* Posts by Korev

4850 publicly visible posts • joined 26 Aug 2016

HashiCorp reportedly considering sale amid growing challenges

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Re: "upper management at the software biz are evaluating all the available options"

Or wondering how best to maximise their options

Can we please have a Loadsofmoney icon as we're not allowed Paris anymore?

Microsoft reseller Bytes says more than 100 undisclosed share trades linked to ex-CEO

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Re: Training

Is that beer still "a thing"?

Yes, I did just crash that critical app. And you should thank me for having done so

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On your Pegasus?

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This makes you Pine for the email systems of old...

Filipino police free hundreds of slaves toiling in romance scam operation

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Smart Web was allegedly dealing in sex trafficking, as well as crypto investment and love scams.

Dealing in Crypto, that's pretty low...

McDonald's ordering system suffers McFlurry of tech troubles

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Re: Is there such a thing as "Thames Valley humour"? We may never care...

The former

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Re: Doing their bit...

>> Isn't that the other place?

> Isn't "the other place" normally a euphemism for hell?

Yes, we mean Oxford

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Probably American thinking.

Englandshire, that's somewhere near Boston maybe.

Well, Boston is in Lincolnshire....

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Re: Maccas closed?

Burger King probably had a Whopper of a day...

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I reckon that something was wrong with the chips...

How to run an LLM on your PC, not in the cloud, in less than 10 minutes

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Re: You expect it to "know" facts?

> Riddle me this, thumb-downers: tell us what the word 'religion' means to you.

I'll bite...

% ollama run llama2:7b-chat-fp16

>>> What does the word religion mean to you?

The word "religion" can have different meanings and interpretations

depending on one's cultural, historical, and personal perspective. Here

are some possible ways the word "religion" might be understood:

1. Beliefs and practices: At its core, religion can be seen as a set of beliefs and

practices that individuals or groups hold dear and engage in to connect with the divine,

spiritual realm, or higher power. This could include rituals, ceremonies, prayers,

meditation, or other forms of worship.

2. Organized systems: Religion can also refer to organized systems of beliefs and practices

that have a defined structure, such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism,

etc. These systems often have sacred texts, leaders, rituals, and codes of conduct that

guide the behavior and practices of their followers.

3. Personal spirituality: Religion can also be understood as a personal and individual

expression of spirituality, where individuals connect with their own sense of purpose,

meaning, or higher power through prayer, meditation, or other forms of inner reflection. In

this sense, religion is a deeply personal experience that shapes one's worldview and informs

their values and ethics.

4. Cultural identity: Religion can also be seen as a significant aspect of cultural

identity, where individuals and groups identify themselves through their religious beliefs

and practices. For example, in some cultures, religion is closely tied to customs,

traditions, and social norms, and is an integral part of daily life.

5. Ethics and morality: Religion can also be understood as a system of ethics and morality,

where individuals learn how to live a good and virtuous life through the teachings and

principles of their faith. In this sense, religion provides a moral framework for

understanding right and wrong, and guiding one's actions and decisions.

6. Community and belonging: Religion can also be seen as a source of community and

belonging, where individuals come together with others who share their beliefs and values to

form a spiritual or religious community. This sense of community can provide support,

comfort, and a sense of purpose for its members.

7. Historical and cultural heritage: Religion can also be understood as a part of historical

and cultural heritage, where it reflects the unique experiences, traditions, and beliefs of

a particular culture or society. In this sense, religion is a way of connecting with one's

past and understanding the present through the lens of religious beliefs and practices.

Overall, the word "religion" can have multiple meanings and interpretations depending on the

context and perspective. At its core, however, it refers to a set of beliefs and practices

that individuals or groups hold dear and engage in to connect with something greater than

themselves.

Uber Australia to pay $178M to settle cabbies' class action

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I was wondering if a rude was a word in Australianish...

Ahead of IPO, Reddit blends advertising into user posts

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"The brand leveraged our free-form ad format to showcase the refrigerator staple's versatility, with product details and recipe inspiration," Reddit said. "This effectively prompted the Reddit community to 'get a big list going and bond over' their shared love of cream cheese."

Sometimes I think that Bill Hicks has the right view on marketing

FCC ups broadband benchmark speeds, says rural areas still underserved

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I've just gone from 600/60Mbs to symmetric Gigabit, I only really notice the increase in upload as my photos backup in no time at all.

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Re: I'll wait for it

> I know Europeans will say that this is ridiculous, 25Mpbs as "broadband", only in America.

Here in Switzerland you can get 1000X quicker fibre for ~73USD a month...

Although I'm a massive nerd, I've opted for the slower package as I don't want the noise of a machine that can route 25Gbs :)

NASA missions are being delayed by oversubscribed, overburdened, and out-of-date supercomputers

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> NASA's Advanced Supercomputing facility, for example, has just 48 GPUs alongside its 18,000 CPUs.

Do they actually have code that benefits from GPUs?

Ad agency boss owned two Ferraris but wouldn't buy a real server

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Re: The owner has two Ferraris. They have that kind of money

> Better by far to use the right tool for the job, than having to do jobs for a right tool.

Love it!

