You've always been able to delete your facebook account. You go here http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account
Your account will be deactivated for 2 weeks, and then if you DO NOT log in, it will be deleted. If you really want out, stay out, otherwise if you log back in, you cancel the delete request.
"...it is unimpressed with the choice screen option.".
Could say the same with the IE8 search engine choice page. Bing is (always) at position 1, and Google is on the 2nd page. Bing always seems to have higher "ratings" than Google too. As long as microsoft are the creators of the menu, the menu's will always try to discourage you from using the biggest competitor.
Just a thought. Most cars nowdays have computer controlled engine management right down to the rate the fuel is squirted into the engine. In my car the accelerator seems to have no analogue control over acceleration, simply slow, medium or fast. To maintain a speed of 30mph requires the same depression as to maintain a speed of 70. So how come no-one has invented a forced-hypermiling-chip-kit yet for existing cars, that won't let you slam your foot to the floor and reach those high revs quickly.
My onboard computer tells me I average 32mpg with my normal driving, if I try to hypermile I get around 52, my guess is that like using cruise control, I'd get better MPG if the car wouldn't let me treat the accelerator like a morse code button.
Come on boffins, invent my idea for all current modern cars, then we wont need to trade-in just to keep driving costs down.
...was based on the location being 15 meters above sea level. Then when global warming makes the sea rise 10 meters, I'll have a nice beachside house :)
The issue isn't that he's admitted to hacking. The US have not asked for him to be extradited to face hacking charges, they have asked for him to be extradited for causing damage in the hundreds of thousands of $$ values (i can't remember the value exactly).
These values are clearly false as they happen to match exactly the figures required to bring someone to justice in the US.
The conversation will have gone something like:-
Lawer A:"how much damage would he have to have done for us to prosecute?"
Lawyer B: "at least $500000"
Lawer A to the UK: "We'd like to extradite him on the basis he's commited $500000 of damage".
They have provided no evidence that there was any damage other than to the Sysadmins reputation.
Anyway, how do you prove that your PC that's protected by the password "Password1" wasn't hacked and "damaged" by someone other than Gary? Just because he admitted he logged on, doesn't mean he was the first and last, and they can't prove otherwise (They arn't competant enough to change the password, they apparently had to pay $500000 to a consultants to come in and do that).
It's not going to make him feel any better. That and was Gordon there at the time? A bit like asking me to apologise for something my predecessors predecessors predecessors predecessors predecessors predecessors predecessors predecessor did at work once.
The last time I went to the Canary Islands (on a 767-200 I think, drank much since then) the captains voice came over the speaker ".... because of bad weather we can't see the runway, but the autopilot can, so we'll let the plane take the strain and land itself".
The only thing that indicated we'd actually touched down was the brakes coming on. Didn't feel the touchdown at all. And that was bad weather! There was a certain level of panic tho in the cabin, so maybe announcing auto-landing wasn't a good thing.
Every flight I've been on that's had an auto pilot landing has been the smothest landing i've experienced. People pilots just seem to rock the plane from side to side to side as tho they're strafing in Unreal Tournament.
Just a thought. Considering that the leader of the opposition (who by all accounts will be the next Prime Minister) is in support of Gary, and the current government (who by all accounts won't survive the next election) isn't in support of him. Doesn't this put his case on par with that of a political prisoner, which is illegal under EU law?
The nu-labs want to fry him, the tories want to set him free. All his legal dept have to do is delay the extradition until the tories take over government, then he's in the clear.
Come on legal team, come up with something that will ensure he doesn't get deported until after the next election. It could be anything, fake death perhaps?
