Just like to say..

I've been so swayed by the hype I went out and bought a copy. Not the new one but the deluxe edition Sim City 4 from a charity shop for £2. Should keep me going for a few years yet till this new fangled all singing and dancing release turns up in the bargin bin.

Freak Brother

Oh god I'm having flashbacks of Fat Freddy's sock fungus

Ghostery != Privacy

" We collect some basic data in server logs, like your web request, the data sent in response to that request, the Internet Protocol address, the browser type, the browser language...." Ghostery Terms of service

Ghostery BTW is not some kids bedroom project funded by goodwill it's owned by a company called Evidon inc.. and their about us page makes interesting reading...

I just don't see how my privacy is protected when a third party is monitoring all my internet traffic.

Cookies are like Pokemon

You gotta get 'em all! - Just saying 'Cookies' is frankly misleading to most of the public.

There's a dozen different techniques for storing data inside a users browser and unless you are amongst the Uber paranoid who has javascript + Flash disabled then your at risk of having your browser footprint profiled for good measure as well. Not as specific as a cookie but often as good enough.

I'm going for the popcorn..

let me know if somebody cracks his email account.

Mumblings of an old fart

Just keep those responsible for Terrahawks abomination as far away as possible.

Spin This

Give it ten years and the Greens will be clamoring for Fusion power as the only way to save the planet.

Nothing new

I still take the old MKIII Cobra out to do some asteroid mining when nobody's watching.

Mines the grimy one with the Con Am 27 logo

Much as I adore the early 2000AD stuff ..

The kudos of first secret agent with own in-body (electronic) computer goes to Colonel Steve Austin from the novel "Cyborg" circa 1972. If you cannot get an old copy then the "Cobra" trilogy by Timothy Zahn (1985-88) is an excellent Mil-Spec reboot of the concept.

Could we do something similar with today's technology? probably... The human brain is an adaptive and resilient organ with several volunteers already sporting basic implants into their audio & visual areas without serious side-effects. Micro-surgery has also come a long way with repairing peripheral nerve bundles so no great leap of faith or technology is required to augment the relatively slow chemical reflexes of the human nervous system with a layer of electronic communication.

Fascinating stuff

but where are the results for blokes wearing heels?

Fess Up

Who here has slipped a joke clause into a Terms & Conditions web page to see if anybody noticed?

Meanwhile at the other end of the spectrum

Internet Protocol over Xylophone Players (IPoXP)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCT7SisWh38

End of line bargin bin (Mostly Harmless)

Talkie Toaster - Red Dwarf

TIM - from "The Tomorrow People" Thames TV circa 1970

BOX - from "Starcops" BBC TV 1987

Small Soldiers - MilSpec AI chips put into toys 1998

PS: @Peter R. 1

The 'Hogfather' was done as a movie a few years back and yes you do get to see HEX in action having a chat with Death.

I for one am glad they did not disturb our alien overlords

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Flawed Research

At sea level the velocity of a vacuum wrapped sheep is limited by the maximum speed of the supermarket truck carrying it.

However you parse the arguement..

those employed to protect the networks demonstrated a level of incompetence far greater than McKinnon did trying to cover his tracks. If you want somebodies head on a chopping block start with the guards who were asleep at their post. Whilst crucifying an amateur investigator serves as an example to deter others but it does not fix the root of the americans problem.

Save Yes, Restore No

Give it a once over with some T-cut and put in the flashing Christmas lights I say.

Something retro for the weekend...

http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/time-tunnel-computers-aka-ansf-q7-of-air-force-sage-radar-systems-today/

Well one thing is for sure...

Us fleshy ones need more firepower come the ROTM

Got to be worth a photo competition

The kudos of aging kit finding a home in a museum or a free skip/dumpster for those in dire need..

Not to mention the pure viewing pleasure of mocking some poor fool who has a box of centronics printer leads

Oh wait that's me..

never mind the science..

does the dude wear tinfoil?

Imagine what you will know tomorrow

Couple of centuries ago the greatest minds of this planet were absolutely sure that human beings could not survive traveling at speeds of 30mph

At this rate..

Humming a tune is going to be considered piracy

I suspect Chuck Norris

Genocide aside for moment.. what happened to all the gold?

Behold the miracle!

Fanbois are urged to purchase new trinkets of worship and remain calm, resisting calls for the jihad to exterminate all the disciples of Micro$oft in preparation of his third coming.

Where are the grammar nazis when the're needed?

The use of colourful often vulgar language to convey an imperative or gravitas to statement is not exactly a new concept, who can forget the Duke of Edinburgh's classic “Fuck off or I’ll have you shot.” during his 1976 Hong Kong tour.

IMHO this offering is not swearing but merely the deranged rambling of somebody in dire need of professional help. Good artists use such terms sparingly as spice for the content not as a substitute for content.

Not exactly new

Seem to recall they were toying with this idea in Sweden twenty years ago using salt caverns to store air under pressure during off peak hours. However the portable aspect does have some small merit.

Mines the one with a can of Perri-air in the pocket

Nom and thrice Nom

The ultimate bacon sarnie is achieved when either ...

a: somebody else makes it the way you like

b: the wife does not go all CSI on you with grease & ketchup splatter analysis

c: the dogs don't want half

Everything else is just wishful thinking

Out of curiosity...

When installing a linux distro does that process actually overwrite all the old data that existed on the disk ?

Thankyou all for coming..

before you go give us a hand to pick them up!