Posts by Jamesit

Smartphones cleared for launch as NASA loosens the rulebook

I read somewhere that even in flight mode phones aren't totally silent. From the Wikipedia article on flight mode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplane_mode

"Typically, it is not possible to make phone calls or send messages in airplane mode, but some smartphones allow calls to emergency services."

StopICE hacked to send alarming text messages, admins accuse border patrol agent of sabotage

Stopice.net is currently down. Ping request could not find host stopice.net. I hope they're back up soon.

Google's Project Genie could put even more game developers out of work

I wonder how long it will take to be killed by Google?

Surrender as a service: Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for feds

Re: How can you not use an MS account in Windows these days?

Don't forget O&O Shutup10 and Appbuster for more privacy settings and removing apps that MS thinks you need.

Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch

Re: Suggestions?

The BRS(Big Red Switch) is good for that. My 286 had one on the right side, it worked really well for turning the PC off.

Over half of AI projects are shelved due to complex infrastructure

Here's a good use for AI, AIkitboga really annoys scammers. https://www.youtube.com/@aikitboga/videos

Danish dev delights kid by turning floppy drive into easy TV remote

Re: WTF

Good thing it wasn't Barney! That would give the kid nightmares.

Venezuela loses president, but gains empty Starlink internet offer

Re: Limited time offer from Tesla

Will they use Prime for delivery?

IT team forced to camp in the office for days after Y2K bug found in boss's side project

At least Cane was Able to to figure out it was a screensaver problem that caused the PCs to crash.

There’s so much stolen data in the world, South Korea will require face scans to buy a SIM

Re: A soul scanner would be more effective

Wouldn't a Seoul scanner be better for South Korea?

Bots, bias, and bunk: How can you tell what's real on the net?

Is https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/ a reputable site?

Web dev's crawler took down major online bookstore by buying too many books

The one I use for finding rare and hard to find books is alibris.com, has sellers from all over the world.

GrapheneOS bails on OVHcloud over France's privacy stance

Re: Data Sovereignty

Where would you find people like that, do they even exist?

Crocs get the Xbox treatment with sole-crushing price of $80

I think Zune Crocks would be a good seller.

Microsoft's fix for slow File Explorer: load it before you need it

Re: reminds me of Windows prefetch

Prefetch started with XP.

To solve compatibility issues, Microsoft would quietly patch other people's code

"An interesting thought experiment is what engineers from the Windows 95 era would make of the hundreds of millions of devices that were suddenly made obsolete with the end of Windows 10 support. "

Most of them aren't obsolete, they will run fine or maybe even better with another OS.

Techie ran up $40,000 bill trying to download a driver

"William used certain tools to concatenate the files sent in this fashion, and then build them into a binary. He’d done this at work, so felt confident he could get the patch he needed for his home PC without attracting undue attention."

UU encode and UU decode? I remember getting files emailed to me that way around 1992, very handy way to get files before the WWW was around.

Actor couldn’t understand why computer didn’t work when the curtain came down

"Big holidays are on the horizon – Thanksgiving"

Thanksgiving was Oct. 13.:-D

Europe preps Digital Euro to enter circulation in 2029

"I can pay everything I buy with my Visa. I haven't used cash since COVID.

What is this bullshit ? What new Big Brother scheme are they trying to push on us ?"

Paying with credit cards can be tracked, cash in anonymous. Not using cash is feeding big brother.

Elon Musk's Grokipedia launches, filled to the brim with plagiarism and AI slop

"Ask pretty much any American of any creed, denomination, or political affiliation, if they would willing pay higher taxes in order to have a functioning health care system and you will end up deaf from the screech of "NOOOO!!!!!","

No higher taxes are needed, the USA spends more per capita on healthcare than Canada and delivers less due to the for profit health care industry. Ending the for profit model would do a lot to lower costs and save lives.

What do we want? Windows 10 support! When do we want it? Until 2030!

Re: Awareness Of Linux Is Still A UK Media Problem

They do if they are installed that way at least with the ones I've installed. Why can't Windows install as a dual boot? Every time I've tried it wipes out GRUB.

College student went on a destructive rampage, then confessed to ChatGPT, cops say

Could someone please teach Ryan Schaefer how to spell and write a complete sentence? By collage level he should know what a complete sentence is and how to write one. What do they teach in USA schools?

Britain's policing minister punts facial recog nationwide

If you're against his then you have something to hide.

California cops confused after trying to give ticket to self-driving car

"Don't tell Elon, he'd have Tesla's Robotaxis going ludicrous speed"

I hope they don't go plaid.

After nearly half a century in deep space, every ping from Voyager 1 is a bonus

Re: Every dessicant package says "Do Not Eat..."

Here's your sign!

Microsoft keeps adding stuff into Windows we don't want – here's what we actually need

Re: First of all...

