Posts by spaxe

Screwdrivers: is there anything they can't do badly? Maybe not

Also, as the story is set in Austria, i think Arnold would have been a better name than Sylvester

UK hospitals lose millions after AI startup valuation collapses

Re: @Dwarf

"it's not really possible to get these self-training AI systems to explain how they came to a particular diagnosis"

So the answer is 42...

Spaniards get that cinking feeling

Re: And then there are truly aberrations

The worst one I've heard is 'submitir', as the inifinitive for submitting a form, instead of just using 'enviar'...

D-Link: Oops! We'll slam shut that router backdoor by end of month

Re: How long does it take?

But this might just be a case of a lazy programmer, who needed access to some data that required authentication and decided (because he/she had an oh so important deadline) that it was just easier to take a shortcut... and of course now they need the time to actually analyze the problem and create a proper solution...

Don't wait up for BBM on iPhone, Android – BlackBerry

Re: @Oli 1

Even if I wanted to give a try to all types of phones (test one BB, one WinPho, one iPhone and two or three different Android based phones) I just don't have the €2000 (or the time to be honest) required for the test... so yes, my choice must be conditioned by press reviews and peer pressure... sad, but logical...

Are you ready for the 40-zettabyte year?

Interpolation?

No reason to interpolate, for 2020 you would have 28.8ZB*sqrt(2)=40.7ZB, which is exactly the figure they are giving...

Shuttleworth sees fewer clouds in Ubuntu's future

that should be...

...pink panther?

Microsoft looks to KIN for support

Phones for couples?

I might be missing the point here, but what is difference between a phone targeted for 'singles' or for 'couples'? Automatic electric shocks whenever you look at a hot girl/guy?

Our PARIS becomes GLOBAL MEDIA SENSATION

Spanish newspaper

You have also appeared on a well-known spanish newspaper:

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/11/11/ciencia/1289480860.html

Of course, they highlight the fact that it all occured in Ávila!

Eurovision website goes titsup, upsets handful of fans

mr. god, calling mr. god

"We at Vulture Central are putting our money on Latvian hopeful Aisha, who will be performing What For? (Only Mr. God Knows Why)."

Just don't bet too much money, as she was dismissed in the first semifinal!

'Minimalist, whimsical' Google search given Bing-like overhaul

trying to recover old friends?

If you try that in Spain, Yahoo! comes first if you look for the noun ('buscador')...

PARIS hacked Canon test (almost) runs on rails

avila, spain?

Wow, you really went far to test the system... were you afraid of the icelandic dust?

Now, that's perfect, trying to spot the google streetview spymobile was getting old... now we can look for the PARIS command vehicle!