Posts by LuMan

Don't Forget

London Underground is older than the Bible* so all additions are extensively retro-fitted. Other countries (and cities), such as Germany (and Newcastle) have more modern affairs that were built with a bit of expansion-planning in mind.

Mind you - tech is so small nowadays it surely can't take up THAT much room!

*Nearly..

Enough of this movie-name-dropping...

...or I'll send Rambo (First Blood Part II) after you!!

Explanation

Currently "undisclosed"

If I want to actually find out what he said I've got to 'apply' for disclosure. I think this may involve a FOI request. Oddly the local plod weren't to keen to advise on the best process for this.

Off to Legal-Aid.com now.......

@cornz 1

Not quite. Check the link: http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p01_uk_copyright_law and look at Section 8 (Acts that are allowed), Bullet 8. It states: 'Producing a back up copy for personal use of a computer program.' Software falls under the 'Literary' Type Of Work, therefore it appears you can make a copy of a piece of [computer] software for personal use.

TBH this makes sense. Despite the fact that nowadays media is a little more robust that floppy disks of old, when shelling out 40-odd quid for a game I'd like to be able to use a copy and not the original. Particularly when the only tangible thing I've got is a tiny bit of plastic about the size of a postage stamp!

@Innocent

OK, let's look at it another way:

-Found the card, but didn't go straight to the Police. Instead he:

- Put it in his wallet, next to his own credit cards

- Didn't even recognise it when he took it out to pay

- Didn't think to hand it in to the pizza parlour saying 'Hey, I just found this card outside'

- Didn't get challenged by pizza staff when noticing the signatures are different*

Hmm... This man is not unintelligent. He's had to pass a number of difficult exams to practice as a dentist and be good enough to be worth over $3m. I can't believe he'd be that absent-minded. Assuming he did visit a pizza shop, as opposed to calling in from home or his mobile, he'd still be aware that the card number he was reading out would be unfamiliar - I'm not clever enough to be a dentist, but I have an idea of what my card details are to a degree. And, if I had $250 cash on me, I'd not pay credit card charges for a $40 pizza.

Nope, I think this bloke knew what he was doing and it's just plain wrong!

*I admit a lot of counter staff may not care what the signature is, but it seems unfair to blame them in this case.

Blimey! An intelligent Comment

That's probably the most centered and sensible comment I've read so far relating to Apple vs NotApple. Normally we see a lot of 'fool-money-parted' type responses, but I reckon you've hit it on the head. As an analogy my Honda costs less than my boss' Jag, but if she dared to tell me that I only bought it because I couldn't afford a 'decent' car like hers I'd probably lose my job for smacking her! Likewise, I wouldn't call her stupid for buying a posh car. Horses for courses.

I recently got an Orange San Francisco instead of a Desire, Galaxy S or even iPhone 'cos it was cheaper and still does what I want. Even my iPhone-owning chums think it's a nice phone.

Let's spread a little love, dudes!

Woah! Step back, dude!

Blimey, you hate the idea THAT much. Well, each to their own, I suppose.

How about this; my pal suffers from tinnitus but loves concerts. Getting the right balance between ear protection and listen-ability* at a concert is a nightmare for him (I suppose other folk with hearing problems can relate to this). If he can plug in his (somewhat expensive) headphones and hear a clearer sound while protecting his ears from the ambient noise I reckon he'll be chuffed as a chav in a Burberry shop!

Who knows, perhaps such things could be used to provide real-time translations at multi-national events or suchlike.

*yep, made up word, but you know what I mean.

WHAT!!!???

<phew> For a moment there I thought you were suggesting we go upstairs and shag Jesus!! Must alter the res of this monitor - it's blurring out full stops!

@Adverts

No. At least not entirely.

(I can see flames and downvotes coming, but here goes)

When you buy a car the manufacturer of the car has very little need for you any more. They may want you to buy add-ons, servicing, extras and those little bobbles that you put on the aerial so you can find it again in a crowded car park, but that's about it. In fact, most add-ons and servicing can be got cheaper from other manufacturers who sell 3rd party equivalents. When you buy a games console, you pay relatively little for something because the manufacturer knows that you will most likely be spending lots of money on software. Printers are also a good example of this; cheap printer - expensive inks.

Now, if BP made a car that runs ONLY on BP fuel and you found a way of using another brand of fuel (unlikely, but stay with it), you can guarantee that you'd either (i)lose your warranty or insurance, or (ii)find that ability strangely missing when your car goes for a service and they stick that computer lead into the engine.

Sony, in real terms, are only safeguarding their future income. Perhaps if they were more honest about their motivations they'd get better press. But jailbreaking leads to piracy. We all know it does. Even those who want to run Linux for legitimate reasons. If there was any way Sony could profit from OtherOS it would still be an option.

FWIW I don't much care for running OtherOS. I use it as a games console and as a media/on-demand player. If the console goes under because a group of people keep crying about something they can't use it for any more, we'll be left with one less option. And that will result in even more shit games from a vendor with little competition.

Bop-It!

How about Bop-It! That relies on sound and is nothing short of brilliant.

A mega pint for this guy - Totally awesome and a real inspiration to everyone!!

Sinclair?

Probably when they can get a C5 to escape velocity!

Si!

And NEVER respond to the likes of 'Beso mi donde el Sol ne la britte!'

Oh dear

Looks like I've upset you (perhaps I didn't need the flame icon after all). In fairness, just naming amanfrommars proves you know exactly what you're talking about. After all, us commentards are just 'hur-de-hur asswipes' who really should know better than to dare to not agree with you. Still, the number of up- and down-votes you got really puts me in my place....

Shame you think that comments not describing your trend are all meaningless. I actually spotted at least one that agrees with you (sort of). You probably missed it. Still, it must be quite small and hard to see from your viewpoint up there on that moral pedestal you built yourself.

As for my point - doesn't matter. Certainly not to you, anyway. I'll carry on whining - at least one of us is having fun!

Nope...

I reckon they'll use the "Whoever denied it supplied it" line of judgement!

There might be...

You can already download minis from the PSN and shove them onto your PSP, as well as having them available on your PS3. Plus you can play some media (including games) using your PSP as a portal to your PS3 via the internet (the only stuff I can't get this to work with is, understandably, HD content).

@Blofield's Cat

"[shudder] That's only slightly less creepy than a great-aunt of mine who had a succession of Westies stuffed and mounted on their demise."

Stuffed and mounted? Wouldn't it have been more tasteful to have them just rubbing noses?

Hmm..

Perhaps an elementary understanding of comprehension would've help you and the reply to my original post....

I didn't actually say the police had fined him. I blamed the police for taking action in the first place. Could they not have told him to push the bloody thing home? Nope, they HAD to take action (he could be a terrorist, after all). <sigh>

How about....

I sort of agree with the sentiment that the PSP Go pisses off the SPS users who have a healthy back catalogue of games (and movies) on UMD. I've got a PSP and a rack load of UMDs and I can't see why I'd go for a PSP Go and dump my 'normal' PSP.

But, what if I could use my PS3 as a portal? Plug the old PSP into the PS3 (via USB, natch) and blip the UMD data across to create 'PSP Go' files for my 'Go, attached on another USB. I'm sure the boffins at Sony could rig something to ensure that I don't install a UMD more than once onto a 'Go using this method (they did it with MiniDisc, after all). Not only do I get a back up of my media, I also get to play it on a 'Go (or a new Sony Mobile!!!).