Posts by Andy Mabbett

Google Maps API now costs $4 per 1,000 requests

Open Street Map remains - and will always remain - free.

Hacktivists ransack Hitler defender's email

Er, PMFB, but...

...Godwin.

Teen sacked for 'boring' job Facebook comment

Cached

Google has a cached copy here:

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:BjcHUyQbfoMJ:www.ivell.com/contact.html

Contact e-mail is info@[domain name] and, of course, they're in the phone book.

Home Office classes openness review a secret

Get a grip

So, if your neighbours return from holiday, and don't care that they've illegally imported a plant with an invasive and potentially devastating pest species, say Colarado Beetle:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_potato_beetle

you think the authorities should be powerless to enter their home to destroy it before they can accidentally release it into the wild?

Trojan trawls recruitment sites in ID harvesting scam

Accessibility

"A CAPTCHA is a type of challenge-response test designed to distinguish between requests from an automated program and a human. "

No: A CAPTCHA is a type of challenge-response test designed to distinguish between requests from an automated program and a human who is not visually impared.

Sony touts weird multi-sensor handheld gadget tech

Chorded keyboards

Chorded keyboards:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorded_keyboard

"There are many different designs based on similar concepts, some requiring only one hand for operation."

London hospital loses 20,000 unencrypted patient files

And another one...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7461607.stm

"The health records of nearly 11,000 patients are on a laptop stolen from the Wolverhampton home of a GP. The information was not encrypted to make it difficult to access, as health guidelines say it should be. But a practice spokesman said the information was protected with a complex password system which would be difficult to crack."

T-Mobile doubles 0870 call costs

WM Police

My local police force, (West Midlands) refuse to provide me with a geographical phone number, insisting that 0845 is "the same price" as a local call - for the number on which they would like me to help them by reporting suspicious activity or non-emergency crimes in progress.

Navy sonar dolphin 'massacre' - the facts

Marine Conservation Society

A quick plug, if I may, for the Marine Conservation Society, which anyone interested in preserving our marine fauna should join.

[A penguin, because it's the only marine wildlife on offer]