Posts by Ramis101

Microsoft Exchange update fixes security flaws, breaks other stuff

Uh, must be a day with a Y in it

"Microsoft deserves credit for quickly pulling the faulty update, though it clearly needs to reevaluate its testing practices"

Credit? For pulling yet another supposed "Fix" that is actually an "insta Break"

Mozilla Foundation crumbles as third of staff cast off

Yea, i'm hoping these 36 people were all in charge of mucking with the UI, adding the phone home options, pestering about refreshing your browser & syncing stuff. Oh and deciding to ignore my DNS choices over theirs - is my latest rant!

Give me Firefox ~4 again or thereabouts please and stop Mucking with the UI. Yes i want a menu bar, no i don't want HUGE tabs that i have to google how the hell to shrink back to normal again

/edit

Forgot about the constant nag to update as others mentioned

Basically if they didn't have en ESR branch i would have ditched it yonks ago.

/

Windows 11 24H2 hoards 8.63 GB of junk you can't delete

I guess this is why the minimum HDD spec changed so much

Windows 10 (x64) minimum HDD 20Gb

Windows 11 minimum is "64 GB or larger storage device"

That's a lot of bloat they pre-planned for!

With Granite Rapids, Intel is back to trading blows with AMD

I tuned out at Cu mine

The future of AI/ML depends on the reality of today – and it's not pretty

Re: Decisions, decisions...

That is kinda where we are right now with Win 10 LTSC verses Win 10 "professional"

DoD spins up supercomputer to accelerate biothreat defense

And the other side never thought of this?

What if the opposing country already has one of these, but they are using it for offence?

Which i'm sure the US would never consider doing....

Gartner mages: Payback from office AI expected in around two years

I see how this happened.

"Our research shows .....

.....including tools to help workers find and condense relevant information and answer questions more comprehensively

Did they use AI to do their own research???

Just Sayin!

Sneaky SnakeKeylogger slithers into Windows inboxes to steal sensitive secrets

Re: I've heard it before

Beat me to it. have a pint on me!

CrowdStrike shares sink as global IT outage savages systems worldwide

Re: There's something familiar about all of this...

I Missed that one, but around that time McRappy put out a DAT that deleted excel.exe

Easily fixed when i got in, but they will always be McRappy to me for that.

Microsoft's carbon emissions up nearly 30% thanks to AI

Scope 3

"Scope 3 accounts for more than 96 percent of Microsoft's total emissions, which includes those from its supply chain, the life cycle of its hardware..........."

Does their Scope 3 also account for the forced obsolescence of perfectly good kit, that is "unable" to run W11?

I bet it doesn't!

Mozilla fixes $100,000 Firefox zero-days following two-day hackathon

Range of FF versions?

Would it be too much to ask for a version range for exploits like this? 120 to 124 or suchlike.

Having just checked i'm on 102.3esr, and don't wish to update for fear of the latest guff-storm that it will come with.... hence esr anyway.

Copilot pane as annoying as Clippy may pop up in Windows 11

Re: Burn it with fire

I'm sure it will be added to O&OShutup10 as soon as it can be!

Please tell me this guff will not be in the next LTSB version

The only version of Windows 10 that can actually call itself "professional" is LTSB/C Windows 10 Pro is just a joke.

Here's hoping that a "professional" version of Win11 is emitted soon....

That's not the web you're browsing, Microsoft. That's our data

Re: does this only occur within the same account?

I use Firefox and visited Barclaycard only the other day. It was fine. What is broken for you?

I'm currently using 102.9.0esr (64-bit), as updates are so frequent and bloody annoying i disabled them & only update FF when something breaks...

Me too kinda

I stuck with Office 2003. It does everything i need and the buttons/menus are where they should be and intuitive. and yea, most of my machines are still W7.

Google to start third-party cookie cull for 30 million Chrome users

Re: Protected Audience scripts might run

Ablosultlydootly!

I couldn't give two hoots about cookies, 3rd party or otherwise. They are easily cleanable.

What pisses me off is 3rd Party Javascript.

Not using NoScript to me would be like strolling out the front door stark naked.

Windows boss takes on taskbar turmoil, pledges to 'make Start menu great again'

Re: Honestly

and when they change CONtrol Panel to SETtings

or WINdows update to MICrosoft update to UPDate & Security

ADD Remove Programs to APPs.

and that is just the first three that spring to mind!

Remembering the first few letters is okay i guess, up to the point MS decides to arbitrarily name it something different!

