Posts by andrewsi

Russian cargoship fluffs Space Station docking test

I think I see the problem

It's backed up to 484km from the station. But the station is orbiting at just 408km from the Earth.

Therefore the cargo ship is now orbiting 76km below the surface of the Earth.

Can neighbours grab your sensitive package, asks Post Office

Re: I am amazed at how far behind the times the UK is.

Canada Post do still have dedicated post offices - there's one just a couple of blocks away from the Parliament buildings. I agree that it's very much the exception, though. I think my morning commute of a mile takes me past four stores with post office branches, and I was very pleasantly surprised the first time I went to post a letter at 8pm and found the counter still staffed.

On the other hand, their attitude to parcels is a little too relaxed for me - more than once I've come home to discover a parcel sitting on the front step.

ISP kills off country-ban dodge after just 48 hours

Re: Action against GeoIP

If it's any consolation, you can access the BBC's radio output from anywhere in the world on iPlayer.

Doctor Who inspires another game, this time MMOG

Not Lego, but...

There's a range of Doctor Who construction toys launching from Character Options around Easter time:

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/38124/doctor-who-character-building-figures

Spycam school to pay damages for kiddie snaps

Well...

They're not poor any more.

Google: botnet takedowns fail to stem spam tide

That won't work

If you start targetting the companies being advertised, exactly how long do you think it would take before a company started sending out spam plugging their business rivals?

eBayer sued for leaving negative feedback

It's the US legal system, though

Where I believe you can sue anyone for anything, so long as you've for the money to pay the fees. Common sense and proportionality may come into it once you get into court, but since this case doesn't seem to have gotten that far yet....