On Thursday the 14th I downloaded Win 11 from M$ and was able to install with a local account. The ISO I downloaded was Win11_24H2_EnglishInternational_x64.iso, the bypassnro.cmd command still works with that ISO, I used Ventoy to install it. I didn't connect the network till setup was finished.

Only ISPs get to determine what constitutes 'affordable' broadband, says team Trump

Re: Water

Water, You meant like from the toilet?

Long live the nub: ThinkPad designer David Hill spills secrets, designs that never made it

Re: What's a "bento box"?

I thought it was a shoe box that's too small.

US Department of Defense will stop sending critical hurricane satellite data

Re: There isn't a hurricane on the way

FLINTA is a lot easier to say.

/e/ OS 3.0: Slightly less clunky, slightly more private

Re: I would love to run this...but

Are there any deGoogled OSs that will run on the Samsung s24 Ultra? I should have gotten a Pixel phone.

Microsoft patches the patch that can brick Surface Hub v1 screens

"Though Microsoft acted swiftly in pausing the update, questions remain over how such a critical flaw made it through testing."

What's testing?

Musk and Trump take slap fight public as bromance ends

Re: No room for two

Ted Cruz ran for president he was born in Edmonton, not being born in the US doesn't seem tio be a barrier for running.

VPN Secure parent company CEO explains why he had to axe thousands of 'lifetime' deals

"In May, they learned why: the company that acquired VPN Secure claimed it didn't know about the lifetime deals at the time of purchase."

Wouldn't that come up when checking the company finances, under due diligence?

India ready to greenlight Starlink – as long as it lets New Delhi censor, snoop

I just read this on Common Dreams.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/elon-musk-starlink

"'The Corruption Is Staggering': Trump Officials Push Tariffed Nations to Approve Musk's Starlink"

"The glaring conflict of interest inherent in this pressure to preference a Musk-owned company is disgusting," said Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert."

Chris Krebs loses Global Entry membership amid Trump feud

Re: even worse than that

"All in all, it is one big Cock-up and just what the world has come to expect from Donald 'I know more about everything than anyone who has ever lived' Trump."

Not a Cock-up, more like a Flamingo-up, sort of like a Cock-up, only much much bigger according to Holly.

What the **** did you put in that code? The client thinks it's a cyberattack

"AKA "If it's everybody's job it's nobody's job.""

And we all now nobody's perfect!!!

White House confirms 245% tariff on some Chinese imports not a typo

Re: What would you do?

I thought the problem was all the Fentanyl coming from Canada. Blame Canada.

Dash to Panel maintainer quits after donations drive becomes dash to disaster

I'd put a button on the about page for donations.

Microsoft adds another Copilot hotkey – this time for AI voice chat

Re: and for the poor buggers that use computers for REAL WORK?

"TL;DR - HOW DO I AUTO EJECT THE COPOILOT?"

Install GNU/Linux.

US stocks slip as Trump pulls trigger on Canada, Mexico, China tariffs

Re: Heres

"No one ever said anyone was going to cut people off."

Doug Ford said he would shut off the electricity Ontario supplies to several U.S. states.

Mozilla flamed by Firefox fans after promises to not sell their data go up in smoke

"Yep! The Firefox Browser is free. Super free, actually. No hidden costs or anything. You don’t pay anything to use it."

If you sell my data, I'm paying to use it.

FDA clears Google watch feature to call 911 if you flatline

And go to YouTube and play "Another one Bites The Dust".

LibreOffice still kicking at 40, now with browser tricks and real-time collab

"that means it's big, a bit saggy in places, it definitely has some issues, and it doesn't look as good as it did a couple of decades ago."

I resemble that remark.

Google: How to make any AMD Zen CPU always generate 4 as a random number

Epyc fail

Google Maps to roll out Trump-approved Denali and Gulf of Mexico rebrands

""If, for instance, [Trump] wanted to change the Atlantic Ocean to the American Ocean, we would probably just ignore it."

Don't give him any ideas.

Linux rolls out the welcome mat for Microsoft's Copilot key

"Clean answers on a postcard to Vulture Towers or in the comments section below."

Can I send it on a batter pudding instead?

'Newport would look like Dubai' if guy could dumpster dive for lost Bitcoin drive

You tossed it, you lost it. Be more careful. And check before you chuck.

Copilot invades Microsoft 365 Personal and Family for an extra three bucks a month

Fuck off M$. It's my computer.

Brits must prove their age on adult sites by July, says watchdog

Re: Lower access to porn

I haven't been able to find the link yet, I'll do more searching I should have time Friday night.

Lower access to porn

I read a report that said areas with less access to porn also had more assaults and sex crimes committed than areas with more porn access. I can't remember where I read it though, it might have been on El Reg, I'll see if I can find it.