Posts by Cris Wilson

Paris Hilton correctly identifies UK Prime Minister

Where's the Jacqui Smith angle?

I for one welcome our new blond airhead overlords.

Rapists should be raped, declares Jordan

@Rob Stiles

How do you put the balls back on again when you find out you've made a mistake?

Deviants, perverts, 'weirdos' - who's going down?

Goatse

Is it illegal to look at a Goatse now? Or is it illegal to send a link of one to someone else?

Actually, am I allowed to still use the word G****e? Or is it now illegal due to the graphic images it conjures up?

Mac malware tide on the rise

Windows for the Win

I run a windows box and I haven't had a virus on my machine since I installed Windows XP on it. I don't even need to run a fire wall on it.

UK.gov 'to create anti-net piracy agency'

This is illegal surely?

Isn't it illegal to tap someones internet connection or phone line? Are ISPs going to have to get a warrant for everyone in the UK?

McKinnon wins extradition delay

Free Gary!

We should not be letting the US extradite this man. Especially since they still practice the death penalty and US officials have been quoted as saying that they want to see him fry.

The USA don't want justice, they want revenge. And that's a good a reason as any to try him in a British court.

Where has all the bad storage gone?

RAID 1

RAID 1 , what more do you need?

Send old Shuttles to Mars, says Scotty ashes prang man

Alpha Centauri

Send them to Alpha Centauri. If they get there, yay! Remote science platform. If not, then at least you wont have to worry about them plummeting back to earth.

EU says Microsoft violated law with IE on Windows

@Mark Randall

"If they don't have a browser installed as standard ...

... how exactly are they going to download a new browser to use?"

It's obvious isn't it? You download one with the bundled ftp command line client.

NASA deploys huge clingfilm strato-pumpkin over Antarctic

Which is it?

Is it a one tonne payload or a one ton payload? There is a difference!

Mines the coat with the chinese dumpling in the pocket.

Prolific worm infects 3.5m Windows PCs

@Andy ORourke

Unless your linux box is currently being brute forced by 3.5 million worms.

Robotic exoskeleton gets gardening job

@Lionel Baden

It's about the same cost as a tractor isn't it?

Experts trumpet '25 most dangerous' programming errors

@nobby

"Improper Input Validation" means check your bloody input! Entering data should not break a program, it should fold gracefully and inform the user about the error in a much detail as is necessary.

What's not to get?

IT salary survey says: ‘You’ve never had it so bad’

Conversion Please

Does anyone know what $65,956 is in pints of beer? Or how many lap dances that would buy me?

$400m US space interceptor deal inked

@Charlie

Sorry, I was too busy thinking about that plutonium reaching the ground and then turning into a fireball brighter than the sun and nuking everying within 20 miles.