Archive for January, 2006

HDTV or not HDTV

So the question becomes… do you go for the extra inches or more pixels?
The beautiful 26″ Sony HDTV Bravia for £815?

or the beautiful 30″ Sony non-HDTV for £700

Posted by rdas7 on January 30th, 2006

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it just works (part 2)

So can your skype do this? I’d still be impressed even if it didn’t have real-time reflections. That’s Singapore over on the left, and Los Angeles on the right. London is in the middle.
It’s slightly blurry, but you get 30fps no drop frames and perfectly sync’d audio. I was even ripping a dvd and checking […]

Posted by rdas7 on January 29th, 2006

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ADSL - BT landline (not?) required

Now, the frustrating thing about choosing an ADSL (broadband to some of you) provider is that they mostly insist you have a bt landline (minimum cost £11pcm). This is fine if you actually use your home phone for calls, but since most of us actually only use our mobiles, the connection is otherwise redundant.
Now, […]

Posted by r0b1 on January 28th, 2006

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row, row, row your boat…


Posted by rdas7 on January 18th, 2006

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Always look forward when cycling

Sounds simple enough, ‘look forward when cycling’, apparently a mistake you only make once. So I was cycling along the Euston road, London when I think suddenly that I’ve got a puncture on my rear tyre! (thin tyre big bag, not so heavy Rob but enough). I think it was something to do […]

Posted by r0b1 on January 17th, 2006

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the sort that will buy a fiat tipo for £30

I had no idea when posting a sign in the window of my old Fiat Tipo F’reg with a full 120k on the clock saying for sale, exactly what sort of buyer to expect. Now, thinking back, it’s clear that smartly dressed, well spoken, friendly neighbour types aren’t exactly at the top of the […]

Posted by r0b1 on January 16th, 2006

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I am no man.

“I know my fate. One day my name will be associated with the memory of something tremendous–a crisis without equal on earth, the most profound collision of conscience, a decision that was conjured up against everything that had been believed, demanded, hallowed so far. I am no man, I am dynamite.”
- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Posted by rdas7 on January 11th, 2006

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Computer Bum

hmm, how do you run a computer on the side of the street, well you tap into the street lamps of course.
It looks like he’s got 4 or 5 machines and he’s playing in Dos. He even went to the extent of finding an office chair.

Posted by r0b1 on January 10th, 2006

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Hardware Workarounds for Software Problems

From CNN.com:
“Time-weary consumers who increasingly rely on laptops, PCs and other electronic devices to watch movies or listen to music are demanding immediate gratification. The tech industry is responding.
Evidence of an instant-on movement peppered the International Consumer Electronics Show here.
Toshiba Corp. showed off new notebooks with its “Express Media Player,” which lets users instantly play […]

Posted by rdas7 on January 10th, 2006

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more antagonizethebot

12:19:42 *R*: word up honkey
12:19:43 *SmarterChild*: Hey. I have to ask you one question before we continue. How old are you?
1 Over 17
2 13-17
3 Under 13
12:19:48 *R*: 1
12:19:48 *SmarterChild*: Cool. Now we can chat.
Do you want to check out a link you might be interested in?
12:19:54 *R*: no.
12:19:55 *SmarterChild*: OK.
12:20:00 *R*: have […]

Posted by rdas7 on January 6th, 2006

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