Cadbury Moose
@cadburymoose.bsky.social
Alces alces chocolatus
Thanks to @cavyherd for the avatar.
Background image from IWM Duxford.
Tsundoku brown belt.
If you can ping the SecUnit it's way too late
No DMs please: I can't be bothered to set up a VPN to circumvent the Online Stupidity Act.
Thanks to @cavyherd for the avatar.
Background image from IWM Duxford.
Tsundoku brown belt.
If you can ping the SecUnit it's way too late
No DMs please: I can't be bothered to set up a VPN to circumvent the Online Stupidity Act.
Sorry. 3:O((>
Mainframe approaches don't transfer well to personal computing (or smaller systems), and $Dayjob (with its Petabyte RAID arrays and continuous replication to a remote site with duplicate hardware and connectivity) doesn't transfer well.
If I won the lottery... 3:O)>
(/end)
Mainframe approaches don't transfer well to personal computing (or smaller systems), and $Dayjob (with its Petabyte RAID arrays and continuous replication to a remote site with duplicate hardware and connectivity) doesn't transfer well.
If I won the lottery... 3:O)>
(/end)
December 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Sorry. 3:O((>
Mainframe approaches don't transfer well to personal computing (or smaller systems), and $Dayjob (with its Petabyte RAID arrays and continuous replication to a remote site with duplicate hardware and connectivity) doesn't transfer well.
If I won the lottery... 3:O)>
(/end)
Mainframe approaches don't transfer well to personal computing (or smaller systems), and $Dayjob (with its Petabyte RAID arrays and continuous replication to a remote site with duplicate hardware and connectivity) doesn't transfer well.
If I won the lottery... 3:O)>
(/end)
$Dayjob (this moose is now retired) was a different matter: they had a budget, and the customers mattered... A Lot. (Various multinationals, public utilities, and insurance companies.) So everything was thoroughly tested and there was a fallback plan.
"Domestic" software has forgotten this lesson.
"Domestic" software has forgotten this lesson.
December 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
$Dayjob (this moose is now retired) was a different matter: they had a budget, and the customers mattered... A Lot. (Various multinationals, public utilities, and insurance companies.) So everything was thoroughly tested and there was a fallback plan.
"Domestic" software has forgotten this lesson.
"Domestic" software has forgotten this lesson.
If it fails, swap the disks back and have a rethink.
The problem is that with modern (multi-terabyte) disks, the cost (both in terms of time and storage media) makes this impossible/unaffordable. (So I've frozen most of my systems at a level which works - I am easily pleased.) 3:O|>
(3/)
The problem is that with modern (multi-terabyte) disks, the cost (both in terms of time and storage media) makes this impossible/unaffordable. (So I've frozen most of my systems at a level which works - I am easily pleased.) 3:O|>
(3/)
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If it fails, swap the disks back and have a rethink.
The problem is that with modern (multi-terabyte) disks, the cost (both in terms of time and storage media) makes this impossible/unaffordable. (So I've frozen most of my systems at a level which works - I am easily pleased.) 3:O|>
(3/)
The problem is that with modern (multi-terabyte) disks, the cost (both in terms of time and storage media) makes this impossible/unaffordable. (So I've frozen most of my systems at a level which works - I am easily pleased.) 3:O|>
(3/)
...process was:
Step 1 Buy a new (bigger) disk.
Step 2 Back up the existing disk (to tape, MO, or DVD).
Step 3 Put new disk into machine, format it, and restore from backup in Step 2.
Step 4 Test system is working as intended.
Step 5 Apply upgrade(s) and test thoroughly.
(2/)
Step 1 Buy a new (bigger) disk.
Step 2 Back up the existing disk (to tape, MO, or DVD).
Step 3 Put new disk into machine, format it, and restore from backup in Step 2.
Step 4 Test system is working as intended.
Step 5 Apply upgrade(s) and test thoroughly.
(2/)
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
...process was:
Step 1 Buy a new (bigger) disk.
