Hawking circling the drain?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8008767.stm

 

More like circling a Black Hole.

 

Well, he's lived about 45 years longer than expected.

 

Yeah - I hadn't realised he'd got to 67. Determined bugger isn't he.
Must admit it doesn't sounds good this time.

 

He never sounded good.

 

He's trying to mime "I just need a new battery."

 

Metro asked if they had tried switching him off and switching him back
on again.

 

20 quid says the Windows Shutdown noise plays when he dies.

 

But it's been keeping him alive for decades. Surely that's got to be
MacOS or Linux?!

 

nope. He's not running on a WinTel platform, he's a DECTalk guy.

 

A pop-up window asking if you want to reboot, power down or cancel.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, M J Carley

"Professor Hawking has encountered a problem, and has to exit."

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

Ah. PIP NUL:=HAWKING

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, prawn

Apparently not, according to the Beeb he is now expected to make a "full
recovery".

Which is a fucking miracle, when you think about it.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

Heh.

--
Krusty

'03 Tiger 955i
'02 MV Senna (for sale) '96 Tiger (for sale)
'79 Fantic Hiro 250 (for sale) '81 Corvette (for sale)

 

"Do you want to send a report to Microsoft?"

 

LOL.

 

No, it just shows they had a good backup to hand.

 

Professor not found. Abort, Retry, Fail?

 

<narrows eyes>