Posts by Anonymous Blowhard

Boffin's claim: I have found how to get girls into tech

Re: Big deal, I can get tech into girls ..

"Some people can do IT some people cant"

Maybe, but this isn't the problem; the problem is that around 50% of the people who *COULD* "do IT" don't want to because it doesn't appeal to them based on what they perceive in the media.

"highlighting which race/gender/age group is not doing their bit is not helpful"

WTF? What do you mean "not doing their bit"? The problem isn't that some genders or racial groups are "not doing their bit " but that some genders or racial groups don't want to others in their club; perhaps they think that these genders or racial groups aren't capable of "doing their bit"? maybe they think that the other genders or racial groups are inferior?

Highlighting where there are significant differences in gender or racial diversity is a pointer to where prejudice and barriers may exist; or are you saying that we should preserve the status quo? Women have been an underclass since Eve was blamed for us being kicked out of Eden, non-whites have been exploited and even traded like cattle because white men had the edge over them in technology; pretending we're all treated equally now and don't need to tackle prejudice is a massive fallacy.

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Ex-inmate at Chinese prison: We made airline headsets

"Dongguan is pretty typical of Chinese prisons, which run along a self-funding model"

This could be a good opportunity for outsourcing to China; even Daily Mail readers would approve.

Freed LulzSec hacker banned from contacting Anons, wiping data

Re: New Job

"Many ex-cons use their "skills" to educate others."

A guy I knew who'd been done for "demanding money with menaces" advised me how I could avoid getting hurt.

German Kim Jong-un lookalike spaffed official Nork pics over Instagram

Re: An explanation?

I don't think Charlie Chaplin was a big fan of Adolf Hitler:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Dictator

Anons: We milked Norks dry of missile secrets, now we'll spaff it online

Re: Incoming!

"You can do a lot with a pointed stick"

But only if your opposition is not armed with anything substatially better than a pointed stick; ideally they should bea armed with fruit or dry grass.

IT staff clamouring to pay for their own BYOD kit, says survey

Re: I wonder...

"you made sure to include a section in the contract what the person can and cannot do with the information he acquired during his job"

There's always a section like this in your contract; even if it isn't there explicitly it is implied when a document has "Company Confidential" written on it.

You can't, 100%, stop your employees from stealing from you; most company IT "security" is just to stop them doing bone-headed stuff like installing key-loggers while they're surfing the internet looking for a new job that lets them use their own kit.

Microsoft waves white flag: We'll put Outlook on Windows RT slabs

Re: people want the power of Outlook on all their Windows PCs and tablets

I once got a copy of Outlook bundled with a Dell Axim X51v; but you're right, MS see Outlook as a "business product" and want business-level cash for it (like how they charge several hundred notes for Office with Outlook and less than a hundred for Office without it).

Mars Express' 10th birthday celebrated with Martian atlas

The "occasional trips into reset mode" didn't happen just after the second Tuesday of the month by any chance?

Quantum boffins send data ACROSS TIME AND SPACE

But isn't there a link between P1 and P4 via the entanglement of P2 to P3 which was entangled with P4?

"Another point of view that one can take is that the measurement of the first photon is immediately steering the future physical description of the last photon."

So, they're saying that something happening now can affect something else in the future? And they need to prove this with lasers?

Apple's two-factor security isn't as good as Microsoft or Google's, say experts

Re: Of course

Of course! People who alert the public to potential security problems are crooks and thieves; whereas companies that implement inadequate security on behalf of paying customers are saints!

Syrian hacktivists hijack Telegraph's Facebook, Twitter accounts

Re: The only problem is…

"You could say accident waiting to happen."

Or you could say "massive fraud opportunity knocks!"

'Untidy' Shoreditch just CONFUSES American techies - Olympic hub team

"Why is it that this country hasn't produced an Amazon, a Google or a Facebook?"

Because UK firms never offer shares as part of the package? They seem to expect employees to accept the risks of working for a start-up without any of the potential rewards.

'Liberator': Proof that you can't make a working gun in a 3D printer

"3D printing at the moment is basically pretty useless."

