Posts by Paddy B

Linux Kernel of the Beast 6.6.6 exorcised by angelic 6.6.7 update

667

Fax number of the beast!

Arrogant, subtle, entitled: 'Toxic' open source GitHub discussions examined

Great responses tho

While it's nice to see the reg comments fulfilling their role as a useful dataset for further study, leaping to the defence of the poster, was anyone else impressed with the calm responses this elicited from the Devs?

'Enterprise' browser maker Island valued at $1.3bn out of the gate

Another browser

Super. I'm sure it will comply with the standards, just like all the others do.

Chip world's major suppliers of neon gas shut down by Ukraine invasion – report

Re: That's a good thing!

No they can't console themselves. No chips means no PlayStations for them...

(I'll get my coat)

Outsourced techie gets 2-year sentence after trashing system of former client: 1,200 Office 365 accounts zapped

"IT veep said: "In my 30-plus years as an IT professional, I have never been a part of a more difficult and trying work situation"

Which I assume involved spending the last three months explaining over and over again why they didn't change all the passwords after firing the disgruntled sysadmin.

Hailing frequencies open, sir... America's Space Force hurls its first military comms satellite into Earth's orbit

Brice Brewington??

Extremely high or not, that's possibly the most American name in the world.

What a load of bollards! Object of bloke's street furniture romp run over

What a very roundabout way of dealing with your ex.

Help! Our Virgin Media TiVo boxes are stuck in a loop! Help! Our Virgin..

24 hour time

Does seeing "05:00 PM" written down wind anybody else up?

The Apple Watch: Throbbing strap-on with a knurled knob

Driving

So, if it comes on when you lift your wrist, does that mean it's likely to be on most of the time when you're driving (hands at ten and two of course)? Might dim the battery life slightly...

Anti-gay Indiana starts backtracking on hated law after tech pressure

Not just in Indiana

They're busily trying to introduce something very similar here in the UK as well, at least in my own little backwater of it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-30385535

80 PER CENT of app devs SUCK at securing your data, study finds

Be interesting to see the question set...

And see how the legions or El Reg commentards manage to score.

We are obviously a step above as we read articles like this...

Women-only town seeks men

Did you read this?

Read this article http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/25/unacceptable_behaviour_at_tech_events/ just before this one.

They don't sit too well together.