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  1. UK still getting a vote? on European Parliament Set To End EU-Wide Daylight Saving (dw.com) · · Score: 1

    Why doesn't the EU wait until after March 29th to take the vote? UK won't be part of the EU then. It would be weird though having to change your watches going from Southern Ireland to Northern Ireland though, should the UK and Eire adopt different approaches.

  2. Re:If you can get this excited about a bong on California Company Markets A $2,400 2W Laser Bong That You Need to Wear Protective Glasses To Use (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    What is a bong?

  3. Re:Nice hardware. Shame about the OS. on Microsoft Now Has the Best Device Lineup in the Industry (char.gd) · · Score: 1

    "What alternative OS?'... good question.. The other manufacturers will have to sort that out themselves. I deliberately didn't rush to the standard /. cry of 'Linux!', but it is the obvious answer. Google has managed to create an alternative OS... could HP or Lenovo?

  4. Planet X or Planet Ten? on Discovery of 'Goblin' Solar System Object Bolsters the Case For Planet Nine (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    If they made Pluto a planet again (planet #9), then Planet X would be Planet Ten. Or should that be iPlanet X?

  5. What happens when the system gets hacked? on Cellphones Across the US Will Receive a 'Presidential Alert' at 2:18 pm Eastern Today (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    This system had better be secure, because how much chaos could be achieved by 'bad actor' if they were able to broadcast a fake message (like an impending nuclear strike)? I suppose it'll keep the NK and Russian hackers busy for a while...

  6. Nice hardware. Shame about the OS. on Microsoft Now Has the Best Device Lineup in the Industry (char.gd) · · Score: 1

    MS does seem to be making some decent hardware. However, it's still running Windows 10, which is still shit. I hope the likes of HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, etc. realise they're being screwed over by MS, and start to fully support and promote alternative operating systems.

  7. Re:Thanks! XOXO, Putin on UK's Coal Plants To Be Phased Out Within 10 Years (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I don't see what the fuss is all about! Relations between the East and West have never been better. The UK, and large parts of Europe will be dependent on Russian Gas for many many years, which is fine. I don't have a problem with that. The hundreds of years of supply of Coal reserves that the UK has should stay in the ground where it belongs. All UK citizens are totally happy to two or three times more for their power.

  8. While that is a very good idea, why can't I simply choose not to have the emergency dialer displayed on my lock screen?

  9. Microsoft killed .Net. on Is Microsoft's .NET Ecosystem On the Decline? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Microsoft sealed the fate of .Net by not choosing it as the basis for Windows 8.x and the metro UI. That indicated that Microsoft no longer sees .Net as the next gen framework for Windows, .Net has, of course, done its job. Which was to kill Java. Which, for desktop applications, it has.

    As a Windows developer, it leaves me with somewhat of a dilemma. Which framework is the way forward on the Windows platform? It's not MFC, nor Silverlight. Is it .Net? Is it Metro?

  10. BBC News does this all the time. on Sunday Times Issues DMCA Takedown Notice To the Intercept Over Snowden Article · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The BBC news website, and App has a regular piece reporting what the papers are reporting, and shows photographs of the front pages of all the big UK papers. The review of 'tomorrow's papers is also a regular feature on one of the late news programmes broadcast on the BBC.

    The Times, yet again, demonstrates just how poor its journalism is, by trying to use the DMCA to remove any criticism of the paper.

  11. So true. on Australia's Prime Minister Doesn't Get Why Kids Should Learn To Code · · Score: 1

    Kidz doo knot kneed to no howe to spel or ad upp untill thay leev skool. Just teech themm the bassix att th aage of ateteen wen thay wont two gett ah jobb.

  12. I'm in favour... on Irish Legislator Proposes Law That Would Make Annoying People Online a Crime · · Score: 1

    If it means I don't have to put up with David Cameron. He's a very annoying person on line.

