| penguin42 | this is ridiculous; why is it cold and wet? | 17:36 |
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| zxmpi | because the day has a 'y' in it | 17:38 |
| zxmpi | it's a law in ireland | 17:38 |
| penguin42 | hmph | 17:38 |
| zxmpi | of 21000 acres of land normally planted with potatos less than 50 were planted 2 weeks ago due to the rain. https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0403/1441346-rainfall-farms/ | 17:41 |
| penguin42 | you'd think that farmers would have figured out how to manage rain by now | 17:47 |
| zxmpi | in ireland, they do, but 3-4 the normal amount of rain means there hovercraft is busy getting the eels removed this time of year | 17:48 |
| penguin42 | there just isn't the demand for eeals these days | 17:57 |
| penguin42 | e | 17:57 |
| daftykins | customers have reeled back | 18:01 |
| zxmpi | they just download all the eels they want from the internet. it is just a series of tubes | 18:04 |
| daftykins | ah the perfect eel transmission medium | 18:04 |
| zxmpi | eels, spaghetti, noodles and snakes. | 18:05 |
| zxmpi | what more could you possibl want? | 18:06 |
| daftykins | it's a tough question alright | 18:08 |
| zxmpi | you're 4 food groups right there | 18:11 |
| penguin42 | daftykins: Of course it was easier when it was coax, but squeezing an eel down fibre is tricky | 19:00 |
| daftykins | :D | 19:02 |
| daftykins | so few went back up with coax | 19:02 |
| zxmpi | but when the eels and snakes do arrive they're very regular :-P | 19:06 |
| penguin42 | unless you get a collison | 19:07 |
| zxmpi | then you're up to your ankles in danger noodles | 19:09 |
| daftykins | aww the Mars 'copter has been reconfigured as a stationary data platform | 19:52 |
| zxmpi | and someone will have to go to it to get the data. it's broadcasts are strictly short range | 19:57 |
| daftykins | must be a future The Register "On Call" episode to beat the others ;) | 19:58 |
| zxmpi | it's the digital equivalent of i'm going outside, i may be some time | 19:58 |
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