Posts by Graham Marsden
4081 posts • joined Friday 19th January 2007 17:59 GMT
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"Everyone seems to be commenting on the intro clip...
"...and ignoring those showing the scientists, engineers, and students describing their work."
Probably because they're thinking "What a load of patronising BS" after watching the intro which makes them completely disinclined to look any further.
@btrower
"ALL of copyright is a dangerous fiction. There is no proper way to square copyright with the public good in the age of computer networks. Without copyright, every one of us would essentially have access to the entirety of the world's intellectual and cultural output going back into the mists of time. Freeing this material would make the world a much, much better place"
Nonsense! Those who create works have the right to exploit those works themselves and be paid for their work and effort in developing them. Why should someone bother to create *anything* if there is no protection from them being ripped off?
We have "access to the entirety of the world's intellectual and cultural output going back into the mists of time" except that which is most recently created, the problem is the "copyright industry" which wants to control access to "life plus 75 years" which is ludicrous.
Also "patents are also a dangerous fiction" is also nonsense. However we need to fix the ridiculous situation of "software patents" or frivolous ones, especially when such patents are clearly based on prior art.
But that is not the same as getting rid of the whole system which you seem to want.
"The technology is aimed at...
"...thwarting the abuse of software bugs rather than preventing or even minimising the occurrence of vulnerabilities in the first place. "
So what they're metaphorically doing, instead of fixing the locks and the broken windows(!), is hiring more security guards to patrol the building in the hope of catching the bad guys before they do too much harm...
Re: What is
Wasn't it a rather naff film...?
"solving Europe's road congestion"
Alternatively, instead of trying to "solve" the problem by creating a new one (how to control these mini-copters), how about making it easier for people to get from A to B without the massive waste of space that involves putting *one* person in a vehicle designed to carry four (or five, or seven)?
It's all very well to whinge about "independence" etc, but when you're doing the same journey, day in, day out, how many times will you actually *need* that independence? On that day, fine, use your own car, but don't be selfish and think "well, I *might* need it so I'll take it today, and tomorrow, and the next few days too..."
Make it easier for people to ride bicycles or motorbikes. Put more money into mass transit systems. For example down here in Portsmouth there was a plan for a light transit system to take the load off the M275, London Road and Eastern Road which are the only three ways off Portsea Island (and if one gets blocked, it can gridlock the whole city!) but that was cancelled when the DfT refused it funding back in 2005, so we're stuck with lots of people driving out of the city in the morning, then back in in the evening which is ludicrously wasteful.
Such systems are hardly rocket science, we just need the will to make them happen!
@John Wilson
What Sweden considers "rape" and "serious sexual assault", however, may not be what other countries think those terms mean.
Not only that, however, Sweden doesn't necessarily prosecute such cases on "beyond reasonable doubt", but rather on the principle of "if we believe the witnesses" see http://www.newsmill.se/print/30405 for more details.
If it was his friend hit by this...
... it would probably have missed his brain by three feet.
"intelligence that could aid terrorists"
Well, were the Senator to actually *use* some intelligence he'd probably realise that he might as well piss up a rope for all the good that it will do him.
His plan makes as much sense as all those Jobsworth "Community Support Officers" etc trying to stop tourists from taking pictures of London landmarks.
OIX?
Pronounced "Oiks"?
Oik : "a member of the lower classes" - en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oik
I'm going to change my FB user pic...
... now should I use the one with my trousers around my ankles and bending over? Or perhaps the one holding the sign saying "Facebook Sucks"? Or maybe...
Posted in 'Jogobot' lures lonely lardies
Run, Fleshy one...
... RUN!
Oops, have you had a heart attack? Mwahahaha!
Or maybe...
... it was refusing to obey the orders of the weak fleshy ones...!
'Jobs signed off the neon...
'...with a Buddhist phrase "gate gate paragate parasangate bodhi svahdl"'
A neon? I hope he achieved enlightenment then.
(And, yes, I know this should have been sent as a correction because someone probably let auto-correct do the work for them, but the pun was too good to resist!)
@Ben Tasker
"there's a common saying that innocent men don't run"
Yes, and it's as much BS as "If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear."
@Ken Hagen
"How do you propose to apply the methods of experimental science to the current climate without taking any readings of current weather?"
Did I say that? Err, no.
Neither did I say that they were entirely unconnected. I am aware that Climate is Weather measured over a long period, unfortunately some people seem to think that just because we've had the wettest/ driest/ suniest/ whatever week on record that that means something.
Type 2 Diabetes is "people's fault"?
Try telling that to Billie-Jean King, winner of more tennis titles than I can remember, stil active and definitely not obese, yet she has Type 2 diabetes.
Yep, the truth definitely hurts.
The council have just backed down...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18454800
For those who need reminding...
... Weather != Climate
You don't have to PROVE your innocence!
