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  1. Re:Speakin' o' which on British PC Tax to Replace TV License? · · Score: 1

    They can differentiate, but I doubt they bother. The detection system can receive the very weak signal emitted by your TVs local oscillator. Depending on what channel you are tuned to, the oscillator beats at a different frequency - so by matching that to a known channel list, they can tell what channel you are one. So, if you're using SCART/Component/S-Video/etc, then I don't think you would get picked up, but a regular UHF connection would be.
    Since the local oscillator frequency is transmitted back up your antenna, then I doubt they would be able to pick it out in amongst some flats, assuming the flats use a shared antenna.

  2. Re:Speakin' o' which on British PC Tax to Replace TV License? · · Score: 1

    You don't have to pay, as long as it can't receive a TV signal. I have a friend who can't receive a signal, but still has a TV. The TV Licensing Board paid him a visit, found out the situation, and then left again. All he uses it for is his console, computer, and dvd/vcd/laserdisc playback.

  3. Re:Of course there is ice on NASA Begins Work on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · · Score: 1

    Unless the ice vaporizes on impact, and escapes back into space...

  4. Re:What is this samba you speak of? on Samba 4 Technology Preview Released · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You let unknown MAC addresses on your network? Oooh, let me come play...

  5. Re:Manufacturers need to publish specs on State of WLAN Support on Linux? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Buyers need to check for compatibility first, before blindly going out and spending money on the first thing they see. Buyer Beware.
    Maybe then the manufacturers will begin to listen.

  6. Re:Driver's License requirements = ZERO in USA on High-tech Cars Replacing Driver Skill? · · Score: 1

    Yep, all these tests and our roads are still full of fuckloons :-/

  7. Re:it is a universal fact on High-tech Cars Replacing Driver Skill? · · Score: 1

    Brake checks? What are they? Unless you're one of those dafties with automatics, why not put it into 2nd gear? From a mere 30mph, I get the back wheels of my 25yo Land Rover to lock, seriously putting home the idea of braking distance to the folks behind...

  8. Re:Psuedoscience on Warp Engines In Development? · · Score: 1

    * Puts hand up

    Antimatter has been around for years, I guess that's why it's not newsworthy any more. That's not to say that it won't have an incredibly interesting future though. Maybe when something "cool and useful" is done with antimatter, then it will hit the headlines - cue reaction from manic-minority-pressure-group-that-thinks-its-bad- but-knows-nothing-about-it

  9. News? on Google Default Search For Opera Mobile · · Score: 1

    My P910 from several months ago came with Google as the default search engine in Opera. I fail to see how this can be called news...

  10. Re:Who's escalating this, again? on Europe Building Their Own GPS · · Score: 1

    EU Galileo may be a strategic threat to your GPS, but it doesn't stop yours being a strategic threat to the EU.

    We don't have to increase our power either, we're already larger than the USA and Russia combined. Have a look at http://www.gallup-europe.be/release/GE040607releas e.pdf and Wikipedia for the rest. 450million vs 300million population, and a 12.8trillion economy compared to 12.3. As much as I disagree with a lot of the things the EU stands for, I do think it helps keep the USA at bay.

  11. Re:Well you could ride a bike instead. on Britain to log all vehicle movement · · Score: 1

    No, but they should. They should also be made to have insurance and obey the highway code. I'm pissed off at the number of times a cyclist has scratched my car, and jumped red light, gone the wrong way up a one way street, etc.

    Sure, a cyclist can plow into the side of my car at X miles an hour. He can then just wander off and fix his bike, whilst I'm left with a stupendous bill to fix my damage.

  12. Re:Lets be honest.... on Britain to log all vehicle movement · · Score: 1

    That, along with the fact every speeding offence is counted as a crime, and the old fineable offence of forgetting to update your tax disc is also now a criminal offence, means that the police force is now well on their way to massaging their numbers appropriately. "Just look at all those crimes we solved"... with automated systems Doesn't actually stop the rising number of violent crimes though...

  13. Re:Can Jurrasic Park be a reality... on DNA of Woolly Mammoth Fully Sequenced · · Score: 1

    Have a read at http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/01/03/mammo th/print.html

    They're already considering it :-)

  14. Interview style on Asking the Right Questions to a Future Employer? · · Score: 1

    Whenever I'm in an interview, I usually end up asking my questions during the interview, when the appropriate time arises. This also helps build up a rapport with the interviewer, and helps the time go by better. In the end, when they ask if I have any questions, they've always ended up agreeing with me when I say "Well, I've asked all my questions already, so not really" :-)
    Maybe I've been lucky and not had incredibly stiff and formal interviews...

  15. Re:think I can get prior art? on Ramp Creates Power As Cars Pass · · Score: 1

    The concept has been developed by Dorset-based Mr Hughes over the past 12 years.

  16. Re:Genuine Disadvantage on Windows Advantage Validation Process On Firefox · · Score: 2, Informative

    ALternatively, open up IE, click Tools > Manage Add-Ons, and then disable the WGA plugin...

  17. Re:God Forbid, a Comment On Topic? on Anti-Gravity Device Patented · · Score: 1

    I could be wrong, but I'm sure you're talking about Eugene Podkletnov - http://www.americanantigravity.com/podkletnov.html - he appears to have been the instigator of the whole rotating superconductor malarky.

  18. Re:Still has restrictions on Oracle To Offer A Free Database · · Score: 1

    I could be wrong, but I think this time limit may be due to the fact that the current release is a beta. This way, they can effectively force people to move on up to the full fat edition when the time comes.

  19. Re:Sony, still sticking it to the consumers on Sony Ericsson's P990 Smartphone Released · · Score: 1

    99.9% of '5 in 1' memory card readers can read memory sticks. I don't see what your problem is.

  20. Re:Replacing RAS? on Changing a Windows Network to Linux? · · Score: 1

    If memory serves, the Poptop project implements a Dial-in daemon that is compatible with Microsofts VPN implementation. Alternatively, you could use OpenVPN, which is more secure but requires client software on the remote machine.

  21. Re:How do we get the Hydrogen? on Hydrogen Stored in Safe High Density Pellets · · Score: 1

    The cost of electrolysis is ever so slightly more than the potential sale price of the products.

  22. Photoshoped on 6.8GHz 1TB RAM and 2TB HDD Laptop? · · Score: 1

    Other than sounding ridiculous, even the images are badly photoshopped. Just have a look at the artifacts around the clock speed section of the System Properties screenshot.

  23. Re:Criminal on Graphics Programs Uncover Secret PINs · · Score: 1

    Hold on whilst I trawl your trash for your card number, or clone your card whilst waiting on you at the local restaraunt....

  24. British Humour on ZDNet UK Begs for Google's Forgiveness · · Score: 1

    I find it all rather amusing that sooooo many people think ZDNet are being serious here... It's wonderful :-D

  25. Re:it makes sense really on Moody Non-Photo-Realistic Driving · · Score: 1

    Strange. When I drove an automatic at home here in Britain, I steered with my right hand. Mainly because I rested my elbow on the window/armrest. When I was driving in the states, I steered with my left arm when it was resting on the window, and my right when the armrest was down.
    I don't think it's got anything to do with strength or dexterity - just which one is the comfiest.