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New comment by kiujhygfvgbn in "Eric Schmidt: "If you have something [to hide], maybe you shouldn't be doing it""

kiujhygfvgbn — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:46:17 +0000

You can also say to your users - we have a problem with this legislation we are moving our servers to Iceland/Bermuda/Switzerland.

When the government sees it hitting their tax take they will listen

New comment by kiujhygfvgbn in "Eric Schmidt: "If you have something [to hide], maybe you shouldn't be doing it""

kiujhygfvgbn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:24:21 +0000

Searching for 'chronic heart disease' might be a bad idea if your employer or health insurer sign up to a future Google employee watch (tm) service

New comment by kiujhygfvgbn in "Eric Schmidt: "If you have something [to hide], maybe you shouldn't be doing it""

kiujhygfvgbn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:22:23 +0000

Not in advance!

New comment by kiujhygfvgbn in "Speculation: Intel Will Buy nVIDIA"

kiujhygfvgbn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:31:01 +0000

Did he think it would be a good idea or not - I can't remember

New comment by kiujhygfvgbn in "Speculation: Intel Will Buy nVIDIA"

kiujhygfvgbn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:30:37 +0000

No, Dvorak is just mad

New comment by kiujhygfvgbn in "Freakonomics: Touring Gangland"

kiujhygfvgbn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:20:09 +0000

Same thing in Belfast. Once it was realised that the 350years of civil war had all been just a silly misunderstanding they started running tours of the murals.

Some of them have to have preservation orders slapped on them to stop developers removing a 30foot high IRA painting to improve house prices. They may even have to start paying people to repaint them as they weather away.

New comment by kiujhygfvgbn in "Speculation: Intel Will Buy nVIDIA"

kiujhygfvgbn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:17:35 +0000

One of the most reliable rules on the internet is that Cringley is always wrong.

New comment by kiujhygfvgbn in "ArduPilot: Arduino Auto Pilot"

kiujhygfvgbn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:15:42 +0000

Terrorists! We buy GPS modules for our surveying systems, one of the requirements on the export licence is that they are not allowed to be programmed to follow a pre-determined course.

Now the italians have discovered the technology for navigating a model aircraft we are no longer safe.

New comment by kiujhygfvgbn in "Mind your slanguage: teenagers finding it hard to speak without slang."

kiujhygfvgbn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:12:40 +0000

Whereas: "Bumped into biffo in the rug the other day, didn't he fag for you at big school?" Would be perfectly acceptable.

New comment by kiujhygfvgbn in "Mind your slanguage: teenagers finding it hard to speak without slang."

kiujhygfvgbn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:11:43 +0000

Bovril Morning, Squadron Leader.

Squadron Leader What-ho, Squiffy.

Bovril How was it?

Squadron Leader Top-hole. Bally Jerry, pranged his kite right in the how's your father. Hairy blighter, dicky-birdied, feathered back on his Sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harper's and caught his can in the Bertie.

Bovril Er, I'm afraid I don't quite follow you, Squadron Leader.

Squadron Leader It's perfectly ordinary banter, Squiffy. Bally Jerry...pranged his kite right in the how's yer father...hairy blighter, dicky-birdied, feathered back on his Sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harper's and caught his can in the Bertie.

Bovril No, I'm just not understanding banter at all well today. Give us it slower.

Squadron Leader Banter's not the same if you say it slower, Squiffy.

(http://www.ibras.dk/montypython/episode42.htm#2)

New comment by kiujhygfvgbn in "Mind your slanguage: teenagers finding it hard to speak without slang."

kiujhygfvgbn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:16:38 +0000

> don't try to talk to VCs, bankers

Two groups that would never use slang!

New comment by kiujhygfvgbn in "Mind your slanguage: teenagers finding it hard to speak without slang."

kiujhygfvgbn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:56:26 +0000

From the article: "Appropriacy simply means using the right variety of language for the right context -

The OED disagrees, there is no such word as "Appropriacy". There is appropriate and appropriateness.

New comment by kiujhygfvgbn in "Eric Schmidt: "If you have something [to hide], maybe you shouldn't be doing it""

kiujhygfvgbn — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:48:50 +0000

At least he is telling you that all your searches are forwarded to the authorities under the patriot act. The cell phone companies haven't got round to warning you that your phone's location is given to the police 8million times.