* Posts by Shaun 1

231 publicly visible posts • joined 23 Jun 2009

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Apple pulls app after dev publishes users' PINs

Shaun 1
Stop

5863

"At sixth place is '5863' - an odd number until you realise it can be entered by tapping out the word 'love' on a mobile phone keypad"

I think you mean 5683. 5863 spells 'June'

Blimp fireball disaster in Germany, Aussie pilot killed

Shaun 1

It's filled with Helium!

What part of that are you not understanding?

Sony hack reveals password security is even worse than feared

Shaun 1

RE: Password vaults

That's what I've been wondering too. How secure are these and what are the reputable ones?

Facebook: 'We should've been more clear' on face-scanning tech

Shaun 1

Try reading the article

It states that only friends are suggested

3D-printed bikini goes on sale

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Stop

How much is it?

"However, the parts are a far cry from the "reasonably priced" description offered in the press release, coming in at around $90 (£55) a cup.

A single cup will set you back €90 (£80). "

Sandi Toksvig puts the 'n' into cuts - on the Beeb

Shaun 1

Tabloid Watch

A good article about this here: http://tabloid-watch.blogspot.com/2011/06/mail-on-sunday-attacks-bbc-for-word.html

Very interesting blog to read

Gamers celebrate full return of PlayStation network

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FAIL

Title

I thought at one point Sony were saying they weren't sure if the CC details had been taken

"In an interview with Game Hunters last week, Sony CEO Howard Stringer said the company was still unsure whether credit card data had been swiped during the breach."

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/05/sonys-identity-theft-offer-for-psn-users-now-available/1

Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 7 8

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Not quite

There's 2 different UIs. The one that everyone is familiar with for desktops and the new Metro UI for tablets

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Huh?

How did you work any of that out from what the article said?

Modern Warfare 3 teaser trailer reveals terror on the tube

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MW3 may be Infinity Ward

But a lot of their staff left a while ago

Google gets ready to crush quote-comparison websites

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Title

"The search engine giant argues that users can get quotes through Google Advisor without revealing their personal information up front."

That's because they already know your personal information

Nintendo Wii price plummets below £100

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hmmmm

That might be enough to tempt me

El Reg iPhone app rated a flaccid 12+

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None for me either

No WP7 app

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Mobile website

m.theregister.co.uk

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"It won't have escaped your notice"

Yes it did, I don't have an iphone

Up to $650 for a .xxx domain - or to keep your name off one

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Title

It would probably be cheaper to buy the domain than sue

Google says Android 'club' makes phone makers 'do what we want'

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Title

But did MSFT ever claim to be an "open" platform?

Watchdog sniffs Rihanna's 'gently thrusting buttocks'

Shaun 1

Bon Jovi Friday!

When you have Friday off from work, and you just F*ck around all day Thursday … you know what that is? That is a Bon Jovi Friday!

Death threats against 'worst song ever' YouTube teen

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Why?

As far as I'm aware, people aren't being forced to watch it. I've heard it's a bad song, so I haven't watched it. Also, if you start watching it, you don't have to watch the whole thing. Certainly not for 12 hours

Menorcan politician flashes substantial chesticles

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WTF?

Personally

I think the image in the article would also be classed as NSFW. At least where I work

Red Dwarf to blast off on new adventure

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I don't think I can take any more

As a fan of the original 6 series of this, I managed to sit through series 7 and 8, and just managed to force myself to watch the mini-series on Dave (though it took me several months and a fair amount of alcohol to get through it).

Don't think I can stomach another series though

A fifth of Europeans can't work out how much a TV costs

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Also

Four fifths of Brits can't spell rithmetic

Android book-scan app tames untidy tomes

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Problem

ISBNs don't tend to be on the spine, and books in libraries don't tend to be stored with the back cover facing out

Berlusconi calls George Clooney to his defence

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I read it as

"an attempt to get into Darfur." and wondered who she was

Marshall Islands prez 'legalises cocaine'

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more:

"CBS Breaking News was initially called Instant News and drawn up way back in 1998 as a project to be shown at ARS Electronica. The idea was to highlight sensationalism in the media, especially the bizarre spectacle of morbid journalism the media and media consumers feast on when major disasters such as earthquakes occur.

Finally released in 2010, the website gained traction thanks to a story entitled "Marshall Islands Legalize Cocaine."

