Posts by AndyC

'Supermodel' glow-in-the-dark pocket monkeys created

At last...

The Evil Monkey that lives in my closet will not be able to sneak up on me in the dark, although, seeing that glow moving around may be a bit more disturbing...

Hire your very own Fred the Shred

videos...

lots of them please

Michigan man jailed for humping car wash vacuum

He really should have said...

"I've been keeping my hose clean..."

BMW driver follows satnav to edge of cliff

freaking idiot...

Need I say more?

Stop, well, he should have

Pot Noodle boils up instant doner kebab

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Pot Noodle, the only food in the universe were the container tastes better than the contents...

Too busy to make a jam sandwich? M&S can help

Ugh...

Butter on a jam sandwhich?! Bloomin disgusting...

Swiss cops sniff out dope plantation on Google Earth

And no link to the offending snaps?

Why, I am most disapointed...

Street View vehicle kills Bambi

@Greg

So glad I'm not the only one that was laughing :)

To all those saying this is animal murder, no, it was an accident... The car was on the road, the deer was on the road. Car wins. If it was dangerous for the car to take action then tough, I'd have made the same call and taken Bambi out to. The most I've ever hit before was a couple of Grouse (sp?) that decided to run out from a hedge as I was going past. No point picking them up though, didn't feel like soup for tea.

And peguin, well, I bet it tastes like chicken

US couple leg it with 'gift from God' bank error

What they should have done...

Is removed the cash, opened another bank account with it and left it in there and not touched it... When the error is discovered, they have the defence of "Yes, we have all your money that yu deposited into our/my account. Please allow 3 - 5 working days for it to be transfered from our location". Transfere the exact amount back, pay the bank, close the account and move to other new bank. Depending how long it is, may make anywhere from a few pence to a couple of quid... And it would annoy the bank, which is the whole point really...

Microsoft ditches Comcast shares

@Daniel...

Read that last part again... you know, where it says MS has $9 Billion IN CASH...

Reading again, MS has made roughly $2.2 Billion over 11-12 years or so just on this one investment, maybe even more depending on when they actually sold the shares. Not a bad investment by all accounts

Sacked worker faces jail over malware revenge attack

Dont hang him,

Make him work in one of the "resturants" as a cleaner until he has paid back the cost of the clean up... With a sign... explaining why he is there...

Royal Navy warships lose email in virus infection

If anyone remembers that advert...

They probably jusst turned the servers off...

Speeding Oz teen may face 'gorillas in the mist'

On the other hand...

Well done to the old guy for getting that fast. Most of the older folks on our roads are driving along at (speed limit minus 10 or 20mph)...

Plod punishes PC-reliant businesses

@Dex

Sure I remember a while ago an article or write up about this that basically compared the computer to an electronic safe. If there is a physical key, the police can take it from you but if it only a software encryption or two part (think finger print and code) then they cant demand it.

Never want to really test this out but yeah, it is a possiblity. Also a reason why none of my passwords are wrote down... anywhere... <-- they become a physical key...

Nintendo in profit on each Wii sold

Er...

Think you are a bit late on the news on this one. Neowin reported this in 2006 and I'm sure if memory serves correct that Nintendo actually announced this when the first released the console.

http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=36524

Try to keep up el Reg ;)

Back the F:\ Up

And yet again...

Another semi-decent competition that is only open to residents of the US... Ahh well...

US couple sue over McNudes

@tony

Or, maybe if they were sent via mms then they may have her caller id, then you look through contact book and viola, the full name and address of her. Possibly.

There is no mention as to who phoned up and who's name was given to be picking up the phone. If "phillip" gave his own name, then there must have been sopme other way to see who the naughty nude with burger love handles was...

Company sues Facebook over somethingorother

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...and they waited till now to file suit?

Gamers voice NXE woes

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Managed to get mine installed yesterday - all went fine, though it has hung a couple of times when flipping around the new dashboard. The box doesn't get used for anything bar games and Fallout3 still working so I'm happy...

BOFH: The paperless cafeteria

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Brilliant... Just, pure brilliance :)

Text messaging helps kids fight the flab - study

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Or maybe it is just the fact that being actively encouraged motivated the fatties more than, I dont know, doing nothing...

