I saw a different method on Future Weapons on Discovery a few weeks ago. The projectile counted the number of rotations it did by sensing the apparent reverses in the Earths magnetic field. Then, knowing: a) the amount of spin imparted by the rifled barrel ; and b) the muzzle velocity, it could very accurately determine distance traveled before exploding itself.
It's a sad fact that man is never more ingenious than when trying to find better ways to kill his own kind.
"Roll on the new and improved EU definitions for periods of time... the demi day (2.4 hours), the centiday (5.76 minutes) and the kilosecond (34 and a half of which make one day, so approximately 42 minutes each)."
Hohoho! This old 'decimalised time' chestnut is the mark of a true 0.25 wit.
Quote:"Lets have a measuring contest....ft-lbs, newton-bobs, joules, erg, watt, calorie, Calorie, inch..... What is the prime standard for a meter--Wavelength of orange light. That is orange without calories, or just not-so dark beer?"
OK, what is the prime standard for a inch then? The length of King Edward the First's cock?
'Jim Coe' wrote: "Ignore this as EU is now illegal having ignoted it's own rules on new treaty(constitution).In faddition, UK is no longer a member having ratified the treatty without the consent o its people by referendum,"
You ARE the Twat-o-Tron*, and I claim my 5 pounds!
Agree 100% with Kane. I really can't figure out why Farscape gets so little recognition.
Also agree 100% with Mycho. B5's 5-series story arc was epic SF - and if you can't recognise that then you wouldn't know quality SF if it came and kicked you in the nads!
quote: "Well, I suppose a public spirited Honda owner could pass on the warnings to drivers of other more atttractive brands."
Are there more atttttttractive brands? It's difficult for me to tell when all I see of them is their rapidly receding front-ends in my Type-R's rearview mirror.
Mark Lockwood: "Points off Mr Smith. You've forgotten to use the universal disk size comparison scale; How many songs will this enable you to put onto an iPod?"
When I was a lad, the "universal disk size comparison scale" was the telephone book.
Storage capacity for songs, on the other hand, was measured in "C's" (C60, C90 or C120).
But no Lester Photo? There's something fishy here. Lester, your *real* name wouldn't happen to be 'Lloyd Mangram' would it? If-so I'm still waiting for my Crash T-shirt... (oh, you'd better make it a size XXL now - I've grown a bit since 1985). Thanks.
Anyhoo, to round off the celibrations why don't you all knock-off early for the weekend? (go-on, we promise we won't tell anyone...)
Liam: "so, you can get a MASSIVELY more powerful machine, with lots of media features, top spec HD visuals and high spec audio and a BD player for a measeley £85 more.."
...
"??? and you call me a simpleton! im putting over a simple argument saying that the ps3, imho, is a much better value system - i mean you cant even buy a hd player in the uk for £300 can you?"
...
"do you NEED a HD TV? NO!"
...
"what i was saying was the expenditure to actually USE the system."
What's the point of "HD visuals" and a BD player WITHOUT a HD TV?
As for the £699 HD TV, I was actually trying to be 'sympathetic' to your argument by pricing the cheapest 1080p LCD I could find. Go ahead and add another £500 to your PS3 total if you like, it'll just make you look like an even bigger clown.
I guess you own an iPhone then? Good for you. Now, given the effort you've put into your commenting I think we can officially promote you from "Tube" to "Flange".
Quote: "I would also like to point out that just because you (yes, YOU, the person reading this comment at the moment wondering whether to reply to it!) have had a perfect, or near-perfect user experience of Windows Vista, doesn't mean that everybody else is lying about their 12 minute start-up times. And vice-versa."
I would also like to point out that just because you have had a perfect, or near-perfect user experience of Linux, doesn't mean that everybody else is lying about trying to get the fcuking thing working with their hardware.
Quote: "One recent example of how bombing has 'advanced' (and I use that word in quotes, because only an inhuman monster would actually consider the ability to kill people more efficiently and brutally an actual advance rather than a step down the evolutionary ladder!) was the January 10th US attack on the southern outskirts of Baghdad. They dropped 40,000 pounds of explosives on 40 targets in the same area - in a single day!!! "
But that's only 1 or 2 bombs for each of the 40 targets.
In WWII they would typically have dropped at least 500,000 pounds on just 1 target - and STILL wouldn't have got more than 5% of the bombs within 1000ft of the aiming point.
Oh, and how many of those 40 Baghdad targets were schools, hospitals, or mosques etc?
