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  1. No money actually required on Michael Moore Posts Julian Assange's Bail · · Score: 5, Informative

    You do not have to post any actual money when you provide a surety in the UK. You only have to show that you have the sum available and are liable for the sum in the event the (alleged) offender breaches bail conditions in some significant manner. See http://www.yourrights.org.uk/yourrights/the-rights-of-defendants/bail.html for a further explanation.

  2. Trolls on Scientists Discover Solar Powered Hornets · · Score: 1

    Hide under bridges and do not come out in the sun often. Indeed, scientific research (Tolkien, The Hobbit 1937, Effects of solar radiation on Evil Humanoids) suggests that some of their light receptors go into overdrive and turn them into stone under direct sunlight.

  3. Re:That'd make.... on A Peek At South Korea's Autonomous Robot Gun Turrets · · Score: 2

    Forget May and Clarkson, they'd stand out too much. With a little skin/hair dye and a haircut, Richard Hammond might pass for a local ....

  4. Programming Mistakes to avoid on Programming Mistakes To Avoid · · Score: 1

    Being still employed by the company when the project goes overtime and over budget.
    Experienced programmers should've found another employer at a higher salary before their incompetence is discovered....

  5. Danger Will Robinson on Judge Berates Prosecutors In Xbox Modding Trial · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Often the side that gets the most serious sledging is the one that the judge thinks is likely to win, because he wants to make sure that he has addressed any points that could be appealed.

  6. Re:Current model on Apple Sues Steve Jobs Figurine Maker Over Likeness · · Score: 1

    Yes, but it does have a user replaceable liver.

    ..with Chianti and fava beans?

  7. I wrote to David Cameron on UK Reviewing Copyright Laws · · Score: 1

    On the subject of copyright some time ago, opposing extension of copyright, and was not impressed by the response.

    Whilst he didn't reply personally, his office trotted out the tired old BSA/FAST/RIAA line of breach of copyright being theft, sponsoring terrorism etc,

    So for this reason I will be highly surprised if he has had some sort of "road to Damascus" type conversion

  8. Its understandable on Harry Potter Blamed For India's Disappearing Owls · · Score: 1

    Personally, I try to my hands on as many hooters as possible too....

  9. That explains everything on US Presidential Nuclear Codes 'Lost For Months' · · Score: 1

    Monica was just helping to look for them

  10. Should be good on India To Build Neutrino Observatory · · Score: 1

    as long as its not built by cowboys

  11. Re:Stock Splits on Apple's Long Road To $300 · · Score: 1

    Can someone enlighten me as to what Ionica's share price is?

    Probably slightly worse than Nokias, but not for long ;-P

  12. Stock Splits on Apple's Long Road To $300 · · Score: 1

    Can someone enlighten me as to whether the stock chart shows prices per unit stock taking into account of the splits or not?

    i.e. after the 1st and 3rd split, the stock price hardly changes, when I would have expected the unit price to halve due to the split. After the second one, the value does approximately half.

    Or is the graph simply showing how the value of a current unit of stock has changed, factoring in the splits?

  13. Re:Badaboom? on Microsoft Patents GPU-Accelerated Video Encoding · · Score: 1

    Ooops noticed earlier comment about October 2004 claim date :-(

  14. Re:Badaboom? on Microsoft Patents GPU-Accelerated Video Encoding · · Score: 1

    If Badaboom runs motion comp on the GPU, then unless the claims in the patent require the rest to be run on a separate CPU, it is an example of prior art. Even if the patent claims that the rest of the software run on a separate CPU, that is probably "obvious to someone skilled in the art" and again useful material to invalidate.

  15. I would be surprised on Iran Acknowledges Espionage At Nuclear Facilities · · Score: 1

    ..if all governments didn't fight espionage at their nuclear facilities, including the US, France, UK, Pakistan, India etc etc

  16. Last time I checked on Govt To Bomb Guam With Frozen Mice To Kill Snakes · · Score: 1

    A large number of birds were omnivorous. Why is this likely only to take out the snakes?

  17. That was quick on HDCP Encryption/Decryption Code Released · · Score: 1

    Only about a week or so since the master tables were released.

  18. Re:An interesting idea on Airbus Planning Transparent Planes · · Score: 1

    The next concept after that is for a double decker, with flight attendants wearing miniskirts and no panties. Upper deck seats cost double. ...

    Oh and did i mention that the flight attendants are all male?

    You didn't need to; if the flight attendants were female, the lower deck seats would have cost double

  19. Hmmm on Promised Microsoft Tablet 'No Thicker Than Sheet of Glass' · · Score: 1

    Maine Coons are similar to Forest Cats and I can say from experience that I had an 11kg male that wasn't overweight. There are reports of up to 15kg without being overweight, but I haven't met a real life one. One of my female Maine Coons is only 4.5 kg though.

    Incidentally, a wet Maine Coon looks a lot smaller than a dry one!

  20. Forgiveness to the submitter? on Astronomers Find Diamond Star 4,000 km Wide · · Score: 1

    The BBC post the dates of their articles at the top of them. Any semi literate subbie could see that it is an old article that is in the "most read" list. Even the old style design of the page screams that it is a dated story.

    I don't think forgiveness is necessary. Sending to a re-edukasion camp for 20 years would be so much more effective.

  21. 4km or 4,000km wide? on Astronomers Find Diamond Star 4,000 km Wide · · Score: 3, Informative

    If its only 4km I'll let you have it.....

    P.S. This BBC story is from 2004 - slow news day, Slashdot?

  22. Re:don't use your own name on Defending Self In a Case of On-Line Identity Theft? · · Score: 1

    Use a role ID like "Network Operating Center - [company name]" instead and use network_operating_center@domain.tld or other role-related userID as an e-mail address.

    Often, items such as Registrations, Certificates etc have to be named to an individual, not a corporate title, so you cannot necessarily do this.

  23. No Mains required on ARM Unveils Next-Gen Processor, Claims 5x Speedup · · Score: 1

    As others have quoted, it delivers 5 times the performance of the A8 at a similar energy footprint.

    You'd probably only require mains if it was a 16 core system in your pocket, as I doubt that the above performance/energy footprint is for 16 cores.

  24. 1080p on a flashlight on Dual-Core CPU Opens Door To 1080p On Smartphones · · Score: 2, Insightful

    1080p on a tiny cellphone screen? Tell me when they have that on a flashlight. Imagine all the detail you won't be able to see in the tiny beam!

    ..would be quite good as you could shine it on a wall, vastly enlarged.

    Wait a minute, I've thought of a name for that.... a projector!

  25. Re:Shakespear said it first. on Aging Star System Leaves Strange Death Spiral · · Score: 4, Funny

    "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE / Hamlet Act 1. Scene V

    It sounds much better in the original Klingon