Posts by jgarbo

101 fun things to do with a locked Kindle e-reader

Re: onto

"...found 'by' experience..."? I'd prefer 'from' but perhaps I never write anything worth reading...

Microsoft to force Windows 11 24H2 on Home and Pro users

Re: self-defense

Using MX - no systemd, still smug...

LibreOffice 24.8: Handy even if you're happy with Microsoft

I use the Outline Buttons (activate in Tools>Options>View - Outline ) at each Heading to fold up/down text under each Heading. Seems to work Ok. I can see all Headings only or unfold each one to see contents.

UK tech pioneer Mike Lynch dead at 59

So I asked him, 'The car accident was pretty easy. But how did you do the tornado?' He smiled...

iPhone kicked out of China’s top 5 smartphone brands as domestic market bounces back

Besides being stupid and ignorant, you're wrong. The Chinese were a super power when Europeans were living in hovels with lice and farm animals. Now they're back. They'll repeat their success the same way - innovate, improve on existing technology and work hard, which the West has lost through.., re-read 1st sentence..

Oracle's Java pricing brews bitter taste, subscribers spill over to OpenJDK

Re: FALSE

You do understand that Marx was a Capitalist. His Manifesto was a warning to Capitalists, relevant these days, that abusing the (labor) market would turn it against them and look for other means of production more humane. Viz, Oracle...

BOFH: It's not generative AI at all, it's degenerate AI

Re: Best of luck

Only if pushed head first...

Command senior chief busted for secretly setting up Wi-Fi on US Navy combat ship

Re: Should be given a medal

All "rights" are only privileges, unless you're holding the gun.

Re: Should be given a medal

Not in the military, which is by definition an authoritarian operation.

iFixit divorces Samsung over lack of real commitment to DIY repair program

Dare I say it?

Samsung is making Apple look almost reasonable, since the Fruity crew *only* overcharge for service and parts.

HR expert says biz leaders scared RTO mandates lead to staff attrition

Bosses should be happy with WFH - less office rent, furniture, cleaning, etc, proved increased productivity. BUT, he's not a real Chief without all his little Indjuns. Loss of power is powerful deterrent...

Want to keep Windows 10 secure? This is how much Microsoft will charge you

Re: Be careful what you wish for....

When Windows "security" becomes "extortion", customers will start looking elsewhere...time for Linux?

How a single buck bought bragging rights in the battle to port Windows 95 to NT

Re: Windoze NEVER worked well.

Win XP almost worked. At least I could kill a meandering app without a restart. But by then my Linux box was still wild but tamable and had some apps, so I switched (old journalist/engineer) and I "bent it to my will". Never looked back. About 2002..."These days, kids don't know how lucky they are..." or something.

Fresh version of Windows user-friendly Zorin OS arrives to tempt the Linux-wary

Re: Coincidence...

Exactly. Most computer users don't know or care what OS is on the thing, so long as it gets the job done. How quaint? They don't care about the model of taxi they take, bus they ride or plane the fly on, either. Strange? Linux evangelists can be so tedious about Windows heresy sometimes but we abide. I use Linux because it gets my jobs done, My wife's corporate Windows machine gets her jobs done. Then we have dinner...

Is Russia using Starlink in Ukraine? Congress demands answers

Re: Should be (relatively) simple...

El Reg comments are anaerobic, no wasted oxygen...

Google Maps leads German tourists to week-long survival saga in Australian swamp

Why is it always Germans, even Yanks aren't that dumb. Every year some German's taken by a saltie swimming against the big sign "No swimming - crocodiles"..

Billions lost to fraud and error during UK's pandemic spending spree

Re: Oops, we stole it

No money was "lost". It was simply moved to a more "useful" purpose, eg real estate, mega yatchs, hideaway islands. Well, why waste it on the sick and feeble?

Mozilla slams Microsoft for using dark patterns to drive Windows users toward Edge

Yes...but

So Edge throws ads at you...Bing shows ads...the back of a bus shows ads. Do you buy these products like some zombie with no PFC? Am I the only one whose hackles rise when I detect an ad, arm my self to reject it and move on? Kids must be protected until their PFC is functional (age 20-25!) but if so-called adults are so easily seduced by a flicker of light or color, they need to stay in a quiet room.

Telling a thug he's a thug, strangely doesn't stop his thuggery. But a good slap often does. Go elsewhere.

Ue the PRC

I'm (well) over 21. I don't need a custodian to hold my hand. I'll choose what I like or go elsewhere.

Crunchbang++ versus Bunsen Labs: The pair turn it up to 12

Re: Sigh.......

Choice, yes. But must we choose everything again every day? Once you choose a distro, you just want to get on with your work. Of course, there are nitpickers and fiddlers...

Top Linux distros drop fresh beats

Re: Style is optional

Why "entice"? No-one's trying to sell Linux. If an happy Windows user wants to try it, go ahead. We're not evangelizing or baby-sitting; it's just another way of computing.

Software troubles delay F-35 fighter jet deliveries ... again

Already seen action in Syria chasing away "invisible" F22s and in Ukraine killing off the last of their air force. Find real news, not CNN.

Yep. Su57s almost fly themselves after take off, leaving the pilot to hunt Nazis, with the help of their little drone that scouts ahead. They've proved themselves in Ukraine, taking out most of the Nazi air force. Now waiting for early breakfast: F16s...

