On 22/12/2013 08:32, Stephen wrote:
> Interesting fact: Carlisle is the most besieged place in the British
> Isles. But I am not that interested and I see that the eastern egress is
> free. So it is oft to hang a monkey.
>
> Hartlepool (by the sea).
>
>

Not the best move you could have made ... wait ...

... looking at it, you've successfully blocked Jim's re-entrant. Was 
that deliberate or just a lucky move?

John

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On 22/12/2013 9:07 AM, Doctor John wrote:
> On 22/12/2013 08:39, Stephen wrote:
>> On 22/12/2013 5:06 AM, Doctor John wrote:
>>> On 20/12/2013 09:33, Stephen wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The thought has crossed my mind. Do you know how those 16 bit word
>>>> computers perform?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Not bad, but I'm waiting for Intel or AMD to produce a working 32 bit
>>> chip.
>>
>> Oh yeah! What next, flying cars and a computer in every home?
>
> According to rumours, I hear that multi-processors will soon be available.
>

Yes but what use would they be?

> .... as well as sanity on p.o-t :-)
>

I think that you are way out with this one.

>>
>> Any particular reason?
>> I want to give Toshiba a miss as the sound on my last couple of laptops
>> have been unacceptable. (Stuttering and clipping at low volume.)
>>
>
> Purely from the experience I have had with their phones. The hardware
> works but the software is less than acceptable (I was going to say sh*t
> but this a family-geared forum)
>

I liked my SG2 at first but after an update the battery life took a 
dive. Fourteen to sixteen hours with low usage. I got a SG3 recently and 
am very happy with that. The phone works and the life is about five days 
with quite a bit of usage of the audio circuits per day. As for apps, I 
don't use many excepting task killer to get rid of the bloatware.


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     Stephen

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On 22/12/2013 9:15 AM, Doctor John wrote:
> On 22/12/2013 08:32, Stephen wrote:
>> Interesting fact: Carlisle is the most besieged place in the British
>> Isles. But I am not that interested and I see that the eastern egress is
>> free. So it is oft to hang a monkey.
>>
>> Hartlepool (by the sea).
>>
>>
>
> Not the best move you could have made ... wait ...
>
> .... looking at it, you've successfully blocked Jim's re-entrant. Was
> that deliberate or just a lucky move?
>

Don't know. :-D

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     Stephen

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On 22/12/2013 10:08, Stephen wrote:
>
> Don't know. :-D
>

Hmm. Is Samantha giving you a hand? The rules categorically state that 
<riffles through a few pages> ... bugger, no they don't.

John

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On 22/12/2013 10:02, Stephen wrote:
>> According to rumours, I hear that multi-processors will soon be
>> available.
>>
>
> Yes but what use would they be?
>

Just technical interest. I can't see a real life use.

>> .... as well as sanity on p.o-t :-)
>>
>
> I think that you are way out with this one.
>

Possibly.
BTW Where's Andrew?

>>
>> Purely from the experience I have had with their phones. The hardware
>> works but the software is less than acceptable (I was going to say sh*t
>> but this a family-geared forum)
>>
>
> I liked my SG2 at first but after an update the battery life took a
> dive. Fourteen to sixteen hours with low usage. I got a SG3 recently and
> am very happy with that. The phone works and the life is about five days
> with quite a bit of usage of the audio circuits per day. As for apps, I
> don't use many excepting task killer to get rid of the bloatware.
>
>

Can you get Kies to work?

John

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On 22/12/2013 10:20 AM, Doctor John wrote:
> On 22/12/2013 10:08, Stephen wrote:
>>
>> Don't know. :-D
>>
>
> Hmm. Is Samantha giving you a hand? The rules categorically state that
> <riffles through a few pages> ... bugger, no they don't.
>

:-)


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     Stephen

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On 22/12/2013 10:42 AM, Doctor John wrote:
> On 22/12/2013 10:02, Stephen wrote:
>>> According to rumours, I hear that multi-processors will soon be
>>> available.
>>>
>>
>> Yes but what use would they be?
>>
>
> Just technical interest. I can't see a real life use.
>

Yeah, me too.

>>> .... as well as sanity on p.o-t :-)
>>>
>>
>> I think that you are way out with this one.
>>
>
> Possibly.
> BTW Where's Andrew?
>

Is it not round about the time he goes skiing?


>>
>
> Can you get Kies to work?
>

I've not tried on my SG3, it worked on the SG2 but it is clunky s/ware 
and I did not use it much, preferring a USB connection.


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     Stephen

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On Sun, 22 Dec 2013 08:46:27 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 20/12/2013 5:10 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> Seriously, I am thinking of buying an Ultrabook. Does anyone have any
>>> >recommendations?
>> What sort of specs are you thinking?
>>
>>
> That is the problem. The more I think, the more I want and the more it
> costs.

That's usually the case.

> Besides Firefox, Thunderbird, M$ Word & Excel. I want to run Pov, of
> course, and Blender. Half decent sound would be okay, too.
> Almost forgot, low weight is a high priority.

Most of those needs don't have huge CPU requirements (or memory, for that 
matter).  I'd probably look at a lower speed i7 or an i5 CPU, 8 GB of 
memory.

I haven't really looked at anything that lightweight in a while, just 
because the costs were more than I wanted to spend.  I understand the 
Acer ultrabooks are pretty good, though.

Jim

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On Sun, 22 Dec 2013 05:02:48 +0000, Doctor John wrote:

> On 21/12/2013 18:50, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>
>> Obviously, Dalmuir West is the next move, and given that I was /so/
>> aggressive on the last move, I'll go there. :)
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
> A generous move. It seems that Stephen has several pathways to choose
> from now.

That was the intention, thought it might make the game more 
interesting. :)

> BTW If you want to know why I'm awake at this hour (05.02 GMT), blame
> the Feegle. The poor little thing has had a severe chest infection (his
> temperature shot up to 40C at one point) and he's not sleeping well.

Ouch, hope he's feeling better soon.

> Anyhow, moving south again, Carlisle.

Given the weather here, south is a good call.

Jim

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On Sun, 22 Dec 2013 11:00:14 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 22/12/2013 10:20 AM, Doctor John wrote:
>> On 22/12/2013 10:08, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>> Don't know. :-D
>>>
>>>
>> Hmm. Is Samantha giving you a hand? The rules categorically state that
>> <riffles through a few pages> ... bugger, no they don't.
>>
>>
> :-)

It seems odd to move from Carlisle to Hartlepool given the score from the 
match on the 17th.  I would've thought that move was counterindicated as 
a result.

As Samantha is currently occupied, let's move up the rankings (and even 
further south) to Gillingham.

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