It states that o2 will be providing TV on mobiles by using digital TV signals although these will be special ones designed for mobiles, so they will probably still get to charge you.
No. That registration link is for Google services, not gMail. If you click on the link it requires you to enter a valid email address, and they don't seem to offer you one. However it is possible that they will email you a link to set up a gMail account.
isnt there a movie where the inmates where a RFID around their neck that explodes if they tamper with it / go to far away from the facility?
I think you're talking about Battle Royale. All of the "inmates" are kids who are taken against their will to an island. Brilliant film, go rent a copy.
For some reason I cannot get the IP address to visit Google UK, like that. They must be using the same IP address as the US servers and just generating the UK page for google.co.uk searches.
It seems to be calling some method, w whenever the mouse is over the image. This method might be using some IE only code to display the URL. They don't just display the correct URL because it goes to a fark page so that they can count how many hits they are sending to various sites.
Then you would recognise the "From", "Subject" and "Body" fields. Then you would know that it is likely that the attachment that you sent is from yourself.
Even now, you can use google as a search engine for torrents with the -filetype:.torrent switch.
That doesn't seem to work for me. Google needs to be able to read the fileformat that you instruct it to look inside, so with something like.rtf filters have been created specifically for it. But you are correct, it is possible to use google to find torrents by just serching for followed by "torrent".
Yes, I also texted from o2, this morning at about 11.30. I didn't get a reply till after 3PM!
This is in beta, but it is certainly not useful until it is somewhat quicker. In the past I have used pricerunners' text based price comparison service and it has been instant. Very useful.
In the same way in the EU telemarketers are pretty rare. We simply dont like it and will tell them so....OK yes I am interested in XYZ let me just get a pen and paper...and leave them on hold to make some tea and watch a movie.
Or, if you are in the UK join the telephone preference service. That seems to prevent telemarketers, and you can add your mobile to stop getting junk texts.
Yes I am from the UK. I don't know what the US has but I would have thought that for a free-market to operate well (in the intrest of consumers), a trading standards body would be expected.
They probably call it something else, but there must be some government body that can investigate and charge companies, that don't honour thier rebates.
Mind you, that would explain why rebates are pretty rare in the UK.
If this is true, then wouldn't all of the SEOs out there write bots to constnatly load up the More Like This URL of their site against certain search terms.
This would probably generate more spam on Googles pages, not less.
Teoma has this great feature called Related search which is very useful. Basically if you look for a particular topic, the search engine identifies all related topics and offers you a one click access to all of them. Makes the search equally usable for both a rookie and a domain expert using the same search term.
I agree. UK, and France should give up their seats and the EU should have a single one. This would help to keep many EU countries happy, particularly Germany. The world order has changed greatly since the league of nations.
I believe India should get the remainding seat. It has a large population and like China a fast growing economy. They are likely to have a large effect in the future and so they should be allowed greater involvement within the EU.
I heard the other week that there is some movement towards reform of the UN, but I can't find a link on the web. I can't imagine France will give up their seat too easily.
Only in the UN do the Sudan, Iran, and Syria have the same voting power as the UK, Canada, France, Australia, and the USA.
No, US, UK, France, China and Russia are pernament members of the security council which gives them veto rights. If a resolution is to be passed, these five members must all agree to it otherwise it doesn't happen. This gives them a great deal of power.
Government control could be risky. For example China might be able to manipulate the internet so that they have greater controls on their citizens right to free speech and maybe of other citizens such as those of Taiwan.
As the EU grows, some countries such as Germany might push through an agenda of regulating against the discussion of Nazi ideals. This is bad for free speach.
If these things do happen, a second internet might spring up. After all it would only take a few ppl to connect to each other with modems to bypass any new regualtions. The second internet could be largely based on a P2P system and avoid ISPs, and thus government control.
A few years ago, when I was 16 I filled out some online form which asked how much money I had so I ticked the >£1million pound box. A few months later I started getting phone calls from wallstreet asking if I would like to make an investment. They were phoning my mobile in the UK so it probably cost them a bit but it made me laugh.
