Posts by MinionZero

@Google now also want "Mobile payments"

So Google are not contented with trying to assimilate almost every search thought on the planet, not to mention global wardriving. No not enough, so now Google are going after spying on everything we all buy as well.

Soon opting out of Google's growing omnipresence isn't going to be an option.

Going back to the 1980's

Ok I want to go back to the 1960's, so I need a plastic moulded full size portable red telephone box I can setup and step into on the street of my choice, to make my calls. :)

Its clearly a Friday news day. :)

Come to think of it, a full size moulded red telephone box would work great in the pub. :)

Sony controlled app portal

I have mixed feelings about this move. On the one hand we get more mobile games which is good, but on the other hand this move is effectively a Sony Playstation portal tax on Android developers. Android already has many games which bypass the need to go through Sony and Android games work on all Android phones, whereas this Sony move means apps only work on phones with this Sony portal app installed on it, which won't be all Android phones. Plus developers can choose what apps they create on Android, whereas with Sony, they are forced to get their apps approved by Sony (for a fee) and so Sony will block (or delay) approval of apps. (Sony in the past has delayed 3rd party games which compete with its own in house developed games, so they will be able to play these same delaying tactics with this phone move).

So this move sounds very much like a way to try to control developers. There is some impressive games coming out on Android phones already, without Sony seeking a way to control and effectively tax developers. So I can't see many developers falling for this extra Sony tax.

It won't work

I can't see how this can stop all malware, so even if it stops say 90% of malware, all that will happen is the malware writers will adapt to use the methods in the 10% that get past Intel. So by the following year, Intel will be stopping the minority of malware.

All Intel will end up doing is creating a pressure for change away from methods of malware writing that are stopped by Intel, towards methods of malware writing that get past Intel's latest marketing gimmick.

I like all 3 films, so I can't wait to see Matrix 4 & 5.

I know the Matrix isn't for everyone, but then if you don't like it, you don't have to watch it.

But what gets me is that with almost every announcement of a sequel these days; we have an endless barrage of bile from naysayers, determined to imply that they have a superior more refined artistic view of what makes a great film. Its very much as if these critics love the feeling of pretending they are so superior and so we end up with them seeking to undermine a film they haven't even seen yet!

""wear a tie” asked Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt"

I guess when you are worth billions, you no longer have to worry about conforming to other peoples dress code demands, as no one is really your boss. (Plus I couldn't even tell you who does and doesn't wear ties, as its not something I notice or care about, but clearly Mr Jeremy Hunt does). So after a snide "wear a tie” comment like that, I wouldn't wear a tie, just to piss off Mr Jeremy Hunt. :)

By the way, "Mr Jeremy Hunt" sounds like Rhyming Slang for how he behaves. ;)

At last

So any word yet on when they will be releasing the sequel to Duke Nukem Forever. :)

Why hack this site?

It seems a strange web site to target. Why would hackers want to know who accesses a website that "helps drivers avoid speeding tickets"? ... They could be doing it for another spam email list, but there is another possibility. It could have been a professional hacker hired simply to hack the site to get a list of people who use the site.

After all our Police now consider it a criminal offence to warn motorists of a mobile police speed gun. Therefore a whole website full of people warning motorists, is therefore a mass of people committing what our Police (State) would consider criminal offences. For example: "driver prosecuted for flashing his headlights to warn motorists of a mobile police speed gun"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-12115179

The Police and the government are definitely building up lists on people they don't charge with any crime (at this point in time ... they hope to find something they can use later, for now its a fishing trip for names and other info). We are seeing more and more examples of this. For example the Domestic Extremist list & The freedom of information requesters list (maintained by GCHQ), so its not much to expect our Police State are now also seeking yet another list of this time people who (in their mind) seek to undermine their law enforcement by their speed cameras which are in effect automated policing systems.

A real shame

I was amazed at how professional this Mod looked. Its a real shame the bosses of Activision/Blizzard are such undermining bastards, that they would sooner destroy the project than to actively support or even help publish the project themselves. (But then undermining is so very much what Passive-aggressive Narcissistic people in power do).

Here's the new video of the Mod. It looks very professionally produced.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_PD4Yll6_A

£400,000? WTF!

