It would take the best part of an afternoon to load a single web page on my 386 in the 90s.
Posts by gotes
405 posts • joined 6 Nov 2009
Know the difference between a bin and /bin unless you want a new doorstop
Password recovery from beyond the grave
Woman accused of killing boyfriend after tracking him down with Apple AirTag
I love the Linux desktop, but that doesn't mean I don't see its problems all too well
Tough news for Apple as EU makes USB-C common charging port for most electronic devices
Small nuclear reactors produce '35x more waste' than big plants
France levels up local video game slang with list of French terms to replace foreign words
Re: E-sports professionals?
Bit I find odd is that people want to watch other people play video games.
Even before "e-sports" was a thing, I enjoyed watching my friends play video games. I'm not into esports btw, but I do enjoy watching other people play video games. It's far more enjoyable to me than watching a football match.
NASA's 161-second helicopter tour of Martian terrain
Spam is back with a vengeance. Luckily we can't read any of it
US recovers a record $15m from the 3ve ad-fraud crew
Thinnet cables are no match for director's morning workout
Don't hate on cryptomining, hate the power stations, say Bitcoin super-fans
ZX Spectrum, the 8-bit home computer that turned Europe onto PCs, is 40
Star loses $500,000 NFT after crooks exploit Rarible market
Russian media watchdog bans Google from advertising its services
Buying a USB adapter: Pennies. Knowing where to stick it: Priceless
If you fire someone, don't let them hang around a month to finish code
Debugging source is even harder when you can't stop laughing at it
Hooking up to Starlink might be pricier than you thought
114 billion transistors, one big meh. Apple's M1 Ultra wake-up call
One person's war is another hemisphere's developer crunch
Re: Missing <whatever> professionals? Check the education system!
I don't think the problem is a "lack of professionals". It's a lack of cheap Eastern European labour.
I work with several Ukranians and Russians (remotely). The Ukranians (mostly in Kyiv) are still working "as long as they have electricity and internet". I haven't seen any of the Russians, presumably because they can't get paid.
Reg reader rages over Virgin Media's email password policy
Apple seeks patent for 'innovation' resembling the ZX Spectrum, C64 and rPi 400
Food for thought on the return to the office
No, I've not read the screen. Your software must be rubbish
Re: Users .... both the bane & joy of your life ... at the same time !!!
I would go one step further and suggest anyone working in tech support serves time in retail, hospitality or a non technical customer service role. Understand that despite the fact they can be very annoying and stupid, these people are your customers and they're just trying to do their job. Chances are their job is lower paid and more stressful than yours. [I am aware that some of the most annoying "customers" are senior management and directors]
It might be very annoying for a while, but once you figure out how to handle these people they'll be putty in your hands, as it were.
On my first day in my first full time tech support job (with no training, of course) I had a customer tell my boss I was "completely useless". To be fair, I was. I had no idea what I was doing. A couple of weeks later I was the only person she'd be willing to speak to for support.
I've seen too many "Roy from The IT Crowd" type characters in IT. Funny to watch, but no way to behave as a professional.
Re: Dialogs.... time for
Hah. I worked at a place that had some fancy automated quality control machines which would check things like dimensions, surface/edge defects etc. When there was a quality issue with the product, operators (or rather the shift managers) would modify the parameters so that the machines would accept the off spec product as first quality. Everything's good in production! We're meeting the requirement of at least 85% first quality product in our shift, another job well done.
Until the calls come in from customers.
Working in Arm's engineering team? You're probably happy with your pay rise
APNIC: Big Tech's use of carrier-grade NAT is holding back internet innovation
Software guy smashes through the Somebody Else's Problem field to save the day
Time to party like it's 2002: Acura and Honda car clocks knocked back 20 years by bug
Seems about as likely as their claim that the problem is with the satellite.
I guess Honda could have launched their own sats to supply navigation features to vehicles, but it seems like a huge waste of resources considering there are already constellations in place which do the same thing and actually know what year it is.
Nothing's working, and I've checked everything, so it must be YOUR fault
I have had a similar experience. No phone/internet service, so I call the telco to get it sorted out. No issue at their end, apparently. We'll look into it.
Whilst I'm on the phone, I look out the window to see a telegraph pole being lifted out of the ground. Ah, that would explain it. Thanks for the heads up, Openreach!
Snap continues to make a spectacle of itself as it tries to trademark the word spectacles
You've stolen the antiglare shield on that monitor you've fixed – they say the screen is completely unreadable now
It's your Loki day: The Reg takes Elementary OS Jólnir for a quick test drive
China lists 100 topics citizens can't include in online vids
Apple wins Epic court ruling: Devs will pay up for now as legal case churns on
Microsoft gives Notepad a minimalist makeover to match Windows 11 style
How do you call support when the telephones go TITSUP*?
Re: NHS Trust fund
That reminds me, at a place I used to work, for reasons unknown the CEO's office had a dedicated phone line for his fax machine. It did come in handy though, since the site was prone to power outages and the E1 that carried all the other calls was pretty useless once the UPS batteries had drained.