* Posts by Solly

70 publicly visible posts • joined 15 Apr 2011

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Naughty-step Apple buries court-ordered apology with JavaScript

Solly
Joke

Surely this is the correct modus operandi for the reality distortion field?

"It just works"

Chrome extension blocks political speech on Facebook

Solly
Big Brother

I've got a bad feeling about this

A chat with the developers

Q: Okay, so these users of the browser extension don't want to hear political messages, policy, idea's and what not?

A: Yes

Q: And are these people still likely to vote?

A: Some of them yes definitely

Q: Do you think a democracy works best when the people that vote are informed as to what they are voting for?

A: No comment

Apple files disappearing-feature iPhone patent

Solly
Facepalm

Hiding elements of a phone when not in use you say? My phone can do this already, it called a pocket...

Mines the one with the iPhone in the pocket....

Peeved bumpkins demand legally binding broadband promise from UK.gov

Solly
Joke

It will definitely happen

Deputy PM: Nick Clegg has made a pledge it will*... so be off you doubters

* may not have actually happened

Boffins say Vodka Red Bulls make you sensible

Solly
Pint

When the field trial starts

Can I be in the control group with just the good stuff, energy drinks taste rank...

Curiosity success 'paves way for Man on Mars by 2030s'

Solly
Alien

Meanwhile under the planetary surface

One Martian turns to the camera and says "I, for one, welcome our six wheeled robotic laser wielding overlords"

Metro, that ribbon, shared mailboxes: Has Microsoft lost the plot?

Solly
Headmaster

Re: When is Ballmer going to be put out to pasture?

I knew Balmer had a tendancy to throw chairs - I didn't, however, know that he was 'though' about it - did he throw ALL the chairs?

Fastest-ever hydrocarb scramjet hits Mach 8, doesn't explode

Solly
Go

This is all well and good, but when can I get my mitts on one of these in Kerbal Space Program?

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/

Facebook warns investors of potential SPAM DELUGE

Solly
Joke

"Facebook has been the first internet company to baldly state the risks it faces from hacking and spam to the markets since the SEC issued guidance on the issue."

They haven't hired Steve Balmer to make their announcements have they?

Toyota teases next-gen Prius styling

Solly
Terminator

What the frack!

That hydrogen car looks like a Cylon....

New human-brain chip can be adjusted for cannabis effect

Solly
Terminator

Tracking with closeups

SHALMANESER That real cool piece of hardware up at the GT tower. They say he's apt to evolve to true consciousness one day. Also they say he's as intelligent as a thousand of us put together, which isn't really saying much, because when you put a thousand of us together look how stupidly we behave.

Colossal dead black neo-sphere approaching Earth

Solly
Alert

"That's no moon"

"I've got a bad feeling about this"

etc

CERN boffins re-running neutrino speed test

Solly
Joke

Sorry but we don't serve neutrino's in here.

A neutrino walks in to a bar.

5 SECONDS to bypass an iPad 2 password

Solly
FAIL

It just works....

Virus infects killer US air drone fleet

Solly
Terminator

They should hook it up to the advanced AI of Skynet, it's been alleged that it should be able to squash the virus in seconds.....

Homeland Security bungles 'pre-crime' tech test docs

Solly

It's not infallible, what about the minority report? but I digress - I get the gist..

Dinosaur-murdering space boulder family found innocent

Solly
Joke

Surely there's a 1 in 3,200 chance that 15 million years was sufficient time.... oh wait

Boffin melds quantum processor with quantum RAM

Solly

Tracking with close ups

Christ what an imagination I've got...

Google+ bans real name under ‘Real Names’ policy

Solly
Big Brother

Google plus good?

Did he get his two minutes of hate?

So, what's the best sci-fi film never made?

Solly
Go

A couple

The Siren's of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge

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