* Posts by LarsG

2091 publicly visible posts • joined 4 Oct 2011

Microsoft halts new apps on Windows Phone Marketplace

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And they want you to buy the new Windows operating system!

Not a great time to remind Win Mobile users that they have no upgrade path other than buying a new handset.

High tech toilets receive big prizes from Bill Gates

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Oh could also go the reed bed route if water is available, that's how they deal with Elephant crap at the zoo.

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Ridiculous, a good old earth toilet works and costs nothing.

1. Crap into a container cover with soil

2. Crap into a container cover with soil

Repeat steps 1 ans 2 continue until container until full, cover with soil.

A few months later use soil as fertiliser.

Cost £0

Shops 'mislead punters' over phone contract prices

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Re: "buy phone... almost always cheaper"

Add the vat

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Technically

Technically it is an unfair contract term that puts the user at a disadvantage.

I'm surprised that it has never been tested in court because I am sure it would be winnable.

Class action starts here!

RIP Harry Harrison: Stainless Steel Rat scurries no more

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Solent Green

Great film but Hestons, that's Charlton not Blumental, looked like one of the village people.

Samsung's Wang was up 22 hours a day, had no time to copy Apple

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2 to 3 hours a night hey!

If she had said 5 or 6 it might have been more believable.

Text-and-drive teens ratted on by AT&T mobe tech

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One part of me agrees with it, the other part hates the idea of Big Brother watching me!

I'll keep it short, I'm driving....

Samsung to fight iPad with stylus, windows

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Re: The Stylus

Compaq I mean

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The Stylus

Killed it for the windows PDA's.

Remember the Compac ones, I still have one, a crash every 10 minutes.

The introduction of a touch screen killed the stylus off.

Well done! Samsung

Apple's lone wolf approach to security will bite it in the rear

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Anything can be broken, anything can be got into, so no one system is immune. It's a question of the manufacturers taking a proper approach to the problem and the end user being sensible.

Storming quarter sees Apple reassert tablet dominance

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Re: Expected

Greats, carry round 3 or 4 devices because no single device can do everything I want, don't forget the chargers.

Then the company you work for expects you to get things done on the move, by working at home or to and from work and yet doesn't pay you? And do you get paid for it? No.

If your work cannot be completed while at work you are either,

Poorly Organised

Or

Overworked and put upon

In this economic climate the fear of redundancy probably makes it the latter.

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The Nexus

Is a competitor of the Kindle Fire,

Not

Of the iPad.

Cloud support brings WikiLeaks back online

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You will probably find

That Anti-leaks is run by a group of All American tweenagers and teenagers, and the delay is because their moms have called them home for tea.

What naughty boys they are!

Korean boffins discover secret to quick-charge batteries

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And

There is only a 70% risk of a meltdown and fire but it will only take 20 minutes to charge up.

'$199' Surface tablets: So crazy it might work, or just crazy?

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doubtful

Or will they sell them at a loss like the Kindle Fire to encourage buyers and hope they can make money out of content.

Android spanks Apple iOS in sales as fanbois hold out for iPhone 5

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Vodafone

Has sent me seven text messages in three weeks offering an S3 for free if I upgrade!

Strangely I am not on vodafone.

Could this be why android phones are falling off the shelves?

Vodafone UK web titsup blamed on 'holiday maintenance'

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Strangely, these things are happening more and more often, with more and more excuses.

It's probably the whole infrastructure that is collapsing.

First, Google goggles - now the world gets self-censoring specs

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Re: Can't they just...

No man has self control!

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I had to

Wipe the tears from my eyes, thought it was a great joke, until I saw someone wearing them!

It's not ideal eyewear to go to the zoo with is it!

Oz regulator says crowdfunding must obey financial rules

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You think it's not been done yet?

The best scam is where the mark doesn't realise it's a scam. This happens a lot!

AntiLeaks boss: We'll keep pummeling WikiLeaks and Assange

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DDoS attack?

DDoS attack..... As funded by the USA.

Barnes & Noble cut Nook pricing in face of competition

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The market in small tablets and e-readers is becoming saturated with many higher end devices failing to reach their potential.

CSC UK waves ta-ta to axed staff, sharpens axe for next round

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Catch 22

Damned if you don't

Damned if you do

Google may face grilling by MPs over 'immoral' tax avoidance

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A way to put the blame on someone else

The Government attempts to distract the public by blaming google for doing something that is perfectly legal.

Is this a bury the bad news day?

Google to skew search results to punish PIRATES

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Re: Google to alter search results to hide PIRATES

Does this mean any blog, any tweet any mention of pirate sites in news articles, tech sites etc will be demoted?

If El Reg runs an article mentioning said sites will El Reg find itself on page 99999999999999999999?

