Singapore forum 'scammer' faces caning and prison A British man faces caning and a prison sentence for allegedly conning members of an IT forum in Singapore. Members of the VR-Zone forum used "mass ordering" to make savings when buying hardware - they teamed up to make large orders which earned them discounts. But Johnson Henry Plant, a 36-year-old British national, is …
I know this is an IT so most here should be able to tell the difference between discs and disks. Discs would be things like Blu-Ray, DVD +-R/W, or CD-ROMs. Disks would be the 2.5 or 3.5 inch varieties that people use as internal and external storage which I say is what you probably meant.
Paris, cause even she would know the difference.
I hope you are being sarcastic. But I fear that sarcasm would be wasted on someone like you.
Firstly, "Grammer" does not exist as a word. I presume that you meant to say, "Grammar".
Secondly, the Register is an English publication, and in British English disk and disc are largely seen as synonymous, with disc being the preferred spelling. In American English a distinction is often (but not necessarily) made. The distinction being that disk is preferred spelling and disc is reserved for phonographic use.
Next time you criticise someone, get your facts right first.
Muppet.
Ah, it's good to see a corner of the Brutish Empire still operating as if we'd never been away. A proper thrashing on a proper British-designed bench. We knew how to keep them fuzzy-wuzzies down. That's what we need these day y'know, a good bit of British discipline. A spell in th . . . . . . . . . (disappears up fundamental orifice)
While Jamie's spelling isn't so great, he is correct in the differences between disc and disk. The rest of you smart ass IT tools should respect his knowledge of technical matters which you seem to overlook.
While Joe public might not see a difference between disc/disk you must remember that the general public doesn't see any difference between OS X and Vista either. It's all perspective you know.
Secondly, the western world needs some cool legal terms like "cheating". It's vague enough to enable prosecution/caning for most of the political/white collar crimes that piss us off so bad.
For example: Mike Turner, you're cheating. Three lashes for you.
That would be perfect. Take the scammer out of his jail cell once daily, and cane him good. Then to get the point across, pour salt water on the wounds.
I feel that caning is a suitable accessory to being jailed for internet related crimes, like ID theft, spamming; etc. You know the drill!
...When we can still put in a bit of stick. However, the standard we set for the world has been in decline for some time.
Captain to man with whip in boat: "Why have you stopped?"
Man with whip: "He's dead, Sir!"
Captain: "you have your orders. He's to be whipped through the fleet. Get on with it or you will take his place!"
Man: "Aye aye Sir!"
You will rarely see such a scene nowadays.
... is one of the few British spellings that has fallen out of favour. It is still more accurrate than hard disk because there is no way that thing inside your computer is a diskette. But as you have already shown, we can argue the toss back and forth forever and do no good.
Paris because of obvious bdsm jokes.
The OED has...
"2g. Computing. A rotatable disc used to store data in digitally coded form, e.g. in a magnetic coating or optically. Cf. compact disc s.v. COMPACT ppl. a.1 II.1c, floppy disc s.v. FLOPPY a. 2, hard disc s.v. HARD a. 22c, optical disc s.v. OPTICAL a. 6.
See the note to the etymology for the spelling of disc in this sense."
...and in the etymology notes...
"The earlier and better spelling is disk, but disc is now the more usual form in British English, except in sense 2g, where disk is commoner as a result of US influence."
...so there.
The best definition I have seen is that you use disc for the unprotected discs you can hold in your hand. Compact Disc, Blu-ray disc, etc. When talking about fixed disks, you should use a k in there somewhere. Hard disks, floppy disks (diskettes), etc.
I do not remember seeing "hard discs" twenty years ago. This spelling emerged (AFAICT) when Compact Discs started making their way onto the PC. Only at that point did the new spelling catch on in some places.
Another thing that confuses people: k = metric kilo (1000). K = bastardized Kilo (1024 -- 2^10). b = bit. B = Byte. When discussing speed, one would mostly count bits in a metric fashion. Hence 14.4 kbps = 14400 bits per second, not 14.4 * 1024 Bytes per second. Hard disk manufacturers (most of whom, oddly enough, are capable of the correct spelling) still prefer to use kB though so that the drives look artificially big.
It is a well know fact that very,very few people can withstand the pain of more than three strokes of the rattan cane per session. Therefore, any sentence for caning is made in multiples of 3 !! Imagine, if you will, the sentence for rape being 24 strokes of the cane. That means *EIGHT* sessions of three strokes each. Just the anticipation of the pain to come will make anyone forswear any future misbehavior !!
Having said that, Singapore has progressed beyond its empire days !! It's become a fine city !! If you do anything the government doesn't like, you'll be fined !! SG$1,000 for littering, SG$ 1,000 for smoking in a public confined space, etc. !! Visit Singapore and have a fine time !!
I hate it when im the guy in his place, but its better him there than me!!
To be honest, the difference between disk and disc doesent matter any more.
Words change meaning in IT daily, dependant on which idiot in marketing decides they are too techy for the plebs
look at DVD
the bastards changed that to "Digital Versatile disc" from its original meaning (10 quid if you can google that)
Speaking as someone that this guy stole from back in 2003 I'd love to see some justice being delivered in Singapore. The fact that the British police took no interest whatsoever in the activities of this guy, despite reports from 7 other guys that I know of personally, means that countless others have suffered financial loss because of this conman.
It would be great to see a Utube vid of this guy receiving the justice he deserves. I know it won't get my money back, but the sight would give me a warm feeling ...... but not as warm as this guys ar*e will be with the 4 lashes.
Keep up the banter guys ...... makes interesting reading.
Just for the record (no pun intended) ..... I'd use a DISK for storing data on the computer and a DISC for my Blueray / CD player.
Take are guys...
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