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So...  

In Home Office planning to brick version 1 ID cards in 2012?

FAIL

... from a "vital aid to combat terrorism" to a handy thing to have to make shopping easier.

Hmmmm, is that the scent of desperation I smell?

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In Nashville cops trade fire with leprechaun

Are they eligible for a Darwin?

Cos they sure were dumb as F...

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270 days...   

In Robot mini space shuttle is go for April, says US air force

Grenade

Maybe that's the maximum duration for keeping Space Marines in cryo-suspension...

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Programmer?!  

In Programmer gets 4 years in TJX hack case

Joke

No such thing - they're all Software Engineers now!!!

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Hmmm...  

In Zero* welcome for 200 Welsh TV shows - in Wales

Flame

Do I smell burning holiday cottages again?

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Last chance...  

In Brown promises Budget in a fortnight

Stop

... for them to bribe the electorate before the election.

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hahahahahaha  

In Stats boss slams Tory use of crime figures

FAIL

"Sir Michael Scholar pulls few punches in the letter to Grayling, which said his comments were likely to undermine public trust in official statistics."

Very funny...

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In 'Cyber Genome Project' kicked off by DARPA

Actually, from what I understand DNA fragments *can* be constructed in the lab sufficiently similar to a sample to pass most DNA "finger-printing" tests.

Seem to recall there was an El-Reg piece on this a while back.

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In MPs frozen out of super-secret copyright talks

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If they show that much contempt for the duly elected representatives of this sceptic isle, how much more do they have for the great unwashed?

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When in Rome...  

In FBI nicks 22 in classic bribery sting

As much as I do dislike bribery in any form, in many countries it is the *only* way of doing business. And if it isn't illegal in that country (which isn't named in the article), why the heck are the Federal Bureau of Idiots involved?

A UK company does something which isn't illegal in one country, but is in the US so the World Police spring into action again?

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Left your PC back in the office?  

In GoToMyPC (finally) goes to your Mac

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Then slap yourself on the back of the head for being a schmuck and leaving the laptop with the presentation on behind...

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How times change...  

In Oz anti-censorship site is censored

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... as does technology.

It does seem that long ago, that one of the main "selling points" of the inter-web thingy was that it *couldn't* be sensored.

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@Dunstan Vavasour  

In Mystery co. sues Apple, IBM, Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle...

... but not as rich as the lawyers.

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Doom!! We're all Doomed!!!  

In LHC pulverises previous record: 2.36 TeV surprise collision!

Grenade

Or are we just playing out the initial scenario from the original DOOM game?

You know, experiment gone wrong, lots of dead scientists and a lone grunt struggling to fight his way through the hordes of demons and undead until backup from the Marines arrive...

Luis old chum, it was just a computer game - not a vision from the future!!

Pineapple, just in case...

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Motorsports Industry Association Cleaner Racing Conference?  

In TTXGP e-bike race dates announced, goes international

Hope they're faster than the cleaners in our office...

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Never mind a bomb...  

In 'Doctor Dark Energy': The Ultimate LHC eccentric?

Happy

Just wait for one of Osram Bin Lightbulb's finest to expire just they are about to press the big red button on the wall...

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@fif et al  

In Google moves tanks onto property market's lawns

FAIL

What is there to rob in an empty house? Plenty!

Many houses still contain original Victorian fixtures and fittings (fireplaces etc). These are worth a fortune to the right people and *have* been stolen from empty (ie unoccupied) houses.

As to comments about what is wrong with just going around and "casing" the area in person - never heard of Neighborhood Watch? Much easier to do it from the comfort of your pc before going there in person and much less likely to get you reported by the neighborhood busy-bodies...

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@sarahemmm  

In Google moves tanks onto property market's lawns

Use StreetView to walk around your favoured area, checking which houses are on sale/empty and go rob them - what's not to like?

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Toys...Pram  

In BMW to provide 'low emission' cars for London Olympics

FAIL

Ah, the old "slag the competitor's product off" when they fail to win the contract ploy...that'll get them to change their minds.

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@luis sancho  

In LHC smashes Tevatron record: Humanity enters the unknown

FAIL

Is there a home for retired doom-mongers? Just wondering what happens to them when the world doesn't end on schedule.

Or perhaps it does and I'm living in the alternate universe where things worked out ok and some poor version of me is living in the universe where all the power grids failed due to the Y2K Bug and he now has to hunt wooly mamoths for food clothing etc

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What a surprise  

In Gov net disconnections could breach EU law

WTF?

Government legislators who haven't a frikken clue what they are doing...

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"the end of Web 2.0 in Italy."  

In Italian prosecutors seek jail time for Google execs

Stop

If only that could be extended to the rest of the world...

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@SImon Hobson  

In US Navy electromagnetic mass-driver commences tests

Boffin

Reminds me of Babylon 5, where the Excalibur (?) virtually lost all power after firing their main gun...

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@ luis sancho  

In Collisions at LHC! Tevatron record to be broken soon?

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As long as this "military research" results in my being able to get hold of a BFG, I don't care...

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In UK jails schizophrenic for refusal to decrypt files

Black Helicopters

If this had happened to a British Citizen in some communist/3rd world dictatorship, the media and everyone else would have been up in arms at the "travesty of justice".

But as it occured in the uk, well...that's perfectly fine. He was obviously a heinious criminal and needed locking up for all our protection - not to mention to protect all the kiddies.

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It's obvious, really...  

In Cheerleaders in danger from cheerleading

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This was just a preliminary study. They are hoping for funding for the next phase which will involve "hands-on" data gathering.

I'll quite happily volounteer my services as a data gatherer...

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When in Rome...  

In Intel Israel rolls out the barbed wire

FAIL

On the other hand, if you want to set up business in a country you should respect their laws and traditions.

