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  1. Re:The independent is bollocks on UK Conservatives Pledge To Create Government-Controlled Internet (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    What do you suggest as a credible source then?

    You loose your credibility by not stating one.

  2. Re:They violated my patent on filing 8000 patents on IBM Is First Company To Get 8,000 US Patents In One Year, Breaking Record (silicon.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    But did you do it "on a computer"?

    Thought not.

    That's totally different you see.

  3. Re:Thanks, Slashdot! on Hackers Exploit MacKeeper Flaw To Spread OS X Malware · · Score: 1

    Interesting, I'm using a Mac and I see and Ad for Azure and another for Catchpoint. Maybe because I'm in the UK

  4. More on the Connecticut Four on Librarians As the First Line of Privacy Defense · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is from about a month ago

    http://www.thenation.com/artic...

  5. Re:A mind meld most certainly did occur. on Leonard Nimoy Dies At 83 · · Score: 1

    He has been and always will be our friend

  6. It takes a while on Ask Slashdot: Are Progressive Glasses a Mistake For Computer Users? · · Score: 1

    I sit in front of a computer pretty much from the moment I wake up to the moment I go back to bed and I've been wearing progressive lenses for about a year now. The correct for both close up and distance.

    At first it was a major hassle as I found myself moving my head more and actively trying to find the correct 'sweet spot' for whatever I was looking at.

    I really don't have a problem with them now, I thnk it took about a month for me not to notice the additional head movement.

    It might be worth going back to your optometrist and check your glasses have been ground correctly - an eye test with your glasses on should suffice. Mistakes are not common but the can occur

  7. Re:This makes sense. on Google's Security Guards Are Now Officially Google Employees · · Score: 1

    Its a PR amove to appease the local population after their recent protests.

    http://www.theverge.com/2014/6...

  8. Re:OMFG, stupid on Microsoft Announces Windows 10 · · Score: 1

    Look at it from the bright side, at least it wasn't called Windows One.

    One Zero.

    That's what it is

  9. A change in the law? on Apple's "Warrant Canary" Has Died · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Here's an interesting follow up from Ars

    http://arstechnica.com/tech-po...

  10. Re:Hope So on Would Scottish Independence Mean the End of UK's Nuclear Arsenal? · · Score: 1

    Sorry but that's mostly rubbish. It's a tactical thing that has more to do with intercepting the Soviet Arctic Fleet and its submersibles, before it can get in the Atlantic as well as what the other replies have stated

  11. Re:If there's no highs and no lows, gotta be Bose! on Bose Sues New Apple Acquisition Beats Over Patent Violations · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If there's no highs an lows, it's gotta be Bose...

    If there's no mids and tweets, it gotta be Beats!

  12. Re:It's mostly a nuisance on UK Users Overwhelmingly Spurn Broadband Filters · · Score: 2, Funny

    Bollocks

  13. Over enthusiastic on Why Cheap Smartphones Are Going To Upset the Industry · · Score: 1

    A way of connecting to the Internet where there are no telephone lines or coaxial cables or even electricity.

    What the hell is going to power the phones then? I think someone may be getting a little carried away with themselves

  14. Re:filed under lame news? on 5.1 Earthquake Hits California · · Score: 4, Funny

    mag 5 is a nothing quake. california really needs to get over itself

    I think the problem is that California is getting under itself

  15. Re: All missing the point on Bennett Haselton: Google+ To Gmail Controversy Missing the Point · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That's very naive. What it means is that Google collects more private data, meta data they can cross reference to target ads and still hand it over to the NSA upon request.

  16. Re: Google. An Advertising Company. on Google Confirms Shut Down of Schemer · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You know they're just gonna roll it into G+ don't you?

    That's how they'll try and monetize it

  17. Re: Who cares about? on Microsoft Makes Another "Nearly Sold Out" Claim For the Surface Line · · Score: 1

    Not until they have moved their proprietary software to another platform...

  18. Re:like different users? on Apple Receives Patent For Accessing Sets of Apps With Different Passcodes · · Score: 1

    It sounds rather a lot like an Access Control List to me. I fail to see what's new about it

  19. Re:wallet on Paypal Rolls Out Photo Verification Trial In UK · · Score: 3, Funny

    It'll be interesting how this works out. Normally when I'm in Richmond, I'm off my face and can't find my wallet

  20. Re:I wish Google would make its Maps more function on Microsoft Bug Bounties Flow To Googlers · · Score: 2

    why buy waze then for a god awful amount of money if it's not for a product they sell?

    To stop another company acquiring it? Shrewd move

  21. Re:They are in such demand on Microsoft Slashes Prices On Surface · · Score: 5, Insightful

    While it's quite possible to 'create' and do 'useful work' on a tablet it certainly seems more geared towards consumption. What Microsoft hasn't understood is that people use their software because they have to at work.

    Office is not compelling. IE is not compelling. This is Microsofts attempt to move their monopoly to a new computing sector. It won't work. People don't want to use their software.

  22. Re:Make them feel connected. on How Do You Get Better Bug Reports From Users? · · Score: 4, Informative

    How is a USER supposed to track down a bug?

    In the same way a beta tester does (among other things). Every time I do 'X' then 'Z' will happen instead of 'Y'. Please fix.

    Recreating a repeatable problem is a pretty good start. In my experience the hardest part seems to be getting the average user to explain what the problem in a way that can be understood that is beyond 'it just doesn't work'

  23. Re:Disruption on Firefox Advances Do-Not-Track Technology · · Score: 1

    Well, the advertisers could market their own browser that explicitly tracks and will not block ads.

    How well do you think that would do Mr Advertiser?

  24. Re:Oh on Iain Banks Dies of Cancer At 59 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Just what I thought.

    I was lucky enough to meet him a couple of times at readings in the UK. I still think Walking on Glass is my fave.

    Take it easy wherever you are

  25. Re:Surely only a matter of time.. on Apple Files Patent For Digital Wallet and Virtual Currency · · Score: 1