Slashdot Mirror
Read this article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4563007.stm
It states that o2 will be providing TV on mobiles by using digital TV signals although these will be special ones designed for mobiles, so they will probably still get to charge you.
No. That registration link is for Google services, not gMail. If you click on the link it requires you to enter a valid email address, and they don't seem to offer you one. However it is possible that they will email you a link to set up a gMail account.
I think you're talking about Battle Royale. All of the "inmates" are kids who are taken against their will to an island. Brilliant film, go rent a copy.
Make them available as torrents. That would be much more usefull.
For some reason I cannot get the IP address to visit Google UK, like that. They must be using the same IP address as the US servers and just generating the UK page for google.co.uk searches.
You sound like you're in the UK because you mention BT and NTL.
How did you get broadband without paying rent for a phone line? Are you on cable?
Then you would recognise the "From", "Subject" and "Body" fields. Then you would know that it is likely that the attachment that you sent is from yourself.
That doesn't seem to work for me. Google needs to be able to read the fileformat that you instruct it to look inside, so with something like .rtf filters have been created specifically for it. But you are correct, it is possible to use google to find torrents by just serching for followed by "torrent".
How do you reconsider being a parent? Its not a inanimate object such as a computer.
Yes, I also texted from o2, this morning at about 11.30. I didn't get a reply till after 3PM!
This is in beta, but it is certainly not useful until it is somewhat quicker. In the past I have used pricerunners' text based price comparison service and it has been instant. Very useful.
But surely, that is largely offset by the inefficient transmission of electricity.
Or, if you are in the UK join the telephone preference service. That seems to prevent telemarketers, and you can add your mobile to stop getting junk texts.
Yes I am from the UK. I don't know what the US has but I would have thought that for a free-market to operate well (in the intrest of consumers), a trading standards body would be expected.
They probably call it something else, but there must be some government body that can investigate and charge companies, that don't honour thier rebates.
Mind you, that would explain why rebates are pretty rare in the UK.
Isn't there a trading standards body that you can complain to?
Just like Slashdot, coral cache doesn't seem to have a working copy.
If this is true, then wouldn't all of the SEOs out there write bots to constnatly load up the More Like This URL of their site against certain search terms.
This would probably generate more spam on Googles pages, not less.
Clicky
Looks like they made it out of the basement then.
How about the tried and tested Carrier Pigeon? Or maybe posting DVDs through the snail mail?
I agree. UK, and France should give up their seats and the EU should have a single one. This would help to keep many EU countries happy, particularly Germany. The world order has changed greatly since the league of nations.
I believe India should get the remainding seat. It has a large population and like China a fast growing economy. They are likely to have a large effect in the future and so they should be allowed greater involvement within the EU.
I heard the other week that there is some movement towards reform of the UN, but I can't find a link on the web. I can't imagine France will give up their seat too easily.
No, US, UK, France, China and Russia are pernament members of the security council which gives them veto rights. If a resolution is to be passed, these five members must all agree to it otherwise it doesn't happen. This gives them a great deal of power.
Wikipedia article on UN Security Council
Government control could be risky. For example China might be able to manipulate the internet so that they have greater controls on their citizens right to free speech and maybe of other citizens such as those of Taiwan.
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As the EU grows, some countries such as Germany might push through an agenda of regulating against the discussion of Nazi ideals. This is bad for free speach.
If these things do happen, a second internet might spring up. After all it would only take a few ppl to connect to each other with modems to bypass any new regualtions. The second internet could be largely based on a P2P system and avoid ISPs, and thus government control.
I'm rambling on again
In the TFA, it mentions that Corels Word Perfect does a much better job of grammer checking.
A few years ago, when I was 16 I filled out some online form which asked how much money I had so I ticked the >£1million pound box. A few months later I started getting phone calls from wallstreet asking if I would like to make an investment. They were phoning my mobile in the UK so it probably cost them a bit but it made me laugh.