Posts by asdf

You gotta be in it to win it: The Register presents its official Programming Competition

Geany if you absolutely have to use a GUI.

DNS root zone drama: Follow live the most important dullest ceremony you'll ever see

Re: It is all rather exciting ...

Yep especially since I am sure the NSA wouldn't never want to see them make a mistake.

Intel workforce diversity report throws up a bunch of 'unknowns'

Re: Wonder how much longer this will be a problem

>Remind their parents how "worker shortage" stories

are due to employers looking more for off shoring than training on their company specific one off skills (ie enjoy the cost savings and leave before the poop boomerangs).

wait

Last I heard Intel was more worried about laying off than diversity hires. Guess we know who they will be laying off.

Intel left a fascinating security flaw in its chips for 16 years – here's how to exploit it

ah that makes sense

Errata started in 1995 eh? Wasn't that about the time the NSA quit fighting against allowing the proles in the US (see harassment of Zimmerman) to use strong open public key encryption (as opposed to pushing the Clipper chip fail they came up with)? Guess we now know why.

FAIL: Windows 10 bulk patch produces INFINITE CRASH LOOP

@ cmgangrel - As I implied in my post its probably because you are running bog standard Dell or whatever mass produced hardware and very standard popular software as well.

Re: good for you

>DEC ... install with less hassle.

Only after going through the massive hassle that was their sales force first. DEC was proof that your tech can be 5 years ahead of any of your competitors but sales/management can still screw it up.

Re: Will someone...

... tell me again why I want to think for one millionth of one thousandth of one billionth of a femto second about actually _installing_ this?

If you are like many on here you only use windows because you are paid too part of the day and therefore don't really get to decide when.

good for you

Well because it works for you I am sure it works for every other hardware and software combination out there.

You'll LITERALLY PAY for getting tricked into visiting these scam sites

Re: Rooted my Android

>Direct to bill payments shouldn't even exist.

Except I would say to legitimate non profits as this one of the big ways at least in the US to get millennials to give to charity (hard to blame them considering how Boomers f__ked them but I digress).

Re: Rooted my Android

>I do have some sympathy, but not much for those who buy a device that they do not actually control.

Like virtually all the malware on iOS only working if you jailbreak your phone? Same for a lot of it (malware and vulnerabilities) on Android as well. You can beat adverts even with an unrooted phone by for example using privoxy on your router. I completely agree with you on the desktop and did root my backup Android phone that doesn't contain much personal or work data on it as the custom roms especially on older handsets are the only way to go.

'Sunspots drive climate change' theory is result of ancient error

Re: Deniers?

To be fair to both sides I repost once again nothing beats El Reg the amateur climate science blog that does IT on the side.

W is for WTF: Google CEO quits, new biz Alphabet takes over

except

Honestly though how much money has Google itself made on Android (plenty of billable hours to decide that)? Seems the handset makers should be even more worried except Apple as usual.

OK, who unplugged the modem? North Korea's internet disappeared for four hours today

Re: And would any of the free citizens of NORK notice?

Probably not. NK is what Jonestown would look like today if the cult instead of killing its 900 followers had grown exponentially.

HTC caught storing fingerprints AS WORLD-READABLE CLEARTEXT

Re: In other news...

Well they have at least one example platform of how not to do it.

Re: Another proof that Android isn't secure

>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/23/iphone_6_still_vulnerable_to_touchid_fingerprint_hack/

Big difference between experts hacking away for hours to defeat the scanner on a device they must have physical access to and on the other hand possibly giving the internet access to your fingerprints in digital form for eternity. The jury may be out on some of the other platforms but Android security (especially with 2nd rate Asian vendors) is a melting on your neck tire fire.

Intel building Xeon into lapwarmers as designers, content creators call the shots

2015 no growth in semiconductor industry

Guess with Intel shedding work force and facing the reality that super fat margin cutting edge performance microprocessors are becoming a low margin high volume mobile commodity they have to come up with something to hopefully stick to the wall.

RSA chief uncans insurance giant's mega IT infrastructure review

the real question

The real question is not if outsourcing works but can it massively reduce costs in the short term so I can get my bonus? As for the longer term result well I will be long gone by then (and if not you will pay me to leave) so who cares?

