Re: iPad?

Last time I checked PC stood for Personal Computer.

I can't think of anything much more personal than a smart phone or a Tablet. They are also undeniably computers.

Many desktop computers by comparison are not Personal Computers - simply because they are not used or owned by one person - they could be classed as workstations or some similar terminology....

Re: Correlation is NOT causation

"It's fine extolling the law abiding virtues of a strict dictatorship of the kind that Singapore is, but do try and get figures for lawlessness/crime from areas sharing Singapore's very high per capita GDP and median income."

Could Singapore's high capita GDP and Median income be because rather than taking drugs they're all being productive and working?

Re: Awesome little tablet

Does everything the two 7" tablets I have do. Says Samsung 5" Tablet on the receipt.

If you're going solely on the physical size side of things ....and want to call a Phablet as per Wikipedia then be my guest but.... to me it's a small tablet.....

Re: @Mr ChriZ: Please buy a clue.

I've produced a skin for a Media Application with a couple of hundred PNG files integrated into it produced primarily from Vectors. I'm quite aware each PNG file has a set resolution where as obviously a vector should scale to any size. I can see that obviously if each pixel is 1 to 1 with the screen you're guaranteed to be displaying it at it's best quality. However I'm also aware that for many years we've had the ability to stretch images over as many pixels as we want. (Otherwise we wouldn't be able to display an image on the back of a camera and on a 27" screen). Normally it doesn't produce too problems as long as you don't stretch it/zoom in to far.

As the IPad's resolution is supposedly beyond retina level then you'd think doubling the pixels like this shouldn't cause any issues - it certainly shouldn't really make it worse than displaying it on the original IPad.

I make no attempt to claim to be some genius in these matters but I believe I have a clue.

Re: Lazy publishers, Silly subscribers

Due to the way PNG Compression works I'd imagine they'd be pretty tiny PNG files.

PNG is very good at producing small files where the number of colours/shades are low whilst keeping the data lossless.

It seems to me there's two possible problems - either the original PNG's were not saved with enough detail or the IPad is rendering them badly.

PNG itself is a great format. Agree with the other chap. JPG's are much worse for this type of image.

Re:Radael 1

If you were here for quality fact based peer reviewed discussion backed up with references I apologise.

My initial post had a pint next to it. It probably is the best beer in the world.

Fun

I had one of the older Micra's before this one came out as a hire car.

It actually really surprised me by how much fun it was.

The Micra felt like a bumper car on steroids. I hope they've not lost that in this new generation.

Although new Festas, Corsa etc are very much more refined they really have lost all sense of fun to drive. The economy wasn't bad either Even that one easily achieved 50mpg, where the fords/vauxhalls achieve 40 at best.

I just wish they'd produced a more manly version! (Definitely nothing with a Reno badge on it)...

Same here

My Skype profile is one of the most anonymous accounts i have!

What Noise

I'd happily have a Modern Wind Turbine Farm next to me. I've stood underneath one and to be honest I really can't see what the fuss is about. There is no noise! Especially once you move away from them.

I wish people moaned as much about electric lawnmower noise, or car tyre noise or some of those other things that actually make a lot of noise that is irritating in every day life....

Not convinced

I've had more than enough faulty build your own kit.

You also have just as big a problem keeping the kit inside the same as ASUS/Gigabyte and the likes always have to be using the latest and greatest so have new boards out almost continuously.

When it does go wrong figuring out which component has actually failed is a pain in the bum unless you're lucky enough to have an identical component somewhere close.

Not to mention all the problems with finding decent cooling systems that don't sound like lawnmowers etc, issues of keeping licenses across an estate..., and finding out the distributor you bought through went under 2 months ago, so your 5 years warranties are nearly impossible to follow up...

For home sure I'd build my own every time.. but for corporate stuff. The likes of Dell seem the only reliable way forward to me and way cheaper when buying bulk....

Holier than thou attitude

"Cornering at speed" does not necessarily mean breaking the law or speeding or any of the terms you're using above.

There's plenty of of corners that can be taken with reasonable speed legally and safely that with bald (or old) tires that can be dangerous.

It always amazes me whenever articles like this crop up - how many people find 1 million different ways to say "Yeah but I'm holier than thou, and you're obviously driving very unsafely" and whom probably don't spend all that many hours on the road or lie through their noses about how perfect their own driving is.

Anyhow I'm going to have to stop typing now as there's a police car catching me up.

Tosh

I've always been a WD fan, but recently I've bought 2 Toshiba 1TB 2.5" StoRe drives and have to say they're fantastic!

eh?

FYI I've definitely downloaded *nix files from non trusted websites in my time!

Is it really though?

Malicious executables surely effect all operating systems - Microsoft's just targeted more as there's more MS operating systems out there.

That's not to say that Microsoft security through out the ages hasn't been making it easier to exploit their operating system.

Re:Beautiful

Well Duh! The straight line formation is blatantly an alien runway!