Posts by VeNT

NHS left with sick PCs as suppliers resist Windows 11 treatment

Bich please

I had to stop someone connecting a new ECG to the network.

It was running windows 7.

Reg readers have spoken: 93% back move away from Microsoft in UK public sector

oh my sweet summer child

working in the NHS, so many departments have whole systems built off excel. from frontends to databases to sheets that are used to create reports via macros that have been handed down through generations of employees.

so many of these have no notes or comments, no one knows exactly how they work but there's often someone who's been handed down the knowledge of how to wrangle them when things go wrong.

replacing all of these would be decades worth of work for the NHS, and with doubtful benefits.

Musk 'texts' Nadella about Windows 11's demands for a Microsoft account

Pot, this is kettle

Odd how he's no issue with Twitter requiring an amount to view content?

Millions of smart meters will brick it when 2G and 3G turns off

This is why I've a shotgun next to my printer.

Even with tech like non-cellular 5G, how can anyone trust that it'll still be in use or prolific in 10, 20, 30 years time?

My "dumb" meter was installed probably some time before I was even born, in that time we've gone from ZX Spectrums to 16, 32 and 64 bit desktops to now having eight core 3GHz processors running off batteries in our pockets. who knows what will happen in the next half century.

I can't help but feel that replacing currently working meters is a fools errand, only good for spending public money to increase energy companies profits. I understand the idea of load shaping and better billing but I've yet to see any evidence of this being a realistic use.

Labyrinth of 371 legacy systems hindered hospital's IT meltdown recovery

Bonus points of it's an 16 bit application running on virtual 32 bit hardware

Raspberry Pi supply chain loosens just in time for the holiday season

Just in time for the holidays.

What year.

The wastepaper basket is on the other side of the office – that must be why they put all these slots in the computer

I still have flashbacks to when I was providing on site support to gone users.

One had a pc that suddenly wouldn't turn on. Apparently it had been slow for a while with random reboots.

Turns out they had been using the power supply fan to cut off the burning end of her cigarettes.

That along with the inside being covered in a thick layer of brown tar made my skin crawl.

Time to Ryzen shine, Intel: AMD has started shipping 7nm desktop CPUs like it's no big deal

Odd happenings

https://www.pcgamesn.com/destiny-2/amd-ryzen-3000

Looks like Linux isn't the only one with code issues.

NHS IT bod sends test email to 850k users – and then responses are sent 'reply all'

Re: Not a bad test

This is why the distribution lists are supposed to be vetted

Google to snatch control of Android updates from mobe makers – analyst

Bloody Samsung.

Tab pro.

No updates at all since release.

Nothing! This thing can run marshmallow is you are happy to root it but if you want security updates? Go fish!

Hipsters ahoy! Top Ten BOARD games for festive family fun

Re: £499?

The shop linked says retail is £39.99?

US Navy's LASER CANNON WARSHIP: USS Ponce sent to Gulf

Re: science eh?

May I nominate it be called ka-fucking-boom? Wonder if anyone will get the early 2000s reference.

NHS quango fatcats spend £2m tax dosh on iPads and iPhones

Re: Better Value

Work for several trusts as part of a shared service. We've about 300 iPads we bought last year waiting to be allocated.

That's about 2/3 of the total order.

The rest have gone to directors etc who use them for meetings etc and are quite happy with the saving.

Dyslexic, dyspraxic? No probs, says GCHQ

well

Just because you're dyslexic does not mean you can't spell anything... It just means you will make mistakes.

Being dyslexic myself I find spelling difficult and sometimes even Google doesn't know what I mean. But I get by.

BOFH: Forgive and forget

WOO!

get in! he's BACK!

Sony to publish James Patterson e-book reader

Free "Worst" case

nice. just what you always wanted.

Is this the world's dirtiest PC?

lolz

seen worse.

but then it's a dell. they are always bad.

maybe start an email address to send them into. I'm sure I can get about 20 in a week.

Samsung redesigns colour e-paper

Comics!

comics! I want an e-reader I can read my comics on!

Samsung shows off 'world's thinnest' LCD TV

Nice

does the girl come with it?

Google: Servers are DIMM witted

DDR1

nothing wrong with out of date tech if you've got enough of it!

Cornish separatists take aim at pasty students

Having lived in penryn

I don't mind all the cute female art students you get around now.

tbh without them the town would have closed down even more. there's little enough there before anyway! now we've even got a CAFE! the chippie's re-opened and the pub's seem busier too!

lots of them are from down here and those that arn't can't afford the houses any more than we locals can.

the people inflating the prices are the estate agents not the buyers! they want to pay LESS!