I thought that but would go a step further.... Put the cam into an Internet enabled dildo that vibrates in time with downloaded mp3's. Oh shit, have I just given Apple another patent idea for iTunes?
I get 14mbit from Be. Always the same speed, even between 4pm and 7pm. No caps and no throttling. BBC HD comes in just fine whatever time I watch. I have hit 300Gb+ per month on a few occasions. I pay less than £20 per month. I am happy with slower speeds that meet all my needs.
I seem to remember when I was a teenager some kind of English language teaching aid that had picture cards that slid into/onto the surface of a plastic box. When an image on the card was pressed a very synthetic voice or poor quality sample said the word associated with the picture. Now if i could only remember the name of this device.
If I stick a picture of an ice cream on one of the keys of my midi keyboard and set it to play a sample of me saying ice cream I breach some copyright or patent?
I think I could knock something like speak for yourself up in a week or two using my own sampled voice and some images, I would give it away just for the kudos and good feeling. $299 is plain extortion.
Somethings really should be free or at most sold for cost.
After Scroogle went down I missed it so much that I wrote my own scraping engine, it removes all ads and price comparison sites (should I tick a box) before displaying the results. It is so annoying when searching for a hardware manual or a genuine product review to see a page of price comparison sites full of shilled reviews.
OK they still get my IP because reliable free proxy services are very transient. When I get the time and the inclination to do so, I will experiment with TOR perhaps turning the VM web server I use for this into a TOR node. I don't know much about TOR yet. Being both busy and lazy can be a curse.
I own a Focus, it's 10 years old, has passed every MOT without failure. The one repair was a replacement windscreen wiper relay whilst still under warranty.
The Ford Focus is nothing like IE, at least mine isn't... Oh and it hasn't crashed yet either.
Why does every journo regardless of publication or news agency think it is smart or amusing to slap the word gate on the end of any word that relates to a conspiracy/cover up or contentious subject? Perhaps I need some counseling because such triteness irritates me.
I don't have full control of a device and I cannot block advertising or decide myself what data it transmits then It doesn't matter who makes it, I don't want it. I am certainty not going to bend over and relax for Apple, Google or Microsoft.
Apple kit is great for those who don't care about what information is transmitted in the background, those who want an easy to use, reliable and consistent yet controlled experience.
Apple kit is pretty cool, there is no doubt about that. However, an over priced device with no root access is an anathema to me.
Yup..... I run at 1680x1050 and have yet to find a compelling reason to upgrade my 5850. I recently upgraded my CPU from E6400 to i5 2500k. This provided a far bigger performance boost in current games than upgrading the vid card would have done.
as most training courses will teach the student primarily to pass the exam and secondarily the subject. With most course taught in a perfect lab environment where things never go wrong, trouble shooting issues with the subject matter when things do go wrong is rarely touched upon.
IT systems have developed and evolved over the years, there has been no sudden leap where all previously learned skills have become redundant. In my opinion IT professionals should also develop and evolve along with it. I would rather employ a 50 year old with perhaps 30 years IT experience, who maybe a little set in their ways, over a pliable youngster with a list of training course certificates as long as their arm.
I wouldn't call myself an expert in any particular field but with over 20 years experience across a broad range of IT disciplines, there isn't much I cannot turn my hand to and make a passable job of. I also know my limitations so I'm unlikely to bite off more than I can chew.
Either they can crack it or it comes with a backdoor. I would rather trust encryption that wasn't kitemarked by CESG, that had been independently security audited by the open source community and CESG advise against using.
don't care about work.... Why should they care about a work related password?
Facebook is their soul bared to a world to quick to pass judgement. One has to protect ones soul from the forces of evil. Company intranets and databases...Meh
“According to our research, the quantity of oxygen there exceeds that on other parts of our planet by 10 to 20 times. Any lifeforms that we find are likely to be unique on Earth,” - Sergey Bula
The last virus infection, apart from the malware I deliberately infect vm's with was the Saddam virus on my Amiga, now that was a proper man flu infection.
Yes you read right, I am being very smug indeed, I have not had a virus on any of my Windows or Linux boxes ever. I am very careful, although not being infallible I expect luck has a bit to do with it too.
Famous last words.... Perhaps my bank details are on there way to China or Russia now and my machine will fail to boot tomorrow 'cos the hard disk has been formatted. Good job I back up all my important and personal data in plain text to the cloud.
Block all cookies especially third party cookies, allow session cookies only if the site requires them to function, allow permanent cookies only from sites one trusts. block everything else. Yes, imho Adblock and NoScript are essential.
I would expect ones options are limited on locked down devices... that's why I don't use them.
Most of the major advertising and tracking servers/networks are blocked at my router.
