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1958 posts • joined Tuesday 13th April 2010 14:17 GMT

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Again, Further explanation needed

"It is true that users with no prior history of suicidal tendencies or other mental illness "

I read this as, people who have contemplated suicide have a mental illness. Is this really what you mean, and if so, WTF?

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what a big pile of steaming shite, from said

"Let's face facts - being a civil servant is a lot like being on the dole - except that they don't need to scratch on every week.

The British Civil Service truly are the cancer of this nation."

Oh, I never realised that those who sign on have so much work to do!

STUPID ENGLISH TWAT NEEDS HIS HEAD KICKED IN!

Lets ensure that shit like this isn't allowed to make policy, or we are all fucked.

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Brit parents can't!

Net filtering to protect kids?

Use a baby sitter, or even spend time with your mistakes, instead of making me responsible for them!

Learn how to use your computer, maybe spam levels and other nasties would reduce. Put the readily available controls in place.

Done!

What a competent and caring parent I am!.

I have no need to feel SHAMED.

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silly

...woman. Sounds like a "sue anything for money" person to me.

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Whats the beef?

Who hasn't used the cam feature in messenger?

The tools are there. It'll take some advertisers campaign (such as Apple's sucess) to make the populace see the benefit of using it.

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FB users being scammed

couldn't think a better user group to attack.

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w*nkers

GET A LIFE, it's a pastie for god sake!

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as reliable as the condems

Just who provides accurate info on the census?

And just how could anyone ever know otherwise, 'cept for visiting your house?

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No one (with any sense) believes the Condems

Charitable bodies delivering public services. YEAH RIGHT!

Stupid public school boy clearly demonstrating how stupid he really is.

Well done English for voting them in! (Oh, wait, we didn't!)

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Nah!

I'd still clipper it all back. Looks much better than fairy hair-do's on a man.

Just step outside and your surrounded by 'men' with dodgy hair* and they all look the same no matter how much they try to express their individuality.

(*and usually flashing their arses or just forgetting to wear a belt)

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twatter

"Twitter is cool."

What a Twat!

No it is not.

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if proof was needed that parents SUCK

The UK and EU are supporting measures that allow for websites to be censored .....

.....because they cannot look after their children correctly.

Every one must be subject to restrictions cause mumy and daddy would rather leave the kids infront of a computer than spend time with them.

Fight stupidity!

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BIG fat mum's

"Mumsnet instantly swung its not inconsiderable weight .........."

BEEEEG FAT MOMMA!

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People will believe ANYTHING you tell them...

.....and I'm supposed to assume that these religous types are mentally stable??? Please!

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uselessenglish

Wont someone think of the children. Forget common sense, just look after the kids!

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I wonder why people think i'm stupid......

...don't answer your own questions.

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WTF?

In ENGLISH please

"chutzpah"?

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Pre-pay SIM unregistered

....try tracking a phone with no registered user.

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lets hope Malawi do make farting in public illegal

...then we can all laugh at them, and deservedly so.

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Errr...

ever heard of a UPS?

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get a life

There is absolutely nothing wrong with those comments.

Oi Japan, what's ya beef?

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Stop

It's allways someone elses fault, eh?

"Ever since then, it's been a personal bugbear of mine that such services should be OFF by default - if you want them, you need to ask for them"

This is EXACTLEY what I HATE. No, they should not be off by default. It's only your fault the situation occurred. In this case you didn't know what your kid was doing AND you didn't know about the services and facilities offered by your phone company.

Only yourself to blame and absolutely no justification to make any changes.

Thanks for a clearly demonstrating my complaint.

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easy?

Is it really as easy as saying "I've got no money, please send me 12K"?

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one of my pet hates

".....modern smartphones constantly monitor for Wi-Fi networks"

Who leaves wifi switched on?

Probably the same peeps with bluetooth on all the time. They deserve malware and security problems associated with doing this.

Save your battery and turn wifi and bluetooth off when not in direct use.

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crap and iPhone

Why is it that all the shite you can think of is produced and offered to the iPhone crowd first?

Hmmmm...............

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right second time

"....or dare we say stupid, to simply type "Facebook.com" in the url field."

Definately stupid!

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democracy

Even the Islamic countries want democracy, yet the Muslims in the UK what our democratic country to become more Islamic?

