Is that the same David Boies of SCO vs IBM fame? If it is, pity the plaintiffs.

The sensors were reported to be (by James Cameron) just audio sensors similar to those used in burglar alarms to detect broken glass. If they detected some anomalous noise this was effectively just an indication that they were going to get fucked in the next few seconds.

The heading should be "South East Britain Will Run Short of Water Most Years".

Endless building, removal of local drainage, and the fact that it doesn't rain all that much down there is starting to tell. Round here in the North West we have more water than we can use - now if there was an Environmental Agency with the vision to implement a national water grid things might be better. Unfortunately the Agency is toothless and more concerned with leaving waterways to get clogged up and causing widespread flooding.

Phil.

Li batteries supply their own oxidant. The only way to be sure of them not self-igniting is to immerse them in water. Your knowledge of chemistry is about as good as your knowledge of electricity.

Phil.

Don't forget Ginny Rometti (sp?). The one who's currently running IBM into the ground.

Phil.

Most likely, the Indians will just set up a call centre to pester astronauts.

Phil.

I seem to remember that it was originally Xenix and sold by Microsoft - who sold it off to The Santa Cruz Operation.

Phil.

" Strangely enough they also got the Nobel Peace Prize which Norway awards."

Sweden awards the Nobel prizes - better luck next time.

Reminds me of that South Park episode about "Smug".

Phil.

Sony beat Apple by years. They ALWAYS used a different standard to everyone else. I remember my daughter having a portable CD player (90s) which could play mp3 tracks IF they were encoded by Sony's software. They wouldn't play on anything else.

Phil.

BMWs didn't come with radios until the late 80s. This was at a time when most UK and foreign models did. The radio was not not even an optional extra!

Phil.

These are just boiler cracks - sorry the apocalypse is not going to happen. Power draw is low at this time of year so there is no real affect on national electricity resources.

Phil

Ended up in the Beta yesterday - what a pile of crap! I'll be following you if it becomes the default.

Phil.

They issued the DMCA notice to their ISP - not DigitRev. The ISP folded immediately.

Phil.

What makes you think that businesses buy PCs with an OS loaded. A large enterprise would just load their volume-key enabled image of their current Windows build for that hardware. If the current standard is XP - that's what users get.

Phil.