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  1. Re:what if... on Ask Slashdot: Should Developers Fix Bugs They Cause On Their Own Time? · · Score: 1

    Bear in mind most bugs are actually caused by the inadequate or poorly documented specifications given to the programmer. Not to mention that the sales man promised the earth. Also what kind of bugs are we talking about? Functional or Non-functional as the latter would normally come down to either the whole team or getting experts (Performance testers, Pen Testers, Usability Testers) in from outside to identify issues.

  2. Flight simulators? on Ugly Trends Threaten Aviation Industry · · Score: 1

    One wonders if this has gone hand in glove with improvements in computer based flight simulators? I mean as flight simulators have improved people who might have earned a pilots license may just sit at home on the computer instead. Also, does this take into account the rise of the Microlight?

  3. Re:increasingly inaccurate acronyms on Wine On Android Starts Allowing Windows Binaries On Android/ARM · · Score: 2

    So now WINE *is* an emulator? Thats a tough acronym to sell, recursive or otherwise. I guess really the QEMU package is the emulator, but still.

    As the TP post was complaining about how we handle the acronym based on the mistaken premise that there was a "not" in there which originally there was not. I was only pointing out that plenty linux distros support different architecture which is equally not supported.

    End of

  4. Re:increasingly inaccurate acronyms on Wine On Android Starts Allowing Windows Binaries On Android/ARM · · Score: 1

    Sorry forgot I was in here I meant X86 Architecture

  5. Re:increasingly inaccurate acronyms on Wine On Android Starts Allowing Windows Binaries On Android/ARM · · Score: 1

    And my point is Linux supports non X86 architecture would he have the same issue if someone was making WINE work on that?

  6. Re:What does this mean for the "out of Africa" mod on Britain's Eastern Coast Yields Oldest Human Footprints Outside Africa · · Score: 1

    If they were in Norfolk its probably just Homoamphibius they dredge these guys up every now and again to appear on Dr Who

  7. I wonder on Online, You're Being Watched At All Times; Act Accordingly. · · Score: 1

    If this is true which three Gubermints Owned Edward Snowden's PC?

  8. Re:increasingly inaccurate acronyms on Wine On Android Starts Allowing Windows Binaries On Android/ARM · · Score: 1

    Erm Linux runs on plenty of non windows processors. Some of which people are trying to get WINE running on. What's your point?

  9. Re:Gay? on Russia Bans Bitcoin · · Score: 1

    In Soviet Russia BitCoins gay you!

  10. Re:Typical.... on Not Just Healthcare.gov: NASA Has 'Significant Problems' With $2.5B IT Contract · · Score: 2, Insightful
    If the IT Director could do all that the rest of the board wouldn't understand a thing he said. An IT Directors job is to translate technical concerns into the Management Moron spoken in the adminisphere so the rest of the board can make informed decisions without knowing what the hell they're doing.

    Welcome to Management One on One

  11. Gay? on Russia Bans Bitcoin · · Score: 3, Funny

    Russia declares BitCoin Gay!! Who's going to pull out of the Olympics over this one?

  12. Yea yea yea on Australia's Bureau of Meteorology Dumps Water Data Project · · Score: 0
    "did a good job" and "with all changes having to be made by the original consultant that built it" in the same sentence surely this is an oxymoron!

    Sorry will have a go at BETA on my next post

  13. Re:So who is left on Sony Selling Off VAIO Computer Business · · Score: 2

    HP/Compaq have merged

    Current affairs are not your strong point that was nearly a decade ago!

  14. Credit at last on Second World War Code-cracking Computing Hero Colossus Turns 70 · · Score: 1
    Nice to see Tommy Flowers get some credit at last but surprised there's no mention of Turing.

    Haven't seen the Beta so can't comment.

  15. Re:Analogy to Movies on Wozniak Gets Personal On Innovation · · Score: 1

    Ok but bearing in mind that Facebook is an evolution of Friendreunited I'm not sure if I like where this is going

  16. Re:i hate fuck fat guys as much as the next... on UK Council To Send Obese People 'Motivational' Texts Telling Them To Use Stairs · · Score: 0
    I say if they are obese

    They should get of their fat arses & do something about it.

  17. Re:doubtful on With HTTPS Everywhere, Is Firefox Now the Most Secure Mobile Browser? · · Score: 1
  18. Re:Bear in mind on Microsoft's IE Is the Most Targeted Application By Security Researchers · · Score: 1

    Actually I think most of the antitrust stuff was originally to do with ms crippling the api's used by the competition but then bypassing those api's in IE

  19. Re:Give credit where its due on Microsoft's IE Is the Most Targeted Application By Security Researchers · · Score: 2

    Atleast from IE9 onwards (OK and IE8 a bit) they started to notice that standards are a good thing

  20. Bear in mind on Microsoft's IE Is the Most Targeted Application By Security Researchers · · Score: 4, Insightful

    IE is such a piece of crap to start with and that most users use it because it's there by default and they don't know any better (Which is a security issue in itself). Of course most Hac**** sorry I mean security researchers are targeting MS & IE. Just wait for MS to die off then we'll see them targeting Apple, Android and whoever the next big thing is.

  21. Re:120Billion? on EU Commission: Corruption Across EU Costs €120 Billion · · Score: 1

    None of these people EVER go to jail.

    Yep don't start a charity start an investment bank and fuck the Economy that way the Government will pay you for receiving you seven figure bonus.

  22. Re:This is what you get on EU Commission: Corruption Across EU Costs €120 Billion · · Score: 1

    Obviously you didn't get the Bunga Bunga Party invite :D

  23. Re:Relation to Debt Crisis? on EU Commission: Corruption Across EU Costs €120 Billion · · Score: 1

    Ahh I didn't know Africa had been decimated by the Sub Prime Market crash!

  24. Re:Please place all shark jokes in this thread. on Many Lasers Become One In Lockheed Martin's 30 kW Laser Weapon · · Score: 1

    One of the origins of the Shark Jokes (Certainly heard this rendered with lasers :D) http://greensboring.com/viewto...

  25. Re:"Motion charging" on Apple Reportedly Testing Inductive, Solar and Motion Charging For Its Smartwatch · · Score: 1

    It does appear to be ideally suited to their clientel :)