Death?
I disagree with the death penalty in almost all cases, but I think they should make an exception for interrupting my internet service.
Posts by Confucious2
16 publicly visible posts • joined 2 Dec 2022
Attacks on UK fiber networks mount: Operators beg govt to step in
Musk tells advertisers to 'go f**k' themselves as $44B X gamble spirals into chaos
Excel Hell II: If the sickness can't be fixed, it must be contained
Criminals go full Viking on CloudNordic, wipe all servers and customer data
Thursday 24th August 2023 08:27 GMT
Re: Where are the backups?
I was at a small company once and we did full grandfather/father/son backups onto tape.
It didn’t help us when some oiks walked in and nicked our server.
The director, who was supposed to take the tapes home each night and lock them in a fireproof safe, had got complacent and left the tapes on top of the server. Of course the oiks nicked them as well…
Another redesign on the cards for iPhone as EU rules call for removable batteries
Amazon confirms it locked Microsoft engineer out of his Echo gear over false claim
Friday 16th June 2023 07:43 GMT
Rent
You only ever rent stuff from Amazon.
I bought something of Amazon France and, after my Debit Card and Credit Card were both used to subscribe to Amazon Prime in France I decided to cancel my Amazon France account as I almost certainly will not be buying from them again.
Of course, I lost all the digital content I ever bought from them. Kindle didn’t want to know, but, big shout out to Audible who, even though they are owned by Amazon, gave me back all the Audible books I could prove I’d bought.
I still use Alexa for convenience so I’m guessing most people here will think I’m stupid for not setting up my own Linux based system and writing my own books and making my own films etc.
The FBI as advanced persistent threat – and what to do about it
Pixies keep switching off my morning alarm, says Google Pixel owner
Friday 5th May 2023 10:25 GMT
Requires internet connection?
I’m not sure about Google, but I assume it is similar to Alexa. I wake up to the radio each morning and, on the admittedly very rare occasions, when it can’t connect to the internet it just uses a standard alarm noise.
If you like waking up to an alarm noise every morning, good for you, but some of us prefer either the radio or our own songs.
Your security failure was so bad we have to close the company … NOT!
Tuesday 2nd May 2023 14:14 GMT
Re: Refuelling
I didn’t need to prank my boss, he did a good enough job himself.
He was late for work one day and we eventually got it out of him.
He had recently bought a 911 and went to the petrol station, filled up with petrol and the car wouldn’t start. He called the AA who had to take him and the car back to his house.
No problem, he just took the nanny’s car, went to the same petrol station and filled up with petrol.
The problem was, the nanny’s car was diesel.
I’m not sure how the AA man kept a straight face as he was called to the same petrol station by the same man for a second time.
We certainly didn’t keep straight faces.
With a mighty hand, and an outstretched arm, Musk scraps Pope's blue tick
Microsoft-Activision deal will hurt UK gamers, says watchdog
Google works on Blink-based iOS browser contrary to Apple's WebKit rule
Monday 6th February 2023 09:20 GMT
I use Apple products because there is no competition. I don’t want to have a myriad of stores and multiple apps that all do very similar things.
Just give me the Apple Store where I know things will work.
If you want choice, fine, buy Android. Nothing wrong with that, but please don’t ruin Apple products because you want it to be like Android.
Windows 11 still not winning the OS popularity contest
Tuesday 6th December 2022 10:06 GMT
Re: Awwwww, poor Microsoft
My personal laptop is a few year old Lenovo and it wouldn’t let me upgrade to Windows 11 (which I like) but as I’ve only turned it on about twice in the past three years I’m not that bothered.
iPads do everything I need for personal use, it’s only work that I need a decent PC and multiple monitors for.
But that’s just me.
US chip group: $52b is not enough, we need an extra $30b in federal funding
Salesforce calls some workers back to the office amid slowing sales
Monday 5th December 2022 09:28 GMT
Sometimes…
Sometimes in person meetings are better.
I tend to go into the office one day a week to have in person meetings, most of which could be done over teams so I don’t have to, but I still do.
This doesn’t sound like a mandated return to work rather than ‘we think it would be good for business’ if you do.
Mandated return to work when there is no benefit is bad, if it actually makes a difference then there is nothing wrong with it. IMHO.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
