The PC is plugged into the line-in on one of the Sonos players. This means that I can distribute it to any or all players in the house. The tablet would allow cueing/control from wherever I am. Using a phone as a Sonos controller works well enough and would be OK if you have Spotify premium. But it wouldn't allow you to get at other things on the net and distribute them across the whole system so easily. Sure, a phone could also be used as an RDP client but really it's too small to be comfortably usable. A tablet, say about 7 inches, would make quite a good dedicated multi device controller.
I didn't know either until my Sonos controller started developing dead spots. Now I see an android tablet as a serviceable replacement which can also RDP into a media centre PC to cue up ad-supported Spotify (or other services not available directly via Sonos) from whichever room I am in without the need to switch on the TV. The problem now is choosing one good enough for the job without going over the top.
First shown to me in a maths class by Mr Ratcliffe in 1979 who then went on to describe the internet of today. Great teacher, great machine. I owe my career to both. One more thing, the PET was not butt ugly. It looked great - proper 1970s futurism.
Re: "...bemoaning the ludicrous number of false positives..."
Ah but they won't. A large number of false positives, when acted upon and publicised as though simply positives, is how the desired climate of fear is created and maintained. There are numerous examples of prior art in both history and fiction.
Re: "why are democratic governments so scared ...?"
Because the country is massively in debt and the cuts haven't really started to bite yet. Once they do then the aforementioned citizens might show their displeasure. It would therefore be prudent to ensure such avenues as were used across a number of Arab countries are not open to them. BTW, it's probably not an initiative coming from the government so much as the civil service. Although I'm sure there are plenty of government members who didn't really need persuading - just as was probably the case with the previous lot. Now that I've identified myself online as either a conspiracy theorist nutcase or a dangerous perceptive intellectual I'm wondering if, in either case, I have nothing to fear. Oh well, keep calm and carry on I suppose.
They can get your location by cell triangulation or GPS and hit publicly available online weather stations for current conditions at that location. Then they can serve ads based on this data. What seems to be the most obvious thing they can determine about your local conditions via temperature and light sensors on the phone itself is whether or not the phone is in your pocket. I'm sure there will be some evil intent but at the moment I just can't see what it is.
If they lack depth/intellectual rigour and are only really of interest to teenagers/young twentysomethings they go on BBC3.
If they lack depth/intellectual rigour and are of more general interest they go on BBC1.
If they have more depth/intellectual rigour and are of more specialised interest they go on BBC1.
If they have most depth/intellectual rigour or are of most specialised interest they are shown on BBC4 and then sometimes shown late at night on BBC2. I imagine the BBC2 showing is for the benefit of those still receiving only analogue transmissions if there are any.
I'd rent movies online when I was at a loose end if it was a one shot deal. But paying every month when I might not have time to watch anything? Forget it (LoveFilm & Netflix.) As for music, I want lossless files with no DRM. So the result of all this is that I watch movies when they reach TV or are free on sites like Youtube and I buy music on CD then rip to FLAC on a NAS for distribution around the house.
"Brits together own more flat-panel tellies than any other Western European nation, even those with bigger populations, such as Germany"
Could this be because we live in much smaller houses than most of our European neighbours and are therefore in more of a hurry to ditch the space hogging CRTs?
"Size remains a key buying factor: more than two-thirds of the TVs bought in 2011 were smaller than 33in."
Hmmmm. It's looking quite likely.
"We're a conservative lot: only nine per cent of punters say they will opt for a larger size than they currently own"
Clearly it's not about being conservative then. Please read your own article before jumping to such conclusions.
Surely just 1970s? Silent Running and Solaris were both from 1972 and Alien is from 1979. I wish they still made 'em like that (well the first two anyway.)
It doesn't end there. They will likely discover that in order to install software from the MS store some kind of MS ID is required. This will possibly be used to track activity online and build a profile. What would this be used for? Well, there's a reason I don't use the Android Market. On speaking to a techie mate who uses Linux, said users might then be disgusted to discover that secure boot has made it impossible to investigate putting an alternative OS on the device. If my tribe of family and friends users asks me about a WOA device I certainly wouldn't be advising a purchase. Yes, DrXym, the backlash could be considerable.
