Posts by sodium-light

Flexing financial muscles, Arm aims to elbow into Windows PC market

Ha! I had an MS-DOS emulator for my Archimedes. Don't think I ever got around to running Lotus 1-2-3 on it though.

No horrific butterfly keys on this keyboard, just you and your big, dumb fingers

Ermmm

Typing this on a cheap Blackberry Key2 LE. An absolue pleasure to use. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Sphinx of black quartz actually f*** this I've got things to do.

Electric vehicles won't help UK meet emissions targets: Time to get out and walk, warn MPs

Hydrogen

I've had long positions on platinum for quite some time based on the hydrogen story but it just isn't happening. It's not catching on and someone isn't telling us something. I suspect it's the fact that H2 leaks through any container so unless you're using the car frequently you lose your tankful over time. Would be nice to know the met police experience with those trial cars, Toyota Mira or something?

You gotta be kitten me: Pakistan politicos feline silly after filter farce hits purrrfect conference

Disconcerted

...chiefly by the cable management. Drill a big hole in your desk FFS.

People say tabloid hacks are always looking for an angle. This time, they'd be right: Tilting disk of proto-planets spotted

Re: Sounds like a 3 Body Problem

Yes someone's going to send a massive signal to these guys cuz brexit n stuff.

Bagsy wallfacer I think I'd be good at that.

That second picture is screaming for some paperback paradise treatment

Now boffins are teaching AI to dial up chemo doses for brain cancer

Re: I am wary of this development

Finally, some cogent commentary on this nonsense. There is such a gaping chasm between medical practice and the computing world. The drugs these people have looked at are simply ancient and, in the case of PCV, probably 66% ineffective. The only way forward is for doctors to embrace the future and fashion their own computed assistance, informed by gained intuition and what actually happens to patients.

The only newish thing here is non-uniform drug dosing and intervals but that is way off being ready for 'AI'.

Huawei joins Android elite with pricey, nocturnal 40MP flagship

Re: *Points in disappointment*

The eternal debate. Even with an excellent phone camera on my Samsung, it's not the same. You want RAW for the post-processing, and clean sharp natural DOF not software gubbins. I'm considering getting a G9X and committing to carrying it everywhere.

Arthur C Clarke award won by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Talking space spiders?

Vernor Vinge already covered that surely?

Pint-sized PCIe powerhouse: Intel NUC5i5RYK

Re: Good for quiet and limited power draw applications.

Yep I put a Plugable seven port USB3 hub on and it's been great.

Re: Monitor support is the issue for me..

Yes you're absolutely right to pinpoint that. I had to lose a cherished screen and get a replacement to run two displays off my NUC. Otherwise it's been an absolute pleasure to work with for the past year or two - and assembling the system was damn good fun.

Wake up! BlackBerry QUIETLY updates BB10

The Blackberry Classic...

...is quite simply the best phone I have ever owned.

No problems with volume after update.

Oh no, RBS has gone titsup again... but is it JUST BAD LUCK?

RBS has been under a concerted short attack for a few weeks now. Blatantly obvious media campaign and now the soft IT underbelly.

Someone wants stock. It's a billion pound game so worth a lot of effort.

Dark matter: Good news, everyone! We've found ... NOTHING AT ALL

Yes that's all in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. We still haven't solved what to do about politically adept, scientifically useless, ageing academics.

Review: Sony Xperia Z

Pat. Benatar.

Awesome.