* Posts by Winkypop

5642 publicly visible posts • joined 21 Oct 2008

Whale versus shark in KIWI DEATH MATCH!

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Joke

punctuated evolution in action?

sharks with feet?

<--- see

Another year, another Telstra privacy slip

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I never make these lists!

Thankfully.

Explicit pics of glorious rounded globes snapped in festive Saturnalia

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Science - it's the best!

Great stuff guys and gals from NASA.

Apple’s Siri gets sweary with British child

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Sent away for analysis...

Haven't they got an app for that?

Solicitors from hell website unplugged by libel judge

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FAIL

Dodgy solicitors eh?

Who'd a thunk it?

Press Council slaps Rupert for Oz NBN coverage

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Big Brother

"corrected by research"

Someone may need to explain "research" to the Morlocks, in Murdoch's employ.

Parallel politics: Gerry Harvey, imports and taxes

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"the turd in the teacup"

or perhaps "the turd in the jerry" in this case.

ACMA sets the bar too low for broadcasters claims APF

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ACMA = Toadying self-regulation

They have NO interest in finding against their minders, oh I mean, industry.

Ofcom maps out what 'psychics' are allowed to do on TV

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Coat

She's a witch, burn her!

She turned me into a newt!!!

.........I got better.

Facebook's 'Darwinian' nature keeps users safe - Irish gov

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Facepalm

Sorry

I quickly lost interest once I read the name 'Facebook'.

<-- rubbing sleep from eyes....

Anti-piracy laws will smash internet, US constitution - legal eagles

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Big Brother

You know your problem....

....you (the) people know too much!

Software bug fingered as cause of Aussie A330 plunge

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Flame

The problem was fixed by turning the unit off and then on again.

And Moss rang the airport fire brigade: 0118 999 881 999 119 725 3

eBay scam nets suckers on both sides of the road

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Box-O-Sand [TM]

Listen to Tony Martin's old podcast "Get This" for an hilarious take on the old "Box-O-Sand" con.

Channel Seven cleared by ACMA for use of RIP Facebook pics

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Facebook encourages...

....lazy, voyeuristic, 'journalism"

As for ACMA, what a toothless tiger.

Homeland Sec., RIAA Torrent lists published

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Devil

"Hi. We have no records on you."

I never make these lists!

Maybe I should...not sayin'

Saudi prince opens wallet, buys $300m slice of Twitter

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Windows

The Saudi's aren't normally in favour of freedom of expression

What's up with buying into Twitter?

Or is it a ploy for greater control?

Apple's Galaxy Tab ban was best advertising ever - Samsung

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Devil

Hey apple fanbois

Stop your moaning.

US spy drone hijacked with GPS spoof hack, report says

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Stop

Model planes and kites

I though these religious extremists were against such western fancies?

Woz's key to success: Burn the tie, wear T-shirts to work

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Apple = Singapore

Yes.

But with chewing gum (apple flavoured)

Wikipedia simplifies article editing for world+dog

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Wiki-whacky

If it wasn't for Google artificially placing links higher up in search results, I wouldn't ever see wikipedia.

The phrase, tits on a bull comes to mind.

CERN: 'New physics starts now'

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Science

Who needs more?

Beeb rescues old Who episodes

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Theatre of the mind

Maybe one day well be able to capture our memories.

I still have a few fragments that might be usable....

Dr Who scared the be-jesus out of me as a kid.

Apple stores getting close to overload

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Windows

Except if you're then wrong side of 30

My experience is one of being treated like cattle, just because we (the older customer) didn't have knowledge of 'the purchasing system' used in-store.

Telstra shutters customer self-service site after security blunder

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FAIL

Hurrrumph!

Not happy, Jan!

Samsung gets a few days of Christmas

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I think need a tablet

And I'm looking to the Samsung.

Clearly Apple think its a threat, so it must be pretty good.

NASA rover finds evidence of water flowing on Mars

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Human machine on another planet

I don't care how few people appreciate the feat, but this kind of thing always makes me excited and amazed by science.

Mythbusters cannonball ‘myth-fires’

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Housebusters!

How lucky can you get?

As no one was injured, it did make me laugh.

Australia Network stays in Aunty's lap

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HeyRupe

Suffer in ya jocks!

Go Auntie.

Solar installations skyrocket in Oz

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I'd get solar but...

...this sun thing, how long is that going to be around for?

Can we rely on it?

Will it be privatised?

It's a bit hit and miss for me.

One half of the day it's there, the other half it's gone!

A bit dodgy, I'll wait for Mr Fusion.

Facebook security hole exposes Zuckerberg's privates

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FAIL

"The privacy of our user's data is a top priority for us"

So says the PR machine.

Solar winds are blowing away the Moon's topsoil - NASA

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My goodness

This global warming is worse than I thought!

Supermassive surprise: the biggest black holes EVER

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Galactic Tom Tom

You'd want that clearly marked on your star map!

UK cops seek boffins to build handheld DNA sniffer kit

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.....other than that all options are open

Too easy:

1. Chop off a finger

2. Bag it

3. Send to lab

Done.

Facebook disses Effin Irishwoman

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Facebook eh?

Effin hell.

Assange: 'iPhone, BlackBerry, Gmail users - you're all screwed'

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It won't happen to me

I'm just not that interesting...

Apple: Siri isn't anti-abortion

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"God's precious gift of life"

No, no agenda at all.

The TARDIS through the ages

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Ahh Dr Who

Classic of classics!

Bravo.

Anonymous launches OpRobinHood against banks

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They'll need to get up very early

When it comes to thieving, Banks have years and years of a head start on them.

Backyard astronomer snaps Beta Pictoris dust disk

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Do you think they have better...

....fonts in other star systems?

Black Friday: Bargain-hunting mobs on the rampage

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WTF?

People still go outside...

...to shops?

Malls suspend plan to track shoppers' cellphones

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Black Helicopters

dropped plans to track shopper's movements?

Or, simply;

dropped plans to tell people they will track shopper's movements?

Copyright industry opposes ISPs’ proposed regime

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Right or wrong

The longer the Internet becomes the comms channel of a generation, the harder it will be wrest back control (copyright) from users.

Just sayin'

Online store offers secondhand MP3 marketplace

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WTF?

I hope no one invested money in this scheme

If they did, I have a bridge in Brooklyn that's for sale...

Oz journalism award to Assange™

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Hmmmm

That's pretty much what I said.

Boffins find new 2012 glyph on 'secret' Mayan brick

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Sell everything!!

<--- Send your cash to me.

Anonymous: 'We hacked cybercop's email'

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WTF?

My thoughts

Exactly.

Asda 'geekend' offers are for the birds

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Asda - Walmart

But is there a "people of asda" website?

As in: www.peopleofwalmart.com/

Falklands, Cardiff lie beneath track of rogue Phobos-Grunt

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If it crashes, just try and find it...

... among the burnt-out transit vans, derelict buildings, shop fires and general urban decay.

Flinging Facebook insults at Thai monarchy earns fat jail terms

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Well how'd you become king then?

The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. THAT is why I am your king.

Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

etc, re all monarchys..

Thumbs Up Desktop Phone

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WTF?

Seriously?

Telephones were huge.

Then they shrunk

Then they were huge mobiles

Then they shrunk

Now they are growing again?