Posts by FuzzyTheBear

Meta retreats from metaverse after virtual reality check

Re: Oh Dear. What A Shame.

Popcorn icon is a great suggestion. Hope ElReg folks take note of that one :)

Trump wants big tech to pay for big beautiful power plants

Re: Ah, a new way to fill his pockets

Not a plan , it's a concept of a plan .. like replacing the ACA .. there is no plans .. concepts. With him there is no real plans. He's not intelligent enough to make one. Proof ? His " all american " Trump phone .. yet another business fail of biblical proportions .. it's all concepts of plans.

Gigs

They don't need small power .. it's in the gigawatts .. It's not up to the utilities to pay for the generation and transport lines for them Utilities , it's you , me , and everyone that pays for the kit. Every bit of it. It's simple , they want power ? Ok they can have whatever green energy they make. Simple. No connection to the power grid period. The bubble is about to burst and it's cracks are showing on the markets. Why should we invest big time in an industry that will be gone or deeply reshaped very shortly ? Already in the US there's several data centres that are idle because they have no power. So .. let the bros pay their kits. Green power generation being part of the costs of their business. I got no part of the profits , why should i pay for them to make some ? .. The world is waking up. Let the bros pay their own tickets.

Lawmakers urge FTC to probe Trump Mobile over 'deceptive' marketing

Yet another ..

yet another failed business for Mr Art of the Deal. Should write a sequel to it : The Art of Bankruptcy. Was there ever one successfull business that still exists in his portfolio ? I won't spend the evening waiting for an answer .. good day and to the idiots that believed in the great leader , well i hope you don't get your deposits as a lesson never to believe Trump. He's a conman and you fell for it.

Trump says Americans shouldn't 'pick up the tab' for AI datacenter grid upgrades

Re: "I never want Americans to pay higher Electricity bills because of Data Centers."

No you shouldn't . Trump has 6 bankruptcies . All his businesses have failed. Miserably. He's done what few ever could achieve : bankrupting a casino .. a CASINO .. He's trying to go for the gold and bankrupti the whole USA .. He's almost succeeded .. a little more effort and he will . I looked up the word incompetent in the dictionary .. besides the definition there's a photo of Trump .. so i checked for moron .. same .. again his photo ..

Just too bad

as they already do pick up the tab. Trump , as usual , makes big talk then forgets. Like his 2000 $ checks for tariffs he promised every American. 2 days ago .. he denied ever saying that. Trump is Trump and noone should ever believe what he says. He's good for the retirement home . Hopefully Americans will get rid of him and the sooner the better for them and the whole planet. On top of this , Trump cancelled almost every green energy project there was. He's creating the shortage then complains about the shortage. The usual republican nonsense. So tired of having that as our neighbor's President.

Trump spectrum sale leaves airlines with $4.5B bill for altimeter do-over

YAM

Yet another mess of the Trump administration. They do things without the knowledge or common sense required to make decisions. T'is but scratching the surface of the huge problems he creates daily for Americans. Everything he touches will need an overhaul once the USA gets rid of him. At the end of the month we're looking at another government shutdown , i mean .. everything he touches becomes a mess. Sorry for the pollitical angle to my comment but things must be said. Trump should have to pay for this from his own pocket. In fact politicians should foot the bill of any mess they create. This one's just 4.5 billions .. Pocket change for the man.

Researchers poison stolen data to make AI systems return wrong results

Theft

AI is about theft of data , copyright infringement, It's massive but it seems the US is ok with it ! Well they are ok with abducting Presidents .. invading other countries , stealing their natural resources .. data is nothing compared to the lawlessness of that failed experiment.

Imagine there's no AI. It's easy if you try

Re: Structural battery composites

I suggested that forever. 40 years ago i was dreaming of electric cars and swapping batteries like we do for drills etc. Go to station , robot takes battery out , sends it to charge station , takes a fresh one , puts it in the car and off you go. So simple .. yet .. every automaker insisted on creating their own standards and never had the brains to see that for a successfull crossover from oil to electrical you NEEDED to be able to change the battery and keep going in no longer than it takes to fill at a station.

What the Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows

Re: Audio

I got a focusrite 18i20 and it works out the box , we even have an alsa scarlett panel that gives all internal / external routing options and levels and they are massive. jack has no trouble routing signals aat all from app to app and hardware to hardware. bit of research will come up with the answers you seek.

Infinite Machine e-scooter is like the offspring of a Vespa and a Cybertruck

Ugly

Who'd want such an ugly machine ? Totally disgusting.