No it isn't; I've seen some great work done with 3D printers for producing prototype parts, test jigs (to make sure that supplier parts are the correct shape), and for use in mould making.

The airheads who see 3D printing as a manufacturing technique are probably going to be disappointed, but for real engineers 3D printing is another valuable tool for the design process.

Stroke my sexy see-through backside, says Jobs from BEYOND THE GRAVE

Fear of Buttons?

Was he molested during a performance of "Cinderella"?

Move over Radeon, GeForce – Intel has a new graphics brand: Iris

Re: IRIS

No, silly, it's because the iris is in front of the retina; next generation will be called the "Cornea"

Thousands rally behind teen girl cuffed, expelled in harmless 'explosion'

Re: As I thought....

So you're saying that liberal do-gooders made the police arrest her and the state prosecute her?

Fucking liberal do-gooders; always being liberal and doing good!

Back in the good old days they wouldn't have to, 'cause the KKK would have stopped her going to school!

Want to know what CIA spooks really think of spy movies and books?

Re: Films and Novels require the suspension of disbelief

"Swordfish with Hugh Jackman hacking with multiple consoles deserves a special mention for grating stupidity."

But the interview scene had a happy ending though...

Give it up for Live 8-bit: Muso devs raise dosh for Bletchley Park kids

Re: soooo...

Well said; I'm a middle-aged geezer who can't play a note with a teenage son who's an excellent musician (electronic keyboard and saxophone). The last concert evening I attended at his school showed that there are far more children playing instruments today than during my time at school in the 70s and 80s; my 80+ father-in-law (himself an accomplished pianist) agreed.

Thumbs up for the young man and thumbs down for the old curmudgeon!

... time machine. Iranian Dr Who claims he invented a ...

Re: It's a bloody horoscope machine.

"For that matter, weather forecasting comes to mind. Jesus said something about that and he seemed to think it was O.K. but doesn't tell you when the Second Coming is."

Or if it will rain in Swindon next Tuesday.

Gartner: RIP PCs - tablets will CRUSH you this year

Re: Tablets will continue

I think the demand for tablets, and other portable devices, will continue to rise in line with improved capabilities; at the moment the desktop PC doesn't really need to be any better than it already is in order to satisfy most people's requirements (obviously there will always be a small community pushing the envelope and demanding better PCs, but not the mainstream).

Tablets, on the other hand, do need to get better (usability in daylight, battery life etc.) and as they are more likely to be carried around day-to-day, thrown in bags etc., there is more wear-and-tear than on desktops so there will be demand for improved devices and for replacement devices.

How I nearly sold rocket windows to the crazy North Koreans

Re: How to make the world a better place

"If you think something that is legal shouldn't be, petition your MP."

I think you mean "bribe your MP"

(you were being satirical though, right?)

Lasers capture 3D images from a kilometre away

remote vegetation monitoring?

Yes; because those plants will just run away if you go near them to take a picture...

Not got 4G? There's a reason we aren't called 'Four', sniffs Three

Re: Bad retention department?

Me too; I renewed to a Galaxy Nexus on Three for £25 a month when they advertised it at £40 per month, no haggling or screaming needed.

Branson, Berners-Lee, Google, £2m: LET'S SAVE THE WORLD

Re: £2million

It might be an accounting error to you, mate, but it's life or death to some poor wretch!

The UK Energy Crisis in 3 simple awareness-raising pictures

Re: where i live

Winter tyres are optimised for low temperatures and speeds; at higher temperatures and speeds they will just wear out really fast. Some designs of winter tyre also use metal studs, these are not good for roads if there's no snow or ice (like 80% of the UK winter)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_tires

The problem with the UK is that, in winter, one day it's -5C and the next it's +10C; and there is rarely a solid covering of snow. So it's not practical to fit a winter tyre. You'd end up having to swap tyres twice a week or halfway through a journey from North to South (or vice versa depending on which half has snow).

I work for a Scandinavian company, and the places where it is compulsory to fit winter tyres have constant low temperatures and snow coverage for extended periods of the year.