Signed, half the C Suites out there (being generous so I don't seem cynical).

Apple, Google should give FBI every last drop of user information, says ex-HP CEO and wannabe US prez Carly Fiorina

Re: trust the maths...

>trust the maths...

Ok bear with me as I am far from an expert but I thought that integer factorization (which encryption is based on) hasn't been proven to be as hard to solve as we assume today for sure (talking number theory not technology speed up for brute forcing). Practically we can trust it based on current knowledge but its not possible to say for sure it will be secure in the future (even if we stayed at our technology levels today).

Windows 10 is FORCING ITSELF onto domain happy Windows 7 PCs

Re: What are you thinking?

Up vote for taking the bitter medicine lol.

STOP! You – away from the keyboard. There's no free speech in our China

Re: @asdf hmm

Recently, United Nations’ International Labour Organization (ILO) published the average monthly salary or wage for the whole world & the average for 72 countries. For the whole world, the average is USD1,480 per month.

The figures are published for the first time. It’s a rough figure based on data from 72 countries, omitting some of the world’s poorest nations. In addition, all figures are adjusted to reflect variations in the cost of living from one country to another.

Re: Too Big-Headed to Fail

>You better pray the rest of the western world keeps on worshipping the mighty Yankee Dollar

Well they sure aren't going to be using the Euro anytime soon what with how solid the foundations of that integration are. Yes the US has built an enormous house of cards but one so huge if it collapses it won't just be the US that suffers. The US has a good chance to grow its way out of the problems though. Its economy has always grown faster on average than virtually any other developed economy including now. Does our broken ass political system have the will to do the things that need to be done is the question (such as quit giving out so much free money to old people, Boomers spending 3 dollars in Medicare for every 1 they put in during their lifetime etc).

Re: @asdf hmm

ILO Monthly Average Wage 2009

4 United States $3,263

5 United Kingdom $3,065

21 Greece $2,300

28 Turkey $1,731

57 China $656

58 Mexico $609

And that is average not median in which makes China looks even better than they are due to their %1 being so insanely rich. China is developed in many cities but the country on the whole is not.

>US did on "subversives" like MLK and Jane Fonda during the Vietnam years?

Two generations ago? And its not like those were just your typical on the street people. Besides we all know the US in many ways often doesn't act like the rest of the developed world so bad example.

>I've always been curious why China hasn't already banned any and all forms of encryption

Probably because even they can't afford to ban a awful lot of COTS software from tthe West. The Norks they are not.

Re: Don't be fooled...

Just to qualify I am talking since modernization. Mao did prove he could directly cause the mother of all depressions starving 30 million (the conservative estimate) of his own people and still somehow grab power later to kill millions during the Cultural Revolution. What a guy. A real George Washington founder type for the current Chinese government to look up too.

Re: Don't be fooled...

Lets see the West just when through the worst recession in generations and is now recovering nicely in many parts (the Southern Europe basketcases aside). How many recessions has this shaky Chinese government been through? Oh wait that's right China is recession proof. It can go on building ghost towns and cost overan rail roads forever. The bubble pop is already starting and its going to be massive and the government is rightfully scared shitless of the peasants and this just another symptom.

hmm

Does China really think they are ever going to be a developed country pulling this shit? Yes we complain about the NSA and anti porn grandstanding politicians who want to control us but I am posting this now without fear including shouting yes my government are often complete and total asshats. That would not be the case if I was a Chinese citizen or was even in China proper (which is why I never will go to China until there is a legitimate government change even though they are huge in my industry).

Oracle brews perpetual, all-you-can-eat database licence

>The question that interests most customers will be, Do I pay more, or less?

When is that ever anything but rhetorical with Oracle?

Android faces SECOND patching crisis, on the same scale as Stagefright

Re: *cough* *cough*

Definitely some phone platforms are worse than others in this regard. Android well no comment.

Biggest security update in history coming up: Google patches Android hijack bug Stagefright

Re: Re asdf: Incredible!

Android may have 4x units but iOS devices capture more profit than all the Android devices combined. Similar story in the app store. Android full disk encryption being such a joke is reason enough for me to ignore them for now.