So from this article I deduce that in this recession, people are looking for a bargain. If you take a look at my crude sales V buying price (based on Tesco prices (for those outside the UK, Tesco is the Uk's biggest comptetitor to the company you know as Walmart (or as we call it Asda))) chart below:-
Wii 2.33m sales - Tesco Price £175
PS2 1.6m sales - Tesco Price £99 (although there is a shop near me in Preston selling the non slim versions still for £35)
PS3 1.1m sales - Tesco Price £299
At December 2008 the official lifetime sales figures for the above were
Wii 44.96m
PS3 21.3m
PS2 somewhere between 90m and 140m (This isn't "official" per se, Sony have announced different figures many times when it comes to PS2 sales, if you google like I did, you get them all, I've just reported the 2 most extreme, i think they just don't like to own up to the fact the PS2 is outselling the PS3)
So, my conclusion:-
Everyone+Dog still "really" wants a Wii, even now tho it's 2/3 of the cost of a PS3
If you compare PS2 and Wii graphics they are the same. Those that can't afford a Wii are getting a PS2. Identical games different controllers. Personally I have a Wii, but I'm getting my son a PS2 too, because he wants some of the "prequel" games to what he has on his Wii. I was in GAME (UK gaming store) last night, PS3 games are still being released with equivalent PS2 versions. So, identical game, different graphics, but the console cost is 1/3 of the price of a PS3 (and the PS2 games work on the PS3, which is all that matters for the parents buying the consoles and games)
PS3, erm, a PS2 with better graphics, but the same titles are available.
I wouldn't be surprised if El Reg's April Fool became true. If I go into town I still see that PS2 titles have more rack space than PS3 ones. Wii titles take up more space than PS2, PS3 and Xbox combined
So my Conclusion Conclusion
Wii - Everyone still wants one
PS2 / PS3 same games, different graphics, whopping difference in sales price.
Finally a bit of common sense. I used to work for a company that was always getting goods stopped, ultimately they were always proved to be the real deal, but rights holders for too long have been lying to authorities in order to gain a commercial advantage, or even just to spy on their customers.
...The government has announced an end to unemployment. Everyone is guaranteed a job. Anyone who doesn't have a job must not have a desire to work, and is no longer elligible for state benefits.
BSA rarely do the enforcement themselves, they use good old Trading Standards. By doing so they are protected against any recourse should a visit and inspection turn out to be caused maliciously i.e. a disgrunted employee tells the BSA some porkies about you having a warez copy of photoshop on every machine, the BSA tell Trading Standards, Trading Standards then come and confiscate all your hardware for a month and find nothing. Action you can take against the BSA, nada. BSA just point to Trading Standards and say "not us" no compensation from us matey. Good luck trying to get anything from Trading Standards, they tend to be protected from litigation when their actions cause hardship during an investigation, even if it turns out to be a false alegation.
BSA have for a long time used Trading Standards, however TS have recently admitted that they now have the powers to do so, without a complaint from a 3d party. I.e. they can just turn up now without a complaint and do an audit, just like health and safety can turn up and audit.
..that I can see is going to be the speed. Last time I tried XP virtually hosted on top of another Windows, it ran at about 30% of the speed of the host system. Queue lots of "my database won't-run / is-crashing" on those apps where the minimum speed requirement is P4 2.5Ghz, and the virtualised XP is running at the equivalent of a P4 800Mhz.
Sage Line 50 will be one of those :)
Queue lots of "we don't support this product in Virtualised XP sessions" plastered all over the (virtual) packaging as a result.
..or at least the results will be the same as the UE probe into bundling media player with XP. The results of that investigation led to Microsoft being forced to retail a version of XP without media player bundled. MS obediently did so as "XP 'N'", but at a retail cost that was greater than the bundled version.
.. now I've gotta spend the month with my fingers in my ears humming loudly and staying off the internet to avoid all the spoilers that are no doubt out there.
Having been a victim of a satnav taking me up a road over a hill, over the apex and suddenly finding myself rolling through a field down the other side. No amount of "should be looking where you are going" can account for a road disappearing without warning. Especially if there are no road signs indicating that the road ends 5 yards after the top of the hill. The last road sign I saw a mile back was the national speed limit sign. Turns out after the event, that the national speed limit road finishes once it reaches a house, then it becomes a private road for the last 100 yards up the hill. Only it's not marked.
