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  1. Re:'An individual ... their" on Insider Steals Data of 2 Million Vodafone Germany Customers · · Score: 1

    Learn to write American or don't write at all.

    Uh Umm. It's called ENGLISH. Bastardised German is as bad as English (US).

  2. Who's complaining? on Insider Steals Data of 2 Million Vodafone Germany Customers · · Score: 1

    I don't use Vodaphone - morse code for me.

  3. So browsing history is 'saved'? on Insider Steals Data of 2 Million Vodafone Germany Customers · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Vodafone said credit card numbers, passwords, PINs, and mobile phone numbers were not exposed, and no personal call information or browsing data was accessed."

    So, a simple statement that shoots one in the foot. They do save what users get up to on the web.

  4. But the driver needs to be in control on EU Proposes To Fit Cars With Speed Limiters · · Score: 1

    This is a stupid idea. Sometimes, a real quick burst of acceleration OVER the speed limit avoids accidents. Take this control away from the driver, and you end up with this:

    "The crew applied full power and the pilot attempted to climb. However, the elevators did not respond to the pilot's commands, because the A320 computer system engaged its 'alpha protection' mode (meant to prevent the aircraft entering a stall.) Less than five seconds later, the turbines began ingesting leaves and branches as the aircraft skimmed the tops of the trees. The combustion chambers clogged up and the engines failed. The aircraft fell to the ground."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_296

  5. For the uninitiated on Aiming For a Commercially Available Submersible · · Score: 4, Informative

    Every 10 metres from the surface, divide by ten and add 1. i.e. at 60 metres depth, that will be 7 bar (105 psi), at 300 metres that will be 31 bar (465 psi).

  6. I bet he's glad now... on Ballmer To Retire · · Score: 1

    ... that he can use Ubuntu and google search, like all the other silver surfers.... WAIT. Well, maybe he isn't gray...

  7. One sorta fix for this (for linux, anyhow) on Misinterpretation of Standard Causing USB Disconnects On Resume In Linux · · Score: 1

    My Samsung notebook showed the same behaviour running Linux Mint (I don't touch MS stuff, and haven't for 11 years or so). The solution I found was to turn off suspend in BIOS - then the OS puts the notebook to sleep on lid shut, and to wake it up just hit (or in my case 'slide') the power button. Still two steps, but I find it easier and quicker rather than waggling the lid up and down. On another note, my wife's Acer notebook suspend works perfectly running Ubuntu.

  8. How can something... on German Government Warns Windows 8 Is an Unacceptable Security Risk · · Score: 1

    ...not used by anybody be a 'security risk'?

  9. Reminds me... on Single Developer Responsible For Over 47k Apps In BlackBerry World · · Score: 1

    ...of the hundreds of silly VB programmes around found on the *free* sites in the late '90's~ that opened the CD Tray on Windows machines.

  10. Re: They didn't know he also... on Yahoo Deletes Journalist's Pre-Paid Legacy Site After Suicide · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Surely the would need to get a copy of the death certificate before they could do anything - at the moment (legally) it's just hearsay.

  11. Re:Well, I am 53... on Excess Coffee May Be Linked To Early Death · · Score: 1

    When I was in Montreal on a business conference, my female boos told two Yanks from West Virigania "Whatever you Do, don't try to keep up with {my name} drinking. Well, we went out, and they did try to keep up drinking with me (started off with two flagons each, piss water type stuff). The next day both Yanks had hangovers and failed to get up, let alone come to work. I was up at 6. haha, my boss new too!

  12. Well, I am 53... on Excess Coffee May Be Linked To Early Death · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...and doubt I ever have drunk 53 cups of coffee as I am English, and TEA is the way. So bring on 55 - (forget the fags I smoke and Beer I drink ;) )

  13. Re:Polar bicycle computer on MS Researchers Develop Acoustic Data Transfer System For Phones · · Score: 1

    I have a Polar bicycle computer that is over 5 years old.

    Did you miss a 0 out?

  14. Re:India on MS Researchers Develop Acoustic Data Transfer System For Phones · · Score: 1

    [quote]and even then there were not many of those in India when they existed[/quote]

    India[ns] have been around for ages?

  15. Human whistles on MS Researchers Develop Acoustic Data Transfer System For Phones · · Score: 1

    As soon as it is released, I bet a load of people could fool this crap just by whistling a few notes.

  16. Moonlight on Illuminating Window-Less Houses With a Plastic Bottle · · Score: 1

    It's a great idea, costing almost nothing to implement and light up dingy shacks and such. But I wondered if you get some sort of decent light on a nice dark full moon night? Nobody seems to have mentioned that

  17. does delete an official app (say Facebook) on iPhone Hacked In Under 60 Seconds Using Malicious Charger · · Score: 1

    Sounds like a good idea to me - ROLL IT OUT

  18. That's the BBC too then on Russia Proposes Banning Foul Language On the Internet · · Score: 1

    Fuck Why the capital 'F' I do not know.

  19. The Proof on Boeing 777 Crashes At San Francisco Airport · · Score: 1
  20. Re:This slowly drives me nuts on Who Will Teach U.S. Kids To Code? Rupert Murdoch · · Score: 2

    I disagree. Think sports. Why can some people run faster than others? Why can some people play tennis better than others? It is nothing to do with upbringing, just the way we are. Everybody is good at something, so sometimes no matter how many tennis coaches you have, or training on a bike to win the tour de France, will never work. Sure, you can be taught how to play tennis, chess et al, but to be GOOD you need the natural ability to be able to do it anyway.

    The same with logical good programming. Some have got it, a lot haven't.

  21. Re:This slowly drives me nuts on Who Will Teach U.S. Kids To Code? Rupert Murdoch · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Also, what I have found, is that only certain people have the inbuilt 'logic' to code. Sure, you can teach them the language syntax etc., but the logic part needs to come from the head. A lot of people, no matter how hard they try, just cannot do it!

  22. Re:Included subjects: on Who Will Teach U.S. Kids To Code? Rupert Murdoch · · Score: 2

    Excellent first post - couldn't have said it better.

  23. ..reading anything on wikipedia that is wrong, and then correct it, immediately gets reverted. So I wouldn't trust this at all. It's a shame that sheeple believe a lot of the tripe on there.

  24. The title is misleading on Steve Ballmer Replaces Don Mattrick As Xbox One Chief · · Score: 4, Funny

    It should be eXboss

  25. Obvious - NSA missed! on Russian Rocket Proton-M Crashes At Launch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    After hacking in to the controls, NSA missed trying to take out Snowden.