Posts by Squidgell

30 years on: The day a computer glitch nearly caused World War III

Re: Thought Experiments

Why do people say 'use case' when they mean 'use'?

Apple: Now that you've updated to iOS 7... YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK

Re: News?

>Everything after the 3GS required a jailbreak in order to go backwards.

>Doesn't surprise me much though - PSP and PS3 exhibit this behaviour too.

If Apple had been more open about it being a sort of games console, fair enough, but that's not how they want it to be seen, is it?

Re: Yeah but...that would be clever...

>It was a joke and a few dim fanbois believed it. And bricked their phones.

Were the many too slow to get it?

Apple iOS 7 makes some users literally SICK. As in puking, not upset

Re: oooh, how did I do that?

>I'm taking the moral high ground this time and not slating Apple on the basis

>that they provided a way to turn this "feature" off

Foisting cr*p and providing a way to turn it off qualifies for moral high ground. Morality ain't what it used to be.

>Their users on the other hand.....

Nuff said.

Re: It wouldn't be an iOS update without some new complaint

>so all you hear about are all the people who are upset.

All you hear about are a tiny fraction of a much larger number of people who are upset: the tiny fraction who take the time and trouble to report it.

Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 3: HOT CURVES – the 'gold grill' of smartphone bling

Re: Superior?

>The fandoids will have to accept that their beloved device is becoming 'Blingy' and 'Chavvy'. Cue much gnashing of teeth.

Now that's one measure where Apple is way out in front.

- Got my shell suit on? Check!

- Got my Croydon face lift well-toigh'? Check!

- Got my 6" white stile'os in handbag for la'er? Check!

- Got my iPhone? Check!

Watchout town, I'm coming to gechoo!

Re: Superior?

You do one in private and the other in public.

At least, I do.

Paris, because she demurely averts her eyes when I'm typing.