Re: Billions

First to Lockheed for divs and exec bonuses, then "donations" to its politicians' PACs for the next elections to hand out more MIC contracts for more Lockheed profits...rinse & repeat. The rabble are dazzled by this magical disappearance of their tax money.

United Airlines’ patience with Boeing is maxed out after repeated safety issues

Re: Manufacturing

Ironically, Marx was pro-Capitalism. His Manifesto warned of Capitalism's harshness alienating workers and starting a Communist revolution, The capitalists listened (a little), treated workers like humans and quelled the revolt. But they didn't read Das Capital vol 3, which predicted the next disaster (which we now see) of Finance Capitalism displacing real production, leading to ...out sourcing, loss of skills and decline. Marx must be saying, "Told you so..."

HP's CEO spells it out: You're a 'bad investment' if you don't buy HP supplies

"Nice little printer you got there. Shame if something bad happened to it..." Right out of The Sopranos.

Samsung’s Galaxy S24 pitch: The AI we baked in makes you more human

Re: AI subscription

According to Samsung the AI compnent will be subscription after 2025, so it looks like Google is handling AI. You'll need a Google a/c to use it.

Another airline finds loose bolts in Boeing 737-9 during post-blowout fleet inspections

Re: Loctite

So use Silver Duct Tape like everyone else! They'll never notice.

Nvidia readies downgraded chips for China, but will anyone want to buy them?

Re: Market considereation

I'm sure those locals in grass huts on the Upper Volta are craving Nvidia GPUs...

Apple sets new 16,000-foot iPhone drop test after 737 fuselage fail

Depends on "how you hold it" Falling flat will be slower than falling end on (less air resistance).

America's first private lunar lander suffers 'critical' fuel leak en route to Moon

"...showing the strength of American technology and innovation," ...Er, like failure?

Re: Cryptocurrency????

Something has "value" only if there's demand. No demand, worthless.

What if Microsoft had given us Windows XP 2024?

REBORN...

THE REBORN [?] OF THE LEGEND...Another Indian video job? Or were the original devs reborn, too?

DARPA's air-steered X-65 jet heads into production with goal of flying by 2025

Re: What could go wrong...

Divert...to a road, field or large garden? What could go wrong?

Windows 12: Savior of PC makers, or just an apology for Windows 11?

Re: Local accounts

Seriously? Now where's the money in that? Are you an isolationist? Won't play with the others?

ASML joins with Samsung, SK hynix, for chip research lab in South Korea

What's the Problem?

The Chinese have historically been smarter than the West, roughly 1,000 yrs ahead until the Ming dynasty withdrew from the world. Now they're back. Hang onto your hats...

Tesla to remote patch 2M vehicles after damning Autopilot safety probe

Re: "recall"

The NHTSA "news" is biased against Tesla, which is the most popular EV in the world, safest car in the US (crash tests proved), has fewer accdients/fatalities (proved), fewer fires than ICE vehicles. BUT won't use Lidar. Which NHTSA board member is a major investor in Lidar? True, FSD is misnamed but still safer than manual car control. Musk hate is relentless from the mediocre (and dividend hungry), as expected.

China's SpaceX wannabe recycles a rocket after just 38 days

Re: Hop

Yeah, what've the Chinese ever done? Paper money, gunpowder, rockets, printing, mass production, steell refining, astronomy, power looms - about 1,000 yrs before the West emerged from thatched huts. Compare how many failures ("learning experiences") Musk suffered before success, and China.

Polish train maker denies claims its software bricked rolling stock maintained by competitor

Correction. Not the whole nation, as you imply, but one woman, Marian Rejeweski,

Wouldn't help. They're still Poles, you know...

Re: John Deere-ism Goes International

Right. Read the fine print. Don'tlike it; don't buy it. Finish. "Oh, I thought my Ferrari could go off-road too, it's so expensive..." No, Kevin, that needs a Jeep.

YouTuber who crashed plane for sponsorship dollars earns 6 months behind bars

Freedom..

And when this fool gets out he'll have a prison record, nice to show employers...

Duke Uni libraries decamp from 37Signals' Basecamp over CTO's blogs

Wokery

Your system is the best, cheapest and fulfills our needs, but your paisley shirts...sorry contract renewal is impossible.

Car dealers openly beg Biden to put brakes on electric vehicle drive

EVs not selling?

Yes and No. Crap EVs - GM, Ford, VW, Stellantis - not selling. Telsa's outselling all EVs (and ICEs in EU!). Chinese EVs are selling well. Lesson: EVs built from scratch sell, but battery-powered old ICE platforms do not. So, even the dumb US consumers have finally twigged.

OpenAI staff threaten to leave if ousted CEO Altman is not reinstated

Do silo doors slide? Do silos have doors or hatches. Do hatches slide? Oops...too late.

Ubuntu Budgie switches its approach to Wayland

"...the Linux world is still consumed with petty infighting..."

It's called "democracy". Everyone and his cat has an opinion. Or go Gnome, authoritarian and rigid. Kids fight, adults clean up the mess and make something usable. I'm old, so I pick up what I can use and leave the play room.

Cerebras CEO puts Nvidia on blast for 'arming' China with top-tier GPUs

US free enterprise?

The US govt dictates who you do business with? Feldman's hypocrisy matches his govt's. A moral man.

Apple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB in a PC

Re: Insult to injury

"...helped myself..." sounds suspiciously like theft...

CompSci academic thought tech support was useless – until he needed it

Re: Depends.

Americans speak a 17th C southern English dialect modified by Noah Webster. Simple.