Really, that's interesting it's not used in the US, I wonder why ours are pushing it?

where's the robotic tentacle to go with the cheerleaders? disappointed.

Here in New Zealand we've had the Chip 'n pin for a while, our POS terminals handle both magstripe for Eftpos/older credit cards and the chip. there's even circumstances where you can use the magstripe on the chip/pin card. I received notification the other day that my bank was replacing my eftpos card with a chip/pin debit card so will use both magstripe or chip and I can shop online with my own money... not too sure if I'm cool with that. I dont like the idea of the NFC (paywave) part of the card, going to line my wallet with tinfoil (real tin, never trust the aluminium junk!) when it arrives... if someone doesn't steal it from my mailbox first.

cause I don't want one... really...<sniff>

I'll let you know when I finally get around to trying it.

And they'll stop the Scandinavians stealing back their panels. nice one.

I'm pretty sure we only paid about $9 per win95 OEM pack so there really wasn't that much price difference overall, unsure what OEM win8 packages are worth these days, haven't been in pc retail for a loooong time.

I like messing around with older hardware and pushing the boundries... such as running VNC client under linux and using server scaling (UntraVNC server on WinXP) to display a 1600x1200 desktop on an 800x600 LCD panel, still usable despite the small text. I've run Deli linux and Thinstation on my 486/pentium laptops, is there anything more recent/capable that I should try out on these old machines with very little ram? I'd like to give BSD a go sometime (unsure of hardware requirements at this stage) I think I once got a pentium to run BSD but didn't really check it out much.

it'd have to be an RF preamp but I'll have a go with straight rabbit ears and see if I can get anything out, otherwise I'd probably have to build an RF amp myself. I've got a circuit diagram for a video sender but I've been unable to locate the correct two transistors and really dont know what the quality would be like with such a simple circuit, probably best using a modulator then amping the output.

I've actually got a bunch of those, one from a camcorder, and a handfull from old VCR's I'm wondering if the minimal power output would be enough to send a signal from a antenna to 5m away the one I'm thinking of has the same inputs but just an antenna for output.

I haven't worn a watch since I was a builders labourer and kept busting them off on door frames. ended up using an elastic watchstrap until I got a mobile phone
My magic combo

android phone.

it has clock, phone, camera and music player, why use anything else?

That is a brilliant idea, I wish they would implement this. I've got two android phones with analogue tv tuners, I've been unable to find any of the old VHF tv senders that used to be all over the place so I can make use of them for watching DVR stuff in bed. (non network capable DVR unfortunately)

I'm just spending nights wandering around stealing everyone's solar garden lights, eventually I'll have enough little panels to power my house, no cost... if I steal car batteries also.

I could hiss down a handset and make my modem connect to me at 1200bps, couldn't really determine the data being hissed back at me though.

lol, running around trying to catch one on the tip...like a sexy snowflake

for the win.

I heard that most of the methane is generated in their gut and is expelled as burps rather than farts, a roof and partial walls with a gap at the bottom would probably do to collect most of the methane since it's lighter than air, then concentrate and compress into storage tanks.

FFS, everyone knows notepad is the ultimate text editor.

I read somewhere recently that the english language evolves, if enough people start saying one thing one way it becomes the proper way... so do nothing and wait long enough and you'll be wrong.

yeah, no idea, I use linux solely myself, a gamer friend of mine gave me the above instructions. :)

not exactly intuitive, I forced a server off with the power button because it took too long to locate shutdown in win server 2012

I'm waiting until I can purchase employees in the cloud too, that way my office link going down wouldn't affect productivity and the data center can manage all that HR crap.

Outlook Web Access :) completely compatible with linux, except I cant send email while using chrome.

or Raspberry Pi? or Beaglebone Black? my HTPC has to draw less than 10w at full load.

you need to ask the right questions: what sort of plastic do I need to put in to get cocaine with gold sprinkles out?

(And if you absolutely must take opiates/opioids, for heaven's sake don't get drunk at the same time, otherwise you will pass out and die from respiratory arrest...)

I take tramadol daily for chronic back pain after an injury, have been drunk a few times, and haven't died yet, not even once. I am a bit of a lightweight though so my "drunk" is probably an Australian's "tidly"

I've always had the same opinion, let the early adopters be the beta testers.

Nah, I'd rather complain and have a whole website change rather than adjust a simple setting myself ;)

Thanks, I see it is underlined today, looks MUCH better.