Posts by Mark Exclamation

Telegram CEO was 'too free' on content moderation, says Russian minister

Was thinking the same, but also going a step further - why should we listen to Russia about anything these days? It's all just hypocritical bullshit.

CrowdStrike's meltdown didn't dent its market dominance … yet

It's great they are making so much money - they can afford to pay all that compensation they owe to their customers.

Seattle airport 'possible cyberattack' snarls travel yet again

"....according to an Xeet...." - should it not be "a Xeet"? I am assuming it is pronounced "Zeet"?

Amazon antitrust case in Washington DC is resurrected

Re: It's in the customers interests...

But...but...but.... it's capitalism at its finest....!

UK tech pioneer Mike Lynch dead at 59

I always thought he was not guilty, and that HP(E) was just chasing him to try to cover up their incompetence. How sad that this happened just as he was putting all that crap behind him. I never knew him but fell so sad for him (and also Stephen Chamberlain).

Microsoft really wants those old Exchange 2016 servers put out to pasture

Time to upgrade to Lotus Notes....

HP Inc loves China – but wants to reduce the risks it presents

FFS! Why can't the West just bring manufacturing back home? It does mean they'll make a couple of $million less profit, but... oh wait, answered my own question. After all, bonuses and short-term profit are more important than long-term business.

Would you rather buy space broadband from a billionaire, or Communist China?

Re: .. easy

"I choose Chinese coz they will be better, faster, cheaper & more secure by my opinion. Moreover, they are ofc anti-nazi, anti-fascist & anti-endless-war hi-tech oriented."

So they say. If you believe ANYTHING the Chinese government says, then you are really naive.

Not sure it's going to need collisions. Once we get every man and his dog's satellite service up there (>200,000 LEO satellites), good luck getting a rocket through there.

Sonic Automotive says ransomware-linked CDK software outage cost it $30M

So, instead of making an obscene, customer-gouging profit, they only made a reasonable profit. Karma?

Kaspersky says Uncle Sam snubbed proposal to open up its code for third-party review

Re: I dropped Kaspersky for one reason

Me too, and we really don't need any other reason to ban them, than we no longer do business with Russian companies. Forget the security risk, which is real, just no more business with Russia. Putin chose for Russia to leave civilised society.

Administrators have update lessons to learn from the CrowdStrike outage

When I started in IT in 1979 (when it wasn't even called IT), we were considered gods. These days we're just a service department/cost code/necessary evil. How times have changed.

Failure to follow proper procedures caused US-wide AT&T outage, FCC says

Do enlighten us.....

Kaspersky culls staff, closes doors in US amid Biden's ban

Considering what Russia has done, and what it continues to do, it and its companies should be prevented from doing business with the West. It's not like we need to give them a reason, as it's perfectly clear to blind Freddie! Russia has chosen to exit civilised society.

SpaceX hit by inflight Falcon 9 failure

SpaceX have, up until now, done a fabulous job. I really hope they haven't become complacent.

Privacy expert put away for 9 years after 'grotesque' cyberstalking campaign

Re: A Simple Matter

God won't help you, because it doesn't exist. You could try praying, but that's just as effective as doing nothing.

A bullet is cheaper.

Speed limiters arrive for all new cars in the European Union

Re: Good

EXACTLY this ^^^^^^^^

Fraud guilty plea flies from Boeing to swerve courtroom over 737 Max crashes

The ironic thing is that by now, and for a LOT less money, Boeing could have developed a brand new, better-than-Airbus plane. It would be almost ready for certification, and everyone would want one, plus they'd still have their reputation intact. Isn't hindsight wonderful?

ITER delays first plasma for world's biggest fusion power rig by a decade

Re: The power source of the future

And since ocean levels are rising, by extracting the Deuterium we'll also keep the ocean levels down.... win/win!

China's Chang'e-6 capsule returns with lunar loot from the far side

Absolutely amazing the quality of the stuff they can build for themselves, compared with the crap they sell us!

Supreme Court won't stop Biden leaning on social media giants to tackle disinfo

Regardless of your politics, America's enemies are using all "social" media platforms against it, via misinformation, quite effectively. If someone doesn't do something about it, the US might as well surrender. The same goes for the West in general.

Oracle fears US TikTok ban will dent its cloud profits

Double the benefit...

Tik Tok shut down (its existence is a waste of natural resources)

Oracle hit where it hurts.

What's there to dislike?

Biden bans Kaspersky: No more sales, updates in US

About bloody time!

I ditched Kaspersky when Putin first invaded Ukraine, despite having >1 year's subscription left. I now use Bitdefender.

China shows off machine-gun-toting robot dog and its AI-powered puppy

Re: 0:49

I had the same thought. Seems they are copying what they see in Hollywood series, which bears no resemblance to reality.

Tencent, Microsoft link app stores in China

Not content with everything else, China is now moving to take over Windows PCs.