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Phishing...  

In Police sitting on forensic backlog risk, says top e-cop

Big Brother

How many of these PCs are simply taken away on a phishing excercise? You'd never get a search warrant on the basis of "lets have a butchers and see what we can fit them up for", on the other hand in the current police state we live in...

Anyway, can't they just clone the hard-drive and then hand the PC back?

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No Viewfinder?  

In Olympus PEN E-P1 Micro Four-Thirds camera

Unhappy

No optical or electronic viewfinder is enough to put me off anything that costs even 1/10th of that. Anyone who has tried to see the image on the LCD screen of a digital camera in bright sunshine will know exactly why...

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@A.C 13:14  

In US boffins hail lab-grown rabbit todger

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I'll wait for the "two for the price of one" offers...

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@A.C 09:31 - All you need to know about NOTOID  

In Travel agents accused of shilling for ID cards

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"The Government basically haven't got a clue as to how it will really work, they are just filling an emotional vacuum between reality and perception. "

Oh, sorry. Did I mis-read that?

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In 115,000 nabbed for in-car calling

You see people using their phones while driving all the time. The 115,000 represents just the ones they have caught. And of course, "road safety" cameras detected almost all of them...

The worse cases of driving I have seen always occured near schools. Mom/Dad distracted by screaming/fighting kids in the back of the car causing them to be late for work etc.

Ban kids from cars - that should work. Make them walk or catch the bus.

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In other news...  

In Lords want help on cyber attacks

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The Lords require help finding their own arses...

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@A.C :10:09  

In Irish brogue voted world's sexiest accent

Richard Burton. Nothing more to be said.

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Fail  

In Palm Pre evicted from iTunes (yet again)

FAIL

Failed to install on my PC. Every time I downloaded it was corrupted. But as I don't have a Palm Pre or an iPhone (just an iPod) - I don't really care too much.

But if you do have a Palm Pre, ummmm - maybe don't install the latest update and carry on as before?

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@A.C 12:04  

In More than 5 million people now on DNA database

And have their DNA stored indefinitely...

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Is that even legal?  

In Forum king vBulletin muzzles paid-up protesters

WTF?

Having paid a licence to to use the s/w, can vBulletin then revoke it? I can understand them saying no more support for this version, you are on your own unless you upgrade, but pulling the plug?

I smell a class action lawsuit coming up...

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Couldn't this be built into the OS?  

In Free Microsoft security tool locks down buggy apps

No idea how this works, but surely the Task/Memory Manager of the OS should be able to handle this? If they built the OS to be more robust in the first place...

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The moral of this story seems to be...  

In Land Warrior war-smartphone tech support goes to A'stan

Paris Hilton

Give the grunts what they want, not what someone thinks they want.

Paris, coz I'm sure they want her too...

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Hydrogen Bomb  

In Suzuki unveils fuel cell e-scooter

Grenade

That'll make a nice mess when some artic driving muppet crushes it under their rear wheels when they pull in too early.

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I'd rather go by bus...  

In Toyota at Tokyo: micro e-car on display

than buy that. But being ugly hasn't stopped SMART cars shifting in their thousands.

I'd also hate to have a crash in one. Is it possible to get a negative score on the Euro NCAP test?

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And afterwards?  

In 'More than ever before' now studying Sci/Tech in Blighty

Be interested to see how many actually get work in their chosen subject/field.

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Two-Wheel drive not new  

In Honda designs mainstream e-bikes

Yamaha have their 2Track system on a motocross bike (which I think has been seen in the Dakar endurance race). Also, I believe they made an R1 2Track demonstrator.

Regards 2-Stroke emissions, 2-stroke engines can be very efficient and very clean. Marine outboards and snow-mobile 2-strokes are powerful and much cleaner than your average motorcycle (or Trabby!!) 2-stroke.

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@swaygeo  

In Honda designs mainstream e-bikes

Trust me, won't make any difference.

I have ridden an emergency services bike with Blues n Twos on full blast and they *still* don't see you. None so blind etc...

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In Honda designs mainstream e-bikes

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Now that's the sort of electric vehicle that could actually catch on. I used to own a C90, which seemed to do about a zillion miles to the gallon. Bikes like that are perfect for commuting on and as long as the recharge time is reasonable (and the purchase cost isn't stupidly expensive) then I can see them catching on in a big way.

Especially, if employers (or councils etc) install recharging points so they can be trickle charged during the day ready for the journey home. Never mind your sexy e-Sports cars, this is the way to get electric vehicles on the road in any quantity. And deal with congestion problems at the same time.

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In Proles told to get online to save economy

Does that include more web-cams of a "dubious" nature?

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@Steen Hive (and others)  

In MP urges Royal Mail rethink on postcode site takedown

FAIL

Except it isn't the public, it is (for the most part) commercial organisations making use of the postcodes for financial gain.

An individual can make up to 15 free postcode searches each day. So try coming up with a sarcastic reply that doesn't make you look like a smuck next time.

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@A.C 13:33  

In Ralph Lauren DMCAs thin Photoshop skills

Pint

You must work in the same office I do!!! I swear she's a real-life version of Olive Oyle.

More Beer, bigger women.

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In MP urges Royal Mail rethink on postcode site takedown

WTF?

Not entirely sure what the fuss is about - The Royal Mail (which last I looked is state owned) is trying to prevent unauthorised used of something created through the use of public funds.

If they weren't taking such action, I'm sure other people would be chastising them for *not* trying to stop unauthorised used of something created with public funds...

Shouldn't we be pleased that a publically owned organisation is trying to make a profit?

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Top Secret Technology  

In Small biz told to sort TV licences for PCs

FAIL

Well, explains where all our licence money has gone, coz it sure ain't on quality programmes.

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