Posts by Seenit

One-fifth of the jobs at your company could disappear as AI automation takes off

When I see a website Customer Service and Support welcoming me with their new AI Agent my expectations plummet

British IT worker sentenced to seven months after trashing company network

My ex-employer withdrew network access for terminated contractors. They went to top floor toilets, plugged sinks with toilet paper, let the taps run and left the building. Push taps with auto-shut off were installed. next

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

A UK bank wanted to impress how important their major clients were by sending a letter from a senior executive, who needless to say couldn't be bothered penning the letter to mere customers so it ended up delegated to Junior Oik. Junior was bored and started the letter 'Dear Rich Bastard'. The letters were sent out, then the calls started.

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

I supported a few Sales to large councils and public bodies, and the waste was shocking. Sales would try to steer them towards what was good for their residents and users of public services, but that was far-down their decision-tree. It was refreshing to come across a few who were trying to do right but they referred to their internal battles against incumbents more interested in preserving power in their domains. Sure, they lacked technical expertise but the biggest problem was they never saw their prime goal as serving the public with a clear idea of what that meant.

British Army zaps drones out of the sky with laser trucks

Does it work in rain, snow and fog?

Ofcom says no price controls on full-fibre broadband until 2031, giving BT's Openreach the kick to 'build like fury'

Predictable comments from people with slow broadband in the middle of nowhere wanting everyone else to pay for them to have fast broadband. Competitors can use Openreach ducts and poles to lay their own fibre.