Spongebob Solarpants.

Crappy camera work but I enjoyed it anyway. Surprised I haven't seen someone do it before (I realise someone may have).

The question remains though, when did this place become digg?

From the article : "The machines can also automatically embed all the conduits for electrical, plumbing and air-conditioning, as well as place electronic sensors to monitor the building's temperature and health over time."

You're assuming he's never going to update the storage before he dies. If he dies tomorrow, then it won't take twenty or thirty years for the will to be executed and the drive fired up.

If he lives for another 10 years and another popular interface and storage format comes along then I'd assume (based upon the effort put in so far) that he'd replace the USB hard drive with whatever the next big thing is.

So what was your point again?

I'm enjoying Silicon Valley. It might have holes in it's portrayal of IT and technology, but at least it's got plenty of laughs and a story that doesn't make me want to slit my wrists (Halt and Catch Fire).

It's utter drivel. The first episode at least showed a little promise, but whatever there was they swiftly destroyed in episode two.

The old user accounts database is still there. I just logged straight back in with the account I set up in 2005.

You don't have to pay the TV licence if you own a TV, only if you watch broadcast TV. You can have an antenna connected and listen to the radio with your TV and still not need a licence.

Accidentally the whole solar?

I thought the subject of the thread made my location fairly clear, but just to keep you on track. I'm in the UK. Home of the BBC.

What the fuck is up with all these BBC International links at the moment? We can't view them over here without a proxy/VPN. Surely another source exists?

Sorry to reply to myself, but I see it's actually mentioned in the article :D

Saw this on The Reg earlier : https://www.durovis.com/

But 99% of Windows users can't/won't go to those lengths to stay secure. But congratulations on making life hard for yourself.

XBMC was the first thing that sprung to mind when I saw this. Looks ideal for the job.