Posts by Chris 228

Microsoft fingers alleged Kelihos botnet kingpin

^^^ Apparently for you

The canceled Dumb and Dumber show is back

MPAA threat sparks White House petition for bribery probe

The Messiah and his gamesmanship

Distract from the real problems in the U.S. with meritless congressional inquires. The Messiah will be gone soon.

Kiwis collar Megaupload kingpin, Anonymous exacts revenge

They can run...

...but they can not hide. Ask TPB and Anonymous members behind bars.

Yes he IS an Arse...

But I like the house.

'Space Monkey' craze: Texan students 'get high' by choking each other

It's all good, really

We have tremendous over-population so if a few people want to off themselves to help out, it's fine by me. A report last week showed that pedestrians with headphones on that are killed walking in front of cars has increased by 300% so that's another help, but the headphones of course are lost as a result.

UK student faces extradition to US after piracy case ruling

Luck has nothing to do with it

This guy knowingly violated copyright law because he like many pirates feels he is above the law. He was wrong and now he will pay for his cavalier attitude. People who make bad life decisions end up dead or in prison.

Slaves are good

Why not make prisoners slaves? They willingly chose to violate law so now they can earn their freedom back after 10-20 years of slavery. There is no God given right to violate law or need to treat criminals with kid gloves. You get what you earn in this life, not what you chose to steal.

When you chose to violate law, you go to prison

Sorry, he knew full well he was in violation of copyright law so I hope he gets what he deserves. People need to take personal responsibility for their actions.

Pirate Bay dropping torrents after magnetic attraction

The Pirate Bay is insignificant in the big scheme of life

I mean does anyone really care if they fold their tent?

Clegg orders fresh review of UK extradition treaty

So when does the slow boat leave for the U.S. ?

Make sure McKinnon is on it.

US anti-hacking law turns computer users into criminals

Cops all over the place

Cops all over the place are hauling people off to jail for lying about their weight and having a user name on FARCEbook... or NOT! Ferchrissake people need to get a grip on reality. What would you expect from a lawyer... ?

Assange loses High Court appeal against extradition to Sweden

In due time

Most criminals get their due in due time.

AMD CEO vows 'maniacal' chip-baking fix

At least they made money

The fact that they made money with production issues and ramping costs is a good thing. It can only get better when GloFo sorts their issues. A Trinity laptop is in my future next year.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner makes first commercial flight

Neat plane

Wouldn't mind a transatlantic flight on a 787. Looks like a neat plane.

Not such a great idea on the luggage

The last thing we need is people with more carry-on luggage. On flights I've been on recently you'd think people we're moving across the globe and they are carrying every frigging thing they own in 27 carry-on bags. Maybe they should ride in the cargo hold for a flight or two so they get the idea?

AMD beats analysts' bets with profitable quarter

Piledriver could show a 20% increase

http://techreport.com/articles.x/21865

McKinnon's mum up for human rights gong

The treaty is not one sided

A UK legal review board report posted the other day states that the extradition treaty is not one sided nor inappropriate.

'Occupy Wherever' movement goes transgalactic

Wall Street ain't scared

Corporate criminals ain't scared by protests because the CEOs control the government.

Reg hack desperately seeks deeply frustrated pensioner

YES we have no money!

Please send money! Thanks.

Report: Hacking forum is a cybercrime academy

Some folks are confused...

Hackers break into PC systems to cause damage. They are not technicians who resolve PC problems.

AMD 'unleashes' unlocked FX processor family

I'm sure reality will set in

Some folks are disappointed that the FX series isn't an Intel i7 killer but it was never advertised to be. For all practical purposes almost any CPU will more than meet the demands of mainstream PC users. The overclocking potential of Zambezi based CPUs seems to be 4.5 GHz. on air which is pretty cool considering the price.

I have no doubt AMD will sell a bunch of Zambezi chips even if some folks are disappointed that they don't out perform Intel's i7s.

Dutch ISP calls the cops after Spamhaus blacklists it

Spamhaus is good IMO

They report the scum of the internet to help the majority not the criminals. That works for me. TPB is the one who got convicted not Spamhaus.

Galleon chief Rajaratnam gets 11 years in the slammer

It is a pity...

