Posts by rogueelement

Raspberry Pi Linux micro machine enters mass production

HDMI???

I can only see component video on the picture accompanying this piece. Same goes for the 'this is what it really looks like' pics posted later

Kingdom of Sweden dragged into Reg smut-basket

not worthy of FoTW

I'm with the 'this isn't a FoTW' camp.

I'm disappointed that they have been so thin on the ground of late; either you're not upsetting people enough anymore or you're not letting us see the correspondance you receive.

I'm off to spEakYou'rebRanes to take in some proper ranting

That Digital Britain report in full

@Graham Hawkins/Tim Spence

"DAB doesn't work at all for the BBC multiplex round here - Bracknell/Wokingham/Reading. What are we supposed to do?"

"Sort your system out then. I live in south Reading, and it's perfect for me."

It works in Wokingham too....is it just Bracknell then?

Pirate Bay loses trial: defendants face prison time, hefty fines

sharing copyrighted material is wrong - but so is the verdict

I purchase music and movies to ensure the artists are rewarded - I'm also happy to pay for media and packaging & presentation thereof. I accept the studios & recording companies take a heftly slice but I rarely buy brand new, full price, you can pick up DVD's for less than £5 and even chart CDs are sub £10 (I used to pay £15 way back when!). Good value IMO.

So my stance on downloading for free is clear - I disapprove.

I still disagree with the result of this trial though- Pirate Bay does not host or provide any of the copyright material, only a mechanism for accessing it. No hardware store was ever sued for selling the crowbar to a burglar who used it to jemmy open a window.

The people who willingly share their music and movies etc are guilty of copyright breach.

US Patent Office exposes Apple secret plan

Constant

Avogadro would have approved

Netbooks: A bit popular

@notebook

I was advised by a major manufacturer some years ago that they deliberately stopped using the term 'laptop' in favour of 'notebook' due to the heat generated making true lap-top use dangerous.

Sensitive to litigation, it was felt it only a matter of time before somebody managed to burn themselves (without noticing the increasing sensation of heat on their legs) and then sue the manufacturer for suggesting it was safe to operate the device on one's lap.

e.g http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/complaints/454300I-have-a-leg-burn-due-to-the-fan-in-my-HP-notebook-overheat.html

Red Dwarf finally returns to Earth

Smoke me a kipper

I thought Barrie and Charles weren't exactly the best of mates - surprised they would be willing to do this.

Was never much good after about series IV anyway....left too long between series when charles was on remand.

Cable and Wireless left cableless by double line break

@Bo Pedersen

the interesting thing is there wasn't a SPOF and that they suffered two line breaks in geographically seperate locations.

CIA demands UK halts interrogation tactics

Fools!

How foolish