Posts by Velv

"Question authority...

And the authorities will question you!"

Presumably the devices still have a normal SIM slot so you can pick a carrier not on Apples partner list?

As long as that continues then I don't see a problem. Once Apple remove the physical SIM the we're into a whole new world of cartels and anti-competitive practices ...

I wonder how much of Uncle Alex's promises for Scotland would have come undone now the EU and the rest of the world are frowning on these corporate tax deals that formed the cornerstone of the prosperity plans.

I guess we won't find out until UKIP gain a majority in Westminster and throw Scotland out...

Visitors to the new store should take careful note of the map in the article showing one "Snax Cafe" - a most excellent if slightly infamous greasy spoon that serves a range of full breakfasts (yes, range) that will set you up nicely for your time in the iQueue for new products.

GDP

Given some of these global companies are larger than some countries, how long until one just buys a country and makes its own rules?

I seem to remember a stand up comic having a go at hotel wifi, especially those that provided free wifi, but only in the hotel reception area. It's amazing how quickly they change their policy if you sit their masturbating!

(think it was Keving Bridges, and I paraphrase)

Why is it that every screenshot of Metro includes a Dispicable Minion?

"Can't they find the staff nowadays?"

I haven't bothered to look, but I'm guessing most of their hacks look more like Gollum every day given their unswerving desire to find "the precious"

Maybe it will be like the olden days when they allowed smoking and you had a choice of section on check-in.

"Will you be sitting in Civilised or Chavzville Sir?"

Point of order.

Please can all "journalists" stop using the word "caged" (so I'm not jsut getting a John here). We haven't caged anyone for over two hundred years when the Victorian prisons were built with stone walls and solid steel doors.

And besides, it just makes you sound like a hack from The Sun, not a respected technical author.

Call me cynical, but why do I get a sneaking suspicion the pipe is going to suffer from a substantial number of "accidental" breakages by workman who just happened to be digging up the road near by...

"with judicial authorization"

There in lies the problem. The public don't trust the process to achieve judicial authorisation.

Bad Science

Social media is not a good place to take a measure of the feelings of the people.

There has been a substantial amount of intimidation where anyone has expressed a preference, with idiots on both sides. There's a large number of No supporters who are frightened to make their feelings known in public, and the Yes campaign is being particularly vocal. If you want to know what it feels to be intimidated like the Blacks and Gays, put that little "No Thanks" sticker on your Facebook picture (apologies for the non-political correctness, but it gets the point over). So looking purely at social media I predict Bing will be wrong (bookmarked to come back on Friday and check).

Tech bit over.

This has become a War of Independence. We might be using the ballot box instead of the bullet but this War of Independence has deeply polarised opinions and brought the worst out in supporters of both camps to the extent of being "religiously" fanatical. The metaphorical "spilling of blood" typical in revolutions and Independence wars has not happened (yet), but blood has been drawn, violence has taken place and property has been vandalised and destroyed.

I hope my fellow countrymen of both sides are proud of their actions and behaviour. I for one am looking for a new country to call home. Ukraine is looking good at the moment. (Count down to nasty replies just to prove my point).

Based on some of the figures quoted above for contracts proves there's a market for shops to help customers work out what they want because the accuracy of maths being displayed is atrocious.

D'oh!

Doesn't sound like the government knows much about spying.

Tardy sysadmins "accidentally" leave open wifi hotspots.

Locals "find" open connections and have access to the uncontrolled Internet

NK spies didn't think to slurp the traffic and catch the "rebels". Even google figured out there was a benefit to capturing all passing wifi traffic for later analysis

The age old adage remains true - never believe anything until its been officially denied

Technology to stabilise an object being held or attached to something moving.

<cynical>What possible reasons could google find to invest in such a business?</cynical>

Sounds like a solid investment to me, I do hope they continue and expand the medical uses along with everywhere else this will be used.

As a concept, services such as Uber have their merits.

But let's not forget that Taxi regulations date back to the 17th century when rules were brought in to ensure fair and prompt service by the carriages servicing the public for hire. Uber et al may claim to be outside the current taxi regulations in the relevant jurisdiction, but they won't be for long - the rules will be changed (and are probably long over due an overhaul).

Ultimately the protection of the public will prevail, and it's the evolution of that protection of the public that has led to the regulated taxi services in place today.

Not everyone wants to carry around a phone that can double as a TV you can hang on your wall.

It need to fit in your pocket, suit or jeans, and be both comfortable.

I find the iPhone 5 large enough, and while before yesterday I had no plans to replace it with a 6, I'm now pretty certain I won't be replacing it with a 6. Indeed when the time comes I'll probably be looking elsewhere for something sensibly sized.

Or am I the odd one out?

(Paris? She'll never be plus sized)

Payment Processor

So Apple has inked a deal to use American Express to be the payment PROCESSOR. That's the back end bit.

So the point isn't that nobody accepts Amex. It's that nobody (yet) accepts Apple!

And people wonder why the Architecture team screams when some techie suggests "Let's just install VNC"

Don't get me wrong - there's nothing fundamentally wrong with VNC, or most of the other remote control tools - AS LONG AS THEY ARE CONFIGURED AND SECURED PROPERLY

To quote the great Robin Williams - "it's like partial circumcision - you either do it properly or you fucking forget it"

Why don't they just buy Pebble?

Probably a better product already, so just stick it in an Ive's case

First it was Brighton. Then it was Fleetwood. Hastings came next, then most recently Eastbourne.

Which of our famous Piers will be next to go up in flames?

Prior Art

The Heart Of Gold spaceship had motion sensing controls, and that's simply all this device does - detect motion through changes in pressure.