Posts by Tilda Rice

Check out this Android spyware, says Microsoft, the home of a gazillion Windows flaws

Re: What do you expect?

Yeah. MS publish a very detailed doc every month for patch Tuesday declaring its exposed bits.

They publish every CVE. Which means you can see each CVSS 3 score.

Place is getting like The Verge.

Girls Who Code books 'banned' in some US classrooms

Re: "You cannot be what you cannot see"

That's why Critical Race Theory and the stuff they are pushing in classrooms and corporations is not actually inclusive. The language is divisive. It comes from the liberal left, and the language being adopted is from the US where they have hardly "solved" race relations.

Everyone, from every side needs to stop pointing fingers. Stop putting people into pots before they even know the other person.

Simply treat everyone how you would want to be treated yourself.

Re: You can laugh

Oh good grief. Still talking about Trump. Take a pill. You should be more worried about a bloke who can't manage a flight of stairs, or a sentence running the worlds primary super power more than some bloke who hasn't been doing the job for 2+ years.

Re: The last sentence of the article has it.

You're correct Terry. Both "sides" like to try and polarise their ideology, and the people they are accusing.

This comment section is everything that is wrong with modern social dialogue. We've gone to dinner with friends we've not seen for ages and all they want to do is pour out political poison like they can't breath or think about anything except their activistic mentality. Trying to preach about racism. Both white, both rich, both living in a remote part of Hampshire who know precisely zero about what its like to be brought up black in the UK. (but apparently know more about this subject than someone who lives in a mixed racial environment) Sad times. The legacy media and social media have made people awful versions of themselves. Sad really.

Re: The last sentence of the article has it.

I know the irony right. The left whose middle name is "cancel", getting all hot and steamy when they perceive someone from the other side doing exactly what they would do.

This ideological war is so, whatever. Humans finding ever more ways not to get along with each other.

Re: God botherers strike again!

No, he is stereotyping like most these days in toxic society, lumping people into convenient pots of hate.

Any chance someone left leaning can push someone into a bracket - they will. Like moths to a flame.

Biden signs cybercrime tracking bill into law

Doddery man scrawls moniker on piece of paper handed to him.

Email out, Slack and Teams in for business communications

Re: Teams...

So terrible, there are 250 million monthly active users.

Over 100 organizations over 100,000 in size.

The client is a bit of a fatty, but its far from "horrific".

Re: Cool & Shiny

How typical of the weirdy beardy types to downvote you, when you make some good points.

SMTP is inherently weak/spoofable.

All the DMARC / DNS bla bla lash ups in the world hasn't prevented spam.

IMAP <puke>

Even Activesync (superior to IMAP) has been replaced by Azure edge malarky in "modern" Outlook. Which at least makes the client side work, but SMTP still stinks in front.

Email provision with the size of attachments/mailboxes these days.

So people either get it for free, by allowing Google to read everything or pay for it to save themselves the headache of Backup/DR/patching bla bla

Re: Except I don't use SLACK

By "other people" you mean the less ranty grown ups?

You also lose credibility points for typing the $ in M$.

Teams/Slack = primarily discussion

Email = instructions / records

There is a reason a knife and a fork are different utensils.

Big Tech shrank the internet while growing its own power

Re: Boo hoo

My thoughts exactly. Carriers/ISPs bleeting, ah diddums.

Twitter preps poison pill to preclude Elon Musk's purchase plan

Re: 'I have much trouble agreeing with'

He did qualify his statement with, nothing inciteful.

But opinion, or alternate narrative shouldn't be shut down, but often is.

Re: 'I have much trouble agreeing with'

Or the British Medical Journal article about poor clinical trials practices at Ventavia, being taken down as "no context".

Outrageous censorship to promote a singular narrative.

Re: 'I have much trouble agreeing with'

Or like the Hunter Biden laptop story that was in the public interest buried by the legacy and social media.

Or Facebook removing a British Medical journal highlighting the poor quality of clinical trials at Ventavia.

This isn't about some singular racist gammon, this is about what these big tech companies allow single humans (citizens or influential people like politicians) or entities like the BMJ to post.

