"ABC company predicts XY in Z years"
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Posts by Haku
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Forget about fondling that slab... within 2 years, it'll fondle YOU
Falling slinky displays slow-motion causality
Friday 14th December 2012 09:46 GMT
Pure unadulterated slinky abuse:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt3iaHXwPPk
Just listen to them scream!
FCC urges rethink of aircraft personal-electronics blackout
Saturday 8th December 2012 07:43 GMT
"Everything is amazing and nobody is happy"
Louis CK on Conan O'Brien's show - watch and enjoy, or listen to a longer (uncut sweary) version.
First pic of Ashton Kutcher as the great Steve 'jOBS'
Forget fluorescents, plastic lighting strips coming out next year
Tuesday 4th December 2012 17:18 GMT
@James Hughes 1
I got them from a Chinese eBay seller for a little over £10 each strip, cheaper than sellers in your own country but takes a while to arrive, try this search term:
5050 5m (cool,warm) -(150,60,"0.5m",3528)
5050 is the type of LEDs used (3 diodes in a single chip), you probably don't want the smaller 3528 LED type, and you'll want to go for the 300 LEDs per 5m strip not 150, the 60 is in there because some sellers will sell you single 1m/60LED strips which work out more than buying a 5m and cutting it up to suit your needs (they can be cut every 3 LEDs). Cool & warm are there to specifically weed out just 'white' because if they don't say what type then it's usually cool white.
I then used a beefy 5A 12v power supply fed into a custom circuity with a microcontroller and MOSFET to dim the LEDs, I intend to upgrade the circuit sometime to be able to individually control the two types of LEDs to change the overall output colour.
LED lighting isn't the cheapest but if you want something different, something custom that traditional bulbs can't do then it can be a nice solution, especially in this case if you point the LEDs to the wall/ceiling and hang on some aluminium strip 1-2 feet away to diffuse the light and not get dazzled by the LEDs.
Tuesday 4th December 2012 05:47 GMT
Re: Colour temperature
"harsh blue-white lights"
If you mean the flood of 'cool white' LED lighting that has been dumped on the market I agree with you. The 'warm white' LEDs out there on the other hand seem to be just a bit too yellow, but if you combine the two types in equal amounts you get a really nice resulting colour.
This room is lit with 5 meter 5050 type LED strips of each white colour, running at 50% brightness through PWM control to keep them cool and prolong their life as running at 100% brightness produces a lot of heat which kills them quicker over time.
Also it's neat being able to easily control the brightness (right up to 100% when needed) with a remote :)
Who's using 'password' as a password? TOO MANY OF YOU
Ten weird Chinese mobile phones
Wednesday 28th November 2012 15:26 GMT
Forget those, where's my $10 disposable paper phone?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/01/19/10_paper_mobile_phone/
Pictures here: http://ixbtlabs.com/articles/digestmobile2k1jan/index.html
Badges for Commentards
Apple's former retail boss spills magic beans on store strategy
Tuesday 27th November 2012 18:34 GMT 
"magical experience that transforms your very existence"
Yep, Apple is definitely a cult.
Closed off products, white steel & glass 'churches' in cities and towns across the globe, millions of followers who say their lives would be meaningless without their products and will empty their wallets for those products at the drop of a hat (or opening of an envelope), and the leader was renound for wearing a black turtle neck sweater and going onto a big stage every so often to show his latest tablescraps for his minions to worship.
And just look at the cult compound / walled garden / office they plan to actually build: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/22/apple_cupertino_campus_plans/
Chevrolets to get 'Eyes Free' mode for driving with Apple Siri
Ten technology FAILS
Convert your iPad into a foosball table and relive the dot-com days
Pirate cops bust LITTLE GIRL, take her Winnie-the-Pooh laptop
Texan schoolgirl expelled for refusing to wear RFID tag
Friday 23rd November 2012 00:49 GMT
"mark of the beast"
I'm reminded of a comment to some video I read recently:
"When I was in high school a friend's mother told me that one day we would all have bar codes tattooed on our foreheads (mark of the beast) and that is how we would pay for everything. She got mad when i asked her if she thought it would hurt to slide your head over the bar code scanner."
APPLE reveals complete updated blueprints of SPACESHIP JOBS
'There may come a day when Hobbits promote slot machines ...'
