Posts by Richard 81

Re: failure or not

On top of what they'll be paying on their bills.

Re: I smell lobbyists

"Thankyou [...]. However in the future, I would prefer a nondescript briefcase to the sack with a dollar sign on it."

Re: Warranty void if seal is broken

If you chop your own hands off, you're holding it wrong.

Re: Could you perhaps tone down your laddish editorial? This isn't RALPH

I'm confused. If this was a serious article then your rant might be warranted, but I'm pretty sure the gist was:

- Study finds people who binge-watch are sad, lonely and overweight

- Study conducted by Muppet

Re: CPU power

It would, presumably, effect loading times. I've seen Assassin's Creed: Unity running on an XBone and the load times are ridiculously long; often they're well over a minute, per cut scene.

Re: science eh?

What about all those technologies that came out of war that are now used in civilian life all the time?

Penicillin? Computers? Radar, and microwave ovens as a byproduct?

Of course, there are plenty of technologies that aren't useful for anything other than killing people, but in this case I'm sure there are plenty of civilian applications for big lasers that can burn things as long, safe, distances.

Re: The only good thing about BT is....

I'm also a VM customer, and for some reason the only junk mail is from VM trying to sell me a service I already receive. Idiots.

Re: So does this affect Amazon Prime Members?

It appears to (as I've said, I've just started the trial), and the best I could get on my purchase today was delivery on Thursday.

An article like this is always nice from time to time. The free AV tools people used to suggest are now bloated pieces of junk (I'm looking at you AVG), so pointing out the alternatives to those who haven't been following the trends is always helpful.

Re: Well done!

Lots of universities are adopting an open access policy though, even for industry-funded projects.

Re: And they need it!

"Sometime before the heat-death of the universe"

Cow-orker?

Re: I suppose it was inevitable...

"Hey you! Beardo! Mine's a latte!"

The economy will have collapsed, so you'll be lucky if it's Nescafe - *shudder* - Original.

Re: no way

YEAH! Why would you, when you can spend even more money buying a phone that'll just leak your selfies all over the internet?

Re: With you on this

Just as long as that tax doesn't come from wages/salaries. Those are taxed enough as it is, thank you very much.

Oh my how they'll complain though.

Re: Which PHD thesis?

The "unfinished PhD" should not even have been mentioned.

An unfinished PhD is no PhD at all. If you haven't had your viva, then your thesis hasn't been defended and it could be complete tripe.

Re: Disappointing

"4:3 aspect ratio makes video playing crap, why have all those lovely pixels and waste a good chunk of them when you're using the damn thing?"

Unless you're trying to do work on it, in which case it's ideal.

Re: Thrown the book at them

"Make them eat English breakfasts 3 times a day"

I thought you wanted to punish them.

Re: Where to buy?

You're forgetting screens and TVs, which are quite common, priced well and of good quality. Otherwise your point stands.

Re: Consumers who care about quality?

I hate the reverse too. I can't stand watching a lot of long heads talking.

Don't forget the Met Office. He hates them too.

Re: Yeah, well, like, you know.

To what the hell are you referring?

What innocent American citizen? What drone strike?

Re: So basiclly, @ Mark 85

Underpants? No. A tea cosy however...

Re: Mr Hawking – Over-rated - Big Bang Mythology

"All so called experts like to bamboozle"

No, they're used to talking to people who have learned their particular technical language, the use of which provides the most concise way of conveying an idea. OK, if you read a few PhD theses you'll find examples of unnecessarily complex language, but then these are written by insecure junior scientists. Once you get to Hawking's level, you no longer have anything prove and you use big words not to show off or confuse but because you have big ideas to convey.

Finally, I'd like to know your alternative hypothesis, gary27. I'd hate to think I'm wasting my time on a loony.

The Tropico games have a South American dictatorship theme, but really they're city building games. You usually only resort to jackbooted face stomping if things are going badly.

Tropico 2 was an exception, since you played the king of a pirate island. It didn't really work though.