Did you see them in court? This is something that in the UK would certainly lie on the side of the consumer. In fact, it probably wouldn't even make it to court.
Anyone in the UK been stung by PayPal in this manner?
This is a very true point - one of the main reasons people who are only vaguely computer literate will experiment is purely on the basis of the appearance.
Syllable doesn't look particularly appetising. If I look at something and think, "Wow, that looks gorgeous," I might be shallow (erm, and camp:P) but I'll give it a try.
If it looks like every other Linux distribution I'll just skip it by.
I completely disagree. Someone who makes a conscious decision to break into someone else's property forfeits any civil liberties or rights as a human being that they had.
Sure, 99 times out of a 100 they might get away with it, but one time they'll be facing someone with a gun, who's very nervous and frightened, and who will pull the trigger if he so much as twitches.
When he gets shot and cries about it, can he really expect sympathy? Of course, after all, he was *just* breaking into someone's house to steal their treasured possetions. It's not material value that counts (and can be replaced by insurance) it's things that carry huge sentimental value.
To draw an analogy - what do you think happens in the wild if one animal tries to steal the food of another? They fight.
If you have metal window grills, consider hooking up an electric fencer to them. (the type to keep animals in fields). It's not harmful and will discourage anyone from trying to get in. DO NOT just connect them up to the mains.
Secondly, always lock your windows and doors, even if you're only going out for a minute or two. Get a decent alarm for the house.
The car - get a steering lock for it. They might be easily removed by a professional, but it takes time and if the theif has a choice between your car and one without, they'll go for the easy option.
Now, call me selfish, nationalistic, arrogant and a bit of a twat, but as the corporation is contantly telling me, it's my BBC. Not Slashdot's.
Therefore, on, erm, the behalf, of the BBC I'll be charging $5 per listen from their servers. After all, it's not much for what you're getting. Payment by cash in small brown envelopes, please.
Also, to the American readers, I've got the Tower Bridge for sale for a very reasonable price. Email for more info.;-)
Depends - if it's a one off, I really enjoy it. My job as a theatre lighting technician means that occasionally we have to get in to a new theatre just after the last show has finished (usually around 2am) and work through the night getting the lights rigged and focussed for the next show.
It's work where you have to concentrate, as something dropped from 40 feet can kill anyone below, and the pressure to get it done on time is immense.
However, I remember throwing an enormous tantrum and walking out one day - I was working as a volunteer to cover someone who's wife was dying in his arms - and after working from 1am -> 8am straight, the director came in and told me that because I'd been up all night I could have a discount on my breakfast.
I think you can get anyone to do anything provided they know they're appreciated at the end of it. I usually get paid, so that's appreciation enough!
Is it possible that the University charges on a room-by-room basis for internet access? If one person pays and then opens up a WLAN point, everyone within 30 metres is going to get the internet for free.
Phillip Torrone has modified a laptop-brained robot to follow his Segway, which he is modifying to follow a pink ball.
I'm sorry, but anyone who modifies a Segway scooter to follow a pink ball has way too much time on their hands. On the other hand, it would be pretty funny to see the reactions on people's faces if a Segway trundled by, riderless, on the pavement.
Has anyone know about the power (electrical) requirements of this? It's not much good if you're electricity bill is higher than your credit card bill after purchasing it!
I think the problem with releasing it on the PS2 means they have to reduce the graphics quality of the game for the platform, when really they should be increasing it for the current generation of PCs.
I'm sorry, the quality of that review was appalling. Why on earth does the author suggest connecting it to a receiver box, when the whole point is to allow TV on the go? What sort of person carries a receiver unit to their hotel? This is, of course, ignoring the fact that the TV Wonder is actually a receiver unit anyway.
And again, he criticises the quality of using co-ax cabling to get the TV signal to the box. Does he have any better suggestions? Wireless? ESP, perhaps. I think this reviewer needs to think very hard about what this unit was actually designed to do, before leaping in and criticising it. I didn't even bother to read the rest of the review - if he doesn't know what he's talking about in the first half, he won't in the second, either.
Well, it's kinda difficult to make a short story of maybe 1500 words stretch out into a 2 hour feature film without adding something.
Unfortunately, to me, the film looks like an amalgamation of Paycheck, Timeline, The Butterfly Effect, and The Day After Tomorrow. Oh yes, and Jurassic Park.;-)
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Actually, just buy a house that runs directly under power lines. Then all you have to do is use fluoroescent tubes with one end grounded and you have light for ever, for free!
I suppose you could even get power for your PC if you had a large coil arranged "just so", but that would definitely fall into the "trying to illegally tap electricity" category.
Slightly off topic, but something I'm curious about: How long can the average hard drive be expected to last? The one in my web server has now clocked up over 25,000 hours and although it's backed up, I'm beginning to wonder how much longer it's going to last.
What's the average life of a (40GB) drive, and should I be thinking about replacing it?
The reason you need to show ID is so the airline knows exactly how many people are on the plane, and who they are, if it crashes. Unlike a car crash etc where bodies remain, in an air accident some may be completely obliterated.
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Which sounds more plausible:
"Would anyone like to volunteer for a little stint in a cramped fake space capsule for six months?" OR...
"You've just been volunteered to spend the next six months in a cramped, fake, space capsule."
I've always maintained that a volunteer is someone who hasn't understood the question.
Did you see them in court? This is something that in the UK would certainly lie on the side of the consumer. In fact, it probably wouldn't even make it to court.
Anyone in the UK been stung by PayPal in this manner?
Congratulations on winning the auction! Your total due is:
Winning bid: $15,000
Postage and Packing (via USPS) $278,445
Enjoy your games!
