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Ludicrous decision. Similar was done in the 70s
Talkback This type of work was done in the 70s on UK mainframe computers so where is there innovation apart from reinventing the wheel?
[October 14, 2008, 14:43]
SP2 trips over itself
Talkback But expecting consumers at large to keep up with the blizzard of confusing and sometimes contradictory software patches is ludicrous. Remember, computing is mainstream. Senior citizens shop on eBay. Teenagers chat on instant messaging.
[August 25, 2004, 19:54]
FBI wants to tap high-speed Internet
Talkback This is ludicrous! How does the government get away with shit like this in a so-called "free nation"?
[September 26, 2005, 0:11]
Software giant threatens mikerowesoft
Talkback How ludicrous! So now Little Billy G figures he has the monopoly on even names that have a phonetic sound similar to his baby. Problem is, the suits at MS don't seem to understand the English language very well.
[January 20, 2004, 6:39]
Aussie Internet ID plan draws scorn
News Words really fail me… it's ludicrous," she said. "Proposals to ban free email accounts and require Internet users to be identified before obtaining Internet accounts is not going to assist law enforcement from tracking down criminals," she said.
[August 7, 2003, 13:05]
Political correctness puts disk drives in a spin
Talkback How completely ludicrous! Has this group of people got nothing better to focus their attention on? Like real discrimination instead of this pathetic interfering. Please keep your narrow minds out of technical terms - we work hard enough putting...
[December 1, 2003, 12:37]
ABO aims to out-compress JPEG
Talkback His suggestion that a compression ratio of 6x to 8x for JPEG is ludicrous. Where does this guy get his numbers from? A ratio nearer his ABO figure of 32x is more typical with output quality set to normal.
[December 1, 2003, 21:48]
Tsunami 'hacker' is innocent, say readers
Talkback How ludicrous that an act as simple as trying an amended url can result in a fine and loss of employment. So now we must check and double check when entering a URL in case we set of an IDS alarm with our mis-spelling.
[October 11, 2005, 13:38]
Doctor warns of IT's lifestyle dangers
Talkback The assertion that asking a "geek" to focus on one thing will send them to sleep is ludicrous! The best are the ones who can focus, sometimes to the point of obsession. Think about how we play games, develop code, write technical documentation etc...
[April 11, 2006, 1:58]
Incumbent telcos accused of plotting against VoIP
Talkback It is ludicrous that the existing analogue network providers should have so much power to prevent innovative communications solutions, which would see the cost of calls drop to near nothing. You only have to look to FRANCE typically a country which...
[November 19, 2004, 9:12]
Camera phone clampdown demanded
Talkback This whole thing is ludicrous. It's not the public's fault anyway. It's practically impossible to buy a decent phone WITHOUT a camera regardless of whether you want one or not. I don't know of anyone from my group of friends that actually uses the...
[November 16, 2004, 23:39]
Skype 4.0 beta - STILL No Multi-Party Video
Blog Comment The strange thing about this is that the vast majority of people understand quite well that the "309 million registered users" number is ludicrous, whereas quoting some more realistic numbers, say "more than 30 million regular users" (they could...
[July 9, 2008, 6:51]
How Microsoft is making Windows crash less often
Talkback Microsoft's choice to run graphics and drivers in ring-0 is ludicrous and is the true source of the problem. You are forgetting that OS design plays a large part in stability. Other modern OS like Mac OSX avoid these problems by strict separation.
[November 7, 2003, 2:40]
Gates takes a side-swipe at Apple, Linux security
Talkback The fact that it came the very first day of MyDoom render it more ludicrous, if possible. This is the greatest ball I ever listened to in my life. That also clarify what users mean to Mr. Gates. This guys buy everything (even what's not supposed to...
[January 27, 2004, 16:56]
Gartner: Ignore Vista until 2008
Talkback From those who have watched Windows users twist in the wind for years and daily use reliable, safe, functional Apple computers, this ever repeating cycle looks ludicrous. For the Windows user the best one can hope for is that this time Microsoft...
[November 11, 2005, 20:52]
Just like the Government
Talkback I agree, The government seams to have the resources but hand in hand with that seams to have totally stupid i.t consultants.m is a totally ludicrous amount to spend on a database, for the government not to realise this shows their absolute idiocy...
[March 25, 2009, 16:20]
Lone file-swapper takes on recording industry
Talkback This sense of entitlement by swappers that they should be able to get something for free just because they can is ludicrous. File-swapping is and should remain illegal. The fact that technology today enables it doesn't make it legal; that's like...
[October 3, 2003, 16:39]
UK firm sues Apple and Microsoft
Talkback But if you look at the bigger picture, it's large corporations such as Microsoft and Apple who benefit from these ludicrous patent laws. Apple and Microsoft may be the victims this time.
[July 21, 2004, 16:20]
Acer widens notebook screen
Talkback That's absolutely ludicrous. 16 pounds? C'mon - is it actually April 1st, and noone told ZDNet? They can't ACTUALLY be considering coming out with such a behemoth, especially with such .disappointing specs.
[March 4, 2004, 7:19]
Services-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Federated Identity Management (FIM)
White Papers Legacy IT infrastructure simply wasn't designed to fill nowadays business requirements but it is ludicrous to suggest "Ripping and replacing" valuable assets. Business requirements seem to accelerate on a daily basis.
[April 21, 2007, 1:00]