Apparently, the president of the Marshall Islands is now threatening legal action. "

Duke Nukem Forever DELAYED

Shaun 1

As was said on anither forum

10th June was probably the intended release date, they just announced it for May so they could get one last delay in

Osborne promises 'Budget for growth'

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First time buyers

"First-time buyers are also getting help, according to widely leaked plans. Some 10,000 people will get a 20 per cent low-cost loan for new-build homes"

But new-build houses are at least 20% more expensive than pre-built ones.

Play.com: Only customer emails lost in data breach

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I stopped using them

When they started insisting on using the 3D secure type things

Virgin offers unlimited action for a fiver

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Because it's not technically limited

If it was a 3000 text limit, you can send 3000, then you are cut off

With the unlimited* tarrif, you can send 3000 and then they MIGHT cut you off

*fair use policy applies

Park the Mario Kart, and throw your keys in the bowl

Shaun 1

Move

"(PS2 players need the Move accessory)"

Move remote is for PS3

Australians safe from Mortal Kombat

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Won't happen

It won't get classification without serious cuts, because Australia doesn't have a higher rating than 15+ (for games)

Jacqui Smith 'shocked' to discover we're drowning in sea of porn

Shaun 1

But

The Internet was fine when she was in office. It's those nasty tories that are at fault!

Detroit citizens demand RoboCop statue

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An even more shameful admission...

But I have the soundtrack CD!

America spared Top Gear Mexican quips

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A bit wet?

"This didn't go down too well south of the border"

Isn't south of the border the English Channel?

No new strings for Guitar Hero

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Not quite

"Its ongoing restructuring is expected to result in 500 job losses"

Not just on this game, 500 in total

Kid spanks a grand on Xbox using Mum's bank card

Shaun 1
Stop

Child account

If you set it up as a child account, you have to reenter card details to buy MS points.

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Thumb Down

Not that easy to miss

It's quite easy to spot when you have 25 tansactions over 2 months (so at least 12 a month) marked as MICROSOFT*XBOX LIVE POINTS*

Mexican woman gets litigious on Top Gear's ass

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I think

that the person is just angry at being called lazy for being Mexican, rather than because she's a student

Google to Microsoft: You're stealing our search results!

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FAIL

Yes it does

if you install the bing toolbar and opt in to sending data back

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The quote I found most interesting:

"The PageRank feature [on the Google toolbar] sends back URLs, but we’ve never used those URLs or data to put any results on Google’s results page. We do not do that, and we will not do that".

Well then what is it using this data for?

Microsoft explains Windows 7 Phone phantom data cockup

Shaun 1

Got to assume

that this is something to do with the Facebook integration

BBC Trust says no to kit-specific iPlayer apps

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All I know is...

Watching it through the Virgin box looks better than watching it through the PS3

Gifts for the Geeks

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Headmaster

RE: It's never too late.

It is if you want to order a Kindle from Amazon

Pic because I have images from the site disabled and I've no idea which I've clicked

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RE: passenger back inlet cam sproket jump

STOP MAKING UP WORDS!

Shaun 1

A bit late

Surely this sort of thing should have been posted at least a week ago, rather than 3 days before christmas.

Posting it now means having to buy this stuff from PC world or the like!

Sony PlayStation Network vs MS Xbox Live

Shaun 1

Not quite

The DLC etc is tied to both your machine and your gamertag.

Anyone can use it on the machine that it was bought on, and the person that bought it can use it on any machine (if they're signed in to Live). So if your machine breaks and you get a new one, you can still use all your stuff but you need to be online to do so (until you transfer the licenses to the new machine)

Herts cops 'ate the evidence' at scene of crime, court told

Shaun 1

RE: most likely domino pizzas

Almost certainly, as the article says it was a Dominoes delivery boy

Virgin unwraps three-tuner über set-top

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Yup

VM have confirmed the iPad app will launch in 2011

http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/confirmed-tivo-ipad-app-will-come-to-virgin-media-service-912206

Sony pips MS with 4.1m motion controller sales

Shaun 1

No

It wasn't comparable then either, unless you were talking about time since launch.

OK then, with the PS Move, Sony have said that they shipped 1m units in the first month. MS have shipped/sold 2.5m in roughly the same length of time

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I think

I think that some games in the future will require 2 controllers, but to keep the entry costs low, all the launch titles only need 1

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