This is a very true point - one of the main reasons people who are only vaguely computer literate will experiment is purely on the basis of the appearance.
:P) but I'll give it a try.
Syllable doesn't look particularly appetising. If I look at something and think, "Wow, that looks gorgeous," I might be shallow (erm, and camp
If it looks like every other Linux distribution I'll just skip it by.
I completely disagree. Someone who makes a conscious decision to break into someone else's property forfeits any civil liberties or rights as a human being that they had.
Sure, 99 times out of a 100 they might get away with it, but one time they'll be facing someone with a gun, who's very nervous and frightened, and who will pull the trigger if he so much as twitches.
When he gets shot and cries about it, can he really expect sympathy? Of course, after all, he was *just* breaking into someone's house to steal their treasured possetions. It's not material value that counts (and can be replaced by insurance) it's things that carry huge sentimental value.
To draw an analogy - what do you think happens in the wild if one animal tries to steal the food of another? They fight.
If you have metal window grills, consider hooking up an electric fencer to them. (the type to keep animals in fields). It's not harmful and will discourage anyone from trying to get in. DO NOT just connect them up to the mains.
Secondly, always lock your windows and doors, even if you're only going out for a minute or two. Get a decent alarm for the house.
The car - get a steering lock for it. They might be easily removed by a professional, but it takes time and if the theif has a choice between your car and one without, they'll go for the easy option.
Now, call me selfish, nationalistic, arrogant and a bit of a twat, but as the corporation is contantly telling me, it's my BBC. Not Slashdot's.
;-)
Therefore, on, erm, the behalf, of the BBC I'll be charging $5 per listen from their servers. After all, it's not much for what you're getting. Payment by cash in small brown envelopes, please.
Also, to the American readers, I've got the Tower Bridge for sale for a very reasonable price. Email for more info.
Depends - if it's a one off, I really enjoy it. My job as a theatre lighting technician means that occasionally we have to get in to a new theatre just after the last show has finished (usually around 2am) and work through the night getting the lights rigged and focussed for the next show.
It's work where you have to concentrate, as something dropped from 40 feet can kill anyone below, and the pressure to get it done on time is immense.
However, I remember throwing an enormous tantrum and walking out one day - I was working as a volunteer to cover someone who's wife was dying in his arms - and after working from 1am -> 8am straight, the director came in and told me that because I'd been up all night I could have a discount on my breakfast.
I think you can get anyone to do anything provided they know they're appreciated at the end of it. I usually get paid, so that's appreciation enough!
Well, I'd love to have seen the formula, but the site's gone down.
Oi! If you're going to be selling my PC without my permission, I demand a cut.
Is it possible that the University charges on a room-by-room basis for internet access? If one person pays and then opens up a WLAN point, everyone within 30 metres is going to get the internet for free.
They won't be able to go near it for quite some time as they're concerned that the pyros could still detonate.
Phillip Torrone has modified a laptop-brained robot to follow his Segway, which he is modifying to follow a pink ball.
I'm sorry, but anyone who modifies a Segway scooter to follow a pink ball has way too much time on their hands. On the other hand, it would be pretty funny to see the reactions on people's faces if a Segway trundled by, riderless, on the pavement.
"... and in this part of the building, you'll find some newly installed bay windows, put in entirely for the benefit of the employees."
Has anyone know about the power (electrical) requirements of this? It's not much good if you're electricity bill is higher than your credit card bill after purchasing it!
I think the problem with releasing it on the PS2 means they have to reduce the graphics quality of the game for the platform, when really they should be increasing it for the current generation of PCs.
I'm sorry, the quality of that review was appalling. Why on earth does the author suggest connecting it to a receiver box, when the whole point is to allow TV on the go? What sort of person carries a receiver unit to their hotel? This is, of course, ignoring the fact that the TV Wonder is actually a receiver unit anyway.
And again, he criticises the quality of using co-ax cabling to get the TV signal to the box. Does he have any better suggestions? Wireless? ESP, perhaps. I think this reviewer needs to think very hard about what this unit was actually designed to do, before leaping in and criticising it. I didn't even bother to read the rest of the review - if he doesn't know what he's talking about in the first half, he won't in the second, either.
Well, it's kinda difficult to make a short story of maybe 1500 words stretch out into a 2 hour feature film without adding something.
;-)
Unfortunately, to me, the film looks like an amalgamation of Paycheck, Timeline, The Butterfly Effect, and The Day After Tomorrow. Oh yes, and Jurassic Park.
Actually, just buy a house that runs directly under power lines. Then all you have to do is use fluoroescent tubes with one end grounded and you have light for ever, for free!
I suppose you could even get power for your PC if you had a large coil arranged "just so", but that would definitely fall into the "trying to illegally tap electricity" category.
Has anyone ever got into trouble for this?
I dunno about you, but since when has the average weight of an astronaut been 100kg (15 stones)? I weigh 10.5 stones (I'm 5'11') and don't look thin.
He finally got it cleared up, but now they send him a monthly bill for $0.00.
Surely all he has to do is send them a cheque for $0.00?
Slightly off topic, but something I'm curious about: How long can the average hard drive be expected to last? The one in my web server has now clocked up over 25,000 hours and although it's backed up, I'm beginning to wonder how much longer it's going to last.
What's the average life of a (40GB) drive, and should I be thinking about replacing it?
If no unit is given, shouldn't it be assumed to be in the pure SI unit? That would in seconds, so 1GB per second.
The reason you need to show ID is so the airline knows exactly how many people are on the plane, and who they are, if it crashes. Unlike a car crash etc where bodies remain, in an air accident some may be completely obliterated.
Fortunately, radiation can't affect an atom in anyway. However, a strong magnetic field can influence an atom, particularly it's spin and precession.