Posts by Paul Herber

Missing Thunderbirds footage found in British garden shed

It certainly takes a lot of guts to do so.

Funderbirds Are Brilliant!

Harvard duo hacks Meta Ray-Bans to dox strangers on sight in seconds

Re: On the internet

I'm a dog but I identify as a cat.

AI agent promotes itself to sysadmin, trashes boot sequence

Re: Not so sure about this....

Obviously rm just means "remote" so it must be safe and apposite.

Microsoft throws in the towel on HoloLens 2

I have just.three.words for this.

Meh.meh.meh.

Kamala Harris campaign motorcade halted by confused robotaxis

I'm sorry, you have failed. You also ticked the box containing the grassy knoll. Please have another shot.

Re: The beginning of a robot uprising

Kettles and teapots are unable to speak. What is needed is some other kitchen appliance that can take on the task. How about ... a toaster ?

US Army orders next-gen robot mule to haul a literal ton of gear

Can't they find something that will make it a MUTTLY?

Hands up who hasn't made an offer to buy some part of Intel

Re: Hands up who hasn't made an offer to buy some part of Intel

I could buy some corner of one of the cleaning cupboards that is forever England.

What do you mean there's no view? I want to see the sea!

That doomsday critical Linux bug: It's CUPS. May lead to remote hijacking of devices

It never leaves a paper trail.

Scientists demonstrate X-rays as a way to zap asteroids out of Earth's path

Re: I though this was a solved problem

Define real-life.

Re: 'Nuke them all'*

That's just cladists taking the pisces.

Re: I though this was a solved problem

Pseudo-random, surely.

Re: 'Nuke them all'*

I suspect you need to revise your history of Earth, life didn't have to start again from fishes after the Cretaceous die-off, not even after the Permian event.

But if all land-based life was killed off a few hundred million years could see some sort of intelligent life on this planet. Less likely things have happened, apparently.

Re: 12-millimeter-wide dummy asteroids

We are never safe from dummies ...

Apple ropes off at least 4 GB of iPhone storage to house AI

Re: Cost Effective AI.

That form of sales and marketing has gone pear-shaped for many organisations.

Amazon, Tesla, Meta considered harmful to democracy

"All people are the same, sure."

I'm not.

Feel free to ignore GenAI for now – a new kind of software developer is being born

Hightower and this subject - HaI

Microsoft cash to help reignite Three Mile Island atomic plant

Re: Not the only plant in consideration

That was the Copilot.

But before we get those reactors up and running I can see those servers need upgrading to Windows 11. Sure, we'll get the whole site connected to the internet.

Microsoft on a roll for terrible rebranding with Windows App

"The Windows App that Excels at everything."

"They don't do one of them".

"Ok, the one that will give me Access".

"Alright, I'll send you Word when that is available".

The wife and I have both transitioned, to use a phrase, she is completely happy with the move, which surprises me somewhat, and her PC no longer loses WiFi connection and the printer works every time. A win-win, er, well, lin-lin, all round. And she no longer has to fret about anti-virus or the advent of Windows 11.

Heart of glass: Human genome stored for 'eternity' in 5D memory crystal

... and the genome of cats to keep us happy, and under control.

Crack coder wasn't allowed to meet clients due to his other talent: Blisteringly inappropriate insults

Those of you who can remember seeing your feet, that is, or other parts of your body!

So many people these days consider it their duty to keep the doughnut industry on its feet. Yes, that's all of you.

Re: What the ever-loving **** ?

'Plus the expectation that people would just join in ... '

Ah-ha. So, it's that type of scene is it?

Re: Not rude, but bizarre

init

Cybercrooks strut away with haute couture Harvey Nichols data

'complete 360 tests'

What about the other 5 or 6 days of the year?

SpaceX faces $663K FAA fine for Musk's alleged launch impatience

I'll raise you one Titan submersible. But I'm too late.

'Hyperscale customer' to take massive datacenter site near London

Re: move the people to the heat

Most people under the age of 40 are now metric only, they won't fit in 19" racks without percussive persuasion, and that's your actual physical abuse, that is.

Begun, the open source AI wars have

Yes, but that was Dennis Moore and there are no lupins here.

'Error' causes Alexa to endorse Kamala Harris, refuse to discuss Trump

Why should anyone be interested in the upcoming parish council elections in Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh?

Magnetic personalities at Tokamak Energy form separate division

Re: Hone that blade!

"the gap is expanding."

Ah, sar-chasm.

Re: Hone that blade!

Those that use 'hone in' might think they have a sharper wit!

Re: Magnets

Use super-computers to design a better kitchen unit?

House to grill CrowdStrike exec on epic IT meltdown... no, not the CEO

Crowdstrike are being provided with staff and technology as part of Microsoft's software testing consultancy.

A nice cup of tea rewired the datacenter and got things working again

Hold on there ...

We are discussing tea and there has not yet been one mention of biscuits!

What is missing from the web? We're asking for Google

Re: scribbly lines and pastels

I did consider taking on some volunteer eco-organisation website maintenance last year, spec looked interesting, the website they had worked well, Yeah, I could do that...

'You will report to and work under the guidance of Marketing'.

Hmmmmm. Nah.

Feds claim sinister sysadmin locked up thousands of Windows workstations, demanded ransom

Re: "now faces up to 35 years behind bars"

I thought that was "guilotiny"

Boom Supersonic takes baby steps toward breaking the sound barrier

Re: rose tinted glasses

I'm sure the Boeing 737MAX team wouldn't turn their noses up at having some Concorde design staff ...

Re: rose tinted glasses

Now there is a more developed global travel market for buying new door knobs.

Bargain-hunting boss saw his bonus go up in a puff of self-inflicted smoke

And that is what you pay your licence fee for!

Buying a PC for local AI? These are the specs that actually matter

What's the current burning question? Do you want any toast?

To crew, or not to crew – that is the question facing Boeing's stricken Starliner

and pitch, and yaw ...

Axiom Space dials up Nokia to connect moonwalkers to 4G

Re: Roaming?

We only get 1G here on Earth and on the lunar surface it's less than that. I've been told I should jump through hoops if I want more than 1G.

If a cheesy '80s flick is a good metaphor for how you run projects, something is wrong

Put that on file.

Elon Musk claims live Trump interview on X derailed by DDoS

Re: A request

Nothing worse than a camel owner who has the hump.

Feds bust minor league Radar/Dispossessor ransomware gang

'... sent to the shops ... '

Is retail therapy a new form of punishment? Yes, it is for us men who have to endure their lady choosing new shoes or selecting which top to go with them, but ... mmm, yes, 3 years of that could well be sufficiently disciplinary.

Techie told 'Bill Gates' Excel is rubbish – and the Microsoft boss had it fixed in 48 hours

Re: apostrophes for fun and profit

Is that "momentarily" in the particle physics or geological sense?

Core Python developer suspended for three months

Re: Bad journalism

You silly Brugge.