Posts by Dave@Home

German court parks four Volkswagen execs in jail over Dieselgate scandal

Re: Legacy

VW isn't part of Stellantis

GAO finds billions in possible government savings, all without Elon's help

The can just wait it out, the Comptroller has a 15 year term and he's over 14 years in post.

US tech titans rejoice in $600B Saudi shopping spree

How are they powering and cooling these massive datacenters?

I can't imagine solar will be enough, though maybe with battery farms perhaps. Cooling seems like a real problem though.

Marks & Spencer admits cybercrooks made off with customer info

Re: as a regular customer ...

There are a lot of staff posting on reddit with stories, including inability to see rotas and booked holidays as well

Stores seem to be getting pallets of big sellers and a lot of smaller throughput items are missed off

4chan, the 'internet’s litter box,' appears to have been pillaged by rival forum

Re: sh*t

They did have some nice, non toxic boards :(

EU gives staff 'burner phones, laptops' for US visits

Re: Good practice

The wording on the ESTA application still indicates that you do not have to supply that information

Americans set to pay more on all imports: Trump activates blanket tariffs

Re: Please explain

"US cars are getting heavier to survive the crash tests"

I understood that the prevalence of the larger pickups etc, was that by being heavier, they were classified in a different bracket for emissions

The unlicensed OneDrive free ride ends this month

Surely this is a Customer side problem?

"That could make it tough to hand over the role to someone else, and in the worst case could create trouble from courts and regulators."

If your business has data that might fall under these use cases, surely you should be looking to sort out a proper data management policy, not just dumping it on someone elses computer and hoping they don't delete it?

Infosys founder calls for 70-hour work week – again – claiming it creates jobs

Re: His maths is not very good is it...

That's essentially the argument used by the labour movement immediately after WW1.

Reduce the standard working week from 47 hours to 40, so that jobs become available for demobilised troops returning home.

Badass Russian techie outsmarts FSB, flees Putinland all while being tracked with spyware

Re: "Always keep a second passport"

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/additional-passports/additional-passports-accessible

UK citizens can hold two passports

US citizens can hold up to four

Asda hits the brakes on tech tweaks to avoid festive fiasco

Re: ""We are now moving into a critical period, with Black Friday…"

It may surprise you to know that UK banks also tend to have change freezes around Black Friday/Cyber Monday

Not because they are eating turkey, but because they are very busy periods for customers and they really don't want anything to break.

Bluesky keeps growing, and so do its problems

Re: Enjoy BlueSky while we can.

That's the point, it's up to me to choose who I listen to, not you

Neuralink brain chips head for the Great White North

A cautionary tale

Second Sight tried using in brain implants to restore vision - tech itself was quite impressive, but when the company had financial trouble people were left high and dry with implants they dare not remove.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/16/22937198/bionic-eye-company-defunct-ieee-spectrum-go-read-this

Airbus A380 flew for 300 hours with metre-long tool left inside engine

Re: Multi-Fail

From experience with my son getting a cataract op, they draw big arrows on with a marker - which is very funny when you look back at the photos

Asda security chief replaced, retailer sheds jobs during Walmart tech divorce

Talk about micromanaging

"The Register understands that restrictions have been placed on IT contractors' security and parking arrangements. They must be met by an Asda manager as they arrive, must be accompanied by an Asda colleague at all times, and ANPR access for parking has been revoked. Arrangements for contractors and third parties will require SVP, CFO, or CPO approval."

I'm sure that's a great use of everyones time and effort

Server-maker Wiwynn expands $61M lawsuit against X

"Wiwynn sought a jury trial to address the matter and listed three counts: Breach of Contract, Promissory Estoppel, and Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing."

yes they are

After we fix that, how about we also accidentally break something important?

Re: No good deed …

"we were far from civilization"

Yeah that fits

IBM quietly axing thousands of jobs, source says

Re: "they were required to sign an NDA"

Yep, exact same behaviour at EY when I got made redundant.

Sign or you get the statutory minimum, do not ask questions around why certain roles were created for specific people, do not query why the teams taking over were not told you'd no longer be there as a point of escalation.

China claims Starlink signals can reveal stealth aircraft – and what that really means

Re: Cell phone tower signals

Pretty sure it was a variant of that approach used by the Serbs to drop a F-117 back in the late 90s

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch could be gone in ten years – for chump change

Re: Recurrence

They tried to bring in a recycling scheme like that up here in Scotland. It got blocked as it would introduce a trade barrier, of sorts, between Scotland and England.

Police allege 'evil twin' of in-flight Wi-Fi used to steal passenger's credentials

Eh?

AFP Western Command Cybercrime detective inspector Andrea Coleman pointed out that free Wi-Fi services should not require logging in through an email or social media account

Pretty much every free WIFI offering asks for these details

As expected, Apple set to vanish Batterygate, dodgy audio lawsuits with money

So if I've bought a single share in Apple, I am liable?

NHS boss says Scottish health board wouldn't give cyberattackers what they wanted

My 84 year old father lives in that area, and I cannot wait to try explaining this one to him and why he shouldn't worry

Michael Dell lends support to bid for Everton Football Club

Oh dear

This won't end well, MSD have been rather awful in their involvement with clubs so far

Brit tech tycoon Mike Lynch cleared of all charges in US Autonomy fraud trial

Re: Auto-know-better

Being a prick isn't a crime, thankfully

Re: Hilarious

They clear said "He had the money to employ sufficient lawyers to get the job done properly..."

now, all evidence at the moment....