Why the Linux desktop is the best desktop

Do we still get articles by this bloke. He's been hating on Microsoft since the beginning of time.

"look at me with my opening gambit of proving I've been using computers for a long time MS-DOS" bla bla

You're just another a * with an opinion.

Didn't read the article. It will be drivel.

Infosys quits Russia, ending UK political and tax scandal … maybe

Re: Perfect timing

Exactly John. This thread was only ever going to be a cue for the "its those people over there" types.

If the law needs to change, change it. But right now, she's not offside on any tax laws. I dare say many of the negative commenters would choose to take the most tax efficient route given an A / B choice. But its moral outrage if its "the enemy". It much the same way as multi millionaire Labour voters don't liquid their assets and give it away to poor people. Or let a homeless person take one of their second homes. Non dom status has been around for donkeys years. Its only news today in the social media wars in the personification of our politics. Her tiny in the grand scheme of things income pales compared to the large policy decisions over billions culminating in trillions any UK government manages.

Elon Musk's latest launch: An unsolicited Twitter takeover

Re: Musk is the leader

Good grief. Why is it that people who buy a different product are a "sheep" or have a positive view on another human are "cult members" or insert some other toxic word.

On the EV part. The reason people are pro Tesla EV isn't primarily the cars, its the charging network. That a) mostly works and b) is high powered. Versus the current public non Tesla charging stations which are sparse, often broken, often super slow/low powered.

The mashup of Merc parts and iphone on wheels device that is a Tesla isn't actually a terribly bad car either.

You seem bitter / jealous.

Elon Musk won't join Twitter's board after all

Re: re: Cause, I followed a Muppet

You have no idea if autopilot was on. Or assisted cruise control. Or not at all.

And the thinly veiled jealously of a Zoe driver. How tedious.

Vital UK customs system outage contributes to travel chaos at its borders

Re: @Spaceman9

astonishing, but we are still able to trade with the EU <gasp>

Re: @Spaceman9

If you expect to have reasoned debate with remoaners and their selective memories Codejunky - don't bother, they've proven they can't.

You are correct, the sky didn't fall down as predicted. Project fear most certainly didn't come to pass. Anyone suggesting otherwise is just being a juvenile.

Laughable about goods on shelves, when UK imports were at an all time high (around 65bn) Q1 2022.

Boys outnumber girls 6 to 1 in UK compsci classes

Re: citation required

Very clear psychology difference between men and women.

Men like things, women like people - which is reflected in gender careers choices, and exemplified by the most egalitarian society of Sweden.

Why we have to force equilibrium I don't know. I kinda like the differences. Especially the soft parts.

Half of bosses out of touch with reality, study shows

Re: And the other half will bugger off…

Sundog, its a forum full of angry techies - what were you expecting.

They are all brilliant, and definitely marked as "high achiever" in every talent matrix ;)

File Explorer fiasco: Window to Microsoft's mixed-up motivations

Re: Re:Please tell us if the year of Linux

LOL kitten. Its El Reg comments, so missing social cues is rampant :) - many on the scale, welcome to IT :)

Intel to spend €17bn on chip mega-factory in Germany

I'm sure Intel will enjoy the German red tape. Ask Elon :)

Russia labels Meta an 'extremist' organization, bans Instagram

Re: I pity the Russian people

Why on earth have you been downvoted? LOL

Stating that we are super-reliant on China just seems factual to me.

Even simple things like basic building materials would suddenly cripple our economy without China's output.

Brit techie shows us life in Ukraine amid Russian invasion

Re: "sadly none of his party have had the balls to kick him out yet"

Putin, and Ukraine both being manipulated by greater powers in east and west.

Literally the meat in the sandwich.

Re: "sadly none of his party have had the balls to kick him out yet"

Its the El Reg comments section though AC, so the demographic always shines through like a beacon of ignorance. "yeah, stick it to the man" "M$". "Down with management"

Only an instagram selfie and oatmeal milk latte away getting a pitchfork out.

Russia has been accused of influencing anything and everything negative (as a leftie sees it) for years. Always completely overstated.

Cloudflare, Akamai: Why we're not pulling out of Russia

Re: Prince said Cloudflare concluded: "Russia needs more internet access, not less."

