Posts by Arachnoid

Moss reanimates after 400 years in DEEP FREEZE

Makes me wonder whats alive in the back of my freezer?

Moss makes a comeback

Sterling will be interested in this one

My, my Pi, did it spy ya? Bye, bye Pi, did it go higher?

So unlike the idiom there is good from having Pi in the Sky

Fairphone goes on sale to all

conflict-free tin and tantalum

And no Horse meat in the process.......

Dell's PC-on-a-stick landing in July: report

Must work harder

Several easily cheaper devices available already as has already been suggested and as many people carry tablets to meetings its going to be a bit of a gimmick given I could access a tablet whilst actually on the road but not this device which requires extra hardware.

Now if they integrated a form of "gesture control" to the device it might actually make some headway in the home market as you wouldn't need a mouse and keyboard

Global perils of dirt, glaciers and lizardocalypse overblown, say boffins

Listen to the Sheep.......

I can just imagine them bleating " Silly humaaaaans!"

Hunt: I'll barcode sick Brits and rip up NHS's paper prescriptions

I guess the minister has never talked to someone who works in a warehouse [warehouse I said............!]

A place where misread bar codes are the bane of existence and invariably lead to delivery issues,which is fine with a case of dried plums but not so good for a dose of mis-prescribed medicine and whos to take the blame for getting it wrong?

MIT takes battery-powered robot cheetah for a gallop

Ive never seen it that hot for a long time

Re: Why legs.

They would make good sentry units at large open sites like Area 51 where they could either sit stationary and recharge by solar panels or provide mobile patrol over rough terrain.Weponizing them wouldn't be a problem with small projectile devices much akin to those used by air drones.

Adobe's Creative Cloud fails at being a cloud

Sorry no rain today

So no silver lining on this cloud then

Climate scientists agree: Humans cause global warming

What kind of study

The effect of politically motivated interventions on the number of studies in regard to global warming.

'Liberator': Proof that you can't make a working gun in a 3D printer

I didnt read all response but I dont see a mention of a much loved SciFi machine the replicator.After all thats what the aim of the 3D printer is to make any parts anywhere i.e. on the International Space Station just think how handy it would be to not require the stockpile of many spare parts and just make them on demand.

And yes the hype is pure bunkum and full of press hype.

RTFM! NSA tome reveals THE TRUTH behind spooks on the web

Tip 2

Never take information as sacrosanct which is verifiable from only one source.

NEW ITV Player app IS HERE ... for Samsung fandroids only. Ha ha

the content is very limited

I bet theres no shortage of adverts on it

Oz chap blows his own Google Glass

Do they come with a remote?

Can you imagine travelling on public transport with several people talking to such devices all at once.....

YouTube channels at $1.99 per month could launch this week

More cheaply made earwax

Just what everybody despises......[Quote from Dads Army] "Were DOOMED I tel you DOOMED!"

Plans for fully 3D-printed gun go online next week

None cased round

Nope there was mention of solid but not metal cased ammunition in a recent thread so theres nothing to prevent an upgrade of this sort of ammunition and Im sure even a plastic version could be made should the need be required.

I fail to see the difference between making a potentially lethal device with a 3D printer or any other easily programmable workshop machine so its all a storm in a tea cup.Mind those china items will be banned too shortly as some US politicians don't like tea party's now do they...

App gap flap: New York's e-cabbies FOILED AGAIN

share a drive app

It would end up like any other bus route which goes from A to B via Z,X and Y that all but one passenger wishes to go to.

Wouldn't it make more sense both economically,time wise and CO2wise if the app flagged the nearest taxi no matter who they worked for,in other words direct communication not via a third party?

3D printer spits out CYBORG EAR... but where will you PUT it?

Now make a few boobs and it might generate a little more interest to us males but ear fetishist are few and far between round ear

Anonymity ZUCKS: Facebook's Instagram to switch on face tagging

Way to go, more citizens giving away their privacy and those of there victims without even realizing it

NASA boffins: Space 'scope JUST missed dead Cold War spy sat

Near miss?

Sounds more like an avoidable collision in that they calculated an incoming impact and moved out of the way,a bit like we do every day when driving.

Laser beam?

Couldn't you have the makings of a laser powered drive on-board and direct a beam up from Earth to power it should it be needed?

Bagsy it lands in my back garden so I can claim the scrap

You welcome to the irradiated dust hole that was once you back garden but I think the Health and Safety Council may have something to say about the standard of cleanliness required that your liable for by the way, in the aftermath of the devastation.

Want to know what CIA spooks really think of spy movies and books?

Bah [cough] Humbug

Not all security officers work in the field so some specialist knowledge is rare for most of those behind the veil.Even the cleaners those with mops not the ones with guns, are cleared to a high security level so you could be taking the opinion of someone taking a break from vacuuming the office carpet for what its worth.

Now just stand still whilst I check your coat for weapons Mr ????.......Bland

Weary quid-a-day nosh hack fears colonal mass ejection

Its not going to be a pretty sight.

I hope you requisitioned some bunny suits [not the ones with big ears] and gas masks for the rest of the family, when Etna finally breeches..........look out!

Why next iPhone screen could be made of SAPPHIRE - and a steal...

Its not a rectangle its a long sided square with round corners as per the patent.....

My I hope your misses understands the inference of what your hunting for but its good to know manufacturers are pandering more to the careless end user who treat tech as throw away items.

