Posts by MassiveBob

Re: Frickin' lasers

I was waiting for El Reg to report this ever since I saw the article on BBC.

I was not disappointed!!

Re: What would Jesus do?

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.

- IT Engineer

Re: Just as likely...

Less likely but more entertaining:

The wifi communication from the phone was compromised and the culprit decrypted the traffic as the photo was being uploaded?

http://www.afr.com/technology/melbourne-cup-goes-high-tech-with-wifi-20130909-j0f5o

Because god is a sadist?

Re: USA.gov takes another swing at foregin vehicle maker

It looks like the US Government are sending Toyotas to Syria themselves.

The Pentagon will give the rebels Toyota Hi-Lux pickups outfitted with machine guns, along with radios and GPS devices to help US fighter pilots target the Islamic militants, The Wall Street Journal reported.

http://nypost.com/2015/02/18/us-to-arm-syrian-rebels-with-high-tech-gear-for-airstrikes/

And Toyotas being used as vehicles in confilts are nothing new.

The Toyota War is the name commonly given to the last phase of the Chadian–Libyan conflict, which took place in 1987 in Northern Chad and on the Libyan–Chadian border. It takes its name from the Toyota pickup trucks used as technicals to provide mobility for the Chadian troops as they fought against the Libyans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_War

Re: re: coarse language is a part of language, so it's only right it should be used.

coarse code is a part of code, so it's only right it should be used.

Re: Apple Pie

@Joerg

And no one wonders who is behind all this XCode scam, uh ?

It could be anyone really.

It could be the US Government eavesdropping on the Chinese.

Equally, it could be the Chinese Government testing out a new weapon on their own people before unleashing it out on to the world.

Post anonymously? ....Whoops

Re: Please

Kim Jong Un: Hans Brix? Oh no! Oh, herro. Great to see you again, Hans!

Hans Blix: Mr. Kim, I was supposed to be allowed to inspect your palace today, but your guards won't let me enter certain areas.

Kim Jong Un: Hans, Hans, Hans! We've been frew this a dozen times. I don't have any weapons of mass destwuction, OK Hans?

Hans Blix: Then let me look around, so I can ease the UN's collective mind. I'm sorry, but the UN must be firm with you. Let me in, or else.

Kim Jong Un: Or else what?

Hans Blix: Or else we will be very angry with you... and we will write you a letter, telling you how angry we are.

Kim Jong Un: OK, Hans. I'll show you. Stand to your reft.

Hans Blix: [Moves to the left]

Kim Jong Un: A rittle more.

Hans Blix: [Moves to the left again]

Kim Jong Un: Good.

Re: THAT MOMENT

@Doctor Syntax

Calm down man, it's a Friday.

I was trying to say something like what Kubla Cant said but obviously Kubla Cant can say it better than me.

If it's the other way around, and we were the ones doing the paying but it gets delayed due to a technical problem, what would the bank/service provider etc. tell us??

"I'm sorry, you should have anticipated problems occurring and paid us earlier"??

Re: Weather

Metcheck has issued a weather warning for Thunderstorms/Heavy Rain/Gale Force Winds, starting tomorrow night and ending on Friday night.

http://www.metcheck.com/UK/warnings.asp

Like Neil says, I should have had a look last night but was too tired after another long(ish) day at the office and decided to go "tomorrow night".

It seems I repeatedly forget to factor in the weather.

It's either I'm too optimisitic or this is just my Britishness showing.

Re: Without Dell-ving into the details of the case.

A lady with a laptop sure can Compaq a punch.

But it might have done more damage if it was a Sharp or a Razer Blade.

Still, there is no excuse for Vaio-lence.

Re: What if the earth had legs?

Just post the question at xkcd.

That'll usually solve it. If Randall (aka God) gives you an answer...

Re: This must explain...

Also a fridge that reports what you're planning on eating and a toilet that reports what your body didn't need after eating?

Re: Won't somebody please think of the...

Excellent!!

Where can I can people register??

4m12s * 2,147,483,647 views = 9,019,431,317 minutes (150,323,855 hours, 6,263,494 days, 17,160 years)

Are you sure this is correct?

I thought everyone just watched the first 10 seconds and realised that they clicked on the wrong video?

Re: Christ on a bike!

Sounds like a bad idea to me...

It will only take a few hundred years for the human hair to evolve into mutated giant humanoid cockroaches that will attack and kill any humans that tries to land on the moon.

The last time, this happened on Mars and it did not turn out pretty...

Re: self checkout in the Apple store?

The staff was probably high-fiving him while he was exiting the store.

Re: Not forgetting regional variations

Further north, it might become pa??word because it looks like they have not yet figured out which currency to use if Scotland becomes independent.

Re: I like how the FBI get involved when it's someone famous that has their photos nicked.

FBI agent A: Seen it. Seen it. Seen it. Woooo, that's a new one.

FBI agent B: That photo was uploaded two days ago. Please try to keep up with latest developments.

Seriously though. Would the FBI get involved if these were accounts of "ordinary" people that was hacked??

Re: Interesting...

Japan has the highest ratio of elderly population in the world (more than 20% are 65 or over).

When you get old, your hearing starts to go and it becomes more and more difficult to recognise people's voices, especially over the phone. This is probably more of a factor than the victim being on the verge of dementia.

According to an OECD survey, Japan is one of the loneliest countries in the world with the highest percentage of people having little or no contact with others (http://www.oecd.org/std/37964677.pdf).

So when you make a random phone call in Japan, there's a big chance the person picking up the call is elderly. The person might not have spoken to anyone for a while and is probably happy to talk to the "relative". Once the person is tricked, there isn't anyone around who might suspect it's a fraud and stop him/her from completing the transaction.

Re: sleep during a meeting

It's just not the same if it's not made by the Chocolate Factory!!