Posts by Anne-Lise Pasch 348 posts • joined 31 Jul 2008
My Virgin internet runs at 1.2Gb. But I have a single port connection (no link aggregation on a superhub) so I can't actually use the speed offered. When a Sabrent 5-Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is 60 quid on Amazon, and Cat-7 is available, you just want to be able to plug it in. So having a step change is welcome.
In 2002, Bill Gates said exactly this point, and that's when Microsoft went into the 'Trustworthy Computing Initiative' because we'd lost all trust in client/server security.
In 2012, at the 10 year point, Microsoft released a memo called "At 10-Year Milestone, Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Initiative More Important than Ever"
Next year, at the 20 year point, I expect Microsoft will release a memo that simply says, "Sorry guys"
My 'fuss' is that this toolset changes the device and does harm. Its the digital equivalent of kicking the door in. One does not simply 'unroot' afterwards, no harm, no foul. So normalizing this ability allows officers to think that this is a lockpick, not a siege weapon.
So, when I send my cleaners to clean their offices, are they no longer my employees when they clean? And as I send different cleaners depending on the week, does Barclays need to hire and fire accordingly? And do those employees have to 'invest' in my company some of their earnings to keep my business running?
You see, what people seem to forget is... its not just one-man-bands using service companies.
This will work... right up until you get hit by a bus. The (only) real usefulness of systems used by lots of people... is that lots of people use them, so you become replacable. Jira, for all its faults (and it has SO so many) is used by a lot of software teams, so onboarding PMs is easy. Depends on your business, of course.
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