* Posts by Winkypop

5643 publicly visible posts • joined 21 Oct 2008

NSW public servant's email hacked, used to criticise leader

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Headmaster

The email might be a fake

But the funding cuts don't seem to be.

Which is worse?

Australian volcano starts to blow

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If the volcano explodes and no one is there...

Will it be Heard?

Microsoft has no plans for a second Windows 7 Service Pack

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"Microsoft has no plans for a second Windows 7 Service Pack"

That's OK

Winkypop has no plans for Windows 8, Service Pack or not.

Amazon quietly un-wipes remotely wiped Kindle

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Restored?

I think the lady deserves an apology AND some free store credit.

Simply restoring what was is a bit nasty.

Amazon accused of remotely wiping punter's Kindle

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Kindle

Isn't it good

Norwegian wood

New Oz road rules forbid touching mobes

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Stop it, or you'll go blind.....

....or crash or something nasty.

Pirate Bay moves to the cloud to confound copyright cops

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The beginning of "Higher culture" ?

http://www.peterfhamilton.co.uk/

Earth-sized planet found at Alpha Centauri B

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Yeah but

When will they offer package deals to this new HOT spot?

And what is the duty free allowance?

McKinnon will not be extradited to the US, says Home Secretary

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Hoorah!

Some sense at last.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft turns 15 while spying on Saturn

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I'm going in!

Wow, that'll be some ride.

British car parks start reading number plates

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Re: Ooh, dogging will never be the same again

Oh I don't know, many car parks don't charge for staying less than 5 minutes....

Sky support dubs Germany 'Hitler's country'

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Oh that's a bit nazi

Sorry

Protestors target Google over that video

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Religion isn't the problem

It's just an unsupported mental concept.

It's the FOLLOWERS of religion that cause the problems.

"age of mockery" - you betcha!

Russian Christians boosted by Pussy Riot law spank 'sinful' Apple logo

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Blasphemy!

The victimless crime.

Western Australia powers up 10 MW solar farm

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Re: Desalination.

Rivers!

Rivers in these parts often consist of all the usual river-like features:

Gullys

Pebbles

Sand

Trees along the banks

But quite often no actual water

Hot, damn hot.

Judge goes postal on Kim Dotcom extradition appeal

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Alien

Rich old men can be very determined

The toothless get ruthless - Roger Waters (The Powers That Be)

Mystery martian object is relic of (our) civilisation

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Quandry

Now how is Curiosity going to find a rubbish bin to put that in?

Rover spots 'possibly artificial' MYSTERY SHINY OBJECT on Mars

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Terminator

Look, Sir droids!

Has to be

iOS 6 Alarms bug hits Australia

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Time

Apple: You're not doing it right!

Stars spotted dancing superfast tango around black hole handbag

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Re: Holy Crap!

Or, the Milky Way is shooting us.

Run!

Man the floodgates! David Cameron takes to Twitter

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No

I can never trust a man with two first names AND/OR a politician.

Now a politician with two first names....that's even worse.

Penguin, because it's not a tweety bird.

WoW cities wiped out by 'exploit'

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Bring out your dead!

For some inexplicable reason I find this hilarious!

Global action takes down tech support scam

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They can get very narky

I told one that they were a scammer.

They said they weren't.

I said I knew they were.

They said, why do you say that?

I said it's being discussed all over the Internet.

They hung up after calling me names...

Asshats.

New telescope tipped to spot 700,000 galaxies

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Boffin

Speak to the sky and tell you how I feel...

Good job boffins and boffinesses!

John Key accused of Dotcom ‘brain fade’

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FAIL

You can tell he's lying

1. He's a politician

2. His lips moved

3. See point 1

Top admen beg Microsoft to switch off 'Do Not Track' in IE 10

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Hey Ad Men

It's my data.

It's not free to use.

You pay, I MIGHT consent.

Brighton marathon munchers banned from all-you-can-eat diner

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Public servants

I was 'taught' by some canny (budget conscious) public servants I lunched with how to fully stuff a Mongolian BBQ bowl.

It seemed to involve tardis-like capacity, worm-holes and some random quantum physics.

I swear they could get 200% more in their (small) bowls than I could ever do.

Oregon farmer devoured by own hogs

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The Police who attended said:

Don't stand, don't stand so

Don't stand so close to ham

Don't stand, don't stand so

Don't stand so close to ham

Facebook digs in over Jill Meagher page

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Trial by FaceBook

Likes = Not guilty

Unfriends = Guilty

Crowd source it to the whole world.

No more expensive legal eagles!!

Holden considers electric Commodore

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AC Commodore

Not quite the same ring as the SS Commodore.

Hackers break onto White House military network

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The president’s nuclear football?

Surely it would be a basketball, given the presidents ethnic background.

Just kidding, OK?

The Register iPhone and Android apps: Maintenance update

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.... the current apps are no longer working.

I demand my money back!

Oh wait.

The Register lands in Australia

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Kevin

Or formally, El Kevin

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Re: You missed the point.

You drink sheep dip?

That's hard core, I just drink beer.

Windows 8 early-bird users still love Windows 7 more - poll

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So

Win 7 is preferred and Win 8 is just a bit better than XP.

As they say in the classics: oh oh chongo!

325 Dicks sell for AUD$20m

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I still buy Dick's own products

His peanut butter is lovely.

http://www.dicksmithfoods.com.au/

Curiosity photographs evidence of ancient streams on Mars

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How can they tell it was a river?

There's no shopping trolley or mattress.

New Zealand Prime Minister apologizes for Dotcom spying

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NZ police

Munted!

McFlurry McMisdemeanour costs Welsh lass McJob

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McBastards

They know where they can put their McShite!

Hobbyist star-gazer cops amazing eyeful of Jupiter's space ball

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Bravo

Excellent work.

Google promises autonomous cars for all within five years

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Re: This brings a new meaning to...

Bruce Hwy much?

Made for each other: liquid nitrogen and 1,500 ping-pong balls

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When I were a lad...

..we made the explosions, the teachers tried to prevent.

How times change.

Fans rap Apple's 'crap' Map app

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Sorry I'm late to the comments section

I upgraded my iPad maps then got lost along the way...

Shove off Prince Harry, now Norway's teen royal in fresh photo uproar

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Wasters

The lot of them.

Rovio sticks some Martian action into Angry Birds Space

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Yeah

But what about the Mysterons?

Curiosity preps for first Martian road trip

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It's science

It's Mars

It's good!

The problem with Foxtel’s call for NBN copyright cops

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Political spin on Hi

Just another way for the various naysayers to find faux-faults with the NBN.

Creepy skull find proves Man penetrated Asia 60,000 years ago

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Bone-bothering boffins

Skull-searching scientists

Just off to watch Time Team again!

UK watchdog snaps on glove to probe Tesco's 'security fails'

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Re: Ouch..

I must disagree with you.

I think there are 6 of us.

PayPal drops into McDonalds, begs meat-guzzlers to give it a bonk

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I want to bonk you...

....but, but officer, I was only trying to pay!