Trump Media jumps aboard the speculative nuclear fusion bandwagon

Look at him go.

The man is about to die. When he goes , that TM goes with him and that's the end of the money too. Investing in anything Trump is a bad move. All he ever done ended in bankruptcy. Stay away is the best financial health advice anyone can give .

Congress quietly strips right-to-repair provisions from US military spending bill

As usual

republicans screw everyone , including their own military. No matter if it's efficient or not. It's just a matter of breaking , destroying everything that works in the military and civil society for the benefit of Russia. They're the only ones that benefit from the dismantling. Imagine .. you're in a tank , you got trouble in a war zone and all of a sudden you got to take the phone , call a help line , ask for a service call after going through level 1 and 2 customer service all this while you're being shot at .. Good luck America.

Tech leaders fill $1T AI bubble, insist it doesn't exist

Anyone ..

that invested has an interest in making you believe it's not a bubble and no it won't go down with infinite growth and profits .. They do like in the days of the dotcom and many other failing tech companies and insist all is fine and unloaad their shares before they really start going down leaving smaller investors buying and getting their rearends cleaned and their pockets emptied.

Microsoft exec finds AI cynicism 'mindblowing'

Re: I thought I'd ask the enterprise Copilot about some DB2 syntax

it IS popping and investors are aware if this .. THey build data centers that they can't power up for lack of power .. lines are not coming in the buildings. Stupidity has a limit. IT's reached that limit and racks full of silicon that have no use bwcause they can't turn them on are a loss. In a year it's going to be old tech and all the money is going to be totally wasted. The bubble is blowing up and it can't come fast enough. I got a question : What has AI done for you lately ? .. I never used any part of it and never will .. i hate the idea behind it. HAL related brain freeze something .. When it started to get used for war by armies , that was the end of it .. there , imho , was nothing intelligent about it. Just more tech to murder maim and kill.

Canada ups its European Space Agency bet 10x with $376M

Everything we do

To get further away from the USA is a good thing. They declared economic war on us. They threatened us with taking our land , by force if necessary , The f-35 program ? They keep the keys and we need their permission to use the planes. Every Canadian chooses produce and products made anywhere but the USA. It's a fact. This week the Kind of Sweden was on a visit. Ties grow with Europe on every level for they are more reliable partners. Contributing to the ESA and cutting back on NASA is ok in my book. Why should we as a country , fill American pockets ? Our attitude towards the USA and Europe has changed due to the actual US Government. These are all facts. Maybe in a few decades the relationship between us and the USA will be mended but this treachery will forever stay in our minds. For now we open up to the rest of the world. That is all good. We can thrive without the USA and they can go to hell with their internal problems , they did vote for this. Investing more in the ESA is the right idea and we, Quebecers , are encouraging the Canadian government to go with more Europe ties. Specially with Sweden and SAAB. We do hope for the best , and the best we do is in the aerospace industry. Full steam ahead.

Cloudflare broke itself – and a big chunk of the Internet – with a bad database query

Re: Who, me?

Someone did mention a possible " who ? me ? " in the original article .. it would make one of them epic columns we all enjoy. Hopefully TheReg will be able to pull that one out their hat :) Kudos to the admin for really screwing up bad and please contact ElReg :D

Microsoft's first Windows 10 ESU Patch Tuesday release fails for some

Frankly ..

What did you expect from MS ? For updates to go smoothly and flawlessly .. sorry .. ill be on the floor laughing for a few minutes ..

Why Elon Musk won't ever realize the shareholder-approved Tesla payout

Re: "The cold hard numbers, though, tell me he can't do it. I don't think anyone could."

Canadians immediately think Trump .. not that clown Musk. Musk is irrelevant and insignificaant. His cars are staying on the lots. He's a nothing here.

Chinese spies told Claude to break into about 30 critical orgs. Some attacks succeeded

Somehow ..

I told you so just dosen't seem to cut it. Nothing good overall is coming out of so called AI. AI us bumb beyond. " Please break in the NSA and install spyware " Does not even raise an eyebrow.

Leaving machines talking to machines just spells " Colossus : The Forbin Project " all over. Watch it again if you haven't recently or have a first .. Anywho .. when you're done all that's happening will start to make more sense. Time to get seriously loaded .. enjoy the weekend :)

Big Tech's control freak era is breaking itself apart

Being rational.

