I've found a foolproof way of avoiding the auto-upgrade to Windows 10.  I haven't booted up my Win7 partition in a several months.

Or you could simply make a tinfoil hat for your PC.

But... my PC's already made out of metal!

Maybe so, but you can't be too careful.... like MS penetrating thru the vent holes on the rear, etc. 

Yup, a tinfoil hat for your PC is wise.

My assessment appears to have been premature.  Uninstalling that update hosed IE11 & it's been crashing on opening ever since.  Don't use it very often so didn't see the effect right away.  Having to go through the process of reinstalling IE11 now, which has proven to be a bit convoluted.

For sale......WWII French Battle Rifle. Never been fired, only been dropped once.

And in other news today, the British army sank the entire fleet of IRA submarines submerged in Belfast Harbour... they went around and knocked on all the hatches.

Xtra....Xtra...read all about it.

Starkers patented the Flatulence Asteroid Deflector Engine, FADE. Due to lift off for a test run at asteroid Apophis, FADE will shoot a harpoon into the asteroid to anchor it then turn and point the engine exhaust towards deep space and blow it away.

UPDATE: Fade's first test run met with limited success. Apophis was indeed blown away but now the remains, all thirty three of them, are headed straight for......

Oops! I hijacked the thread.

*hiding in corner, don't see me*

starkers

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And in other news today, the British army sank the entire fleet of IRA submarines submerged in Belfast Harbour... they went around and knocked on all the hatches.

and then ate the submarine sandwich buns.