There is almost no such thing as neutral media, you realise that no?

Reuters or Associated Press online maybe, but all TV and newspapers are one way or tother.

In the US you have one 1 lean right and 4 lean left conglomerates that control all the consumers received messages. So they will believe in the push for liberal democracy. If you are Russian or Chinese, you won't think that's such a great idea.

A Snapdragon in a ThinkPad: Lenovo unveils the X13s

Cue nonsense comparisons to WinRT. Cue, people who have never actually used an 8cx PC

This thread will definitely be full of opinion, yet very little actual experience.

As someone who had a gen1, it ran cool (at odds with mr thejoelr above who clearly hasnt used one)

It ran silent

Battery life was awesome compared to an Intel or AMD equivalent of its vintage.

If the gen2 or gen 3 8cx improves the performance it will be great. Was perfectly fine as a daily driver for basic/standard office automation.

But don't let facts get in the way of a good whine / M$ bashing juvenile nonsense. Carry on.

Microsoft releases first preview of .NET 7

Re: Situation Normal, All Eff'ed Up

1) Really?

No, classic M$ hating at its most juvenile

Linux tops Google's Project Zero charts for fastest bug fixes

Re: 2F off

Yup, you will get downvoted for truth telling

Or preferring Apple over Android

Or if you don't lean politically left

Criticising China

Criticise open source

Supporting a management view

Welcome to the demographic :)

You can probably guess the gender of 99% of posters, their age range, and their personality types.

No mystery :)

Akamai buys Linode for $900m

Re: P/S

revenue!=profit

IBM looked to reinvigorate its 'dated maternal workforce'

Re: Accenture are definitely not a firm of accountants.....

Accenture absolutely provide audit bods.

English county council blasted for 'inept project management' in delayed SAP replacement

Re: Changing the requirements after coding complete...

Agreed. Agile is for new products with a broad conceptual idea. Its why the concept of minimum viable product exists.

But agile is being applied by people who think they are trendy, and want to avoid the dull rigour of waterfall. "yes yes, just let me get on with it - trust me I'm an expert".

Totally agree this would have been better with a traditional approach.

Also, budget for 25k stick in 20% contingency its an ERP gig after all. When are they _ever_ on time/budget?

HMRC: Contractors, don't worry about IR35 reforms in private sector 'cos it all went so well in public sector

Re: Typical DoubleSpeak from the government.

You are being selective, here is my grab from DuckDuck News tab with Ottawa, going top to bottom:

(Left, definitely trying to characterise this as "right wing", disgraceful MSM as usual)

From the Guardian, literally the sub headlines:

"How did this ‘grassroots’ rebellion paralyse the Canadian capital? With funding from the far right and a boost from Facebook misinformation"

Mail Online:

"Brian Gregg, a long-haul driver for almost 30 years, drove from Indianapolis to Ottawa to support his fellow 'brother and sister Canadian truck drivers'

He tells DailyMail.com, 'I support them and will support them to the very end. These mandates need to stop they are hurting Canadian families'

Telegraph

"Inside the Ottawa protests: Food, hugs and fuel keep Canada truckers in it for long haul

As Canada's capital is brought to a standstill over vaccine rules, neglected blue-collar workers are making their voice heard"

Mail Online:

"Great-grandfather, 78, is handcuffed by Ottawa cops for HONKING his car horn in support of Freedom Convoy: Video of arrest which left 4ft 10ins elderly man bloodied and bruised emerges after Justin Trudeau smeared protesters as 'swastika-wavers'"

I've looked at the photos of these protests, if there are swastikas, very hard to see/find.

Just looks like Canadian flags.

Smearing anti mandate protesters is not cool.

Former tech CIO jailed for setting up £475k backhander scam with IT outsourcing firm

Re: Sympathy for the Devil

Calm down Guardian readers. This story isn't about lobbying. Just a criminal. Off you go to Twitter.

Brocade wrongly sacked award-winning salesman who depended on company insurance for cancer treatment

Re: A timely reminder

Most the benefit of UK private health insurance, is skipping the queue and getting better post op sandwiches. The people performing the ops are often/mostly NHS consultants anyway.

