The death of a craft....

The life of a craft seems somewhat bittersweet...

It seems on the one hand sad that such a successful venture will eventually be exterminated, with nothing physical left behind to show future generations.

But on the other hand the information gathered when it performs its last transmissions will be valuable stepping stones for the same future generations - even if they don't realise what was built and sacrificedin order to gather the information.

Those who worked on the craft must have a similar feeling - of knowing that something they've put so much blood sweat and tears into will never hang on a wall, or be handed down - but it will provide invaluable information for all of human kind (even if it's value isn't fully realised yet).

Beer is for Cassini - because it contains gas, just like Saturn (it's a poor excuse, but it'll do!)

Quora

Interesting... can't believe I wasn't aware of the site. Checking it out now...Seems like an intelligent version of Twitter.

Two things:

1) I agree that this is a total non-issue, most users of most phones wouldn't care about such a trivial "issue" since it in no way affects the proper functioning of the phone.

2) The people who have created this "issue" are ones that *bought an iPhone5*. They bought one, then went out and complained about it. I'm not sure why this is "something the fandroids are all complaining about" when it's iPhone owners that have brought attention to the "problem" and in many cases (according to the article) tried to get the phone replaced.

"slamming Apple and Google for “getting paid not the actors.”

Pretty much sums up the whole content industry.

Sadly, "weinstein wants US to adopt French pirate laws"

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"US wants to adopt French pirate laws"

the speed at which it happens is dependent on the amount of money they throw at the US Gov

Apple survey

Presumably if iOS Maps was better that Google's offering, it would become important to 9 out of 10 people...

Not his fault - he was using iOS6...

Apparently he tried to visit the assessment centre multiple times, but he kept on going to the one across the street...

Lets see...

they're making fun of someone for playing what is the most popular MMORPG of all time, if not one of the most popular games of all time? And this is supposed to *win* them votes? I've never even played WoW (not really my cup of tea, and the subscription aspect irks me) but even I can "understand" that for some people it's a hobby...

Not exactly sure who the republican candidates' target demographic is, but I'm pretty sure it's someone who spends their spare time fucking their cousins.

Bigger issues first

I'd rather see efforts made to change the insurance system than the licencing - How about a system similar to the UK where an insurance disc is used? one insurance policy for one road user, wich gets transferred to whichever car you're using, eliminating the need for a policy for every car. Makes sense, since I'm not driving more than one car at once....

Having a single licence to pull out of my wallet / lose at some point doesn't help me. It also doesn't help that each different type of licence expires at a different time - but obviously those expirations won't be listed on the card, and I doubt "making it easier to know when your licence has expired" has even been scrawled on the back of the page of considerations to be taken into account for this system...

the sound of bubbles popping

There seems to have been a lot of apple memorabilia up for auction over the last 12 months, much of it I'm sure just "happens" to be up for sale after Steve Jobs' death... But this latest instance indicates that perhaps the desirability of the apple brand is wearing off a tad... Not meeting reserve is one thing, not even meeting *half* of the reserve should be a warning.

Martian Uncertainty Principal

Shirley this simply demonstrates the difficulty of observing a far off planet in any reasonable detail - the very act of putting a rover in a "pristine" environment eliminates the very thing which makes it "pristine".

Of course, the ramifications of this are (in my opinion) far less dramatic than we think - it's only the types of people who leave the little protective piece of plastic attached to the screen of their clock radios for years that believe we've "ruined" mars.

I do think it highlights the need to be able to stay on top of what bits of Mars are actually bits of Mars, and what bits of Mars are actually bits of laser-wielding robot.

He *HAD* to sit down?

Or was there a 99.999998% chance that he would sit down?

The best thing about this story?

The author :)

That byline seems to be instant rage-candy for any fanboi. Like pouring water on a Mogwai.

Particuarly amusing given Apple's response to the issue....

Puny humans

even our most technologically advanced robots still get distracted by shiny things...

Method of measuring could play a role

Since SophosLabs is measuring clickthroughs to poisoned links (and then the redirects) to determine the results, there could be a large social element to the results that are returned - since Bing is the default search engine on IE, and IE is the default browser for most PC's (despite other options being provided, I'd say the majority of businesses/ no-computer savvy users would go with "Microsoft reccomended" options) It could be a reflection of the types of people who are using the different search engine types. It could also be that people who are used to google, when switching to Bing, are not used to how results are displayed, and therefore aren't recognising the malicious websites (although that could be a bit far-fetched).