The majority of people injured or killed in this conflict as in any conflict are innocent people. The guilty are the ones that are usually out of range, or out of range by the time retaliation occurs.
she has a right to do with it what she wishes. Although I would agree that saying "fancy a fsck for that" is a bit more offensive than saying "I'm hungry, please feed me". I must admit though, I would rather eat a woman than a McDonalds.
and my desktop makes a wonderful arm rest. For certain games, this could be useful and amount to fun. Although I expect if I used this to play TF2 I would get owned by keyboard and mouse users.
For navigating an IDE, image manipulation or indeed any serious computer work I doubt it's usefulness.
"Suppliers want to introduce the technology not only because it simplifies the process of collecting meter reading, but also because it makes it easier to control supply at times of peak demand. The technology also makes it easier to switch late or unreliable payers onto higher tariffs."
Don't forget the savings from sacking all those fleshy meter readers. The return from selling off the vehicles they use and the savings from not fueling those vehicles. I dare say that despite these savings the consumer will not see a reduction in the cost of electricity and maybe even see an increase in costs to pay for the technology.
"My data collection continues to expand and includes some of my most precious memories, including irreplaceable photos and home videos of my children since their birth,"
Seems reason enough not to trust that data to third parties... Unless one uses them as an additional backup to whatever backup regime one currently uses.
I back up my most important data to several devices in two different physical locations. None of them are cloud storage.
that an Eastman Kodak engineer Steven Sasson is credited (in some circles) as the inventor of the digital camera circa '75 utilising the CCD invented in '69 by Willard Boyle and George Smith. Eastman Kodak also invented the worlds first megapixel sensor in '86.
"As a result, the video rental service app bundled with the Prime will break when the promised bootloader unlock utility is applied, Asus said, as will any other service that relies upon Google DRM."
Happy new year. Prosperity, tolerance and peace to you all regardless of IQ, religion, political persuasion, creed, color, sexuality etc. etc. You know all that stuff that makes one an individual or a sheep.
why you were voted down. Perhaps the voter thinks farcical means funny?
It's far from funny, in fact there is no humour at all in messing about with css or conditional html just to get it to look right on several different browsers.
Awesome. 2+ years I have been using them. Not one single issue, problem or down time that I have noticed. No caps and no throttling( that I am aware of). 24Mbs service I get 14Mbs but that's down to the poor copper between me and the exchange. I only use BE for broadband I cannot comment on any other service they offer. It isn't as cheap as some but I work from home and 24x7x365 always on is a requirement as I run Internet facing servers from home.
This is just a one off. It won't happen again. All the employees of cloud service providers are highly trained and competent personnel. No corners will be cut when a cloud provider attempts to be competitive and undercut its rivals. Not one single cloud service provider employee will ever make a mistake, nor will they ever be open to bribery or blackmail. Your data is safe with a cloud service provider.
I don't ever expect to to read another news story regarding the leaking of data from a cloud service provider.
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Re: What - not one webcam listed!
I thought that but would go a step further.... Put the cam into an Internet enabled dildo that vibrates in time with downloaded mp3's. Oh shit, have I just given Apple another patent idea for iTunes?
RE:Re: It's all a scam!
I get 14mbit from Be. Always the same speed, even between 4pm and 7pm. No caps and no throttling. BBC HD comes in just fine whatever time I watch. I have hit 300Gb+ per month on a few occasions. I pay less than £20 per month. I am happy with slower speeds that meet all my needs.
Re: only half an article
You see advertisements on the Internet?
Unique visitors
"Google was unable to cough up the "metric" detailing the number of unique visitors to the firm's privacy policy website"
Haven't they heard of Google Analytics?
Re: Support will end?
Wasn't he the US president from 1981 - 1989?
I despair
Why don't they just bang all adults into a prison and put all kids in care homes.
Ahhh that's right, they wouldn't be able to bleed us all for taxes.
Could this be why...
RWE and E.ON dropped plans to build reactors in the UK?
Were they tipped off?
Are there any MP's privy to this information before it was announced that have shares in either E.ON or RWE?
As corruption is rife within the echelons of power I would not be surprised.
Prior art?
I seem to remember when I was a teenager some kind of English language teaching aid that had picture cards that slid into/onto the surface of a plastic box. When an image on the card was pressed a very synthetic voice or poor quality sample said the word associated with the picture. Now if i could only remember the name of this device.
If I stick a picture of an ice cream on one of the keys of my midi keyboard and set it to play a sample of me saying ice cream I breach some copyright or patent?
I think I could knock something like speak for yourself up in a week or two using my own sampled voice and some images, I would give it away just for the kudos and good feeling. $299 is plain extortion.
Somethings really should be free or at most sold for cost.
I wouldn't know
I never see any.
After Scroogle went down I missed it so much that I wrote my own scraping engine, it removes all ads and price comparison sites (should I tick a box) before displaying the results. It is so annoying when searching for a hardware manual or a genuine product review to see a page of price comparison sites full of shilled reviews.
