Posts by J. R. Hartley

RadioShack bankruptcy savior to file for, you guessed it, bankruptcy

Re: They were okay, but not great

There was an electronics shop on Central Avenue in Bangor in the early 90s called Centronics.

I often wonder did he know...

Heh.

Iconic Land Rover Defender may make a comeback by 2019

"cannot"

Bollocks

Speaking in Tech: A chat with Web 2.0 MySpace worm dude Samy Kamkar

No, Greg. Apparently not.

How is this shit still limping on

Nokia’s big comeback: Watches, bathroom scales, a 3310 PR gimmick, Snake, erm...

Re: Hello Nokia

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/27/the_psions_is_back_meet_gemini/

Shite

I knew this would be nothing like the 3310. Wake me up when SonyEricsson remarry and re-release the w810i, or even better the w995 which is still my favourite phone of all time.

BlackBerry's comeback: El Reg gets its claws on the QWERTY KEYone

The last chance saloon

I was about to say I hope Blackberry make a comeback, but the company is dead from the neck down. Is the plan just to license the name out to the highest bidder?

Huge if true: iPhone 8 will feature 3D selfies, rodent defibrillator

Re: Well...

Hahahaha. Is a soo salty.

Global IPv4 address drought: Seriously, we're done now. We're done

You mean IPv8

Vinyl, filofaxes – why not us too, pleads Nokia

"Homage"

It's going to be shit, isnt it.

Brave VMs to destroy themselves, any malware they find on HP's new laptop

Re: Very fancy but will it work?

No. That cunt owes me a tenner.

Very fancy but will it work?

Probably not.

Verisign probed by US Dept of Justice over $135m .web auction

Verisign are scum

Absolute scum

Microsoft's device masterplan shows it's still fighting Apple

The future for MS is grim

I tried Win10 for a month. I tried. I really did. But I have just reinstalled 7, and when they finally kill it I will probably move to Linux.

I fucking hate the thought of Linux, but Win10 scares the fucking shit out of me. It's not an operating system, it's a cunt.

Apple CEO: 'Best ever' numbers would be better if we'd not fscked up our iPhone supply

Paul O'Grady's let himself go.

Avaya's bankruptcy protection is a 'good thing,' says Europe North veep

It's the Nortel factor...

They're fucked.

Oracle lied: Database giant is axing hundreds of staff – at least 450 in its hardware div

Oracle really are scum

They really are.

Avaya files for bankruptcy

The curse of Nortel

Could Nortel be the next Commodore?

Strike January: Fujitsu staff gearing up for more industrial action – Unite

Bastards

Solidarity to my comrades in Belfast

Virgin surprises market by hopping into bed with BT for MVNO love-in

BT and NTL are both ghastly.

Microsoft's Blue Screen of Death dead in latest Windows 10 preview

Re: Microsoft creators a Bloater Edition?

Dunno, but the message will start with:

"Free support is coming to an end"

How the NYE leap second clocked Cloudflare – and how a single character fixed it

Re: There is the theory of the moebius...

When we reach that point, whatever happens will happen again.

There is the theory of the moebius...

A twist in the fabric of space, where time becomes a loop.

Flight simulator sets fire to airport

"The cause of the incident was likely a technical fault"

I'll say.

Prez Obama expels 35 Russian spies over election meddling

Re: Evidence it was the Russians what dunnit

No, he's taking a stand against the terrorist state of Israel for the genocide they commit against Palestinian children on a daily basis. Of course, it's nowhere near enough and he should have done it 8 years ago. Thankfully Israel's days are numbered though.

WANdisco scores $1m self-driving car deal under back-from-the-dead CEO

Shitting crikey

USPTO: Hi, Ask Me Anything. Reddit: Can we trademark 'AMA'? USPTO: No.

Re: Considering that list

I believe you are referring to Network Attached Storage.

Crim charges slapped on copyright trolls who filmed porn, torrented it then sued downloaders

This should have worked...

How did they get caught? Surely they didn't upload it from their own computers? Rookie mistake, scumbags.

It's now illegal in the US to punish customers for posting bad web reviews

Re: Hmm

Surely it's always been illegal to put poo in a customer's food though?

Yahoo! says! hackers! stole! ONE! BEELLION! user! accounts!

Ah!

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And so forth.

Ransomware scum offer free decryption if you infect two mates

Say what you like

But that's impressive.

The Dread Server BlackBerry Enterprise is no more

Gotta hand it to Blackberry

They've really managed to 'turn the company round' in record time. Irving Gould would be proud.

Sigh... 'Hundreds of thousands' of... sigh, web CCTV cams still at risk of... sigh, hijacking

This is bad

And it's going to get worse before it gets better.

Could this be you? Really Offensive Security Engineer sought by Facebook

I'll do it

I'm an absolute cunt

UK's new Snoopers' Charter just passed an encryption backdoor law by the backdoor

Re: Well...

She's a fucking cunt

'Mirai bots' cyber-blitz 1m German broadband routers – and your ISP could be next

I have a 2860 with all the fancy stuff turned off. Apart from UPnP, I just leave that on.

/Joke

...And that's why I use Dreytek.

Melbourne man arrested for broadcasting fake messages to pilots

Yes, that's right, I had lasagna.

I'd just like to say good luck. We're all counting on you.

Jingle bells, RM tells, some staff to go away... via Skype

Re: 8 inch floppy

It's because of the militarised designs that are pupil proof.

Won't be around for much longer though.

Do tell more!!

Dyn Dyn Dyn – we have a buyer: Oracle gobbles Internet of Things DDoS victim

Re: Business process...

0) collect underpants

TfL to track Tube users in stations by their MAC addresses

Bollocks

This is only the beginning.

TalkTalk teen hacker pleads guilty as firm reveals £22m profit jump

Re: It was...

*an? That's how I would have done it.

/pedant

Gordon Ramsey's let himself go

...oh

The hated Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal will soon be dead. Yay?

Thank fuck!

That was an absolute cunt of a thing.

Kotkin: Why Trump won

You get the politicians you deserve.

Simply don't fuck Bernie Sanders over and Trump wouldn't have won.

Celeb-backed music TV phallus Electric Jukebox finally ready for launch

What a load of bollocks.

As per title.

McDonald's sues Italian city for $20m after being burger-blocked

TTIP

Shit like this is why TTIP must be prevented at all costs.

Siri, clone yourself and dive into this Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone

Pocket -> iPhone -> bin