Posts by The Stolly

Brit IT contractor wins appeal against HMRC to pay £26k in back taxes

Well it seems that in many cases the police do.

HTC One M8: Reg man takes spin in Alfa Romeo of smartphone world

"And like BMWs, owned by wankers."

I think you'll find that's AUDI now.

Tesla firms hot bottoms: TITANIUM armor now bolted to Model S e-cars

Re: But wait...

What's it got to do with the New Hampshire Science Teachers Association?

Improbable: YOU gave model Lily Cole £200k for her Impossible.com whimsy-site

Re: Yes

"with the state apparently set on autopilot"

And heading for the Southern Indian Ocean

Xenon: Bitmap Brothers' (mega)blast from the past

Re: Bitmap Bros...

You can still get it here http://www.amigaos.net/software/123/bars-and-pipes

Elon Musk slams New Jersey governor over Tesla direct sales ban

Re: Dealerships

"In the US the function of the dealership is to maintain the apparent value of a second hand car at an artificially high level."

It's pretty much the same here, Approved used BMW anyone?

Flying fondleslab causes injury after plane hits turbulence

I thought you weren't allowed to take apples into Australia.

BlackBerry brings back call, end keys, touchpad to Q20 keyboard cutie

Re: The concept looks good

The small phone is far away, the big one is closer.

Retiring greybeards force firms to retrain Java, .NET bods as mainframe sysadmins

Re: in a free market there's no such thing as a skills shortage @TheOtherHobbes

"Where you have tens or hundred of billions of £££ in your care, you don't hack like a garage startup."

Oh yes you do.

Asus unveils dirt-cheap Chromebox desktops with Haswell chips

Re: I really like my C720 Chromebook but ...

cause they've gone bust

It's big, it's expensive and it's an audiophile's dream: The Sonos Sub

Re: *does best Crocodile Dundee impression*

Thanks a bunch, now I'll get no work done again!

Candy Crush King went 'too far' when it candy crushed my app – dev

Free advertising for all!

Ho, ho, HOLY CR*P, ebuyer! Etailer rates staff on returns REJECTED

Re: Not suprised.

To be honest I'd rather speak to the manufacturers tech support first to confirm a fault rather than some retailer's staff and it seems many manufacturers would prefer this too.

Vodafone dodges UK corporation tax bill - AGAIN

Re: Isn't this the same Vodafone...

Thank you for enriching my vocabulary.

Cheap 3D printer works with steel

Re: Not even close to useful yet.

Try ASDA

http://your.asda.com/news-and-blogs/create-detailed-miniature-versions-of-you-and-your-family-with-3d-printing-at-asda

Mexican Cobalt-60 robbers are DEAD MEN, say authorities

Ooh! this is heavy, must be gold.

Reg man inhales the smooth, non-cancerous, taste of USB nicotine

Re: Isn't Nicotine itself harmful?

http://www.tobaccoharmreduction.org/faq/nicotine.htm