Posts by David Robinson 1

Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet creator Gerry Anderson dies at 83

What, no mention of Dick Spanner? It used to be shown as part of Network 7 (remember that?) on Channel 4. Very surreal and plenty of sight gags in the background.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Spanner,_P.I.

So, just what is the ultimate bacon sarnie?

Ultimate Bacon Sarnie

How soon people forget.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/10/ultimate_bacon_sarnie/

The Beatles Yellow Submarine restored

"Long absent from video stores"

Hmmm, I wonder where my copy on DVD came from then?

Ten... two-bay Nas boxes

Re: I went down the DIY route

I'm using Linux SoftRAID, just like nearly any LInux-based NAS device uses. You'll find few off-the-shelf NAS devices do hardware RAID. The beauty of using Linux SoftRAID means that if your hardware gives up the ghost you can stick the HDs into another Linux machine.

I went down the DIY route

HP Microserver N36L, now the N40L. The N40L offers AMD Turion Neo II (1.5GHz), 4 drive bays, 6 USB ports, Gigabit ethernet, VGA out and 2 PCI-E slots. You get a 250GB HD and 2GB RAM included. Power consumption is under 45W. Certified for Windows and RHEL.

Ebuyer sell them for £230-240, and HP have been offering £100 cashback on them for months now. Stick something like Open Media Vault or other OS of choice on there. Far more flexible option if you're that way inclined.

A friend of mine did the same as me, using Open Media Vault, and he was complaining that it all just worked. He was expecting hours of tweaking and fiddling.

Yes, Prime Minister to return after 24 years

Re: Hmmm

Martin Freeman in the Bernard role.

For the wordplay of Sir Humph, I was thinking Stephen Fry or Rowan Atkinson. But with Rowan, there would be modern day Blackadder comparisons.

Jim Hacker? Hmmm, need to think that one over.

Boffins one step closer to invisible shed

Shirley...

...an invisible shed is a greenhouse?

Samsung SSD 830

Argh! Pet Peeve!

b = Bit

B = Byte

You have effectively reduced the reported capacities of the SSDs to an eighth of their actual size.

Punters even more dissatisfied by Virgin Media's package

Allegedly, the Superhub can be configured to act as modem-only, allowing you to use your router of choice. VM don't supply modems anymore, probably to make life easier for their script monkeys. "Turn off your hub, wait five minutes then turn it back on again." I wish they gave us the choice of hub or modem, with the understanding you may be on your own with some support issues.

SHARKS tempted by BIKINI CLAD Thanksgiving BABES

Let's hope that none of the women are menstruating while taking part in this experiment.

Then again, if it is that time of the month, I feel sorry for the sharks.

Compact Disc death foretold for 2012

@Trollslayer

FLAC doesn't have variable quality settings. It does have a variable compression setting, as in how tightly it'll try to pack in the bits not audio compression.

Broadcast television is 75 years old today

Another TV birthday

Today marks the 29th anniversary of Channel 4.

DeLorean goes electric for 2013 roll-out

If you watch this video (1:00 in) you can see how much clearance is required for the doors to open:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8bP2njGfpY

Ten... gaming headsets

Are they all supplied with a USB soundcard?

How many of these headsets are hard-wired into the USB bit, use a proprietary connector or use standard 3.5mm jack plugs? I already have a decent soundcard in the shape of the Asus Xonar DG, are any of these headsets available sans USB?

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420s 14in Core i5 laptop

Re: Keyboard layout

I'm sure I've seen in the BIOS on my Lenovo x100e an option to swap the Fn and Ctrl keys over.

Intel: 'PC makers took the light out of Light Peak'

SPDIF....

"I have yet to find, use, seen for sale, seen in service, seen on any website - etc., etc., etc., ANYTHING, that runs via SPDIF...."

I have SPDIF ports on the following items at home:

Home cinema amp

PlayStation 2

Pioneer DVD player

Sky+ box

Sony LCD TV

So yeah, nothing mainstream uses SPDIF.

Doctor Who co-star Nicholas Courtney dies at 81

Dammit!

That was going to be my suggestion for the gun salute at his funeral.

Mozilla showers Firefox, Thunderbird with updates

Place your bets...

...on when the first commentard will bitch about Firefox security updates and how they're off to use IE/Chrome/Opera/Safari.

Brave new Boris-bikers banjaxed by broken boxes

Snow

2ft of snow in Scotland or the north of England and it's a by-line on the news.

2in of snow in London and it's a national emergency.

Fedora 14: haven for Ubuntu's homeless GNOMEs

Fedora LTS

Fedora does have an LTS release, it's called RHEL. Or there's always CentOS.

Segway philanthropist found dead

As seen on Twitter

Riding a Segway to heaven.

RISC OS runs on fastest hardware ever

Re: RiscOS

<pedant mode>It's RISC OS not RiscOS.</pedant mode>

Sony Vaio P netbook

My eyes!

Laptops, notebooks, netbooks, palmtops should be black, white or some shade inbetween.

Brazilians ordered to have more sex

Take two of these...

...and see me in the morning.

http://www.zimbio.com/Branca+Feres/articles/5/Olympic+Beauties+Part+2+Bia+Branca+Feres

Shrek's Donkey poses with bustier-clad strumpet

Re: Attractive

So you're saying you find the donkey attractive?

Broadband tax scrapped in 'wash-up'

Ciderspace

Why not keep the tax increase on cider and use that to pay for the fibre roll-out to the countryside? It'll mean that those who want broadband out in the sticks will be funding it directly.

Irish civil rights group takes aim at iPad launch

Mahone, Butt and Mahone

As in Pogue Mahone? Kiss my arse.

Incredible Hulk snared on Street View

Oh crumbs!

He's not a rabbit, he's the greatest secret agent in the world.

Ubuntu Lucid Lynx changes its spots

They drink it in the Congo

Ubuntu is often referred to as Umbongo. Seems fitting that they now have a colour theme to match.

Scorsese and De Niro planning Taxi Driver II?

Re: Script reveal

Ms Bee, I nominate the above post deserving of at least five buns.

Custard Creams can kill: Official

@Sarah Bee

"Moderatrix wonders if it's too early to start on the bourbon."

Well, the risk rating for the bourbon is 3.44, so do you feel lucky?