Just In Time delivery, dynamic optimisation and execution. That was a close one.
Imagine the hubris or perhaps the humbling of that person thereafter.
Posts by red19
18 publicly visible posts • joined 26 Jul 2019
Tech trainer taught a course on software he'd never used and didn't own
Sri Lanka goes bananas after monkey unplugs nation
Doom turns 30, so its creators celebrate seminal first-person shooter’s contribution to IT careers
Hide and seek in outer space highlights a battle here on Earth
Why did Microsoft just buy fiber optic cable company Lumenisity?
Tuesday 13th December 2022 14:14 GMT
Re: I had similar thoughts years ago...
This very question was discussed briefly at UKNOF. A solid idea if... we/they can overcome the engineering challenges.
Even if you can produce an 80km or 1000km long fibre with a vacuum. What happens if it breaks?! How do you fix that, especially in a deep sea cable setting. Got to get all the water out first?!
Sizewell C nuclear plant up for review as UK faces financial black hole
Monday 7th November 2022 11:41 GMT
Re: Daft
That it is and the fact that nuclear energy represents the only credible near term solution to cutting carbon emissions.
Solar and Wind are great but not reliable enough.... unless we get a break through in storage/battery technology.
Barring any such break throughs...I'd like to think energy beaming becomes a thing i.e satellites beam power down.
Government IT provider UKCloud goes into liquidation
Wednesday 26th October 2022 10:00 GMT
Re: I don't get it
The death knell came as soon as they lost their USP, when the government opened up where data could be stored.
In Gov words "the internet is suitable for the majority of the work the public sector does". And it probably is when secured. That's the bit that makes me uncomfortable. Not that any home grown or on-prem is somehow immune to security issues.
But you can understand the desire to make things more affordable and scalable for the Gov. Maybe they even have robust measures in place to secure it all.... *nervous laughter*
The obvious sign here the ship was sinking fast, the article says they managed to not gain any significant work loads during the pandemic?!! That's impressive.
As others have said when faced off against the hyper-scalers even if UK Cloud were cheaper, i'd bet the margins were thin.
How archaeologists can use AI to date our ancestors
NASA wants nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030
Beijing approves first new video games in nine months
Dell trials 4-day workweek, massive UK pilot of shortened week begins
Monday 11th April 2022 09:59 GMT
Ofc more hard cash in my pocket helps. But for me the flexibility of remote working and flexi hours are more important.
Also not commuting means more time to do things and reduced environmental impact.
As for going into the office, +1 for the common sense approach.... Ask can I do X from home? If yes, stay at home. Else office.
Meetings are not an in the office task. As more often than not you end up traveling to join a Teams meeting.
As for a reduced working week, that seems like a good idea; With the assumption that you are (as a company) big enough to spread your people out to cover your needs.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
