Posts by FartingHippo
441 posts • joined Friday 10th February 2012 12:07 GMT
Re: Errm...
10 years ago you'd have said "how is 2Mbs not real broadband". Infrastructure investment should be for the long term.
Do it once and do it right.
Re: It's a start
The 8201 was actually 44mm wide, it seems.
And while we are on the topic of Nokia: what the f*ck were they thinking when they did this.
Re: It's a start
Meh. Trends. They go one way, then another.
Remeber in the early noughties, when there was a race to make smaller and smaller handsets? At one point they became difficult to use unless you had spindly fingers (the Nokia 8210 was about 40mm wide I think), and the call quality deteriorated because the mic was closer to your earlobe than your mouth.
The trend for Dom Jolly devices will peak (having gone too far) and will settle at a more sensible level, IMHO.
Posted in View 21 IPTV Freeview+HD DVR review
Re: Why would you buy this...
And BTW, all "youview" and "yourview box" give you on Amazon is a short list headed by a Humax box, so I think you're a little premature with the £29.99 line.
Posted in View 21 IPTV Freeview+HD DVR review
Re: Why would you buy this...
A fine advert. Not as good as some of your other ones, but nicely pitched.
Re: Quantum computer Boffin 'had to sit down"
No, he was so surprised he completely forgot where he was. His momentum then dropped to zero.
* * *
Just three stars - the air conditioning is very hit and miss, and the elevators seems to break down every week. Good coffee though, which is worth an extra star all on its own.
All in all an acceptable space, but a bit disappointing compared to others in the series.
Great graphs
The charts are funny too:
Title: The 10th-percentile latency of NMAP, as a function of popularity of IPv7
y-axis units: PDF
x-axis units: energy (GHz).
etc.
Re: All lies!
Ummm....I wrote that after reading most of the first page. Turns out the rest of the artivle was very interesting and pretty cool, and completely stopped ruining my day.
Sorry about the shouting. As you were.
All lies!
Spooks was a documentary. James Bond was/is a minor exaggeration.
Now stop ruining my day :(
Re: I believe that GCSB can say they weren't snooping on Dotcom before December
"there is no difference between the agencies" ... "NSA or GCSB or GCHQ ... are the same thing"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. You seriously think they share everything with each other? Also, I have a bridge for sale.
"Turing wasn’t eccentric: he was unique."
Can't say fairer than that.
Re: From what i read on BBC...
Back in your box, pedant. According to the OED:
Finger: One of the five terminal members of the hand; in a restricted sense, one of the four excluding the thumb.
So we're both right, but you're restricted in some way...
Re: From what i read on BBC...
Who cares how they measured it. A billion is an arbitrary milestone, which happens to be a round number in base 10, which we use because we have 10 fingers.
I suspect we'd all be using holodecks and backing up our consciousnesses by now if humans had 8 fingers. IT would be so much easier in base 8. Piano music would not be as good, however.
Sounds great...
All advice on a new HD freeview box gratefully received. Anyone?
MIssing article
Most impossible Bond gadget. Number one contender must surely be the invisible Aston Martin. Another good (i.e. bad) effort was the magnetic watch which can attract a metal boat from 10 metres. Underwater and flying cars not in the mix as they actually built them for real :)
And a shirt, tie, and blazer. Brogues optional. Pipe not optional.
"can save more energy than would be supplied by a battery occupying the same space"
It's tiny, and it's the difference in volume between this antenna and a normal one that counts (not the absolute size).
I'd struggle to see how it can't improve overall battery life, unless it doesn't work as advertised, or if the power budget for the antenna is negligible compared to the total demand. I know the screen is the biggy, but that's not operating most of the time.
Posted in US data show slump in Apple tablet share
Re: Odd Users Again...
I would actually like to conduct a survey of people buying tablets to ask "what are you actually going to use it for"
I'd be much more interested in waiting 3 months, and then asking "and what did you use it for in reality?". I wonder how many people would answer either "for porn" or "as a paperweight".
Posted in Momentum builds for iPad Mini launch
Re: Its an iPod Maxi not an iPad mini.....
Tee hee. You used "Maxi" and "Pad" in close proximity, and ironically Apple like to bleed their customers dry.
(yes, I know, I need to grow up)
"Firefox 1.0 is arguably the most important technology developed in the last 50 years"
You're joking, right?