Just a few things to consider.

Patent 34563285-4

Relating to a method of buggering up a daylight saving change in displayed time - on a mobile device.

Earth is 9,000 years old...

It's my greatest fear that one day people who believe this will actually have enough power to actually do something monumentally fucking stupid to the rest of us. What's scary at the moment is that there are enough nutcases around to get this guy the support he needs to speak at anything bigger than a church luncheon.

I thought The Big Bang Theory and the vastness of the universe were difficult concepts to comprehend, but the limits of stupidity seem to extend even further.

Trying not to sound too much like an apologist here...

But I'm hoping WP8 turns out to be decent. I've been on Android for the last 5 years, and it's been constantly improving - I doubt I'd move away from it in the future, and plan on getting the next nexus - but having an extra hat in the ring is always nice to see; not to mention one that has the combined might (perhaps not the best word... "legacy?" "history?" "dusty old trophy cabinet?") of Nokia and MS behind it.

I've no doubt that WP8 will have it's flaws like any other new OS, but having spent some time with a friend's WP7, the UI is definately slick and user friendly - I'd say it would sit somewhere between Android and iOS in terms of customisability (although that's a pretty massive gap to put yourself in, TBH) and the same in terms of user friendliness. Live tiles are functional, they present information you want to see - the UI takes getting used to, but I sincerely doubt WP8 is deserving of being written off before it hits the shop floor.

Looking forward to the reviews.

Presumably the incidence of late night "accidental" printing of porn will skyrocket...

MGK: The talent Quest Kid

Not sure what credibility he had before, but turning into a corporate shill (for that not-exactly-cool company "Microsoft", no less) has probably ensured that he has none now. Even turning it into a "fuck you bitchez" -type affair probably isn't enough to save him.

As for Microsoft... It's like a geriatric trying to learn to skateboard so they can be "down with the kidz"... A lot needs to change before they can start hiring rappers.

Also, MGK looks like a turd.

"new ipad"

When I saw 'new ipad' in inverted commas, my first thought was that it would effectively be a large post-it note pad with "ipad" scrawled across the top (keeping in mind this is The Register we're talking about. But the reference to 'fondleslab' made me realise the article is in fact referencing something much, much less desirable.

Maybe the prize should be billed as "whatever you can get for selling an iPad on ebay"?

Could pay for itself...

Not sure if there are any mini owners on here, but a few small pieces of early (60's) cars contained a few bakelite interior trim pieces - the sort of things that are well known to break and become unobtanium in a short amount of time.

For instance, original Mk1 steering column shrouds sell for over 100 pounds in immaculate condition, reproductions today are still over 40 pounds - 3D printing could easily mean that every car club could produce their "own" reproduction parts, at a fraction of the cost, and still turn a profit. Even taking in to account the teething problems of early machines, they're still well worth the money, even at the "hobby" level, and that can only be a good thing for the technology...

Hell. Yes.

I've half a dozen PSU's kicking around in a big box of cables, which get sorted through when I decide to fire up an old laptop. Cue 10 minutes of connector roulette as each laptop/device has it's own proprietary connector, things would be a hell of a lot more convenient with just a single PSU and a manufacturer-specific cable - as with the above poster, I don't expect *all* manufacturers to enjoy the taste of the ITU's fruit (ahem) but I expect any intelligent consumer will adjust their purchases accordingly.

Beer for the ITU finally doing something about yet another proprietary mess.

User Security Enhancement Link Extension Safety System

So instead of relying on the user to decide wether a website is safe when they click on a link, they're reliying on the user to decide whether a website is safe when they click on a security prompt.

Well done Microsoft.

Only a matter of time now...

I can already hear A Current Affair and Today Tonight interns being told to pose as underage kids and walk into EB games and buy Grand Theft Auto V...No doubt with ominous music and a "won't someone think of the children" social group acting outraged...

On a positive note, It's about bloody time to have the new rating, possibly paving the way for a realistic mario & princess storyline? Although a fat Italian plumber hitting onto a princess might not technically be a "benefit" of the new rating...