Climate change forces women into prostitution - US politicians

WiFi enabled Pros

Just what would they use to protect their protocols from infection?

Opportunity rover stuck in standby mode after Martian blackout

They're handling it incorrectly

Need to shout a bit louder chaps old age may have affected its hearing

It's official! Register hack is an alcohol-flushed cave dweller

Neanderthal DNA

Theres an advert being aired on UK radio that states humans have 50% DNA of a banana.......go figure

Google's Page drops the A-bomb: Google Glass runs Android

Anyone

The point is once the iGlasses are through to full production I think they will almost certainly look much like any other pair of glasses........so are you going to pick a fight with every spectacle wearing geek?

Manual override: Raspberry Pi beginners' books

Free ebook

Free Pi book details on Tpradar http://www.tipradar.com/grab-your-unofficial-raspberry-pi-manual-for-free.html

Malwarebytes declares Windows 'malicious', nukes 1,000s of PCs

Oh come on its not like Norton,AVG,Microsoft and other free or paid services haven't done the same thing with their updates at least they were quick enough to pull them off the shelf.

The fast-growing energy source set to replace oil: Yes, it's coal

Dishwashers v Washing by hand

As long as power consumers rely on technology to compensate for manual tasks they could easily do by hand then power demands will increase year upon year as Buzz Light Year stated "into infinity and beyond" then the tax will not reduce anything but will just be another milestone for politicians to grind at election time.These living taxes are a joke having little or no effect on the problem and merely sliding into the back pockets of those who control the wheels of industry.

There is no magic red or blue pill to get you back to reality [or not] and all sensibility has gone out of the window, its a mad world out there and the Captain has lost control of the ship.

Oh S**T, here comes a robot to take my job

DIN

You just wait till people are fitting with input ports at birth then we will all be robots serving the state

... time machine. Iranian Dr Who claims he invented a ...

Thank you for using my time machine.

Maybe its just a redesigned electronic magic 8 ball for Kim to make decisions with

Will NK Launch a nuke against the US or Japan?

● It is certain

● It is decidedly so

● Without a doubt

● Yes – definitely

● You may rely on it

● As I see it, yes

● Most likely

● Outlook good

● Yes

● Signs point to yes

● Reply hazy, try again

● Ask again later

● Better not tell you now

● Cannot predict now

● Concentrate and ask again

● Don't count on it

● My reply is no

● My sources say no

● Outlook not so good

● Very doubtful

So the column was pulled from the papers oy vey iz mir.....you would have thought he would have seen that coming .

Spooky action at a distance is faster than light

In reality it's impossible to entangle cats

Well if not Cats alone then Cats with balls of wool as they are always getting entangled....

Talking of which there must be a finite way of tangling wool so somewhere on this Earth there is an identical tangled ball of wool........spooky

So if I have schrodinger's cat sealed in one box and a live cat in another many miles away does this affect the outcome?

How I nearly sold rocket windows to the crazy North Koreans

Would it be over expectational if I were to see on the news that the Nork research lab were to have a catastrophic accident involving nuclear fissionable material?

Got a BlackBerry? It may be telling your friends when you watch pr0n

erotic collages of silhouettes, cut from coloured felt.

Would that be classed as touch and sniff ?

Playboy submits to Apple with nudity-free 'Pornography 2.0' app

Oh I forgot to say

Apple must be at an all time low too given refurbed iPhone4`s are selling on the Shopping channel Ideal world these last couple of days

So Apple is the virtual virgin of the mobile world now

Well all I can say is sales must be at an all time low for Playboy to sink so l.......Oh sorry they cant do that any more!

Giant ad company (Google) offers tool assessing worth of ads

The problem with most website ads is that once you purchase a product from one you get bombarded with onsite and email ads for similar products, which is plain daft as you already have one.So they are on a beating to nothing and just wasting revenue.

Boffins birth man-sized military ROBOT JELLYFISH

They should make them nueclear and have done with it,both power and explosive all in one squidbiggy package

I am NOT a PC repair man. I will NOT get your iPad working

Re: Reminds me of...

Tell them you need to do a Risk Needs Analysis first then if they push further continue with how they need to fill in a multi page personal insurance liability form in which they will be liable for any injury's or loss of personal data and that by the way, you have two outstanding cases waiting settlement from others insurances.

Sysadmins: Let's perch on Microsoft Santa's lap, show him our wish list

Also the gap between educational and corporate pricing is rediculous

Whilst I dont agree with the price point on MS products the "educational license" is a reduction on the full price, much like a loss leader in the supermarket its there to get you in the store.

Microsoft issues manual on Brits to Cambridge exports

We contacted Microsoft for a response. Its spokesperson told El Reg: "I'm afraid we have nothing to share on this at this time."

You forgot the "Have a nice day!"

Ancient revellers came to party... and build Stonehenge - boffins

Sacrifice

Well I was going to berate myself for missing it but obviously by the comments my time was better spent sacrificing a sheep to the TV Gods.

ITV catches up with TVCatchup

Simples

In essence the argument is that catch up TV is making income by advertising be it at the beginning or not,from another providers paid content.That would be like me plastering a big advert at no cost to myself and disregarding your protests, on the front of your house even though you have bought and paid for said home.

Whilst it may be a service that millions [?] use it is still transmitting someone elses content without a license to do so and profiteering from the action.