Can anyone here shed some light on this? When it (and other boson particles) first started to be mentioned on science programmes on television, it was pronounced bozon. However, news readers in particular (pun not intended,) have been recently referring to the Higgs boatswain. Which is correct?
Mr Smartphone maker, give me a phone with an OS which is fully functional without having to tie it to some effin Google/MS/iTunes/etc ID. I'd be your customer for life.
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Re: Had to break suddenly just the other day
Me too. I just fell to pieces.
Exams getting easier
Who knew?
Re: ANYTHING has to be better than "The Triplets of Belleville"
You have no soul.
Re: I'd probably just use my phone
The PC is plugged into the line-in on one of the Sonos players. This means that I can distribute it to any or all players in the house. The tablet would allow cueing/control from wherever I am. Using a phone as a Sonos controller works well enough and would be OK if you have Spotify premium. But it wouldn't allow you to get at other things on the net and distribute them across the whole system so easily. Sure, a phone could also be used as an RDP client but really it's too small to be comfortably usable. A tablet, say about 7 inches, would make quite a good dedicated multi device controller.
Re: I still don't know
I didn't know either until my Sonos controller started developing dead spots. Now I see an android tablet as a serviceable replacement which can also RDP into a media centre PC to cue up ad-supported Spotify (or other services not available directly via Sonos) from whichever room I am in without the need to switch on the TV. The problem now is choosing one good enough for the job without going over the top.
Commodore PET
First shown to me in a maths class by Mr Ratcliffe in 1979 who then went on to describe the internet of today. Great teacher, great machine. I owe my career to both. One more thing, the PET was not butt ugly. It looked great - proper 1970s futurism.
Re: The first law in robotic sex acceptability
Was I the only one who read that as "open to at least thrusting a robot in other area's" ?
Re: "How can Avatar be so terrible .... ?"
"There's a sucker born every minute"
-Attr. to P. T. Barnum
Re: Valiant effort for a really poor film script!!
I think the OP meant getting it all wrong in reference to Art vs Commerce.
The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpgyVxP8OG8
Re: "...bemoaning the ludicrous number of false positives..."
Ah but they won't. A large number of false positives, when acted upon and publicised as though simply positives, is how the desired climate of fear is created and maintained. There are numerous examples of prior art in both history and fiction.
Re: "...who isn't part of the babyboom generation"
The top public faces are not babyboomers anymore, though no doubt the Whitehall mandarins are. Cameron, Osborne, Clegg & Milliband are all GenXers.
Re: "why are democratic governments so scared ...?"
Because the country is massively in debt and the cuts haven't really started to bite yet. Once they do then the aforementioned citizens might show their displeasure. It would therefore be prudent to ensure such avenues as were used across a number of Arab countries are not open to them. BTW, it's probably not an initiative coming from the government so much as the civil service. Although I'm sure there are plenty of government members who didn't really need persuading - just as was probably the case with the previous lot. Now that I've identified myself online as either a conspiracy theorist nutcase or a dangerous perceptive intellectual I'm wondering if, in either case, I have nothing to fear. Oh well, keep calm and carry on I suppose.
Re: Sir
That dream needed to be killed.
Re: Hmmm
Oi! I like those Canadian shorts. Especially if they are artsy and in black and white.
What are they really up to?
They can get your location by cell triangulation or GPS and hit publicly available online weather stations for current conditions at that location. Then they can serve ads based on this data. What seems to be the most obvious thing they can determine about your local conditions via temperature and light sensors on the phone itself is whether or not the phone is in your pocket. I'm sure there will be some evil intent but at the moment I just can't see what it is.
Re: The Linux version
VAG Turbot engine? Sounds a bit fishy to me.
Re: Oh, the irony
Yes and I also remember the ones that said "Aging hippies - no thanks".
Re: remember the face on mars
They are benevolent snowmen calling us on to the next phase of our evolution.
Make them glow
When it's time to go on carousel.
Re: if they are good then they don't go on BBC4!
A slight correction is in order. The third option in the list should have said BBC2.
Re: if they are good then they don't go on BBC4!
If they lack depth/intellectual rigour and are only really of interest to teenagers/young twentysomethings they go on BBC3.