You're paying for expediting and a nicer room not ward. You can also be selective on consultant.

Re: A timely reminder

why did you have to bring in the NHS and your anti gov waffle on this?

thats not even getting into the debate of private/public performance and value.

UK's new Brexit Freedom Bill promises already-slated GDPR reform, easier gene editing rules

Re: OK.

Ah, the Guardianista fuelled myth that UK food standards will go lower and before you know it we will be guzzling chlorinated chicken.

Our antibiotic use is lower than the US and many EU countries.

Growth promoters were banished in the UK 10 years before the EU.

But we tail dock pigs more. We tooth clip pigs.

Its like everything, nuanced and mixed bag. EU have some factic acid washes, not needed in the UK due to the high standard in our slaughter halls.

But, carry on the hyperbole kids.

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel green-lights Mike Lynch's extradition to US to face Autonomy fraud charges

Re: A once rich guy goes for trial, why should I care?

Its HP related, so mildly relevant.

People here love to "stick it to the man". Left leaning people love to have a figure of hate, makes them feel better.

UK government responds to post-Brexit concerns and of course it's all the fault of those pesky EU negotiators

Re: .....but in the "sunny uplands" this sort of c**k up never happens, does it?

You're in the wrong place for rationale debate Codejunky. Its fun to watch a certain leaning demographic get their impotent rage in a knot :) Either that or they believe everything the BBC or Guardian tell them :) Or more accurately in the Guardians case, what Bill Gates tells them to say ;)

Microsoft revenue up by a fifth as world shuffles through the pandemic into the metaverse

Some people liked those Windows Phones Korgonzolla.

And the Azure UI a mess? Compared to what GCP and AWS? LOL

22-year-old Brit avoids US extradition over SIM-swapping conspiracy after judge deems him to be high suicide risk

Ah, the mental health get out of jail free card. Its like watching the Chewbacca defence.

Send him. Then put his sad little face on TikTok to hopefully put off the other little scrotes. He knew he was stealing.

Microsoft's do-it-all IDE Visual Studio 2022 came out late last year. How good is it really?

Re: "The top request for Visual Studio is a Linux version. Why?"

AMBxx

Yup, MS continually moving the dev goalposts.

WinUI? There won't be a Forms / GUI builder in VS on full release.

Can't even stick to UWP for their own apps.

MS, still divisional and not the "one Microsoft" that they claim to have become.

Former Oracle execs warn that Big Red's auditing process is also a 'sales enablement tool'

using audits to scare more $ out of customers?

this is definitely not news.

US-China chip cold war? It's only helping the Middle Kingdom, silicon makers warn

Re: Sanctions

Your missive completely ignores competition. Rides rough shod over the fact that most corps aren't this corrupt judge buying entity. Bit juvenile.

I'm not in love with our data tracking big tech Google/ FB etc.

But i'll take that over a regime that has covered up C19, killed its owned citizens with guns and tanks and choses what you consume on the Internet.

The fact you think they are close or even preferable is illustration of some of the nonsense in these comments sections.

I dare say you would feel very differently if they whisked you off to a "re-education" camp.

Ask Jack Ma (if you can find him) boss of Alibaba what he thinks.

Re: Sanctions

LOL, not sure why you are being downvoted EnviableOne :)

Re: Sanctions

I'm very scared of what an unchecked regime could "accomplish"

The sanctions are not selling arms to a government that massacred people in Tiananmen Square. Human rights abuses in Tibet and Ughurs. (and preventing investments in Chinese military companies)

And sanctions against the use of critical infrastructure technology such as 5g from a regime that has the great firewall of china and is beyond intrusive / what most of us would consider be against our fundamental human rights.

None of those sanctions seem unreasonable?

Open source isn't the security problem – misusing it is

LOL. The myth that open source is more secure because anyone can look at the code.

Stephen J Vaughan article though. So to be expected.

Nvidia promises British authorities it won’t strong Arm rivals after proposed merger

Re: On the other hand ...

Good grief. Have a lie down 45. Turning everything you see into something that needs viewing through a political lens makes you as daft as the BBC.