Your Friday pre-lunchtime pint -->

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To be fair, the markup on "Enterprise discs" is crazy

RISE with SAP plan fails to hit go-live date in West of England council

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What is it about English councils that make them each implement their own ERP systems to do exactly the same job as all the others in the country? Surely, loads of money could be saved if there was a country-wide system.

Intel's $699 Core i9-14900KS turbos to 6.2GHz – assuming you can keep it cool

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Re: time travel

There was a time when Intel's marketing folk dictated that ultimate clock speed was all that mattered.

The result was Pentium 4.

I remember a Vulture on here extrapolating the heat density of the NetBurst (including Pentium 4) family of chips and pointing out that it wasn't going to be long until it was greater than the centre of a nuclear reactor...

Exchange Online blocked from sending email to AOL and Yahoo

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I still have mine, I should get around to doing this year's check...

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Maybe they confused Hotmail for Hotmale and thought it was porn spam...

Rancher faces prison for trying to breed absolute unit of a sheep

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> Someone ought to name a car after that monster sheep... We could call it a Dodgy Ram...

And fleece the owners?

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Re: absolute unit

Well, Sheep is already taken

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Re: Ovine Park

> I'm looking forward to the film inspired by this.

You could call it Silence of the Lambs...

Attacks on UK fiber networks mount: Operators beg govt to step in

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Re: Death?

That and the people who speak on their phones whilst holding them horizontally...

Now you can compare your Chromium browser with that other Chromium browser using Speedometer 3.0

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So does it also benchmark a zillion tracking cookies and tediously unselecting all ticks on GDPR dialogues?

Network Rail steps back from geofencing over safety fears

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AI solution?

Surely all they need to do is train an AI solution...

Airbnb warns hosts who use indoor security cameras they may face eviction

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Re: And ?

But, but the naughty hosts "could have their account removed."

BOFH: I get locked out, but I get in again

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Re: Swopping Locks

Richard Dawkins used a bike combination lock as an example for something in one of his early books. It turns out that he'd used his real number as he got his bike pinched...

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Great

A top drawer episode...

Job interview descended into sweary shouting match, candidate got the gig anyway

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Re: I may have told this one before...

> HR: "So, I want you to pretend you are a bap in the baker's shop. Tell me why I should buy you"?

The correct response would be "I'd be great at this role"

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> Or a certain other not-internet-standard mail server that I won’t sully this comment with by mentioning its name…

Let's not sully the Internet with an Exchange discussing its poor Outlook...

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> If someone has the guts to say I am correct after such a disagreement, I can work for him.

It doesn't actually say the CTO admitted fault, let alone apologised for it

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He was made an eximple of...

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Not long after "interviewing" Colin, the CTO checked the code – and found changes. Lots of changes. Bad changes that were the reason for the server's many problems.

Which Colin then got on with fixing.

You mean he implemented the postfixes

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I'm very confused why Tim would take a job after an interview like that!

Boffins propose fiber-optic network for the Moon

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Re: Doesnt sound very realistic

> you could see/detect cars driving along a nearby road

CERN kept wondering why they got weird readings on some of their instruments, it turned out to be the TGVs going to Paris...

Class action claims Snowflake is an overhyped sales blizzard

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Sounds like they're Piste off with Snowflake...

Juno fly-by detects lower levels of oxygen on Europa than expected

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Re: ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS…

Didn't we vote for Brexit to get out of Europa?

Health system network turned out to be a house of cards – Cisco cards, that is

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I had had one of those power supplies emit the classic blue spoke which then caused the circuit breaker to crap itself. We then saw what gear was correctly cabled and which wasn't...

My face when all my gear stayed up -->

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I bet they have their data in Snowflake...

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Re: Heading off after completion of a task

Unfortunately, encouraging techies to always stay for an hour or two to confirm there are no catastrophic issues after said task was completed, is ineffectual. Only experience seems to instill that behaviour.

Au contraire... As a techie going home triggers the fault, I'd send them for a beer as soon as the work is done so the issue is triggered before the great unwashed come into work again...

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when the dual supervisor card was installed, it froze up harder than spit in a blizzard.

So snow one could do any work?

BOFH: In the event of a conference, the ninja clause always applies

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Re: also: Rockstars

Things can only get better...

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> A Klingon salesperson... Where is the honour in that?

All's fair in love and Worfare

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Re: also: Rockstars

Or for Rockstar Games

Meta seeks ASIC designers for ML accelerators and datacenter SoCs

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Sadly Graphcore appears to be in trouble, maybe they could come to some sort of arrangement with them

Trident missile test a damp squib after rocket goes 'plop,' fails to ignite

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Re: Sorry but pedantry is a compulsion...

> If I'd said bomb #20 someone would have pointed out that Trident isn't a bomb but a missile :) I know just how pedantic El Reg commentards can be cos I'm one of them!

I'll prove your point by pointing out you forgot the icon -->

Microsoft Publisher books its retirement party for 2026

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Re: Serif PagePlus...

Serif PagePlus...

Anyone remember that, I started off with version 3 I believe

Yeah, I think we had a cut down version of V2 on Windows 3.11.

I used it for many years and I've held on to the X2 CDRom in case I ever want/need to open the files again (assuming I could get it to install on "modern" Windows.