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* Posts by DarrenJ

5 publicly visible posts • joined 7 May 2012

Samsung: And for my next trick – exploding WASHING MACHINES

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Re: Eeek!

Here in Thailand it's top loaders all the way. Or failing that a bucket of water and some soap. Buckets don't explode.

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Hollywood offers Daniel Craig $150m to (slash wrists) play James Bond

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Angelina Jolie

She nails the secret organisation femme fatale in Wanted, and can curve bullets.

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Facebook's UK wing paid just £4k in corporation tax last year

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Re: Companies don't pay tax

Actually, yes, maybe in some cases. As a partner in a small business we factor salary + employers NI into how much we *actually* pay staff. If NI went down, we'd pay our staff the equivalent difference. We're nice that way.

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Don't touch me up there! Photoshop creator appeals for 'ethical' use

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Re: that's one way of looking at it, here's another

Its pretty much a default entry level requirement - don't really understand why this is down voted. Sorry but the graphic design and photography world doesn't really rate Gimp or Paint.Net I'm afraid. Want to work in a digital creative industry? Well, get good at using Photoshop. I've yet to see a viable alternative.

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Loose screw caused airplane iPhone ‘fire’

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Well now its its happened once so I'd imagine airlines are already reviewing their security procedures. Wonder how long it will be before all smartphones have to be placed into a fireproof plastic bag and checked through airport security separately, along with all those bottles of non-exploding shampoo and toothpaste?

Next week: all people banned from passenger flights due to spontaneous-combustion concerns.

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