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  1. Re:Technology Blamed For Helping UK Rioters on Technology Blamed For Helping UK Rioters · · Score: 1

    The disturbing part is that the police and more importantly the politicians are focusing on the tactics being used rather than the underlying causes of social unrest. How about figuring out why you have disaffected youth rather than how they are effective at being disruptive.

    Because it takes effort? Because it raises uneasy questions for a conservative government?

  2. Re:Once you have discovered on Why Your Dad's 30-Year-Old Stereo Sounds Better Than Yours · · Score: 1

    Not only that , but how can a lack of R&D be to blame for a decline in sound quality?

    Because the underlying tech has changed since then? The R&D focus has been on the added extras and not the sound quality (at a guess!!!)

    Knew I was keeping my Dads home-made speakers dating from 1972 for a reason...

  3. Re:If this was in the US... on BBC Crowdsources 3G Coverage Map · · Score: 2

    Hacking a dead girls voicemail and giving false hope to here parents isn't quite the same as someone tracking you walking past the local porn shop

  4. Re:Can't they tie them down? on Studying the Impact of Lost Shipping Containers · · Score: 5, Funny

    There are no cell towers in the ocean, as far as I know.

    Apart from the ones that fell off the ship.

  5. Re:Yep, on Ask Slashdot: FTP Server Honeypots? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Hmmm, on the systems I help look after we occasionally see large number of RDP sessions with invalid logons. On some rare occasions we've been able to RDP to the source IP (get to the logon screen). Gives me the impression that its a bot.

  6. Re:Obligatory Far Side on Translator Puts Us Closer To Dolphin Communication · · Score: 1

    Never did get that particular Far Side.

  7. Re:mcafee corporate is better then the home ver on Intel Buys McAfee · · Score: 1

    mcafee corporate is better then the home ver and has less bolt in it.

    Yep, and going rapidly downhill. Soon they will be the same

  8. Re:US abuse on WikiLeaks Publishes Afghan War Secrets · · Score: 1

    The Romans killed one third of all Frenchmen

    All?? Well except for one small village...

  9. Re:But it's Apple! on Adobe Evangelist Lashes Out Over Apple's "Original Language" Policy · · Score: 1

    Always thought big brother looked a little Steve Jobsish

  10. Re:news flash on How Infighting Hampers Innovation At Microsoft · · Score: 4, Funny

    "there's a door over there with your name on it."

    Ooooo! A private office!

  11. Re:Apple and the UK on Apple Forced To Clean Up Its Fine Print · · Score: 1

    I notice that although Apple initially made UK versions of the "I'm a Mac" ads (with a British comedy duo) that didn't last long.

    Because the duo were also in a comedy show (Peep Show) where the "I'm a Mac" guy was a complete tosser that no-one liked.

  12. Re:cool tour, but no real surprise on Lego Secret Vault Contains All Sets In History · · Score: 1

    Free copy of Vista??

  13. Re:This was called AutoPatcher, and MS killed it. on Windows XP Update Library On a CD · · Score: 1

    And misses the original point - one download that can be applied to any number of PCs

  14. Re:Finally! on Official DTV Converter Box Coupons for Americans · · Score: 2, Informative

    We don't get free coupons though.

    Do you need them? You can get Freeview boxes for £20!

  15. Re:Spread of Windows on Storm Worm Being Reduced to a Squall · · Score: 1

    Jumpman/Mario to the rescue!

  16. Re:the supercomputers advantage... on 10 Years After Big Blue Beat Garry Kasparov · · Score: 3, Informative

    Wouldn't a human competitor examine Kasparovs previous matches and come up with a strategy based on their own experience Kasparovs past games?

  17. Re:Shark on How To Turn a Mini Maglite Into a Laser · · Score: 1

    Then it'll be the right (normal) way up, does that then cancel the tonic immobility?

  18. Re:Shark on How To Turn a Mini Maglite Into a Laser · · Score: 3, Funny

    Turning the shark upside down could be a slight problem if the shark in conscious

  19. DoS on Benefits of Vista's User Access Control? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Could malware create a DoS by launching random tasks - each one requiring admin level access. Would this then repeatedly prompt the user for admin permissions?

  20. Re:Too Effective? on What Does Your Dead Man's Switch Do? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Nice.

    No use in the UK though. If you don't hand over your encryption keys you can go to jail.

    Good thing too. I am now safe from Terrorism

  21. Re:And now a word from our sponsors... on Birmingham Drops Open Source Initiative · · Score: 4, Funny

    Microsoft: Where do you want to go today?"

    Not Birmingham, thats for sure.

  22. sony? on Microsoft or Google? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Guess Cliff thinks Sony is the answer?

  23. Re:What everyone don't realize... on Google's Secretive Data Center · · Score: 1

    No, it was always there. Just you can't read the size 1 font...

  24. Re:Won't start until 10 minutes before game. on ASCII World Cup · · Score: 3, Informative

    Good luck connecting to it.
    I tried earlier during match time only to be told it'd maxed out on connections.

    Whats needed is a replay of a previous match.

  25. Re:$20 trillion ... so what on The Financial Future of Space Travel · · Score: 1

    Never wanted a Golden Shower anyway thank you.