Posts by Rick Deckard

Apple owes billions in back taxes over Ireland state aid rule break

Re: General Court erred

Hardly voluntary old boy...I recall them being threatened by the eureich with "consequences" if they didn't come up with a yes vote to joining back in the day..Maastricht treaty I believe it was called. The Irish people voted against it twice...Make them vote until it's yes...The eureich threw billions of euros at Ireland, it's payback time ..Voluntary you say !?.

Julian Assange to go free in guilty plea deal with US

Re: Sweden

* His sentence...

Google fires 28 staff after sit-in protest against Israeli cloud deal ends in arrests

I wonder how many of them are aware of how much Israeli tech and software etc they have used and are still using on a daily basis in their lives ?. I'm guessing zero

Good...

Microsoft touts migration to Windows 11 as painless, though wallets may disagree

Re: Why?

"why on earth would I want to switch to a new OS which has absolutely nothing new I want, let alone need."

And that in a nutshell is the case for 99% of users....

Linus Torvalds postpones Linux 6.8 merge window after being taken offline by storms

Re: Det finnes ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlig klær!

What's central heating ...is that when you make the fire in the centre of the cave ?

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

I just want a list, A-Z literally nothing else, that i can scroll up and down, nothing more nothing less,i dont need searcjh , recents etc etc or anything, just a simple list ...is that too much to ask for ?

Adobe's buy of Figma is 'likely' bad for developers, rules UK regulator

Why is there only one monopolies commission ?.....that's a monopoly...

Millions of smart meters will brick it when 2G and 3G turns off

Re: No corruption here.

They most certainly do....but don't have to do any of the above ..

We all scream for ice cream – so why are McDonald's machines always broken?

The manufacturer of these machines,, which is the only one that it is made explicitly clear to franchisees that they MUST use, makes 25% of its earnings from callous, servicing and repairs....there's the issue, that and briber....sorry, lobbying...

Europe teases breaking up Google over ad monopoly

Re: Zzzzzzzz

- EU implodes and is wound up

Aggressive PC discounts might not be here for long, says HP

He would say that though wouldn't he ?...what could be be better than ending discounts and getting back to a gouging....

Supernova peekaboo could provide clues to our universe's age

Re: Physics check please

p = E/c

Shatner breaks the age barrier, goes where no nonagenarian has gone before with Blue Origin rocket trip

Shatter has lived long and Bezos has prospered !

James Webb Space Telescope penciled in for launch this century. Yes, Dec 18, 2021

Re: Really?

Uranus won't be in its sights then....

Lost in IKEA? So, it seems, is Windows

Re: Windows lost in Ikea?

And using a Paul Allen key....

Re: Windows lost in Ikea?

And a Paul Allen key ......

Microsoft and Google, sitting in a tree, working on browser compatibility

Hmm..I can't wait to C ss the result of this collab.

Report: Microsoft is thinking about splashing $10bn on Discord to slot it next to Skype, Mixer...

And as always they'll add features and functions that they will tell you you need to enrich the user experience and that nobody will ever use and deprecate features and functions that people always use and want...

They just can't help themselves...

Just let this sink in: Capita wins 12-year £1bn contract to provide training services to the Royal Navy and Marines

And that is 99%+ of the battle won..they know the ropes, they know whitehall language, they know how to butter up egos of civil servants climbing their way up the ladder of career anynomity...they know how "The Whitehall System" works.

SNAFU....

Apple appears to be charging Brits £309 to replace AirPods Max batteries, while Americans need only stump up $79

Not forgetting the £900 stand !...