"Sales of 3rd party games are nowhere near the level of 1st party titles which will put publishers off and then you'll have the same issue that the Gamecube had - no decent games that weren't from Nintendo (alright there will be the odd one)."
Well, I'd think that publishers would be queuing up to release games for the Wii, for 2 very good reasons:
1) It now has large user base (therefore a BIG potential market).
2) Games are much cheaper to develop for the Wii, compared to the PS3 or 360 (so less risk if the game bombs in the shops).
Another advantage of 2) is that publishers may be more willing to try something *innovative* - and of course the Wii's controller gives them EVERY opportunity to do so.
With the massive costs of producing titles for the PS3 and 360, the 'suits' will dictate that developers only churn out versions of stuff that they know will sell (i.e. generic shooters, racers, and beat-em-ups). So, the SAME stuff as last gen., but now in HD. If that goes on, the whole games industry will begin to stagnate.
No, Ben - *you* are the fucking idiot, (along with pierrenorman, Ray Boehmer, Frank Bough, Tevin Thomas, and several others).
HE ONLY BOUGHT THE PHONE SO HE COULD REVIEW IT FOR THE REG. (is that so difficult a concept for you muppets to grasp?)
And why was buying an iPhone even necessary? Because Apple threw their toys out of the pram and wouldn't send them one for review.
El Reg. obviously *do* have bollocks - they aren't just a bunch of fawning, press release swallowing hacks. You really should be grateful for that fact.
It's just the comments like "you're just one of the lemmings..." etc that are just sooo El Reg vs. Apple. I simply meant to point out that this would never happen with any other company's product and the register. If thousands lined up and bought a puke-green halo edition xbox360 - well they're perfectly well adjusted enthusiastic gamers. If you pranced around 3 years ago with a brand new $500 Razr - well you appreciate good phones with a nice form factor. I could go on and on..."
= = =
It doesn't happen because no other company attracts the type of pious fanboy wankers that Apple does. You appear to be a case in point.
Posted Wednesday 11th July 2007 11:56 GMT "Incidently I don't expect perfect grammer but above b-movie zombie level would be nice. "What nationality does stated on your passport?" isn't even primary school level."
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It was a fucking typo - I was too quick on the 'Post Comment' button after changing "What nationality does it say on your passport?" to "What nationality is stated on your passport?".
Oh, and for the record I'm Scottish. But guess what, I'm also British (just like it states on my passport). Is that alright with you, Rory-boy?
Jeeezus, I'm starting to hate the 'moaning Scot' types almost as much as I hate the 'little England' types...
"By Rory Milne Posted Monday 9th July 2007 10:26 GMT
So just to clarify, are the "incomers" in the article a) Britons, b) "a large population of English" or c) Brits? As a Scot I personaly wouldn't describe myself as any of the above but I realise us lot and the Welsh are often times seen as Britons or Brits by other nations. Just wondered what the facts behind the article are. Anyone know?"
Clue: What nationality does stated on your passport? I bet it isn't 'Scottish'.
"Forget 3G. That'll come. This is about the first mass market device with a 160dpi screen."
160 dpi?
My Samsung D900 has a 200 dpi screen (320 x 240 pixels), my Dell X51v has a 215 dpi screen (640 x 480 pixels).
Besides, 'dots per inch' is a pretty irrelevant measure of the quality of a screen.
I think I've figured out why the iPhone has no 3G - there just wasn't enough space left inside thing after Apple had fitted their reality distortion circuitry.
It's certainly the only explanation for some of these rabid iPhone fanboy posts.
15 colours good, 256 colours better... (and no attribute clash!)
Ever wondered what Spectrum games would look like without the infamous colour clash? Well some clever folks in the Speccy emulation scene actually 'fixed' the problem.
Behold!....
http://www.yantragames.com/ZX256.html
(These are genuine Spectrum programs, with a 256 colour overlay applied by the emulator).
Register
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re: @Hacker's Challenge
I saw a different method on Future Weapons on Discovery a few weeks ago. The projectile counted the number of rotations it did by sensing the apparent reverses in the Earths magnetic field. Then, knowing: a) the amount of spin imparted by the rifled barrel ; and b) the muzzle velocity, it could very accurately determine distance traveled before exploding itself.
It's a sad fact that man is never more ingenious than when trying to find better ways to kill his own kind.
Re: Cumbria?
Quote: "I thought PP was set in a (fictional) village in Wales??"
Nah, you are thinking of Fireman Sam.
Ethernet port
You can connect this TV to your home network and access any video, music, and photos that you have stored there.
It's compatible with several media server apps on Windows, OSX, and Linux.