I think they need to have a think amongst themselves are decide just what is good for the people and not just the religious fanatics.

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and it starts again

the condems hare dragging us back to the 80's!

And on one would listen.

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...as opposed to ConDem'd Britian....

who will happily see the masses pay the most, whilst those with more cash are allowed to acrue more and more. Hardly very 'social'. And we wonder why there are so many trying to screw the system for what they can get (an example set by the condems).

No wonder the coward remained a coward.

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FAIL

Wrong!

"...as everyone connects via their Facebook profiles"

Only the feeble use facebook, come-on, catchup!!

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Watch out visa/mastercard

If Apple pull their finger out, they could be offering tomorrows key method of payment, severly denting Visa/Mastercard profits and market position.

Especially if their PR dept can make the technology as attractive as iPhone has been. (Humans are like sheep, and will follow anything it seems, in herds)

Jobs is not daft offering the terminals to retailers free of charge. Fast up take, fast profits.

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lets just bin them (all)

Who the fck do the scottish governent think they are??

Beyond pics of those below age engaging in sexual acts, anything private between two consenting adults is of no concern to law makers, police, friends, neighbours, family members, etc.....

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fking uselss brits

Whom ever is responsible for this idiocy needs sacked, stripped of my public funds obtained and publicly flogged.

What a twat!

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masterbatory

"PAYG no-credit-card plebs can join the party"

WTF, what a tosser!

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durrrrrr

"kids rich enough to have Android phones would never stoop to travelling on public transport."

A working demonstration of mental illness!

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tisk

so an ev doesn't measure up to a petrol model.

Oh well, lets just forget it then! (Fk me just how fking stupid are the British?)

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echo

echo of the above comments.

400K to do what? Remove harddisks and destroy them.

What a rip! Different government, same idiots.

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The truth

Let’s all just admit it. The iPad or netbook or laptop et all basically do the same thing, in a roundabout kinda way, (some need more roundabouts than others)

Apple products are favoured by those who need a boost to their status. They see their peers eyeing their shiny new kit and believe that this makes them "better".

Remember, these people are psychologically and mentally frail, believing that a piece of equipment gives them this boost to status. They are plenty of these people out there, using certain products because they believe the marketing hype.

“Normal” people see straight through the bullshit, and evaluate before jumping in. (Unlike said CIO's)

Sad, but true. After all, we are only human.

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wtf

Why not just shove a camera up a blokes arse and whatch where they have been!.

Fking outrageous!

Anymore liberties 'you' want?

Stupid cow!

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Eh?

"Perhaps this figure shows it's time to put DAB out to pasture and encourage folk to upgrade to net-connected 'tuners' instead"

Brilliant idea!

Then I wont be able to listen to the radio in the car without a mobile broadband package! Nice One!

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Same Old Same Old

The same rubbish was spouted about kids watching too much telly when I was a kid.

Funnily enough, I still stare at screens most of the day, and my eyes aren't square!

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bol oo loxs

The only thing the tories are interested in is making the rich richer, by lies and every downright dirty trick in the book. That's why the tax system is so complicated. Sheer greed.

And we wonder why our kids and our peers and unhappy??

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death

Lets ban those people with compromised machines from ever using any type of tech, and publicly flog those which have ever clicked a link from spam email.

Done.

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WTF?

New patent application

I think I'll patent the action of breathing in and then out repeated in order to circulate oxygen around the body.

FkingTossers!

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Question

Sorry for being ignorant on this, but, why can't you use an IRC program with video capabilities? Theres loads out there.

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Who are these people?

Just who believes anything reporters have to offer?

They are only good for producing "pretty" stories and if you believe anything to read in the media, especially the Guardian, you’re very gullible.

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Wrong, plain wrong

"basically giving the marketeers free rein to use the term as they feel fit."

Marketeers are, simply put, Liars!

Allowing this will only confuse the consumer.

I wonder who received the back hander then?

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typical

"Yes I know I have broken the Data Protection Act and the Computer Misuse Act, I'm a hacker it's what we do, deal with it,"....by scentencing him and removing his liberties!

Doesn't help the islamists, it only makes their religion seem uncaring and wrong.

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S A D

"Internet spelling. Now that should be a sacking offence."

Oh dear, Oh dear....

Get

A

LIFE!

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no wonder

owners are trying to hide it.

To be seen with an iPhone ((shudder))