I won't hold my breath waiting for the various religions to apologise for making claims about their god(s) they can't back up.
TBH I just feel a bit sorry for people who do *actually* believe in god. I'm pretty sure a lot of various senior religious people know it's a bunch of bullshit, but when it makes good money, and gives political power, why let the truth get in the way?
Excellent news. The Apollo program was truly "awesome", and anything that puts it back into the public domain is fine with me. Hope they get the go ahead and succeed in this project.
I'm inclined to concur, but in times when employment opportunities are relatively few, some people won't have the luxury of telling the prospective employer to Eff-right-off if they make such a request.
Whether a specific law is required or a current one fits the bill, my knowledge of US laws is far from good enough to know. I doubt one specific to Facebook is appropriate though.
Where does a request for personal information stop? "We need photographs of your wife naked in order to get this job".
What were the Soyuz 7K-LOK and the N1 rocket designed to do?
It's true, the Russians didn't get very fair with their manned lunar programme, but would be incorrect to say they didn't have one at all. How viable it was is another matter.
That said, the US chose to go to the moon because Kennedy was (correctly as it turned out) sold the idea it was an achievement they could achieve before the Russians.
I wonder if the ASA are prepared to do anything about the signs at the front of some churches that similarly make claims which 'lack [the] empirical evidence that most "experts" would require', to the effect that non-believers are doomed, or that attending their services give us access to something spritual?
Or is it one rule for product-bullshitters and another for sky-fairy-bullshitters?
"Anyone claiming to be in touch with such a power (other than a recognised deity) must be very clear that they're doing so "for entertainment purposes only" and not just with a banner at the bottom of the screen either, it has to be stated by the presenters."
I'd like to see the same rule applied to recognised deities too, given there's as much evidence of being in touch with him is there is with dear departed auntie Norma.
I made the mistake last year of buying a 42" LG (42LD490), primarily for use with my Xbox, but was not aware of the potential issue of 'input lag', and my research at the time didn't highlight it. Most reviews don't mention it and, it turns out, most people selling TVs for a living I've spoken to are unaware of it.
The effect of this lag on my gaming (mainly F1...each to their own!) was horrible, always "behind" the action.
I recently did some more research and based on that purchased the Panasonic Viera TX-P42ST30 you suggest. For games it's input lag time is considerably reduced compared with the LG. Sure, not as fast as a CRT, but small enough to be inperceptible.
Anybody thinking of buying a big telly for gaming really need to think about this. My focus is racing but I believe for first person shooters the issue is even more accute.
I would like to see El Reg's reviews of TVs compare their input lag times with CRT...I can't be the only El Reg reader who uses their TV mainly for gaming.
The name 'God particle' must be one of the biggest misnomers since 'Lord Adonis'.
As many religious types like to believe almost anything is 'proof' of there being a super space fairy, no doubt finding this particle will be used to support the same theory, and the press perpetuating this misnomer doesn't help.
"So we're going to ignore the empirically ‘better' car, and choose to take home the car that delivers a sucker punch to the soul - the Ferrari 458 Italia. Because sometimes winning isn't just about being faster."
I have read (can't remember where) that is the reason the BBC do NOT make iPlayer available through Xbox. They want it to reach as wide an audience as possible, but not if the customer has to pay a premium to access it.
All gods are fictional (or 'fictionary' if you prefer).
You are quite right that insulting non-existent sky-fairies will get you a lot of grief in a lot of countries. At least it helps to highlight the countries that are totally f*cking clueless.
Oh, there were proposals for anti-blasphemism laws here in the UK too - our lovely politicians attempt to make us as bonkers as the rest of these regimes who don't like their special celestial-superbeing-felatio-fest criticised.
My take on this is that if grown ups choose to believe in fairytales. that's up to them. For governments to impose such utter shit on their people is both scary and laughable.
The fire brigade once had to remove me from some balustrades I'd manage to get my head through, but not out. I have the excuse of only being 6 or 7 years old though.
Still, a vital part of their work as far as I'm concerned.