For that reason i have never used Search and prefer to know where the thing is i wish to use, then bitching about it now being behind yet another layer of BS but still the same graphically as it was in Win2000 eg network adapter settings

Do what you like but give options

"Windows boss Mikhail Parakhin has admitted that the Start menu needs a bit of work"

Do what you like with it, but give us the Win 7 one back and also Win 2000 mode as an option.

Linux is an OS where we can choose a desktop that fits our purpose, Windows used to give choices. Now its their way of the highway.

Tesla says California's Autopilot action violates its free speech rights

Musk Response

I suppose the next response will be Musk telling his Tesla customers to go fuck themselves too, he's such a good debater

Wanted: Driver for rocket-powered Bloodhound Land Speed Record car

Good idea, but he could still crash going straight with no one else around, he's that good

Freecycle gives users the gift of a security breach notice

No email received here. This is the first i have heard about it.

Sony Semiconductor sinks Simoleans into Raspberry Pi to advance edge AI

Fan of Pi not AI

“we expect to build a variety of products .......

Please just Build some Pi's!!! Farnell (uk) are still showing an ETA of December for an RPi 4 8gb

I have Zero's on back order & not due until June. This really puts a crimp on development dude!!!

Don’t expect a Raspberry Pi 5 in 2023, says Raspboss Eben Upton

Pi5 in 2023, a Pi4 would be nice!

CPC Farnell still showing Pi4 as on backorder est del 21/08/23 !!!!

Google Japan goes rogue with 5.4ft long keyboard

Ah, the macbook wheel. that was going through my mind too

Microsoft rolls out stealthy updates for 365 Apps

Re: "a process that Lieberman said takes about four seconds"

Microsoft Variable Time....

That's it! its the only possible explanation for the "time remaining" estimates when copying in Windows.

1 Min remaining, 30 Secs, 10 Secs, 46385 Days remaining ...... etc.

"the feature will shut them down when it's safe to do so without losing data"

....without losing data, why did they feel they even need to say that? Previous update borkage??

MS have a real good record on that front!!

Microsoft finds critical hole in operating system that for once isn't Windows

Is it just me?

Why don't MS have a team dedicated to finding bugs in their crappy code instead of someone else's ?

Just saying....

Scientists use supercritical carbon dioxide to power the grid

I assumed incorrect units stated

if the average US home uses, as you put, it 1.25kWh /24hrs that's less than a couple of low energy lightbulbs.

I believe the 30kW figure was really 30kWh or in layman's terms 30 measured units of electricity.

If the price of 'leccy in US is going the same way as it here in Blighty that 30 is gonna get cut down soon! £0 would be a reasonable figure if you have A/C, but sounds crazy to me as our average is around 10kWh/24hr period, but then i only have the A/C on when the sun is shining - ie its hot and the solar panels are making the juice :)

Tesla Full Self-Driving 'fails' to notice child-sized objects in testing

1 in 10 Left turns is bad enough but 100% of children????

Following on from the Tesla can turn left 90% of the time without crashing i am relieved to hear it can at least do something 100% perfect, even if this is running over children. Give them credit, they nailed something!

Microsoft's fix for 'data damage' risk hits PC performance

Win 10 LTSC. its the closest i believe M$ comes to a viable OS these days. All the OS you need and no "fluff" updates every 6 months.

Remember the humanoid Tesla robot? It's ready for September reveal, says Musk

Re: Yeah right

"90% is good enough for his customers"....

So his customers are happy if their car crashes 1 left turn in every 10??? Or Right turn even.

It wouldn't even pass a driving test, unless its a very short one and with an extremely patient examiner!!

Hive to pull the plug on smart home gadgets by 2025

Re: Thanks for the money but your stuffed.

Ouchy!

Maybe not the best point to make in a debate about essentially iot rubbish, but my point on UT stands.

It was a stand-alone game, yes you can play on line, but here in-sticks 23yrs ago, there was barely anything other than dial-up available.

yes lots of 3rd party servers are available, but one day how ever long it was ago, i thought.... hey i fancy a game of UT only to find that the official server had been turned off. yes, some googling later a alternative & a patch were found, but it did not say , on the packaging, the outside of the packaging, prior to purchase of a physical media game, that the internet was required or that it would turn off at some point and take all your achievements with it.

for the record, i still play UT, it works a treat on W10 even.

XP/ 7 - I was joking, sorry maybe should have used an icon.

Gotta go, time for a round of Quake ;)

Re: Thanks for the money but your stuffed.

You mean like Micro$ released the source for XP or 7?