This is a problem with rural roads. In densely popular areas you have lots of indicators that warn of impending danger, road signs, stripes in the road becoming closer together and longer. In the country you have nothing, and these are the most common road you'll find a national speed limit sign, but no signs to slow down, unless you are approaching a densely populated area.
This story keeps timing out, it's taken a dozen attempts for the page to complete (just this one out of all the ones I'm looking at so far). Could this be the most popular El-Reg story so far. So much so that the page is timing out? Show's people's priorities if it is. I can imagine everyone mailing the page to all their mates to check if they're on the list.
According to the hugely accurate Wikipedia, Ford discontinued the Thunderbird in 1997. So according to many of the posters into the Netbook topic, any other car manufacter could have brought out a car called the Thunderbird anytime between it's discontinuance, before it's revival in 2002.
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Jaowon
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Posted Saturday 2nd January 2010 09:41 GMT
In X-Box 360 theft suspect busted after online gaming sesh
Simples, you can't sell it 2nd hand cos you don't own it, you merely have a licence to use it :)
Jaowon
In other news... → #
Posted Tuesday 22nd December 2009 10:20 GMT
In Can anyone explain the chunnel fiasco?
... I was delayed by 2 hours on a 10 minute trip yesterday morning.
Snow happens, expect to be delayed when it does!!!
Jaowon
How to delete → # ↑
Posted Thursday 10th December 2009 01:19 GMT
In Facebook screams at users: 'Sort your privacy. NOW'
You've always been able to delete your facebook account. You go here http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account
Your account will be deactivated for 2 weeks, and then if you DO NOT log in, it will be deleted. If you really want out, stay out, otherwise if you log back in, you cancel the delete request.
Jaowon
Only one thing for it... → #
Posted Thursday 26th November 2009 22:36 GMT
In 'World's largest' BitTorrent tracker Mininova kneecapped
... Make Google the first port of call for your Heroes, V and Stargate Universe torrents. Let's see em take them on :)
Jaowon
"Browser maker Opera has already said..." → #
Posted Friday 23rd October 2009 15:53 GMT
In Win 7 users shout: Where's my bloody ballot screen?
"...it is unimpressed with the choice screen option.".
Could say the same with the IE8 search engine choice page. Bing is (always) at position 1, and Google is on the 2nd page. Bing always seems to have higher "ratings" than Google too. As long as microsoft are the creators of the menu, the menu's will always try to discourage you from using the biggest competitor.
Jaowon
So how do you pronounce... → #
Posted Friday 23rd October 2009 10:48 GMT
In WTF is this country called America?
... The would "About" :p
Jaowon
If cars couldn't speed... → #
Posted Wednesday 7th October 2009 09:35 GMT
In Tories oppose charges and speed cameras
...there'd be no need for the cameras!
Jaowon
Wasn't this kind of thing common... → #
Posted Wednesday 16th September 2009 20:51 GMT
In Database containing 1.8m UK postcode locations leaks online
...on Mr Blobby disks back in the mid 90s?
Jaowon
Netbook! → #
Posted Friday 11th September 2009 13:22 GMT
In Disney sued over Pixar lamp 'copy'
I don't see how this is any different to PSION's claim to the name "Netbook".
Come on PSION, set em in your sights.
Jaowon
Forced hypermiling? → #
Posted Thursday 3rd September 2009 10:06 GMT
In BMW unveils futuristic Vision
Just a thought. Most cars nowdays have computer controlled engine management right down to the rate the fuel is squirted into the engine. In my car the accelerator seems to have no analogue control over acceleration, simply slow, medium or fast. To maintain a speed of 30mph requires the same depression as to maintain a speed of 70. So how come no-one has invented a forced-hypermiling-chip-kit yet for existing cars, that won't let you slam your foot to the floor and reach those high revs quickly.
My onboard computer tells me I average 32mpg with my normal driving, if I try to hypermile I get around 52, my guess is that like using cruise control, I'd get better MPG if the car wouldn't let me treat the accelerator like a morse code button.
