Posts by DaveLeeTravis

FYI: Drone maker DJI's 'Get it on Google Play' website button definitely does not get the app from Google Play...

Police Drone Use

"No UK Police or other law enforcement have ever used drones, let alone any from DJI."

Erm yeah that's not true at all. Some of them use DJI too.

https://www.wetalkuav.com/uk-police-dji-drones/

https://www.kent.police.uk/about-us/unmanned-aerial-vehicles/

REVEALED: Google's proposed indie music-killing contract terms

Hmmm....

Do some evil? But hope no one lets on...

F-16 fighter converted to drone

Drones gone wrong

Lets hope they're a bit more sorted nowadays than this delightful story of the battle of palmdale:

http://www.thexhunters.com/xpeditions/f6f-5k_accident.html

IBM brains ponder universe, say kids will go nuts for STEAMPUNK

@AC 14:38

They are daft as a brush, but for a steampunkish romp I am absolutely loving Chris Wooding's trilogy: The Tales of the Ketty Jay. Well worth a read.

Warming up the thruster that will ram LOHAN to glorious heights

Lipo Temps

Lipos hate the cold! In freezing temps they can drop below the 3v per cell threshold from which they won't recover. You need a heater for your heater.

See here:

http://www.eastbayrc.org/TimTips/TimsTips_LowTempLiPoPerformance.htm

Austrian village considers a F**king name change

Come on down to...

My favourite has to be Fingringhoe in Essex.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingringhoe

Paris...obviously.

HSBC pinpoints branches with sub-atomic accuracy

Quite frankly I'm outraged that you think I might not have had a pint (or 2) at lunchtime!

HTC Sensation XE

Hmm....what did they do to you to take 10% off from the mini review?

http://www.reghardware.com/2011/10/05/ten_android_smartphone_alternatives_to_the_apple_iphone_4s_5/

Virgin Media touts high-speed signups and TiVO

Spamtastic Tosspots

A few have mentioned the torrent of crap that they ram through your letter box every month, but does anybody get as many sales calls from them as I do? I've had 6 calls this month..6! Initially I pointed out I had repeatedly asked them to stop calling me, but now I can't even be bothered to do that...

[Ropey accented Chap] Good day Sir...

[Me] ...is this Virgin Media?

[Ropey accented Chap]...Well Sir, we have been looking at your account...

[Me]...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGggggggh...

(slams down phone)

Really not suprised they have got a few more sign ups, they have no doubt beat the poor buggers into submission with there shower of marketing shite.

ROBOT COP scatters LIVE GRENADES in San Francisco STREET

There was always something fishy about him...

...but who knew Lewis was a robot!

PARIS unveils impressive box

What about orientedated?

Orientated certainly is a word:

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ori1.htm

'Rock star' spewed guts after emitting vast pearl necklace

Astronomical Ejaculation?

Genius headline though.

BOFH: Little ups and downs

Schindlers Lifts

Haha. Our lifts are made by these guys. There's nothing like a bit of inappropriate laughter about the holocaust to brighten one's morning.