Step 2 Back up the existing disk (to tape, MO, or DVD).
Step 3 Put new disk into machine, format it, and restore from backup in Step 2.
Step 4 Test system is working as intended.
Step 5 Apply upgrade(s) and test thoroughly.
(2/)
Step 1 Buy a new (bigger) disk.
Step 2 Back up the existing disk (to tape, MO, or DVD).
Step 3 Put new disk into machine, format it, and restore from backup in Step 2.
Step 4 Test system is working as intended.
Step 5 Apply upgrade(s) and test thoroughly.
(2/)
That was (sort of) sarcastic on the part of this moose, I'm afraid, (for which I apologise).
I am a firm believer in the old Retrospect advertising slogan: "In order to move forwards it is first necessary to back up." but with modern bloatware this is sometimes impossible. My old upgrade (1/)
I am a firm believer in the old Retrospect advertising slogan: "In order to move forwards it is first necessary to back up." but with modern bloatware this is sometimes impossible. My old upgrade (1/)
December 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
That was (sort of) sarcastic on the part of this moose, I'm afraid, (for which I apologise).
I am a firm believer in the old Retrospect advertising slogan: "In order to move forwards it is first necessary to back up." but with modern bloatware this is sometimes impossible. My old upgrade (1/)
I am a firm believer in the old Retrospect advertising slogan: "In order to move forwards it is first necessary to back up." but with modern bloatware this is sometimes impossible. My old upgrade (1/)
Back the change out? If all else fails: reinstall the product.
(Then again, this moose is an ex-Dinosaur Herder, and still extremely paranoid about Change Control and updating stuff.)
3:O(>
(Then again, this moose is an ex-Dinosaur Herder, and still extremely paranoid about Change Control and updating stuff.)
3:O(>
December 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Back the change out? If all else fails: reinstall the product.
(Then again, this moose is an ex-Dinosaur Herder, and still extremely paranoid about Change Control and updating stuff.)
3:O(>
(Then again, this moose is an ex-Dinosaur Herder, and still extremely paranoid about Change Control and updating stuff.)
3:O(>
I need to send cards to ex-cow-orkers, having been retired two years ago and failed to send cards last year. (This moose is terrible at writing to people.[1]) 3:O((>
[1] And lots of other things. It takes a LONG time to get over burnout. 3:O(> Apathy Ru...
[1] And lots of other things. It takes a LONG time to get over burnout. 3:O(> Apathy Ru...
December 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I need to send cards to ex-cow-orkers, having been retired two years ago and failed to send cards last year. (This moose is terrible at writing to people.[1]) 3:O((>
[1] And lots of other things. It takes a LONG time to get over burnout. 3:O(> Apathy Ru...
[1] And lots of other things. It takes a LONG time to get over burnout. 3:O(> Apathy Ru...
You and me both. That is unbelievably sad.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
You and me both. That is unbelievably sad.
3:O((>
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Fiasco is keeping feets warm, as nature intended.
December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Fiasco is keeping feets warm, as nature intended.
Gymnasticat demonstrating their bed exercises.
December 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Gymnasticat demonstrating their bed exercises.
I'm with Toad on this. 3:O)>
(It may be sunny outside but it's still bloody cold by my standards.)
(It may be sunny outside but it's still bloody cold by my standards.)
December 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I'm with Toad on this. 3:O)>
(It may be sunny outside but it's still bloody cold by my standards.)
(It may be sunny outside but it's still bloody cold by my standards.)
I remember seeing boarded-up shops (after fires, break-ins, etc.) with "BODGIT & SCARPER, 24Hr BOARDING-UP SERVICE" and their phone number. (Back in the '80s.)
There was a London "rubbish removal" company: "Carter, Whey & Tippet" around the same time. (Also gone.)
Tyred & Exhausted auto services?
There was a London "rubbish removal" company: "Carter, Whey & Tippet" around the same time. (Also gone.)
