Posts by Phil

Wunderkind starts robot-buster weapons firm

Lewis has gone

It's obvious from the sceptical tone of this article that Lewis Page has been subverted by the Dark Side, and this is a piece of propaganda by the Robot Overlords (TM).

Royal Society says goodbye to creationism row vicar

@James Pickett

It appears that it is not just Creationist's who are ignorant. The vast majority of Christians are not Creationists, and who read the creation scriptures as myth. There are many eminent scientists, who fully embrace evolution as the correct explanation of the development of life who also are people of faith, including some who are ordained. To equate 'priest' with 'creationist' is indeed ignorant, and in this particular case shows that you didn't even take time to read the article and find out what the person in question actually said.

Firefox sweeps away carpet bombing bug

Re: Here we go again

@AC: Ah, so that's why MS so rarely fix the vulnerabilities in IE, not because they can't be bothered / don't know how to, but so as not to trouble us with updates. Yes, you're right , better to have the vulns and not have to restart your browser now and again.

Royalties are the admission price, Microsoft tells freetards

Careful where you're pointing that insult

Let me add another vote to the comments about the use of 'Freetard'. El Reg has always seemed to have a good understanding and appreciation of the value of FOSS. Also over time I have modified my opinions over 'free culture', much due to the strong arguments made here about the issue of the right for creatives to earn a living. In that context I understand the use of the 'freetard' label (albeit an ugly and unnecessarily provoking title IMHO). Once it starts to get used for those people who are working hard to a) create high quality, open software, and b) maintain the freedom to do this I think the writer has lost the plot and has been carried away by the 'fun' of insulting others. If the term has to be used the appropriate place seems to be in a piece like Andrew Orlowski's on the LSE meeting http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/21/lse_music_debate/ , where it almost seems proportionate. But for this article, shame on you.