It would have been more correct for me to say that I just didn't agree with their actions, rather than to asign a political subtext.

I'm sure that the vast majority of the RSPCA works purely in the interests of the animals but the problem with fox hunting in particular is that is has been hijacked as a 'class war' issue. This has resulted in a decision being taken for reasons that have nothing to do with the welfare of either the foxes or their prey.

FWIW I beleive the wrong decision was taken.

This is certainly my own perception. I'm usually an early adopter of all things tech, but I really can't get excited about smart watches at all. I have to say the only interesting product I've seen in this whole arena is the Microsoft Band; at least it isn't pretending to be a watch, but is trying to be somewhat useful.

Yes I ordered one (I was drunk) and I'm something of an MS fan, but even for me and for this product my enthusiasm level is 'meh'

... and the other two refer to a poor choice of shirt?

Slashdot should just close down now.

The fact that we know that this comet is a thing is amazing in itself. The fact that we sent a probe to intercept it, orbit it and make these kind of measurements is beyond amazing.

Nitrogen is one of the main constituents of biological chemistry; knowing where it came from and how it affected Earth's, hence our, development is more interesting than apparel choices.

Sheesh

Yes, this.

It used to be that the machinery that was needed to create lots of LPs or even CDs was expensive and the few bands that made it mega paid for the studios, who then could record and release music from all the other 'hopefuls,' who might one day also be mega.

Well guess what? Technology means it is now trivial to record and publish music; there is no longer a need for the industry at all. We are back to musicians making music because they want to, the good ones will be able to make a living and the very good ones might get rich but there is no need for the machine and all those music execs will have their snouts pushed out of the trough just like the buggy whip ones.

I read Engineering at Cambridge 1984-87. So far as I know there were about six women in 300 students.

We had a really cute librarian, I asked her out; expecting to be shot down as the 100th person to try that week. When I asked her she told me that not only was I the first person from the department to ask her out, I was the first person to actually talk to her about anything except books.

I had no mod points tonight Sara. Sorry.

Ragardless of your views on climate change, this man degrades the word 'whore,' and his very existence further prevents a reasonable debate on the subject.

I no longer make any charitable donations to left-wing-infiltrated organisations ike Greenpeace or the RSPCA, despite a deeply held beleif in their original charters; they have no interest in the environment or animals, just politics.

If you look at the Nokia phones, the ones with wireless charging are thicker than those without. Personally I'm happy to trade the clunky form for the convenience, I don't think Jony Ives feels the same way.

There were already too many comments to read through. Thought y'all might be amused by this though; nicely sums up selfie-sticks.

This, absolutely this. Anyone with a brain and a conscience can say that Snowden did nothing but a service to the majority of the people in the world, whatever his motivation. Given his position as someone who could be 'crushed like a bug' by any side, he has a way better chance flying closer to Putins's flame than Obama's (or Jeb's or whatever other monstrosity the US vote in next)

I'm colourblind

Although the model sure does look hot in that clingy grey and slightly greyer dress ;-)

I'm going to set myself up for a karma decimation here, but I think MS already had the best UX of any platform, they just blew it by trying to smear it onto every device in existence.

Windows Phone 7

This was, and still is, a UX that fitted the device perfectly, it is intuitive, efficient and beautiful.

Some 'for instances'

why do we need a 'button'? This is already an artificial construct; if an idea is captured by text then touch the text to access the associated sub-levels. Or headings that extend beyond the screen; so you naturally swipe to see the end of the title and you get to the next page with a new title.

I am probably as upset as anybody for how Windows8/8.1/10 has evolved but for entirely the opposite reasons of most people.

These are all great opinions, but before I can take frequent contributor *apk* seriously, I need to know what opinion on 'hosts' is held by Frequent Contributor (TM) BENNET HASELTON!?!

Such as performance, see Tesla's insane button or this review of the Zero motorcycle

The number and length of my comments increase and their quality decreases in proportion to how much I've drunk. This is a rare, sober comment...

Plus, obligatory XKCD