Posts by foo_bar_baz

Re: Who gives a rat's scrotum..

I think the Norwegian case was about security implications of using newangled tech. Perhaps I just over analyzed and it really was just teen celeb gossip.

Good on you

Loving the downvotes you get for liking something from Redmond. Or liking something they don't like. Boo!

I hear Microsoft have put effort into streamlining the OS, so it's not just faster boot times but faster operation in general. That's progress.

Re: Good

RICHTO: 154 posts • joined Friday 6th July 2012 18:04 GMT

It's almost like you're spewing MS propaganda as a job. ^^ Please go implode with Bob Vistakin and tone down with the nuke thumbnail. Your posts are duds.

Re: Laminated?

Stop being so negative, the primary purpose of EVERYTHING is to push adverts at you. It's true for your Gmail account, it's true for your your Android device. Why not for your beermat?

@Obviously!

Free iPhone? So you wouldn't be paying ~ 400-500 Transatlantic Monetary Units over the course of several years? During which you're stuck with the operator? You, sir, are an advertiser's dream.

Re: 2500 Apps in their app store

I foresee a (dual boot? Live CD/USB?) "Steam Linux" on the horizon. Basically yet another Linux appliance. We already have Linux appliances doing NAS, firewall, routing, VOIP, SMB server etc.

While Microsoft and Apple and scrambling to push their application stores on their respective operating systems, Steam might be the application store that comes with its own streamlined and customized OS. You won't even know it's Linux.

Remember how there were magazine cover CDs that booted to play Quake III? Add local storage for downloaded games and a UnionFS/AUFS layer for the odd OS update/config and that's it.

Re: "can't really give a good reason why"

If I enable GPS on my Android handset it asks if I want to allow it to send anonymized location information to Larry and Sergey, at my frikking expense. I decline, and GPS goes off again. No, they cannot have my information, even if it's "anonymized". No, I will not pay for them to get it. I'm so looking forward to getting rid of my CIAndroid snoop phone. Until then it's no GPS.

/tinfoil hat off

Re: Utterly ridiculous.

You forgot to advocate prostitution as an alternative.

Re: Bitching

It's his job to bitch about low wages, you numpty.

Bollox

Oh, the evil Google story.

http://tales-of-the-sausage-factory.wetmachine.com/mr-shermans-magical-thinking/

The problem with ACTA is that Hollywood hijacked what was a well intentioned treaty, and has become a solution totally out of proportion with the problem.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/op-ed-eus-rejection-of-acta-subtly-changed-trade-law-landscape/

If China is not playing game with IP, why is the solution to push for criminal charges against every young person downloading an MP3 in the US and Europe? You know, the same people that also spend the most money on buying music and movies? How about tackling the really important counterfeiting and technology theft instead?

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-business/china-denies-technology-theft-20100729-10x81.html

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/how-us-software-ended-up-in-chinese-assault-helicopters/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/12382747

You've been where?

So you looked a one random location. How about http://n9-apps.com/ or http://store.ovi.com/applications#/applications/?terminalId=N9 or any of the Apt repositories you can use with your MeeGo device.

If the new company can turn a profit, that's all that matters. It just needs to find a niche, not to aim for the top 3. There are plenty of people wanting a proper open source mobile device, not an Apple walled garden or a Google ad trojan.

Re: Memories

Two MEGAbytes? The Commodore 64, released in 1982 had 64 Kilobytes of RAM. The ZX Spectrum, also released in 1982 came in 16K and 48K varieties. Words like mega wheren't even in the vocabulary then.

Young whippersnapper...

@g e

Destroyed 4 Kempston Pro joysticks? Quite a feat, I always thought the Competition Pro ("With Microswitches!") was nigh indestructible. Not much that could go wrong with them.

I remember having to adjust the metal thingies under the fire buttons at some point, but that was all.

"I could care less"

*head explodes*

So you actually care, perhaps a lot?

Think about what you're saying. Native speakers' grasp of English is frankly appalling. Perhaps we non natives should send drones to US skies to shoot Hellfire missiles at those committing crimes against the English language. It would only be fair, and probably more fruitful than current US war efforts are.

Must get more coffee.

@TeeCee

Trollbait? Is that like trolling for trolls? Baiting baiters? Trolling baiters, or baiting trollies?

aaaand back on topic ...

Re: Not even a screen printed bat logo

Just one post by Bob Vistakin I win the reg trololol bingo.

Re: Pots calling kettles black?

There's bias and there's blatant lies.

Lewis' subheading: 'Abandon focus on sound science', say trick-cyclists

Lewis "paraphrasing" the article: Thus it is, according to the assembled profs, that the US government should seek to fund a communication strategy on climate change which is not focused on sound scientific information.

What the Nature article says, but redacted by Lewis with ".."s: communicators should endeavor to create a deliberative climate in which accepting the best available science does not threaten any group’s values.

So they actually advocate best available science, not abandoning focus on sound science. What's Lewis' point again?

In Soviet USA, Facebook socializes You!

All hinges on the definition of "social". In the FB world it means you share all your personal information with all and sundry, most importantly advertisers and authorities.