Can I have £400,000 for hitting the delete button! ;)

Brazilian cult condemns USB

So USB is a sign of the devil. Helps explain a lot. So I guess a 3 pin plug is also devilish.

WTF kind of world is this?! By the way, which century are we in again?!

So they want to ban USB. I wish we could just ban cults ... or better still, ban cult leaders.

Let me guess, the leader of this cult is another charismatic attention seeker with a grandiose sense that they talk for god. So they tell others that their words are quite literally the word of god and everyone has to follow what they say. (You can't get much more Narcissistic than someone who claims they speak for god! ... so the charisma isn't really charisma at all, its a warning sign of a deeply two faced manipulative Narcissistic person who also shows strong warning signs of also being Histrionic as they need to be in the centre of attention controlling everyone. So we get a person who combines a Narcissistic Personality Disorder with a Histrionic Personality Disorder. Which is why these lying two faced manipulators are so dangerous to others) … (Therefore is it any wonder the Catholic church for example, is now uncovering the abusive horror of these fake pious two faced people who seek to lead everyone).

Many of the leaders found in every religion conform to this pattern of HPD + NPD behaviour. Its the same pattern of behaviour found in many politicians of all political parties. Religion & politics are after all both sets of beliefs which charismatic attention seekers seek to influence others to follow them (and by getting many people to follow them, that gives the leader money, power & fame (i.e. attention)).

When the is the entire human race going to side line these charismatic attention seeking lying manipulative two faced bastards, who seek to control others for their own gain. That is infinitely more important than this cult decrying a fucking USB symbol!

(As you have probably guessed, I'm an atheist and with very good reason, not least because of the centuries of work & evidence in science (in physics, chemistry & biology etc..) but also because of the centuries of work & repeating evidence found by researchers and philosophers building towards a psychological profiling of certain groups of society which have repeating patterns of behaviour).

Right I'm off to plunge all my plugs under water, to see if they are witchcraft! … for I am the Witch Plug Finder General!

/shakes_head ... and breath.

I want to see more on the banks

It will be interesting to see what corrupt money games the rich and powerful are playing via swiss bank accounts. If its anything like BCCI it should help shock a few more people into seeing the shocking depths of corruption going on behind our backs.

I still don't think most people realise the full extent of what was going on at BCCI, which after a decade of investigations has been described as "the biggest clandestine money network in history." e.g.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Credit_and_Commerce_International

'Pac-Man' with living organisms

Sounds easy, take 4 panthers and a reality show contestant, then put them in a maze and shout advice. :)

(Although there is prior art as I believe the Romans created a similar game in their Amphitheatres. ;)

Smaller firms unfairly disadvantaged

@"Smaller firms believe they're at an unfair disadvantage compared to bigger companies"

What like "Google slips $3.1bn through 'Double Irish' tax loophole"

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/22/google_double_irish_tax_loophole/

That shows small businesses can't play tax games the way global corporations can. :(

Good luck in the new job!

I hope you help wake up the Daily Telegraph readers as to how technology is being abused as well as used. A broadsheet with a cutting technology commentary, now that would be something new. :)

Last one out....

Will the last open source project out of Oracle/Sun/Sunacle please turn off the light. :(

144 tonnes of fresh Chinese garlic seized in Poland

I bet the anti-smuggling sniffer dogs found that easily!

Labour MP needs to be fired

Everyone wants the killer caught, but DNA testing the entire male population of an area isn't the answer!

Labour get a fucking clue, how much will it take to get the message across to Labour, we don't want their Police State ideas!

Self-fulfilling prophecy

This idea of hiding the succession-planning policy, saying it would undermine this and that ironically just adds to the idea that Steve Jobs is so centrally important to the company. Its exactly the opposite message of what they should be doing as a company. They would do well to slowly down play the idea that Steve Jobs is so central to the company, because if anything did ever suddenly happen to him or he simply wanted to retire, then the current way Apple have built up his centrally important status, that inflated image of him could seriously backfire and hurt their company.

Imagine if some sudden bad news appeared about him, like say he was suddenly found dead or was found to be terminally ill. The way Apple are playing it and have played it all along, such bad news could cause the collapse of their company. Their share price would we wiped out in hours.