What Christians believe is so bizarre that they've effectively poked fun at themselves, and certainly are in no position to complain when their sky-fairy worshipping, Earth-is-5000-years-old, kill-people-for-wearing-clothes-of-mixed-fibre message confirms the insanity that operates between their ears.
If you're prepared to believe 'god' is simultaneously the father, the son, and the holy ghost, then it seems perfectly logical to believe a prostitute can become a donkey.
"The FTC wants national advertisers to understand that they must exercise some responsibility and ensure that their claims....are supported by sound science,”
Wouldn't it be nice if churches were asked to do the same.
I wonder how many Android users (of any manufacturer) say they will use another Android device.
If you like Android and you use an HTC, when it's time to upgrade you'll just want the best handset you can get at the time, regardless of manufacturer, so long as it has Android.
And - as has already been pointed out - a sample of 500 is pointless. Why use UBS, I could have done that kind of sample size myself.
Bridgestone always did - it was just Michelin who weren't prepared. Glad they didn't change the rules of the race to favour teams who weren't properly prepared. And it was Schumi's only win of the season so I was quite happy!
No Indy in this year or last year of course anyway, but looking forward to it resuming at Austin though.
Presumably that would mean, on average, the area of the Earth it could hit is 1/3200th covered in humans? I'm a bit sceptical of the maths on that one.
1-in-3,200 chance of hitting a human, or something-made-by humans (house, road etc.) sounds more reasonable perhaps.
I don't want an iPad (and i say that as a Jesus Phone owner), I want a decent Android fondleslab for under £300.
Sounds like they're heading in the right direction - if anybody thinking of buying a non-iPad tablet of fondlesom joy can hold off for a while, just to ensure they drop the price by another £50, that'd be grand.
It would be great if the evidence were examined for the existence of 'god', given the vast tax subsidies the church gets from the taxpayer, bishops being in the House of Lords etc.
If rigorous, credible evidence can be shown to prove the existence of god, then subsidise away. If not, perhaps we should consider taking away their privileges?
The other papers are bound to be finger-waving atm, but, yes, I cannot believe it was solely the NoTW who was undertaking this practice or, rather, employing investigators who used this practice.
All channels do this for, seemingly, most ads. I guess they are trying to reach you when you're taking a mid-show slash or making a brew. Presumably their research shows it works or they wouldn't bother.
Complaining about it all sounds a bit First World woes though.
I've no problem with compaies making it explicitly clear what the surcharge is, and charging it, so long as it is limited to what their processing fees actually are. Ryanair charging £8 for a £1.50 transaction (or whatever) is just plain (plane!) wrong.
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Oldest. One. In. The. Book.
The people who perpatrate this crime are utter wankers, and their victims are stupid, greedy idiots.
I won't hold my breath waiting for the various religions to apologise for making claims about their god(s) they can't back up.
TBH I just feel a bit sorry for people who do *actually* believe in god. I'm pretty sure a lot of various senior religious people know it's a bunch of bullshit, but when it makes good money, and gives political power, why let the truth get in the way?
Religion is shit.
Out of interest
I wonder how they're so sure these are from Apollo 11, rather than the other Apollo missions? They would all have had a similar trajectory I presume?
Excellent news. The Apollo program was truly "awesome", and anything that puts it back into the public domain is fine with me. Hope they get the go ahead and succeed in this project.
Re: You don't need new laws
I'm inclined to concur, but in times when employment opportunities are relatively few, some people won't have the luxury of telling the prospective employer to Eff-right-off if they make such a request.
Whether a specific law is required or a current one fits the bill, my knowledge of US laws is far from good enough to know. I doubt one specific to Facebook is appropriate though.
Where does a request for personal information stop? "We need photographs of your wife naked in order to get this job".
All German?
Part German, of course, but plenty of Merkins involved too, both in terms of design as well as build.
Too good to be true
What Futjitsu are saying here sounds too good to be true, so presumably will itself turn out to be bullshit.
What were the Soyuz 7K-LOK and the N1 rocket designed to do?
It's true, the Russians didn't get very fair with their manned lunar programme, but would be incorrect to say they didn't have one at all. How viable it was is another matter.