Canadians like me are completely refusing to put ANY data on American infrastructure. They're not trustworthy. Their clown they dare to call a president is a baby that wants nothing but revenge and hate. So let the whole USA be hated. They are doing nothing good in this world but spreading misery upon all. The ICC is leading the way : drop american goods and services and choose alternative products , for IT choose local storage and keep what's your's your's. Why should Americans have access to your data and control your access to it ? It's ridiculous.

Windows 11 26H1 is coming ... for new processors only

Smell the wind of obsolencence ?

Somehow i got the feeling we're about to see a new windows version where all actual processors and silicon will no longer be supported to renew the sales cycles of manufacturers and their own. Smells like they're about to shaft their customers once again.

Power crunch threatens to derail AI datacenter construction

Won't be that long for the bubble to burst. ATM they got datacentres that they cannot use , there's no power line reaching them. No power at all. It's stupid and ridiculous but that's venture capitalism for you.

Microsoft's data sovereignty: Now with extra sovereignty!

For max privacy

If you think about it , sending your data anywhere but an internal server or storage exposes it to corporate greed. Corps have no interest in keeping your data safe , even less from them. There's regulations , laws and all your files / data on any server anywhere on the planet is subject to being searched. Why on earth would anyone want private patient data , or corporate documents be anywhere but on their internal private network ? It's totally idiotic to think your data is safe as soon as it leaves your building. Even inside the building it ain't. The Desjardins leak in Quebec is an example. Not only does one have to fight greedy corps outside but we have to deal with inside threats also. Even if MS swears your data is safe with them we all know it's a boldface lie.

'Windows sucks,' former Microsoft engineer says, explains how to fix it

"You try to tell customers of the other airlines about the great trip, but all they can say is, "You had to do what with the seat?" LOL that's so totally right on the money. Good link.

China uses Mars orbiter to snap interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

Top dog

China is making good use of the opportunity Trump is giving them. While he cuts research budgets and imposes restrictions on funding , China is going full steam ahead and is the new leader in all fields of science. Scientists are flocking to China and leaving the USA and other countries to join them. China is the new leader and the USA lost the race. I do not doubt a second that China will land on the moon or do things the USA just can't do for reasons of infighting. The finger is pointed in one direction.

Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen or not

Avoid them

Go anywhere but the USA. They have nothing worth visiting and their Gestapo methods should make sure noone wants to go willingly. Plenty nice countries to visit . Even your own.

Tesla board wants to grant Musk $1T in stock, Norway wealth fund says nope

Excessive ?

And then some. This is not excess , it's totally abusive. Noone on earth deserves that kind of money. Noone. Let that money go towards employees and go to pay reasonable corporate taxes. Bloody hell . a trillion dollars ? .. fsck that shit. Oppose with all your strength. Noone deserves that kind of money. Noone.

Linux vendors are getting into Ubuntu – and Snap

Re: It's not snap that bothers me...

I'm on mint , i got a few snap packages and it works out ok. Not my favourite , i prefer the old system packages but eh .. they work.

SpaceX shows off progress on its lunar Starship

Re: 49 milestones

1463438.8511 Devon fatbergs ... yes .. clearer now. :)

Re: 49 milestones

According to the very usefull Reg's unit converter that's 2.2293 brontosaurus's for you :)

Colorado launches lawyers at Trump admin over space base relocation

Re: But the Second Amendment...

Escuse me for being blunt but they wipe their ***** with the constitution. They will not follow it or judgments. They elected a criminal , a felon , as President .. do you really think he will follow the law ? LOL

Smile! Uncle Sam wants to scan your face on the way in – and out

Re: Face for Radio

" I'm actually quite pleased about them ID'ing the bad people. "

So you consider ( and identify ) yourself as bad people ? Got it.

For Canadians

Just one more reason not to go to that fascist country. It's got nothing to offer that we can't get elsewhere but misery. As a Canadian i don't buy anything made in the USA nor will ever visit a fascist backwards country . They sealed their fate .. now they dug their grave and the coffin sits at the bottom .. allow me the first shovel of earth ..

Amazon Web Services’ US-EAST-1 region in trouble again, with EC2 and container services impacted

Microsoft also down.

Teams and outlook are also down. See https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2203017/panne-microsoft-teams-outlook-azur Article is in french :)

Amazon axes 14,000 desk jobs in AI-powered slimming plan

plus five hundred thousand ..

Which is the number of employees Amazon wants out and be replaced by robots. I hope Amazon dies in flames like it should.

