Posts by King Jack

Go back to the future with Red Dwarf

I loved Red Dwarf

But after their last outing I think they should stay lost in space. Why ruin a good memory?

Mozilla promises more speed with Firefox 9 beta

Firefox, slowly killing itself one version at a time. I think the whole thing will die when it reaches the mid-teens. RIP

Results in on why life, the universe and everything exists

Some are both or neither..

People that is. There are more than 2 genders.

PlayStation Network downloads limited to two devices

Once again Sony

Another feature culled by Sony. Wait for the hacks and cracking of content to grow as a direct result. Some companies never learn. Sony the kings of clawing back features. I wonder what's next to be removed?

What surprises me is idiots applaud being shafted. Sheep with mad cow disease?

WHSmith launches e-book reader rivals to Amazon Kindle

Not so

The same difficulty a lefty has driving a car or putting on a shirt. Or playing a piano, using a keyboard. Being left handed only means you have a preference to use your left hand. If you have never done something before, it makes no odds which hand you use. The world does not need to be reversed for left handed people.

Ten... Freeview HD recorders

So by pressing green, it makes it interactive TV. What happened to passive TV viewing? I don't want to have to fish out a remote every time the BBC chooses to show sport. There is no reason for them to it. Teletext was never rammed down peoples throats. You chose to press text when YOU wanted teletext.

Smut oglers told to opt in to keep web filth flowing

Antarctica

Antarctica is still free. Earths most southerly continent. It's big. Enough space for religious nutters to live to their god's content. Don't worry about the cold, they will all be wrapped in cotton wool.

BBC One and bureaucracy spared in Auntie cuts

And not giving the people who pay for it what they want. If the BBC had to pay its own way, it would NEVER have ditched F1. If it funded itself via ads then it would would have and excuse to spend £22m+ on the Voice. As it is funded by tax, there is no reason to compete with ITV for ratings.

PlayBook stock mountain: RIM slashes prices

You must be Dr Emmet Brown

You forgot about the flux capacitor.

Netflix: How to completely screw up

Doing a Coke

That is all.

MPs probe social networks' position following riots

So I guess world war 3 will not be televised.

Galaxy Tab remains illegal in Germany

You might be right. But we all know the little man has no power to sue the big boys, so my comment stands.

I mostly agree...but

Not Henry Ford. Mr Benz would have sued him, as it was he who invented the motor car.

Parliament has no time for 100,000+ signature e-petitions

Why do you think that all the rioters were on the dole? Many rioters were fully employed.

Singling out the unemployed is wrong.

End of UK local dialling in sight as numbers run out

Easy...

Get the person sitting next to you to dial it.

Amazon refuses Touchpad refunds after price slash frenzy

sold again for the reduced price?

Maybe, but they could not be sold as brand new.

Hits keep on coming: HP buys Autonomy for $11bn cash

Put your Palms together..

See title

Murdoch muscles BBC out of Formula One driving seat

Sadly yes

Yes, even though it boils down to blackmail, idiots will line up to subscribe. These are the same folk who in 2 years will be singing sky's praises but moaning that the subs are increasing. Well you have justify being a fool.

For the record i HATE Sky and they will NEVER see a penny from me.

Why does the BBC hate the viewing public so much?

It's because of the unique way it's funded, Who gives a fuck when the end user HAS to keep supporting you or go to jail no matter how much you piss them off?

The way the BBC is funded only worked when there was one channel. This Bullshit just proves it.

Lost 1967 spacecraft found crashed on the Moon

Where's Wally.

I examined that photo and still can't spot Wally!!!

Sorry, time travelers, you’re still just fiction

Don't agree

If time travel was possible you may never see a time traveler. Why? I know that the stealth bomber exists but I've never seen one, same with expensive cars. So If a time traveler came here he would be few and far between to amount to not existing. And how do you know what they would find interesting? Looking up Hitler as boy: Hitler was nothing special as kid, he had done nothing so no historian was watching him. So if a traveler was observing, who would know? Things only become interesting after the fact. Even Jesus' childhood was skipped.

Pricey Apple Thunderbolt cable inner chippery exposed

The Benefit

You can fleece customers for as much as you want. You buy one motherboard but many cables.

DRM-free music dream haunts Apple's app-store lock-in

false analogy

You forgot they may be converted to pizza if you are (un)lucky, especially after a night boozing.

Woman dies of heart attack at own funeral

I Hope

I hope when I die, I get a 2nd chance. Thanks to this tale, I'll be prepared and try not to die again too soon.

Sony shuts down site to investigate possible hack

Slow Down

This has got to stop, I made a promise to have a party every time Sony gets hacked. It's costing me a fortune. Let the good times roll.

Sony presents PSP2 performance prior to E3

Prophetic

Sony: <vader>We have altered the terms of your EULA. Pray we do not alter it further.</vader>

LOL so true.

