Posts by M7S

The (measurement and) regulation of time

It's all a sinister plot.

Gallifrey RISES.

The one with the high backed neck and the skull cap, thank you

Apple getting the football rights will actually solve quite a bit of confusion

Rugby, Soccer, American Football - whatever

They'll all have to hold it the same way one this goes through

At all the naysayers, some schools ARE already interested

I've already spoken to the IT teacher at my childs school and as his budget is maxed out, I proposed a one-for-two scheme. Parents pay for two and their child keeps one, the other stays with the school, so they should get enough to populate a class room and have a few spare in case of damage or for parents who really cannot afford the cost. (the ones that go home are like parents who ensure their kid has a PC/Mac at home, its not universally done for those either) "Homework" can come home on the SD card or whatever.

He was already keen on the unit for exactly the reasons the charity exists for, to be able to teach the basic skills that I certainly dont have rather than "Office" (I intend to learn with/from my child at home) so I'm going to fund the teacher a test unit and if he likes it, will set the scheme up with the PTA who can deal with the nitty-gritty.

It does mean that perhaps in a decade or two UK based readers of this website might have a sufficiently skilled user base to be able to educate n ew entrats to the industry in the more advanced skills required in commercial IT, rather than moaning that all the jobs have gone to wherever is cheap at the moment. Have a little vision. Its a bit like the modern equivalent of playing meccano with your offspring. It might not make them chartered engineers but it's unlikely to hurt.

Based on what I read - I hope Lightsquared win

Its a bit like Ethernet over Mains kit here. I've a quantity of it, but wouldn't want to be responsible for disrupting someone else's legitimate radio setup, for example (previous articles on El Reg refer). If I even suspected a neighbour had a setup that was affected I'd check and accept the hit and replace my kit even though I am an innocent end purchaser.

It might also make the manufacturers pay a bit more attention to standards and build quality. Its a crowded spectrum out there and we have to play fair. I've had to replace a lot of service radios as the older ones affect too wide a frequency either side of the one issued, and thats no longer acceptable, howver the change coupled with newer/better tech means that there are now more channels to go around, so its a general win.

Would this be the precursor to the "Justice Machine" as seen in Blake's 7?

(That didn't go well for him as I recall)

Go on, you know the Government would if they could.

@ Richard39, I think to be fair to the cops

He's wandering around, ranting and waving something which could (perhaps not all police officers are experts in the subject of the rigidity of children's toys) give someone a very nasty whack on the head (leading to concussion, sub-dural haematoma etc) or (end-on) a jab in the eye rupturing the visceral tissue. Also should they fail to successfully restrain him he might go on to dash into traffic (result: he sues them for failing in their duty of care, or a car crash ensues in which someone else gets hurt) or he could just run about and whack someone else on the head if he slips out of their grasp (restraint training doesnt make an office Chuck Norris).

He's already assaulted three people and the officers on the ground probably dont have time at that immediate moment to ascertain how badly this has been done. I expect that there's probably a procedure of escalation of warnings in line with escalation of "force" and whilst me might not be in a suitable condition to understand and comply if such warnings were issued (and I wasn't there but neither, probably, were you) but you've got to be reasonable about such things.

OK they're paid (unless they are the equivalent of specials) to take risks to protect the public but this doesnt mean that they have to return home to their families mutilated or disabled as a result of people wishint that police work was like Dixon of Dock Green.

I'll agree that there are plenty of times when police officers over-react or get it wrong, sometimes down to genuine mistakes, sometimes down to being belligerent and unprofessional. From what I see here I think that the intial deployment of a less-lethal option, but one trying to avoid direct physical contact given the information they probably had to work on was not unreasonable.

Dont think that grappling someone is an injury free option. In many cases significant trauma can occur, to all parties involved.

But the headline and tone of the article is quite entertaining.

