Paul L
@prl.me.uk
ICT/Networking.
Tech should be a tool assisting people in day-to-day tasks, but not as a means to exclude (such as online-only access to services).
Tech should be a tool assisting people in day-to-day tasks, but not as a means to exclude (such as online-only access to services).
Good but to be fair this example also relies on how the vote split between Conservatives and Reform.
Since we cannot count on that, surely better use is to highlight the need for PR and the ability to vote for the party you want (rather than how to use a vote to oppose the least favoured outcome).
Since we cannot count on that, surely better use is to highlight the need for PR and the ability to vote for the party you want (rather than how to use a vote to oppose the least favoured outcome).
January 23, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Good but to be fair this example also relies on how the vote split between Conservatives and Reform.
Since we cannot count on that, surely better use is to highlight the need for PR and the ability to vote for the party you want (rather than how to use a vote to oppose the least favoured outcome).
Since we cannot count on that, surely better use is to highlight the need for PR and the ability to vote for the party you want (rather than how to use a vote to oppose the least favoured outcome).
In a fictional universe, Denmark make a surprise announcement of a joint sovereignty deal with Canada
and meanwhile, sustained spikes in USA inflation above 20% lead to a loss of confidence where USA are also forced to sell Alaska to Canada
(climate across those latitudes having more in common).
and meanwhile, sustained spikes in USA inflation above 20% lead to a loss of confidence where USA are also forced to sell Alaska to Canada
(climate across those latitudes having more in common).
January 17, 2026 at 10:27 PM
In a fictional universe, Denmark make a surprise announcement of a joint sovereignty deal with Canada
and meanwhile, sustained spikes in USA inflation above 20% lead to a loss of confidence where USA are also forced to sell Alaska to Canada
(climate across those latitudes having more in common).
and meanwhile, sustained spikes in USA inflation above 20% lead to a loss of confidence where USA are also forced to sell Alaska to Canada
(climate across those latitudes having more in common).
While I support the statement it is somewhat undermined by the website header/footer still promoting 'X' both on the article you link to and as a featured link the Contact page.
I would hope someone would have noted that contradiction before publishing.
I would hope someone would have noted that contradiction before publishing.
January 16, 2026 at 11:20 PM
While I support the statement it is somewhat undermined by the website header/footer still promoting 'X' both on the article you link to and as a featured link the Contact page.
I would hope someone would have noted that contradiction before publishing.
I would hope someone would have noted that contradiction before publishing.
Tangentially concerning if it mean is the only metric since a median or preferably in quartiles reveal more.
A median of 30 mins would mean half of heart attack and stroke suffers wait more than 30 mins while a mean doesn't.
Also >30 mins is pushing "also call a taxi just in case" territory.
A median of 30 mins would mean half of heart attack and stroke suffers wait more than 30 mins while a mean doesn't.
Also >30 mins is pushing "also call a taxi just in case" territory.
December 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Tangentially concerning if it mean is the only metric since a median or preferably in quartiles reveal more.
A median of 30 mins would mean half of heart attack and stroke suffers wait more than 30 mins while a mean doesn't.
Also >30 mins is pushing "also call a taxi just in case" territory.
A median of 30 mins would mean half of heart attack and stroke suffers wait more than 30 mins while a mean doesn't.
Also >30 mins is pushing "also call a taxi just in case" territory.
TechyGeeksHome is the same blog/article that auto-rejected my comment stating that Microsoft advise not to do that system-wide.
I infer MS would discourage blindly iterating over all network interfaces either.
Setting link-local only per-interface generally achieves what disabling sledgehammers.
I infer MS would discourage blindly iterating over all network interfaces either.
Setting link-local only per-interface generally achieves what disabling sledgehammers.
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
TechyGeeksHome is the same blog/article that auto-rejected my comment stating that Microsoft advise not to do that system-wide.
I infer MS would discourage blindly iterating over all network interfaces either.
Setting link-local only per-interface generally achieves what disabling sledgehammers.
I infer MS would discourage blindly iterating over all network interfaces either.
Setting link-local only per-interface generally achieves what disabling sledgehammers.
