Posts by MrXavia

Re: s there no end to this?

I agree, police should get a court order before any data slurping like this...

Nothing wrong with the police being able to grab the metadata, and I think there must be a 24 hour coverage for judges to issue warrants.

Re: A true Roomba competitior..

The roomba is a bit rubbish.... ok for hard floors but not carpets...

I'd say take a look at the LG hombot, best robotic vacuum cleaner i've found, and it IS a real vacuum, not a sweeper like most....

This dyson looks a bit too tall to be practical under low chairs or even low tables...

Re: SpaceX are printing parts for their Merlin engines.

"When they grow up, they will 3D print a mold and start cranking them out much cheaper."

I thought SpaceX were going for re-usability, so why would they need to mass produce?

I thought he was a contractor with an iron tight contract regarding termination....

Re: G00gle is

I like and dislike google in equal measure, because they are a big company, some of what they do is good, some is bad.

But I do not think they are a government front...

And yes google glass is part of the 'bad'...

Re: Flat, 3 core, single insulated, vs round, 3 core, double insulated?

Fuses, the best unintended side effect of a copper shortage and a ring main..

Re: Almost, not quite

But if you ask a stranger to take a photo, they are working for YOU, you requested they take the shot... so its your copyright...

So IF he had handed the camera to the Monkey and gave him a banana afterwards, then surely it would no longer have been an accident, it would be work for hire...

But then again we are talking about the USA here, there is no sense in their courts.....

Re: Sekret "berkshire-nor" facility

I'm curious as to why no launch in blighty?

I've seen rocket launches happen on our shores (top gear for one memorable launch), and I know we can launch high altitude balloons..

Took my sons out for the day last weekend, went to visit some caves up a mountain in the peak district.....

They had a great time... but what I found crazy was the people using iPads to take photos!

I never see this with other brands, only iPad users..

I had my DSLR with me, so I have loads of lovely photos, taken in the low light of the caves without a flash...

Re: Health and safety gone maddddd!

It would be an interesting experiment, see which dial people read quicker digital or analogue

Re: We don't need no stinkin' backups

"> Why shouldn't that maintenance include a test flight

Because it's dangerous to the crew, plane, and anything the plane might crash into. I sure as hell wouldn't fly anything that has had the primary flight controls intentionally turned off."

Well if you have two channels, i.e. a redundant system, why cant it be as simple as flicking a switch from primary to secondary systems? then if they fail, flip back to primary....

I don't see why the secondary systems should be any less critical than primary..

Re: Real user names??

"Google+ doesn't have that policy any more."

Since when? I tried to set up a google+ account without using a real name, they didn't allow it!

Re: Jolly good work.

`'Oh please, not that nonsense again; am I the only poster on these forums who has heard of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or the DMCA? Copyright violation has been a crime in the UK since 1 January 1989, and in the US since sometime in 2000..."

I guess you have never read the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 then?

Edit: and the DMCA is a US law, does not apply to UK

Last time I read it,Copyright Infringement was a Civil offence,

it is only criminal when it causes significant harm to the copyright holder (I can't be bothered to go find the act and copy the relevant passages right now)

Edit: I looked it up, read here.. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/part/I/chapter/VI section 107 for what IS a criminal offence.

But the law is good, it is set out to protect copyright holders from organised infringement, but also not criminalise minor infringers. I.E. bootleggers get nicked because they cause losses and make money, sharing with a few friends is less of a worry.

The problem is that the internet has meant a single person can easily cause severe harm by sharing something to thousands of people for no effort..

What I suspect in this case, will be the proxy is set up specifically to give access to these blocked sites, and either makes money via Advertising or charges for access...

Although I still cannot figure out what crime he has committed...

Re: Interesting

I doubt it, but I agree we should be able to...

I think we should be able to revoke permissions to apps, and that apps that don't 'fail gracefully' with a permission revoked, should be removed from the app store..

"shouldn't we all be getting a vote then?"

Nope, or scotland would be kicked out of the union...

I myself think it would be stupid for them to leave.

but I can see some benefits to the rest of the UK if they leave...

