Posts by Andy Tunnah

It's finally happened: Bloke builds BOFH-style goofing-off cattle prod

First application:

5 will get you 10 foxconn has these on every single employee by year's end.

Hey, remember the iPod Touch? Apple just did

50 quid for 32gb what a bloody bargain!

Apple 'rainbow' logos set to fetch $10-15K at auction

tenner says apple sue em for a billion

Record labels sue Pandora over vintage song royalties

*giggle*

Anyone else still get a decent laugh everytime el reg shortens it to Ass. ? Because I sure do :D

Edward Snowden on his Putin TV appearance: 'Why all the criticism?'

The russian record != the record

Putin could have said "no, we don't even have a secret police that will kidnap the balls out of anyone who opposes me!" while smirking, and doing the handjob sign at the camera...and 3 months later if the man was to deny it ever happening you can sure as hell bet nobody in russia will remember it ever happening.

Rumour: Next Apple iThing to feature 65-inch screen. Four-limb multitouch, anyone?

Eegads imagine the price!

This will be a tough sell for apple because OLED screens are absolutely amazing...all of them...so they couldn't differentiate on picture quality. TVs all kinda look the same nowadays, very minimalist so can't go there either.

All that leaves is the remote..so probably going to end up with a fondleslab-sized remote to justify the no-doubt heart-attack inducing price premium.

The other thing is Apple are so used to bringing devices out "first", being a pioneer...OLED TVs are already coming out so Apple will be playing catch up...although I'm sure that won't stop them claiming copyright infringement somehow

Nominet bins Optical Express' appeal against 'It ruined my life' website

A tad fishy...

So lemme just check the facts...she ran optimaxruinedmylife.co.uk, because of bad service, and optimax paid her off...at which point she then sets up opticalexpressruinedmylife.co.uk and is now doing the exact same thing, except this time she has no real gripe against the company ?

How has nobody brought up the fact that she's just aiming for another pay off ?

Also hush on the Branston, you might give her ideas for her next one!

Boffins follow TOR breadcrumbs to identify users

so a guy who uses a lot of traffic in a pattern thats not too hard to figure out can be found out on a secret network....well done

Now find the people who go into it to browse, changing IDs often and only there just to read a few bytes, then my pickle can be classed as tickled, AND NOT A AY BEFORE! :)

Patent shark‘s copyright claim could bite all Unix

orson welles even...i thought that looked wrong..

Ah you bunch of miserable gits, I thought it was a really good go at aprils fools...what the hell do you expect, a gag of such of wit and discombobulatiion (yeah, I'm not sure that's a word..) that it rivals the radio broadcasts of orvell wells ?

In any case, I likes

McAfee founder raided in Belize by gang-busting police

Re: Sounds like America

You forgot to put the troll face icon because there is no way this is a serious post.

This is the sort of post I expect from one of the RSS-educated plasticgeeks who forms their opinions from whatever fart-thoughts are discussed the loudest.

Let's assume you're not trolling for a second. For one it's not politics involving itself in his business, it's a politician's abuse of power using a police unit under his command to execute his plan of extortion.

For 2...you know what, I can't carry on, you are trolling, if I'm to keep this little bit of faith in humanity intact, I need to believe you're trolling.

Nympho hauled to loon-cooler after serial bonkathon brutality

Re: What bus route?

Oh bravo sire, bravo!

Giggled a bit too much at that one

Samsung unwraps 17in Ivy Bridge beast

Back to your cave troll!

Apple are probably doing it because people can only be ripped off for so long, now that other companies are doing these high end sexy laptops at a fraction of the price, Apple's market is dwindling.

Boy wrecks £22k worth of MacBooks by weeing on them

HA!

I laughed far too hard at that last bit...

But as a thought how many of us have gotten none-powered electronics wet only to let them dry off and they be working fine afterwards ?

Crytek: Schemes to strike second-hand games biz 'awesome'

Re: I'm sorry

...You do realise servers don't just get setup and left alone ? Running costs are enormous, then there's all the work that goes into after market DLC, be it paid or not.

Bulletproof iPhone case set to survive shootouts

wow that went over your head a bit now didn't it ;)

SHOCK! FIFA 12 goalie does it doggy style with striker

See this is why footballers are truly the pinnacle of athletic ability, not only can he chase down his victim, he can assult him, finish off, then instantly get up and try to chase the ball again

*salutes*

...on second thought that sounds like I'm saluting sexual assault...

Game of Thrones Blu-ray disc set

Can't be thronies, too close to bronies - how about thronitians ?

Hitachi GST lays 4TB Easter egg

They've had an internal 4tb drive out a while (albeit not enterprise) in the form of a 5400RPM drive.

iPhone 5 gets a 5in screen

Unlike the missus...