If they lack depth/intellectual rigour and are of more general interest they go on BBC1.
If they have more depth/intellectual rigour and are of more specialised interest they go on BBC1.
If they have most depth/intellectual rigour or are of most specialised interest they are shown on BBC4 and then sometimes shown late at night on BBC2. I imagine the BBC2 showing is for the benefit of those still receiving only analogue transmissions if there are any.
Subscription model and lossy DRM'd files
I'd rent movies online when I was at a loose end if it was a one shot deal. But paying every month when I might not have time to watch anything? Forget it (LoveFilm & Netflix.) As for music, I want lossless files with no DRM. So the result of all this is that I watch movies when they reach TV or are free on sites like Youtube and I buy music on CD then rip to FLAC on a NAS for distribution around the house.
Plan 9 From Outer Space
is a "so bad, it's good" classic.
Jumping to conclusions
"Brits together own more flat-panel tellies than any other Western European nation, even those with bigger populations, such as Germany"
Could this be because we live in much smaller houses than most of our European neighbours and are therefore in more of a hurry to ditch the space hogging CRTs?
"Size remains a key buying factor: more than two-thirds of the TVs bought in 2011 were smaller than 33in."
Hmmmm. It's looking quite likely.
"We're a conservative lot: only nine per cent of punters say they will opt for a larger size than they currently own"
Clearly it's not about being conservative then. Please read your own article before jumping to such conclusions.
late-1970s and early-1980s sci-fi films
Surely just 1970s? Silent Running and Solaris were both from 1972 and Alien is from 1979. I wish they still made 'em like that (well the first two anyway.)
Don't you think they would if they could?
Waterproof mobes
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/09/mobe_poll_result/
Re: Pi...
How many radians would you like?
At it again
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/09/mobe_poll_result/
Re: What's the point of this?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/09/mobe_poll_result/
Re: Looks like that Minority Report display will be here sooner rather than later
We already have them. They are called data miners. Don't feed them.
something from Alcatel Lucent which defies description
Pictures?
Re: Re: What's the point of this? (Director's Cut)
Actually I think it needs some CGI.
What's the point of this? (Director's Cut)
Mobe has been used several times since it was banned so why assume anything different will happen here?
For the record, I like freetard and commentard but despise mobe.
What's the point of this?
Mobe has been used several times since it was banned so why assume anything different will happen here?
For the record, I like freetard and despise mobe.
Re: Biggest shock for users
It doesn't end there. They will likely discover that in order to install software from the MS store some kind of MS ID is required. This will possibly be used to track activity online and build a profile. What would this be used for? Well, there's a reason I don't use the Android Market. On speaking to a techie mate who uses Linux, said users might then be disgusted to discover that secure boot has made it impossible to investigate putting an alternative OS on the device. If my tribe of family and friends users asks me about a WOA device I certainly wouldn't be advising a purchase. Yes, DrXym, the backlash could be considerable.
Hmmmm
Yes, infinitely watchable. Fnarrr, fnarrr.
Keep on rocking in the free world!
As title.
Couldn't we just let it hit?
It would solve pretty much every other problem.
Those are called hipsters.
How to pronounce boson
Can anyone here shed some light on this? When it (and other boson particles) first started to be mentioned on science programmes on television, it was pronounced bozon. However, news readers in particular (pun not intended,) have been recently referring to the Higgs boatswain. Which is correct?
Please please please
Mr Smartphone maker, give me a phone with an OS which is fully functional without having to tie it to some effin Google/MS/iTunes/etc ID. I'd be your customer for life.
"...supper an apoplectic fit..."
Surely the only tablet needed would be an indigestion tablet. What are the respondents' preferences? Tums? Rennie? We must be told!
"...motivate staff, and reward them..."
What planet is he on? I have studiously ignored works Christmas dos for 10 years and this is, in part, what prevents me from becoming demotivated.
The surroundings
are very evocative of the Eloi & Morlocks act from that old movie of H.G. Wells' The Time Machine.
15x10 grid
Actually it seems to be 16x10.
That's Hopper
As title.
Japanese-style phones
Bring it on!
Wrist movement
You're talking about operating a mouse right?
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