Come on boffins, invent my idea for all current modern cars, then we wont need to trade-in just to keep driving costs down.
Jaowon
SHHHHHH → #
Posted Tuesday 1st September 2009 11:44 GMT
In NZ woman sacked for SHOUTY EMAILS
All my BASIC and Pascal programs were shouted at my computer for about a decade. It never complained!
10 PRINT "PLEASE KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN "
20 GOTO 10
Jaowon
My last house purchase.... → #
Posted Thursday 27th August 2009 10:18 GMT
In UK population to abandon Midlands
...was based on the location being 15 meters above sea level. Then when global warming makes the sea rise 10 meters, I'll have a nice beachside house :)
Jaowon
They should do what The Pirate Bay has done.. → #
Posted Wednesday 26th August 2009 20:25 GMT
In Mininova flattened by Dutch court
..but go one stop further, and give instructions on how to use Google to do the same thing.
Would love to see Google given the same ultimatum.
Jaowon
@ODFO and @John G Imrie → #
Posted Tuesday 25th August 2009 22:24 GMT
In Liberty launches McKinnon paper plane campaign
The issue isn't that he's admitted to hacking. The US have not asked for him to be extradited to face hacking charges, they have asked for him to be extradited for causing damage in the hundreds of thousands of $$ values (i can't remember the value exactly).
These values are clearly false as they happen to match exactly the figures required to bring someone to justice in the US.
The conversation will have gone something like:-
Lawer A:"how much damage would he have to have done for us to prosecute?"
Lawyer B: "at least $500000"
Lawer A to the UK: "We'd like to extradite him on the basis he's commited $500000 of damage".
They have provided no evidence that there was any damage other than to the Sysadmins reputation.
Anyway, how do you prove that your PC that's protected by the password "Password1" wasn't hacked and "damaged" by someone other than Gary? Just because he admitted he logged on, doesn't mean he was the first and last, and they can't prove otherwise (They arn't competant enough to change the password, they apparently had to pay $500000 to a consultants to come in and do that).
Jaowon
Pointless really → #
Posted Tuesday 18th August 2009 23:51 GMT
In Campaign for official Turing apology gathers steam
It's not going to make him feel any better. That and was Gordon there at the time? A bit like asking me to apologise for something my predecessors predecessors predecessors predecessors predecessors predecessors predecessors predecessor did at work once.
Jaowon
@ Cool# → #
Posted Tuesday 18th August 2009 19:29 GMT
In Robo autopilot 'digital parachute' lands light plane hands-off
The last time I went to the Canary Islands (on a 767-200 I think, drank much since then) the captains voice came over the speaker ".... because of bad weather we can't see the runway, but the autopilot can, so we'll let the plane take the strain and land itself".
The only thing that indicated we'd actually touched down was the brakes coming on. Didn't feel the touchdown at all. And that was bad weather! There was a certain level of panic tho in the cabin, so maybe announcing auto-landing wasn't a good thing.
Jaowon
Better landings? → #
Posted Tuesday 18th August 2009 14:25 GMT
In Robo autopilot 'digital parachute' lands light plane hands-off
Every flight I've been on that's had an auto pilot landing has been the smothest landing i've experienced. People pilots just seem to rock the plane from side to side to side as tho they're strafing in Unreal Tournament.
Jaowon
Political Prisoner? → #
Posted Friday 31st July 2009 22:37 GMT
In McKinnon lawyers vow to take fight to US Supremes
Just a thought. Considering that the leader of the opposition (who by all accounts will be the next Prime Minister) is in support of Gary, and the current government (who by all accounts won't survive the next election) isn't in support of him. Doesn't this put his case on par with that of a political prisoner, which is illegal under EU law?
The nu-labs want to fry him, the tories want to set him free. All his legal dept have to do is delay the extradition until the tories take over government, then he's in the clear.
Come on legal team, come up with something that will ensure he doesn't get deported until after the next election. It could be anything, fake death perhaps?