New Sony hack exposes more consumer passwords

The wrong approach.

'What it will do is harden Sony's attitude to Linux and any form of future collaboration, and mean even the most innocent of looks, either at Sony's websites or hardware, will mean a prompt visit by Sony lawyers and probably the local plod.'

Exactly. This is why Sony is and will be on many peoples shit list, and why I will never let another Sony product into my house. It's also why they are being hacked to death. . No amount of bullying is going to change public opinion to favour them (Sony). Keep on with the lawyers, it appears to be working great!

RIP

Happiness is a failing Sony

I'm looking forward to reading (and laughing) about more hacks in the future.

Groundhog day: more Sony breaches

You must be a Sony Shill

Graf did nothing to aid piracy. He is only interested in Hacking the Hypervisor. FACT. That knowledge may lead to others getting a toe hold to misuse the info. So i your world we should ban all books and texts 'cause you might learn something that can be put to bad use. Why not out law books full stop, to keep Sony & Co safe and the renters/purchasers stupid.

The 'asshat Hotz'. Yes he released the keys, but his firmware would NOT allow piracy. Maybe next time Sony will do a better job of securing them. Threatening people will not stop the thirst for knowledge but will get you hacked till kingdom come.

If I ever discovered something interesting in MY PROPERTY (PS3) then yes I would tell others. I don't recall ever signing a non disclosure agreement, nor do I know of any PS3 who signed such.

If Sony doesn't want people to own what they buy, they should rent the PS3. Also they should try to make people sign in blood that they will only use the item the 'Sony Approved' way, at the point of sale. Just so you know Highlander, I did not buy my PS3, I did not click on any EULA and nobody not even Sony can enforce terms of something that was a gift.

I'm getting the booze in for the party. You are invited.

@Highlander

Keep on taking the pills...

Sony BMG Greece hacked

Utter bollox

When you buy a PS3 you buy the whole thing. If Sony thought like you do they would sell you a box with no software on it (like a PC). You would then have to load up the firmware to it, thereby validating any crap in the EULA. What if you buy a console for a child and they begin to use it. What law anywhere is going to enforce said EULA on a minor? As minors cannot enter into contracts. So yes, EULA on the PS3 is hot air. The PSN is theirs and I have NEVER logged on to it, I have no interest in 'social gamming'. Sony do not have my details and never will. They have no right to examine MY PS3, it is MY property and if I choose to examine its inner workings then that is my business. Graf has never had anything to do with piracy. He has nothing to do with the PSN hacking. He is only interested in the Hypervisor. The German police didn't just decide to pick on Graf, Sony put them up to it. The world will be a sad place when you cannot examine your own purchases or in your world, OWN what you buy. Maybe Sony should rent their next console? I see Nintendo's EULA grant themselves the right to 'own' everything that is on the their new handheld. Yes they really believe that all your files are theirs to use in any way they see fit. Guess The BIG N is also on my no buy list. But feel free to welcome them into your life.

I don't like the hackers

I'm glad that it's hurting Sony. I don't agree with stealing people's details or breaking into networks, but if it Hurts Sony then let it continue. Sony's actions made me sick, getting subpoenas to get the details of people who WATCHED a video on the net? Trying to silence people who talk about the PS3? Snooping on the stuff contained on users PS3's and the network they are connected to, hiding behind EULAs. Sony's methods and contempt for the law and people's right to own their own property. painted a target on themselves. Rather than spend money on security, they chose to use fear and lawyers to stop the attacks. You reap what you sow.

Graff

Geohotz (USA) published the keys and made custom firmware. Graff (German) made tools to enable use of the Hypervisor under OtherOS or linux. Sony knocked down his front door TWICE, stealing his property. Two completely different people, 2 different continents.

And no, I don't believe the hackers will stop if Sony is destroyed, but I will throw a party. What I'm saying is Sony's behaviour (dawn raids) lit the fuse. Watch the fire works.

Good Job

Sony should not have raided Graff's house. His 'crime?' Putting Linux back on the PS3. Are we learning yet Sony? I hope Sony is hacked into receivership, looks like it's open season.

Suit settled, PS3 hacker donates $10,000 to EFF

Geohtz Firmware

Hotz did not distribute any sony code. He released a patch so the user had to get an original firmware and patch it. So no to direct copyright violation.

Sony buries hatchet with GeoHot in PS3 modding case

Yes and No

You cannot go on PSN but you can play all the latest games. You would be a fool to buy them, as the legit copies won't work but the cracked ones play flawlessly. So locking the firmware is only driving customers who want homebrew into piracy.

Sounds like an own goal to me.

Commodore 64 revivalist posts prototype PC pics

Stupid cow milking

Why on earth would anyone want a desktop computer stuffed into a bulky keyboard? Imagine all the wires hanging out of it in use. Just buy/build a PC with a wireless keyboard and run an emulator.

