Posts by Annihilator

"You can stay here in the big leagues and play by the rules, or you can go back to the farm club in Aurora, it's your choice."

"Yes, and it's the choice of a new generation."

Thanks!

Did not know this, may actually dust off my copy and see if it's become a playable game

No...

You're right, there's only so far that you take doomsday scenarios and it's generally based on probability. Would you have them crash 50 planes into a power plant for example? 100? Draw the line for me somewhere, and while you're at it, figure out a way they can meaningfully run these tests.

Aeroplanes today are generally built with triple-redundancy, why not four?

"porn buddy"

A phrase I first heard on a TV sitcom in the 90's (Coupling I think?) where two guys became porn buddies and exchanged house keys. The long and short was that if either of them were to die, the other would go into their house before their loved ones had a chance and remove the deceased's porn. Not destroy mind you, just remove.

@Lallabalalla

"I thought that as a result of the big bang everything in the universe was moving away from everything else"

By that definition you're gradually moving away from the earth...

Proxy is the key - and the workaround

The current IWF filter is already doing this on most ISPs. It's normally done by blacklist. There are plenty of companies out there capable of doing it - Websense manages our work anti-smut list I believe.

OpenDNS even provides a semi-decent attempt (but blocks at the DNS level, not IP level)

The IWF proxy usually manages to break legitimate files on the same sites as suspected naughtiness though, due to triggering defences by the host website (all traffic via the IWF proxies have the same source IP, so looks like a flood attack, though some ISPs have kludged this with multiple IP addresses).

As per the title, proxies are the simplest way to get around nearly every solution though.

@PXG

You're paying exactly the same tariff to the network provider regardless of whether it's a Blackberry device you're using or not. You are not paying O2 Vodafone et al for any Blackberry services.

The Blackberry services are in essence free to Blackberry owners. What you and the rest of the world are currently b1tching about is the loss of a free (proprietary) service accessible only by a proprietary app on a proprietary device. You'd be as well asking for a refund from Google when gmail is offline - I'm sure they'd be happy to give you 100% of the price you've paid them: £0.00

This is really the equivalent of Whatsapp failing. I also find it odd that people are quick to attack Apple's walled garden approach, but seem to leave RIM/BB alone.

Swing and a miss

Ever considered that developers *could* make apps that were scalable for both types of iOS device? Many do and are listed as "iPhone/iPad apps" instead of device specific. Air Video, Planets, Zombie GS, RWC2011 and Lovefilm are some of the apps I've used on both that spring to mind. It's the developers that make the choice.

If Android apps are scaling, then it's clear they were designed with this in mind. The Apple approach at least gives you the option of running phone-specific apps on the pad - "Some apps simply aren't available for the slab, period". Maybe if Apple banned iPhone apps on the iPad and removed that choice you'd be happier?

Who's blaming Apple?

It's (allegedly, it's a leaked memo with no guarantee of authenticity) AT&T who requested it, to no avail. Apple said at the launch they weren't going to get into what was and wasn't 4G.

+1

Is there really any point in a Twitter RSS feed? Isn't that the whole point of RSS?

Don't hold your breath

If they didn't connect your cabinet up when your exchange was enabled, I suspect you'll be waiting a long time.

There was a spreadsheet somewhere on the net that I used to have, detailing when each postcode would be enabled - for the ones I saw, if they weren't done with the rest of the exchange, they weren't being planned at all.

It may not cost you anything, but it'll be irreversible if you do update it. Personally I'd hang back and let someone else be the guinea pig. Wished I'd done that on the 3G anyway.

No hate, just experience.

Simple!

"I've got 5 micro USB chargers sitting in my drawers, what am I supposed to do with them?"

You can now charge anyone's iPhone if they've forgotten their charger! Unless they've forgotten their much smaller micro USB adaptor.. oh... wait...

Multiple accounts

The point the OP was making is that you can have multiple accounts on one PS3. I have one, my fiancée has one, each with our own PSN ID. The implication from this story is that only one of us would be able to register the online element of future games.

Indeed

Expect a myriad of arguments along the lines of:

"but that could pay for x hospital beds" as if it were an either/or situation

"it's taxpayer's money" as if only taxpayers should be able to dictate how public funds are spent (remember, not everyone is a taxpayer, and people pay vastly differing amounts).

"we're subsidising private companies" as if sane people would expect private companies to invest in something that won't see them make a return on that investment.

Let's face it - if the individual got to decide where money was spent, it would only be spent putting public services outside their own front door. A core part of any governing body is to ensure the needs of the minority are met in the face of the feelings of the majority.

WTF?

"ram and a processor that are almost the same" - erm, you mean doubled in terms of capacity and performance? Rush Apple to the burns unit, you've really got them there...

As for megapixels count, that barely enters my consideration when buying a DSLR today, let alone a phone.

Criticise Apple if you must (and there are many reasons you may wish to), but you may want to get a more coherent argument than those.

@Frank14

"it is a surprisingly good AV and it also has an excellent reputation for not seeing valid software as malicious"

Indeed - exactly why this is a story. Two years of service so far and the first "oops" I've seen.

@jestersbro

You can take solace that your wife probably shook her head, looked disapprovingly at you, and turned her head back to Strictly Come Dancing or something. Who's the real winner?