I cannot see how this will effect things if some blogs ' try xxxxxxx site which as a proxy for xxxx'

Or will you be punished just for blogging 'had a look at Rapidshare'

London Fire Brigade: This time we'll send the NEAREST fire truck

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FAIL

Oh dear this just will not do.

Australia on path to social media regulation

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Sadly

Censorship is already here.

It doesn't need extra Laws, because lets face it, how many times have YOU wanted to say something but have not said it for fear of any repercussions?

It is called self censorship because in the back of your mind you don't want to offend someone just in case they 'can't take a joke' complain to the police and you get a knock on the door and prosecuted for hurting someone's feelings.

Recently a celeb withdrew from a social media site because she could not cope with negative comments.

I'd say don't put yourself out there if your skin is that thin.

If I have offended you, well tough because you can't like everyone.

Chinese man's six-ton balls save lives

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Escape

Did they get him out with a can opener?

Oooh-la-la! 'iPhone 5' bares all, strokes tiny nano-SIM in pics

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Consider

The next step...

A built in Sim!

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Sneaky leaky and it is all still supposition.

Google pays just $22.5m to FTC over Safari tracking blunder

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A slap

A slap on the wrist emphasising just how serious the offence was.

Tokyo Stock Exchange falters as IT problems return

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It will happen and it will happen more and more.

As systems become more complex there is more to go wrong.

Maybe they should have put a sticky label on the plug 'do not remove from socket!'

Facebook pokes devs' wallets: Mobile app ad beta launches

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They real desperadoes

How far will Facebook prostitute itself is the race to put money in the bank.

Facebook targeted advertising

Facebook gambling

Facebook fake users

Facebook harvesting data

Facebook advertisers ripped of by fake pay per click

Facebook .........

You name it they will do it for the cash

Video shows armed assault on Kim Dotcom family home

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There used to be a time

There used to be a time when policemen knocked on the door and asked, politely, if they could come in.

Bit of an over reaction here don't you think?

NASA's $2.5bn Curiosity rover: An Apple PowerBook on wheels

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Based on a military principle

It has to be soldier proof, or in this case Mars proof so

KISS principle

Keep It Simple Stupid

The more complex the more to go wrong, that's why rifles only have one hole for the bullet to come out of.

It's a safety feature.

Rivals routed by Apple, Google smartphone onslaught

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It just goes to show

It just goes to show how hard hitting this recession is that phone users are so short of cash that they cannot afford an iPhone and have to opt for the cheaper Android alternatives.

Foldable NFC keyboard could tempt Android users

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In cold weather

It could probably double up as a scarf.

French minister: 3 strikes anti-piracy rule a 'waste of money'

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Cost

They just cant afford to prosecute 99,000 copyright infringements. It would take the courts a thousand years to get through the list. And the courts would have to pass on the fines so it wouldn't even make any money.

This was seen to be coming a long time ago.

Microsoft Surface slate: Acer, resellers predict a riot

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Re: could be important to compete?

Will this mean Linux will finally come of age when all the manufacturers dump windows in a temper tantrum?

Indian 2G auction turmoil as telcos revolt

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A little storm in a tea cup, consider the size of the Indian population, running into billions.

There is so much money to be made greed will get the better of them and they will ignore the corruption.

Mobile phone health rules need update, warns US watchdog

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To be completely safe it is advisable to carry you mobile phone in a lead lined case and to use it only one in six months. Failure to follow these instructions may lead to injury.

We hear this all the time over

Butter, alcohol, suger, fast food, eggs, milk, smoking etc etc etc.

Health warning everywhere, if we followed all the advice we'd lead extremely boring lives.

Android app DRM quietly disabled due to bug

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Walled Garden

Dammit, if Android are going to DRM everything and get it so badly wrong where does it leave the principle of choice?

This is an extremely uncomfortable scenario.

Cameron: We'll turn NHS patients into real-time drugs lab rats

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Re: Next stop

Classic, 'we're eating.... People!'

Facebook touts gambling to 'responsible' Brits

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Anything for cash

Anything for cash hey Zuck!

Facebook must be desperate for the cash, so how long before children get involved in the gambling.

How secure will your credit card be?

They'd sell their own Grandmother for profit.

Samsung fingered in child labour allegations at China plant

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We should

We should judge them by our standards.

Children are just that, children.

All of them deserve a good childhood and protection.

If judging others by our standards causes some embarrassment to the governments and companies involved then so be it, the hope is that this will finally change lives for the better.

Doctor Who to unwrap new sidekick in Christmas TV special

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While to

While to some fans the new assistant is a bit of eye candy, sadly she has little acting ability.

Russian rocket fails to orbit 2 satellites after booster bungle

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Re: Strange....

It appears the parts that failed had 'Made in China' stamped on them.

Even Russia has got into sub-contracting on cost issues.

Cloud backup drama: Mozy kicks Carbonite after ASA's had a go

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They should

They should say it as it is

And Not

Say what they want us to hear

Then there would be no confusion.