Re: Spotlight
What happend to the 'spotlight' in Berlin 1936? Did someone forget to put a bulb in it?
Excellent FYC reference in the subtitle!
That is all.
Re: @ John Woods
"Roll on the new and improved EU definitions for periods of time... the demi day (2.4 hours), the centiday (5.76 minutes) and the kilosecond (34 and a half of which make one day, so approximately 42 minutes each)."
Hohoho! This old 'decimalised time' chestnut is the mark of a true 0.25 wit.
Well done.
Re: Measurements
Quote:"Lets have a measuring contest....ft-lbs, newton-bobs, joules, erg, watt, calorie, Calorie, inch..... What is the prime standard for a meter--Wavelength of orange light. That is orange without calories, or just not-so dark beer?"
OK, what is the prime standard for a inch then? The length of King Edward the First's cock?
Re: NotoID as well..
'Jim Coe' wrote: "Ignore this as EU is now illegal having ignoted it's own rules on new treaty(constitution).In faddition, UK is no longer a member having ratified the treatty without the consent o its people by referendum,"
You ARE the Twat-o-Tron*, and I claim my 5 pounds!
* - http://ifyoulikeitsomuchwhydontyougolivethere.com/the-twat-o-tron/
Farscape
Agree 100% with Kane. I really can't figure out why Farscape gets so little recognition.
Also agree 100% with Mycho. B5's 5-series story arc was epic SF - and if you can't recognise that then you wouldn't know quality SF if it came and kicked you in the nads!
Just like Nintendo...
...I don't give a feck what Greenpeace say or think.
Besides, what exactly is the relationship between "the increasing evidence of climate change" and the use of beryllium or antimony?
Phase IV
Anyone else remember this 1974 'end of the world' sci-fi film?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070531/
Sounds like it's happening for real!
re: Who'd steal a Honda?
quote: "Well, I suppose a public spirited Honda owner could pass on the warnings to drivers of other more atttractive brands."
Are there more atttttttractive brands? It's difficult for me to tell when all I see of them is their rapidly receding front-ends in my Type-R's rearview mirror.
How times have changed...
Mark Lockwood: "Points off Mr Smith. You've forgotten to use the universal disk size comparison scale; How many songs will this enable you to put onto an iPod?"
When I was a lad, the "universal disk size comparison scale" was the telephone book.
Storage capacity for songs, on the other hand, was measured in "C's" (C60, C90 or C120).
<Gets zimmer>
Many happy returns El Reg!
But no Lester Photo? There's something fishy here. Lester, your *real* name wouldn't happen to be 'Lloyd Mangram' would it? If-so I'm still waiting for my Crash T-shirt... (oh, you'd better make it a size XXL now - I've grown a bit since 1985). Thanks.
Anyhoo, to round off the celibrations why don't you all knock-off early for the weekend? (go-on, we promise we won't tell anyone...)
;-)
It says it all really...
...that the toughest corps in the French army is composed almost entirely of non-Frenchmen.
(It's not called the 'Foreign' Legion for nothing you know!)
Reality check for Liam...
Liam: "so, you can get a MASSIVELY more powerful machine, with lots of media features, top spec HD visuals and high spec audio and a BD player for a measeley £85 more.."
...
"??? and you call me a simpleton! im putting over a simple argument saying that the ps3, imho, is a much better value system - i mean you cant even buy a hd player in the uk for £300 can you?"
...
"do you NEED a HD TV? NO!"
...
"what i was saying was the expenditure to actually USE the system."
What's the point of "HD visuals" and a BD player WITHOUT a HD TV?
As for the £699 HD TV, I was actually trying to be 'sympathetic' to your argument by pricing the cheapest 1080p LCD I could find. Go ahead and add another £500 to your PS3 total if you like, it'll just make you look like an even bigger clown.
@ Liam
Liam: "WII network controller (as most people arent wireless yet) - £20"
Ok then, lets apply your own reasoning to your calculation for the PS3:
PS3 - £300
PS3 controller - £30
1080p LCD TV (as most people still have SD) - £699
So, thats £1029, and NOT £330. Simpleton.
@ Steve Todd
"Like Apple or not they don't try to use the cheapest possible parts..."
Bollocks.
Maybe you missed this (or Stevies RDF has erased it from your memory):
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/04/01/apple_imac_class_action/
Re: Re: Terroristic
"Personally I prefer the slightly more emphatic "terrortastic"!"
How about "Terrorific"?
