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Misquote
To misquote one of their old adverts 'Philips, simply pounds ahead'
Posts by Peter Clarke
22 posts • joined Saturday 21st July 2007 13:42 GMT
Posted in eBay looks to flog useless stuff
Re: How did they spend the $2.6 billion?
Some they spent on fast cars, some on fast women, some on drink, the rest they wasted :) (c) George Best
Seriously, why risk your own money when others may be willing to do it for you.
Another nail .....
.... in the coffin of PC gaming as a whole???
Overtaken?
Breifcase was handy to use for large zips when HotMail etc had a cap on mailbox size. You could mail the link and password to the folder and let the recipient download at their leisure. Not used it for a while so I guess I'm one of the nails in the coffin, though I do remember it not being easy to find.
Where will I move to?
Like Paul, I'm a (lucky?) long term customer of Tiscali who has had good service. I wasn't looking forward to a Sky buyout and wouldn't have put my money into Murdochs pocket. Who's best if decide to move
Posted in Brits decline to 'think outside the box'
Drop the Dead Donkey
Wasn't it Gus the station manager who would be constantly spouting these phrases in the show? I thought a lot of these phrases went out with Yuppies in the 90s
Future developments
Is the Anti-terrorist version far away?
Endless Possibilities
.... for government departments to download complete database files and lose in the post. National ID database anyone?
Could also be useful for Google to forward all the user data to Paramount
Posted in Samsung hammers out stylish Steel slider
Weight?
If enough customers want it I'm sure Samsung will bring out the Executive model. Can I patent the idea for a Titanium/Carbon fibre model branded to a major race team? It could make the iPhone look cheap
How to maintain security
Maybe we should demand on equal data security for the general public AND the people in power. If those with power think they might be at risk then they'll make damn sure that the systems are secure.
Corporate Rebrand
Expect a large number of green/yellow garages to be sporting the Bee Pee logo very soon!
News flash- Hive numbers are said to be declining. Game over, man, game over.
Coat please
F1 v MotoGP
Maybe they will put F1 on BBC3 or 4 and keep MotoGP on BBC2 - I can dream can't I? Oh well, now all the 'dedicated' F1 fans have returned I suppose I'll have to hunt around for coverage (no I will NOT be putting money into Murdoch's pocket) If you want to see someone with charisma I suggest you check out an interview with Valentino Rossi instead of the F1 corporate droids
Blackadder quote
'Boom! Boom! Boom!' or not in this case
Low spec??
I'm not a marketing expert (won't let that stop me) but who is/was the target audience? If it's the letter typer/e-mailer/web browser then the spec is more than adequate. Even for printing/editing/backup of digital pics it prop wouldn't be pushed. If you're loking for more then maybe you wouldn't be pc shopping in Walmart
Posted in Seabed cables will be fixed by next week
Shark Bites
Maybe it's sharks with frickin' lasers on their heads!
Coat please
Trekkies get everywhere
"Participants in US government-run cyberwar games tried to cheat - by hacking into the games."
Must've seen Wrath of Khan- Kirk admits to hacking the Star Fleet Academy computer system to complete the Koyabashi Maru challenge.
Coat please
Familiar???
Is it just me or does it have echoes of the Airbus flyby demo crash back in 88? The pilots pushed the throttles forward but the computer decided not to let the engines respond resulting in a belly-flop into the forest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5NXpar4Ouw
Unhappy Landings 2
Engine failure is one thing but a jammed non-rotating engine pod is another. The rotors are too big for a conventional landing- even with the gear down its a fairly major prop strike.
It's a nice trip back to my childhood- I remember seeing articles about it in Look and Learn or Speed and Power back in the early 70s. IIRC it was touted in the anti-tank role
Posted in Video games blamed for England Euro flop
Paris in goal
"Maybe we'd do better with Paris Hilton in goal?"
A good goalkeeper should keep their legs together
Maybe we will win the Virtual World Cup (unless there is a penalty shoot-out)
Playlist
'enjoy the delights of Planet Rock's 12-track playlist' - you must be getting it confused with Smash Hits or Virgin. As their jingle goes 'If you don't like it, frown at the radio'.
More take-up of DAB will require better reception coverage
The robots run on regular off-the-shelf laptop batteries.
I hope NASA didn't get a bargain offer from Sony
Privacy
Will Google be analysing all the traffic to better shape our Google profile?
Opinion
David McLeman
My 25 years of comical IT buzzwords
Tim Worstall
Time to take a sniff at the coffee, perhaps
Chris Mellor
Will they have to drag him back like last time?
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