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  1. Re:But... on Cameras To Watch Cameras In Maryland · · Score: 2

    they'll just have more camera to watch those .. ad infinitum ....

  2. Re:IPv6? on RIPE Region Runs Out of IPv4 Addresses · · Score: 2

    2112 - end of the world!

    oh wait

  3. Re:Memory on University Team Builds Lego and Raspberry Pi Cluster · · Score: 1

    yeah 64* 256MB = 16GB
    less than that is usable
    even if you use the 240Mb split
    but you do get 64 processors and 48*64 gpu processors - though using those is going to be a bit hard for a while

  4. And also it's now made in the UK on Raspberry Pi Revision 2.0 Board Announced · · Score: 5, Informative

    In Wales by Sony to be exact
    http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1925

  5. Another week Another ... on BitFloor Joins List of Compromised BitCoin Exchanges · · Score: 2, Insightful

    post about bitcoin service being hacked ,
    raspberry Pi's not being delivered

  6. Re:lots of chips had images on them on Revisiting the Macintosh ROM Easter Egg · · Score: 1

    yes excellent ;-p

  7. lots of chips had images on them on Revisiting the Macintosh ROM Easter Egg · · Score: 1

    there used to be a site [probably still out there]
    that had images found on all sorts of chips
    CPU's , ROM, etc etc

    no Idea what it was called

    but there have been digital artists plying their works for years and years...

    the MAC images have been know about since like forever ?

  8. Re:Trickleware on Nokia Researcher Puts Firefox OS On Raspberry Pi · · Score: 1

    wrong - both RS and farnell are on continuous manufacturing at approx 4k each per week [ http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1588 ] there is still a large backlog to get though though.
    RS seem to be worse
    farnell have been delivering within the week for some people.

    yes the drivers need a bit more work
    yes there is no accelerated x so that runs slow -
    yes they work fine if you have a good PSU and are lucky with usb keyboards .

  9. Re:Sony's says this is fake on Anonymous Claims To Have Hacked Sony PSN Again · · Score: 1

    isn't that what they said last time?

  10. Is this related to on Mozilla Adds H.264 Support To Android Firefox · · Score: 2
  11. Re:Linux is free on Creating a School Computer Lab With Ubuntu For $0 · · Score: 1

    Indeed and Vi is perfect for that ;-p

  12. Linux is free on Creating a School Computer Lab With Ubuntu For $0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Shock!
    I never knew I could download linux for free and get it to run a a decent rate on old hardware ....
    what have I been doing with my life.
    who passed this one line summery !!

  13. The cake is a lie! on How Pictures Skew Our Judgment · · Score: 2

    seriously -
    we perceive stuff though our eyes and the brain makes up a lot of stuff...
    put people in a darkened room and ask the same questions

  14. Re:Actually... only 157 million miles away on Upgrading Software From 350 Million Miles Away · · Score: 1

    1.684Au or
    156,537,715 miles
    see
    http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Solar/

  15. not life as we know it on A New Glider Found For Conway's Game of Life · · Score: 5, Informative

    it's not a new glider in the game of life , but a glider in the Penrose tiled universe - inspired by Conways Game of life...

    the article need to be read

    it is seriously cool though

  16. puppeteers on Kepler Spots "Perfectly Aligned" Alien Worlds · · Score: 1

    Where's Larry Niven's Kemplerer rosette in known space when you need it .....

  17. lastpass on Nearly Half a Million Yahoo Passwords Leaked [Updated] · · Score: 2

    you know it makes sense ...
    every day there is another hack .... just waiting for the lastpass one now....

  18. Re:Reverse engineer the Pi? on FishPi: Raspberry Pi Powered Autonomous Boat To Cross the Ocean · · Score: 1

    get in the queue and get one ordered
    and they come from farnell / rs / element14 from all over the world now.
    some places are harder to get it to though

  19. It's already gone on Foxconn CEO Fuels iTV Rumors · · Score: 2

    see http://www.itv.com/
    been a UK TV company since like forever

  20. how to unblock on UK ISPs Ordered To Block Pirate Bay · · Score: 5, Informative
  21. Re:Crap Video on Electronic Glitch Artwork Made by 'Weirdos Within the Weirdos' (Video) · · Score: 4, Informative

    I agree can I get my 7 mins back please ...
    they could of played more stuff and talked over it if they wanted

  22. Re:The good old days... on Science Reveals Why Airplane Food Tastes So Bad · · Score: 5, Insightful

    they removed the kitchens to cram in more people

  23. Re:Software sims? on Apple vs. Nokia, RIM and Motorola On Nano-SIM Standard · · Score: 2

    http://www.three.co.uk/
    a mobile phone operator in the UK

  24. I welcome on The Blistering Hot Exoplanet Where It Snows · · Score: 0

    our sandy overlords.

    it's all very interesting but we're not likely to visit anytime soon so is there a point ? or is knowledge for knowledge sake enough ?

  25. Re:Seems reasonable enough on Raspberry Pi Production Delayed By Factory's Assembly Flub · · Score: 4, Informative

    Quotesdfrom the forum
    ''Jamesh is right – they sent us test units which *did* have the right part on before they moved to a larger batch. "