Tens of thousands is code for capping it at under 0.1% of the UK population.
Which in turn gives an impression of an overriding priority that it MUST add next to nothing to broader immigration / emigration movement of people.
Instead of primarily about the merits of work/experience/study schemes.
Which in turn gives an impression of an overriding priority that it MUST add next to nothing to broader immigration / emigration movement of people.
Instead of primarily about the merits of work/experience/study schemes.
December 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Tens of thousands is code for capping it at under 0.1% of the UK population.
Which in turn gives an impression of an overriding priority that it MUST add next to nothing to broader immigration / emigration movement of people.
Instead of primarily about the merits of work/experience/study schemes.
Which in turn gives an impression of an overriding priority that it MUST add next to nothing to broader immigration / emigration movement of people.
Instead of primarily about the merits of work/experience/study schemes.
Assuming not a rhetorical question, a possible motive would be adjacency with twisted ideas that large numbers of people who get sick weren't looking after themselves or deserved it (God's will).
And that deserving wealthy or with health insurance will cover their own treatment (ref. small state).
And that deserving wealthy or with health insurance will cover their own treatment (ref. small state).
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Assuming not a rhetorical question, a possible motive would be adjacency with twisted ideas that large numbers of people who get sick weren't looking after themselves or deserved it (God's will).
And that deserving wealthy or with health insurance will cover their own treatment (ref. small state).
And that deserving wealthy or with health insurance will cover their own treatment (ref. small state).
Current definition is when Marketing go through their materials doing a blanket search for
{ "algorithm", "automation", "heuristics" }
add "context-aware statistical autocomplete" to those existing functions
and rebrand as "AI".
Literally "what else do we have that we can call AI now?"
{ "algorithm", "automation", "heuristics" }
add "context-aware statistical autocomplete" to those existing functions
and rebrand as "AI".
Literally "what else do we have that we can call AI now?"
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Current definition is when Marketing go through their materials doing a blanket search for
{ "algorithm", "automation", "heuristics" }
add "context-aware statistical autocomplete" to those existing functions
and rebrand as "AI".
Literally "what else do we have that we can call AI now?"
{ "algorithm", "automation", "heuristics" }
add "context-aware statistical autocomplete" to those existing functions
and rebrand as "AI".
Literally "what else do we have that we can call AI now?"
The pen for my hybrid/detachable laptop uses this battery type. I just replaced one in mine. You also find them in Surface pens.
They aren't common in retail stores.
However there is likely a shift towards rechargeable pens either with a USB-C port or inductive charging from the host device.
They aren't common in retail stores.
However there is likely a shift towards rechargeable pens either with a USB-C port or inductive charging from the host device.
November 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The pen for my hybrid/detachable laptop uses this battery type. I just replaced one in mine. You also find them in Surface pens.
They aren't common in retail stores.
However there is likely a shift towards rechargeable pens either with a USB-C port or inductive charging from the host device.
They aren't common in retail stores.
However there is likely a shift towards rechargeable pens either with a USB-C port or inductive charging from the host device.
Chess
Game of Dracula
Frustration
Scrabble
Run Rabbit Run
Thud
Game of Life
Monopoly
(half expecting someone to say Chess or Scrabble don't count, but the question wasn't limited to tabletop fantasy/adventure themes!)
Game of Dracula
Frustration
Scrabble
Run Rabbit Run
Thud
Game of Life
Monopoly
(half expecting someone to say Chess or Scrabble don't count, but the question wasn't limited to tabletop fantasy/adventure themes!)
November 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Chess
Game of Dracula
Frustration
Scrabble
Run Rabbit Run
Thud
Game of Life
Monopoly
(half expecting someone to say Chess or Scrabble don't count, but the question wasn't limited to tabletop fantasy/adventure themes!)
Game of Dracula
Frustration
Scrabble
Run Rabbit Run
Thud
Game of Life
Monopoly
(half expecting someone to say Chess or Scrabble don't count, but the question wasn't limited to tabletop fantasy/adventure themes!)
Unfortunately the long lead time means we can expect a surge in no-fault evictions from now until May, likely peaking around Easter.
