Posts by Shagbag

"Fair Share"

Since when has the UK taxation system ever given a shit about being 'fair'.

"Android" or "Linux + Toolchain"?

I thought linux + toolchain was all that was needed with 'Android' being a red herring in this case. Am I wrong?

Re: Who's laughing now?

Hector Xavier "Sabu" Monsegur, was revealed in March 2012 as an FBI informer who had been grassing on his former cohorts for 10 months after his arrest in June 2011. Sabu's sentencing was delayed by 6 months in February due to his "ongoing cooperation with the government".

A grass? I bet you he's going to be somebody's bitch when he eventually goes inside "pound-me-in-the-ass-prison". Unless he's that way inclined, he won't be laughing.

If you ask me, they did it all wrong. They should've gone to Chine and lived there and done it - where the local police and politicians really don't give a shit about Hollywood - or the Japz for that matter.

It's pathetic that homegrown talent gets banged up while offshore nothing happens - they laugh in the face of America.

Industry ??

There is no "Industry" when it exists only with the help of a taxpayer subsidy, there is just fantasy.

Taking from the productive economy and giving it to the unproductive economy is not a long term proposition.

Survival of the unfittest doesn't work. The USSR proved that.

Re: Sorry, but this story is completely fake

I suspected something was wrong when I read 'Hong Kong Mogul' and 'Liverpudlian'.

I know that Liverpudlians have a genetical distrust of wealthy businessmen and tend only to interact with them through an organised Trade Union.

It's not surprise that the story is complete bullshit.

Apple the victim

Ya know, for just a moment, I almost felt sorry for Apple.

Anyone else and I would have felt sorry.

WWII

I expect they're sheltering in the WWII Bomber that was found on Mars.

The answer is simple...

...just make something that consumers actually want.

The problem is that MSFT have been in a monopoly position for too long and have struggled to spot consumer trends. Even the biggest IT consumer trend at the moment (not wanting TIFKAM) is staring them in the face but they refuse to open their eyes and look at it.

They are the high school bully who still thinks he can still throw his weight around even after everyone has graduated.

goatse.ml

anyone?

Re: Unlikely

I can see the IRS on the phone to Congress right now..."Deploy the FUD, Mr Prez".

It's a sad sight to see...

...the once proud Nokia, now being pimped by MSFT.

meanwhile, outside the USPTO...

...a man was seen exiting the building with a brushed-metal boot lodged firmly between his buttocks.

Put People First

If Microsoft designed WinPhone under the banner of 'Put People First', either they must have been very selective as to what 'People' actually meant, or they completely failed. The OS is struggling to make any impact on the vast majority of peoples' lives, save for generating lots of hate.

Re: Fingers crossed...

And what makes you think NK doesn't have 'jihaddi'-type loyalists operating outside of NK?

Chemical, biological - possibly even "dirty" nuclear weapons - could all be unleashed by NK "Sleeper Cells" in London, New York and Macclesfield.

Terrorism/"freedom-fighting" is not uniquely Arabic.

Watch out Apple

...the other Patent Troll.

It cost your employer £259 per unit?

At the bank I work at (one of the largest 3 UK banks) our IT Dept's "purchasing power" could pick these up at £2,590 per unit. With a 6 month delivery SLA.

Re: A ARM-PC?

Some valid points but I disagree on the assessment of the willingness of Fanbois to adopt another architecture. I think they won't even raise an eyebrow. Apple sells on image - the 30-something guy in jeans and a t-shirt who's not short of cash - and, in doing so, is able to command a premium price for their products (why are iPhones and iPads so expensive?)

Apple has always adopted a 'niche' strategy. They're not interested in the mass market. They're interested in making more profit from less buyers. To do this, they sell the image, not the machine. It's not Apple Computer Inc anymore, it's just Apple Inc. The machine is not as important as the image.

So I don't think they'll be any noticeable change in their sales figures if they move to ARM. Costs may come done and profitability per unit may increase, but I dont' see many Fanbois changing to Windows or Linux.

Re: Letterkenny

Is it true that if you visit Cork, what you're actually seeing is something that happened 100 years ago?

Ossie or Ozzie?

Which one is it?

Freak Show

While there's nothing wrong with having a pet, I find the photo both offensive and disturbing. Why anyone would want to go to that extent and make themselves look like their pet is beyond me. No Sir. These people need to be euthanased.

Re: Will nobody think of the programmers

Upvoted.

...for coming clean and posting a candid and concise comment that removes all doubt that its author is a fuckwit.

Re: Short sellers?

"stock being held by 'short sellers', who are betting on a BlackBerry collapse and who, according to CNN Money, hold about a third of the company's stock."

That's a new one to me: holding stock you don't hold.

LOL. Proof positive that, when it comes to finance, CNN Money is clueless.

cheapest Lumia in the UK is now being priced to compete with the cheapest old Blackberry

And yet I STILL can't bring myself to buy WinPho (after the experience I had with WP7).

I'll take the Blackberry.

Every time.

Inferior armed forces

The only reason I can think of as to why they would do this would be to give a false impression of their military strength.

Sure, they have the bomb and they may be crazy enough to use it. But photoshoping crap like this just reminds me of Iraq going into Gulf War I. And we now know what the situation actually was.

Guy Fawkes...

...had the right idea.

Jonathan Aitken (Cons)

Jeffrey Archer (Cons)

Mick Bates (Lib Dem)

David Chaytor (Lab)

Miranda Grell (Lab)

Tom Wise (Ind)

all scum.

Re: Canadian website, US judges

It was a US judgement, so it only applies within the US jurisdiction but nationality is not a necessary condition for infringement of US law.

I'd expect the US has extradition treaties with Canada - like it does with the UK - where a non-US citizen can be extradicted to face US laws without any requirement that the same citizen infringed local (ie. non-US) laws.

It's just like a Kanuk version of Gary McKinnon (but without the general public outrage).

Re: Free investment advice from a recruitment consultant

LOL.

As pointed out, "the only consistent performance of fund managers is under-performance" So go and pay the 'professionals' to lose it for you, if you want.

Re: Something new.

Only two questions: do they make a Prince Albert and will the added weight increase the length of the shaft?

Re: Competition is good in certain areas

I agree there are certain areas that shouldn't be exposed to competition.

Survival of the unfittest is always healthy.

Monopolies are good for consumers.

I think I've said enough to point out the purely falacious content of your astroturf.