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  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    Some reading for you.

  2. Re:Flickr looks to be getting good on Flickr is Ditching Yahoo Account Requirement and Giving Pro Subscribers Unlimited Storage (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    It's 1000 photos not 1000k (a million).

    In 8 years at 10 a month you hit the limit. So it's not really useful for anyone wanting to share. Depends if you think there is value in the free users - they may not pay but they are traffic, which means ad revenue.

    Google Photos is a much more suitable option for low photo / month users. You'd have to be a real "pro" to really justify $50 for the storage - so actually the other benefits to Pro are still the main selling point.

  3. Re:How exctly? on Google Appeals $5 Billion EU Fine In Android Case (wsj.com) · · Score: 0

    It is odd. I choose GMail and Google Search. As a result I buy an Android phone. It needs a browser.

    I used to use Firefox, I moved to Chrome as it was better.
    I haven't looked at how easy it would be to switch back (stored passwords etc make chrome easy)

    So to me Android+GMail+Google+Chrome isn't too much bundling and FBook (vs G+) and Spotify (vsGoogle Music) and iplayer/netflix/amazon (vs Google video) work perfectly fine - which is more than can be said about Amazon or Apple equivalents.

    In summary Chrome stands out as the odd thing - it's what did it for Microsoft (OS + Browser) and Google already offer Chromium to the community.

    I don't think buying an Android phone really forces any other products on you, but Google do make several awesome products, so unsurprisingly Android users use more than 1.

  4. Re:Counter-intuitive: telomeres increased? on No, Space Did Not Permanently Alter 7 Percent of Scott Kelly's DNA (theverge.com) · · Score: 0

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    See if you can install Google on your device, it will let you learn things.

  5. Re: We need to start an Internet 2.0 on Lawmakers Are Fighting For Net Neutrality (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Au contraire Blackadder.

    Where we're going, we don't need cables...
    https://tools.ietf.org/html/rf...

  6. 2 MW power supply? on Tesla Is Rethinking the Rest Stop For California Road Trips (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    40 x 50kW chargers.
    That's a reasonably large grid connection they'll need.

  7. Re:Do not wver feed any wild animals on Bird Feeders Might Be Changing Bird Beaks (axios.com) · · Score: 2

    They're not truly wild. They live in the managed ecosystems of our towns and villages.

    Whilst feeding animal in the true wild is bad, feeding back garden birds that would otherwise fail to find sufficient food in bird-unfriendly gardens (lacking the correct plants and enough prey) is necessary to prevent further decline.

    For example:
    "House sparrow numbers were not monitored adequately before the mid-1970s. Since then, numbers in rural England have nearly halved while numbers in towns and cities have declined by 60 per cent. Because of these large population declines, the house sparrow is now red-listed as a species of high conservation concern."

    https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-...

  8. Re:Don't take yours in. on Volkswagen Ordered To Recall 500K Vehicles Over Its Own Malicious Programming · · Score: 1

    There's not "fix" - it's not an inherent flaw, it's in the design.

    The modern diesel engines drip feed a small amount of oil into the fuel. The manufacturers translate this into a max oil use expected (presumably based on a large number of short journeys). In reality it's much lower - my Audi A5 goes from Max to half way to Min in the 20,000 miles between services. About 1/2 UK pint.

    My Honda Civic diesel used 1 pint in the same time. Both are well below the manufacturers tolerance.

  9. Re: Commodore Amiga or Commodore PC? on Commodore PC Still Controls Heat and A/C At 19 Michigan Public Schools · · Score: 1

    I disagree with your interpretation of the advert. It's not that Apple were saying they don't make a PC, it's that there are PCs and there are Macs.

    A bit like saying do you want a phone or an iPhone, do you want a fizzy drink or a Coke.

    It's demonstrating their brand as above the average.

  10. Re:Ironic on US Stealth Jet Has To Talk To Allied Planes Over Unsecured Radio · · Score: 4, Funny

    You clearly failed to triangulate the humour as it flew over.

  11. Re:Ironic on US Stealth Jet Has To Talk To Allied Planes Over Unsecured Radio · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, the Romans had it (hence their successful invasion of Britain).