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Unfortunately the long lead time means we can expect a surge in no-fault evictions from now until May, likely peaking around Easter.
Your new targets are 55, 67, 84, 72, 93 …
Yes! That's NumberWang!
Yes! That's NumberWang!
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Your new targets are 55, 67, 84, 72, 93 …
Yes! That's NumberWang!
Yes! That's NumberWang!
In educational settings, if you write something in the answer boxes but you cannot explain your reasoning on how to arrive at the answers, we have low confidence in your answers.
We can't be sure whether you are copying or just really convincing at guessing.
Especially numerical problems.
Ironic.
We can't be sure whether you are copying or just really convincing at guessing.
Especially numerical problems.
Ironic.
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
In educational settings, if you write something in the answer boxes but you cannot explain your reasoning on how to arrive at the answers, we have low confidence in your answers.
We can't be sure whether you are copying or just really convincing at guessing.
Especially numerical problems.
Ironic.
We can't be sure whether you are copying or just really convincing at guessing.
Especially numerical problems.
Ironic.
Yes,
instead of formulas where you can look at each term and see what factors and weightings were used, or a macro that performed a series of operations you can inspect,
spreadsheets will now put values in cells based on statistical pattern matching of "what comes next in similar sheets".
instead of formulas where you can look at each term and see what factors and weightings were used, or a macro that performed a series of operations you can inspect,
spreadsheets will now put values in cells based on statistical pattern matching of "what comes next in similar sheets".
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Yes,
instead of formulas where you can look at each term and see what factors and weightings were used, or a macro that performed a series of operations you can inspect,
spreadsheets will now put values in cells based on statistical pattern matching of "what comes next in similar sheets".
instead of formulas where you can look at each term and see what factors and weightings were used, or a macro that performed a series of operations you can inspect,
spreadsheets will now put values in cells based on statistical pattern matching of "what comes next in similar sheets".
Please don't follow guides on how to disable IPv6 on all net interfaces unless you first understand why this is appropriate on a per-interface basis, since such guides know nothing about your LAN.
Especially given that Microsoft do not recommend this either.
(Comment on the article was blocked).
Especially given that Microsoft do not recommend this either.
(Comment on the article was blocked).
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Please don't follow guides on how to disable IPv6 on all net interfaces unless you first understand why this is appropriate on a per-interface basis, since such guides know nothing about your LAN.
Especially given that Microsoft do not recommend this either.
(Comment on the article was blocked).
Especially given that Microsoft do not recommend this either.
(Comment on the article was blocked).
Well about 14/16 of IPv6 address space is considered bogon for Internet routing purposes since GUA assignments at present only come from 2000::/3
Special purpose addresses in 0xxx and locally significant (and multicast) addresses in fxxx.
But if WAN interface is in ULA you untick bogon filtering.
Special purpose addresses in 0xxx and locally significant (and multicast) addresses in fxxx.
But if WAN interface is in ULA you untick bogon filtering.
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Well about 14/16 of IPv6 address space is considered bogon for Internet routing purposes since GUA assignments at present only come from 2000::/3
Special purpose addresses in 0xxx and locally significant (and multicast) addresses in fxxx.
But if WAN interface is in ULA you untick bogon filtering.
Special purpose addresses in 0xxx and locally significant (and multicast) addresses in fxxx.
But if WAN interface is in ULA you untick bogon filtering.
The Home Affairs Committee published yesterday (27 Oct) including observations / conclusions on use of large sites including lack of accountability and penalties for failure such as at Napier (former) Barracks:
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
and not learning from prior experience.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
and not learning from prior experience.
The Home Office's management of asylum accommodation
publications.parliament.uk
October 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Home Affairs Committee published yesterday (27 Oct) including observations / conclusions on use of large sites including lack of accountability and penalties for failure such as at Napier (former) Barracks:
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
and not learning from prior experience.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
and not learning from prior experience.
I thought we'd been through this before and the National Audit Office produced reports on which costed more relating to that policy
www.nao.org.uk/reports/inve...
www.nao.org.uk/reports/inve...
