Posts by Mitoo Bobsworth

Apple knits up $230 sock for your iPhone in time for Christmas

Very Nice!

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Cook taking lessons from the Orange Oaf?

This is up there with Trump sneakers & watches.

AI slop hits new high as fake country artist goes to #1 on Billboard digital songs chart

George wasn't out by much...

"The tune had been haunting London for weeks past. It was one of countless similar songs published for the benefit of the proles by a sub-section of the Music Department. The words of these songs were composed without any human intervention whatever on an instrument known as a versificator."

George Orwell, '1984'

Musk gets approval for bumper Tesla payout but, unlike his robot, there are strings attached

The joke isn't funny any more

It's gone from sublime to ridiculous to downright f***ing idiotic. Icarus was a pragmatist compared to these people.

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

A scam by any other name...

... is still a scam. 'Grant' Musk $1 trillion for his only talent of being the second biggest attention sucking black hole on this planet? F**k off.

AI layoffs to backfire: Half quietly rehired at lower pay

Typical corporate idiocy

They know the price of everything & the value of nothing.

Trump's workforce cuts blamed as America's cyber edge dulls

Re: The hand wringing continues

"... crossing their minds..."

You're being very generous!

The hand wringing continues

All the media I see reinforces the notion of how weak America has become in the face of a stupid bully - Trump keeps slapping the USA around, & it keeps on taking it.

Apple's ultra-thin iPhone flops as foldable iPad hits a crease

iMissed

Apple have been missing the mark with their iThings for a while now - they no longer have Mr Jobs' knack for nicking good ideas & applying his 'reality distortion field' to them. Now they're mostly a reiteration of past glories.

Leak suggests US government is fibbing over FEMA security failings

To quote The Clash -

"I'm So Bored with the USA"

US gov shutdown leaves IT projects hanging, security defenders a skeleton crew

Here we go

China & Russia, amongst others, will be rubbing their hands with glee.

AI that once called itself MechaHitler will now be available to the US government for $0.42

That sinking feeling.

Watching the USA right now is like having a front row seat to the tragedy of the Titanic.

New string of phishing attacks targets Python developers

"And now for something competely different."

(Sorry - it was there - I had to use it.)

AI coding hype overblown, Bain shrugs

Say what you like about Artificial Intelligence -

but from my observations, the natural stupidity that surrounds it it still has the edge

Trump admin says tech companies are abusing H-1B visas, slaps $100k a year to allow entry

Shut up & eat your broccoli

America has become the loud, idiot child the rest of the World has to be mindful of. Just so you know guys, it's a real pain in the arse monitoring your behaviour.

US tech giants pledge $42 billion in UK investment as Trump tours Blighty

A deal under Trump?

What could possibly go wrong?

Trump backpedals as Hyundai factory ICE raid enrages South Korea

Hi Donald - new troll account?

Face Hands Orange.

Gentle reminder

Everything Trump touches turns to shit.

Russian fake-news network, led by an ex-Florida sheriff's deputy, storms back into action with 200+ new sites

The Great Experiment has failed.

I believe containment & decontamination usually follows such an event.

WhatsApp's former security boss claims reporting infosec failings led to ousting

"ignoring privacy and security"

But I thought that was the M.O. of ALL social media?

The US government has no idea how many cybersecurity pros it employs

'The US government has no idea.'

Fixed your headline for you.

After nearly half a century in deep space, every ping from Voyager 1 is a bonus

I think NASA got their money's worth.

As the saying goes - 'They sure don't make 'em like they used to.'

Trump tells Big Tech: Your power woes? Totally fixable

"President Donald Trump has pledged to sort out the power and grid connection nightmares ..."

This is a broken record...

This is a broken record...

This is a broken record...

This is a broken record...

AI web crawlers are destroying websites in their never-ending hunger for any and all content

It ain't the fault of AI

The only real factor at work here is good old short sighted, self interested, undiscerning human stupidity - as per usual.

FTC chair accuses Google of treating GOP's emails as spam

It's what they do best

When America sinks, Trumptards will accuse the rest of the World of pulling the plug - nothing will ever be their fault or their problem, and every critique of their flagrant grifting & self entitled idiocy is always met with the same generic sound - "WAAAaaaauuuuugggghhh!".

Intel’s deal with Trump includes a penalty clause against selling off its fabs

The Trump regime reminds me of a joke

A man jumps off the top of a skyscraper - as he plummets past the 10th floor he says "Well - so far, so good."

How does China keep stealing our stuff, wonders DoD group responsible for keeping foreign agents out

"Our adversaries are adapting faster than policy,"

Well, there's your problem right there - American politics.

Trump stomps feet, pulls out 't-word' again over China rare earths ban

Q: What borders on stupidity?

A: Canada and Mexico.

Solid-gold nav bars? Trump plans redesign of government websites

Re: Good job!

Because unbridled infantile narcissism always needs representation, right? Clearly, you've given this much thought!

Devolution

I just think it's sad how enthusiastically the USA constantly showcases its increasing stupidity problem to the rest of the World.

No more 'Sanity Checks.' Inclusive language guide bans problematic tech terms

Potentially offensive?

I suppose 'moist' and 'crevice' are out, then. Bollocks!

Some users report their Firefox browser is scoffing CPU power

AI

Always Interfering?

Trump seeing green as he weighs deal to allow Nvidia Blackwell GPU sales to China

Trump has distilled US politics to its essence

"OK, how much?"

Trump does a 180 on Intel chief following White House meeting

Re: "It isn't known what the Intel chief said to change Trump's mind,"...

"How much?"

Californian man so furious about forced Windows 11 upgrade that he's suing Microsoft

More money than brains

Although I'm sure his lawyers won't tell him that.

Trump surprises with TSMC $300B investment claim

Wilful stupidity?

Gentle reminder

Everything Trump says is shit.

Trump calls for Intel CEO's head over alleged China links

Let Trump have his way

By 2040 America will be off the grid, living in caves & discovering fire again, which makes it much less of a threat & way easier to monitor. Oh, and the silence will be wonderful!

US lowers tariffs on major tech exporting nations - but buyers will still pay more

Don't panic

Agent Orange will likely change his tiny mind again.

Zuck tries to justify AI splurge with talk of 'superintelligence' for all

See a doctor

The correlation between obscene wealth and psychological dissociation making it's case here.

India gets its turn on the Trump tariff train: 25% levy to start Friday

"Oh no -

not again."

(with apologies to Douglas Adams)

Trump pushes EU into trade 'deal' that several EU leaders aren't happy about

Politicians

Count on them to never count for you.

Re: Wait a minute

Should be called VST - value subtracted tax, because technically, you are getting much less bang for your buck.

Congress tries to outlaw AI that jacks up prices based on what it knows about you

It isn't the AI

It's the wankers hijacking it.

Trump AI plan rips the brakes out of the car and gives Big Tech exactly what it wanted

A new definition of madness -

Posting articles on what Trump says over & over again, and expecting a different result.

Biden broadband benchmarks are BS, says Trump FCC

Check yourself before you start complaining

With how much relevance are you REALLY spending your time online, Hmmm?

Republican calls out Trump admin's decision to resume GPU sales to China

It's simple, really

Trump never met a dollar he didn't like.

Someone hijacked Elmo's X account to post antisemitic rants

Whoa, wait - Elmo is a bigot?

That tickles!

AI coding tools make developers slower but they think they're faster, study finds

The only problem with Artificial Intelligence

is that it's being managed & promoted by natural stupidity.

Hegseth signs flying memo to expand military use of cheap drones in oddball video

It's not surprising anymore

The disappointing thing is, it's to be expected from the USA now in all things.