Jaowon
Eugene Goodrich said... → #
Posted Friday 31st July 2009 20:14 GMT
In EU court rules 11-word snippets can violate copyright
... Paris - because anything more might be copyright infringement.
If he'd said another 3 words, the above would have been illegal :p
Jaowon
Beer cos I'm drinking it → #
Posted Thursday 30th July 2009 23:58 GMT
In Wii and PS3 sales slide
So from this article I deduce that in this recession, people are looking for a bargain. If you take a look at my crude sales V buying price (based on Tesco prices (for those outside the UK, Tesco is the Uk's biggest comptetitor to the company you know as Walmart (or as we call it Asda))) chart below:-
Wii 2.33m sales - Tesco Price £175
PS2 1.6m sales - Tesco Price £99 (although there is a shop near me in Preston selling the non slim versions still for £35)
PS3 1.1m sales - Tesco Price £299
At December 2008 the official lifetime sales figures for the above were
Wii 44.96m
PS3 21.3m
PS2 somewhere between 90m and 140m (This isn't "official" per se, Sony have announced different figures many times when it comes to PS2 sales, if you google like I did, you get them all, I've just reported the 2 most extreme, i think they just don't like to own up to the fact the PS2 is outselling the PS3)
So, my conclusion:-
Everyone+Dog still "really" wants a Wii, even now tho it's 2/3 of the cost of a PS3
If you compare PS2 and Wii graphics they are the same. Those that can't afford a Wii are getting a PS2. Identical games different controllers. Personally I have a Wii, but I'm getting my son a PS2 too, because he wants some of the "prequel" games to what he has on his Wii. I was in GAME (UK gaming store) last night, PS3 games are still being released with equivalent PS2 versions. So, identical game, different graphics, but the console cost is 1/3 of the price of a PS3 (and the PS2 games work on the PS3, which is all that matters for the parents buying the consoles and games)
PS3, erm, a PS2 with better graphics, but the same titles are available.
I wouldn't be surprised if El Reg's April Fool became true. If I go into town I still see that PS2 titles have more rack space than PS3 ones. Wii titles take up more space than PS2, PS3 and Xbox combined
So my Conclusion Conclusion
Wii - Everyone still wants one
PS2 / PS3 same games, different graphics, whopping difference in sales price.
Jaowon
Badum tshhhhh!! → #
Posted Thursday 30th July 2009 09:24 GMT
In Windows 7 Ultimate product activation hacked?
"...harm or permanently destroy data and often expose users to identity theft and other criminal schemes"
Yep that sounds like Windows. So what about pirate software?
Jaowon
Fake!!!! → #
Posted Friday 17th July 2009 20:22 GMT
In Swedish devil girls fingered on Street View
I call fake!!
I think these pics have been photoshopped.
In Sweden they've driven on the right since 1967, and there's some seriously dodgy shadows going in multiple directions.
Jaowon
What did he inflate his mattress with? → #
Posted Thursday 16th July 2009 10:57 GMT
In Airbed-fixing German blows up
mattressflat... Hydrogen????
Jaowon
@Steve Balmer → #
Posted Wednesday 15th July 2009 09:06 GMT
In Ballmer gets tough with girly Microsoft partners
"Last time I checked, you don't need two client operating systems."
No, we apparently need 4. Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate........
Why don't people heckle at these presentations and just shout out when contradictions and plain untruths are made.
Jaowon
oh and I missed.... → #
Posted Wednesday 15th July 2009 09:06 GMT
In Ballmer gets tough with girly Microsoft partners
Starter and Enterprise!
N Anyone?
Jaowon
I for one welcome.... → #
Posted Thursday 9th July 2009 12:27 GMT
In Robot land-steamers to consume all life on Earth as fuel
.... nah not going there!
