* Posts by spannerpog

6 publicly visible posts • joined 21 Dec 2012

Facebook names former Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg head of global affairs

spannerpog

Boring boring boring.

Really, the stick the bloke is getting for simply taking what will probably be an amazing job for amazing money. If offered the same role themselves you wouldn't see his fatuous critics for dust as they rode off on their moral high horses to Menlo Park.

I appreciate that politicians are set to higher standards than the rest of us, but I'm not aware that he's ever done anything as a politician that could really be construed as self serving. Clearly many forget the state that the country was in when the Libdems agreed to a coalition and also don't think for a nano second that they didn't understand the likely consequences. But not difficult to see that in the current political environment the concept of political party actually putting the country ahead of itself doesn't seem credible.

Whilst I am ranting can we please give up on the tuition fees thing? I know it's a tricky one to comprehend but when you are in a coalition you don't get to do all your stuff. You do some of your stuff and some of their stuff. But hey ho, another seemingly incomprehensible concept to grasp.

Having been given the finger by an electorate and by his local constituents (for whom I believe he is considered to have done a reasonable job) who appear to have taken the view that the current shower of shite would do a better job at running the country, I'm not surprised he's buggered off. I would.

Google now minus Google Plus: Social mini-network faces axe in data leak bug drama

spannerpog

I/we will miss it

Started using it for my family in the days before Facebook had private groups.

The 'Circles' concept is a bit of a brain burner because everybody is used to admin managed permission based groups, but is actually brilliant and if it had come first, then I am pretty sure it would be the de facto method of group sharing.

I guess Facebook is now going to be home of family holiday snaps, but OMG how I hate that platform. Am open to suggestions for alternatives!

Guy Glitchy: Villagers torch Openreach effigy

spannerpog

Extreme rural nonsense

The claim that anywhere in a country the size of the UK is remote is laughable.

What's losing steam at Apple? Pretty much everything

spannerpog

No surprise to me. My personal experience consists of poor phone integration with my BMW - Samsung et al are all better - and my daughters constantly complaining about lack of storage space on their phones. Not quite enough to give up on Cupurtino yet, but it's getting close.

Vodafonica’s Cornerstone missing its UK coverage target, says report

spannerpog

Don't blame us....

I just don't buy their excuses. My most recent dropped call (a business one) was on a main road about 500m from the Vodafone HQ in Newbury. Forget 4G, I'd like to be able to reliably make phone calls.

Wikipedia doesn't need your money - so why does it keep pestering you?

spannerpog
Happy

Am I the only

Am I the only person in the Register world who a) finds Wikipedia quite useful/interesting; and b) would rather lob them the occasional fiver to avoid having to see adverts?