Elon Musk says he doesn’t want 100% tariff on China-made electric vehicles

Re: No Chinese cars presently for sale in the United States.

These days it is, yes.

UK opens investigation of MoD payroll contractor after confirming attack

Nominative determinism?

"Shared Services Connected Ltd (SSCL) was the contractor running the system during the attack." Just sharing it all around.....

Qantas app glitch sees boarding passes fly to other accounts

"Trevor Long, a tech journalist speaking to local broadcaster 9News Australia...." er, 9News doesn't have tech journalists.... come to think of it, it doesn't really have journalists.

China creates 'Information Support Force' to improve networked defence capabilities

Re: long plan @Mark Exclamation

Not worth replying to your post.... oh wait....

Re: long plan

What a load of absolute nonsense, amanfromMars 1.

Have a well deserved downvote for that ridiculous post.

Much like your previous post.....

World is finally buying more phones and prices are rising

Re: China

Not sure why the downvotes, isn't it called a "level playing field"? So much of the West's stuff is banned in China, and anything that does go over there needs a Chinese partner (so they can steal all the IP). It certainly is NOT level!

US sanctions spree continues with 15 more for Russian entities

I'm not sure why there are still any Russian entities and/or individuals that are NOT sanctioned.

Apple to settle class action for $490 million after Tim overcooked China outlook

"....but in recognition that further litigation will be protracted, overly burdensome, expensive, and distracting, have determined that it is desirable and beneficial for them to resolve the Action" - That's a first for Apple!

Nvidia lures senior autonomous car developer from China's Baidu

Re: Ah yes, jaywalking laws

"It's the person on foot who has priority, always, whatever the conditions.", which is totally stupid!

Chinese chip slinger found not guilty of stealing memory secrets from Micron

And the chances of a US company facing the same charges against a Chinese company in a Chinese court being found not-guilty, is exactly......0.

Today in tech layoffs: Sony Interactive and Expedia

"With so much technical achievement over the last 12 months and so much tech debt behind us, we now are obliged to take a close look at roles.....". In other words, now that you've done all the hard work and got us working beautifully, your reward is..... fuck off! Oh, and thanks to your hard work, we executives are looking forward to our increased bonuses.

Intuitive Machines' lunar lander tripped and fell

Re: Failure

Absolutely agree! There is no way this can be considered a success. Landing a top-heavy vehicle with a positive-horizontal motion is just amateurish. Plus, an employee left the cover on the lidar which should have been removed before launch - really!? This company has a lot to learn.

Uncle Sam designates more Chinese tech slingers as military collaborators

Let's face reality; ALL tech companies in China are working for their government, and therefore the Chinese military. I'm not sure why there are any exceptions.

'I’m sorry for everything...' Facebook's Zuck apologizes to families at Senate hearing

It's no different to the Boeing CEO - they all apologise, say it's their fault, and do nothing, except buy their next multi-million dollar property.

Taiwan connects its first home-grown quantum computer to the internet

Taiwan connects its first home-grown quantum computer to the internet

And is immediately hacked by the Ruskies..... or was it the Chinese? Or maybe both....

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

Apparently the 737 is significantly cheaper to buy than the 320 series from Airbus. I think it's become pretty obvious why this is.

Qualcomm CEO's pay jumps 395% in slow year for phone chips

Just imagine how much extra he would have been paid if he had actually done a decent job....!

Official: Hewlett Packard Enterprise wants to swallow Juniper Networks in $14B deal

Commiserations to all Juniper staff.

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

"Multiple sources reported over the weekend that Apple has begun to issue checks as part of its "Batterygate" settlement reached last year. Claimants appear to be getting checks for around $92.

UK iPhone owners who experienced battery throttling are still waiting, however, as a similar case is still winding its way through UK courts."

UK iPhone owners will not be getting checks, but may be offered cheques instead.

Europe classifies three adult sites as worthy of its toughest internet regulations

Re: Omission and inaction

"So.. along with the 4 Democratic judges who've decided Trump can't play in the Whitehouse anymore, are.. not exactly partisan...". This will be appealed to the Supreme Court, which has a majority of Republican judges.. not exactly partisan. Seems the American justice system is based on political leanings rather than law as it's written.

Southwest Airlines lands $140M fine for that Christmas IT meltdown

That $35 million is probably considerably less than than the necessary IT upgrade would cost. Therefore it's just another of those "cost of doing business" items.

Google pencils in limited third-party cookie purge for January

Re: If your a Internet idiot

If "your" going to throw insults, you should learn to spell first!

IBM to scrap 401(k) matching, offer something else instead

40 years ago IBM was amongst the best companies to work for, and they genuinely cared for their employees. These days, you'd need to be nuts to consider working for IBM, where employees are considered a necessary evil and the company continually looks for ways to screw its employees and pay them as little as possible (unless you're an executive).

Nokia to erase up to 14,000 employees from payroll

With everyone replacing their Huawei gear, how on earth can Nokia NOT be making HUGE profits?