Wednesday 21st November 2012 13:58 GMT
Re: Natural support with estate?
This tune might help you remember his name - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU
4chan founder Moot threatens site for using his handle
Wednesday 21st November 2012 03:05 GMT
Re: The don't let anyone give TED talks.
Er, yes they do!
http://www.ted.com/talks/hillel_cooperman_legos_for_grownups.html
El Reg mulls Forums icon portfolio shake-up
Wednesday 14th November 2012 13:35 GMT
If animated gifs are allowed...
Sex offenders need internet access, judge rules
Wednesday 14th November 2012 12:42 GMT
Re: I would say that we are a long way away from the internet being essential to your existence.
I would not say that, especially if you look into the upcoming Universal Credit system the government are going to force on anyone who receives any sort of benefits (disability, looking for work, pensions etc.) as they will want people to apply online and manage their claim through an online account.
Unexpected curiosity cripples Molyneux app
LOHAN slips BRA over BOOBIES in ballocket backronym buffoonery
Bargain! Desperate Comet SLASHES price of £4,400 iPod Nano
Japanese car nuts build racecars powered by shouting 'Brrrm! Brrrrrm!'
Classic game 'Elite' returns … on Kickstarter
Tuesday 6th November 2012 18:07 GMT
Re: Big disappointment
I get the feeling that teaming up would be a massive compromise.
From reading the Kickstarter page it appears David Braben has been working on this for many years, even if some of the time it was just thinking about how his new multiverse game would pan out. Teaming up with someone else who has already running software would mean compromises and re-working the game, that would possibly mean altering it in ways you didn't want to do.
Twitter in BRUTAL crackdown on copyright looters. Sort of
Kim Dotcom offers free internet with own submarine cable
Sock-wielding movie pirates go to prison
Volunteers sought to see if anyone actually can hear you scream in space
Xbox mod spreads KILLER Borderlands 2 GERM
Tuesday 30th October 2012 15:26 GMT
"Don't you have better things to do than going online killing people?"
-- Cartman in "Make Love, Not Warcraft" (full episode)
Apple's iPad Mini mishap: scratching out the retina screen
Tuesday 23rd October 2012 21:17 GMT
Nook HD?
http://www.reghardware.com/2012/09/26/barnes_and_noble_nook_hd_plus_hands_on_review/
The Nook HD 7" has a higher resolution than the Nexus 7, plus a memory card slot. But I guess it's not being mentioned in comparison to Apple's newest "oooh shiny!" product because it's not on shelves yet (but is available for pre-order with early Nov release)?
Apple iPod Touch 5G review
McKinnon case is NOT a precedent – says his own lawyer
Ofcom probe into telcos jacking-up charges halfway through contracts
Argos flyer confirms incoming 32GB Nexus 7
ASA shakes finger sternly at naughty eBuyer over hard drive promo
Windows 8 ads hit US screens: Death Metal, exploding laptops
Monday 15th October 2012 12:45 GMT
Touch input?
As a replacement to mouse & keyboard? No way, touch screen keyboards are horrible to use, and the five flesh pointers stuck on the end of your arm are not as precise on a touchscreen as a mouse pointer in a traditional GUI.
As an addition to mouse & keyboard? Yes I can see that being an advantage.
MYSTERIOUS GREEN GLOW seen on iPhone 5s
VR pioneer invents 'illumination-as-a-service'
Friday 12th October 2012 07:18 GMT
LightCloud? What? Oh an interactive LED cube
Hey Reg you missed the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOoKDOv8sd4
After watchng that I can only say in my bestest Dragons Den impression... I'm out.
Jaws restored Blu-ray disc set review
Thursday 11th October 2012 07:21 GMT 
Stills and photographs bonus extras
Why do the disc authorers so often have to put original artwork, stills & photographs in fake frames with borders round the edge - do they really think we don't want to see the detail in the pictures by shrinking them smaller to cater for the crappy 'artistic' border?
Sarah Brightman plans International Space Station gig
Wednesday 10th October 2012 16:40 GMT
Re: She does know it's not quite a starship?
I think the guy on the keyboard(?) borrowed your silver space trousers... Skrillex vs Andromeda from Buck Rogers
Biting the hand that feeds IT
