Posts by Barry Mahon

advertorial....

....yep, careful reg.... if you even made a small effort to test it, ok.

worry is that the publicity will wake a few sleeping content owners.

I suspect the problem is partly because the building is OLD. If you look closely at the street view of the building there is a sign in stone saying "international telephone building" probably a former Ma Bell facility. So, not strong enough for stuff on the roof?

The real question is no redundency? amazing lack of risk assessment, lower Manhatten is below sea level isn't it?

Waste of time

Could you PLEASE add some sort of (this is a joke) icon to headlines of this type?? I wasted time looking to see what the topic was....

WTF has this guff about Fb got to do with WHISKEY?? It sounds to me like a typical British attitude to the Oirish.

I've had SFR (takeover of Neuf) for about 6/7 years, and since early on had free national and international landline calls, what's this 'overdue' thing?

I now have (for €29 a month) 2Mb BB, phone with no extra charge national/international, and tv, including HD. from SFR. (I paid €40 for the box). I've also got a mobile for free with 10 mins a month credit, although this is no longer on offer. I could have no charge to French mobiles for €3 a month.

No monthly rental, I have what the French call "ADSL nu" (nude ADSL), where they take over the FT line and link me to the SFR net at a regional point.

Not bad, and now that we have even more competition, the latest SFR offer is fibre for €39/month.

The customer service is so-so, not much personal service, and it costs €0.35 a min.

Not sure where the savings will be.

Ironical that the ideas Turing launched have led to the sort of crap banks get up to; millions of transactions per second to what effect??

ingram v ireland

AAha, but don't let Intra near a bankeryt

Fixtures and money

Just another example that football is about money, not sport.

Will the UK now join Schengen?

If they did they'd get access to a system already in place. I'm not saying it works, only that it is there. Also, most continental EU countries have a system of ID, which I'm sure the UK could have a butchers at.

Come to think of it, doesn't everyone who is 'legit' in UK have a Nat Ins ID?? Whats the problem, if you don't have one, your not legit.....

Anyway the whole thing is a post 9/11 and 7/7 reaction, on Newsnight last night they poo-pooed the whole thing as a waste of resources for what it actually achieves.

Finally, I don't trust any public or private body with my data..... but wtf can I do about it??

Is Oz overzealous??

A friend of mine was stopped last wek in Mb on a flight from Saigon, 'cos he was an "illegal" 'cos he had overstayed his previous visit by one day, wasn't stopped on exit and and was never informed. My niece, who is married to an Oz, was only allowed back in with her kids 'on sympathy grounds' 'cos her resident visa was out of date, all though she had never been informed it had to be renewed every five years and it had no date on it...

One gets the impression that in recent times the law in Oz is overzealous in general and in respect of immmigration in particular.

OTOH there is obviously a sensitivity to criticism....

Will the UK now join Schengen?

If the UK joined the Schengen open border arrangements then the e-borders thing would never have been necessary. In fact if they had they'd probably have got EU money to implement it.

Typically, the money it costs to keep UK passport people in Paris and their French equivalents in Folkstone could be save straight away.

Is this news??

In what used to be known as 'backward' France almost all operators offer a deal like this. Many offer 'free' mobiles with an ADSL contract, often with a monthly minutes allowance and free calls from the mob to home.... sells well to the Mummy's.....Of course they make money when the teenager uses the phone to call their friends..... simple really

French Arrogance?

What's all that guff about French arrogance?? I suppose it gets people (like me!!) to read the item... Less bias please, Reg does a fine job without it....

OTOH I have a SFR 3G key, it is rubbish.... I cannot even recover my billing password....

Good on him....

French news and tv have reported -

Only three years if he is caught; 9 million has been found in a lockup garage; the notes were not recorded by the Bank de France. I know that Sky is cr*p but they sometimes get it right....

M. Muselin had obviously planned carefully, left his apt; closed his bank a/cs; volunteered to train new workers (who would go to collect the coffee, if asked....), etc. He packed 2m in his bag. The lockup was discovered because another of the renters of garages in the block remembered that he had cobbled the electricity of the site and was 'working' in the garage..... how she worked out it might have been him we weren't told, just a good citizen.....

Good on ye M.M..... Serves the Bank of France right, they obviously don't give a f*** about what happens to the money; unfortunately they have 9m back.... they'll say, 'move on, nothing to see' Wonder if the transport co will have their contract renewed...

Bye, Barry

As usual the EU are miles behind

Where have these people been?? For the last five years if not more, Google and others have been digitising books, with permission, from libraries, including libraries in rhe EU.

As usual they are miles behind, they don't seem to have noticed that, in many subject areas, digital is the preferred format for distribution. In case they think that this development is a 'bad thing' they should ask historians, for example, if having access to older material in digital form is an improvement.

Bye, Barry

Protect the docs??

Isn't there a way of actually ensuring the docs are kept secure? Docs with RFIDs and a security scan on the doors?

OTOH the actual information in the docs is probably the usual MIx rubbish, a loose collection of rumours.....

Bye, Barry

Whoa!

It is fantastic, it does help, just look at GPS for finding your way, indirectly, or possibly directly derived from this kind of research.

Anyway, it is peanuts compared to Citi losing $9Bn and then asking for a handout!!!

Remember when....

"Second, listening in on AMPS/TACS mobiles was meat and potatoes for bored journos, hackers and hams throughout the '80s. It was very easy. Shame on the Royal household for being so wet when it comes to privacy. And thank the lord for the eventual arrival of GSM"

...and other comments...

Finally, somebody actually looked at the time it is supposed to have happened and the technology. There were loads of wanabees at that time and there still are, who eavesdropped, so that they could earn money or just have their 15 mins....

It is obvious that the ex-spook bodyguard has scores to settle....

Bye, Barry