Take a look, and you'll see... Windows XP? Bit of Dairy Milk, Fruit and Bork at Cadbury World
(2021/09/28)
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Bork!Bork!Bork! Some habits are hard to shake, and more than one tourist hotspot is having a heck of time leaving Windows XP behind, as today's confection of bork shows.
Following last week's shame at 300 ft from an Emirates cable car travelling over the Thames, the latest installment comes from Reg reader Ben who was "enjoying" a trip to Cadbury World (a chocolate-themed attraction) over the weekend with a car-load of poppets in tow.
His description of his visit carries the distinct whiff of a one star TripAdvisor review, but readers will be delighted to learn that an old friend was lurking within the walls of the [1]"Bournville Experience".
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Having dodged the nostalgic marketing gems of " [3]Advertising Avenue " and managed the expectations of children hoping for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with a trip to Cadbury's [4]Aztec Jungle , Ben was keen to enjoy a bit of me-time and learn more about the development of the Bournville Village.
A noble cause: the village was developed in 1895 to provide good quality housing and surroundings for the Cadbury workers of the time. "How the Bournville Village was developed and the Quaker-inspired proto-welfare state provided, was something I was keen to learn more about," Ben told us.
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Alas, it was not to be. Ben found a model of the village on display with a set of binoculars similar to those found on seaside promenades. Excited, he peered into the device, hopeful perhaps of some chocolatey Augmented Reality.
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And what did he see? Windows XP. In a perpetual state of logging off.
[8]
[9]The torture garden of Microsoft Exchange: Grant us the serenity to accept what they cannot EOL
[10]Microsoft celebrates undead MS Paint with festive knitwear
[11]Super-antique-fragile-and-it's-XP-alidocious, even though the sight of it is something quite atrocious
[12]Start Me Up: 25 years ago this week, Windows 95 launched and, for a brief moment, Microsoft was almost cool
We're pretty sure the benefactors of Bournville Village did not consider Microsoft's operating system in their planning for improvements in living conditions. Indeed, the presence of Windows XP, now [13]a good few years out of support , is seldom associated with an uptick in the quality of life. Unless one is a criminal seeking to unleash computer havoc.
As for why Windows XP is stuck logging off – who knows? Perhaps the hard disk needs a jolly good defragging? Perhaps some application is hanging on by its fingernails and won't let go? Whatever the cause, we'd have to suggest that maybe it is time to move on. After all, " [14]the world's biggest Cadbury Shop " awaits.
And Ben's response to the discovery of borked XP among the confectionary? "I took this as a sign of some sort and left." ®
Get our [15]Tech Resources
[1] https://www.cadburyworld.co.uk/exploreattraction/bournville-experience
[2] https://regmedia.co.uk/2021/09/27/bork_9_2.jpg
[3] https://www.cadburyworld.co.uk/exploreattraction/advertising-avenue
[4] https://www.cadburyworld.co.uk/exploreattraction/aztec-jungle
[5] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2YVM8Uq3z@62NK9U8YYL4qAAAAMU&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
[6] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44YVM8Uq3z@62NK9U8YYL4qAAAAMU&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[7] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=3&c=33YVM8Uq3z@62NK9U8YYL4qAAAAMU&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[8] https://regmedia.co.uk/2021/09/27/bork_9.jpg
[9] https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/08/column/
[10] https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/02/mspaint_sweater/
[11] https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/05/bork/
[12] https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/25/windows_95_25_years/
[13] https://www.theregister.com/2015/04/02/is_this_what_a_death_throe_for_windows_xp_looks_like/
[14] https://www.cadburyworld.co.uk/plan-your-visit/shop
[15] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Following last week's shame at 300 ft from an Emirates cable car travelling over the Thames, the latest installment comes from Reg reader Ben who was "enjoying" a trip to Cadbury World (a chocolate-themed attraction) over the weekend with a car-load of poppets in tow.
His description of his visit carries the distinct whiff of a one star TripAdvisor review, but readers will be delighted to learn that an old friend was lurking within the walls of the [1]"Bournville Experience".
