The TPU UK Clubhouse

[Tatty_Two]

That's a hateful illness... I know of it first hand as I saw my Mum's Mum suffer with it for 8 years. She went from being herself to not even being able to feed, get up, talk, it was like looking at a empty shell. It sucked more than you can imagine and the worst thing was that's mostly all I can remember of her.. Which sucks even more...

Still, enough of that... How is everyone doing??

My Mother in law who is 88 has both Alzheimer's and Vascular dementia and has been living with it for almost 4 years, she still lives independently but that's only really possible because her house is only 3 minutes walk away from mine ...… of course there are downsides to that too!

 

[phill]

It sucks @Tatty_One doesn't it?? My Mum's and her Mum was nearly a 2 hour drive apart (we lived in North Devon at the time and they lived in North Cornwall) I know Mum was doing everything she could but I think she still wishes she'd do more.

Being so close can be a blessing and a curse I'm sure. If there's ever a task in the WCG that team TPU crunch for, I'll be signing up to it asap... If there was somehow to help someone with it or understand how it works etc. that would be amazing. I'm sure there'd be some 'one' trying to profit from it, but then that seems to be the way forward to anything these days sadly.....

Still, I was wondering everyone... Random thought of the day from me... Windows XP... Booting from USB and installing on to SATA SSD's.... Is that going to be a pig to setup and sort out working??

 

[xman2007]

First you're motherboard has to support booting from USB and if it's Windows XP era hardware the chances of it are slim to none...... but if it does then you will likely be better off creating a custom Windows XP installation ISO on to USB with SATA drivers built in otherwise, you have to mess with the "have disc" and inserting floppy/cd drive with SATA drivers before you can even get down to the basics

Look for Nlite to create a custom Windows installation disk, you can also bake other drivers into it such as chipset, graphics, networking etc

So..... who's excited to get their shiny new pfizer covid vaccine?

My Mother in law who is 88 has both Alzheimer's and Vascular dementia and has been living with it for almost 4 years, she still lives independently but that's only really possible because her house is only 3 minutes walk away from mine ...… of course there are downsides to that too!

Curious to hear your thoughts @Tatty_One since in the covid map thread you stated that it would be pointless if people refused to have the vaccine and it kinda came across as if you would support a mandatory vaccination program?

I'll quote you:

There is a degree of Herd Immunity support in the UK, it's a minority but has grown in numbers since we started a 2nd spike in September but their sense of "Protect the Old & Vulnerable" is to shield them, likely for a year or more and basically lock them away and whether intentional or not it comes across as "Let us do what we want, even if it means that 20% of the population has no life to pay for it".

I should add that I don't think Lex is saying that, however I would be interested how you protect them without heavily infringing on their freedom's, remembering we are not just talking about over 80's.

So is it better to force the will of the government upon the other 80% of the people and infringe on their freedoms rather than let the old be protected and die with dignity?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

If i remember correctly. WIndows XP didnt like being run from a USB stick. it wasnt like Windows 98 where you could drag the entire windows 98 install from the disc onto the USB and install it from there and it worked just fine.

 

[xman2007]

If i remember correctly. WIndows XP didnt like being run from a USB stick. it wasnt like Windows 98 where you could drag the entire windows 98 install from the disc onto the USB and install it from there and it worked just fine.

it's not running from USB that was the issue, it's having the legacy bios being able to boot from USB which wasn't really a thing 10 years ago and although now you could likely install Windows 98 from an SD card and it would be much faster than it used to be off CD, if you tried loading it from anything other than an IDE DVD/CD-ROM drive or floppy drive you'd be out of luck it was a BIOS limitation more than anything

 

[kurosagi01]

So..... who's excited to get their shiny new pfizer covid vaccine?

Oh yes very excited for some downstairs stimulant that will also "provide" protection of covid for a year before getting next set of stimulant and repeat.

 

[lexluthermiester]

If i remember correctly.

You remember correctly.

 

[Tatty_Two]

First you're motherboard has to support booting from USB and if it's Windows XP era hardware the chances of it are slim to none...... but if it does then you will likely be better off creating a custom Windows XP installation ISO on to USB with SATA drivers built in otherwise, you have to mess with the "have disc" and inserting floppy/cd drive with SATA drivers before you can even get down to the basics

Look for Nlite to create a custom Windows installation disk, you can also bake other drivers into it such as chipset, graphics, networking etc

So..... who's excited to get their shiny new pfizer covid vaccine?


Curious to hear your thoughts @Tatty_One since in the covid map thread you stated that it would be pointless if people refused to have the vaccine and it kinda came across as if you would support a mandatory vaccination program?

I'll quote you:



So is it better to force the will of the government upon the other 80% of the people and infringe on their freedoms rather than let the old be protected and die with dignity?

I didn't say it would be pointless for people to refuse the vaccine, but what I will say to anyone that quote's freedom ……. if it exists it has to exist for all. I even gave an example where 60% did and 40% didn't (vaccination), my point in that discussion was whether a person believes in herd immunity or a vaccine, the end goal is the same, just that one way is likely to be safer, and here is the thing, both would improve those freedoms you mention but less would likely die. I would take a guess that if you asked all of those 80+ year olds that very question most would opt for life, that age group is (if the flu vaccines are anything to go by) the most likely to have the highest pro rata uptake for a vaccine in any case and if that were the case you would have your answer far better than I could argue, and at that point they would be able to "die with dignity" and it would be their choice.