OK they still get my IP because reliable free proxy services are very transient. When I get the time and the inclination to do so, I will experiment with TOR perhaps turning the VM web server I use for this into a TOR node. I don't know much about TOR yet. Being both busy and lazy can be a curse.
Take control or be controlled.
Re: Nice.
I own a Focus, it's 10 years old, has passed every MOT without failure. The one repair was a replacement windscreen wiper relay whilst still under warranty.
The Ford Focus is nothing like IE, at least mine isn't... Oh and it hasn't crashed yet either.
different strokes
Ubuntu:
The program 'wump' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install bsdgames
Windows:
'wump' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
My missus:
What?
It's Sunday 7:09 pm.... I need to get a life!
Re: I don't follow random links to pictures.
Perhaps he can get the creases out of this shirt.
Please close the gate
Why does every journo regardless of publication or news agency think it is smart or amusing to slap the word gate on the end of any word that relates to a conspiracy/cover up or contentious subject? Perhaps I need some counseling because such triteness irritates me.
Re: 15mph?
I used to easily overtake cars coming down the A537 (Cat and Fiddle) into Macclesfield. I scared myself quite a few times.
I'm OK.
I work from home and I sit at a PC all day. As I don't smoke in the house I have to get up and walk outside for a ciggie at regular intervals.
How can one expect...
Facebook users to think twice when most of them don't even think once?
If
I don't have full control of a device and I cannot block advertising or decide myself what data it transmits then It doesn't matter who makes it, I don't want it. I am certainty not going to bend over and relax for Apple, Google or Microsoft.
Apple kit is great for those who don't care about what information is transmitted in the background, those who want an easy to use, reliable and consistent yet controlled experience.
Apple kit is pretty cool, there is no doubt about that. However, an over priced device with no root access is an anathema to me.
Re: And the software is where ???
Yup..... I run at 1680x1050 and have yet to find a compelling reason to upgrade my 5850. I recently upgraded my CPU from E6400 to i5 2500k. This provided a far bigger performance boost in current games than upgrading the vid card would have done.
Re: Errm...
Which means that one could find a GTX680 at £380 if one shops around.
Re: OK
"And STILL he turfs them out.... He should be taken outside and pelted with his own shit."
Thanks for making me laugh but I really think he should be pelted with shit that he is totally unfamiliar with.
Training is overated
as most training courses will teach the student primarily to pass the exam and secondarily the subject. With most course taught in a perfect lab environment where things never go wrong, trouble shooting issues with the subject matter when things do go wrong is rarely touched upon.
IT systems have developed and evolved over the years, there has been no sudden leap where all previously learned skills have become redundant. In my opinion IT professionals should also develop and evolve along with it. I would rather employ a 50 year old with perhaps 30 years IT experience, who maybe a little set in their ways, over a pliable youngster with a list of training course certificates as long as their arm.
I wouldn't call myself an expert in any particular field but with over 20 years experience across a broad range of IT disciplines, there isn't much I cannot turn my hand to and make a passable job of. I also know my limitations so I'm unlikely to bite off more than I can chew.
Re: So you can be Assured
Either they can crack it or it comes with a backdoor. I would rather trust encryption that wasn't kitemarked by CESG, that had been independently security audited by the open source community and CESG advise against using.
Many people
don't care about work.... Why should they care about a work related password?
Facebook is their soul bared to a world to quick to pass judgement. One has to protect ones soul from the forces of evil. Company intranets and databases...Meh
Where's
the demonstration video Lucy? This just wouldn't work with a Playmobil reconstruction.
Getting paid to masturbate? I think I need a career change.
Maybe it wasn't the Blackberry...
Maybe she just stunk of fish,
observation
“According to our research, the quantity of oxygen there exceeds that on other parts of our planet by 10 to 20 times. Any lifeforms that we find are likely to be unique on Earth,” - Sergey Bula
and suffocate.
I thought
lamps had always been at least gun control ready... well, for turning them off anyways
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Mmmmm
"Boffins one step closer to invisible shed"
Best be careful where they tread then, that next step could result in a bump on the noggin.
I remember well
The last virus infection, apart from the malware I deliberately infect vm's with was the Saddam virus on my Amiga, now that was a proper man flu infection.
Yes you read right, I am being very smug indeed, I have not had a virus on any of my Windows or Linux boxes ever. I am very careful, although not being infallible I expect luck has a bit to do with it too.
Famous last words.... Perhaps my bank details are on there way to China or Russia now and my machine will fail to boot tomorrow 'cos the hard disk has been formatted. Good job I back up all my important and personal data in plain text to the cloud.
cookiemonster
Block all cookies especially third party cookies, allow session cookies only if the site requires them to function, allow permanent cookies only from sites one trusts. block everything else. Yes, imho Adblock and NoScript are essential.
