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* Posts by Andy Miller

20 posts • joined Tuesday 9th September 2008 10:37 GMT

Andy Miller

WAGs  

In Web wags stage IE 6 funeral

Coat

Nice to hear the Wives and Girlfriends are involved. In fact is nice to see that Web denizens have wives and girlfriends.

Andy Miller

RSI  

In Typing merely by thinking - plugless brainjack kit invented

Go

As a sufferer from RSI, who makes a living typing, this is good news. I often worry what will happen if I can no longer type.

Andy Miller

Bloody C programmers   

In Peppa Pig told to belt up

It's a fair cop. Out by one error there

Andy Miller

Not aunties fault   

In Peppa Pig told to belt up

It is totally inappropriate to complain to the BBC about Peppa Pig, as she airs on Channel 4 (do you guys not watch kids TV?)

The one time have been tempted to complain to the BBC was about an episode of Bob the Builder in which sound travels faster than light (although there are clear health and safety and competitive tendering issues in Bobsville as well).

Andy Miller

Cool!  

In MS Jingle Bell bus rattles past Reg Towers

FAIL

Janet Jackson !? Very "happening and with it". Or should that be "far out"?

Almost as last century as the vintage Routemaster.

Andy Miller

Not the only solution  

In Brit space agency to probe 'crackpot' antigravity device

Boffin

What's wrong with Buttered Cat Arrays?

Andy Miller

If I believed...  

In MyConservatives website collapses at launch

FAIL

A fair criticism of this UK government, and their civil service, is that they are utterly incapable of organising and running any IT system.

A good selling point for a political party hoping for election would be that they can do this new-fangled computer stuff.

On this evidence, the Tory party can't. Which is pretty much what we all expected.

Problem is, neither can any other party. (Good thing in the case of the BNP. Can you imagine it? "That Mr Griffin may have be a right-wing racist thug, but at least he made the websites work on time!")

We need MPs and civil servants who can speak C# and Java, not Greek and Latin.

(Sits back and waits for the replies that say "No!!!!!! SMALLTALK / PYTHON / COBAL etc)...

Andy Miller

@Anonymous Coward  

In Facebook kills 'Kill Obama' poll

Headmaster

Q: "Why is it, whenever someone wants a Republican viewpoint, they call on the extremist wing of the Republicans, people like Rush Limburg?"

A: I believe by "someone" you mean the Broadcast Media. Their interest is getting larger audiences, usually to sell more advertising (in the case to the BBC to justify its licence fee). Extremists (of any political hue) make better telly then reasonable human beings. This attracts more viewers, particularly of the gullible variety the advertises really want.

The public gets what the public wants.

Next time you see an objectionable jerk on telly, make a note of the channel and time. Write to all the advertisers in the following spot and tell them that you had been considering buying their product, but the interview on Channel X at time Y has made you associate it with Arse-hole Z and therefore you are going to buy from their mortal enemy.

Worth a try.

Sorry, I seemed to strayed from the point. It's YouTwitFace. It's for jerks to mouth off on (that's what I use it for). Still, can't hurt if the feds make it plain to these jerks that anything with your name, your picture and a list of your friends isn't exactly anonymous.

It is the people who voted "yes" that they are going after I assume?

Andy Miller

@The Original Ash  

In Armless getaway driver leads police a merry dance

Megaphone

And we can save a whole load of money by doing away with all these "courts" & "judges" & "juries" & "evidence" & "sentencing guidelines".

Why waste all that time looking at the facts of the case and the defendants, and worrying about what course of action has the highest chance of stopping this individual repeating his crimes?

No, lets just sentence people based on Ash's reading of an article on the Reg about a report in the Mail and Telegraph.

We might save enough money to pay for all those new prisons we're going to need.

Andy Miller

FM was a deal breaker  

In Naked iPod touch dangles its FM radio

My wife wanted an iPod, till I pointed out they don't do FM (unlike my old Zen). In the end I got her a Sony Walkman (after reading lots of reviews, mostly on ElReg (thank you)). She's very happy with it.

Apples stuff is cute, but if it doesn't have the features I want, I ain't buying.

Andy Miller

LOL  

In Intel cozying up to Google Chrome OS

Troll

I do like the way this Savain guy signs all his rants "Lots of Love". Gives you a nice warm feeling that he's only here for our own good.

Andy Miller

@Charles 9  

In Deal inked in US Navy 'R2-D2' raygun robo-turret plan

Stop

"IOW, anything in the beam evaporates"

God, I hope the Royal Navy doesn't get them, I like the Isle of Wight.

Andy Miller

Not looking hard enough  

In Disney punts hetero luuurv to wide-eyed kiddies

We're quite sure Roma Hoob is a lesbian. (NB We have no problem with this. It is not a value judgement, merely an observation.)

Andy Miller

Better, but not sufficiently so  

In People just not that into Blu-ray

Got a new laptop recently with a Blu-Ray (sic) player and HDMI, so we bought a disc to try it out on our HD telly. To me, the results are better than DVD, but then I spent nine years making TV broadcast equipment, so I know what to look for. However, if the film is sufficiently interesting you forget to look at the image quality. If the film isn't sufficiently interesting, I'll turn off the telly and do something more interesting instead.

So, not worth the cost margin over DVD, unless image quality is prime concern.

Andy Miller

Showing my age  

In Royal Navy trials 'paging system' for submarines

I came in assuming a paging system for subs would allow you to swap out the bits you weren't currently using.....

Andy Miller

Torchwood  

In Street View ghost spooks Cardiff medium

Black Helicopters

, but don't tell them I told you.

Andy Miller

That's Illegal !  

In Info chief slaps Met on CCTV in pubs

Stop

If you photograph everyone coming into a pub then, sooner or later, you are going to photograph a policeman. It's illegal to photograph policeman, in case terrorists learn what Policemen look like. Looks like we are going to have to ban Policemen from any area where there is CCTV, in case they are photographed.

Andy Miller

Incomplete!  

In Beeb names new Doctor Who

Coat

The link is to a complete list of TV Doctors. As always Auntie misses Peter Cushing, who played the Doctor in two films. (Yes, I know I'm sad)

Andy Miller

How popular?  

In Beatles to bless Rock Band

"how appealing will the Beatles catalogue be"?

We've played a variety of music to our kids, and I have tried to avoid colouring their judgement. Our 6-year old Son has decided that The Beatles are his favourite band, and always goes for them when asked to choose some music. (Our 3-year old Daughter seems to prefer Tangerine Dream for some reason). The Beatles will stand on their own merit I think.

Andy Miller

Alphabetic Alliteration  

In Ubuntu zoo preps for new arrival

Gutsy Gibbon, Hardy Heron, Jaunty Jackalope; can I see a pattern?

Could be Kinky Kangaroo next. The big question is what follows Zonked Zebra?