Another pointless report that says the same thing, in a slightly different way, as a hundred others.

Grrr...

<goes off to rant at something else>

Ledger zombie pizza promo pulled

So...

Do we get to see the ad's in question or do we jusst have to wait until someone gets bored enough to create a new one?

Coming soon: Facebook - The Movie!

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@Paul... quick, make that a Facebook shout/wall scribble thing or whatever it is... then you can say that MyFaceSpaceBook saved your life...

Booze and breasts combined, finally

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Almost as good as the beer belly that they do...

Although the advantage with that is as yuo drink it you lose weight and hence look even more fantastic as the night progresses...

I think asking for a sip for the chest may go down, well, like the Hindenburg but hey ho, be amusing :)

Game rating system needs legal backing, claims supporter

I feel for the gamers...

Me included...

Ask most shoppers who PROVIDES the ratings and they wont have a clue. Ask them what the BBFC ones mean though, and they understand - not so with just the PEGI icons although they are much more informative and in depth.

My local Gamestation enforces age ratings amazingly well, have seen two teen-year olds try to by a game when only one had ID and the other was paying. Transaction refused. 5 Min later, ID boy comes back, the guy behind the counter refuses to sell again. Kudos to that man...

Gamers get stick because parents/media/"adults" (yes, tar with same brush and all that) because they all think games are, well, games. Most are, some aren't. It is like films but until people realise this, then there are always going to be complaints about little timmy learning how to kill cab drivers based on GTA67... Doesn't matter that timmy's darling mother bough it for him for the realistic driving experience...

And yeah, I support PEGI. Give them the same legal backing and enforcement as BBFC and slap the parents who still persist in trying to buy gmaes for their underage sprogs...

From a 25 year old gamer...

Google Android just five weeks away?

gmail account...

Will you be able to use the phone when the gmail, sorry, googlemail accounts go tits up as per the last few days? You know, just wondering... May make the network coverage maps a bit more interesting...

Heart Internet spreads the love passwords

So...

The second email, were the passwords different then the first one?

Otherwise, rather pointless to say the least.

Limbo of the Lost music not stolen, claims composer

Run rabbit run rabbit

run run run...

Trying to get as far away as possible from this mess as quickly as possible. Cant really blame the guy but from the sounds of it, he doesn't have anything to worry about

Gov claims 'password protection' OK for sensitive docs

Quick vote...

Why bother cracking the password... Vote now for it to be either:

A) "password"

B) "hblears"

C) " "

D) "abc123"

Davis faces North Korean victory margin in civil liberty vote

Vote the MRLP in!

As much as I agree with Davies, the MRLP would at least make PMq's more interesting... And get about as much sense as anything else going on in there...

Stunned commuter finds more secret papers on train

Scna available...?

Well, is there? I know crayon on paper doesn't come through very well (and heck, we know its all the government can be trusted with) but with them missing for a tleast an evening.

On a similar note, would it be illeagal to disclose these now seen as it can be argues that they were released into the "public domain"?

Police protester snap did not breach rights

Snap happy time...

@Scott - The question was "unobjectional" not "objetional" only a minor difference :)

How can this not be invasive thoguh as the police activlly follwed him, used intimidation and bullying tactics and another department to get his name and address (not clear if they actually did or not from the article). The storage of the photos is fine as long as they are either anon photos or media records of the event. As mentioned, he was attending in an "official" capacity so his being there, especially as he asked a question, was resonable.

Just so long as we can still take photos in the street, keeps me happy... :)

Thus Group gives amorous Cable and Wireless the brush off

The same AC as before...

Wonder if they ever fixed the roof or it was more duct tape? =)

Believe it or not, had a lot of respect for quiet a few of the people there, it was just sad how it seemed to go so wrong so quick...

Airbus jets could be converted to fuel-cell propulsion

two wheel drive?

Or just power the wing wheels... gives tank like turning and should push the plane rather than pull it?

Other option is to get greenpeace activists to pull the planes around by long ropes. Gives them something to do and helps the environment, how could the refuse?

:)