TF2 port

Although I think it's unlikely, the chances of it got a lot better after Valve ported the Source engine to SDL and OpenGL (with better performance even on Windows).

Re: UK already has an open map

Apple's OSM data was another licence change before this one. It's *really* old; so much so it was obsolete even before the Apple Maps launch.

Re: NZ Has No TV Tax

"Even the cry of "BBC does the best costume dramas" has been lacking of late seeing as ITV has Downton Abbey."

*sighs*

Re: To fix the problem

You almost certainly don't have her kind of expenses either, and I'd hope that you wouldn't think that her children should be paying for the (I would argue) foolishness/possible mental illness of the mother.

Re: Red Hat still caring?

"Reads as if Red Hat is trying to help Microsoft during Microsoft's struggling times"

I'm not exactly an MS fan, but I have to say that maybe everyone except Apple would kill to be in what you consider the 'struggling' position of MS.

Re: Quite frankly.....

Linus rants for good reasons, yes. He's actually quite reserved; I recall being in an IRC channel in the mid 90s when someone was debating kernel design with him and heavily implying that he was an idiot at every turn in a really remarkably condescending way. Linus conceded the point at issue and left.

After Linus left the other people on channel told the person who the user account belonged to. Some level of amusement occurred.

Bonus

Oh, and a bonus quote:

"Peck v United Kingdom (2003) 36 EHRR 41 Mr Peck was filmed on a public street in an embarrassing moment by a CCTV camera. Subsequently, the film was broadcast several times on the television. The Strasbourg court said (at p. 739) that this was an invasion of his privacy contrary to article 8:

"the relevant moment was viewed to an extent which far exceeded any exposure to a passer-by or to security observation and to a degree surpassing that which the applicant could possibly have foreseen when he walked in Brentwood on August 20, 1995.""

I repeat to you, get your legal advice somewhere qualified.

It did indeed have something to do with being photographed in the street, given that the court explicitly stated that "The complaint regarding the photographs is of precisely the same character as the nature of the complaints regarding the text of the articles: the information conveyed by the photographs was private information."

and

"In my opinion, therefore, the widespread publication of a photograph of someone which reveals him to be in a situation of humiliation or severe embarrassment, ****even if taken in a public place**** [emphasis added], may be an infringement of the privacy of his personal information. Likewise, the publication of a photograph taken by intrusion into a private place (for example, by a long distance lens) may in itself by such an infringement, even if there is nothing embarrassing about the picture itself: Hellewell v Chief Constable of Derbyshire [1985] 1 WLR 804, 807. As Lord Mustill said in R v Broadcasting Standards Commission, Ex p BBC [2001] QB 885, 900, "An infringement of privacy is an affront to the personality, which is damaged both by the violation and by the demonstration that the personal space is not inviolate.""

This is explicitly to do with the publication of photographs taken in a public place. You may wish to seek your legal advice elsewhere.

This is untrue; see Campbell v Mirror News Group for an example of a case where privacy was infringed with a photo in a public area. The case involved a photo being taken of Campbell walking up to a medical centre for drugs treatment, and the freedom to publish was outweighed by the right to medical privacy (as a part of an ECHR right to a private life). MNG lost.

TL;DR: post ECHR It's more complex than an absolute right to photograph.

I'm actually surprised that the strippers went for it; they are quite lucky not to be up on child sexual assualt charges if they were rubbing up on 13 year olds.

Re: Build it and they will come

Frankly, it would also help if that competitor wasn't run by Microsoft. They aren't exactly famed for being trustworthy.

Re: If you are a kiwi...

I just sent this:

"The RIANZ have recently claimed that mere possession of a Bittorrent client is evidence of copyright infringement.

I shall merely note that I use Bittorrent to download Linux updates, and although I'm not a gamer the program World of Warcraft uses Bittorrent to download updates for the game. The RIANZ argument is rather like saying that owning a modern car is evidence of speeding.

Is there likely to be any forum where you can challenge this bunkum?"

I like the way you've waited to see the reason, duration, effectiveness of execution and outcomes of the visit before commenting.

Re: Ultrabooks with "premium specs"

Heh, I'm the guy in the first few comments telling him to hack up a 10" tablet. Great minds, etc.

Re: Not so good for Charities

@David Neil You seem to be responding to a comment the most recent AC didn't make. AC is stating that spending money on advocacy is not wasting money. I'm not sure, to pick a random example, that Liberty or the ACLU are loved by the state. If you want to attempt to guarantee civil liberties, it's probably best to talk to the people with legislative power a lot.

Re: Yeah, that'll work

Iran make reasonably competent missiles and indeed rockets in the Safir-2B and Simorgh SLV.

Seriously, if this isn't a deal which says "DPRK gives Iran the Bomb in return for Iran's designs on Other Stuff" I'll eat my hat.

Re: Hang on

William Hague allegedly set that in motion, arguing against wincing Sir Humphrey mandarins repeatedly stating it wasn't a very good idea.

You are incorrect:

"http://www.apt.ch/tld/Overview.pdf:

"Passive personality jurisdiction

Article 5(1)(c) UNCAT covers jurisdiction over acts

committed against the State party’s nationals

(passive personality jurisdiction), again wherever

these acts have allegedly been committed. This

competence is however optional, meaning the State

is not compelled by the UNCAT to establish such a

jurisdiction."

The victims were Spanish. Spain therefore has jurisdiction if it wishes to assert it, regardless of any other state,

This is incorrect; torture has universal jurisdiction under both the customary international law concept of jus cogens and, specifically, under the 1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Article 5(1)(c).

"1. Each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences referred to in article 4 in the following cases:

(c) When the victim is a national of that State if that State considers it appropriate."

The Spanish court thus had jurisdiction; the question was more if Pinochet should be protected by the immunity traditionally extended to heads of state.

Re: That's rich

Actually the irony is that this could as easily be compared to the civil rights protests of the ANC, given that the protest is perceived by Anonymous to be to protect free speech.

Re: Lucky Bill Ray

Android 4.0 or above can disable any preinstalled app; just go to the apps section in the system settings.

He's liked as much as most people who give up all of their friends in return for 6 months of freedom. Whatever happens couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Re: Sounds like she thinks they're going to go against Apple

This is, just for the record, moderately insane. Judges have their own opinions, and generally react very badly indeed to being leaned on. This is why we have an independent judiciary.

They're trying to move to Sharp.

Re: trades

Apple logic:

UI patents == $30 a phone

Engineering patents == less than a dollar offered to Samsung by Apple.

Well, I guess you can tell that they value making it look pretty more than actual engineering and such.

Re: Where do I sign up

"Some server software for sharing files on a LAN"

Jesus fucking Christ. The Register comments section is going downhill.

Re: Libre or Open Office ?

LibreOffice is better now, and is likely to remain so as the patches are going in to it. OpenOffice have been backporting patches to their new release, the momentum is with LO.