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Mar 16, 2017 9:22:47 GMT
Post by Nortube on Mar 16, 2017 9:22:47 GMT
I went off Internet Explorer from IE9(?) when it stopped showing the separate search box. Using the combined address / search box was very irritating whenever I was doing searches and went 'back' as I had to enter the search criteria again each time. I use the latest version of IE for the odd occasion when Microsoft's site insists that I can only download something via IE. I reluctantly have Win10 on one PC, but I don’t use Edge for the same reason. Firefox was my next choice and I was happy with that. Then they stopped the facility to accept / block individual cookies on request, the option being to either allow or block all or manually enter a specific site to block. I kept using Firefox for the main sites, but went on to Pale Moon for everything else Pale Moon [ Click Here ]is a spin-off from Firefox and is thus very similar. However it still retains the facility to accept / block individual cookies on request. PM is my default and I use it for most browser work. Whilst cookies can be useful (and indeed are a necessity for some sites), they are something that I’d rather not have unless I have no other choice. It is only when browsing with the individual cookie facility as a default that you realise just how many cookies a site may be downloading. 20 -30 is not unusual, 50+ not that rare, especially on sites that have a lot of advertising.
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Mar 16, 2017 9:37:02 GMT
Post by Nortube on Mar 16, 2017 9:37:02 GMT
I never even thought of octal. My occasional use of non decimal numbering has been limited to binary / BCD and hex for projects where required and the occasional maths.
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Mar 16, 2017 9:41:23 GMT
Post by Nortube on Mar 16, 2017 9:41:23 GMT
There was an incident on the Northern line at Stockwell SB (I'm certain it was in the early seventies) where a Guard hit his head on the headwall as his car entered the tunnel. I'm not sure if he was completely decapitated but, if not, was certainly killed. I believe that he was another Guard from Morden.
It was reckoned by witnesses that he was distracted by passengers coming across from the Victoria line as his train departed. Distraction was very easy. The Guard wasn't supposed to close his door until after he had given the bell and the train started to depart, therefore observing the platform in the same way that a driver watches the in-cab CCTV on departure today. It only took a split second to get distracted by something. The other safety issue was if the Guard closed his door as / after the train entered the tunnel. This was a no-no, but it happened occasionally. As he was pressing the close button and thus quite close to the open door, there was always the risk of a Guard slipping and getting trapped.
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Mar 16, 2017 17:44:08 GMT
Post by railtechnician on Mar 16, 2017 17:44:08 GMT
I went off Internet Explorer from IE9(?) when it stopped showing the separate search box. Using the combined address / search box was very irritating whenever I was doing searches and went 'back' as I had to enter the search criteria again each time. I use the latest version of IE for the odd occasion when Microsoft's site insists that I can only download something via IE. I reluctantly have Win10 on one PC, but I don’t use Edge for the same reason. Firefox was my next choice and I was happy with that. Then they stopped the facility to accept / block individual cookies on request, the option being to either allow or block all or manually enter a specific site to block. I kept using Firefox for the main sites, but went on to Pale Moon for everything else Pale Moon [ Click Here ]is a spin-off from Firefox and is thus very similar. However it still retains the facility to accept / block individual cookies on request. PM is my default and I use it for most browser work. Whilst cookies can be useful (and indeed are a necessity for some sites), they are something that I’d rather not have unless I have no other choice. It is only when browsing with the individual cookie facility as a default that you realise just how many cookies a site may be downloading. 20 -30 is not unusual, 50+ not that rare, especially on sites that have a lot of advertising. I liked Chrome when it started but now it is becoming a PITA. I really don't want to have to login to use a browser and I am not interested in the moves from Google, Microsoft and others towards convergence which is the quickest way to erode security. All my networked devices have their own email addresses, own logins, own standalone anitivirus apps etc. With over 200 passwords on my systems life can be difficult at times, indeed it is getting worse! Having recently signed up for webhosting as webmaster for a field sports club I have had to use a boxful of passwords just to create a basic website. If you really want to know about cookies the place to look is in the hidden Temporary Internet Files. Every now and again I go in and clear out the thousands of cookies and other files therein. I will have a look at Pale Moon.
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Mar 17, 2017 0:06:03 GMT
Post by railtechnician on Mar 17, 2017 0:06:03 GMT
I never even thought of octal. My occasional use of non decimal numbering has been limited to binary / BCD and hex for projects where required and the occasional maths. When I mentioned the train numbers on P/Mc rolls I made a mistake incorrectly showing 11 bits when of course it was 8 bits i.e. 2,1;4,2,1;4,2,1 giving a maximum number of 377 octal. I have corrected that in the original reply now!
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Mar 17, 2017 6:10:12 GMT
Post by dave1 on Mar 17, 2017 6:10:12 GMT
> I love the sign which says Danger Tunnel mouth. I don't see the point of having that sign there, unless there's a secret tunnel on the other side of the IMR door and there certainly wasn't one when I was last inside there It would possibly make a bit more sense if it was on the wall at the tunnel entrance / exit, but it would really be stating the "bleedin' obvious"! Many years ago (early nineties I think) a Guard was killed in the NB tunnel some distance from the Hendon entrance. From what I remember There were some passengers in the rear car, but they didn't do anything until the train go to Colindale and the doors didn't open. The Guard's door was open and it was assumed that he fell into the tunnel from the open door. I think one opinion was that he may have been waving to the Guard on the train on the SB platform and was thus late in closing his door. I remember quite a few years ago on the Picc a train was leaving Kings Cross going EB when the train got to the next station the doors failed to open when checked a headless body was found, someone had called to the guard and he turned round.
