Posts by mIRCat

AT&T patents P2P content tracking system

Just when you could use one.

Where, oh where did all of the patent trolls go?

Facebook slurped phone numbers says Norton

Accidental data loss.

Facebook has advised that it will update the app and, and that it has “stated they did not use or process the phone numbers and have deleted them from their servers,” Norton says.

Don't worry the U.S. government has them backedup safe & sound in case you lose them.

Obama says US won't scramble jets or twist arms for Snowden

Trust no Juan.

I like what I hear, but experience has taught me that Mr. Obama is still just a politician.

Be careful who you trust.

Snowden dodges US agents in Moscow, skips out on flight

US secretary of state John Kerry wagged his finger at Russia, saying it would be "deeply troubling" if Russia had advance notice of Snowden's arrival and chose "not to live by the standards of the law."

Is that U.S. law or an international law?

In an interview with CBS's Face the Nation program on the matter on Sunday, Senate Intelligence Committee chair Diane Feinstein (D-CA) told reporters, "The chase is on."

For the politicians it's all a game.

New super maxed out on first day of operations

"At fire-up, the NCI says Raijin became Australia's number one supercomputer and number 24 in he TOP500 supercomputer list."

But can it poach an egg?

Microsoft caves on Xbox One DRM and used-game controls

Let me stop you right th....

"We appreciate your..."

Money?

NASA serves up Curiosity's billion-pixel panorama

Re: It told me 'Click Here' ...

I got the same message and was about to give up until I read Johns comment. It is still rather disappointing I'm having trouble viewing it full screen.

Johnny 5... Alive.

House bill: 'Hey NASA, that asteroid retrieval plan? Fuggedaboutit'

Come on!

It's fucking space! It's big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space and if you think getting out there will be cheap you're doing it wrong.

So what's a few billion between agencies when you can just print out more! You're already in debt and throwing money at programs that probably won't matter in one hundred years, but space! I mean come on! It's space!

COLD BALLS OF FLAME light up International Space Station

Blinded by the light.

I would love to see the effect on the flame if boffins could produce them under heavy gravity (3-5g?).

Julian Assange: I'm quite happy to sleep on Ecuador's sofa FOREVER

I'm quite happy to sleep on Ecuador's sofa

"...FOREVER"

We've all had that guest that crashed on the couch for a night and was still there a week later.

Cheers to whomever has to clean Equadors couch.

Icahn doubles down on Dell offer with $14 per share buyback scheme

Icahn.

Like a rash this one is!

Paris because she knows how to get rid of them.

STEVE JOBS hits back at ebook ruckus FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE

@ A.C. 15:35

"where they showed that you can't convict someone just because they were thinking about something."

While that may be true, it would seem the idea res ipsa loquitur would have some weight in the matter. To modify someone elses analogy If I type an email telling someone to burn down my business for the insurance, save it to drafts, then later send a copy that just says "Go a head and do that thing we talked about" when my business burns down and they find the original unsent draft should I claim that I'm not guilty because I only thought it?

The fact is that Apple and the book publishers came to an agreement on the "Agency model". The case will most likely be decided based on what that looks like to the jury after both sides present their case.

It's Friday and I need a drink. Cheers

Yes, maybe we should keep hackers in the clink for YEARS, mulls EU

If everything is illegal...

We're all criminals.

Al Gore: Stop using the atmosphere as 'an open sewer

"It's worth remembering that on a daily basis we now put 90 million tons of global-warming pollution into the thin shell of atmosphere surrounding the planet every single day"

Is that what daily means?

" He went on to describe such recent extreme weather events..."

I'm more worried about our impact on rerouting rivers, damming them up, and draining marsh lands have on flooding. Realistically though all the damage we could do will have only minor long term (in the millions of years) effect on the planet in comparison to the effects on us.

YES, Xbox One DOES need internet, DOES restrict game trading

I see.

"Offline gaming is not possible after these prescribed times until you re-establish a connection, but you can still watch live TV and enjoy Blu-ray and DVD movies."

Doesn't sound like this X-Box will be connecting from my house. Ever.

