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Started by getagrip, 04 March 2015, 08:04:31 PM

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Orcs

I wonder how  "Data" from Startrek the next generation gets on with GPDR?
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Ithoriel

GDPR - Great Data Protection Racket :)
There are 100 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who can work from incomplete data

John Cook

What a strange world we live in these days. 

fsn

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As a Data Protection Officer I have to mildly disagree with Comrade Ithoriel.

Data Protection should be about people knowing what data are being processed about them, and being able to control how that data are being processed.

There are Data Protection extremist organisations that won't process anything in case they get prosecuted, but I was at a conference a few years ago where a speaker said "best way to do data protection: don't be a d@ck". I've never been a duck, but her point was don't do anything with people's data that you wouldn't want done with yours.

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Ithoriel

While I agree with our resident Data Protection Officer that that is how it is supposed to work, in my, admittedly limited experience, it works wonderfully to stop ME doing things but protecting me from rogues and scoundrels ... not so much. :(
There are 100 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who can work from incomplete data

Heedless Horseman

Graves.
UK. Mother died last year. Discovered Parents grave had a 50yr lease... expired. Yes Ma 'could' go in with them... BUT NO INSCRIPTION on stone!!!
Paid couple of hundred £ to renew. I will end up there too... but will HAVE to be burnt in a box... (No room for more?)... 3 max 'burials'.
Worth considering, if you have 'Family' plot.

Ma did take out lease on next plot... 30yrs to run... but I Have transferred to 'Family'... know where she wanted, and I, want to go.
(40 Yrs ago. I should have been an Angry Young Man... but wasn't.
Now... I am an Old B******! )  ;)

Heedless Horseman

(40 Yrs ago. I should have been an Angry Young Man... but wasn't.
Now... I am an Old B******! )  ;)

TheLimey

Quote from: Heedless Horseman on 18 March 2023, 11:16:56 PMRAF Scampton.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-65000047

Humph!!! Best I do NOT comment! :(

Currently going to a judicial review. I know James Holland and Al Murray have been on this subject quite a bit on the "We Have Ways...' podcast
A Yorkshire Lad in foreign parts

Roy

Waiting for the postman/postwoman

I'm sitting at home, waiting to see if our street will be blessed with a visit by the post person today, and wondered what other people's recent experiences with the Royal Mail is like.

If we're lucky, we'll get a mail delivery service by the Royal Mail 3 days out of 6 (not necessarily every other day). That's mail such as small parcels and letters. Next day delivery will arrive when it should, via a post van devlivering this service only and larger parcels.

Obviously this hit-and-miss service has knock-on effects with letters containing bills, reminders, appointments, and sensitive information, never mind toy soldiers.

If it was official, "post will be delivered every other day" I wouldn't mind. But its the not knowing if a post person will turn up, or not that is so frustrating.
Rimmer: "Aliens."

Lister: "Oh God, aliens... Your explanation for anything slightly peculiar is aliens, isn't it?

Rimmer: "Well, we didn't use it all, Lister. Who did?"

Lister: "Rimmer, aliens used our bog roll?"

Duke Speedy of Leighton

Ours is excellent, and gets the dog in all deliered parcel shots!
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Roy

Did get a visit by the postman, today.

Monday we had a regular post service.

Tuesday the postman arrived in the street, delivered a few parcels to a couple of houses, then left. So no regular service on that day.

Wednesday, today, different postman, but a delivery of letters and small parcels.

We (the street that is) know what the problem is. There's not enough postal staff at the Royal Mail office in Richmond, North Yorkshire; those they do have are swamped with too large a number of rounds and that feature too many addresses. As I said, if it was made official, 'post every-other-day' I'd have no problem. Its the not knowing, when or if, someone is coming that is the frustrating part.
Rimmer: "Aliens."

Lister: "Oh God, aliens... Your explanation for anything slightly peculiar is aliens, isn't it?

Rimmer: "Well, we didn't use it all, Lister. Who did?"

Lister: "Rimmer, aliens used our bog roll?"

Steve J

Some weeks we only get 50% visits from the Royal Mail, other than Parcel Force et al. Certainly not a 6 day service and honestly can't remember when  it was. The post van parks opposite our house, so we know when they arrive, or not, as the case may be.