Posts by zuckzuckgo

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

Or he just did not know how to spell board?

DOGE may help Elon Musk's biz empire dodge $2.4B in liabilities – Senate probe

Dodgy Doge dude dodges $2 Billion?

Your headline writers are losing their edge.

Mega council officers had no idea what they were buying ahead of Oracle fiasco

> Officers' understanding of the system was "limited," meaning they relied on external partners to design the solution and manage the program, the report says.

external partners === politically selected experts === experts at being politically selected.

HP ditches 15-minute wait time policy due to 'feedback'

At least they got there 15 minutes of fame (infamy?)

Re: it wos The Reg "wot won it,"

>Why would marketers have a philosophy degree

What else are you going to do with a philosophy degree?

SpaceX and Blue Origin both face FAA mishap probes

A Golden shower to commemorate a new President?

From the videos of falling debris it looks like Elon gave us a golden shower which I have been led to understand are appreciated by the Donald.

Blue Origin inches closer to the first New Glenn flight

> not sure that being not as tall as something that already works is all that impressive

It's not the length of your rocket that counts, it's the quality of your payload.

Australia tells tots: No TikTok till you're 16... or X, Instagram and Facebook

Re: You'd think...

I would think phones could support two unlock pins, one for a restricted user and the second for an "admin" (adult) user. So a parent could still use the phone normally but set restrictions for use by a child.

This would also be useful when sharing your own phone with a child - like when travelling and letting them use your phone for games or other distractions.

Opening up the WinAmp source to all goes badly as owners delete entire repo

Re: Simplest solution

>I think you can make a caveat for your own code,

I think the opposite is true. The problem is that "have that model in your head" makes it harder for you to see things that violate that model. You designed the code with certain assumptions, maybe these assumption are wrong. Another competent code reviewer, won't be limited by your mental model or assumptions so may see things you did not.

If you go back to review it after your mental model is just a foggy memory, I think you'll have a better chance of finding missed bugs.

SpaceX Falcon 9 grounded again after second stage hits wrong part of ocean

Re: Too fast?

Oops. Meant to say:

Hopefully SpaceX does NOT follow that example ,,,

I do hope SpaceX is successful despite Musk's more recent irrational behaviour, nonsensical ravings and poor investment decisions.

Re: Too fast?

Once a system is working well, meeting or beating expectations, then it is time for the cost cutters to mess with things since money is obviously being left on the table. Sometimes (often?) that backfires. Boeing being the best current example. Hopefully SpaceX does follow that example, although X's performance might be putting some financial pressure on Musk.

Recall the Recall recall? Microsoft thinks it can make that Windows feature palatable

Re: tries to prevent passwords, national ID numbers, and credit card numbers from being recorded

And even if Microsoft is successful at filtering out sensitive data, they have still created the software infrastructure that a hacker can exploit to reliably collect that data. So now some simple compact malware may be all that's needed do the job.

At least they are making someone's job easier.

Bending the rules with flexible non-silicon 32-bit RISC-V chip

Re: I like this

Snap, crackle, sell.

We may yet get those cereal boxes with animated e-ink surfaces like those in some science fiction movies. Cheap prinatble solar cells, cpu, e-ink display and no surface needs go to waste. One man's nightmare is an advertiser's wet dream.

Disney kicks Slack to the curb, looks to Microsoft Teams for a happily ever after

Re: Guys guys...

"Terminal illness" describes it perfectly,

When the only tool you understand is a hammer every problem looks like a nail.

> "should be first against the wall when the revolution comes..."

Yes, gone are the days when you just needed a good Telephone Sanitary Engineer to maintain your communications,

Microsoft on a roll for terrible rebranding with Windows App

Misquoted?

> "They might as well have called it 'Useful Program' for all that 'Windows App' tells you about what it does."

Certainly what they meant to say was :"They might as well have called it 'Useless Program' for all that 'Windows App' tells you about what it does."

Torvalds weighs in on 'nasty' Rust vs C for Linux debate

Re: Hard truths

Well any language designed to patch Rust has to be called Bondo.

My first car was an old (when I got it) banged up 1964 Austin-Healey Sprite. So I learned patch rust at an early age.

Microsoft blamed for million-plus patient record theft at US hospital giant

Re: Full access, or lateral movement?

> why would you continue to store?

So you can sell the "anonymized" data for AI training?

Microsoft resumes rollout of Windows 11 24H2 to Insiders

Re: "to do things that we never dreamed possible"

"to do things that we never dreamed the users would notice"

FTFY.

Voyager 1 makes stellar comeback to science operations

And here I thought the situation was pokeless. Glad I was wrong.

Tape is so dead, 152.9 EB of LTO media shipped last year

Re: Unmentioned, but...

Unless they first hack into the environmental control systems for the tape storage.

Re: In tape we trust

> * Yes, we do regularly test restore too.

> ** Yes, it is encrypted.

And the keys are stored right over here ... well they were when I last checked.

No joke: FTC boss goes on the Daily Show and is told Apple tried to block her

Re: Not surprising at all

The "Northern Outpost" also does not have Super PACs. In the US Super PAC contributions are not only unlimited, they are anonymous. And there is Trumps latest con to raise money and sell influence - Truth Social stock. Any person or country that wants to influence Trump's "policies" just has to help run up the stock value and be there when he is allowed to sell out.

