Posts by Mark 108

European Commission orders mass recall of creepy, leaky child-tracking smartwatch

Re: Tip of the Iceberg

You do know that the UK has 73 MEPs in the EU parliament, I would hardly call that no say.

Boffins don't give a sh!t, slap Trump's face on a turd in science journal

Re: Very disrespectful

Respect is earned!

Stop us if you've heard this one: Apple's password protection in macOS can be thwarted

It just works. For anyone.

Wrong!

Carriers, prepare to bleed: EU pops a cap on data roaming

Re: Customers Prepare to Bleed

The infrastructure is already in place. They'll sell much more data at a lower price 1x£1000 < 1000X£2.

Dad sues Apple for pushing cash-draining 'free' games at kids

Sterilisation

The moron should be prevented from breeding further in the interest of society.

Stallman: Jobs exerted 'malign influence' on computing

>> BTW Apple fanbois, you ought to note who *owns* a large chunk of Apple.

>> Did someone say "Microsoft"? Correct.

You need to check your facts.

Brits lose out as iTunes prices jump

VAT

I think a significant portion of the difference between US and UK prices is UK VAT.

Copper prices push cable thefts to new high

Charge anyone caught

with attempted murder of train passengers.

Turkish groom accidentally sprays wedding guests with bullets

Funeral

If the activity is also practiced at funerals then this may well be the last generation of the family.

US military chokes on stream from robots' fat pipes

Facebook

If they open a Facebook account then everyone should be able to view the data in short order.

US Navy's plane-hurling mass driver in tech hiccup

Wrong return value

Perhaps the software spat out a negative number instead of a positive one.

Primark pulls 'disgraceful' padded bikini for kiddies

The most dangerous

thing coming into regular contact with a child is it's parants.

iPhone push hack shoves IMs to complete strangers

He knows already

Steve know about it already - via his hacked iPhone.

iPhone 3.0 - born on schedule...

Undo

Shake to undo - the iPhone that is.

Broadband tax of £6 per year to fund rural fibre rollout

Compromise

There are about 60 million of us on our little island and it's unfortunate, but each and every one of use cant pick and choose our own taxation/benefit system. There are some compromises required.

I work in a city and live in the countryside and surprise, surprise there are extremes of poverty and wealth to be seen in both areas.

Maybe if doing business was made a little easier in the sticks everyone wouldn't need to flock to the cities each day.

iPhone owners are superior beings, says survey

By the way...

What's the collective noun for a bunch of trolls?