...that he didn't get 30 years instead of 11.

Anonymous Twitter alternative developed for rioters

Not so anonymous

As Antisec members have found out the hard way, no one is anonymous online.

Intel demos ultra low-juice chippery

Works 4 me

With AMD producing 17.5W Trinity APUs and Intel with 15W Ivy Bridge it should all be very good for laptop users.

AMD spills secret to World Record clock speed

AMD will be releasing fast Bulldozer CPUs

It should be obvious that AMD will be releasing fast Bulldozer based CPUs or they would not have made the comment about 5 GHz. on air.

Pay attention folks

The intent of the OC'ing exercise was not to benchmark the CPU or run Prime 95. It was as other similar events have been - just to see how high the CPU could be overclocked and function. Some CPUs... like Intel have an issue with extreme cold and do not function well. The OC'ing exercise was to demonstrate for those who like extreme OC'ing, that the new Bulldozer architechture based AMD chippies do not have a cold function defect like other chippies.

Perhaps the most noteworthy comment from the AMD folks was that Zambezi chips will easily run over 5 Ghz. on good air cooling.

Deep inside Intel's 'Ivy Bridge' chip

Trinity is a big jump

Trinity will be a big jump in performance from Llano so it should be well received. Llano is far better than Intel's terrible IG. APUs are a smart move for both performance and power reduction. AMD has the lead on them and is likelty to maintain it for at least a few years from the looks of it.

BTW the news this week is due to Intel's IDF. AMD always shows new products at a venue near by so attendees get a true picture of the near future and not just a snow job by Intel.

Big Music trumpets ‘Cliff Richard’ term extension

Delusional haters

Copyright laws exist in all civilized countries to protect art. If you want that are then pay for it or go without. There is no God given right to someone else's art.

AMD snags Guinness World Record for clockiest chip

Very cool - literally

Congrats to AMD for another win and record. Bulldozer looks to be a very good architecture.

9/11: The day we lost our privacy and power

We've already seen some benefits

The U.S. and others have already folied several terrorist plots due to better intelligence but you can't stop all terrorism. We need to live in the real world and it's full of whackos hellbent on killing as many people as they can in the name of some crusade. The use of all technology available to stop these animals is justified IMO. I'm far more concerned about terrorism than some imposition or perceived loss of privacy from intelligence gathering.

Gary McKinnon support website defaced

Close but no cigar

More like guy breaks into a military facility, (which is a crime), rifles through documents, (also a crime), get's caught and now cries Asswipers Disease. He may be an incompetent hacker but he is still a hacker and criminal and that's why he will go to prison for a long time.

Prime Minister recalls holidaying MPs after London riots

You probably wouldn't need to shoot too many

I imagine if the police started shooting looters it wouldn't take long before the riots ended. It ain't worth dying over but if you're dumb enough to riot you're dumb enough to die.

Anonymous and LulzSec spew out largest ever police data dump

Denial is not reality

There are some folks in serious denial when it comes to hacking. They make prisons for folks who can't live within the laws of society.

Anonymous unsheathes new, potent attack weapon

As long as they go to jail, who cares?

Anonymous is no longer anonymous since the chaps have been arrested so I suspect a lot more of these people will be headed for jail.

OCZ samples twin-core ARM SSD controller

Until consumer grade SSDs become reliable, count me out

Speed is nice but not at the risk of lost data from SSDs that have firmware issues. Intel, Corsair and OCZ have all had SSD issues to date. Not ready for prime time pretty much sums up the current consumer grade SSDs IMO.

Feds arrest 16 in Anonymous hack probe

Time to pay the piper

It looks like the world needs to build more prisons with internet crime escalating all the time.

Octacore AMD Bulldozers exposed by Turks

Works for me

I'm buying an A8-3530mx powered laptop which does everything I need a laptop to do. When Bulldozer arrives I'll upgrade my desktop as Bulldozer's performance looks to be a big increase over AMDs current hex core CPUs.

Segway death blamed on good manners

Power assisted yes, Segway no

Power assisted wheelchairs or similar responsibly designed devices to help the handicap makes good sense but a bunch of clowns riding around on an unstable motorized device like a Segway is actually dangerous - as history has demonstrated.