* Posts by GBL Initialiser

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Surface RT now on sale in 13 more European markets

GBL Initialiser

Re: "Wonderful PCs"?

I agree with this to a certain extent but I have little sympathy with people who spend that much on something without researching it properly.

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Facepalm

@ AC 22:18

Of course it is *Pats*.

Asian political activists whacked in Mac backdoor hack attack

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I'll give you that one. Though I have never used Mac OS X so can't speak for its security model I have spent quite a lot of time using BSD and can't argue that it was way ahead of Windows (and even Linux, at least up to a few years ago) when it came to security.

That said the Mac OS X and Unix (This was originally a Unix backdoor) security methods didn't seem to help in this instance, that may be more down to user error though.

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Re: Another argument ..

LibreOffice isn't immune to security issues http://www.libreoffice.org/advisories/

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Joke

Well after years of precedent formed by people bashing Windows due to holes & instability caused by 3rd party software I think it's only fair to bash Mac OS X for the same reason.

Quick, Robin, to the flame resistant* shelter!

*Yes, resistant, you don't get me that easily, trolls ;)

LIVE NOW: Never mind Windows 8, speak your brains on Server 2012

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Windows

Re: MJF

Hopefully someone has done that for her then. Hell, I even like & use Windows 8 but I doubt I would have the staying power to not do at least 1 reinstall per year to keep things running smo...to keep things running.

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Re: Can we get something clear

Never used Hyper-V myself but as I understand Microsoft's marketing material there are two options, run Hyper-V as a part of Windows Server or get a minimal standalone version of it without all the bells and whistles.

To cite said marketing material: "Either as a stand-alone product or an integrated part of Windows Server, Hyper-V is the leading virtualization platform for today and the transformational opportunity with cloud computing. "

Spanish boffins increase GPS accuracy by 90%

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Terminator

Re: You do understand that an autonomous car wouldn't rely on GPS......

@AC 14:47

No, that's the satellite directly to the left. The one with "skynot" or something written on the side, can't make it out from down here.

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Boffin

Re: GPS for Dummies

There is no harm in it. Those that don't know how it works benefit from it and learn something. Those that do know how it works ignore it or come to the comments section to make sure everyone knows that they know, ya know?

Ask Google this impossible question, get web filth as a reward

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Stop

Not via AdSense at least

"Sites with Google ads may not include or link to: Pornography, adult or mature content".

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Coat

Re: complex fourth roots of minus 4

*Moans with pleasure*

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Well that's one way to get folk to learn mathematics.

NASA melts mysterious 'metal Martian flower' myth

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It's a million to one chance

But they might just walk.

Apple said to develop curved glass iWatch with Foxconn

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"Wouldn't be easier to roll over and think happy thoughts?"

Rolling in wearable computing may void the warranty.

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Coat

I wonder how many different ways of telling the time a person will have on them if/when wearable computing becomes mainstream.

"The time you say? Well certainly sir, would that be phone time, iWatch time, or augmented reality glasses time? If you have a moment I can drop my trousers and a sundial will be projected from my arse"

Bit9 hacked after it forgot to install ITS OWN security product

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Stop

Re: Face

book

Links to cheezburger.com belong on there.

Eric Schmidt to unload 42% of his Google stake

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Re: Cash cow

I get the impression that the amount of personal wealth execs/investors have becomes a way to just keep score eventually.

Big Windows updates may ship this summer – and every summer

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Stop

Copy Cat!

Reading some of the comments on this article is making me cringe. Is this the same tech site where we all come together to bash lawyers/corps that file patents for everything and that accuse everyone else of copying? Now a company can't even change its release system, something that hardly affects features, without getting accused of copying someone else.

I am aware that it is considered that Apple make 'cool products' but has it got to the stage where Apple have made accusations of copying a cool way for fans of company <x> to bash company <y>?

And Linux/FOSS types, one of the concepts FOSS was founded on was the idea of adaptability and alternatives, not to mention that quite a few ideas in the area of Linux desktops have been taken from Windows over the years. You can have your open principles for all providing they are for all.

If something a company puts out is an exact feature for feature replica then that's fine, yell at them, but having a go for a change of release model is just petty as hell.

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The last time I visited Github it was an SCM service.

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Popularity notwithstanding I think if you look at some of Microsoft's latest products it would be hard to argue a lack of innovation.

Curiosity photographs mysterious metal object on Martian rock

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Obvious when you think about it

It was what the Magratheans used to attach their tow rope to.

The Register Android App

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I am still waiting for their teletext service.

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The link in the article for the Win 8 & iOS app greets you with a 404 error when followed from the mobile site.

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Re: First%20impressions

There was one benefit from this bug. It caused me to recreate my old, deleted, account to say that was the best damn review I have ever read.

Good job, Custard.

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