  13. Re: Dell, HP, Panasonic on We'll Be the Last PC Company Standing, Acer CEO Says · · Score: 1

    People used to say that about IBM.

    I know IBM is still a huge company, but they don't sell PC's any more. "So what about Lenovo?" I hear you say?! But, that's the point. The PC business is changeling. The question isn't who's got "business staying power", but who's got the ability to change with the changeling demands of the market?

  14. Re:I wonder when on GNU Nano Gets New Stable Release · · Score: 1

    I'm not using it unless it also does EDT.

  15. Re: This and more on Are Tethers the Answer To the Safety Issues of Follow-Me Drone Technology? · · Score: 1

    The title of the piece is "Are Tethers the Answer To the Safety Issues of Follow-Me Drone Technology?", so which the answer is an emphatic "No", for all the obvious reasons: collision, tangled tethers, over-head power cables, etc.

  16. I haven't used an ignition key in 10 years. on Did the Ignition Key Just Die? · · Score: 1

    The last two cars I've owned have been Renaults. Not only do they key-cards, but they're wireless too. No need to actually dig them out of your bag! How can other manufacturers be so behind???!

  17. Use Google to search the Internet for it.. on DARPA Seeks the Holy Grail of Search Engines · · Score: 1

    Just search in Google for "holy grail of search engines". Job done.

  18. Re: Esoteric material? on UK ISP Filter Will Censor More Than Porn · · Score: 1

    I have a BT Mobile Broadband dongle. I have found that BT blocks searching the Internet Archive www.archive.org. I'm guessing that the BT anti-porn filter is simply based on the domain, and can't "see" the page. Try searching for www.bt.com on the Internet Archive! I think the UK ISP porn filters are likely to cause significant issues.

  19. Re:Just like 1984. on UK ISP Filter Will Censor More Than Porn · · Score: 1

    That's why they've employed HUWAEI to run the new porn filter. They have a very good track record of blocking other content types too, such as political decent, etc.

  20. Re:www.conservatives.com on British Prime Minister Promises Default On Porn Blocking · · Score: 1

    The filter is working fine. :)

  21. Re:This wont end cleanly on British Prime Minister Promises Default On Porn Blocking · · Score: 1

    I've come on a long way since then. I now prefer http://www.over40wivess.com/.

  22. Re:"Town of Norwich" on UK Apple Shop Forced To Change Its Name · · Score: 1

    Isn't it rather strange that the other town (which is presumably smaller than Norwich) isn't actually mentioned? It just says in Norfolk. Anyone reading this post might assume that Norfolk is a small town, near the (slightly) larger town of Norwich.

    I think Delia Smith might have something to say about this!!

    So, let's get some facts straight: Norfolk is a county. Big place. Famous for it's water-ways which are called "The Norfolk Broads". Norwich is a city. Famous for Coleman's, a brand of sauces (especially mustard), and, of course, the Norwich City Football Club (a soccer team), which just happens to be owed by Delia Smith, a famous TV chef, and next-in-line to the Throne (if all the Royals get nuked). OK, I made that last bit up!

  23. Re:Isn't good work better than fast work? on What EMC Looks For When It's Hiring · · Score: 1

    Yes. You're right. Good is better much than fast.

    However, that might explain why my (EMC) Iomega StoreCenter ix12 300r is such a useless PoS. The hardware seems reliable enough, but the software just doesn't work. It's coming out of the rack next month, because the 2U space is more important than this 'server'.

  24. Re:99.999% on Sophos Anti-Virus Update Identifies Sophos Code As Malware · · Score: 1

    uh... me...
    I'm a mac user and long term sophos customer. Well... I guess there's got to be one.

  25. Re:C++ is Dead, Long Live Java on GCC Switches From C to C++ · · Score: 1

    You're almost right. Actually, JavaScript is the new C. The GNU Compiler Collection should now actually be ported to JavaScript. I also suggest that a new UI be created using HTML5. It's about time GCC was tightly coupled to an IDE so we can move away from the command line.