Obama administration defends mass call-data slurping

"Politicians were quick to reassure their constituents that this was all a lot of fuss over nothing – this had been going on for years"

Here I was worried! What a relief!

"I do not know to what extent metadata was used or if it was used, but I do know this..."

Yes?

"That terrorists will come after us if they can, and the only thing we have to deter this is good intelligence."

It's a bloody shame common sense is dead, cause that might have come in handy.

Albert Einstein brings cheese and clean pyjamas to space station

Re: whilst taking the dog for a late night whizz......

We'll assume they've paid their congestion tax.

Even boffins can't out untax like Google et all can untax.

Boffins develop 'practically free' sulphur-powered batteries

"the main material is the superabundant sulphur*"

Did I miss the footnote?

Leaked docs show NSA collects data on all Verizon customers

N.S.A. testing?

Can you hear me now?

I think I spotted a N.S.A. pin on his lapel.

Graphene QUILT: A good trampoline for elephants in stiletto heels

I do believe...

"Graphene QUILT: A good trampoline for elephants in stiletto heels."

SyFy Channel may have found the plot for their next 'SyFy Original' movie, Stilettophants: Trampolines of Doom.

Lego X-wing fighter touches down in New York's Times Square

Re: Please let it not be strong enough for California law....

"Joking aside though, Its pretty cool (and honestly shocking as hell to a Central Florida native like myself) to see that Disney's being flexible with something of their IP that's going to go into another company's theme park. They sure as hell wouldn't be that cool to the Busch owned parks in the area or to NBC Universal."

You forget that Universal Islands of Adventure use Marvel characters at the park. When Disney bought Marvel my co-workers brought up the issue of Universal keeping the characters and I pointed out that whatever licensing contract they had probably went with it. Four years later and I still haven't seen a change.

Drupal hacked, resets passwords after millions of accounts exposed

Erm..

I can't remember my password so I'm safe, right?

Cheers to the weekend!

Motorola to kick off comeback with US-made Moto X

Re: No access to Android code

I assumed he meant privy to advanced updates or source prior to it going to AOSP. I may end up looking to fool for making assumptions though.

Personally I've stuck with Motorola phones. I like the build quality and their radios are usually top notch. Which is why the E815 is still my favourite phone. I'm hopeful that poor managment decisions don't overshadow the engineering as they've had some really great phones come out of the mobility division and I am ready for a new one.

Gigabyte's BRIX fall into place

Re: Digital signage?

"Think.."

And here I was thinking they wanted my signature.

Let me just grab my digital pen.

Coat, pen, door!

Hammond pleads guilty to Stratfor hack: 'It's a relief'

It's a shame.

If he'd taken someones life he could have been out in 3 - 5.

Let this be a lesson to the kids.

Internet cafés declared 'illegal businesses' in Ohio

Oh Ohio.

Didn't you know the internet is for porn?

Surely you knew!

'Catastrophic failure' of 3D-printed gun in Oz Police test

In other news...

Fox News reports the US Department of Homeland Security has issued a bulletin to other law enforcement agencies declaring the Liberator “impossible” to stop and a source of “public safety risks”.

THE SKY IS FALLING!

I'll just grab my coat and be off.

COLD FUSION is BACK with 'anomalous heat' claim

I don't get it.

Why not add more ice to conventional fusion?

I happen to keep an ice tray in here.

Hold our tiny silicon spheres, say gravity wave detection scientists

Surfs up!

Once you find them I only have one question. Can you ride them?

Cowabunga.

Sony investor wants to break up firm, re-invest in hardware biz

"His stated aim has been to turn Sony into an Apple-like business that can provide users with content and hardware to consume it on."

But Sony Entertainment creates content to provide. Apple just takes thirty percent of the revenues from the content that it provides. Sony needs to find the trick to getting the consumers mind-share back and mending some of the bridges it's burned with them in the past.

Review: Samsung Galaxy S4

Re: IR is NOT a useful addition to a phone

"Undoubtedly my 20month old squirrel/daughter, the mrs or I"

How did you manage to adopt a squirrel? Was it for tax purposes?

