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Colin

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  1. "Are we saying we should be allowed to say whatever we want and expect no consequence? "

    @Roachmill

    I don't think that anyone has made that claim but, we should all be able to express ourselves in a way that fits our individual perspectives without having to 'pussyfoot' our way around certain sensitive(?) issues and words.

    I didn't see GR's post as being islamophobic.  It was just the truth (as I see it) and, I guess that it was probably a 'throwaway comment' in closing his post. 

    You would need to remember that some of us are way to long in the tooth to accept the modern, mind controlling, PC perspective on things and prefer to call it as we see it.  Also, if something needs saying, then it should be said...

    As for Shetlink Mods.  Well, it's their board and they can run it any way that they see fit but, in their own words, 'they recieved a complaint'(?) (singular) and then Muckle Oxters made a comment, so possibly two complaints (unless the same person complained twice).  A bit of a knee jerk perhaps ?

     

     

     

     

  2. 5 hours ago, Roachmill said:

    Nope. While multi-device households complicate matters, once you've rooted a device you get to All The Logs - that's why I used the word "forensics". Router and DNS query logs are another thing nevermind what PCs keep track of (everything) themselves. If you dig long enough, you find dirt.

    Nope.  Please read my post again, particularly the bit that says "there is no way of proving beyond any reasonable doubt, just who it was was actually online... "

    Any machine can be made to reveal it's logs, but it cannot tell you who was in control(?) when they were generated.  All it has is a user name and password, and they could both be 'generic' for use by all.

     

     

  3. 3 hours ago, George. said:

    And it must be considered just what form of internet protocol address is prefered for correct usage. Public, private, static or dynamic? 

    No IP Address is safe from prying eyes.   So, Happy Goldfish Bowl..  :ponders:

    Like most people, you probably only have 1 actual IP Address at any one time.  The 'flavour' doen't matter as your 'fingerprints' are likely to be all over it.

    For extra security(?) you could try a VPN, but even that has it's drawbacks.

  4. 14 hours ago, Ghostrider said:

    The card is probably about as much worth as the 'vaccination' it refers to. Which doesn't stop you catching the lurgie, or from passing it on to others, it just makes it 'less severe', they say. Not a lot of plusses to be had anywhere there.

    Gotta hand it to the big pharma/government marketing/PR efforts though, in turning a 'vaccine' that only works kinda, sorta, a little bit, maybe, in to such a sought after commodity.

     

    Yep, and it's a little to stiff for the only use I can think of... :thmbsup

    Perhaps, in time, a proper(?) vaccine will be available.  Meantime, we have to satisfy ourselves with the promise that, after vaccination,  we are unlikely(?) to die from covid, just be 'ill for a while' instead.. 

  5. 19 hours ago, George. said:

    The COVID-19 vaccination  card, brought out in England and Wales, contains a record of someone’s vaccination and a reminder of their second appointment date, but it does not contain secure personal information so it cannot prove who was vaccinated. Is it really worth having?

    Is it really worth having ?  IMHO, NO!!

    Anyway, why would anyone want 'secure personal information' on a vaccination card.  That's just ID Cards via the back door.

    If you want one, and they are available, then just apply for it but, there is no way that it should be mandatory.

    It seems to work for Driving Licences, Passports etc.

  6. 7 Day cruise for a virus that has an incubation period of anything between 5 - 14 days..  Go Figure...

    More to the point, vaccination does NOT mean that you cannot catch the virus.  Just that you, personally, are better equipped to deal with it. 

    AFAIK, Being vaccinated, although it does seem to greatly reduce the possibility, does not stop the virus spreading..

    Recent events show that it only takes 1 infected person to get the whole thing rolling again.

     

  7. 8 hours ago, Ghostrider said:

    Which burns most diesel per mile travelled, Gremista creating the electric that runs the electric car, or the car that runs on diesel itself.

    Electric cars are all very fine, I suppose, until there's a power cut. Something toonies don't get affected by much, but a regular and often lengthy event for the rest of us.

    Get a car that runs on peats...  :)

  8. 6 minutes ago, tarsus said:

    Does anyone know that if here on Shetland they are giving different doses of the vaccine. If you get the Pfizer  one to start with will you get the Astra one for the second shot.

    No idea, but I got the Pfizer one to start with, and I hope that I would get the same as a follow up.

    On the other hand, one of each wouldn't be so bad either.

  9. Yes, I should have made it clear that it was the Romans who put the walls up.  I just thought that everybody knew..:ponders:

    Thing is that Scotland was not a Kingdom at the time.  Just a loose collection of thieves and rogues who entered Northern England to steal cattle etc.

    The reason for the walls was to try and prevent this.  Have you ever tried getting a cow over a wall ????    :rofl:

  10. 3 hours ago, George. said:

    It would be interesting to know just where around us 5g is available for us to enjoy or use.

    I certainly get a pretty good 2g signal, but only if I can see the Collafirth mast.

    Guess that you have to find the 'G spot'...   :ponders:

  11. 1 hour ago, Evil Inky said:

    Don't forget that vehicles powered by internal combustion engines require the transport and storage of large quantities of highly-flammable liquid. Oil tankers run aground, petrol lorries crash, and filling stations catch fire, but the lawyers haven't closed down the oil companies.

    Using your logic, the power generating industry should be safe...  However, I was referring to the 'trip hazard'  of power cables being draped over public access routes...   Not aware of anyone who has ever tripped over an oil/gas well..  :shock:

  12. The really daft thing about it is the SIC are already spending our (?) money on the electricity anyway. 

    Seems like the kind of thing you could expect from an organisation that will spend a pound to save a penny.

    Funny thing is that the charging points, that I am aware of, are very close to SIC offices. 

    Bet that lawyers are also aware of accident claims that will be brought about by people falling over charging cables..  Just WHO will be liable I wonder?

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