Grounded jet engines take off again as datacenter generators

green ?

AI seems to be one of the biggest source of pollution there is. IMHO it's wasted energy and only interest those up there in power to get rid of human employees. Judging by Amazon's 500000 robots to replace employees , i hardly see any defense that holds for the whole AI industry.

CISA exec blames nation-state hackers and Democrats for putting America's critical systems at risk

Blame game

Blaming Democrats . when they , the republicans , have control of the house , the senate and the white house , is a sport. The republicans are in control and it's happening on their watch. They are simply too spineless to come up and say " yes , we're to blame " . Like kids blaming someone else for their failures and failings. Never take their word for being the truth is the right attitude towards republicans.

Humanity now has zero active robots at Venus as Japan ends 15-year ‘Dawn’ mission

NASA ?

With the budget and personnel cuts to NASA by the Trump administration , i doubt anything will get sent to Venus. Science means nothing to that bunch of clowns. NASA can always hope the whole republican party gets smashed by an asteroid but reality is NASA is going to suffer for a long time of the damage already done. Elect a clown , get a circus !

AI gone rogue: Models may try to stop people from shutting them down, Google warns

The Axe

An axe , a firehose , cutters , metal saws .. they're all technologically superior tools when it comes down to shutting a machine down quickly. AI don't want to shut itself down ? .. ok. Use the axe and cut all the optical fibres and wires interconnecting it .. then for power, there's switches and explosives make short work of permanently cutting off power to the machine. If a machine refuses to shut itself down , have no fear , relax , give me a call and ill fix it. Nothing like a few thousand pounds of Semtex or C-4 to solve the situation with extreme prejudice to the hardware. It won't bother you again. So , please take my card and keep it handy, you never know when you may need it ..

OpenAI says models are programmed to make stuff up instead of admitting ignorance

LAGG

There you have it. Going for the latest and greatest garbage does not change it's nature : garbage.

I know just enough about AI to keep away from it. I never trusted it. As anything i cannot 100% trust , i steer clear from it.

Scattered Spider gang feigns retirement, breaks into bank instead

Trust ?

" You didn't really trust the crims to keep their word, did you? "

Yet Americans elected Trump. < point , set , match >

All one needs to know about Americans in a short sentence.

Good day

Dems wave hands, stomp feet about ICE using mobile face recognition app

Frankly , i don't get it.

What are Americans waiting for to get rid of Trump and his circus ?

Christmas ? Their inaction facing the dictator speaks volumes.

Maybe he was right and Americans want a dictator.

Space Command gets Trumped out of Colorado, voting conspiracy cited

A .. really

He's an imbecile .. a dangerous imbecile. No understanding whatsoever of the huge machine behind that centre. Moving it won't move the town , knowledge and infrastructure needed. Just another day in the life of a SuperIdiot !

Trump made Intel an offer it couldn't refuse

Really , what did you expect ?

Blackmail at it's finest. Well .. he DID commit fraud before and he did blackmail people and companies before. Disgusting.

Trump's gold-plated smartphone can't seem to decide which design to copy

Do Americans and yourself a favor ..

Leave them on the shelves. You're actually filling the pockets of a criminal and dictator buying this sh*t. Don't trust " best in the world .. just the best " .. ya .. Just as his University .. just as all his failed businesses , Support ? .. err , i wouldn't count on any. The man's a con artist, just don't fall for it. Do yourself and every American a favor : stay away from the stinkers.

Tencent doesn’t care if it can buy American GPUs again – it already has all the chips it needs

Any move

To free oneself of US products and services is a good move. They're a bad business partner and can't be relied on.

They wanted Trump , they got it , we don't need him , his politics or tariffs .. we are reorganising to leave the USA cold.

Their choice , their problem.

Pay attention, class: Today you’ll learn the wrong way to turn things off

Everytime ..

Every time we deal with large amounte of electric power we need to have a clear , in everyone's heads , well defined plan to shut things down and power them up. Whatever it is .. the PA or lighting of a concert system to large computer systems . Always discuss the plan before going into action. Everyone needs to know in as granular detail as possible the sequence of events to prevent damage to the equipment and personnel. Stay safe.

Gadget geeks aghast at guru's geriatric GPU

Re: creating digital waste

and so do posts like your's :D :D :D Cheers

The TSA likes facial recognition at airports. Passengers and politicians, not so much

Really ..

China or authoritarian regimes , i'd understand , but in the US facial recognition should not exist.