Posts by foo_bar_baz

Re: Huawei

You're not clued up to current security standards, clearly.

Here's what you need

Re: Potato

crowbar.science was gone too :)

Re: "Incidentally, women find a man more attractive when they see other women smiling at him "

@vince: the point is to come up with a username high up in the alphabet. It doesn't have to start with your real name, btw.

Re: Just integrate systemd and /etc/init.d

RHEL 6 is supported until November 30, 2020.

Not always morons

Our IT maintains a supported Linux distro. We have root access to our Linux kit and admin access to Windows.

Re: Don't be evil

That motto has been quietly forgotten. Now it's about being as close to the "creepy line" as possible, but not quite crossing it. They are public about it, so I guess at least they are honest.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/how-google-leapfrogged-the-creepy-line

http://creepyline.com/

Cloud + virtualized desktop = fail

I'm right now in a "Virtual Training" class. The Internet connection from my office is top notch. The experience is still horrible. I'll never attend another one.

Re: 'right wing'?

I listed it because it was a hallmark of fascist ideology. The 3 K's etc. Just because you share a value with a fascist it doesn't make you one, see Logic. The world is not black and white.

I do not put forward a viewpoint, other than that I remember my history lessons. What is fascism? What is modern Russia? Are there parallels?

Re: Anti-Semitism

Oh jeez.

"DEWEY, CHEETHAM & HOWE" is a trademark of Tappet Brothers LLC. Perhaps you ought to get in contact with them at Car Talk and express your outrage.

Re: They work 50 hours a week

50h is a big difference when compared with Sweden or other Nordics, i.e. ~37.5h per week.

Re: I think this tells us something about these companies expectations on its female staff

My thoughts exactly. It puts additional pressure on women not to take maternity leave. The peer pressure against maternity leave can be hard as it is already.

sim-only deals and leadership

SIM-only deals were always the norm in mobile pioneer countries. In Finland contract phones didn't exist until 3G phones were introduced, and 2G phones still can't be sold on contract. The laws there have always been in place to ensure competition and protect the customer, so for example comparing prices and switching operators while retaining your number have been made easy.

Re: IT angle...

You're a bit late. The .SCOT TLD was launched in July.

Examples:

yes.scot

bettertogether.scot

welcome.scot

Re: how is oracle hurting with mysql?

You're right that people looking for a cheap/free database backend for their blog weren't going to splurge kilobucks per year on Oracle. These people represent new entrants into the DB customer base.

There are however the 10% you refer to, old Oracle customers who've started to use MySQL, Postgres or nosql in situations where Oracle's features and support aren't required. Every MySQL installation there is a direct loss to Oracle. When making the decision between 1) paying Oracle 2) paying for "free" DB support or 3) self support the choice is less and less the first one. It's in Oracle's interest to steer MySQL development away from "enterprisey" features to shore up their market share, or at least sell those features at a premium.

Re: Dyson deleted my comments

The tech looks promising. The 1990s called and want their website back, though. That hurt my eyes.

And meanwhile in the real world

It only works if the risk of getting caught is high. Police are so swamped they don't have the time to follow up every phone, bicycle or laptop theft.

Re: Point of Order

The parent word terrestrial, and grandparent terra also refer to land generically as well as planet Earth.

eg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrae_on_Mars

So while you're right, I'd assert that "extraterrestrial" has come to mean specifically outside our planet only because the scope of human experience and by extension, thinking, is so narrow. If humans ever come to inhabit multiple planets I doubt we'd refer our Martian cousins as extraterrestrials. Extratellurians would be more appropriate.

I can't understand how this can even be legal. "You can't talk to the guy who'll try to refuse to end our business relationship, so we'll keep billing you and send the repo man for you." Fucking fucks.