[2]
Click to enlarge
Having dodged the nostalgic marketing gems of " [3]Advertising Avenue " and managed the expectations of children hoping for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with a trip to Cadbury's [4]Aztec Jungle , Ben was keen to enjoy a bit of me-time and learn more about the development of the Bournville Village.
A noble cause: the village was developed in 1895 to provide good quality housing and surroundings for the Cadbury workers of the time. "How the Bournville Village was developed and the Quaker-inspired proto-welfare state provided, was something I was keen to learn more about," Ben told us.
[5]
Alas, it was not to be. Ben found a model of the village on display with a set of binoculars similar to those found on seaside promenades. Excited, he peered into the device, hopeful perhaps of some chocolatey Augmented Reality.
[6]
[7]
And what did he see? Windows XP. In a perpetual state of logging off.
[8]
[9]The torture garden of Microsoft Exchange: Grant us the serenity to accept what they cannot EOL
[10]Microsoft celebrates undead MS Paint with festive knitwear
[11]Super-antique-fragile-and-it's-XP-alidocious, even though the sight of it is something quite atrocious
[12]Start Me Up: 25 years ago this week, Windows 95 launched and, for a brief moment, Microsoft was almost cool
We're pretty sure the benefactors of Bournville Village did not consider Microsoft's operating system in their planning for improvements in living conditions. Indeed, the presence of Windows XP, now [13]a good few years out of support , is seldom associated with an uptick in the quality of life. Unless one is a criminal seeking to unleash computer havoc.
As for why Windows XP is stuck logging off – who knows? Perhaps the hard disk needs a jolly good defragging? Perhaps some application is hanging on by its fingernails and won't let go? Whatever the cause, we'd have to suggest that maybe it is time to move on. After all, " [14]the world's biggest Cadbury Shop " awaits.
And Ben's response to the discovery of borked XP among the confectionary? "I took this as a sign of some sort and left." ®
Get our [15]Tech Resources
[1] https://www.cadburyworld.co.uk/exploreattraction/bournville-experience
[2] https://regmedia.co.uk/2021/09/27/bork_9_2.jpg
[3] https://www.cadburyworld.co.uk/exploreattraction/advertising-avenue
[4] https://www.cadburyworld.co.uk/exploreattraction/aztec-jungle
[5] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2YVM8Uq3z@62NK9U8YYL4qAAAAMU&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
[6] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44YVM8Uq3z@62NK9U8YYL4qAAAAMU&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[7] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=3&c=33YVM8Uq3z@62NK9U8YYL4qAAAAMU&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[8] https://regmedia.co.uk/2021/09/27/bork_9.jpg
[9] https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/08/column/
[10] https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/02/mspaint_sweater/
[11] https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/05/bork/
[12] https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/25/windows_95_25_years/
[13] https://www.theregister.com/2015/04/02/is_this_what_a_death_throe_for_windows_xp_looks_like/
[14] https://www.cadburyworld.co.uk/plan-your-visit/shop
[15] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Chris G
Cadbury's Borkville Chocolate
Choc full od borkness!
Jedit
Still better than Yorkies. Real men can b0rk those with one hand, I'm told.
Advertsing World
Anonymous Coward
Cadburys Advertising World ?
Flake girl?
Memories of a spotty faced 1970/80's teenager.....
Re: Flake girl
TimMaher
Nice one.
I really enjoyed the Phil Collins gorilla though.
XP vs 10
Version 1.0
The big problem at work is that XP starts up so quickly so you don't have time to go and make a cup or two of coffee in the morning. Upgrading to Windows 10 means that when you come into work and turn on the PC you have plenty of time to make coffee before you have to start working - I'm looking forward to the Windows 11 feature upgrade, I expect I'll be able to make breakfast every day as well as coffee in the modern working from home world...
Re: XP vs 10
katrinab
I find that Windows 10 usually boots up in about 3 seconds, not including POST time, unless of course it decides to do updates, but it usually chooses a much more inopportune time to do those. Back in the day, XP used to take a couple of minutes to boot up, obviously it will be a bit faster on modern hardware.
A tight squeeze
I'm Bournville there is a canal next to Cadbury World...