* Posts by diodesign

3496 publicly visible posts • joined 21 Sep 2011

Powerful, wallet-sized Raspberry Pi computer sells out in SECONDS

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Re: On sale at 6am.

Michael M - the Reg Hardware lads had the news up at 6.02am. This is the follow-up.

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Schmidt's $1.45bn Google stock sale compelled by adultery?

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Re: Am I the only one...

It's actually a word:

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/guesstimate

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MP allegedly cuffed after scrap in Commons bar

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Yes, that's the tech angle.

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Wang charged in inappropriate electricity socket use

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Re: Re: But, but, I'm here..

Dan, you got your wish. Wang quota topped up. Will never go soft again etc...

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Re: Re: But, but, I'm here..

Yes, I did consider those but I fear I blew my quota with "Acer's proud Wang: We're on the rise at last" and "Acer pulls out Wang, thrusts its wealth at Ho".

There will more plenty of Wang-based opportunities in future.

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But, but, I'm here..

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CRACK made by quakes FOUND ON MOON

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Re: I don't care...

Anything FOUND ON MOON is worth shouting about.

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Pirate Bay AND its users violate labels' copyright - judge

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Re: applicability to Scotland

Good point - the High Court's jurisdiction is England and Wales.

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Reptile boffins spot world's smallest chameleon

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Not sure if joking - but I imagine that 29mm is the thing with its tail stretched out.

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Sensitive council data sent to hundreds via PERSONAL EMAIL

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Re: AGAIN?

It hasn't escaped us that these cock-ups are alarmingly almost regular.

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Proview fears fanbois will derail iPad export ban bid

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Re: You really need editors

Yes, I do know the difference between 'upheld' and 'held up'. It was a little mistake that slipped through the editing net, and has been fixed.

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UK crime-busters knock hiphop site off the Internet

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Re: Hoax?

Confirmed to The Reg newsdesk - and SOCA have arrested someone: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/02/15/rnnxclusive_soca/

O2 quietly cans gratis Cloud Wi-Fi connectivity

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Re: El Reg....

Thanks for the comments, but while it's true that some got a text, others simply did not.

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Facebook warns investors of potential SPAM DELUGE

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"How does one 'baldly state a risk'?"

In a plain or blunt manner, as per the dictionary definition.

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Ukraine file-sharing site disappears

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Re: 6000 TB = 1 PB

Says the chap who suggests 6000 TB = 1 PB :-)

New Trojan routes your bank's calls to CROOKS

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It'll be this summer's must-have fashion. Trust me.

Top RIM jobs were too powerful and had to go - inquiry

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Incorrect.

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Welcome to the site - the headline was intentional.

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Try a 'shroom before ruling on chill pills, boffin tells gov

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"depression-busting hallucinogen" is the sub-headline rather than a scientific finding, I make no apologies for that. No where does this article say that a wonder cure has been found - it reports on the possibilities and on the findings. Look at this quote:

"Previous studies have suggested that psilocybin can improve people's sense of emotional wellbeing and even reduce depression in people with anxiety. This is consistent with our finding that psilocybin decreases mPFC activity, as many effective depression treatments do.

"The effects need to be investigated further, and ours was only a small study, but we are interested in exploring psilocybin's potential as a therapeutic tool."

Riddle me that.

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Re: Journalism FAIL

The ad hominem attacks aside, thanks for bringing the NHS article to our attention - although I can't think why the government-run public health system is trying to spin away the studies.

However having read the NHS blog piece and then gone back to the scientist who led the work and Prof Nutt's views, their quotes tell a different story to the one you're punting.

You sound a bit anxious - in fact, I may be able to suggest just the thing for you...

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Potent proton pulse to BOMBARD EARTH Tuesday morn

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Re: That goddamn evil sun

WHEN PLANETS ATTACK - I like that a lot. That's saved into the headlines-for-future box.

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Android hackers mull rooted mobe app marketplace

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Re: Google turns a blind eye to GApps?

Thanks, duly noted.

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Russia and NASA plan to COLONISE the Moon

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I very, very, very nearly put boffins the top line.

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AWS takes NoSQL database to the cloud with DynamoDB

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Re: just give it up El Reg

Forgive us for trying to keep Amazon cloud computing a bit more lively than pictures of server racks, but hateful? Demeaning? Are you sure?

I'm aware that we should be equal opportunities, so I'll switch it up in future with manly chests etc. But hateful? No.

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Boffins dig up prehistoric popcorn in Peru

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They're also both too long.

