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Submission + - After 15 years, community favourite Winamp is no more. (stereophile.com) 1

Submitted by georgeaperkins on Friday November 22, 2013 @06:31AM

georgeaperkins writes: Starting on December 20, 2013, Winamp will no longer be available for download. One of the most popular and influential media players during the 1990s, Nullsoft's Winamp played back mp3s for budding p2p pirates around the world.
Sorry to see it go — I fondly remember the thousands of community created skins (some better than others) and visualisations.

Submission + - How one man turns annoying cold calls into cash (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by georgeaperkins on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @07:08PM

georgeaperkins writes: A man targeted by marketing companies is making money from cold calls with his own premium-rate phone number. So far he's made £300 profit following a £10+VAT initial investment. The premium rate regulator has "strongly discouraged" the practice, as it violates the code of practice. Nevertheless, the novel idea is sure to resonate with slashdotters worn down by mindless cold calling!

Comment The chocolate game (Score 5, Interesting) 327

by georgeaperkins on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @05:20AM (#41163533) Attached to: Large Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Collapses With a Loss of $5.6 Million

These 'too good to be true' schemes always take me back to primary school, when there was a letter going round: Free chocolates for everyone: Please send me 1 chocolate and then send this letter to 5 friends. Everyone gets 5 chocolates just for buying one. Amazing! I was so upset when my dad refused to buy me the one chocolate. How could he not understand!!! My friend who gave me the letter was equally outraged with me. Everyone around was getting free chocolates. Of course there were losers in the end. At least I learned an important lesson about schemes which seem too good to be true.

Comment Most pathetic robot of all time? (Score 2) 42

by georgeaperkins on Friday August 17, 2012 @12:05PM (#41024619) Attached to: Flexible Robot Can Change Colors

This really is be the most pathetic robot I've ever seen. Seeing it hobble along like the adams family hand - I waited expectantly. Then, it fell pathetically before having ink flow through a tube like life support. Laughable! They might as well have walked up to it and painted it. Makes ASIMO's stair fails look slick. Can anyone share with me some more pathetic robots to brighten my Friday afternoon?

Comment Re:Are open-source desktops losing? (Score 1) 663

by georgeaperkins on Tuesday June 26, 2012 @03:56PM (#40457021) Attached to: Are Open-Source Desktops Losing Competitiveness?

You guys really do live in basement caves with little to no grasp of reality.

Agreed. KDE in particular. I think that since Ubuntu's Unity fiasco, KDE/Kubuntu have gained momentum and enjoy a much wider user-base. Open source desktops are increasingly being used by normal folk, not programmers. Even my mum has heard of Linux.

Comment Re:Accountability (Score 1) 255

by georgeaperkins on Friday March 23, 2012 @04:00AM (#39448545) Attached to: Queensland Police to Look For Unsecured WiFi Spots

Gosh is that Simpsons thing a joke? Had to check the calender that its not 1st April yet. How ridiculous

Comment Re:Sick of pi (Score 3, Informative) 55

by georgeaperkins on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @04:22AM (#39258923) Attached to: MIT App Inventor Back Online

The pi isn't primarily aimed at robotics enthusiasts with extensive experience in programming arduinos, who just want more IOs to drive steppers. It is a ready to go linux box for £20. The 'TV' display isn,'t a gimmick - its just a HDMI port. You can plug in a HDMI TV or computer monitor. I know what this backlash is about - Its /. readers inherent contempt for any technology which gains massive media attention. I agree its been over-hyped - but it is bloody good.

Does a Lame E-Mail Address Really Matter? 1049

Posted by kdawson on Monday January 11, 2010 @09:06AM from the america's-oldest-luddites dept.

theodp writes "Over at the Chicago Tribune, freelance writer Nancy Anderson makes an embarrassing confession. It's 2010 and she still has an AOL e-mail address. 'You've got to get rid of that AOL address,' her publicist sister told her five years ago. 'It's bad for your image.' Image, shmimage, Anderson thought. 'If I do good work,' she asks, 'does my e-mail address really matter?' Good question. Would an AOL e-mail address — or another 'toxic' e-mail address — influence your decision to hire someone?"

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