...I am completely satisfied by 4", it's just such a perfect fit

'This American Life' disowns Apple-bashing blockbuster

Re: For the prices charged for the latest Apple kit ...

It's not naive at all, with pretty much all other expensive electronic components a higher level of work force is behind it. In fact it's because of the higher level of work needed that the prices are high, and that's pretty much the standard in the tech world.

Apple are very smart though, in that they modelled their manufacturing processes in the same way as the only industry that gets away with that crap - the fashion industry. They make something everyone will want, create frequent updates to keep in trend, and most importantly farm out that design to the cheapest manufacturer while maintaining a high price.

I wonder if apple charged a normal price for their products, would they have the same snobbish fanbase ?

Sony KDL-40HX723 40in LED 3D TV

judged purely on picture ?

this perhaps shows why it would be good to have groups of ratings rather than a single score

sure this set has a knockout picture, one of the best - but so it bloody well should for over a grand for a 40" set!

and while it may be a show stealer for the eyes it's a pickpocket when it comes to features - no drive for DVR, single tuner, no MKV support, and no wireless dongle ?

and not to forget the lack of glasses. i could understand this in 3-5 years time when maaaybe someone is upgrading their 3DTV so already has the binlids ready, but not now whilst the tech is still in it's infancy and pretty much every 3DTV purchase is a first born

Ten... earphones for mobiles

reply replee reploo

wanted to reply to several comments

first, bluetooth headsets - no matter what reason you have for them, no matter how discrete or stylish they may be, you will always look like a cock using it to talk

sennheisers do break but even so they're so worth it - i'm not an audiophile, and i listen mostly to metal or drum and bass; fast, loud. deep music and i've not found a pair that spits out more bass than my CX-300s (apart from a mate who had this £200 pair of earbuds but that is ridiculous..o well each to their own)

funny thing is one bud did stop working..didn't work for months, then out of the blue i put the wrong bud in my ear (only use 1 anyway, riding a bike and listening to music is suicidal) and they were fine again

Billion dollar telescope snaps galactic head-on

$179?!?!

for a muddyfunkin' book?!

Beer bottle shagging beetles with HUGE MEMBERS win prize

london ? psh

it would never happen in the UK, the owner would sue the goverment for the cost of the car, plus millions in damages for personal suffering, and demand that the road where it happened be legally theirs as that would be the only way they could ever get over this tragic event

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

finally!

been waiting a long time for this. when i first heard about it i was expecting a half-arsed attempt at a reboot, some studio trying to cash in on the legacy while not appreciating the source

started getting my hopes up a few months ago after seeing footage, then i read an interview with the art director ( http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/118/1180786p1.html ) and i was hooked

it was never going to be as good as the original, and you have to expect some pandering to console gamers so it's not gonna be a technological leap forward either, but at least they were reasonable faithful to the legacy

wonder if it still plays ok with a mouse & keyboard though..

Kabam! Facebook gamers fume after script deletes fake stuff

this is just pathetic

why do people have to go whinging and crying over eeeevery little thing nowadays ?

so you lost a few items, lodge a complaint, ask for it's return and i'm sure it'll be done

the problem is with the advent of the litigious society we've become that every little hiccup that happens warrants some massive outcry and backlash, and it's permeating every aspect of our lives

perfection - or nearest cash value

New DVD discs claim 1,000 year life

o rly ?

just to test this out i dug out a dvd i burned in 2002, plays absolutely fine

LIES, ALL LIES

Apple sues NYC mom & pop shops

cmon guys..

we can sit here and say omg this is horrible they're just using the name in a clever way but we all know it's gonna be some really bad knockoff shop with dodgy chinglish and crappy...everything

although i'd never spend silly money on designer gear i also don't buy knock offs of it for 1 simple reason - the conditions may be poor but the quality is high, knock offs are 99% of the time inferior and in the case of good immitations it can damage a brand

also, is it racist that the second i thought of apple shops in china town all i could think of was the apple logo with a rice paddy hat and 2 south park-esque slits for eyes as the sign ? :D

OCZ jumps harder on enterprise PCIe bandwagon

o dear lawd

imagining 3.84tb of flash storage makes me think this page should end in .xxx

Apple iMac 27in

not a PC/Mac argument, more a practical one

I understand that you pay for the looks, that's a given in life (I've bought many a sony vaio for a few hundred extra purely because they look loads better than other lappys) but if you wanna match this machine by it's only other stand out feature, the screen, then go for the Dell 27" A04 (http://www.scan.co.uk/products/27-dell-u2711-a04-wqhd-widescreen-lcd-2560x1440-hdmi-2xdvi-d-display-port-5-xusb-8in1-reader) or any other monitor that has an IPS panel. It's no Apple magic that causes their screens to be better than all others, they just always use IPS panels.

