* Posts by Bad Beaver

846 publicly visible posts • joined 17 Jul 2007

Nokia opens Ovi Store for N900s

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Godinnit!

I do not want the iPhony and I don't want to use Exchange. I want the N900 to sync with my desktops the way any other Nokia phone does. It's not too much to ask.

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FAIL

So what?

I still cannot find a single hint out there on how this device can properly synchronize with OS X – as any Symbian device can via its own, Nokia-provided iSync plug-in. Nokia surely doesn't expect me to lay down money if they show no interest in providing a complete product? Which is a pity, as the N900 itself is very tempting. It needs to be functional though...

25kg of cocaine hits Spanish supermarket shelves

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Lidl...

... well known for its incredible bargains, this being just another one.

Lithuania hits off switch on nuclear plant

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Thanks

Safety first, thanks a lot.

HP probes 'racist' webcams

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My blackness

"my blackness interferes with the computers ability to follow me"

You're Stealth Man :)

This is a really... dark matter, HP, go fix it.

Stargazers spy super-Earth waterworld

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Paris Hilton

That's hot!

'nuff said.

Nokia N900 Linux smartphone

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Dead Vulture

half-assed review

C'mon folks, is it really that hard to include some realworld-relevant information such as whether is freakin' syncs well with whatever M$-suite and OS-X? I totally appreciate your moody candle-shot but it's about the last thing relevant to my purchase decision. Nokia's Symbian devices sync well with OS-X via their iSync plug, so how about this one?

eBay fined 1.7m euros in perfume kerfuffle

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Grenade

In France?

Yeah right. DId you try buying anything in terms of cosmetics on eBay lately from say a US seller while having the audacity to be yourself located in Europe (not France)? Haha. Tell em to go fuck themselves, the whole bunch.

Pitchfork-wielding mobs encircle smart meters

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Stop

We know what you want

I'm sorry, but I have ZERO interest in technology that tells my appliances to stop working. I usually have a reason to run what I run at the time I run it. I do not need a company to tell me how to organize my schedule. So thanks but no thanks.

NASA maps Mars with child labor web games

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Bleh

What are they, underfunded? Can we at least use this to create interesting structures on Mars?

Brazilian uni readmits miniskirted student

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ah well

"disinclined to change her way of life or her wardrobe"

Baying mob turns on miniskirted Brazilian uni student

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WTF?

Uh?

I guess that's my punishment for never learning portuguese, but I don't get it. Not at all. That skirt seems pretty decent compared to what I've seen in my days on campus.

World's first iPhone worm Rickrolls angry fanbois

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I certainly

LOLed

We need an option to combine icons, as this is both thumbs up, thumbs down, WTF, FAIL, AND I'll drink to that.

Apple MacBook Late 2009

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And again: No Firewire

No buy.

Sony Walkman NWZ-S544

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@ Ben Rosenthal

True words. The green revolution died due to the realities of public transportation. As long as busses and trains are crammed with coughing, noisy, scum, whoever able to afford it will use a car.

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Grenade

Reason?

Chavs of all nations need no reason. They just want to emit their permanent cloud of noise.

Palm Pixi out next month

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FAIL

yawn

Does anyone care anymore? Palm screwed up in so many ways... "exclusive" deals, "exclusive" deals exported to Europe, semi-shoddy hardware on the Pre, the whole iTunes sync disaster, no WiFi on the Pixi (WTF?!), even more "exclusive" deals... And it all looked to good when they first presented the Pre. Could have been really interesting. Didn't happen, not for me.

Nokia N900 delayed

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arrr

I would like to have this but there's no way I'm buying a N-Series device without proper post-released reviews.

UK telly in coke blizzard shock

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@ Richard 120

1986 was an interesting year ;) though I woudn't say it ruined my childhood. Thanks to the wind not blowing too strongly from the east for a while, that is.

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Next up

we'll be told that cocaine is a hell of a drug!

"Unfortunately she went to the toilet and took cocaine" – yeah, most unfortunate. You never know who has been to that toilet before. Surely hope she didn't end up socializing some more in there, you never know what that does to your carreer either. I really pity those poor, poor media folks, the need help.

Disney kicks 'Ho White' out of bed

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FAIL

Pff, fuckers

In their megalomania, they forgot there are actually some things they don't own.

Great ad.

Palm Pré arrives in Blighty

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Paris Hilton

Unlimited data?

Be sure to elaborate, please, on the nature of this "unlimitedness". In Germany, "unlimited data" can mean anything from 200MB to 5GB of 3G before it's back to GPRS-trickle. Which is why providers can for the most part go shove it, IMVHO.

Michael Dell: Netbooks go sour after 36 hours

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WTF?

I bow to these insights

Oh Michael, you're the smartness, 4real!

Care assistant sacked over porn shop internship

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WTF?

Sue the shit out of them, idiot!

So you're underemployed and then you are being put off for not being too picky? Fuck that.

Nokia N97 Mini out this month

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Paris Hilton

Yawn

Is it me, or are we experiencing a new wave of mobile-boredom?

Palm Pre re-re-introduces iTunes synchronization

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@ AC 10:53 GMT

Don't waste your breath, the haters know no reason. Everybody else is completely aware that Palm should just build their own implementation / sync-app just as RIM and Nokia did. They are simply after the publicity, likely hoping to be seen as "the crazy ones" that challenge the mighty fruit. They should get a grip and focus on what is important: Make their stuff work on its own and get it sold to people without the darn exclusive-shackles.

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One has to admit it

they are a splendid bunch of bastards, these no good MoFos.

Get a grip!

Flash goes native on iPhone

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No thanks

Flash is the bane of computing, wasting performance left and right.