Re: "Businesses only obey the bottom line"

As a conversation starter "There is some good to be said about Chinese government . . ." ranks up there with "What Hitler did right ...". You will already have lost much of your audience.

Toyota admits its engines are overrated – by its own power testing software

Re: ディーゼルゲート

> Only one more use of -gate should be tolerated- when Mr Musk messes up we have to have an Elongate!

That "-gate" is reserved for when The Register uncovers the secret neurolink - p0rnhub connection.

AT&T's apology for Thursday's outage should stretch to a cup of coffee

Re: That reminds me of Lily Tomlin's line

Exceptional service = service except when ...

Cory Doctorow has a plan to wipe away the enshittification of tech

Re: Bog Zech?????

By effectively bringing auto workers of all major manufacturers into one union, North American auto unions became a bigger monopoly than any of the car companies. So the focus of the industry became about satisfying the unions rather than customers / car owners. It took outside competition to effectively break that monopoly.

What we need is effective anti-monopoly laws that can be applied to both companies and unions so that neither can can completely monopolize critical market segments.

We put salt in our tea so you don't have to

I am Not sure about tea but I think all these comments should be taken with a pinch of salt.

Tesla Cybertruck gets cyberstuck during off-roading expedition

Re: No Giugiaro

I'll buy one when they replace the battery with the Mr Fusion power pack.

Sierra Space bursts full-scale inflatable space habitat module

We're just bursting at the seams with ideas here.

Musk claims that venting liquid oxygen caused Starship explosion

Re: Hyperbole

>The Hyperloop (Elons version) company was shutdown just before Christmas 2023

I always assumed Hyperloop was actually building his secret underground head quarters. They must have finished so they are not needed anymore. I am just surprised he has not acquired a dormant volcano somewhere for his backup launch site.

While you holidayed, Microsoft brought Copilot to mobile devices, again

Re: Whenever I Hear “Copilot” ...

I think a better name might be Copillage.

NASA, Lockheed Martin reveal subtly supersonic X-59 plane

Re: Douglas X-3 Stiletto, anybody?

I have to wonder what having all that extra surface area does to the overall Aerodynamic drag. Creating a fleet of passenger aircraft that get there faster but use a lot more fuel would not seem like a step forward. Although I understand that with ships, for a fixed width, the longer the hull the less the drag so it may be OK.

Another airline finds loose bolts in Boeing 737-9 during post-blowout fleet inspections

Re: Should've tried an impact wrench?

As an aircraft manufacturer I would think that avoiding any kind of impact would be their main job.

Apple sets new 16,000-foot iPhone drop test after 737 fuselage fail

> We'll check your Czechia cheque

I think it is the job of the Exchequer to check your Czechia cheque

Re: Sucked?

If I was on an aircraft and was suddenly forced to exit due to rapid decompression then I would say that definitely sucks.

Re: Could have been worse

I try and avoid doing support for iParents but many suffer from a serious FaceTime addiction, especially those with grandchildren.

NASA science bound for Moon after successful Vulcan Centaur launch

Re: How the mighty are fallen

As opposed to being dependant on chip and processor technology developed so we can watch cat videos all day without having to bother with a recharge?

Nearly 200 Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes grounded after door plug flies off mid-flight

Re: 16000ft iPhone drop test

How about a human sized version of that iPhone case I can wear during future Boeing flights.

Re: What is/was that saying?

I think that "Booeeeeing" is the sound the door makes as it pops off.

Teardown finds Huawei's 5nm notebook processor was made in Taiwan, not China

Re: Love This Conversation About Taiwan VS China VS USA.....

> ... China can show us the way ...

All you need is are millions of citizens willing to work for starvation wages and to burn lots of coal. So Britain around the turn of the 19th century?

Google hopes to end tsunami of data dragnet warrants with Location History shakeup

Re: If you are up to no good or just protesting

>"they" know what phone you bought,

You don't buy the phone from a store, you buy it from the shady guy who buys them in bulk from the store, as shown in the documentary "Better Call Saul".

So one might expect these geo fenced warrants only provide the police with a list of innocent bystanders. But if the list is short then they would also make "good enough" suspects.

Re: Especially relevant as some US states

>seek to prosecute people who dare to leave them.

Yes, much harder to identify those out-of-state visits to planned parenthood etc.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars in crypto stolen after Ledger code poisoned

Re: Who is the greater fool?

I would think the one who uses the crypto wallet with javascript.

How to deorbit the Chromebook... and repurpose it for innovators

Re: Re-purposing Already Happening

We'll just rename it as a frat house and invite some boys to the class. Is it OK now?

Musk takes SEC 'Twitter sitter' consent decree appeal to US Supreme Court

All the free speech you can afford

He was OK with the concept of taking down tweets when it included information on his private planes flight plans. You just have to be able to afford the ransom.

We challenged you to come up with tech predictions for 2024 (wrong answers only) – here are some favorites so far

Agree. It is time to just lego.

Microsoft's code name for 64-bit Windows was also a dig at rival Sun

I'd go with "Laphroaig", but don't expect the project to be completed in anything less than 10 years.

From Joaquin Phoenix to Rowan Atkinson, we enjoyed your Musk movie casting calls

Re: Christopher Walken

>Walken does 'psycho' pretty well

Maybe Christian Bale as in American Psycho but flabbier.