Posts made by martini20

I've never seen that show, the synopsis alone sounds like my idea of hell.

That bloke is doable though

@cumeaternc:

This story seem fitting.

hxxp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14370878

No offence to any IE users we may have. ::)

Phew, it was all a hoax hxxp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14389430

@raphjd:

And you people complain that I'm too negative when it comes to gay issues.

Do you see why I'm the way I am?

Good news stories seldom irritate though, which is why I drive to work shouting at the radio.

Religion + Moralising + Politics =  An :xpl: of unbelievable stupidity

I would hope that in any civilised country, the cunts responsible for such a bigoted, callous act would be named, shamed and fired. However, this happening in America … their actions will probably be applauded with numerous 'God Blesses'

Bizarre new twist, from the bbc site:-

A lawyer whose firm demanded money from alleged illegal downloaders in the United Kingdom has denied re-starting the scheme in Greece. Andrew Crossley told the BBC that e-mails sent out in the name of ACS:Law were a scam and nothing to do with him. The messages accuse their recipients of file sharing and demand payments of £1,665.

Mr Crossley's firm was wound-up and he is the subject of disciplinary action for sending similar letters in the UK. The Greek letters were brought to light by Ralli Solicitors, which represented some of those accused by ACS:Law. It is now advising a client based in Greece.

"They have received e-mails purporting to be from the law firm," said Ralli solicitor Michael Forrester. The letters have been sent to overseas addresses.

"The IP addresses quoted do not appear conventional, making reference to country codes outside of the UK," said Mr Forrester. "Despite this, the letters of claim refer to UK law under the Copyrights, Design and Patents Act," he added.

One of the letters seen by the BBC read: "We act as solicitors for DigiProtect Ltd, the owners of copyright of various films and music rights.

"Our client has retained forensic computer analysts to search for and identify internet addresses from which their copyright works are being made available on so-called peer-to-peer programs."

The letter asks that cheques are made payable to ACS:Law and supplies a central London address, which is in an adjacent building to where the law firm used to trade from. However, Andrew Crossley contacted the BBC to say he was not involved.

"It is not my email, not my address - the address is old and post code is misstated, there is no client or company of that name, it is not a demand made by me and it is quite clear from the way it was written that it was not," he wrote in an e-mail.

Mr Crossley said he plans to contact the police in relation to the messages.

Prior to its closure, ACS:Law was accused of taking advantage of new UK laws on piracy in order to make money. Its sole proprietor, Mr Crossley teamed up with companies DigiProtect and MediaCAT, which purported to represent copyright owners. Together they sent letters to around 10,000 people in the UK, alleging that the IP addresses of their computers had been linked to illegal file sharing. Individuals were given the option of paying £500 or facing court action. Many of those contacted said they had never engaged in such activity. Consumer watchdog Which accused the firm of speculative invoicing and claimed that none of the evidence would stand up in court.

Mr Crossley eventually brought 26 cases to court, but soon after hearings began he tried to have them dismissed. Judge Colin Birss QC refused to allow proceedings to stop and accused Mr Crossley of trying to "to avoid judicial scrutiny". He, in turn, left the court mid-way through the case and had his barrister read out a statement in which he said that he no longer wanted to pursue net pirates because he had received death threats. The case was dismissed and Mr Crossley faced a large bill for wasted costs. The accused have since settled out of court. Soon after, ACS:Law was wound up and declared bankrupt. Mr Crossley is currently the subject of an investigation by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority.

There's a whole universe between some dickhead keeping a gun in a household where there are kids and it isn't stored in an absolute secure place, and having an unsecured Wi-Fi. Comparing the two by the law firm is utterly abhorent. In other words, re the 70 year old woman… 'she was asking for it'. Oppenents should have used that tact against them and watched the misery being heaped on the shysters.

I've done plenty of unofficial IT work for friends and family who got pcs and the internet with relatively little thought of the dangers/hassle both can have. The risks a completely undersold by all concerned in selling the products, because it does take a certain degree of skill and knowledge to secure yourself.

I think what's missing these days are the 'nanny state' public information films of the 70s to warn people of possible threats, ironically it was announced the UK government dept that produced such retro delights as ... not running around corners, putting rugs on polished floors, and flying kites near electricity pylons, was to close. IMO there is a crying need for more education when it comes to the home technology.

As for these legal actions against downloaders, it is clearly extortion dressed up as legal action,  as seen in the case against ACS:Law in the UK

Excellent stuff. That got me hard  ;D

@MrMazda:

Kind of ironic considering that the majority of sexual acts that occur in a church are acts of paedophilia to begin with lol

That's what I meant 

@pacifico:

It was really weird and I wonder how they can do that with animals, with all that shit and bad smell and such…

The animals would soon get used to their stench  ;D

If the other person in the photograph was a child, the bishop wouldn't have thought anything of it  :pope:

As bizarre deaths go, that'll take some beating

hxxp://www.thepoke.co.uk/2011/06/22/51-miss-usa-contestants-give-their-view-on-evolution/  :blond:

I only managed to get through 8 of them before my brain started to weep in despair

I didn't realise threads could be removed. If that's the case I would think that would be the best solution all round… nothing for members to react to, therefore no reaction for the (now banned) troll.

The faces have an old fashioned innocent look to them that contrasts sharply with the subject matter 

I would say the most effective, and in fact, the only way to deal with trolls is to lock the thread, make no other comment, and of course ban them. Trolls thrive on ANY attention and reaction.

Fantastic  :clap2:

The joys and dangers of tweeting

As there are no ages given in this scenario (and hopefully Toby is above the legal age of consent!) some guesswork is required. If Walt and Jon's friendship extends to them meeting each other's families and given that they have known each other for over 20 years, Walt could have known Toby as a child. That fact alone could have freaked Jon out.

ilijah specifically asked if anyone was in the wrong. On the available info, I'd say Toby was. Why on earth would he want to tell his uncle that he'd been having sex with his uncle's friend

Fair play to the guy, he was a good player in his day, and has always been supportive to his gay fans.

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