As usual, Gerry Anderson and his design team got there first

SHADO Moon Shuttle

http://www.cloudster.com/Sets&Vehicles/UFO_MoonShuttle/UFO_Conflict_129.jpg

http://www.cloudster.com/Sets&Vehicles/UFO_MoonShuttle/UFO_Conflict_131.jpg

Gives truth to that saying "There's nothing new under the sun". Or even the far side of it if you were to journey there.

For those of you getting that last reference, mine's the one with the coloured sleeve.

And let this be a warning to you all thinking of using "the cloud"

"It would appear that those located in the US got better results than others."

If you were paranoid that puting your corporate data on servers where there might be a US parent company in the supplier chain (now, or in the future), thus enabling their authorities to use the Patriot Act to have a surreptious look around if they felt there was a legitimate reason/advantage to be gained, now you can be even more paranoid, realising that they've enabled "ordinary" citizens to be cyber-minutemen and check out the personal data of us dodgy foreigners as well.

Now I don't pretend to understand all the tech in this thing

which is the point this project intends to address, but when these become available I'm going to have a word with the IT teacher at my son's school and see if he'd like enough of these for a class.

If so, either I'll pony up what I can, and scrounge the rest from other parents and the PTA, or I'll suggest a "buy two, get one" scheme where hopefully enough parents (and it only takes 30 or so out of a whole school to sort out the IT class room unless you've severe teacher : pupil ratio issues) can come up with the £44 required, a whole class is equipped and those who keep the 2nd one at home can see what their little darlings have learned when they come home and demonstrate. Its certainly better than them just learning "how to use Office".

Perhaps other readers might consider something similar for any school, youth group etc that could provide the necessary tuition, and with which they have an affiliation. Or even (careful now) if they dont.

Better still

It would appear from the article that BOFHs can start soon putting in purchase orders for seriously powerful laser kit to replace all that "vulnerable" fibre. If ISPs can serve via various radio technologies, lasers should be a logical progression. Then it will trickle down to the consumer market....

It could make spaces in and above urban canyons very interesting. It will solve the pigeon problem if nothing else.

As a proper motorcyclist, I'm interested

It seems ideal for my 40 mile ride daily ride into Central London and has the range for the return trip if for some reason I cannot charge at work (and during a normal working day this should not be a problem, so hopefully I'll always be "topped up" unless that's bad for the battery life)

I ride motorways for over half of this but this speed should not be a problem.

I'll disagree with some commenters here about the loud pipes issue, but if you want to generate noise it can be done more effectively, for example pointing an electric sound source forward for more effect at a lower (and more considerate) volume than rear facing exhausts.

I'd far rather have some appropriate visibility markings and running lights (not compulsory headlights, but rather small sets of intense LEDs).

I'd want to fit some extras that would unfortunately sap the range (fairing/screen, hard luggage and heated grips) but I'd certainly consider this for my primary commuter with the petrol bike for best/backup.

As ever, Britain got there first

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNace1KBqac

"there are no known plans to introduce any of Barnes and Noble's Nooks outside the country"

That's a shame.

I was looking forward to purchasing one for my Cranny for Ghristmas.

Apple launched a product in time to meed demand

he's up there looking down on us,

sitting on his iCloud.

A physics that Einstein didn't predict, with FTL travel possibilities - it's not bad reporting.....

....it's just warped.

Surely the other way around?

The cloud is not ready for my company.

Offering what we need and would like at a reasonable price and with a competency we could rely on.

Also I think some of the statements need qualifying further such as "The majority of companies are still focused on becoming 'cloud-ready'" should be changed to "The majority of companies surveyed in this report are still focused on becoming 'cloud-ready'". The majority of companies (in the UK as a whole, lets not forget all those small business, shops etc for whome a small LAN is more than sufficient) probably want nothing to do with it but that doesn't serve the interests of the PR people trying to sell this vapour based service.

"Find my iPhone app" not working then?

If they really cared about it, you'd have thought they'd have installed this. Something seems not quite right as the author suggests.

Icon for the "alleged" staff member if the story is true. His past and his future.