Most importantly does she ride in your coat pocket?

Re: I really get tired of this bemoaning 'evolution instead of revolution'

"so can we please stop this 'oh company X has lost its way - its new phone doesn't even have time travel!'"

I believe that's the Mark 40 you're thinking of.

Oh look, a banana. I love bananas.

Android is a mess and needs sprucing up, admits chief

It's comments like that...

"I can't see Google transforming Android into the kind of slick experience you get on Windows Phone today."

That make me curious about what I'm missing.

But it's said ignorance is bliss.

What kind of pirate are you: Justified, transgressor or just honest?

What freetard are you:

I hope I'm one of the good ones.

3D printed gun plans pulled after US State Department objects

"The political classes might want to think about fixing the problem with old-fashioned guns before going after the futuristic ones. ®"

But then they couldn't say ridiculous things like "I plan to introduce legislation that will ensure public safety and stop the manufacturing of guns..." in an effort to garner votes for their next election.

Passing laws to stop someone from misusing such innovations is futile as anyone who plans to use it for nefarious reasons won't be too concerned with breaking the law.

What's in your pocket?

New Zealand to bar software patents, again

If only common sense was contagious.

Google not sabotaging YouTube on Windows Phone after all

I suppose...

The four Windows phone users will find this useful.

ESA retires Herschel space telescope as too hot to handle

Re: A premature death?

"Er... It's ESA we need to thank actually."

I think I see the problem here, you're not an American, are you?

Re: Duel use

Space Telescopes at dawn?

Mozilla accuses Gamma of dressing up dictators' spyware as Firefox

So what you're saying is....

"“Gamma’s software is entirely separate, and only uses our brand and trademarks to lie and mislead as one of its methods for avoiding detection and deletion.”

Fowler stressed FinSpy does not affect Firefox. “Gamma’s software is entirely separate, and only uses our brand and trademarks to lie and mislead as one of its methods for avoiding detection and deletion,” Fowler claimed."

It sounds like Gamma's software is entirely separate, and only uses Mozilla's brand and trademarks to lie and mislead as one of the methods for avoiding detection and deletion. Do I have that right?

Boffins explain LED inefficiencies

Wait.

We can use Wikipedia as a source now?

Facebook plans vast data center in Iowa

I can't help but wonder...

Once everyone has moved on to The Next Big Thing™, what will all that compute space be used for..

Human rights groups rally humanity against killer robots

So I won't be allowed to own one either?

Re: too late

"if we're lucky they might struggle if there are stairs / pylons in their way."

No one would design a weapon that can't go up stairs!

...But let me just fetch my sonic screwdriver to be safe.

First batch of Firefox OS phones sells out in hours

Re: @ mutatedwombat - Raspberry Pi Phone

Don't feed the Eadon, kids.

If FirefoxOS can give me a "cheap" backup smartphone that has a great battery life I'm interested. Otherwise I'll wait and see what what Sailfish has to offer. Of course ideally one of these would reach feature parity with Android, meaning it could replace my primary device.

Dark matter researchers think they've got a signal

Before you know it....

There will be hooded old men, who practice hokey religions telling us these are not the WIMPs we are looking for.

Someone left an ancient weapon in this pocket.

How much will Google pay to bring fiber to Provo, Utah? Try $1

Rise of the mach... I mean network

Someone tell Google I'll gladly pay them one dollar to light up some fibre to my house.

Notebook makers turn to Android in face of Windows woes

Re: Yea more netbook junk

"All a Chromebook is, is a netbook piece of junk."

First which make and model? Second is that based on build quality, quality of software, or some other metric? Further would you rate it better if it ran Windows 8 or iOS? And finally what would you rate the Surface/iPad if they ran ChromeOS?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Re: Good news

"No more Microsoft tax."

You must have missed the last paragraph of the article. Microsoft will take their pound of flesh, whether by 'innovating' or by lawyers.

Cheers to Friday.

Black hats attack popular Russian stock-trading software

In mother Russia...

Stocks trade you.