I would expect ones options are limited on locked down devices... that's why I don't use them.
Most of the major advertising and tracking servers/networks are blocked at my router.
The majority of people injured or killed in this conflict as in any conflict are innocent people. The guilty are the ones that are usually out of range, or out of range by the time retaliation occurs.
Humans
the broken part of any secure system.
This is why I would never use cloud based services for any information other than that which I wouldn't mind the local town crier getting hold of.
@AC:01:46 GMT
I reckon a pi will serve 3.14159265...
Where as an octopi will serve 25.13274122....
Sorry for the pedantry
I will admit
I wasn't sure, I have heard octopi bandied about.... So, I checked the OED first ;-)
Alternative units
"The prodigious panel packs a combined resolution of 4098 x 1536 and supports 32 simultaneous touch-points"
or
4 octopuses
Her body
she has a right to do with it what she wishes. Although I would agree that saying "fancy a fsck for that" is a bit more offensive than saying "I'm hungry, please feed me". I must admit though, I would rather eat a woman than a McDonalds.
I like my mouse
and my desktop makes a wonderful arm rest. For certain games, this could be useful and amount to fun. Although I expect if I used this to play TF2 I would get owned by keyboard and mouse users.
For navigating an IDE, image manipulation or indeed any serious computer work I doubt it's usefulness.
Still, wait and see I could be proved wrong.
"Suppliers want to introduce the technology not only because it simplifies the process of collecting meter reading, but also because it makes it easier to control supply at times of peak demand. The technology also makes it easier to switch late or unreliable payers onto higher tariffs."
Don't forget the savings from sacking all those fleshy meter readers. The return from selling off the vehicles they use and the savings from not fueling those vehicles. I dare say that despite these savings the consumer will not see a reduction in the cost of electricity and maybe even see an increase in costs to pay for the technology.
All your eggs in one basket?
"My data collection continues to expand and includes some of my most precious memories, including irreplaceable photos and home videos of my children since their birth,"
Seems reason enough not to trust that data to third parties... Unless one uses them as an additional backup to whatever backup regime one currently uses.
I back up my most important data to several devices in two different physical locations. None of them are cloud storage.
Rather ironic
that an Eastman Kodak engineer Steven Sasson is credited (in some circles) as the inventor of the digital camera circa '75 utilising the CCD invented in '69 by Willard Boyle and George Smith. Eastman Kodak also invented the worlds first megapixel sensor in '86.
Such a huge loss...
of functionality.
"As a result, the video rental service app bundled with the Prime will break when the promised bootloader unlock utility is applied, Asus said, as will any other service that relies upon Google DRM."
How will we ever cope without DRM.
Hey kids...
You broke it, you fucking fix it!
Happy new year. Prosperity, tolerance and peace to you all regardless of IQ, religion, political persuasion, creed, color, sexuality etc. etc. You know all that stuff that makes one an individual or a sheep.
@Oliver: Don't know
why you were voted down. Perhaps the voter thinks farcical means funny?
It's far from funny, in fact there is no humour at all in messing about with css or conditional html just to get it to look right on several different browsers.
Have an up vote to negate the down vote
Web devs
testing their code so that Safari users get the same experience as Firefox users, IE users, Chrome users, Opera users.
I have 5 browsers installed on this box. I only browse the Internet with Firefox, the other 4 only ever run code from my dev server or local files.
Now if all browsers were standards compliant and all supported the same feature set, I would only need one.
BE
Awesome. 2+ years I have been using them. Not one single issue, problem or down time that I have noticed. No caps and no throttling( that I am aware of). 24Mbs service I get 14Mbs but that's down to the poor copper between me and the exchange. I only use BE for broadband I cannot comment on any other service they offer. It isn't as cheap as some but I work from home and 24x7x365 always on is a requirement as I run Internet facing servers from home.
The cloud is secure
This is just a one off. It won't happen again. All the employees of cloud service providers are highly trained and competent personnel. No corners will be cut when a cloud provider attempts to be competitive and undercut its rivals. Not one single cloud service provider employee will ever make a mistake, nor will they ever be open to bribery or blackmail. Your data is safe with a cloud service provider.
I don't ever expect to to read another news story regarding the leaking of data from a cloud service provider.
</sarcasm>
Mmmmm
The majority of carol singers I have heard would actually have to pay me to listen.
I for one
would like to be rich enough to care. Although even if I was, I am certainly not conceited or foolish enough to buy one.
All in the users best interest...
"RIM will develop, test, and release a software update that is designed to minimize the potential adverse impact to our customers"
Corrected for truth:
RIM will develop, test, and release a software update that is designed to minimize the potential loss of revenue from our customers.
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