controllers. /Brain-fart ...

https://i.imgur.com/YY60cGC.jpg What is it? ================== VR Title and Valve's latest offering since.. that other game... featuring Alyx the Vance's daughter. With the story arc falling just before HL2. So Half Life 1.5? Graphically superb, (cannot overstate this), with fluid movement, interac...

hamin_aus wrote: ↑30 Mar 2020, 20:07 Spent a lot of time on Power BI

First off, who let those Australian convicts back in!

We're running P3 I thought MS knew how to tear the behind out of SQL licensing...... ha!

it shouldn't take 4 days to get a result. Swab tests take time and meticulous process. Get sample, extract RNA - which will be moderately contaminated because the swab sample will carry a whole slew of other bugs which are just a part of living on this planet - prep the RNA for PCR then actually ru...

Prime wrote: ↑30 Mar 2020, 07:15 So if the ARVs are holding back the HIV/Aids and you don't have TB, will the ARVs also suppress Covid-19?

There are hints that ARVs may work but only 2 studies and both involved really small cohorts. So... maaaaaaybe....

the science is suggesting that between 40% to 80% of the global population will eventually catch this. If everyone all gets this at the same time, then around 18% will need hospitalization, around 4% will need to be in intensive care units, and around 2% Given that this family of viruses is so effe...

Rusty you are forgetting we have about 5-6 million people with Aids/Hiv and TB in this country. If it gets to them it will be a bloodbath Not at all. Every country has its specific factors which will alter the impact severity. Weirdly, anyone on ARVs is likely to shrug COVID-19 off as some of the t...

we may burn our economy to the ground now, but the fallout from the failed healthcare systems and body count will be worse if we don't. Our healthcare system is going to degrade regardless. The majority portion of healthcare consumers rely on public funds. Given that we've effectively just butchere...

wizardofid wrote: ↑29 Mar 2020, 19:55The whereabouts of bates is more important right now.I assume you manage to avoid it passing on its genes.?

Bates has gone to terrorise Terry Pratchett... thank goodness...

Stuart wrote: ↑29 Mar 2020, 19:08i see you've started using capital letters in your writing now ...

Heya Mr Ra... er... Mouse...

RSI nowhere near as much of an issue since I've stopped wrestling with code

(Because it was going to happen anyway). Some preparatory reading for those actually interested in numbers and graphs First off, please feel free to smack anyone who uses the phrase " the coronavrius". The coronavirus family is large, with only a select few presenting an issue for us panic...

SykomantiS wrote: ↑29 Mar 2020, 12:31 and happy happy to Anakha56

Great timing!



...the drinking problem being he's probably run out of booze by now...

Hey all.

Muchos gracias to Ron2k and the spammer for the resurrection... and Anakha56 for rebooting me...

Work as a Senior Technical Consultant for an IT firm, specialise in Office 365 / Azure migrations , amongst other things. Azure has some new recommendations for you. Would you like to review them? :lol: Moved on from dev into management for my sins. Running PaaS deployments and maintenance now, inc...

I was told there was still life out here....

I refused to believe it...


More fool me

in the face of WA's free 50TB in aug-sep? .. lol...

Telskom is...

MP Arena Commander being rolled out in stages...

patches still running/stalling/running... can't wait to see how many times my dinky LTI gets plastered before i quit....

pre-orders now open

10% off per prior title on GoG, so if you have witcher+witcher2 on GoG that's a tasty 20% off....

(believe the above includes the digital backup copies).

qualifying backers can now opt in to the beta, on the understanding it will bind their license to steam.

will hold off until release.... prefer GoG over steam.....

Gamersgate trolling Valve by jumping in a week early... (rumour has Steam's summer fling running 19-30th).

love the spring/summer confusion....