Posts by Graham Dawson

Re: Funny thing...

And it only came to prominence after ms subverted Nokia, not coincidentally killing off maemo just as it was maturing into a viable phone os.

(granted, Nokia weren't exactly managing it well at the time, but ms delivered the coup de gras)

Re: of all people

Counterpoint: edge prior to the chrominance was brand new browser engine. It was starting to show some real promise, too.

Re: Automation

I feel that's the difference. Cruise control maintains a constant speed under your own command, but it doesn't control the vehicle. It can't slow down for you. All these other technologies purport to control some active aspect of driving, like maintaining lane position, or slowing down when an obstacle appears, or navigating the car. When I'm driving with cruise control I still have to keep my eye on the road and my hands on the wheel. I still have to be ready to brake when traffic is slowing. I'm still mentally in control of the car, I just have a perfect foot position.

The problem with control automation is that you reduce your attention to what the car is doing. That's dangerous.

Re: Sanctions based on made-up bullshit allegations

There are multiple, independent, verifiable sources for the Uighur genocide. It's not even unprecedented; China has conducted "sinofication" efforts against other minorities within its borders, with great success. They consider everyone who isn't Han as subhuman.

I'm not so sure about that. Is magneto-reluctance really a useful technology in an age of multi-spin datagrammetrometry?

And? So? Is Spitting Image suddenly illegal because it makes money while satirising anyone remotely famous?

Re: Does it Miracast/wireless display out of the box ?

With an additional app isn't "out of the box". That's the same experience as Linux, in fact.

You're right, we should stop imports from France.

Re: Sys V init

It was already becoming the monstrosity it is today when the decision was made - against the wishes of the community, I should add. The controversy generated by the proposal should have been a reason to delay, but it was instead used as a justification to forge ahead and damn the opposition.

Re: Win95 . (was: Should I care?)

In terms of fundamental interface, no OS has ever beaten Amiga Workbench in my mind, except in the number of available resolutions.

Re: The knob......

Or Ministers of the Crown.

Re: ...but

Ask Trigger, he'll tell you.

Re: Scattering

I'm sure there's a hole in this plan somewhere.

The moon is a satellite of earth.

She's also a somewhat overbearing madam.

Re: Otherwise it might be only the graffiti that remains

You'll certainly never look at duct tape the same way...

Re: Oh no!

Also independent truck drivers, hairdressers, translators, plumbers, electricians, voice actors, plasterers, music teachers, and so on.

The focus is naturally IT because this is an IT-focused site, but the implications of IR35 and all of this other gubbins are far broader than your own narrow view seems to take in.

They're not cheap at the moment. Demand is high for some reason.

Re: Is the place full of…

Preaching to the choir.

Re: What does Firefly want to deliver to the moon?

As long as they watch out for Reavers.

Re: eh

Cards used for crypto are generally in pretty good condition. Crypto mining algorithms are a fairly consistent load, with little variation, so you won't see the sort of thermal cycling that tends to damage GPUs over the long term.

Re: They lied about COVID

I had a look, and it appears I was wrong. The Doppler shift change was recorded when the probe entered orbit around mars. I was sure I'd read that it was when the probe began it's descent, but oh well

Re: PEDANT ALERT

For what it's worth, whenever I follow the traditional family recipe, the proof is certainly in the pudding as well as in the eating. Also in the white sauce.

Re: White Dwarf McNealy?

In a broom cupboard, no doubt, with a sign warning of the presence of large, angry felines.

Re: Nothing there...

It's not that they've found nothing, it's that they've found nothing that personally interests you.

Re: Chrome?

Remember when Chrome was the lightweight, nimble alternative to moribund Firefox?

Re: Commits... what an asinine metric!

You can count up to 12 or even 32 on one hand. 5 is the minimum.

Re: Double standards?

I'm saying there's a clear difference between a spent stage that goes slightly off course during a planned de-orbit and a spent stage that is abandoned to fall in some random spot. It's the difference between aiming your rubbish at the bin and having a bit escape, and throwing your rubbish out of a high speed car.

Re: Ho hum

And yet...

He's a rabbi alright.

Re: Nothing there...

As I said last time:

"This person disagrees with me, I'm going to try and disparage his position by portraying him as a stuffy old fart."

Grow up.

Re: Excited?

It's called "a joke".

Re: Curse you, Mr. Speed!

SPacEshIp!

Re: "The company will consider all of its options on appeal."

McDonalds didn't appeal that case for the reasons you seem to be implying.

Re: Have A Pint As I can Only Upvote You Once

Soldiers of fortune.

I love IT when a plan comes together.