I owned a 64 and this is nothing like it. Please I urge fans not to continue giving companies who rent the name Commodore any cash. The c64 is dead, let it RIP.

Tesla Motors sues BBC for defamation

Not a bad review

You can see the episode on you tube and Engaget. I just watched it and didn't find it a bad reflection on Tesla. In fact Clarkson loved it. It's true that currently all battery powered vehicles suffer from re-fueling problems. It takes an age to charge it (16 hours from a 13amp socket). Plus if you cane it round the track, I bet it would run out of juice sooner rather than later. Tesla just want some free publicity. Sadly it will be of the bad kind.

Sony wins subpoena for PS3 hacker's PayPal records

I'm one of the people that believe

If you buy something you own it. You don't rent it or have to use it 'the way the manufacturer wants you to.' If I buy a knife and kill someone with it, I don't expect to be sued by Kitchen Devil. Fender did not sue Jimi Hendrix for playing his guitar upside down or for setting it on fire. It was his to do with as he wished. I'm sure there are many videos out there showing these illegal acts. Sony may not be happy, but tough shit, sueing is just stupid. Guess what, I opened my PS3 to see whats inside and I have put custom firmware on it. I'm quaking in my boots waiting for Sony to kick my door down for not using it 'Their Way'. Sony do not own me or MY property.

Note to Sony: This is last Sony product to enter my house, ever.

Ubisoft reveals rock game with REAL guitars

Why

Why must a game teach you skills in the real world? I shoot aliens with a controller, but I doubt that will stand me in good stead with a real rifle. Same with sport games. . People who think these games should reflect reality need their heads examining. It is a game, a bit of escapism, you know ..fun.

Dim Brits think TARDIS IS REAL

Surely you mean..

Hello kettle? You're black! - Pot.

Note the apostrophe, capital Y and full stop.

Sony wins subpoenas revealing visitors to PS3 jailbreaker site

WTF..?

How do you know what Sony will do with the info? 4 months ago nobody would have said Sony would sue anyone. Plus have you read their latest t&ca?

They want you to give them permission to scan your harddrive and anything connected to the PS3 (your home network) for stuff that Sony don't like. Also they will ban/sue you for attaching ANYTHING not Sony approved.

So carry on defending Sony. I just hope hope they turn their sights on you. It's thinking like that that allowed Hitler to dominate.

Just visited the site

I want in on the cash payout when Sony gets sued for invasion of privacy. Looking forward to my 'Golden Ticket'.

Better than the lottery and no entry fee. Well done Sony.

Euro court slaps down insurers over gender risks

Wrong

And if you do a study based on skin colour, and find that white males make greater claims. Would that not be racist? Basing anything on gender to favour or punish a person IS sexist by its very nature. Thanks god we have laws that make that practice illegal.

Shella's wheels are a sexist bunch, good riddance to them for openly discriminating against men.

At last

Women rightly had a case for being paid less for the same work as men. That has been corrected, but it has swung too far in the other direction. I never heard women complain that they were being given cheaper deals for being women. Let's hope they sort out sports next. ie. Wimbledon. Yes the pay is the same, but Women play less sets, so they earn more than the men.

Equality should be equal.

Cowon D3 Plenue Android media player

Place your bets..

I bet it STILL will bundle your tunes with your audiobooks. Good luck with putting your entire collection on it and asking it to shuffle. A cheap and cheerful Sansa Fuze has the brain power to recognize that you don't want to hear an audiobook chapter as part of you shuffled tunes.

They may sound great, but I'll never buy Cowon again. Crap interface.

Sony threatens to ban PS3 jailbreakers from network

Wrong

Firmwares are available to download from non official sites, every heard of torrents?

Channel Five reborn as Channel Five

Logo

They went through a phase with no logo at all. Then just as I began to warm to the station they brought it back. I have never watched a program on it since. Torrents are my friend. Thanks Five, or whatever you are called.

Ofcom okays Derren Brown psychic-baiting

The Dead

When you die you leave your brain and body behind, it either gets buried or burned. So what are the dead meant to think with? If people survived after death, the afterlife would be exactly like this life. Society (ghost world) would be built by the same people who built this one. No body/spirit would have the time to chat to 'mediums'. they'd be too busy with their own lives. And if they could be bothered, I'm sure they would like to pass on more important things than 'they don't like the picture hanging in the hall'.

Well done Mr Brown.

Sony PS3 rootkit rumours rubbished

No,

I didn't agree to anything, my console was gift. How will anyone uphold these terms & conditions? What if the console belongs to a 6 year old child? Will Sony and co sue them for breaching the T&C? Children cannot sign legal documents, and i certainly did not sign anything when I was gifted my PS3. You need to take a deep breath and contact reality.

PS. you can chip your car legally so long as you tell your insurance company. Don't let facts get in the way of your ranting.