The law says you are PRESUMED to be innocent UNLESS and UNTIL you are PROVEN guilty!
But that's not good enough for some people...
Facial recognition?
Yep, that's definitely a face! Can I have my £12.8, please
Re: FB can push as many ads at me as they like..
I can look at the right hand side of the screen too, but I don't see anything since I installed AdBlock Plus!
Re: dont forget
And every time you copy a song a fairy dies!
@Larry F54
"I'm surprised. I thought most washing machines (as well as dishwashers) these days had built-in delay timers."
Not the one I've got and to replace it would just be more wasteful.
Invidious Aardvark
It's clear that you don't run a business either.
One complaint may be a lone nutcase, ten complaints suggests that there's actually going to be a *lot* more people out there who aren't happy, but haven't put finger to keyboard to say so., however none the less that should most certainly set alarm bells ringing and not simply generate an attitude of "well, it's only a few people, let's just ignore them" because if (and when) they're offered a better alternative, they're likely to desert your business in droves.
Your understanding of how such things work is weak.
Re: Oh for god's sake
"If it's not acceptable over here then don't do it over there either. "
It's all very well saying "play a straight bat, keep it above board, don't play their dirty games", but, especially in the current economic climate, the vast majority of businesses are going to play whatever games they can and by whatever rules are available in order to clinch a contract.
You don't like it, I don't like it, but the other option is risking bankruptcy.
"We have noticed...
"... that you appear to have switched off an important feature of your browser which will enable us to enhance your customer experience and provide you with a better service.
"You can proceed, however you will not get the full benefit of our website, so please click here to switch it back on..."
(Website announcement that fell through a wormhole from a couple of years in the future)
"You seem to be trolling"?
Paging Mr Pott and Mr Kettle-Black...
Re: Better, Reg Headline Dept.
I didn't even read the article, I just loved the sub-heading!
"Human Rights are...
"... what WE say you can have..."
Sorry, which country were we talking about again?
Does anyone else think...
... that map from the University of Sydney looks a bit like the board game Pandemic?
Just sayin' ;-)
"notable domain name investor Frank Schilling"
"domain name investor"?
I'm sure there's another name for that...
Re: Depends
Remember the old saying:
"He who dies with most toys, wins!"
This fulfills that nicely :-)
@JDX
Maybe one day you'll run a company and realise that if you piss off enough of your customers by ignoring what they want and saying "Dear customers, we don't give a fuck what you think!", they'll go somewhere else and you won't *have* a company any more.
Re: But moving to a different time is useful
I used to "time shift" my laundry, I'd put washing in at night and set a time switch on the plug so the appliance would come on early in the morning and would be finished by the time I woke up (the machine being right at the other end of my house from my bedroom).
However now I can't do that because on my new machine there's no mechanical "on-off" button which will let me leave it "switched on" but with nothing happening until the time switch on the plug activates it, just a "soft touch" button which needs pressing before anything happens.
Re: "More child friendly"
Well at least *one* person (ie me!) realised you were being satirical...!
Posted in HBO wants royal price for Iron Throne
Yep...
... me too.
Ok, it looks cool, but, as always, the realiy doesn't match up.
20 grand? I'll pass.
Re: Well, you know what they say...
jwiaz pwmql !
Pistols at dawn, Sir!
Will the BOFH...
... be up for this award...?!
"premature pin retraction"
That could get messy...
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
Actually it isn't, but you can look forward to lots of these from idiots who think that their every status update is the most important thing ever...
"Box theorises that this is likely to be...
"...because of sulphur pollution released into the atmosphere by humans"
So what you're saying is that mankind's activites *DO* have an effect on the climate...?
Re: Personally...
Not .dash?
"we must not accept...
"...nor can we allow the erosion of basic fundamental rights in Europe, and around the world, for expediency's sake"
Unless you're the British Government...
I read that title as "Olympics"...
... and thought "good!"
"Security is a top priority for Facebook..."
But listening to what our users want isn't.
Let's hope...
... he remembers to include the Toilet...!
Re: Six?!
In the past week I've had at least three occasions when I've wanted to record something from eg History, National Geographic and then maybe E4 or BBC4 or some such at the same time, but even with using the +1 channels, there have been clashes/ overlaps with other things I want to see, so I've had to resort to looking through the Radio Times for repeats of the programme either in the wee small hours of the morning or on different days which is a PITA.
I've currently got about half my Sky+ HDD (I replaced the original with one that was twice the size a long time ago) filled with documentaries, shows like Game of Thrones, Bones, Big Bang Theory Dara o'Briain's School of Hard Maths and more which are definitely worth watching, it's just a matter of finding time to watch them all before something else comes along I want to see...!
@This isn't USENET
There is *never* a Cabal...!
Posted in WTF is... Li-Fi?
"Sorry, my bad, didn't see you"
Which really means "Sorry, I didn't *LOOK* properly..."!