Re: Re asdf: Incredible!

It is pretty jaw dropping how much better the security on not only iOS but even BB and WP is compared to swiss cheese %97+ of all malware Android. Joining the generic masses is not always the best idea.

Re: Well...

If you are really into S&M to yourself run 4.4 with full disk encryption lol. So slooooooowwwwww.

Re: YAGNI is all fine and good, but...

Except the Android software itself is a loss leader for Google. Once they get gapps on your phone they win and thats the main thing they care about.

Re: Re asdf: Incredible!

Sorry to seem to put words in your mouth. Duly noted.

Secret US-Pacific trade pact leak exposes power of the copyright lobby

Re: Changing the law

Forgot the pedantic icon Vin.

Re: Changing the law

>That's how he changed the number of years for copyright up to 70 recently.

Thank good ole Disney for that. They love stealing others public domain stories (see Frozen) but don't you dare touch their shitty little mouse.

Hacking Team Flash exploit leak revealed lightning reflexes of malware toolkit crafters

Re: Adobe Flash and PDF

Just removing those three pieces of software alone probably makes you nearly immune to a large majority of the malware on the web.

Re: Adobe Flash and PDF

Java too for the vast majority while you are at it.

Wait, what? TrueCrypt 'decrypted' by FBI to nail doc-stealing sysadmin

Re: An alternative option..

Perhaps so but why take a chance when FOSS software just as good for most use cases already exists (GnuPG) and unlike TrueCrypt doesn't hide who its authors and maintainers are?

Re: Obvious really.

>Prisoners make money!

Not only storing them but you feed them inedible food and have your in-laws own the Commissary where the good stuff is but costs money. Captive market. Not to mention forced slave inmate labor is allowed in many states and even allowed to be used by private companies.

Re: GnuPG

>Anything Putins Pet says these days can be comprehensively discounted as a reliable source of information.

Not to feed the troll but if you look dumbass he made an video for journalists showing how to safely communicate recommending GnuPG BEFORE leaving the US.

>So is truecrypt.

Since the warrant canary (which occurred after he left the country)? Don't think so. At least with GPG who the contributors and maintainers are is not a Satoshi Nakamoto mystery like TrueCrypt. That alone is a huge red flag to avoid TrueCrypt even without the warrant shenanigans.

GnuPG

gpg ftw. Snowden approved. Cross platform with even GUI versions for the CLI impaired windows crowd.

John McAfee cuffed by Tennessee cops, faces drug-driving, gun rap

Re: Epic Mugshot

My favorite was Mel Gibson's who made me smile about karma.

Legal drugs

A lot of prescription drugs more and more are becoming rich people's heroin. All good for big pharma.

"Yes, I was arrested while under the influence of Xanax. It was a brand new prescription received the same day of the arrest, and the physician neglected to warn me about driving while taking it."

What a load of horseshit. Xanax oh you mean the legal drug of choice of Darryl Strawberry fame?

Fork off! FFmpeg project leader quits, says he's had enough with these forking AV libraries

Re: libav

>I hadn't either until a couple of months ago when I installed ffmpeg on a raspberry pi, ended up with libav instead and nothing worked.

Hear this libav devs this is why you failed and lost right here. At least you inflicted as much misery as possible I suppose.

Re: That's Open Source For You...

>Unfortunately (as in this case) one of the negatives of open source and free licensing is that people fork projects for the sake of having their own project (i.e. with exactly the same aim!) - this is counter-productive and there is no logical reason for it.

It may seem that way at first (and probably is in most cases including this one) but much with the OpenBSD and NetBSD (also a butthurt split) the code bases can diverge and end up eventually serving different markets.

Re: ffmpeg vs. libav

>Some may disagree, but it seems (to me) that this is exactly the type of thing/attitude that has kept Linux from being a desktop alternative to MS operating systems.

No forks generally are good as they increase choice (don't have to rely on the one GUI Microsoft decides for the desktop for example) and keep projects honest. Microsoft being in the right place at the right time and getting the network effect early on (my software only runs on Windows so why switch) plus being friendlier for most of its existence for Grandma plus some OEM shenanigans is why Linux never did much on the desktop.