That said, the US chose to go to the moon because Kennedy was (correctly as it turned out) sold the idea it was an achievement they could achieve before the Russians.
They should only be allowed to use images from the original Commando video game.
Er, so they only just worked out Rush Limbaugh is an utter twat? What took them so long?
Given the pope is apparently going to pop their clogs later this year that sounds like a great idea.
3G
Why have to pay for a second sim card when many smartphones will enable you to teather?
Well, HTCs will do it nicely, Apple will charge you a fortune for the privilege of course.
Well done ASA
I wonder if the ASA are prepared to do anything about the signs at the front of some churches that similarly make claims which 'lack [the] empirical evidence that most "experts" would require', to the effect that non-believers are doomed, or that attending their services give us access to something spritual?
Or is it one rule for product-bullshitters and another for sky-fairy-bullshitters?
"Anyone claiming to be in touch with such a power (other than a recognised deity) must be very clear that they're doing so "for entertainment purposes only" and not just with a banner at the bottom of the screen either, it has to be stated by the presenters."
I'd like to see the same rule applied to recognised deities too, given there's as much evidence of being in touch with him is there is with dear departed auntie Norma.
Agree 100%
I made the mistake last year of buying a 42" LG (42LD490), primarily for use with my Xbox, but was not aware of the potential issue of 'input lag', and my research at the time didn't highlight it. Most reviews don't mention it and, it turns out, most people selling TVs for a living I've spoken to are unaware of it.
The effect of this lag on my gaming (mainly F1...each to their own!) was horrible, always "behind" the action.
I recently did some more research and based on that purchased the Panasonic Viera TX-P42ST30 you suggest. For games it's input lag time is considerably reduced compared with the LG. Sure, not as fast as a CRT, but small enough to be inperceptible.
Anybody thinking of buying a big telly for gaming really need to think about this. My focus is racing but I believe for first person shooters the issue is even more accute.
I would like to see El Reg's reviews of TVs compare their input lag times with CRT...I can't be the only El Reg reader who uses their TV mainly for gaming.
Traffic
You've read Tom Vanderbilt's "Traffic" too I take it? (At least, that's where I read about the steering wheel spike suggestion).
Excellent and interesting book.
Hot cancer
That is all.
'God particle'
The name 'God particle' must be one of the biggest misnomers since 'Lord Adonis'.
As many religious types like to believe almost anything is 'proof' of there being a super space fairy, no doubt finding this particle will be used to support the same theory, and the press perpetuating this misnomer doesn't help.
MP4-12C v Ferrari 458
To quote Top Gear:
"So we're going to ignore the empirically ‘better' car, and choose to take home the car that delivers a sucker punch to the soul - the Ferrari 458 Italia. Because sometimes winning isn't just about being faster."
As if hacks didn't have an overblown sense of their own importance as it is (present company excepted, obviously).
I have read (can't remember where) that is the reason the BBC do NOT make iPlayer available through Xbox. They want it to reach as wide an audience as possible, but not if the customer has to pay a premium to access it.
All gods are fictional (or 'fictionary' if you prefer).
You are quite right that insulting non-existent sky-fairies will get you a lot of grief in a lot of countries. At least it helps to highlight the countries that are totally f*cking clueless.
Oh, there were proposals for anti-blasphemism laws here in the UK too - our lovely politicians attempt to make us as bonkers as the rest of these regimes who don't like their special celestial-superbeing-felatio-fest criticised.
My take on this is that if grown ups choose to believe in fairytales. that's up to them. For governments to impose such utter shit on their people is both scary and laughable.
The fire brigade once had to remove me from some balustrades I'd manage to get my head through, but not out. I have the excuse of only being 6 or 7 years old though.
Still, a vital part of their work as far as I'm concerned.
Religious opinions
Can we not simply treat the opinions of adults who still believe in sky-fairies with the contempt they deserve?
Poking fun at Christians
What Christians believe is so bizarre that they've effectively poked fun at themselves, and certainly are in no position to complain when their sky-fairy worshipping, Earth-is-5000-years-old, kill-people-for-wearing-clothes-of-mixed-fibre message confirms the insanity that operates between their ears.