Re: @James 51, whilst we're doing pedantry
You might want to reply to the right post before criticizing someone. Glass houses, stones, etc.
Re: Bulletproof monk?
Nor are they flameproof, sadly. :(
Karatonium?
Or Sumonium, as it's a big fella.
Re: Is it me?
Assuming you mean "round when viewed from above", as opposed to the tear-shaped crater you'd expect from an oblique impact, then I'd very much like to know the answer. It's not as if there's any atmosphere to aggressively remove or reduce the lateral velocity vector.
Meanwhile, at El Reg Towers...
...the editorial team sit back, smile, and declare "Mission Accomplished".
Actually...
...they'll run on mouldy banan skins, and be called Mr Fusion.
I've seen the future, and it has floating skateboards...
"Steve wouldn't have allowed this product to ship."
That.
Re: well.. a 100Million years from now..
While "cache" is technically correct, the preferred term is "stash".
Re: Is this a reaction?
Or maybe, just maybe, Lewis lives under a bridge, and is scared of goats.
Re: So....
I think that would descend into a farce. Is a high tackle in rugby assault? In football, mistimed tackles happen all the time (ok, so it's often an excuse, but not always) - would that constitute assault. A wildly swung hockey stick? A broken nose from a thrown basketball?
Way, way too many grey areas there, IMO.
So....
Make a nasty tweet, get a visit from the Old Bill. Beat seven shades out of another player at a football match, no action taken, other than by the league. See also: Rugby.
I'm not saying the rozzers should take a look at this - these things are going to happen in a physical sport - but the double standards are appalling.
Weird
I can't believe this whole sorry episode has made me feel sorry for Kim F*cking Dotcom.
Luddite
Why no go the whole hog and move back to barter.
I'll swap you three cabbages and a spoon for a pint of milk and a pair of socks.
Give the vendor's time to fix it?!?
Given how infrequently Android users update their OS (often never - look at the number of devices still on Froyo or Gingerbread) is this really going to happen?
I think there are going to be a helluva lot of vulnerable phones out there, meaning standing next to a stranger on a train with an NFC enabled phone will be a risky proposition.
Re: "...is small and compact..."
Paris ... head.
*snigger*
Re: Ahoy There
www.talklikeapirate.com - all will become clear.
Yarrr.
This is a troll
Why don't people just add an SD card at a fraction of the cost, like I do with my Android phone?
Wesley
If this let's me phaser Wesley Crusher I'll buy one at any price. Phasers not-in-any-way set for stun.
[Yes I know Mr Wheaton is a lovely chap in real life. But on TNG: *pew* *pew* *pew*]
Posted in Fanboys order 2m iPhone 5s in 24 hours
Re: Same old, same old...
Ah yes, I remember the Pascal / Fortran battles of my youth...
Posted in Manchester is 'PIRATE CAPITAL of the UK'
Stupid Canal
Until they built the ship canal, pirates were almost unheard of in Manchester. A bad decision if ever I saw one.
Not quite the same, but...
There's a Restaurant in Central London which calls itself a "Polish-Mexican Bistro". It's ideal if you've had a few drinks, but not quite enough to find a kebab an attractive option.
http://www.qype.co.uk/place/74286-Lautre-London
Posted in Peugeot 508 RXH estate car review
Doh!
Citroen, obviously, not Citreon. The latter sounds like a lemon-based ointment. "Ooo, me farmers are giving me some gip, I'll just rub in some of this Citreon cream."
Try and spell Peugeot and Citroen without looking them up, I dare you.
Posted in Peugeot 508 RXH estate car review
"French cars are not exactly known for their long term reliability"
Peugeot are by far the best of the big three frog car manufacturers, to be fair. Even Citreon have made great strides, but I'd rather have a rusty Daewoo than a Renault.
Posted in Apple time is now world time
Re: Why not buy a much better Samsug Galaxy S3 today?
You have a peculiar definition of enormous. Are you compensating for something else?
What's the IT angle?
Although the article was completely IT free, the headline means I don't give a shit (blue or otherwise).
Re: Awesome
It's truly magnificent, but he looks like he should be sipping brandy in the drawing room of a London club during the 1880's, rather than partaking in rocketery.
The cad.
Re: It's brilliant because it's true.
Pff. Everyone who isn't unhealthily pious and over-protective of their phone brand enjoys a good flame war.
The more unreasonable the better :)
