Posts by wahankh

Busted Windows 8, 10 update blamed for breaking Brits' DHCP

I'm normally a Linux user, but been using Windows 10 since release. Updated last night and had no problem with connection, and thats on virgin media. As a matter of fact I haven't had one problem with windows 10 since I've been using it (about July 2015) even with everything I've read about.

Plain cruelty: Boffins flay Linux ransomware for the third time

Schoolboy error

As an amateur programmer, even I know not to seed random with time,null, or the other countless ways I've seen people do it. Normally I get entropy from /dev/random to seed srand or rand_add.

Sony releases Nork flick The Interview straight to DVD (digital video download)

Re: Blu-ray release

Sounds like your using BT. Ditch them and get a real ISP!

Three WireLurker suspects arrested in China – reports

"Arrested" should be replaced by "offered jobs", it seems more believable.

The Chinese are useless at translating to English!

YES, I have ridden the Unicorn: The Ubuntu Utopic unicorn

I use MATE on Debian, probably for the similarity with GNOME 2. I did try xfce a couple of times, however it missed some basic functions for myself to use daily.

One step closer to robot butlers: Dyson flashes vid of vacuum sucker bot

I wonder if version two of their sucking robot will do better than their last one, which was a big and chunky heightweight. I remember seeing it when I worked there between 2003/04 the DC06.

Your files held hostage by CryptoDefense? Don't pay up! The decryption key is on your hard drive

Excellent news for the clicky happy windows users. However now its in the public domain its probably been fixed and sent out faster than a java exploit.

Microsoft exec: I don't know HOW our market share sunk

investment

"we invest nearly $10bn every year in R&D to make sure we keep evolving the platform"

Wow 10bn for R&D, I could copy&paste for them for less than that!

I think microsoft need to cut their losses with everything they have done in the last ten years or so, go back to the roots of xp, and expand/continue their customers most loved microsoft product to date, as they have been asking.

"What I do know is that we are listening to our customers and partners and innovating"

Obviously they dont, or they wouldn't be where they are now. Nor would they have produced the failures of vista/windows8 or wp!