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GiffGaff mobile network goes titsup for 3 weeks

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Re: Unlimited data

See: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/11/giffgaff_unlimited/

More Brits desert high streets to spend £50bn online

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Re: Are you being misleading deliberately?

Fair points, especially about Primark and that end of the high street, although I note that Sainsbury's "record" sales equated to a 2.1% increase - but as you say, not bad for a recession.

The point we were trying to convey is that the traditional tech/gadget/electronics end of our shopping centres is having a hard time against competition from the web.

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McDonald's punters offered sex in exchange for Chicken McNuggets

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Re: Headline?

Noted. Must try harder.

OCZ refunds punter for dud drive shortly after El Reg steps in

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Re: Oh dear

Hi! You must be new here.

Golden booty-shakin' bug named after pop diva Beyoncé

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Murdoch slams White House over SOPA in Twitter row

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It's 'favour' written by the US office.

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10 years ago today: Bill Gates kicks arse over security

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Re: Err, security number one priority? no

Er, an insecure system that gets taken down is hardly available.

India threatens to block Google, Facebook and chums

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Re: Optional

Fair question, answered in the news wire copy but since embedded into the article: the government minister said stuff like faked naked pictures of Indian political leaders and religiously sensitive images are "unacceptable".

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Gartner: Ultrabooks aren't tickling anyone's fancy

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Re: Ultrawhatnow?

Apologies, I've added a link. They are super-slim laptops: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2011/11/08/ultrabooks_isuppli/

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Patients to access NHS records via web by 2015

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Re: Which records

As per the linked PDF, the GP-held records are the ones pledged to go online.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has a massive package

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Yes, we did. You must be new here. Welcome to the site!

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Mobile phone mast-in-a-chip biz sells out for $50m

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Re: Mast on a chip

Apologies: Mobile phone mast controller-in-a-chip wasn't really going to fit as a headline.

Boffins glue self-righting ROBO-VELOCIRAPTOR tail to car

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Be careful what you wish for. We're one* step away from tooled-up dino-enhanced cyborg-cat overlords.

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(* maybe more than one, then)

EMC Isilon stiffens penetration into NAS arena

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Re: "Stiffens penetration"?

Fewer nob jokes ... hm, that may be in violation of my job description.

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Explicit pics of glorious rounded globes snapped in festive Saturnalia

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Re: I'm quite worried that the reg is going soft....

Clearly you can't please all the people all of the time.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Re: Now concentrate, Dougal...

Very good, I almost displaced my tea onto my monitor. Happy new year.

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Jonathan Ive is knighted in New Year Honours list

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Re: Honours addendum

It's highly possible a roundup will be done after the NYE weekend, give or take a hangover.

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Boffins drill into human language by terrifying chimps with vipers

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Re: What's with the use of "Boffins"?

I was following you up until you suddenly dropped the w-bomb. What the hell? Anyway, the fact of the matter is this: boffin is an endearing term, it's great for headlines, but I'll try my best to steer towards other great words.

Every time someone complains about 'boffin', we get an email or comment from a clever cloggs who took the word in good jest. And you can call us hacks, it doesn't bother us. We hold proper scientists in high regard.

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Re: Is this story about monkeys or chimps?

Blame me, I shouldn't have allowed it to be used as a catch-all word for primates. The article's been fixed, apologies.

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Solicitors from hell website unplugged by libel judge

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Well, it was written by Out-Law, which is a law firm and partner of The Reg. Like all court cases (especially ones involving libel) it has to be carefully constructed for legal reasons. The piece could be shorter, I grant you, but then we could be accused of dumbing down what is a tricky area of law, leaving out details or similar.

Software bug fingered as cause of Aussie A330 plunge

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Re: Perhaps Air France 447 suffered a more virulent system bug?

Flight 447's plight is explained here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/08/flight_447/

Sadly, it's not a big mystery. It's just pilot error.

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Happy Birthday Intel 4004, and thanks for all the chips

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Re: Pricey?

The joys of working in Soho.

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A simple HTML tag will crash 64-bit Windows 7

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Re: *Cough* Safari

Windows should not allow an app - even if malfunctioning - to take out the machine; that's the ultimate fail here.

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The Best of El Reg 2011 now on Kindle

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What would you prefer - a 'Site news' tag? We've made it pretty obvious this is about stuff you can buy from The Reg - it's not like a certain US-based tech blog bigging up startups it's invested in.

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Parody is illegal, say barmy bureaucrats

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Re: Andrew? You believe this?

For more on Andrew's probing of the IPO, see: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/17/ipo_quilty_select_committee/

(Mage, you'll be reassured by the opening paragraphs.)

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