Posts by paulxb

AI pothole patrol to snap flaws in Britain's crumbling roads

Stan the App (stantheapp.com) does a similar thing but anyone can use the app to survey roads. Though it still depends on the council to repair them!

Tech support scammer dialed random number and Australian Police’s cybercrime squad answered

Jim Browning

They need to watch some of Jim Browning's videos:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBNG0osIBAprVcZZ3ic84vw

He'd be able to locate their office, access the cctv and shut them down!

Who queues for an iPhone 5? Protesters, hipsters and the jobless

Still queueing yourself?

Get someone else to do it for you...

http://www.taskrabbit.com/iphone5

Report: UK falls behind as smart meters rolled out across Europe

Solar?

Will these smart meters still go backwards like my current meter when my solar panels are working? I think not!

Afghan coppers trained with Playmobil

In other news...

British police have to use Lego:

http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2011/08/10/many-of-the-rioters-are-just-kids/?pid=4993