Posts by Ned Ludd

Critical bug infests newer versions of Microsoft Windows

@ windywoo

>Yes lets do that. MS have 95% marketshare but I really, really doubt that they have 95% of the bug

>reports here. Witness the amount of OSX, Linux and Flash vulnerabilities.

By that logic Windows could have 20 times more vulnerabilities (give or take) than OSX or Linux and be considered equally secure.

Google patents (2004) home page

WTF?

You can patent the arrangement of a few simple html objects? Good example of why the patent system need overhauling (or keelhauling).

Apple MacBook Air June 2009

Let's review...

So... everyone who has an MBA thinks they're great and everyone who doesn't thinks they're crap?

Carry on!

Morrissey tells netdepressives to boycott his re-releases

Tragic, but...

How on earth can he not get royalties from his own material? Maybe he needs to look at new management...

Exploding iPhone injures French teen

Antifanboiism aside...

Refunding the purchase price seems fairly paltry as far as hush money goes.

Pirate Bay judge cleared of bias by Swedish appeal court

ARRRR!

That's all.

Microsoft's Bing in travel trouble

I'm so confused!

That's it! I'm canceling my holiday this year because there's no way in hell I'll ever figure out which site is which. I just hope someone from Microsoft is going to explain it to the kids!

Don't call me Ishmael

Mostly unrelated

...but I did have three compact Macs named Cronos, Abaddon and Mantas at one time. Odd choice, I suppose.

Bootleggers jump on 'complete' Windows 7

"anyone getting hold of a bootleg copy is likely in for a disappointment"

At $1.44 a copy I think the disappointment will be easy to get over.

Jimbo Wales ends death by Wikipedia

Re: "breaking news"

"If the point of not "protecting" the article is to allow breaking news to show up without delay, surely this approval process is just an unnecessary delay?"

Since when is an encyclopedia a source for breaking news?

New OS X research warns of stealthier Mac attacks

Before the tedious platform war begins...

> "It's so easy to use," Miller said.

I guess it "just works"

Apple files 3D-interface patent

Stop The Madness!

I just want my one-button mouse back!

Mozilla dishes up teasers for concept browser

@ Real men...

> Real men use Lynx and are happy with it. (except for their porn)

I beg to differ... asciipr0n.com

China sacks officials over faked big cat snaps

@ dave

FFS it's called *sarcasm*

Gas crunch: Jatropha, kudzu, algae and magic to rescue

Let's face it...

The future is going to be ugly. The only question now is will it be Blade Runner or the Road Warrior?

Cops demand more time in marathon OiNK investigation

@ Aaron

"Good stuff I will buy but most isn't good so I don't pay for it."

That's a pretty feeble justification. If it isn't good enough to pay for, why would you want it in the first place?

Eye-o-Sauron™ border beam barrier tech too crap to keep

Cheap Labo[u]r is the answer!

Why don't they hire a few thousand illegal aliens at below-minimum-wage to look after the border?

Or simply move the border to India.

Canada.gov blocks sale of space company to US

Foreigners

I predict WWIII will result from the Russians, Chinese and Americans all trying to simultaneously annex Canada... everyone loves maple syrup. Fortunately we have a strong reserve force of seal clubbers to oust the invaders.

Wikipedia-reading boffins jimmy keyless door to entire universe

Hammer Time?

I thought a spark plug was the preferred tool for busting into cars.

Apple sued over 'inflated' iMac claims

Crap

All this debate over platform superiority is really enlightening, but personally I think the Commodore 64 is complete crap!

Only Ubuntu left standing, as Flash vuln fells Vista in Pwn2Own hacking contest

@ Pierre

"It was about time for apple-eaters to wake up"

We're not all complete idiots you know... *anyone* who thinks their computer is invulnerable to attack is an ass, no matter what OS they're using.

Adobe opens Photoshop for freetards

Never Heard of Photoshop?

"Adobe's plan is to get the Photoshop brand out to people who otherwise wouldn't have heard of it"

Considering 99% of PCs have a bootlegged copy of Photoshop installed within 5 seconds of being set-up, I doubt that's much of a concern.

MPAA copyright punch up knocks out TorrentSpy

All Wrong...

This is a good example of an issue getting so polarized that both sides just end up spouting utter bullshit.

DIY satellite TV installer shoots wife dead

Stay Where You Are...

@AC

"I'm an American, but every time I hear something like this, my resolve to someday move to Canada gets a little stronger..."

It won't help... we have no shortage of redneck idiots with guns up here.

Canadians go out clubbing

Re: Save the Seals

@ Jamie

"Please leave the penguins alone."

We don't have any penguins here, they're quite a ways to the south.

As far as clubbing vs shooting... clubbing is obviously the environmentally responsible option. Personally I think all hunting should be done with clubs, it would be a little more sporting... moose clubbing, anyone?

Microsoft officially 425 years behind the times

Terrorism?

"And yet there was ultra hype about the non existent Y2K bugs infestation everywhere in another century where terrorism was yet to rear it's ugly head..."

I wasn't aware that terrorism was such a recent innovation ;-P

US switches off the incandescent lightbulb

@ OMG what about the Christmas lights?!?!

At least where I live (Alberta Canada), LED Xmas lights are rapidly becoming standard issue. They don't look as nice though...

BitTorrent site Demonoid.com downed by Canadian record industry

Canadian English 101

You obviously don't know any Canadians. They would say

"Your move freeloaders, ay?"

Nope, it's spelled "eh?" but pronounced like the "ay" in "day" with a varying degree of inflection. You only get half marks ;-P

I Love Levies!

> The same Canada that have stupid levies placed on recordable media.

> The same Canada where it is not illegal to download copyright material

> because of aformentioned levies.

I didn't realise our levies had such a positive side effect... now I can download to my hearts content not only legally, but guilt-free too! God bless Celine Dion!