Artificial leaf produces electricity through photosynthesis

this is such a classic example of people not being impressed anymore

i seen a standup do a skit a few years back can't remember who and he made the point of how amazed we all were when like, portable tape players came out, or when sky first arrived here..it was amazing!

And how nowadays kids get given what would be classed as a supercomputer 20 years ago in their pockets and they just want more..

They've created a bloody artificial leaf! How about a few "wow! that's pretty freaking clever!"'s before questioning its operatability (is that even a word).

I dunno i just think that's bloody fantastic, ignoring all it's claims and if they're viable..the very fact that they did this is just incredible.

Panasonic Pure Line TX-L37D28 37in LCD TV

hmm

i know you pay extra for quality and all that but it seems just down right retarded to pay £900 for a 37" when you can get a 50" plasma for £550 nowadays

yeah the picture quality will be worse etc. but you're not gonna have the other set sat beside it to compare it to

Google illegally divulges user searches, suit claims

if you're that bothered..

..just grab the result manually and paste it into the address bar :P

Sky bags UK HBO exclusive

good for those who don't pirate

with sky buying them up won't it mean they'll be on a lot sooner than the several year gap currently being employed ?

and ppl saying it'll give more reasons to pirate, yeah right, everyone pirates it unless its on the same or next day anyway :P

Mobile Broadband Best Buys

what happened to comments ?

not a suggestion just a massive thank you, my sis' birthday is coming up and the new sprog is stopping her setting up home broadband and was gonna get her mobile as a prezzie, this guide is exactly what i needed

then again its more a present to me, if i get 1 more google-something-for-me phone call i think i'ma kill her ha

Green Berets to get Judge Dredd computer smart-rifle

bet their eyes hurt

from squinting so hard if they actually engage from that range

just because they have that range doesn't mean they fire from it

Sky punts 'truly unlimited' 20Mb/s broadband

o reginald, i disagree!

*hugs the creator of AUTH TLS*

measurements

sorry to double post but why is everyone so obsessed with working it all out as a percentage of something else ?

none of us would get a 2gb limit because we know whats out there and spend more of our time finding stuff rather than clicking links in emails

20mbit (or whatever) with a 2gb limit is excellent for the none-computer savvy home user who has no concept of internet slowdown (who here hasn't been asked to fix the computer because a website loads slow?) because at the end of the day all mine yours and everyone else's mum wants is the latest facebook pics to load instantly so she doesn't panic and wonder why shes got half a face

a love letter

did nobody read it properly ? it states 2 packages

i have sky and absolutely adore them, if they asked i would probably let em take my brown cherry for the service i get - i'm connected at 14.4mbit, and my downloads are never slow, i regularly download 2tb+ a month..oo i'm all tingly

Cisco 'forever changes internet' with... a router

automagically

has now been firmly wedged into my vocabulary

First Freeview HD TV goes on sale

pricey

seems if you're gonna shell out that much for a TV you probably have enough money for a sky subscription

Pioneer BDP-320

75% seems a bit generous

when buying an entertainment system like this, i rarely look at the tech specs and all the extra filters etc. as i've found once its setup and running i'm always perfectly happy with the picture (after all, i'm not comparing it to better or worse models so i don't really have a yard stick)

what i do look at is the stuff i'm gonna have to live with day after day, and this unit seems to lack those basic functions - backlit remote, in-film menu access, pre-HMDI support, returning to where you last were in a movie, and what i personally find the most infuriating of all, a long boot up time

maybe need 2 diff ratings, one for its technical prowess and one for its basic user satisfaction

Sony Bravia KDL-46W5810 46in LCD TV

did sony pay for this review ?

so its an ugly tv, crappy menus, crappy sound but decent picture quality, and that gets a 90% ?

also for this price you could easily nip down to currys and pick up a 46" LED TV with a stand by LG

Dirty, dirty PCs: The X-rated picture guide

that has helped my diet immensely

looking at those before my dinner break has ensured i won't be having one

thanks reg!

OCZ Vertex solid-state drive

nice colour coding

why are the colours for hard drives switched around for different tests ? really irritating :(

Robo-flower wilts as power burns

reverse it!

every geek out there is going to want this working in reverse - the more gadgets they have on, the more "bloomed" it becomes

well..thats what i want anyway

First Amendment rescues Grand Theft Auto's 'totally nude' strip club

o common sense how i love thee!

this is one of those rare occasions when the suetards (i'm hereby copyrighting that word and anyone found using it will be sued) have been well and truly told to take a run and jump

good on the judge for throwing this absolute crap out!

North Korea photoshops stroke from Kim Jong Il

photoshopaganda

best word eva ?

MS: Xbox will not go Blu

@John H Woods

how low do you have your volume ?

my 360 sits in the front room (or did before i sold it) and would play media all day and never noticed the whirring, any sound from the tv would usually mask it