Investigation into asylum accommodation - NAO report
Government’s plans for asylum accommodation will cost more than using hotels, and large sites are housing fewer people than planned.
www.nao.org.uk
October 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I thought we'd been through this before and the National Audit Office produced reports on which costed more relating to that policy
www.nao.org.uk/reports/inve...
www.nao.org.uk/reports/inve...
From Windows 7 onwards, it hasn't relied on the hosts file to resolve localhost, it is handled internally.
It is possible you have used computers where IPv6 was disabled system-wide which Microsoft warns may result in unwanted side effects on system components and network features (since Vista).
It is possible you have used computers where IPv6 was disabled system-wide which Microsoft warns may result in unwanted side effects on system components and network features (since Vista).
October 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
From Windows 7 onwards, it hasn't relied on the hosts file to resolve localhost, it is handled internally.
It is possible you have used computers where IPv6 was disabled system-wide which Microsoft warns may result in unwanted side effects on system components and network features (since Vista).
It is possible you have used computers where IPv6 was disabled system-wide which Microsoft warns may result in unwanted side effects on system components and network features (since Vista).
To ping to target only using IPv4 there is a parameter for that (/4)
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
Most CLI network commands have options.
But generally IPv6 was the default preference for multiple versions of common OSes ever since it was enabled by default.
(Vista/2008).
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
Most CLI network commands have options.
But generally IPv6 was the default preference for multiple versions of common OSes ever since it was enabled by default.
(Vista/2008).
ping
Reference article for the ping command, which verifies network connectivity.
learn.microsoft.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
To ping to target only using IPv4 there is a parameter for that (/4)
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
Most CLI network commands have options.
But generally IPv6 was the default preference for multiple versions of common OSes ever since it was enabled by default.
(Vista/2008).
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
Most CLI network commands have options.
But generally IPv6 was the default preference for multiple versions of common OSes ever since it was enabled by default.
(Vista/2008).
I'll bite but ignore if that was just a rhetorical rant.
Default Windows 7 to 11 does not handle loopback as a network interface (whereas Linux and BSD do, lo / lo0 respectively).
So disabling IPv6 on other Windows net interfaces has nothing to do with how the name "localhost" resolves to an IP.
Default Windows 7 to 11 does not handle loopback as a network interface (whereas Linux and BSD do, lo / lo0 respectively).
So disabling IPv6 on other Windows net interfaces has nothing to do with how the name "localhost" resolves to an IP.
October 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I'll bite but ignore if that was just a rhetorical rant.
Default Windows 7 to 11 does not handle loopback as a network interface (whereas Linux and BSD do, lo / lo0 respectively).
So disabling IPv6 on other Windows net interfaces has nothing to do with how the name "localhost" resolves to an IP.
Default Windows 7 to 11 does not handle loopback as a network interface (whereas Linux and BSD do, lo / lo0 respectively).
So disabling IPv6 on other Windows net interfaces has nothing to do with how the name "localhost" resolves to an IP.
No probs :)
btw even if I would likely not have agreed with Heseltine in the Thatcher and Major year, I find it refreshing that he is still able to be blunt and straightforward in the limited time such interviews tend to afford.
It's not like he's under obligation to remain vocal in retirement.
btw even if I would likely not have agreed with Heseltine in the Thatcher and Major year, I find it refreshing that he is still able to be blunt and straightforward in the limited time such interviews tend to afford.
It's not like he's under obligation to remain vocal in retirement.
October 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
No probs :)
btw even if I would likely not have agreed with Heseltine in the Thatcher and Major year, I find it refreshing that he is still able to be blunt and straightforward in the limited time such interviews tend to afford.
It's not like he's under obligation to remain vocal in retirement.
btw even if I would likely not have agreed with Heseltine in the Thatcher and Major year, I find it refreshing that he is still able to be blunt and straightforward in the limited time such interviews tend to afford.
It's not like he's under obligation to remain vocal in retirement.
However, we can see you have made the identikit reply to multiple people, perhaps without realising they all appear as replies under the same Newsnight post too, so once was enough without all the unnecessary duplication.
October 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
However, we can see you have made the identikit reply to multiple people, perhaps without realising they all appear as replies under the same Newsnight post too, so once was enough without all the unnecessary duplication.