Suicidal
If it's true it's suicidal.
Bet it turns out to be bollocks though.
Catholic bishops
Can just imagine it:
"You, choirboy, come here....see if you can find my concealed weapon..."
Erm
Could you not quite easily see over that wall from a lorry cab or as a passenger on a bus/coach?
I'm struggling to see here what Google sees that somebody passing by in various modes of transport.
Sounds reasonable
If you're prepared to believe 'god' is simultaneously the father, the son, and the holy ghost, then it seems perfectly logical to believe a prostitute can become a donkey.
I just happen not to.
Church scams
Sounds like all churches to me.
"The FTC wants national advertisers to understand that they must exercise some responsibility and ensure that their claims....are supported by sound science,”
Wouldn't it be nice if churches were asked to do the same.
No no
They never went to the moon. Most likely explanation it was given to Clinton by God.
It's an OS issue
I wonder how many Android users (of any manufacturer) say they will use another Android device.
If you like Android and you use an HTC, when it's time to upgrade you'll just want the best handset you can get at the time, regardless of manufacturer, so long as it has Android.
And - as has already been pointed out - a sample of 500 is pointless. Why use UBS, I could have done that kind of sample size myself.
Indy
Bridgestone always did - it was just Michelin who weren't prepared. Glad they didn't change the rules of the race to favour teams who weren't properly prepared. And it was Schumi's only win of the season so I was quite happy!
No Indy in this year or last year of course anyway, but looking forward to it resuming at Austin though.
Can't wait to get home
Come on 5.30!
Mmmm, am starting to feel queezy, *pathetic cough*.
1-in-3,200 chance of hitting a person
1-in-3,200 chance of hitting a person? Really.
Presumably that would mean, on average, the area of the Earth it could hit is 1/3200th covered in humans? I'm a bit sceptical of the maths on that one.
1-in-3,200 chance of hitting a human, or something-made-by humans (house, road etc.) sounds more reasonable perhaps.
lol
Seems the only thing many people are sceptical about is scepticism.
Metro?
"Metro". Really?
I guess they've never heard of Austin Rover's darkest hour.
I don't want an iPad
I don't want an iPad (and i say that as a Jesus Phone owner), I want a decent Android fondleslab for under £300.
Sounds like they're heading in the right direction - if anybody thinking of buying a non-iPad tablet of fondlesom joy can hold off for a while, just to ensure they drop the price by another £50, that'd be grand.
'God' particle
'No god' particle, surely?
Brilliant
Shame about getting caught, but great idea.
100% virgin pulp
Not very ethical to not use any recycled material. Should suit the Catholic church down to the ground.
Heather Mills
Shame this allegation isn't made by somebody who has a remaining shred of credibility.
For the answer...
Read Flat Earth News by Nick Davies.
Evidence
It would be great if the evidence were examined for the existence of 'god', given the vast tax subsidies the church gets from the taxpayer, bishops being in the House of Lords etc.
If rigorous, credible evidence can be shown to prove the existence of god, then subsidise away. If not, perhaps we should consider taking away their privileges?
Wing mirrors
You don't need wing mirrors to be road legal. A rear-facing camera and a screen displaying the image is sufficient, as with a handful of road cars.
Harper Seven?
Shame somebody didn't convince them to go with "Birmingham Six", or some such.
Quite!
The other papers are bound to be finger-waving atm, but, yes, I cannot believe it was solely the NoTW who was undertaking this practice or, rather, employing investigators who used this practice.
Loud ads
All channels do this for, seemingly, most ads. I guess they are trying to reach you when you're taking a mid-show slash or making a brew. Presumably their research shows it works or they wouldn't bother.
Complaining about it all sounds a bit First World woes though.
Card surcharges
I've no problem with compaies making it explicitly clear what the surcharge is, and charging it, so long as it is limited to what their processing fees actually are. Ryanair charging £8 for a £1.50 transaction (or whatever) is just plain (plane!) wrong.
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