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  • On the post: PartyGaming Pays Its Online Gambling Tax

    james ( profile ), 08 Apr, 2009 @ 06:55am

    Re: But...

    In a regulated & taxed system the kiddies are well more protected than in a illegal system with no regulator to cry to...

  • On the post: 'Up To' Marketing Strikes Again: UK Customers Get 45% Of Promised Broadband Speed

    james ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2009 @ 04:53am

    I want a Job @ OFCOM

    As they clearly don’t do anything at all, ever, in any way.
    They must all get paid lots.

    Hopefully will change when the person at the top of this government black hole of finances is one who grew up with computers and understands the tech & issues as compared to the 62 year old who runs it now. Who just writes "letters of concern" to the telecoms providers on issues, but hasn’t the bottle to DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

    Oh well back to surfing on my Victorian copy wire internet.

  • On the post: Storage Isn't Much Of An Issue Anymore

    james ( profile ), 08 Jan, 2009 @ 03:28am

    For UK Audiences

    WOW 2TB that means that our MP Jackie Smith can have all of our personal data from driving licences, medical history and banking details all stored on one chip that she can personal ensure gets lost on the train to work... and she will not have to rely upon CDs and DVDs. Think of the benefits, smaller, easier to drop, can carry even more copies of everything in unencrypted ways, and a government must- costing more than the previous tech. This is great news for her.

  • On the post: No One Can Find ISPs Who Have Agreed To RIAA's 3 Strikes Plan

    james ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2009 @ 05:38am

    Go RIAA - If they only had a brain they would be dangerous!

    So let me get this straight the RIAA wants ISPs to ban customers who are suspected of file sharing. The thing I don’t get is why any ISP would want to agree to this. As they can already clearly cancel/deny and ban any customer for suspected file sharing as it is (read your contract). So if they already have the power to cut off their own customers (effectively signing them up with a competitor) and they are not using it now, they will not agree to pass that power onto a third party that has no interest in their bottom line (and could be argued has a vested interest in destroying them).

  • On the post: Mod Chips Found Legal In The UK

    james ( profile ), 12 Jun, 2008 @ 12:40pm

    What does it matter either way?

    The majority of people who mod-chip/flash their consoles do so to play so called backup games – which are downloaded from the web. This is already illegal, but it happens.
    So if they make mod-chips illegal what difference will it make? I will still be able to find a good mod-chip by reading the right forums and find out where to purchase it over the web from the east. So nothing will change if made illegal or legal as the main use is illegal.