It's a moot point in any case, of the 3.5 million or so most vulnerable, only 400,000 are so because they are over 80. The Government obviously cannot force anyone to take the vaccine, not even front line key health workers, not sure where you get this "Mandatory vaccination program" but it will be interesting to see how many decide to have it, for me, I wanna see a lot more evidence that has been reviewed by experts rather than just take the word of the manufacturer who operates commercially and has shareholders to feed.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Meanwhile, around 20mins away from me

 

[xman2007]

Anyone's YouTube videos not playing? I can load the site just fine, but click on a video and it doesn't seem to load, tried both in Edge and FF



EDIT: Nevermind, seems like it's a widespread issue in the last hour or so

https://downdetector.co.uk/status/youtube/

 

[xman2007]

I called it, people being stopped from travelling or going to events, sports events, pretty much any gathering that involves many people turning up in one place, there are talks of vaccination passports to allow people to travel abroad to other counties etc soon when you have no physical monetary means you wont be able to buy goods, but I'll place that into my tin foil hat whilst the rest of humanity knows better than me with my wild conspiracies

@Tatty_One are you pleased with the world that you once served as a soldier that you thought you were doing good in, you have now become the oppressor?

Digital ID's, vaccination passports, digital currencies, social credit scores etc etc

 

[lexluthermiester]

@Tatty_One are you pleased with the world that you once served as a soldier that you thought you were doing good in, you have now become the oppressor?

Can't speak for Tatty, but that would apply to me as well and my answer would be a resounding "BLOODY HELL YES!". Just because political nitwits, twats and morons make policies and rules that are without even a shred of moral or ethical merit does not mean that serving one's nation and ones fellow countrymen is any less noble.

Might be positive for you to loose the condescending attitude. Sooner is better than later..

 

[kurosagi01]

I called it, people being stopped from travelling or going to events, sports events, pretty much any gathering that involves many people turning up in one place

I thought any "social gathering" events aren't allowed anyway at the moment?

 

[Tatty_Two]

I called it, people being stopped from travelling or going to events, sports events, pretty much any gathering that involves many people turning up in one place, there are talks of vaccination passports to allow people to travel abroad to other counties etc soon when you have no physical monetary means you wont be able to buy goods, but I'll place that into my tin foil hat whilst the rest of humanity knows better than me with my wild conspiracies

@Tatty_One are you pleased with the world that you once served as a soldier that you thought you were doing good in, you have now become the oppressor?

Digital ID's, vaccination passports, digital currencies, social credit scores etc etc

Not sure I have become the "oppressor", I left long before the pandemic and as far as I am aware the Armed Forces are not enforcing any current government policy, additionally I didn't serve the world, my oath of allegiance was to the Queen, not to any government. You are also making the assumption that anyone that disagrees with your stance, or some of it is pro lockdown which is simply that ……. an assumption.

For good or bad, we are a democracy and the current government was voted into power less than a year ago by a significant majority of the people, whether you or I disagree with the path they have chosen is immaterial, the majority of governments have chosen a similar path, along with all the cock ups that go with it, I have seen first hand the alternatives to democracy and they sit less well with me, if you or I were living somewhere else that was void of democracy we pretty much wouldn't have ever had what you have missed for a spell this year.

I even see that Sweden have now gone into a semi lockdown for the first time, they chose another path initially, it's not working for them now, I really don't think whichever path anyone takes is going to provide a solution to the challenges we are facing.

 

[the54thvoid]

What's happening? We're being oppressed? OMG.

You mean, while I cannot address a public crowd during a global pandemic, I may use digital means to protest against our democratically elected government? What, I can read seditious literature without fear of recrimination? Good golly gosh. I have the right to promote myself and gain political affilitaion and, if I garner enough followers, I am legally entitled to stand for political office?

By heck. Damn, those German minorities had it easy way back in '42.

 

[dorsetknob]

As its ALWAYS BEEN if you do not like the Current Gov/monarch you are free to leave the country
Britain does not lock you up if your Catholic /Protestant/Methodist or of a differing political position
Only exception is if you are a threat to general society or a lawbreaker.

 

[xtreemchaos]

ill join if thee will have me, im only slightly mad my misses said if she looks at me without her glasses im allmost normal ...

 

[FreedomEclipse]

if she looks at me without her glasses im allmost normal ...

Not enough beer im guessing

 

[lexluthermiester]

There's never enough Guinness around when you need it...

 

[phill]

It seems everyone is normal and alright in here today

 

[xman2007]

Damn I got burnt hard

BTW for all who replied, I have just PM'd @Tatty_One as I did not mean to come off as attacking him personally (it was nearly 4am ) meant to be how did he feel regarding the country he has served in his forces career has now become an oppressor of the people though it appears in my haste and due to the ridiculous time it was it didn't really come off like that and I can't edit the post now

 

[phill]

Can always ask to get the post unlocked if you wish to edit it I'm sure

 

[xman2007]

Can always ask to get the post unlocked if you wish to edit it I'm sure

I think I said what wanted to say, I've PM'd Tatty, he replied, is there any need beyond that? I'm not so sure

 

[phill]

I think I said what wanted to say, I've PM'd Tatty, he replied, is there any need beyond that? I'm not so sure

As long as your both ok and alright with things, jobs a gooden'!

 

[xman2007]

As long as your both ok and alright with things, jobs a gooden'!

I just didn't mean to come off as standoffish, as I said it was very late/early? lol and I didnt really extrapolate myself in the best way, but yes, it wasn't an attack on Tatty, regardless of my opinion of the whole covid situation, he's probably just a little bit older than my own dad who also served in the British armed forces, more than likely at the same time, as a consequence I was born in Germany and am a certified army brat so I'm not anti establishment/armed forces in the slightest, he knows this and I think I have learnt to better proofread my late night ramblings at the same time?