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  1. ever spliced optical fibre? on Nissan Exhibits IEEE 1394-Compatible Car · · Score: 1

    it doesn't work very well. you get a break in this cable anywhere along its length and you'll probably end up stripping out all fibre and replacing it all. it's very difficult to track down the break if you can't see it - even the specialist testing tools that bounce light off the break and measure time/distance are only accurate to 10 feet or so - not much use in a wiring loom hidden behind the dash.
    next time you have a fender bender you could end up rewiring your car...!

  2. Re:VHS vs. Beta on Gizmodo Declares Blu-Ray Winner · · Score: 3, Informative

    That would be because BetaCAM and BetaMAX are not the same thing in the slightest.

  3. Re:Can it cut things? on World's First Single-Atom-Thick Fabric · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    nah, think about this, it's pure william gibson. an item 1 atom thick is as sharp as anything...seem to remember reading a sci-fi book about monofilament like this: a "wire" a single atom wide - would cut through anything...

  4. Re:If they're anything like Canadian "Sony Store"s on Sony Quietly Opening Retail Stores · · Score: 2, Interesting

    the sony shop in the trafford center, manchester, UK is selling 256MB of PC133 RAM for 169UKP. anywhere else is selling it for 25UKP. this is because the idiots who buy sony desktop PCs buy on image: and assume a Samsung ram chip with a sony logo on the box is the only thing compatible.
    actually, considering their approach to their consumer AV hardware, this is probably the safest approach to take.
    also, tried getting support on your Vaio recently?
    sony look nice, but unlike apple *absolutely suck ass* when it comes to any sort of aftersales or support.

  5. Re:Webroot Spy Sweeper Enterprise and Lavasoft too on Spyware/Adware Prevention In Large Deployments? · · Score: 2, Informative

    bollocks. if you need it, it's already there: this is why we have a standard desktop client that's rocksolid-stable. just because you're pissed off because you can't install webshots, don't assume that there's not a valid and sound reason to lock down clients.

  6. rubbish on An LCD Display for an Ultra-Portable Desktop? · · Score: 1

    speaking as someone who's built upwards of 20 shuttles in various configurations, i can tell you've never had your hands on one.
    all components bar the mobo are off the shelf, standard desktop components - which makes it very easy and cheap to put whatever you like in it.
    oh, and the cheap shot about the heatpipe is pure bullshit - it's an elegant solution that works very well.

  7. Re:Must have been quite powerful on Distress Signal Emitted By Flat-Screen TV · · Score: 1

    that would be the Breitling Explorer. The best part is that if you set it off without a good reason, they'll keep the $4000 watch as well as give you a slap...

  8. +2 informative? on Wanna Buy a Reusable Rocket for 19k USD? · · Score: 2, Funny

    can we turn this into a "which is the better platform: crack or crystal meth" thread?

  9. bollocks on Joe Barr Gives ZoneMinder A Thumbs-Up · · Score: 1

    my first digital camera was a 640x480 one and at 5x7" size it didn't look too dissimilar to a cheap 35mm camera picture. you can *definitely* read number plates.

  10. isn't this vapourware? on If Windows Came to PPC, Would You Switch? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    anyone seen anything other than the screenshots?

  11. ...riiiiight.... on Cherry OS Claims Mac OS X Capability For x86 · · Score: 1

    and so if i've just taken 2 years off work to write a book, and am hoping to sell x copies in order to make back my money and maybe even a little profit - and then i find NO-ONE'S BUYING IT BECAUSE EVERYONE'S JUST COPYING IT AND NOW CAN'T PAY THE RENT then that's ok, is it?

  12. COVERUP! this is Blair/Blunkett on Indymedia Servers Given Back · · Score: 1

    check out the indymedia cache of the story that might have some bearing on why Blunkett was so agreeable to pulling them off the net.

  13. NO! it's down to Blair/Blunkett on Indymedia Servers Given Back · · Score: 1

    check out the indymedia cache of the story that might have some bearing on why Blunkett was so agreeable to pulling them off the net.

  14. easy on France to Allow Cell Phone Jamming · · Score: 3, Informative

    faraday cage in the theatre, and a GSM picocell that only routes emergency (i.e. 911 or 112 in Europe) calls going OUT to the emergency services - everything else blocked. This is pretty easy: the same thing is effectively happening (albeit without the trivial faraday cage - an earthed liner of chickenwire behind the wall coverings will do this) everytime your GSM phone says "SOS calls only" on the display - it's telling you there's a GSM network nearby, but (usually because your phone provider doesn't have a roaming agreement with that network provider) you can't use it, bar emergencies.

  15. want to know why this happened? on Indymedia Seizures Initiated In Europe · · Score: 1

    check out the indymedia cache of the story that might have some bearing on why Blunkett was so agreeable to pulling them off the net.

  16. on APRIL THE FIRST? on New Fee For Internet-Capable PCs In Germany · · Score: 1

    this is an April Fool's: has noone else thought that this sounds like a joke?

  17. it's NOT A BBC LICENCE FEE on BBC Wants Help With Dirac Codec · · Score: 1

    it's a licence to RECEIVE. period. all terrestrial TV, radio (of which the BBC provides an amazing array of services). At £2.32 a week it's a bargain.
    Oh, and you don't get "BBC Hoodlums".

  18. Re:MS employees on Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Software · · Score: 1

    Not really: the grads from good schools make very good first-hires. Take this intake of bright young things and train the hell out of them. Then you have good developers.

  19. agreed. on High Tech Baby Monitoring? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    i think a good audio monitor by itself's fine: one with a noise gate on it so you don't hear every rustle - just when (s)he's crying or trying to attract your attention.
    i've had a play with wireless cameras and there's two problems: if they don't work in the dark, they're of zero use (you won't be putting them to sleep in a well lit room: or if you are, you won't be doing it for long!) and you *will* be freaked out by the lack of movement.
    if you fancy playing, get an old machine and hook up a cheap webcam and run apache on it. network it to your lan and you can try it out and probably learn a bit. you'll probably find you don't need it - although this approach would have the benefit that you could stream it to the web during the day and get baby and childminder/mum to wave at you whilst you're at work.

  20. Pioneers with RPC1 firmware on Sony Japan to Abolish Copy Controlled CDs · · Score: 1

    Region free, and removes the 2x rip restriction.

  21. zalman flower cooler on AMD 2500+ Socket A CPUs Compared · · Score: 1

    and a good case. you can run most xp chips at stock speeds passively with it. ric

  22. Re:Minor correction on AMD 2500+ Socket A CPUs Compared · · Score: 1

    but XP and 2003 don't. they no longer run the OS as an API, so you can't run them on Alpha, POSIX or anything like that. the end.

  23. Re:What's the point? on Microsoft To Sell Win XP Starter Edition In Russia · · Score: 1

    link, please?

  24. 3 apps? on Microsoft To Sell Win XP Starter Edition In Russia · · Score: -1, Redundant

    so that'd be antivirus, a firewall: leaving you with one usable app?

  25. except if it gets inside you. on Nuclear Batteries · · Score: 1

    breathe particles in, for example, and you're fvcked. this is high school stuff.