Paul Thornton

Internet techie, network fixer, runs an ISP or two, digging up Sussex; occasional sound engineer. Sometimes found hurling a DA40 around the sky.

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

@rsmck @transportgovuk @UK_CAA You missed out:

Manchester: Take everything out that you know looks suspect, but it doesn't matter because they'll want to search your bag anyway.

[Eloff @eloffd]

Truth

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

@rsmck @airport_girl I think that's the key thing - a fully functioning aircraft, some external support, and a Cat3b autoland to a long runway likely leads to a reasonable chance of both walking away and being able to re-use the thing again.

[EBChamberOfCommerce @EBChamber]

Feastival Events presents @LightningFibre 's ice Rink ❄️⛸️

Eastbourne's very own Ice Rink at the Enterprise Shopping Centre returns!

The Ice Rink is here from the 9th - 31st December, so don't miss out!

Book your tickets now
https://t.co/6WJCSwslKs

#eastbourne #eastsussex

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

@erikbais I can neither confirm or deny that the virus leaked from the SWG labs.

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

@erikbais @ripemeeting There is a distinct lack of oxygen in that room!

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

BBR in spaaaaaace! #RIPE87

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

@flexOptix going above and beyond by delivering the important part of optics shipments to the bar at #RIPE87

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

Hey @sheratonhotels its 2023 - stop this charging for wifi rubbish. #RIPE87

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

@rsmck If the Russians can give it a go with an A320 in a field, an SEP on the beach should be a walk in the park 😁

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

@davidareader Absolutely.

You have to endure this drivel because they presume that you're calling to ask for something so banal and unassuming that everyone does it daily. Not "Hey my <thing> is FUBARed totally and I need someone to unwedge it please."

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

@KevEdwardsRetro I spent many a long hour playing Lords Of Time. The L9 adventures really were the reference standard for the genre.

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

@DrPeering 174. Both the original owners and the current lot.

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

@vxunderground @TracketPacer We all know that most of our time is spent proving that the problem that's been escalated to us is nothing whatsoever to do with the network😆

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

@KevEdwardsRetro I never successfully made a hard drive work on the Master 128. I got hold of an Oak SCSI "controller" (AKA a bunch of 74xxx logic chips on the 1MHz bus) and a venerable Seagate ST225N but they never wanted to work. By this time, I was working at SJ so used an MDFS instead!

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

@cybergibbons They are truly awful. It feels like someone with the most basic knowledge once read a blog post about security and then wrote these.

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

@LinuxJedi If it's any consolation I once gave up a Model B for dead where I'd accidentally swapped the OS and BASIC 2 ROMs around.
Someone else spotted it and fixed it in about 10 minutes.

[Paul Thornton @prt2m]

@net_mcr If you'd told me earlier in the day, you wouldn't have had to endure a recycled talk :-)