Posts by John G Imrie

I think therefore I am, what?

A human or an elaborate computer program being force fed inputs to make me believe that I'm a human.

So the real inovatave step then

Is taking a real keyboard and reproducing it's functionality in software and then changing the icons on the keys when you press another key.

And no I haven't read the Patent because fore every one I read I treble the potential damages some stupid patent troll can demand from me

Re: 3 hours a day ?

That's just 2 grumble flicks a day. And 30 mins at the other end is just 3 bouts with the 10 minute freeview on Channel X

Re: why the hate?

I'm still waiting for an apology for the root kit, or a prosecution. Once either of those happens then I'll start looking at their kit again.

Re: Totally confused!!!! Am I doing wrong?

There is a simple answer to all your questions.

Move to Europe where none of this matters.

Re: Guvmint snoop plans

Just how does the Council of Ministers see IPv6 as directly technically related to reducing internet piracy anyway?

Because they are a bunch of technical illiterates reading from their briefing papers?

Re: Annoying, but predictable...

The E-Donkey client may be dead but the network is still going strong. Check out E-Mule

Re: Ξb is pronounced "Csai - bee"

So now we know what really happened to the truly lamented Moderatrix Miss S Bee.

A neutrino walks into a bar.

With any luck this is the first instance of this joke and we can spend the rest of the day waiting for it to be discovered.

Re: Makes you really wonder...

Sun has always been a very lenient company who wasn't afraid to go out of their ways to provide a better product

Sun welcomed Android into the market place and had no problems with Google using Apache's Harmony class libraries. In fact Sun's then SCO has been deposed and said in his deposition that Sun has no problem with Android. he is on Google's witness list and is expected to state all this under oath in open court.

It was only after Sun was bought by Oracle that the problems started.

Re: Game changer

My ZX Spectrum didn't have a Monitor. I had to beg time of the family TV. It had no disk drives, I had to find a tape deck. I wouldn't have my Job in IT now if it wasn't for that though.

Re: Again.....Taking the piss now.

>WHY is someone taking confidential data home?

Because if they did the work that needed to be done in the office it would count towards their 40 hours of *work* under the EU Working time directive. Making the staff take it home means that (a) it's not counted against working hours and (b) the NHS doesn't have to pay for it.

>WHY is that data not encrypted at source.

Because the system went through the usual Government IT tendering process, which meant the the winning bid, in an effort to under cut its rivals, skimped on the non essentials such as logging and encryption

> WHY, if they need to work from home, are they not using VPNs.

See above. Also you actually need to hire someone who knows what a VPN is and how to set one up.

> WHY does this ALWAYS go unpunished.

Because punishing the pour harassed member of staff, who was probably only following their managers instructions to 'get that report finished before Monday' is unfair . And the actual Numpty who signed off on the contract left 2 years ago to go and work for the winning bidder.

Re: But but but...

Yes you are right, this time it will take the rest of the economy with it.

I mean, I would be embarrassed phoning up my ISP to request access to porn.

I wasn't, when I walked into the Vodaphone store and loudly demanded that I wanted the porn option turned on. Can't say the same for the pour sails assistant though :-)

Re: Are you aware of how ignorant you come off, kain preacher?

Remember that English is not the first language of over half the worlds population.

Re: My obligatory comment to see if I've reached 100 posts yet.

I think <blockquote> is what you are looking for

Re: After Russell T Davies finished writing/directing .. it went down-hill

Yes it's TB doing the voice over for Little Briton. In one episode he actually says "I used to be Dr. Who you know"

Re: Quite

If this madness really is as it seams then I'm apparently breaching copyright every time I watch an advert on ITV.

Re: "His main concern now is making sure users of the site get their data back"

I think your comment is supposed to convey that Mr Dotcom has no altruistic motive for returning users data back to them and so his statement is therefor false.

But the statement may still be true especially if you consider the purely selfish grounds that it makes him look good and the 'evil US authorities' look bad for 'illegally seizing users data'

Re: Laker principle?

Yes,

And Freddie's best piece of advice regarding BA was

'Sue the bastards.'

Re: Will it still apply

I do hope Microsoft try it.

We are a bit strapped for cash in the EU. what with Vodaphone not paying it's taxes and the Greeks being bankrupt (technically). We could do with another massive fine from Microsoft to off set all the tax they don't pay by sending their profits via Ireland.

Re: Elton John?

Elton sang it in the movie version of Tommy, which was then released as a single.

First of all, I trust electronics more than I trust people

Then my I just say. Who designed / built / runs the electronics.

'It's Not the People Who Vote that Count; It's the People Who Count the Votes' - Josef Stalin

Stupid new teletubby daleks

Are actually stupid old 1960's daleks

see http://www.wallchan.com/images/mediums/66575.jpg

Re: Beyond 24 hours, its voodoo

If we want to predict things further in the future, with greater accuracy we need to ramp up the processing power to deal with this.

No we don't. you can't beet this simply by upping the processing power. Weather systems are Chaotic, which means even with infinite processing power you can't get it right, If you want to improve the forecast you need more data points. a grid of sensors at one .25m difference covering the globe from 15 km below see level to 15 km above might start to get the resolution you require