RIM syncs Macs with BlackBerries

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@ martin burns

I had a RIM Pearl for a couple of days (what a cheap POS! Nokia E all the way), IIRC no problem playing the "choons".

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@ Chris 211

Wholeheartedly seconded.

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WTF?

Wot, no 10.4?

Nothing like a little push in the upgrading direction, eh?

Nevertheless, this is about the biggest cluestick to wiggle at Palm.

Palm Pre backs away from Apple iTunes

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Megaphone

Fuck haters

You can't ever shut the fuck up, right? Fuck your futile flamings. Come out of Mommy's basement and get a job, one where you need stuff to just work in order to get shit done.

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FAIL

yawn!

Palm can get off their asses & produce a sync solution on their own. If Nokia can do it and make it work fine, so can Palm. Stop the damn whining. But what do I expect from YET ANOTHER company who would rather rake in the dough from exclusive deals than simply SELL ME THEIR FREAKIN' PRODUCT.

Artists adds pulsating 'brain' to PC

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TETSUOOOOO!!!

Effin awesome. And totally disgusting.

German cops impound motorised beer crate

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@ Big Al

You've nailed it ;)

Anyway, as one of the few countries without a general speed-limit, I think it's fair that we have a bit of regulation regarding what is actually allowed on the road.

Nokia E55 smartphone

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Where's the meat?!

Guys, for real.

When you tell me "the supplied earbuds are crap", tell me whether the phone can amply drive proper alternatives.

When you tell me "the buttons could be better", tell me whether the hardware is up to snuff compared to the excellent E51. Rumor has it the E52 utterly sucks in terms of hardware and call quality when compared to its predecessor – so what about the E55?

When you tell me "has lots of data slots in contacts", tell me wheter it properly syncs them. Especially whether it syncs different categories / calendars / groups with OS X apps. It's a business device, that stuff is important.

It's a Nokia E, I expect it to work in a halfway decent way. What I need in a good review is a level of fine detail that I could otherwise only acquire by actually buying one. So don't waste a page showing us that the camera sucks (E series! Nobody really cares!) but get more bloody facts on the table!

Panicky Plod apologises to Innocent Terror Techie

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FAIL

Freedom is a warm coat.

Or: London – I used to go there.

I sure hope he received proper compensation, even if it will be fuled by taxes of the people of Hysteria.

O2 confirms UK Pré launch date

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FAIL

Just as bad in Germany

Surprisingly good Pre-prices on O2 im Germany, and less than ten bucks for unlimited surfing! Well, "Unlimited**" apparently means 200MB via 3G, then it's back to GPRS, and… awww, fugget it.

iRex waggles ebook at US

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@ M. White

I am much of the same opinion regarding the phone connection. It's a major PITA that clearly delays market entry, as you can see with this particular iRex and Europe being served "at some later point". Instant purchases on the go are of almost zero value to me. As long as there is WiFi included I'll just sync it at home. Throw in bluetooth and just use your mobile for everywhere-access (unless that means being shaftet for "tethering", harr harr).

On the other hand, I would at least *assume* that these deals with mobile-providers provide makers with the ability to sell the devices cheaper than they would be without them. That would be welcome, but it still delays my ability to purchase one.

Engadget wrote that this reader still has some major performance quirks, but the more to choose from the better.

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WTF?

@ Steven Knox: come on...

Good to see you have zero clue about the cost involved with producing an appealing hardcover book. And E-Readers have no content? You mean like iPods? Useless… It's not like I could PDF this – or any – article and read it on my commute. That totally came for free. Whoops. Seriously, the last thing I want to read on an E-Reader right now is a novel. But I'd love one the countless bits and pieces I print to PDF and then find no time to consume.

Met steps up stop and search with mobile phone scanner

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Big Brother

And I thought the madness was at peak level already

I won't share all my data (and they can't tell me there will be no registration and tracking) just because some plod thinks gave him a funny look. Why don't they just put a sign that say "stay away!". Nuckin' futs. At some point, someone must have messed up terrorist/tourist, and since it's too embarrassing to admit that by now they simply go all the way – till even the last tourist is exterminated.

Futuristic head-mounted PC launching in 2010

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Nice!

Small, wireless, decent resolution – that makes a good wearable display in my book! This will be awesome for all kinds of engineers and mechanics who actually have to get their hands on stuff. Check live data while you work on some machine without looking away, hands free… nifty. Could run on something other than Windows though, purdy please.

Britons warned of plague of the 'supercats'

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Welcome

Megamog

Wow, check google pictures for "savannah cat" – they are enourmous, like a big Maine-Coon but with much more mass as it seems… fierce.

'Do You Want To See My C*ck?' asks budding author

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well, I don't

Sounds like a fun book anyway.

News anchor tells weatherman to 'keep f**king that chicken'

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Black Helicopters

Damn, I'm so cynical...

… all I can think is "nice ploy to get folks to see that Dan Brown book"

Second Life slapped with counterfeit sex toy suit

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WTF?

It's still there?

I didn't know this thing still existed. I always wonder where adults find the time for this crap.

AT&T to service Apple's fabled tablet?

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Pirate

Arrr

matey, me not go buy 'nuthin tied to celly-plan! Takes up all too much pieces o' eight! *ARRRRR*

Most expensive RAF aircraft ever takes to the skies

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FAIL

Nimrod

They could not have chosen a better name for this.

(I'm of course aware of the mythical figure)

Ballmer garnishes Bing 2.0 with iPhone 'stomp'

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Paris Hilton

Bing?

What's Bing again, I totally forgot...?

Apple squeezes video camera into iPod nano

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Good stuff

Best of all: Seeing Steve back.