Or Unreal Tournament? It said nothing on the packaging about requiring a server somewhere to work which will be switched off some day.....

Near-undetectable malware linked to Russia's Cozy Bear

Re: Can we not just get all email scanners....

Nice idea, but i would go simpler.

Simply add an extra .xxx extension to it that windows then won't helpfully open for you.

User can't open file

User calls support

support opens attachment & shrieks Ye Gods!

and the user/pleb/CEO is saved

Smart homes are hackable homes if not equipped with updated, supported tech

Two things. TRV's Thermostatic Radiator Valves

and correct balancing of your radiators will do that for you.

No IOT required. lower your heating bill without increasing your electricity bill

If you have a cold room, your rad's aren't properly balanced.

Re: "The problem with IoT devices is that consumers tend to treat them as appliances."

Even worse than *requiring* an internet connection, they frequently give you zero info about what they will do/is required and all the instructions say is

Scan this QR code & install the App.

NO!

In record year for vulnerabilities, Microsoft actually had fewer

Re: Root causes?

It usually starts with a Post-it note on the monitor.......

Engineer gets Windows 11 working on a Surface Duo

Re: The reason for the hardware requirements

>> Otherwise most people will be quite happy to continue with

XP

AI-powered browser extension to automatically click away cookie pop-ups now promised

Re: You need AI/ML for that?

Personally i use a sandboxed portable browser. which then gets rinsed before use again.

114 billion transistors, one big meh. Apple's M1 Ultra wake-up call

Or alternatively, block the vast majority of the crappy javascript and this Elitebook 8540w i'm typing on now still cuts the mustard nicely.

As others have commented, the guff just fills out to use the resource. I remember Windows 3.11, it was such a marked difference over 3.1 for speed, but M$ soon learned the error of their ways & went back to shovelling in tons of "pretty" guff.

Microsoft patches the patch that broke VPNs, Hyper-V, and left servers in boot loops

Re: Quite a blast radius!

Yep,It also breaks ZoneAlarm when running on 2k8r2. Great Joy!

Flash? Nu-uh. Windows 11 users complain of slow NVMe SSD performance

Mess that was 98SE???

Me thinks you are confused there. 98SE was as rock solid as Windows got when it was year-number-versioned.

ME was the nose-dive point

Microsoft makes tweaks to Windows 11 Start Menu for Insiders but stops short of mimicking Windows 10

Re: Microsoft's 'PC Health Check' is the new name for Get Window 10 'malware'.

Yea yea, if you have modern enough hardware and don't want W11, go in the bois & turn off tpm2 then you'll never get it. Simples.

Want to check out Windows 11 but don't want to buy a new PC? Here's how to bypass the hardware requirements

What if you say, want to perform a clean install? or a VM say, virtualbox? it would appear the only way to achieve this is to install W10 first, tell W10 all is cool and then upgrade to W11.

Seriously?

Brit firm fined £200k for banging on about missold PPI in 11.4 million nuisance calls

The fact that only 300 odd people could be arsed to complain is explained by the pitiful penalty handed down. I mean, what's the point of that is all they get?

Five words everyone wants to hear: Microsoft has 'visually refreshed' Office

Still using Office 2003 thanks

It just works. used it on XP, 7 and now 10. even 10 on a tablet. given all the M$ BS about 'tablet centric ui design" or whatever marketing said, 2k3 still just works.

why the hell should i learn where M$ has put the bloody buttons this week. Office, and Windows are both tools. no one has redesigned the hammer in the last 20yrs, functionality can be added without fucking up the UI every time.

Someone should try and point that out to marketing.

Roger Waters tells Facebook CEO to Zuck off after 'huge' song rights request

Re: Worth ?

Tree Fittey??

are you sure he's not the lockness monster??

He ain't worth no tree fittey ;)

Papa don't breach: UK data watchdog fines that other pizza place £10,000 over unsolicited marketing blitz

Fined 10 Grand?

I'm sure the person that got spammed nearly a hundred times is completely satisfied with this outcome.

It should have been a grand/recorded or reported spam, 10k is just small change.

Mark it in your diaries: 14 October 2025 is the end of Windows 10

Re: Too much to hope...

"the updates are smaller"??? LTSB updates are now around the 1.5Gb mark and on one piece of equipment i have to support (vendor installed OS) they take nearly an hour to apply. if they work 1st time.

Just when everyone thought things might be looking up, Dido Harding admits interest in top job at NHS England

Dido Harding

That bitch truly is Teflon coated