Jaowon
Common sense → #
Posted Friday 26th June 2009 09:18 GMT
In Firms must go to court to stop all counterfeit hauls
Finally a bit of common sense. I used to work for a company that was always getting goods stopped, ultimately they were always proved to be the real deal, but rights holders for too long have been lying to authorities in order to gain a commercial advantage, or even just to spy on their customers.
Jaowon
Milkfloat → #
Posted Monday 22nd June 2009 10:25 GMT
In Green GT motors through trial run
When I hear it pull away, I'm waiting for the jingle of milk bottles to follow.
Jaowon
In other news... → #
Posted Friday 12th June 2009 13:49 GMT
In Imagine! Government to legislate against badness
...The government has announced an end to unemployment. Everyone is guaranteed a job. Anyone who doesn't have a job must not have a desire to work, and is no longer elligible for state benefits.
Jaowon
Patiently waiting... → #
Posted Thursday 11th June 2009 18:52 GMT
In Futurama back from dead again
...for them to bring back B5 and Firefly.
Jaowon
@ I AM THE LAW → #
Posted Tuesday 2nd June 2009 14:06 GMT
In BSA urges London companies to check for pirate software
BSA rarely do the enforcement themselves, they use good old Trading Standards. By doing so they are protected against any recourse should a visit and inspection turn out to be caused maliciously i.e. a disgrunted employee tells the BSA some porkies about you having a warez copy of photoshop on every machine, the BSA tell Trading Standards, Trading Standards then come and confiscate all your hardware for a month and find nothing. Action you can take against the BSA, nada. BSA just point to Trading Standards and say "not us" no compensation from us matey. Good luck trying to get anything from Trading Standards, they tend to be protected from litigation when their actions cause hardship during an investigation, even if it turns out to be a false alegation.
BSA have for a long time used Trading Standards, however TS have recently admitted that they now have the powers to do so, without a complaint from a 3d party. I.e. they can just turn up now without a complaint and do an audit, just like health and safety can turn up and audit.
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/12/24/cardiff_standards/
Jaowon
This is why we need.... → #
Posted Saturday 30th May 2009 12:25 GMT
In PC-pwning infection hits 30,000 legit websites
...PHORM!
Jaowon
@ Winkypop → #
Posted Friday 29th May 2009 00:06 GMT
In Tory who claimed brother's tech gear on expenses quits
you missed a couple of extra points there.
1. Expose them
2. Charge them
3. Sack them
4. Prosecute them
5. Make them pay it all back..
6. ???????
7. Profit!
Jaowon
Never say never → #
Posted Monday 25th May 2009 20:09 GMT
In FBI and US Marshals laid low by mystery virus
"Each is downplaying possible fears that the breach might lead to the compromise of sensitive data"
Prove you havent been compromised.
Jaowon
@kyle → #
Posted Friday 1st May 2009 21:34 GMT
In Windows 7’s XP Mode — Virtually worth the effort
Erm, just type "ver" (without the quotes) into the command prompt of any version of Windows to see the name of the OS.
NT4=4
2000 = 5
XP = 5.1
Vista = 6
7 = , erm, 7
Jaowon
Blue Peter badge holders → #
Posted Friday 1st May 2009 19:31 GMT
In BOFH: Spontaneous Legal Combustion
Get to see everything!
Jaowon
Only problem with the XP virtualisation... → #
Posted Thursday 30th April 2009 09:16 GMT
In Windows 7 — It’s like Vista, only less annoying
..that I can see is going to be the speed. Last time I tried XP virtually hosted on top of another Windows, it ran at about 30% of the speed of the host system. Queue lots of "my database won't-run / is-crashing" on those apps where the minimum speed requirement is P4 2.5Ghz, and the virtualised XP is running at the equivalent of a P4 800Mhz.
Sage Line 50 will be one of those :)
Queue lots of "we don't support this product in Virtualised XP sessions" plastered all over the (virtual) packaging as a result.