Elon Musk confirms 12K H100s ordered for Tesla were instead prioritized for xAI

Re: Why is this even a story?

Love to know why I got a thumbs down

Re: Why is this even a story?

Let's keep it simple.

At Tesla, he's a shareholder who also holds a board position. An employee who owns a stake in the company that other people also own bits of.

At X, he's the outright owner.

He's moved assets from Tesla to X, with no real clarity on why, other than 'he felt like it'

Imagine he was on the board of a bank, and decided to move assets of the bank to his own company, because they were doing nothing and he felt like it.

Same thing.

Study finds 268% higher failure rates for Agile software projects

Re: Agile or "agile"...

"Oh, and of course managed by Waterfall PMs who's DCM isn't a quick round of max 12 people covering; what they did yesterday/what they are doing today/any blockers, but 30 people sitting in silance as the PM goes through every ticket in the Jira board asking for updates."

Were you on my 9:30 as well?

Contrary to its fine print, Google says it won't confiscate repair returns that have unapproved parts

Re: Pretty Sure....

I'm also fairly sure this is also illegal in the US, under Magnuson-Moss

The PIRG guys were on Gamers Nexus recently talking about what companies can and cannot do under warranty repair, and this would be a massive no-no.

Same law as a car, they can't seize a car because you fitted after market parts such as a bike rack, and then you file a warranty claim for an engine issue.

It's make your mind up time as Atos sets deadline to pick rescue package

I get what you're saying, but they were working under the decision framework imposed by the government of the day and did exit the contract when they could.

Tesla slams advisors for not loving Musk's $44.9B payout

Re: Time to go Elon

"His conviction will be overturned as it was a complete sham."

Is there a point of law that would show it's a sham, or is it just a feeling?

VMware giving away Workstation Pro, Fusion Pro free for personal use

Re: They have hidden it well

VMware Store

Down for Maintenance

As part of the transition to Broadcom systems, the store will be moving to a new domain. As a result, store will be shutdown between 30 Apr to 13 May.

For more information, see KB article 319284.

Cybercriminals hit jackpot as 500k+ Ohio Lottery lovers lose out on their personal data

Re: Why do they need so much data anyway?

Unfortunately, in the US winnings are treated as taxable income.

Ex-Amazon exec claims she was asked to ignore copyright law in race to AI

Re: A tech company?

So rather than discuss the case, you go to hand waving about completely unrelated cases, while shouting "tHeY aRe AlL tHe SaMe"?

how very odd

IBM accused of cheating its own executive assistants out of overtime pay

I recall a PM here on a contract basis who pulled that crap when I said I wasn't pulling overtime when asked at 4:50pm to stay on for some hours.

My then manager also tried that a couple of days later when the PM had complained - I merely pointed at my contract and said "I have to agree to it and I have to be recompensed for it"

Went quite after that.

Australia secures takedown order for terror videos, which Elon Musk wants to fight

Re: Posting AC?

"So you can snark without actually putting your name to it?"

Posted by the AC - roflcopter

Judge refuses to Ctrl-Z divorce order made by a misclick

Re: Huh? That's Our Courts Dragging Themselves Into the Mud.

These are people working for law firms. If they can't be trusted to understand what they are agreeing to, and attesting that they understand what they are submitting, it's on them.

Netherlands arm of KPMG fined $25M for cheating in exams

Re: Team America

PCAOB is American, they got to fine the Dutch company as KPMG NV are registered with them so they can do work on US companies

Engine cover flies from Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 during takeoff

Re: Shared on social media ??? WTF ???

And the words above the video, they provide a clue

Tech trade union confirms cyberattack behind IT, email outage

Re: Shame it wasn't the RMT

In like Flynn

Union has one 'i'

poor attempt at trolling, do better

When life gives you Lemon, sack him

Re: I can't stand any of them.

Is everything ok at home there mate?

SAP accused of age discrimination, retaliation by US whistleblower

Re: Demeaning?

So the outcome of your reasoning is that people should not blow the whistle?

Shows there is a long way to go to make it worth anyones while

Atos confirms sale talks for datacenter and hosting biz have failed

Re: Oh noes

There are a lot of people who work there who were not involved in that contract

Junior techie had leverage, but didn’t appreciate the gravity of the situation

Re: "if the kids select it"

Back in the 80's my school was vehemently against triple science.

I ended up shunted into German Language instead of Biology, and was only able to pick it up at Higher level after A's in Physics and Chemistry. Even then I had one class where I was left sitting on my own with the textbooks 3x a week

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

Re: Shameful

That was thirty years ago. There comes a point where they do catch up, and even overtake.

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

Re: Terminal velocity

"At very great heights, think Kittinger/Red Bull Felix/Eustace terminal velocity is much higher as there is less air resistance in the stratosphere. Naturally this does not apply to us landlubbers hopping out at 14k. "

not quite. The velocity at a certain point in the fall may be higher, but as drag increases as you get lower in the atmosphere it'll come out about the same by the time it becomes terminal.

Google Pixel gets privacy mode to keep your selfies safe from prying repair techs

Pixel diagnostics only available in the US

Despite what their own page says, you get a warning it's US only and kicks you back out.

Microsoft fixes Copilot multi-monitor issues in Windows 11 update

Multi-monitor explains it

I wondered why it wasn't showing on my desktop, but the laptop had it