Posts by Rob

Re: Oh god - I can't get rid of this image

The film Strange Days springs to mind, 'nuff said.

*Raises hand*

I'll admit to liking Larry when I was younger as well, not just Larry though, I was a bit of a fan of most of the Sierra games, probably for the same reasons why I was a fan of the LucasArt point and click adventures as well.

My Dad was a computer consultant, so not only did we have a colour monitor but he'd also built a 5inch floppy drive so our household was probably cutting edge ;-)

Re: Complete Analogy fail - But Ill continue it

"Having to copy and drag movie files using the filenames is just awful in Android..." what are you using to achieve this?

I have a NAS which all the apps from all the devices get backed up too, so effectively creating an App library, I then use ES Explorer on all the devices to access the apk/movie file to download/install to the relevant device.

I think his boils down to the fact that far more Android devices are sold on PAYG and they are the sort of users that tend not to increase their mobile spend by using data when out and about, they may be more inclined to use WiFi when available but I think it is more about the fact that even your cheap "I just want a phone to make calls and send texts" crowd will end up with an Android phone regardless of the features.

I always remember the day someone said to me I don't want a camera on my phone, my reply was, soon you won't be able to buy a phone without a camera. Fast forward a few years and replace camera with smartphone. Some of these stats are just completely pointless.

For clarity, I'm not an iOS fan and Android has it's faults, I'm currently using a Note 2, not because it's Samsung but because it has the S-Pen and I use it for that purpose quite heavily.

As someone else said...

... in another articles thread, the reason they aren't up in arms about it all is because the US nutures 'patriotism' like it's a cult, if you even question it then surely you must be an enemy of the state.

Thanks...

..."a broken clock that indicates the right time twice a day" I now have the tune by orbital swimming around my head, probably for the rest of the day.

"Pooing is natural but we still tend not to do it in public." unless of course you live in India where it is a way of life.

Re: I own a load of Bitcoins

And to compound the problem, as soon as that high price is hit everyone will try to shed their coins for cash creating confidence issues with the commodity which in turn brings the price down.

I still don't understand why people are referring to it as a currency, from what I have read it has a limited number of coins in the algorithm so that makes it a commodity surely?

If I had any coins, I'd be drip feeding them into the exchange now for cash before it's too late.

Re: Yes, make Radio 1 DAB

That's got to be the killer, is all those listeners using their car radios. I need to upgrade my head unit soon and my primary functions need to be FM and Bluetooth if DAB is included I might have a play to see what it is like in my area but other than that I won't look for this feature at the moment.

Equally I'm not going to upgrade my head unit unless it gets damaged so it's now or never for DAB in my car.

Re: @Bluenose

I think that is the requirement for Scrap Merchants now, I know they have to be able to produce an audit of all scrap they receive and who from.

Re: iPad vs plastic trinkets

Not when it's out of reach of the child as stated in the article.

Re: Amid the predictable puerile jokes....

Quite a severe feedback response though if you press it, may result in a sore cheek and a possibility of ringing in the ears (maybe followed by a visit from the rozzers).

Re: Update the firmware

Up voted just for the use of 'fuckety-bye' as soon as I read it I instantly thought of the In-Betweeners.

Re: And of course....

Nope he won't go to UK jail, he'll get extradited to Sweden as the order still stands between Sweden and the UK.

Who's to say...

... it's not them doing the redirects to a few trusted sites they have that aren't in their home territories to avoid suspicion.

Re: Samsung Ordered By Jury To Pay Apple $290M In Patent Damages

I can't find the source, but I'm sure I read somewhere that Samsung has already attached the damages it needs to pay to Apple to it's last set of financials, hence it took a very minor dip in share price (I think it bounced back relatively quickly) because they adjusted their earnings call to take it into account.

So in theory Samsung will next year be able to quote a healthier earnings (compared to the last one) which will probably make their share price jump a little.

This sort of damages award isn't going to stop the juggernaut from rolling, as they are investing billions in another 1 or 2 factories somewhere.

Almost

But if they are sitting in their car with the keys in the ignition (as you would sitting in a traffic jam) and you are holding the phone then they could probably still fine you for using your mobile phone as it is in your hand, regardless of whether the engine is on or not.

That's about as close as they could possibly get to a prosecution of sorts based on the photo evidence. Fingers crossed though most of these numpties will write a comment with the picture admitting what they were doing at the time to make the prosecutions job easier.

Re: ...pointing to his history of charitable work....

Bring your list bang up to date with current affairs, you missed off Jimmy Sa-vile

Re: Clarity somewhat lacking.

I also went into the settings and couldn't see an off button, so I selected 18 then waited until it had confirmed my choice and it was saved, then the 'off' option appeared lower down the page which I was able to select.

I'll look after my own thanks, I think I can do a better job than the government and Sky.

Re: not a galaxy killer at all

@CAPS LOCK

The Googorola and Android worlds are 2 different things in my book.

@phuzz

From what I've heard the space needed for an microSD card slot and chippery to go with it (even though they are incredibly small) are valuable space on the circuit board that some manufacturers would rather not take up.

Re: Expenses?

I wonder if the 2 bringing the action are trying to lower the price per share at IPO stage so they can hoover up more than they can afford at the moment. Not that I think this will damage Twitter's share price unless there is some damning evidence to hand.

Re: Two things...

If she hadn't have been speeding the cop wouldn't have noticed the Google Glasses on her face.

It does raise an interesting point for this state on where they stand with HUDs for cars though, as technically they are a monitor, Glass is pretty much the same as a HUD, it's designed not to obscure your vision.

DVLA have already screwed you

The DVLA already allows your info to be passed on whether you like it or not, there is no opt out box in any of there forms.

Re: Not convinced Apple will release a watch

Who cares whether Apple have one planned or not, the move in to wearable tech was coming again whether Apple was thinking about it or not.

Apple are good at re-inventing old tech ideas, other manufacturers think that's a good twist on an old idea but we could do better and to Apple's detriment they usually do.

Re: What really pisses me off

Surely it would be better to remove the visible police cordon and lull them into a false sense of security, they might have more chance of getting him then.

I'd second elance for short-term freelancers, I've hired a few from here and also been hired from it as well.

Re: Wow. There goes a large chunk of my future,

Privateer based.... oh crap

I've just started making some real headway on EVE as well, looks like that will be paused in favour of this, why oh why do I have to work for a living, it seriously dents the amount of games you can play.