Jaowon
Will achieve nothing... → #
Posted Wednesday 15th April 2009 22:47 GMT
In IBM-led tech outfit backs EC in Microsoft browser fight
..or at least the results will be the same as the UE probe into bundling media player with XP. The results of that investigation led to Microsoft being forced to retail a version of XP without media player bundled. MS obediently did so as "XP 'N'", but at a retail cost that was greater than the bundled version.
Jaowon
That's just great.. → #
Posted Thursday 9th April 2009 09:45 GMT
In Trekkies enjoy surprise Star Trek premiere
.. now I've gotta spend the month with my fingers in my ears humming loudly and staying off the internet to avoid all the spoilers that are no doubt out there.
Jaowon
Wow! → #
Posted Wednesday 1st April 2009 12:07 GMT
In Florida cops taser satnav lake plunge woman
I think the Sarah Bee bot just passed the turing test :)
Jaowon
Desktop linux commercially .... → #
Posted Wednesday 1st April 2009 10:57 GMT
In Which desktop Linux distribution?
... will never replace windows in my lifetime.
Jaowon
Still not as believeable... → #
Posted Wednesday 1st April 2009 10:01 GMT
In Google to fund 'video Street View' for Central London
...as a continuancy Presidency
Jaowon
@all the holier-than-thou's → #
Posted Wednesday 25th March 2009 19:57 GMT
In BMW driver follows satnav to edge of cliff
I'll happily accept criticism about my single driving-through-the-country incident from anyone that has never flouted driving laws.
Jaowon
Very easy to do in rural areas. → #
Posted Wednesday 25th March 2009 13:28 GMT
In BMW driver follows satnav to edge of cliff
Having been a victim of a satnav taking me up a road over a hill, over the apex and suddenly finding myself rolling through a field down the other side. No amount of "should be looking where you are going" can account for a road disappearing without warning. Especially if there are no road signs indicating that the road ends 5 yards after the top of the hill. The last road sign I saw a mile back was the national speed limit sign. Turns out after the event, that the national speed limit road finishes once it reaches a house, then it becomes a private road for the last 100 yards up the hill. Only it's not marked.
This is a problem with rural roads. In densely popular areas you have lots of indicators that warn of impending danger, road signs, stripes in the road becoming closer together and longer. In the country you have nothing, and these are the most common road you'll find a national speed limit sign, but no signs to slow down, unless you are approaching a densely populated area.
Jaowon
Time-outs? → #
Posted Tuesday 24th March 2009 21:15 GMT
In BT names first 29 exchanges for fibre rollout
This story keeps timing out, it's taken a dozen attempts for the page to complete (just this one out of all the ones I'm looking at so far). Could this be the most popular El-Reg story so far. So much so that the page is timing out? Show's people's priorities if it is. I can imagine everyone mailing the page to all their mates to check if they're on the list.
Jaowon
These things are useless → #
Posted Thursday 19th March 2009 20:29 GMT
In Blighty orders first 3 supersonic stealth jumpjets
John McLaine killed one.
Jaowon
@Re: Er, hang on a minute.. → #
Posted Sunday 8th March 2009 09:46 GMT
In Metallica's Lars Ulrich illegally downloads own album
Satire and Aspergers don't go too well together.
Jaowon
I for one..... → #
Posted Saturday 7th March 2009 00:36 GMT
In One-eyed man creates prosthetic 'surveillance' eye
...welcome our G'Kar imitating overlords!
now if only the eye could be popped out and left on a shelf, whilst the owner can continue to watch from afar.
Jaowon
Psion own netBook, end of. → #
Posted Tuesday 3rd March 2009 11:50 GMT
In Psion countersues Intel in not-netbook spat
According to the hugely accurate Wikipedia, Ford discontinued the Thunderbird in 1997. So according to many of the posters into the Netbook topic, any other car manufacter could have brought out a car called the Thunderbird anytime between it's discontinuance, before it's revival in 2002.
Jaowon
So clearly... → #
Posted Thursday 26th February 2009 13:54 GMT
In McKinnon's UK trial bid rejected by DPP
...he hasn't commited a crime by any definition under UK law, and his extradition is a farce.
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