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  1. Re:PS3 on Ask Slashdot: Parallel Cluster In a Box? · · Score: 1
    Don't you realise that Sony, would make a loss on this ?

    Buying lots of subsidise PS3 and then NOT buying the games they are worse off.

  2. Re:this is not news on Ask Slashdot: To Hack Or Not To Hack? · · Score: 1

    Sorry, this is wrong. Where else in the 'net could Programmers, White Hats, Black Hats, Lawyers and Engineers all debate an important ethical question, that soemone has got themselves in to ?

  3. Graham Dilley _ RIP {Cricket} on Steve Jobs Dead At 56 · · Score: 1
  4. Mod UP Parent on An Operating System For Cities · · Score: 1
    At last.

    Yep boring already exists. Poor sales piece for the company selling this so called OS. I think most /.ers would cream their pant if they saw a real C&C system.

  5. Re:Ask Slashdot: Ebay Chinise Tablet "EPAD" on Turning Your E-Reader Into a Cheap Tablet · · Score: 1

    Does the Telepad play Youtube videos (flash videos). (BBC iPlayer for the UK) ? I tempted to buy one.

  6. Re:Ask Slashdot: Ebay Chinise Tablet "EPAD" on Turning Your E-Reader Into a Cheap Tablet · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the feedback.

  7. Re:Ask Slashdot: Ebay Chinise Tablet "EPAD" on Turning Your E-Reader Into a Cheap Tablet · · Score: 1

    Ok - now I am sold. Debian! I know Google is my friend, but any details of which version of debian etc and limitation would be great. Also is the install (of debian) easy ?

  8. Re:Ask Slashdot: Ebay Chinise Tablet "EPAD" on Turning Your E-Reader Into a Cheap Tablet · · Score: 1

    Could live with a stylus .. may be worth a punt.

  9. Ask Slashdot: Ebay Chinise Tablet "EPAD" on Turning Your E-Reader Into a Cheap Tablet · · Score: 1

    Rather than a nook, I thinking of buying one of the cheap Android tablets on ebay. VIA 8650 7" Google Android 2.2 etc. Vairous names such as epad-e2. They apparently play flash, youtube etc vidoes. And cost £130. Anyone brought/used/seen one ?

  10. Re:Stephen Fry's previous good stuff: gnu bday on Stephen Fry and DVD Jon Back USB Sniffer Project · · Score: 1

    No HE drives the cab.

  11. Re:Ubuntu is about Ubuntu, not about Free Software on Tribalism Is the Enemy Within, Says Shuttleworth · · Score: 1

    The Mozilla Foundation is doing this reasonably well,

    The Mozilla Foundation has Google paying for it, Debian has Shuttleworth paying for it.

    its main foundering point was that they often carried libertarianism to the point of absurdity

    But Ubuntu has a much more pragmatic approach. I struggling to understand why you do not like Ubuntu. (Hence the reason for the two quotes). Debian is too fundamentalist, but Shuttleworth has too much influence over Ubuntu as her is paying for it. Where as Mozillia Foundation, is fairly pragmatic - yet Google pays for it. Do it follow that Google has too much influence over Mozilla ?

    With respect, I see you above post as lost of thing that are wrong with others development models, without a clear vision on what is the "Best" solution.

  12. Re:Tonight in COPS! on If You Don't Want Your Car Stolen, Make It Pink · · Score: 1

    Honestly - LOL.

  13. Re:The rest of the world media has bills to pay on Interview With the Man Behind WikiLeaks · · Score: 2, Informative

    Think about it, if journalists asked real questions, guys like Bush and Blair would have been as embarrased as when they meet a private citizen who manages to corner them. Brits might remember Blair being totally unable to counter woman questioning him on public health care. Brown the same. What NO report mentioned is that not a SINGLE ONE OF THE PRESS CORE asked those questions. If you are reporter and you haven't had a poltician cry, then suck. And this is the same around the world.

    Sorry this is incorrect. The BBC in particular programs like the Newsnight ask the tough questions. Have a look at one famous example (Paxman Vs. Howard). The Politicians do not get an easy ride in the UK.

  14. Re:As a person on the other side... on Why Designers Hate Crowdsourcing · · Score: 1

    How come ?

  15. Re:As a person on the other side... on Why Designers Hate Crowdsourcing · · Score: 1

    Same here. I have a very small consultancy (evening work). Rather than trying to do a logo myself or not having a logo. At £40 I had a good solid logo.

  16. Please, Please, Please Mod-up on World Cup Prediction Failures · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Stop on.
    Linker was always under-rated.

  17. Re:Speaking of Bouncing Balls... on Ranking Soccer Players By Following the Bouncing Ball · · Score: 1

    How is this a troll ?

  18. Re:Has Boris thought.... on London's Mayor Promises London-Wide Wireless For 2012 Olympics · · Score: 1

    "stop lines moved right back (20-30m from the junction)"

    "entering a box junction"

    "entire green man phase"

    I spy another Traffic Engineer.

  19. AV+ on UK Election Arcana, Explained By Software · · Score: 4, Interesting

    AV+ * Maintain single-member constituencies.
    * Would lead to a more proportional result than first-past-the-post system , but would still give a built-in advantage to the largest party and allow one-party rule during landslide years.
    * Would be more likely to prevent extremist parties or fringe parties from winning seats than entirely proportional systems. [No BNP!]
    * Would lessen the necessity of tactical voting.
    The Roy Jenkins Commission settled on this option.

  20. Older by Two Days on Microsoft and Apple Rumble Into Middle Age · · Score: 1

    Great I am older than Microsoft by Two Days. I am not sure if this makes me fell happy or sad.

    Middle age starting to show, grey hairs poking through, kids are more energetic, getting more canny, income reasonsable. Well enough about Microsoft - what about me ?

  21. Mod Up on Google Gets Quake II Running In HTML5 · · Score: 1

    No mod point. Pyjamas is wonderful.

  22. alfresco on Business-Suitable Document Authentication System? · · Score: 1

    I have been looking at http://www.alfresco.com./ Looks like it will be included in Ubuntu soon.

  23. Re:There's no reason not to mod it now. on Xbox Live For Original Xbox Games Shutting Down · · Score: 1

    And now they maybe a chance to pick up more cheaper boxes fro the rest of the house.

  24. Re:Great news on Gates Foundation Plans To Invest $10B Into Vaccines · · Score: 1

    Have no mod points, but well said.

  25. MYTV + Xbox - XMBC on Best PC DVR Software, For Any Platform? · · Score: 1

    Simple Mytv backend and cheap Xboxes running XBMC. Works really well - look at it now. Multiple front-end all around the house for £25.