Posts by Shrimpling

Materials for building something like this shouldn't be a problem... Isn't Mars red because of the Iron oxide?

That said its not all positives building this on Mars... The sunlight is weaker by the time it reaches Mars, would they get enough sunlight to power it on the solar panels still?

Also, correct me if I am wrong, I don't think there are 2 large metropolitan areas that would like to be linked together in a quicker way on Mars yet. One of the 6 wheeled, nuclear engined vehicles will be enough for the foreseeable future.

Re: That $60 SONY want to play MP online...

Glad I could help.

I think the problem was they announced it at E3 while everybody was still going crazy over their DRM announcement meaning a lot of people missed it.

Re: Vodafone

My Mum got Welcome to Afghanistan text message while flying back from Goa...

I think she would have preferred not knowing where they were flying!

Re: Forget H&S, policies, road laws, etc

Unlike a horse I am house trained and know where not to shit.

I think that makes me less of a shit machine than a horse.

Re: Cameron is such a dick

Sadly I believe the majority of Labour voters will continue to vote for Labour and the majority of Conservative voters will vote for the Conservatives at the next election regardless of things like this happening.

The Majority of voters vote for somebody because that is who they have always voted for not because of how good or bad their policy's are. I have no doubt that my constituency will remain as a Conservative seat despite the censorship laws they are introducing.

Re: If you should implement such a system I will take my business else where.

So you are leaving the country?

Personally I will just ring BT and ask them "Can you make porn come on my computer please?"

Re: WFW 3.11

I'm sure your not the only one... I've still got mine too!

If Wikipedia ever stops working I've got my Encarta 95 CD Rom as well.

Re: Why would you want to use Windows 8 on a Macbook Air?

Have you actually used it with a touch screen or are you just jumping on the Windows 8 hate bandwagon?

Also if it is so worthless why has the author of this article gone to the hassle of installing in on a Macbook?

From what I remember the consoles currently on sale in China are marketed as Multimedia devices and so get through a loop hole.

All the law does currently is stop foreign console makers from selling in China

Re: Remember..

Territorial claims aren't official until somebody gets back home and lets The Times know.

How else would right thinking Gentlemen know a new territory has been claimed?

Bonus points if we can ship unwanted criminals there.

Having owned capacitive touchscreen phones for 4 years now I can type relatively quickly on them, but nowhere near as quick as I could type on my SE P1.

Once you have learnt the position of the physical buttons you can type without looking at the keyboard much like I am doing at the moment on my PC. I could never do this on a touchscreen.

Re: Merlin engine?

Have you got the rest of the paper? I want to "read" about this Triple Breasted Whore.

Re: some of use can actually play FPS with a controller.

I know for certain I cannot play FPS with a keyboard and mouse, using the mouse for aiming just results in me looking at the ceiling or floor. You are correct playability is everything... being hampered by having to use a mouse ruins a game for me

Mice are perfect for strategy games where you have a cursor you move around the screen but I will always prefer a controller for a Shooting game

Re: Buying a Note 2

I've managed to crack the glass screen on my Note 2 by knocking it off a table onto a wooden floor.

Its still the best phone I've used and I would recommend one, just make sure you buy a case for it. The size is perfect... after using it for a day i couldn't use my old 3" phone because it was too small!

Re: brings back memories

"Wow young un then assuming first program was in VB."

It wasn't my first program, just my first VB program.

I too spend many hours copying games from a book then searching for my typo when it wouldn't run.

Re: Wows!

I've done some searching and a company called "Tin Man Games" have released a few of the old FF books on Android including Forest of Doom.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for more, Deathtrap Dungeon and the Warlock of Firetop Mountain are the 2 I want!

Re: Brian Blessed?

The assistant will have to be called Gordon... The rest writes itself.

Re: Glasses.

Buy them online like everything else.... My last pair cost £20 and were almost identical to the £300 pair they replaced.

Re: Wonder where

I went to BT when Sky announced they were buying BE if that is what you are on about?

Also I don't see how Sky paying to use Virgin's services is the same as the company being (part) owned by News International?

Re: Silurians 2.0?

Where is Kevin Bacon when you need him?

Re: There will almost certainly never be a "5G" mobile broadband network?

"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons - Popular Mechanics, 1949"

This one is correct though... my computer weighs less than 1.5 tons