    Surely they could solve this using a verbal code.

    From now on, frog is me, sandwich means you and lemon means rocket. So, come on, sandwich, build me a lemon â(TM)cause froggy wants to come home.

  12. Re:Will it work? on BT Starts Blocking the Pirate Bay · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oi! It's going to be 30C this weekend.....

    15C on Saturday and 15C on Sunday!

  13. Re:A little too early on Comet May Have Missed Earth By a Few hundred Kilometers · · Score: 1

    That's what they want you to think.

  14. Re:Cosmic background radiation on Mission Complete! WMAP In 'Graveyard Orbit' · · Score: 2, Informative

    You've misunderstood the difference between doubting a theory and doubting an observable. Walking off a cliff would be stupid, it it clearly observed that things fall. On the other hand doubting that the reason is due to the attraction of masses, perhaps in favour of some alternative source of the force, does not lead to such stupid mistakes.

    The original poster did not contradict the evidence for the big bang, rather the explanation.

  15. Is tit wrong.... on Seven Words You Can't Say On Google Instant · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just love the endless amusement of typing "Is it wrong..." into google and seeing the list (to sleep with my dog/brother/mother).

    Well done Google.

  16. Google vs Adobe on VP8 Codec Coming To FFmpeg · · Score: 1

    On one hand Google is a friend of Adobe - mutual hatred of Apple and using Flash for You Tube, bundling Adobe Flash Player in Chrome.

    On the other hand Google is a strong proponent of HTML5 + VP8, which would replace Flash in some situations.

    Google seems to be the master of sitting on the fence. I mean they back the biggest competitor to the iPhone (Android) and yet remain #1 search engine on the iPhone/pad/pod.

    ???

  17. Re:Yay... on Europe To Import Sahara Solar Power Within 5 Years · · Score: 1

    In their native language? You mean North American Indian? Like Apache and Navajo.

    Rather than learn Spanish, wouldn't spending a little bit longer learning English, history and geography help the inhabitant of the US.

  18. Yay for Google on Looking At Google's Flashified Chrome · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Google are simply the best. They've given me free e-mail, free browser, free phone OS, free maps, and so much more.

    If only everyone was as wonderful as Google. What a shame I can't vote for them in tomorrow's election.

  19. Re:What part of "use a proxy" can't he understand? on Police In Britain Arrest Man For Bomb-Threat Joke On Twitter · · Score: 1

    Actually, the correct verb is try and pp tried.

    "He has not been tried yet."

    You are correct about the verb trial meaning to test/discover the effectiveness of something.

  20. Re:I Actually Side with Dick's Estate on Nexus One Name Irks Philip K. Dick's Estate · · Score: 3, Funny

    These aren't the Droids you're looking for.

  21. Re:Simpsons did it... on The Social Difficulty of Saving Earth From an Asteroid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Makes me think "What's the most famous w(h)ine from Australia"...

    "It's too f**king hot mate".

  22. Re:Simpsons did it... on The Social Difficulty of Saving Earth From an Asteroid · · Score: 0, Troll

    America! It's new, and contains nothing of use. Wipe it out. Then we'll send all the religious nuts from Europe (again) to populate it (again).

  23. Re:Great on Inkscape 0.47 Released · · Score: 1

    I just tried it. Inkscape imported the PDF I made in it. It contained text, vectors and bitmaps and it loaded them fine. Perhaps you should file a bug for your particular case. Or are you just a freeloader - using open source software without contributing any effort, even as far as bug reporting.

  24. Re:Great on Inkscape 0.47 Released · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Can you add to your signature that you're dumb to save me having to remember it.

  25. Identity Theft or Physical Theft on Delete Data On Netbook If Stolen? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If it's physical theft I would think they would bin the HDD or sell it "as is" without even looking at what's on it. Bricking it doesn't do a lot, you'd probably just replace the HDD anyway.

    Identity theft is more worrying. Why not encrypt the HDD with something like Fedora / Ubuntu offers - ie an encrypted /home or MyDocuments. That way the laptop won't log on for the thief.