Re: Xiaomi the money!!
Yeah, I think we've overused it already. Soz.
Posts by Excellentsword
70 posts • joined 13 Jan 2017
So... where's the rest? Xiaomi walks away from IPO with less than hoped
Galileo, here we go again. My my, the Brits are gonna miss EU
Re: Galileo, Galileo, Galileo...frig no-go.
You come on. We've mined Bohemian Rhapsody to exhaustion.
Israel cyber chief's 'pants' analogy for password security deemed, well, 'pants'
A significant proportion of our readers aren't Brits. I guarantee you someone would have moaned. You know these threads well enough.
If you store your data, I tell you I'm your man: You flash some, lose some, all arrays to me
Can't log into your TSB account? Well, it's your own fault for trying
Celebration Day is one of the best gig films of all time. Of all time!
AMD CEO Su: We like GPU crypto-miners but gamers are first priority
What's the AMD equivalent of a 1080 Ti and does it cost less than bloody EIGHT HUNDRED POUNDS?!
Hotel, motel, Holiday Inn? Doesn't matter – they may need to update their room key software
Re: That line goes back further
OK. I'm sorry. I was born 1987 and though in the depths of my soul I knew it was a ripoff (what isn't in the charts?), it didn't click with me after 30 mins of trying to come up with a fancy headline. It was closest reference point I recognised :(
Wow, machine learning, what a snoozefest... less so if you strap a bunch of GPUs to your storage
I'm with you. Let consumers use what GPUs are actually for, which is getting dank fps on game in resolution of choice.
Fermi famously asked: 'Where is everybody?' Probably dead, says renewed Drake equation
It's Pi day: Care to stuff a brand new Raspberry one in your wallet?
Re: Re: Dates
Why are you arbitrarily pressing return mid-sentence?
Vaping on the NHS? Don't hold your breath
Re: I found it stupidly easy to 'give up' with vapes.
I too have had no difficulty with smoking since picking up a vape (son born, didn't want to stink of smoke for him and missus who had to go cold turkey). Problem is, I vape like it's going out of style, sit there working, puff, puff, puff. I hate addictions.
*Wakes up in Chrome's post-adblockalyptic landscape* Wow, hardly anything's changed!
Re: Adverts?
Started using it this weekend, don't think I'll ever go back.
Arrrgh! Put down the crisps! 'Ultra-processed' foods linked to cancer!
Re: "containing a myriad of nutrients and food additives"
"A myriad of" is wrong, it's like saying "a seven of". However, I don't sub the BMJ and inserting [sic] felt too nerdy.
Kremlin social media trolls aren't actually that influential, study finds
Thar she blows: Strava heat map shows folk on shipwreck packed with 1,500 tonnes of bombs
Re: Re: Sailors are sailing...
I prefer "getting you to read it".
Acronis: Ransomware protection! Get yer free ransomware protection!
New Sky thinking: Media giant makes dish-swerving move on Netflix territory
France to lend Brexit Britain sore souvenir of Norman yoke – the Bayeux Tapestry
Destroying the city to save the robocar
Re: why are people seeking to preserve the concept of the city at all?
I wanna live on Bjork's island.
Amount of pixels needed to make VR less crap may set your PC on fire
Re: Glasses anyone?
I have wondered, but I'm assuming headsets can fit over them. I've started wearing contacts so it's less of an issue. Still, I'm a big "gamer" who has yet to try VR. Why? Because I knew from the beginning that it's a big fat gimmick unable to truly rival experiences with a monitor, and in part due to the issues outlines in this article. Sure, it's a different experience, but it's not really useful, it doesn't give an "edge".
Worcestershire's airborne electronics warfare wonderland
Re: Embarrassing ...
Malvernite (by blood) here, never heard of it either!
Hold on to your aaSes: Yup, Windows 10 'as a service' is incoming
Fluff
Can't help but think everything since the Start button has been fluff, and I barely ever touch its equivalent now except to type-search for a specific file. Otherwise it's boot, open Steam/Origin/browser and away I go. Stop trying so hard, Microsoft.
Game of Thrones author's space horror Nightflyers hitting telly
Re: Sounds interesting
Writer here (badge doesn't work). The Expanse is amazing, granted, but I watched it on Netflix. Farscape was good too, but I watched it on BBC 2 as a young'un. I associate Syfy with Xena: Warrior Princess-tier stuff, but know that I write these things with tongue planted firmly in cheek.
Proposed Brit law to ban b**tards brandishing bots to bulk-buy tickets
If you're paying more than £30 to see anything, you're doing it wrong
In myyyyy day (five years ago) you could arrive at the door to any rock venue in Camden and get in for a tenner to see internationally acclaimed bands. Now you do normally have to order in advance if you want to get in, but it's generally done through the promoter. Touts don't even come into it.
Captain Morgan told off for Snapchat lens: That grog be aimed at kiddies
Re: Generation Y
If you remember life before the internet, I think you're safe.
Danger! High voltage: German customs bods burn half-tonne of weed in power station
Re: "Kraut" ? really ? in the 21st century ? after 70 years ?
I perceive kraut as an affectionate nickname with no offence intended i.e. krautrock. Should we call it weirdo, minimalist, German music to take drugs to? No.
Google Chrome ad-blocking to begin in February – but what is it going to block?
uBlock Origin is like mana from the heavens. I'm set, thanks but no thanks, Google.
The North remembers: York scraps Uber's licence over data breach
At Christmas, do you give peas a chance? Go cold turkey? What is the perfect festive feast?
Tired of despairing of Trump and Brexit? Why not despair about YouTube stars instead?
IIRC it was "Hitler did nothing wrong", not "Death to all Jews".
Barclaycard website goes TITSUP*
As the singularity approaches, neural network pens black metal album
A dissonant fusion of heavy metal and hardcore punk characterised by unusual time signatures, experimentation, and rhythmic complexity. I recommend just listening to Calculating Infinity, it's awesome.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the failest mobe of all?
Re: Really?
I'm guessing 66% of reported failures are from Asia. Or iPhones really can't handle the potentially humid climate.
Seek 'passion' and tech skills will follow, say recruiting security chiefs
Re: entrants should "demonstrate their passion"
It is a bit 'The Apprentice', isn't it? The TV show that is also a tutorial in how not to be an OK person.
This is peak AI: Bot to guest edit Radio 4's Today programme
'Gimme Gimme Gimme' Easter egg in man breaks automated tests at 00:30
How is 55 Cancri e like a Sisters of Mercy gig? Astroboffins: It has atmosphere
Re: I have been to a Sisters of Mercy gig...
55 Cancri e's atmosphere probably ain't that great either, mate.
Rocky Ross 128 b might harbour aliens – and it's headed right for us
Re: If the star is named Ross...
The One Where Rachel Is A Potentially Habitable Planet
Re: Memories
In my experience, it's a good place for bounty hunting.
80-year-old cyclist killed in prang with Tesla Model S
Increased level of rejections
Re: Increased level of rejections
You've had five posts rejected in EIGHT YEARS.
Amazon to make multiple Lord of the Rings prequel TV series
OK, we admit it. Under the hood, the iPhone X is a feat of engineering
Tailored SwiftStack update should help get your GDPRse in gear
Re: Objects in the cloud more complicated?
No, moron, it's Green Dragon Power Ranger.
Boffins befuddled over EU probe into UK's tax rules for multinationals
Re: "Boffins befuddled..."
A person with knowledge or a skill considered to be complex or arcane.
Sounds like tax law to me.
