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To be honest I rarely see ActiveX on web pages, and anyway it's not a good idea to rely on code that only IE can run, web pages need to be more flexible, and anyway I have it set to ask before downloading ActiveX plugin. I usually refuse. No serious running issues as far as I can remember. Not so m...

I sold most of my interesting stuff at AudioJumble.

DTB didn't buy any of it

I've still a load of monster extra-low ESR RIFAs - if I make it, I may bring some along...

Greg wrote:What would you recommend as the best alternative?

I like Chrome, but Firefox is also pretty neat.

The problem is that its an exploit in the use of ActiveX controls which is pretty central to the way that IE works - disable ActiveX sorts the issue, but turns IE into even more of a basket case.

Name: CVE-2014-1776 Full story: https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2963983 Summary: Zero-day exploit. Extremely nasty. This exploit is out in the wild and being actively used. All IE versions from 6 up to and including 11 are affected. Recommendation is not to use IE until its patched -...

I lashed out and bought CCleaner Pro - it has the extra features of cleaning the cr*p for ALL users of the machine (no point if there's only you) and doing stuff on a schedule.

Well worth the few quid if you have other users of the PC...

The only Googly thing I have is Google Update which just checks periodically for new versions of stuff. Its not spyware.

I always used to like the US Navy H&S "Photo of the Week"... their archives are full of photos like the ones above, and far, far worse... http://www.public.navy.mil/comnavsafecen/Pages/photo/Photo-of-the-Week.aspx Archive: http://www.public.navy.mil/comnavsafecen/Pages/photo/photo_arch...

SteveTheShadow wrote:..when I was a lad working for the GPO in the early 1080s.

"1080s" Ye Groat Protection Office?

I spent a year living in Newfoundland after university - they had some "interesting towns"... http://tinyurl.com/m6sqbar People used to go to the post office there just to get their postcards franked :) I also liked the little island and the small hamlet on the point... ...and that they're...

I found something amusing on holiday, some wag had changed a local sign from Pett bottom to Pert bottom. Made me laugh. :lol: :lol: The next village is "Lower Hardres" (James Bond is supposed to have lived there) - that used to be regularly hacked to "Lower Hardon"... EDIT: Ther...

Weird sh*t. I just *love* physics (beats my plasma speakers hands down!):



This bunch of nutters have a channel too: http://www.youtube.com/user/Fysikshow

I saw a condor lay an egg once. Honest!

Mentioning Golden Eagles, has anyone else been enchanted by these photos:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26969150

Just wonderful!

Greg wrote:

Mike H wrote:Could do with some around here then, should reduce the pigeon population? The other plague we've got...

Red Kites are scavengers. They don't kill prey....

Not always - they're opportunists and will take small mammals... rabbits, voles etc. They also eat a lot of worms apparently...