Posts by King Jack

Re: Unexpected item in channel area

Don't feel too smug, next year the other shoe falls. Remember what happened to F1? Free for a year then the thumb screws come out. Beats me why people celebrate the removal of 'free' stuff and welcome paywalls.

I seem to remember that Florence Nightingale was on a bank note. Last time a checked, she was a woman.

I don't think any gender should get preference. Any one should be considered on merit. This Man v Woman shit is getting out of hand. Blame 'Girl power' and stupid TV like the apprentice who always pit male against female.

Re: Light isn't really so fast.

Everyone knows bad news travels faster than everything else in the universe.

Re: WTF?

America believes it is the world, it controls everything. So why not expand dominion to all the stars above?

All games, Programs, Apps are digital

Please will everyone stop using the term 'Digital Copy'. Everything is digital, the bits are identical to those on the disc. The term is 'downloaded copy'.

Re: All sounds good to me

What happens when you fill the hard drive? It is not upgradeable and all games must live on it. So 15 games or so in, you will have to delete your collection to play something new. So games will only be available for a few months to the average person. You can always revert to 'shuffling disks'. You should think more.

Re: Dangerous

Sadly one of those is my brother. First it was the earth will end/be destroyed, now as the time comes closer it's, A new world order will usher forth. I say if its a true prediction then It would not change on a daily basis. I think it's time to change my phone number.

Re: Mixed feelings

Then don't sell kit at a loss hoping to make money later. Stupid model. You sell something, then it is no longer yours. That is what selling means: You no longer have ownership.

Maybe they should rent consoles to the public so everyone knows where they stand.

Re: Dr No for me...

Dr No had Special effects. The car chase and fight scenes were speeded up to make them look more dramatic.

Not hi-tech, but SFX all the same

Re: Is that it?

You must be looking at it wrong....

Re: It would be nice if the BBC actaully started their programs at the listed times.

The government fined the rail company's for running trains late. They should do the same to the BBC and others. It's false advertising to say a program is on at 10 when it starts at 10:04.

Re: If they just ignored it

"Not that I support doing this, as you are specifically targeting peoples' personal beliefs, regardless of whether you do or don't agree with them"

Why should anyone care if someone disagrees with their personal beliefs? That is what is wrong, the premise that personal beliefs must be protected over and above anything else.

Believing in the supernatural is nonsense, that is MY personal belief. Why is my special protection?

Re: Being safe from prosecution

"No - you'd have to not own a device capable of receiving a live broadcast, to be safe from prosecution."

You can not be prosecuted for owning a TV, video or PVR, etc. You do not need to unplug or detune anything. Just do not watch 'live' TV. It is up to the prosecutors to prove that you are offending. Also do not sign anything to make the prosecutions case or let a stranger into your home.

Try reading the terms on the TV licensing site instead of spreading shite.

Re: "UK's thirst for energy falls, yet prices rise: Now why is that?"

If you want to bring prices down, we the consumer need to do this: Select one power company and use the internet to encourage everyone to boycott it. As people leave to join the other suppliers that company WILL lower it's price. It will be sitting on fuel that it cannot sell. When that company is on the brink of bankruptcy, rinse and repeat with another one. When the big five or six realise that the customer has some power they won't all raise prices come the winter or they could be next.

Re: Fail

Call the police!! I looked at my watch, then realized it copied Big Ben. Well it's got 2 hands and markings cleverly disguised so as to be not roman numerals.

Clocks tell the time, cars carry people, smartphones search, tv's have screens to fit to current content. Used to be 4:3 now 16:9. They are all copying. It has to stop.