Posts by littlejohnny

Dropbox: Oops, yeah, we didn't actually delete all your files – this bug kept them in the cloud

Re: what matter does the metadata mean in relation to a file that no longer exists?

By identifying statistical patterns in the corrupt metadata our time machine has discovered in 2016 that you didn't wanted to delete this file back in 2011. Hence we walked the extra mile to move those files for you across the space-time warp. Customer interests first!

Shocked, I tell you. BT to write off £530m over 'improper' Italian accounts practices

Re: You assume that the left hand is conversing with the right

I see an alternative here. When the chest is enjoying the gravity and the high-speed impact with the ground both hands move in the same direction in a semi-coordinated fashion. Telco business is all about high-speed, right?

/curious

Lenovo: If you value your server, block Microsoft's November security update

Re: my Win10 updates

Should one interpret the statement as a recognition of Win10 as a _server_ OS?

Navy STEALS? US sailors dispute piracy claim

Re: if they bought concurrent

One is left to puzzle why the USN bothered to install it on hundreds of thousands of systems when only 38 licenses can be used simultaneously. That would be a ratio in the range 1:10000. Maybe the brave sailors have put a very sophisticated license usage tracking system in place but its details are classified. It will work on land and sea, use the battlefield networking capabilities, etc. Or the names of the "named users" cannot be revealed for national security reasons. All what is needed is a good lawyer.