Quote: zooo @ August 12 2010, 9:18 PM BSTI've never heard of a quango before! Learn something new every day.
You've never heard of a quango?
They're those bloody awful wastes of taxpayers money that are no good to anyone except those employed by them.
(Sorry Nat. I seem to be getting at you every way! nothing personal!!!)
Quote: zooo @ August 13 2010, 2:51 PM BSTMy classes at school were called IT.
My classes were called using an Abacus.
I work for one of the few good, value for money quangos! We do good things! Also, we're safe- the coalition sited us as one they were supporting.
Cited. Ahem.
I think we had one or two computers at school, but no lessons in that sort of thing.
I did have a ZX Spectrum though & was quite the Whiz at programming.
10 Print "Steve's great";
20 GOTO 10
Quote: Griff @ August 13 2010, 2:31 PM BSTI also like the implied sense of undesirability in "Computer Awareness" that makes it sound like a lecture on drugs or stranger danger.
That class was so moronic!
The first 2 days were spent on labeling the parts of a computer. And we couldn't move on until everyone in the class had every part memorized. The lady next to me couldn't tell the difference between the 3 1/2" and 5 1/4" drives.
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ August 13 2010, 6:51 PM BSTI think we had one or two computers at school, but no lessons in that sort of thing.
I did have a ZX Spectrum though & was quite the Whiz at programming.
10 Print "Steve's a great big gay and he smells of cheese";
20 GOTO 10
Where's your firewall?
I just hacked you.
Quote: Aaron @ August 13 2010, 6:46 PM BSTCited. Ahem.
They may have decided to put them somewhere else!
Quote: sootyj @ August 13 2010, 7:17 PM BSTWhere's your firewall?
I just hacked you.
SOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTYYYYYJJJJ
Why you little...
I shoulda learned machine code
See Steve whilst you were wasting the 80s impressing girls in your Sinclair C5 with your dealy boppers and Aztec Bars.
Sootyj was watching Wargames 3000 times.
Quote: Aaron @ August 13 2010, 6:46 PM BSTCited. Ahem.
my stupid iPhone auto-corrects and has decided that cited isn't a word unless I go back and respell it!
Ha ha. iPhone fail.
Massive one 
I love it when Apple goes wrong. 
Can someone pweeeease book a venue so I can book a cheap hobo's caboos somewhere near. And No Aaron I will not sleep with you again...well maybe you cheeky boy!
Quote: AndreaLynne @ August 13 2010, 6:55 PM BSTThe lady next to me couldn't tell the difference between the 3 1/2" and 5 1/4" drives.
That's easy.... 5 1/4 inch = floppy, 3 1/2 inch = stiffy.
I used to get 100%