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Comment: How far did you get? (Score 3) 78

by netpixie (#44093615) Attached to: Personal Audio's James Logan Answers Your Questions

I got as far as this bit of nonsense (Q2):


before stopping reading. I presume the rest of his answers were just as silly.

Comment: Re:idiot (Score 1) 577

by netpixie (#30806430) Attached to: Police In Britain Arrest Man For Bomb-Threat Joke On Twitter

I wholeheartedly agree. In this case exactly the right thing happened. The Police acted appropriately, and everything is OK with the world.

What is sad is that the parent post (currently) isn't top-rated, instead it's some off-topic nonsense. WTF?

By all means have a go when stupid laws shaft innocent people, but when sensible laws shaft idiots, then there is nothing to complain about.

Comment: Not Facebook - Simon Cowell (Score 5, Insightful) 362

by netpixie (#30510298) Attached to: Facebook Campaign Decides UK Christmas Music Charts

"a testiment to the organisational power of social networking sites like Facebook"

I think that might be going a bit far. What it is testament to is that we're all fed up of shitty pop.

Previously, we've all been too fragmented, "I don't like shitty pop, but I do like cool jazz" (etc.) so (as with many democratic systems) the thing that the largest people like (which also happens to be the thing the largest number of people also dislike) ends up getting branded "good".

What happened here was that, pretty much by accident, someone found something that everyone sort-of likes (Killing in the name of) and were able to use as a banner behind which to mass to express how much we dislike bloody x-factor. I, myself, have been not buying X-factor records for many years and have had absolutely zero effect on anything, This year I bought two copies of Killing in the name of (I song I like) (and the second one was a mistake, bloody iTunes) and now can delude myself into thinking I might have had some small influence on Simon Cowell.

Next time he's putting together an identikit pop star perhaps he'll pause for a moment and think "Should I make this one staggeringly hopelessly bland? No, I'll raise my game and just make it very bland". Which is, at least, a step in the right direction.

And (back to the point I started with), they tried this game last year, but chose Rick Astley. And even with the "organisational power of social networking sites like Facebook", they failed.

I think Facebook was probably fairly low down the list of causes for this. I think the real things that helped here are:

1) Wide spread public anger
2) Choosing the right song
3) The BBC (where I heard about it)

Comment: The downward spiral. (Score 1) 174

by netpixie (#30280922) Attached to: Games Workshop Goes After Fan Site

This isn't too much of a surprise, GW are notorious for not really understanding all this crazy new "internet" crap. Indeed, they've only recently put up a website that isn't total rubbish (although it is close).

"What, people are talking about our products, unshackled by our munificent control? Sue them to buggery!"

Yet another staggering own goal that further tarnishes a once great company. Bankruptcy cannot be far away unless they hire at least one person who actually uses the internet.

Comment: Don't Go! (Score 0, Flamebait) 1095

by netpixie (#30211730) Attached to: Geek Travel To London From the US &mdash; Tips?

My top tip is "Stay at home", London is a dump (much like the rest of England) and is not even slightly worth visiting.

If you really want the experience of traveling to England:

1) Get your hoover bag, open it, inhale deeply
2) Go outside, roll around in the mud for a bit
3) Empty your wallet onto the floor
4) Get your neighbour to punch you in the face.

Voila, same outcome, but you've saved yourself some time and an airfare.

Comment: Are you insane? (Score 1) 932

by netpixie (#30075364) Attached to: Easing the Job of Family Tech Support?

I've only had to be sysadmin for one person (my father) and that (until recently) was enough of a pain in the arse. How do you cope with 7?

Anyway, I have solved my problem pretty easily. Last time his machine ground to a halt under the weight of virii, malware and windows rot, I told him it was broken and then he need to buy a Mac. He did so (although he complained a bit about the cost) and (touch wood) I haven't had to deal with a single support incident since.

Comment: Re:Look before you leap (Score 4, Insightful) 783

by netpixie (#29895315) Attached to: Moving Away From the IT Field?





Comment: WTF? (Score 1, Insightful) 584

by netpixie (#29894883) Attached to: No Hand-Held Devices In Ontario Cars

Who on earth thinks drinking coffee while driving could ever be a good idea?

How do you change gear?

I applaud this law.

When you're in the car driving, that's what you should do, drive. *Not* eat sandwiches, drink coffee, play computer games, telephone, etc. etc. Doing so not only puts your stupid life at risk but mine as well.
