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  1. Re:Appeal on Julian Assange To Be Extradited To Sweden · · Score: 2

    Extraditions can be cancelled by the Home Secretary.

  2. Re:Sleep Light? on The Next-Gen iMac With Brushed Aluminum In August? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I believe it's done by using incredibly small holes dotted in a circular pattern embedded in the aluminium, so when the light is switched off, is practically invisible without looking incredibly close to the surface.

    Although, the thought of apple inventing transpraluminium is nice.

  3. Stop Citing wikipedia! on Professors To Ban Students From Citing Wikipedia · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I don't cite from Wikipedia, however i do use the sources and citations used from Wikipedia without mentioning the wiki article itself.

    I know many of my peers that use it religiously, and many of those papers are practically clones. However, if my lecturers started to try and stop the use Wikipedia for material, I'll be the first to point out that little hypocritical rule. My lectures use Wikipedia abundantly in their hand-outs, notes and references to their own work when lecturing!

  4. Tienanmen Square on Wikipedia Explodes In China · · Score: 3, Informative
    Very interesting to see the Tienanmen Square wiki in Chinese. Already it has been locked down due to 'vandalism'

    Heh.

    See it zh.wikipedia.org/

  5. Silicon Glen on Is Silicon Valley Reproducible? · · Score: 1

    I think it's definitely reproducible. The most recent example I can think of is Silicon Glen in the central area of Scotland, which had strong links to the universities of Scotland and the rest of the UK.

    Most of the occupiers were Via systems, National Semiconductor, Motorola and Chunghwa. However, in or around 2000, many of the companies started to lay off their international staff.

    I think you can replicate Silicon Valley, but you'll never get the pulling power and reputation that the valley has established.

  6. Re:iPod not computers in The Office on Apple And The Boob Tube · · Score: 1

    Also, Ryan the temp uses an iBook at his desk, rather than a PC.

  7. He's not vice-president on Apple Designer Honoured By British Crown · · Score: 1

    He's Senior vice-president.

  8. Re:Didn't he expel the Romans on Brit TV Won't Go Digital Till 2012 · · Score: 1

    Wallace was born in the later period of the 1200's, Rome fell around 700-800 AD.

    So, thats a no.

  9. Satire? on Wikipedia's New Archnemesis · · Score: 2, Funny

    But FSMism isn't satire. It's real.

  10. Re:Dont call them podcasts. on Indie Podcasters vs. Big Radio · · Score: 2, Informative

    Podcasts refer to Mp3 or Mp4 files downloaded via RSS.

    The reason podcasts are called podcasts because the "podfather" or creator of the first program that downloaded mp3 files via RSS made it automatically add to iTunes and then sync to an iPod staight after the mp3 was downloaded.

  11. Re:Thankful only trying to extradite him on Hacker Gary McKinnon Interviewed · · Score: 1

    Because he was wearing a very padded jacket during the warmth of July.

    He had just been pinned down just beside a train full of passangers, there could have been a suicide belt underneath his jacket. They shot him incase he detonated it.

  12. Re:Mobile Phones: No contact. on Six Bomb Blasts Around Central London · · Score: 1

    There have been trials of Mobile recieves in the underground, especially for resuce services. The transmitters are shut down which is part of the UK government plan which would have been put into place by the police. Currently rescue services and 999 (911) calls are allowed through the transmitter jam.

  13. Mobile Phones: No contact. on Six Bomb Blasts Around Central London · · Score: 1

    The reason nobody can contact each other on mobile phones is because the police have had them jammed and switched off on all coverage in central London incase there are any secondary blasts.

    It's thought that the bombs were detonated by mobile devices.

  14. Re:Easy solution for Microsoft on Norwegian Minister: No More Proprietary Formats · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I believe it's still possible to have a 'personal army', at least in Scotland.

    At Glasgow University, if you enter the examination hall with a personal army, you automatically get a pass, although don't take horses, otherwise you'll have to supply adequate water outside for them.

  15. Re:point on Major Blow to Opponents of Software Patents in EU · · Score: 1

    Ian Hudghton MEP.

  16. Re:point on Major Blow to Opponents of Software Patents in EU · · Score: 1

    When i phoned up my MEP in Scotland, i was told that he was "very in tune with the issue" and that many people have already called about the issue, and that big corporations were also trying to put their point across, but he will be voting against it. That was the large majority of people contacting were asking for.

  17. Re:I'll be contacting. on Major Blow to Opponents of Software Patents in EU · · Score: 1

    I just contacted my closest MEP, Ian Hudgeton's office, but he wasn't in, he's actually on his way to Brussels, so they gave me his assistants number, and she's going to pass on my opposition. Thing was, he is a Scottish national, so i just said that it would hurt independent Scottish programmers and our economy, while huge foreign companys would come out on top.

  18. I'll be contacting. on Major Blow to Opponents of Software Patents in EU · · Score: 1

    I've decided I'm going to phone up, and annoy the bloody hell out of the 7 MEPs for Scotland. Although each and everyone of them have about 4 offices each dotted around.

    Grr.

  19. Re:Wow on Solar Sails And Space Propulsion · · Score: 2, Funny

    Looks like the spelling was derailed.

  20. Re:Oh God we are one step away from on iPod Gets The Royal Nod · · Score: 5, Informative

    It would never be Sir Jobs.

    Rather Sir Steven, or Sir Steven Jobs. But since he's not a member of the commonwealth, it would only ever be Steven Jobs KBE.

  21. coincidence? on Half Of Businesses Still Use Windows 2000 · · Score: 1

    Last Tuesday i was in town and i passed two engineers from the FirstGroup of FirstBus in Aberdeeen which is a huge bus and travel company in the UK. The two of them had a Dell laptop with a USB cable running out the back and uo to a roof of a bus stop which had an electric radio that communicated with buses that displayed the ETA of the next few buses, and what type of bus it is. Well, me being me went to check what operating system they were using. I thought they might use linux for this soft of thing, but they were running a version of windows 2000 professional, and the thing kept crashing, and the guys were obviously pissed. Anyway, my bus came on time.

  22. I do this all the time on Coming Soon, Roadcasting · · Score: 1

    This isn't new. I use my iTrip to broadcast about 3 car lengths during traffic with a bumper sticker on the back that told the driver behind to tune into 107.7. You get quite a few waves. Even funnier when you put on some of Billy Connely's shows on. Gottta have his expletatives.

  23. Re:Physicists? on Physicists Uncover TV Show Biases · · Score: 1

    I agree. If anyone has a link to a study of the Swiss and Israeli singers, please give.

  24. Re:uncover this.. on Physicists Uncover TV Show Biases · · Score: 1

    The reason the UK doesn't send "Real singers" is because the competition is a joke. No high paid celebrity would dare perform on Eurovision because their career would automatically die straight away.

    They're too scared their reputation will be destroyed in under the 3 minutes. Also, it's not the quality of the singers or songs anyway, it's the politics and relationships rather than the quality.

    Afgahnistan? Iraq, anyone?

    Anyway, i'm sure it was a rule that artists could not be submited that were already stars, atleast thats what i thought until Russia sent TaTu last year.

    As for Israel being in the competition. Well, i don't know. But they did win about 4 years ago with a transgender singer. Could be something to do with being part of the Med or broadcast scope?

  25. Re:podcast client? on Podcasting from the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. · · Score: 1

    I prefer the Doppler http://www.dopplerradio.net/ clinet over iPodder or anything else.

    It's a smart little thing. Having space savers, bittorrent, and many other features which is ideal for any podcast client.

    My favourite feature about Doppler is that it can resume files, which is extreamly lacking in all other clients.