Tyred & Exhausted auto services?
December 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I remember seeing boarded-up shops (after fires, break-ins, etc.) with "BODGIT & SCARPER, 24Hr BOARDING-UP SERVICE" and their phone number. (Back in the '80s.)
There was a London "rubbish removal" company: "Carter, Whey & Tippet" around the same time. (Also gone.)
Tyred & Exhausted auto services?
There was a London "rubbish removal" company: "Carter, Whey & Tippet" around the same time. (Also gone.)
Tyred & Exhausted auto services?
It is, of course, excellent (and thoroughly recommended by this moose).
(Needless to say, it has an *EXTREMELY* nasty cult involved as the opposition.)
(Needless to say, it has an *EXTREMELY* nasty cult involved as the opposition.)
December 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It is, of course, excellent (and thoroughly recommended by this moose).
(Needless to say, it has an *EXTREMELY* nasty cult involved as the opposition.)
(Needless to say, it has an *EXTREMELY* nasty cult involved as the opposition.)
IIRC, Code Blue is when the normal emergency services get pulled in to help - e.g. the Milton Keynes incident with the extra "concrete" cow. Code Red is more like a war footing like the Elf invasion and Mahogany Row have to get personally involved (as well as the Armed Forces).
December 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
IIRC, Code Blue is when the normal emergency services get pulled in to help - e.g. the Milton Keynes incident with the extra "concrete" cow. Code Red is more like a war footing like the Elf invasion and Mahogany Row have to get personally involved (as well as the Armed Forces).
Bodgit & Scarper (a genuine "Emergency Glaziers" from around here, now sadly gone) started out with a "24-Hr Boarding-Up Service", then branched out into electrical contracting.
December 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Bodgit & Scarper (a genuine "Emergency Glaziers" from around here, now sadly gone) started out with a "24-Hr Boarding-Up Service", then branched out into electrical contracting.
Yikes! They have three pages of them... research is called for.
Many thanks. 3:O)>
Many thanks. 3:O)>
November 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Yikes! They have three pages of them... research is called for.
Many thanks. 3:O)>
Many thanks. 3:O)>
Throw/blanket or Electric Duvet? (I bought the latter for a friend and she wouldn't be without it in the autumn/winter.)
(Also: I'm going past John Lewis's tomorrow, so might pop in - assuming a moose will fit through their revolving door.) 3:O)>
(Also: I'm going past John Lewis's tomorrow, so might pop in - assuming a moose will fit through their revolving door.) 3:O)>
November 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Throw/blanket or Electric Duvet? (I bought the latter for a friend and she wouldn't be without it in the autumn/winter.)
(Also: I'm going past John Lewis's tomorrow, so might pop in - assuming a moose will fit through their revolving door.) 3:O)>
(Also: I'm going past John Lewis's tomorrow, so might pop in - assuming a moose will fit through their revolving door.) 3:O)>
I don't, but I'm seriously thinking I ought to get one (and maybe an electric duvet for the bed).
As a somewhat elderly moose in a pre-WW2 house I'm beginning to feel the cold. 3:O(>
As a somewhat elderly moose in a pre-WW2 house I'm beginning to feel the cold. 3:O(>
November 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I don't, but I'm seriously thinking I ought to get one (and maybe an electric duvet for the bed).
As a somewhat elderly moose in a pre-WW2 house I'm beginning to feel the cold. 3:O(>
As a somewhat elderly moose in a pre-WW2 house I'm beginning to feel the cold. 3:O(>
Non-stop, in my experience.
November 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Non-stop, in my experience.
ALF Hog on fire in the comment skeets...
November 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
ALF Hog on fire in the comment skeets...
💯for _that_ reference. 3:O)>
November 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
💯for _that_ reference. 3:O)>
Horse with a traffic cone on its head.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Horse with a traffic cone on its head.
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What comes next, the hot oil or the cast-iron skillet?
November 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
What comes next, the hot oil or the cast-iron skillet?