I don't think they (the Apple top people) are doing Steve Jobs or Apple a service in the longer term by hiding this information now. They should be openly and slowly discussed what possible succession-plans are in place now, so that if or when the time comes (even if that's a decade or more from now), its not such a massive shock to the company image when it does finally occur. That would help protect the company's future.

Amazing how far some would go

@It contained "gunpowder, BB shot and buck shot"

Its a wonder he wasn't charged with attempted murder. Its basically a stick of explosive. (I saw a case on TV some time ago like this where a guy put a similar sort of sized thing placed under the driver seat of his wife's car and it did nearly kill her and that was through a thick seat. This case could have been an internal blast which would have been horrific).

Shame Minnesota doesn't have the death penalty, as I'm sure his ex-girlfriend could make very effective use of this vibrator on him ... "Houston, we have lift off!" ... Its a fitting end for the guy. Just one thing, before using it, she could even shout "fire in the hold!". :)

Opportunities to control

@"Unprecedented increase in opportunities to infringe intellectual property rights offered by the Internet"

The way these control freak bastards think, that should read ... "abuse of the Internet gives unprecedented increase in opportunities for social control"

They are never going to stop piracy because as fast as they try to clamp down more ways will appear to spread data.

Yet every attempt at clamping down on us increases the Authoritarianism they seek to force us to live under.

Therefore as piracy cannot be stopped, their course of action inevitably leads towards unending Authoritarianism that is ultimately a Totalitarian police state.

Frankly all piracy isn't so important to society that its allowed to force our society into a police state.

I'm guessing if I lived over a dope farm I would do the same :)

"a dope farm in the property below" ... and the fumes from it ... helps explain why he thought, I know, I'll turn my flat into a replica of a Starship! :)

Considering past examples of how mad this world is...

... I guess high paid lawyers will now sue the Ministry of Justice on the basis this report is causing them emotional stress!

(Unfortunately the biggest winners of compensation are often the lawyers :( ).

Why Bluetooth?

So I can sync time? WTF?! ... is that it basically?! ... other than killing its battery life when its made to buzz ... and why do I need the watch to buzz when the phone does that already?! ... I don't see a compelling reason to want it.

Plus its an ugly looking thing. Looks like a cheap 1980's LCD watch. For a moment I was thinking isn't it a bit early for April the 1st stories?!

Why the DHS?

I get that the students are crooks. That I understand, but what I don't understand is the scope of the DHS to be the people going after this kind of crime. WTF has this got to do with Homeland Security?. Sounds like feature creep in the DHS allowing them to extend their remit into becoming some kind of global policing?!.

For example, in the past departments such as the FBI would have liaised with their colleagues in Interpol to pursue these kinds of international crimes, but now it seems, the DHS looks like its become some kind of global version of the FBI?! ... I hadn't realised the scope of the DHS had become so wide.

Counter measures against internet censorship...

... also means a first step towards developing so called "counter counter measures".

Once they know how people can most effectively circumvent government Internet censorship, they will also know what to aim at, in developing new means of censorship. Its typical military style thinking, develop new technology, then develop counter measures to it, then develop counter counter measures and so on. Its a leap frog approach to working out each new chess move. After all the US keeps on saying it wants to stay one step ahead all the time. (Its even the founding principle upon which DARPA was originally created, to in their own words, "prevent technological surprise").

But then our leaders need to tell us minions something that appears to sound good to get us all to allow them to spend millions more of our money. Hence these high "high-profile speech" announcements. Yet its really just the next round of chess moves to avoid future “technological surprises” like Wikileaks.

Revenge is a dish best served cold

I bet the bosses don't like this info leaking, but its amazing what leaks when the bloody minded bosses are such bastards to make 600 people redundancy so near just before Christmas!

Hang on, so we are giving our government data to a US defence contractor?!

I thought giving the US access to all our banking information was bad enough, but this, WTF!

Oh but the US government won't try to look at all our data will it. No it wouldn't do that would it.

£800m plus access to all our data is I guess, just one more example of our "special relationship" with the US government. :(

The more I see, the more I feel like we are the 51st state of the USA without any say in what happens to us. :(

So Freedom Of Information requestors are watched by our spies?! ... why?

If its freely available then why spy on who wants to know? ... Could it be that by knowing what our government is really getting up to, then allows the requestor to point out what our government is doing wrong! ... So the government is using spying resources againt the entire population that our leaders say they represent!