@ Chris Gibson
I guess you own an iPhone then? Good for you. Now, given the effort you've put into your commenting I think we can officially promote you from "Tube" to "Flange".
No thanks necessary.
@ Chris Gibson
"Why do you think that someone who owns an iPhone is a "tube"?"
Because they paid silly money for a piece of 2.5G landfill.
Ya Tube
That's funny, because in Scotland the moniker "Tube" could equally be applied to someone who owns an iPhone...
Re: Sinclair PC200
David Viner wrote:" Been done before for PCs as well. By Amstrad/Sinclair with the PC200. Here's one:
http://www.nvg.org/sinclair/computers/pc200/pc200.htm
The spec was appalling - yuk!"
Yeah, but take a look at this:
http://www.custompc.co.uk/features/59895/project_sinclair_pc200.html
Sorted!
Brilliant!
Now the old "Pleeeese Mum/Dad, I need it to help with my homework" ploy can be used by a whole new generation of kids!
It certainly worked for me in 1982 with a ZX81 (and again the following year with a ZX Spectrum). :D
@ JP
Quote: "Seen the US lately? Think that the greed would have grown so out of control under a dictatorship?"
That has to be the stupidest thing I have ever read.
No, really.
@Edward Lilley
Quote: "I would also like to point out that just because you (yes, YOU, the person reading this comment at the moment wondering whether to reply to it!) have had a perfect, or near-perfect user experience of Windows Vista, doesn't mean that everybody else is lying about their 12 minute start-up times. And vice-versa."
I would also like to point out that just because you have had a perfect, or near-perfect user experience of Linux, doesn't mean that everybody else is lying about trying to get the fcuking thing working with their hardware.
Watch out...
It looks like Sony have finally figured out a way to get a rootkit onto an LP!
Next: DRM for C90's
SOH bypass?
@ James & the AC
James: "David Corbett...it was only a matter of time before the mindless fanboys came out. "
AC: "Well done on being the first person to turn this thread into something negative.."
Actually I think that 'accolade' can go to Jon, with comment #2.
.
@ the other AC
AC: "Go f**k yourself, troll"
1/10, must try harder.
Well, what else can you do with a PS3...
...when the games are so crap?
Sony certainly have plenty of them going spare, maybe they should donate them to research?
Re: Re: hopefully they'll improve the story
Quote "Yeah! Now who'll be responsible for the apocalypse? Here's a list of candidates..."
You forgot the old Hollywood fave - the 'English' baddie.
Most likely Alan Rickman, or Charles Dance.
@ AC posted 14:24 GMT
Quote: "One recent example of how bombing has 'advanced' (and I use that word in quotes, because only an inhuman monster would actually consider the ability to kill people more efficiently and brutally an actual advance rather than a step down the evolutionary ladder!) was the January 10th US attack on the southern outskirts of Baghdad. They dropped 40,000 pounds of explosives on 40 targets in the same area - in a single day!!! "
But that's only 1 or 2 bombs for each of the 40 targets.
In WWII they would typically have dropped at least 500,000 pounds on just 1 target - and STILL wouldn't have got more than 5% of the bombs within 1000ft of the aiming point.
Oh, and how many of those 40 Baghdad targets were schools, hospitals, or mosques etc?
@ Stuart Luscombe
"I can't vouch for the Daily Mail though as I've never once read it."
Maybe you should, I get the impression that you would LOVE it.
Though you'll probably need to be careful that you don't end-up 'sticking the pages together'...
@BoldMan
Quote: "Well of course if you included European contribution to space exploration history it would be...
... nice firework display, shame about the payload..."
You seem to be ignoring the fact that the USA had to 'hire' a German Nazi to get their space program off the ground.
Re: "and to stop younger children becoming familiar with knives in the first place"
"what will they cut their food with?"
You don't need cutlery at McDonalds!
re: crystal gripping new age hippie bulshit
"I bet there were pamphlets advertising the drumming session, filled with nonsense about the wonderful healing power of drumming..."
LOL, you've obviously never been to Smailholm.
Happy 25th birthday...
...to the shit-brown plastic bread bin.
@ Paul Hanley
"Sales of 3rd party games are nowhere near the level of 1st party titles which will put publishers off and then you'll have the same issue that the Gamecube had - no decent games that weren't from Nintendo (alright there will be the odd one)."
Well, I'd think that publishers would be queuing up to release games for the Wii, for 2 very good reasons:
1) It now has large user base (therefore a BIG potential market).
2) Games are much cheaper to develop for the Wii, compared to the PS3 or 360 (so less risk if the game bombs in the shops).