Shipbuilding would move back to England(most likely) or Wales since the UK would have to cancel any future building of warships in Scotland,

Our nuclear deterrent would move to England or Wales.

more jobs would be created in the remainder of the Union because of those two things.

The downside is conservatives would have too much power, and power without balance from opposition is risky.

I think your safe, because people magically turn into an Adult at 18 don't they?

Re: Even accounting...

Why use conventional rockets?

If the US could throw us Brits a few millions, then Skylon can solve that problem for you too... British engineers to the rescue again! :-D

Re: BT

"After a few months of threats, I sent them an invoice for my time. They closed the case shortly after that."

I find just telling them you will be billing them for your time gets them to back down and pass you to a supervisor who can usually sort things out.. (except that damned £30 disconnection fee for BB, nothing I did got them to waive that!)

Re: I sincerely

Completely Agree, and I thought that in the good ol US of A it was legal to make a backup of a CD?

In the UK I can't see this ever winning in court, even if you consider the player is designed to rip CD's. there are NO losses to the studios (people did not buy two copies of a CD before they could rip so they won't now), no losses = no crime & no losses for a civil offence.

I like our copyright laws mostly, they protect copyright without being overly zealous. (even if we do need a few exceptions added, such as copies for personal use by the purchaser & their family)

Re: A little question. If you think Salmond is right do you think Farage is right also?

Well, I could have a few pints down a pub with Farage and expect a decent debate about things.

Alex Salmond is too much of a fanatic to try that with..

I hope he fails and on failing looses the next election and falls into obscurity so our country can get re-united properly and back to business!

If Bose are poor quality, can you point us in the direction of some high quality audio gear? specifically something that works multi-room, has a 5.1 surround option and sounds good??

So far I can't find a thing that fits those simple requirements.....

Re: Nothing works faster ...

I hope you find a way to fix your back problems, not just mitigate them...

but I find Tramadol works for most stuff... although many people have addiction problems when it comes to that drug, it binds to the opioid receptor.. Personally I have no problem with them, they are a handy stop gap when I get severe back pain or migraines... (but then again Paracetamol/Ibruprofen don't actually seem to work well for me and cocodamol just gives me headaches, so I have little choice in what I take when I need to..)

Re: Learn the First Rule of Computer Science

"If a firmware update bricks my computer I'm sure they will take care of me,"

That is no good if it wipes your data, and most people neglect to backup.

I don't install updates, most of the time, not unless I am 100% sure I have fully backup up data.

Re: Hm, picocells .... can those work with SIP?

"make my SIP numbers available on my mobile"

Just buy a decent mobile, mine has SIP built in (its an SGS4), so I get my sip calls on my phone no problem...

I also have a quite nice Gigaset DECT SIP phone for my office, that handles SIP & POTS calls.. it also has built in bluetooth and is basically very nice, so i'd argue against all sip handsets being crappy

One thing I would like is a way to route the POTS lines I have to SIP without needing a separate server.. also I'd like my phone company to allow UMA so i don't need their crappy femtocell when out of range!

Re: Devil's advocate....

I agree with you on this one...

I would rather the odd person pulls over for what turns out to be no reason than he keeps driving and the car burns....

"But you don't operate a radio while driving. You turn it on when you get into the car and turn if off when you get out."

Actually I change stations sometimes.... That is why I have controls on my steering wheel....

But usually I choose a playlist before I leave, then if I need to change it, I pull over...

Re: What worries me about this

More likely they found sources of the bad stuff (i.e. by searching for it), then tracked the users... from what I read they saved children who were being abused, and in my mind that is a good thing...

@acacacac

Well in this case, no charges have been filed, that is the problem, surely no extradition should be granted unless a charge has been filed.. and really, the actual charges are a bit odd from my perspective, but then again all I know of it is from the media..... but I can't see how he can get an impartial trial now with all this media attention most people will have a biased opinion for or against him...

Re: Subsidised?

I think it all depends on who's figures you believe, and where you draw the borders when it comes to things like north sea oil...