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Mar 17, 2017 10:50:13 GMT
Post by Nortube on Mar 17, 2017 10:50:13 GMT
I try not to use any Google things on principle due to their attitude towards privacy. I have Chrome as a portable version on PortableApps which I very rarely use and then it's only normally if I'm having problems with a site in other browsers. Unfortunately, I can't do without Google Earth and the Google search engine seems to be the most comprehensive one that brings up finds that others don't. I didn't realise that you had to sign in to use Chrome (I didn't have to the last time I used the portable version). To me that's a no-no! The problem is is that Microsoft seems to be doing its damndest to copy Google's practices now that it's decided that from Windows 10 a desktop is almost the same as a mobile etc.
I'm not on any social media sites, so I don't have passwords for facebook etc, but I see that many sites where you have to sign in to there is the option to sign in via a facebook or twitter account. This is something that seems to be becoming more common. Many sites also have the facebook / twitter etc. icons dotted around their pages to 'like' or post that you've 'bought this item' etc. (perhaps that's the reason for trying to get people to log on from their facebook account).
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Mar 18, 2017 5:30:23 GMT
Post by railtechnician on Mar 18, 2017 5:30:23 GMT
I try not to use any Google things on principle due to their attitude towards privacy. I have Chrome as a portable version on PortableApps which I very rarely use and then it's only normally if I'm having problems with a site in other browsers. Unfortunately, I can't do without Google Earth and the Google search engine seems to be the most comprehensive one that brings up finds that others don't. I didn't realise that you had to sign in to use Chrome (I didn't have to the last time I used the portable version). To me that's a no-no! The problem is is that Microsoft seems to be doing its damndest to copy Google's practices now that it's decided that from Windows 10 a desktop is almost the same as a mobile etc. I'm not on any social media sites, so I don't have passwords for facebook etc, but I see that many sites where you have to sign in to there is the option to sign in via a facebook or twitter account. This is something that seems to be becoming more common. Many sites also have the facebook / twitter etc. icons dotted around their pages to 'like' or post that you've 'bought this item' etc. (perhaps that's the reason for trying to get people to log on from their facebook account). You don't have to sign in to use Chrome, however, if you have google mail you have to sign in to maintain your account (i.e. to clear out deleted posts etc if you get your gmail via pop or imap in an email client as I do) and then you find that all things google associated with you are marshalled onto your google account browser page e.g. google groups, gmail, chrome browser etc. This is why I have a separate email account on every one of my PCs, laptops and tablets and I have a different identity on each device too. I do have a twitter account, however, I have had at least three such accounts at one time although these days I use only one and generally pop in once a week to do the account maintenance but like most of my email accounts I do not use my own name. You may not realise it but if you are a Windows 10 user there is no security at all, Microsoft can take and use any data from your PC, photos, documents, email, statistics etc whether you have specifically agreed to them doing so or not. Microsoft is also in the business of convergence as Google is and as other companies such as AVG are. Big brother is alive and well and the ultimate in convergence is probably not too far away i.e. Microsoft, Google etc force one to keep all one's eggs in one basket and the governments of our 'democracies' will seek means to have access to every such account conveniently packaged up in a nice neat bundle through such convergence. As I get older I try to become more anonymous online, but it is an uphill struggle when much of one's life is of necessity tied to the internet through online banking, online insurance, online shopping etc apart from the hobby and social interaction through groups, multiple forums and websites.
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Mar 29, 2017 20:52:59 GMT
Post by Nortube on Mar 29, 2017 20:52:59 GMT
One thing that most people don't realise is how easy it is for anybody to obtain people's details.
Many online places where things are dealt with online require: Name Address E-mail address Phone number
Some firms will then sell these details on to all sorts of other firms, some of which use them for marketing and targeting junk mail, others will have that information available online for a fee. If somebody searching only knows a person's e-mail address (for example), it should be very easy for them to find out their address.
Obviously this will only work if that e-mail address has been used with an address on a form or whatever in the past, but it shows just how easy is is to obtain information. And that is just the start. Everybody has to assume that whatever they do on or off line is motored and details stored and can be made available to anyone for a price.
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Mar 31, 2017 11:28:02 GMT
Post by railtechnician on Mar 31, 2017 11:28:02 GMT
One thing that most people don't realise is how easy it is for anybody to obtain people's details. Many online places where things are dealt with online require: Name Address E-mail address Phone number Some firms will then sell these details on to all sorts of other firms, some of which use them for marketing and targeting junk mail, others will have that information available online for a fee. If somebody searching only knows a person's e-mail address (for example), it should be very easy for them to find out their address. Obviously this will only work if that e-mail address has been used with an address on a form or whatever in the past, but it shows just how easy is is to obtain information. And that is just the start. Everybody has to assume that whatever they do on or off line is motored and details stored and can be made available to anyone for a price. Actually anything put online will last forever unless it is destroyed which is unlikely, in any event anything online can be copied and so destruction may not work at all! I recently registered a number of domains via a webhost and provided full name, address, email, telephone numbers etc in connection with a club for which I am currently webmaster, treasurer and membership secretary. Within two days I received numerous emails and phone calls predominantly from Indian software houses who were hoping to get business building the club website. I saw that as spam and it appears that even Nominet publishes the full details of domain purchasers specifically for such organisations to tout for business. I regarded the emails as spam and the telephone calls as unsolicited nuisance calls. The internet really is the wild west, I do not trust it at all as far as security is concerned! I had no choice but to give full and correct personal info in that regard but for most things online I choose to use one or more aliases especially nowadays with convergence of all things connected to the internet becoming a security nightmare created by Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and many other organisations.
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Mar 31, 2017 12:33:00 GMT
Post by dave1 on Mar 31, 2017 12:33:00 GMT
I think I have found the answer to my question. Looking on Nortube's site the book "So you want to be a driver" page 16 says it all just like has been said but there is also mention of a further sign at terminal stations "check PTI".
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