Another advantage of 2) is that publishers may be more willing to try something *innovative* - and of course the Wii's controller gives them EVERY opportunity to do so.
With the massive costs of producing titles for the PS3 and 360, the 'suits' will dictate that developers only churn out versions of stuff that they know will sell (i.e. generic shooters, racers, and beat-em-ups). So, the SAME stuff as last gen., but now in HD. If that goes on, the whole games industry will begin to stagnate.
Innovate or die!
@ '@ If only my phone was as good as the iphone... '
"Does your Noidea n95 get free Wifi via the Cloud?..."
Is £270 + a £35 / month contract 'free'? No.
Are you an iDiot? Yes.
Is that your coat? Yes.
"If you want a vision of Orange's customer service...
.. imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever."
Re: Twice the idiot / Ben Allen
No, Ben - *you* are the fucking idiot, (along with pierrenorman, Ray Boehmer, Frank Bough, Tevin Thomas, and several others).
HE ONLY BOUGHT THE PHONE SO HE COULD REVIEW IT FOR THE REG. (is that so difficult a concept for you muppets to grasp?)
And why was buying an iPhone even necessary? Because Apple threw their toys out of the pram and wouldn't send them one for review.
El Reg. obviously *do* have bollocks - they aren't just a bunch of fawning, press release swallowing hacks. You really should be grateful for that fact.
Re: one more thing
"By EricPosted Tuesday 17th July 2007 10:40 GMT
...
It's just the comments like "you're just one of the lemmings..." etc that are just sooo El Reg vs. Apple. I simply meant to point out that this would never happen with any other company's product and the register. If thousands lined up and bought a puke-green halo edition xbox360 - well they're perfectly well adjusted enthusiastic gamers. If you pranced around 3 years ago with a brand new $500 Razr - well you appreciate good phones with a nice form factor. I could go on and on..."
= = =
It doesn't happen because no other company attracts the type of pious fanboy wankers that Apple does. You appear to be a case in point.
FAO: Rory Milne
Posted Wednesday 11th July 2007 11:56 GMT "Incidently I don't expect perfect grammer but above b-movie zombie level would be nice. "What nationality does stated on your passport?" isn't even primary school level."
-
It was a fucking typo - I was too quick on the 'Post Comment' button after changing "What nationality does it say on your passport?" to "What nationality is stated on your passport?".
Oh, and for the record I'm Scottish. But guess what, I'm also British (just like it states on my passport). Is that alright with you, Rory-boy?
Jeeezus, I'm starting to hate the 'moaning Scot' types almost as much as I hate the 'little England' types...
Re: More bad naming...
"Its almost as bad as the Vauxhall Nova, which I'm told beans 'doesn't go' in spanish..."
But nowhere near as bad as the Mitsubishi Pajero. Apparently, 'Pajero' is Spanish slang for 'wanker'!
Re: Britons, English or Brits?
"By Rory Milne Posted Monday 9th July 2007 10:26 GMT
So just to clarify, are the "incomers" in the article a) Britons, b) "a large population of English" or c) Brits? As a Scot I personaly wouldn't describe myself as any of the above but I realise us lot and the Welsh are often times seen as Britons or Brits by other nations. Just wondered what the facts behind the article are. Anyone know?"
Clue: What nationality does stated on your passport? I bet it isn't 'Scottish'.
Re: revolutionary output
"Forget 3G. That'll come. This is about the first mass market device with a 160dpi screen."
160 dpi?
My Samsung D900 has a 200 dpi screen (320 x 240 pixels), my Dell X51v has a 215 dpi screen (640 x 480 pixels).
Besides, 'dots per inch' is a pretty irrelevant measure of the quality of a screen.
I think I've figured out why the iPhone has no 3G - there just wasn't enough space left inside thing after Apple had fitted their reality distortion circuitry.
It's certainly the only explanation for some of these rabid iPhone fanboy posts.
Re: There seems a rough consenus here
"By Hugh_PymPosted Tuesday 26th June 2007 08:08 GMT
OS X = business
windows = games
Sounds about right to"
Fine, if all you need to do on your Mac is noncey stuff like Photoshop or web design.
How many high-end engineering / CAD applications are there for OS X then?
15 colours good, 256 colours better... (and no attribute clash!)
Ever wondered what Spectrum games would look like without the infamous colour clash? Well some clever folks in the Speccy emulation scene actually 'fixed' the problem.
Behold!....
http://www.yantragames.com/ZX256.html
(These are genuine Spectrum programs, with a 256 colour overlay applied by the emulator).