Re: Let me get this straight
The CDC has NEVER published clean stats on flu deaths
No true Scotsman would EVER wear the tartan of another Highlander!
Posts by Frumious Bandersnatch
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The show Musk go on: Tesla defies Silicon Valley coronavirus lockdown order, keeps Fremont factory open
NHS websites will no longer burn up your mobile data allowance, say Brit telcos
Thursday 19th March 2020 23:50 GMT
I hate to say this...
but it goes against the idea of net neutrality. It's also, technically-speaking, illegal in the EU.
Fire away with any of the below objections if you wish:
- You are a horrible person!
- Typical EU-tard! Is it any wonder we wanted to leave the EU?
- This is war! Where is your Blitz Spirit?
- Telcos finally do something nice and you want to bring in the lawyers?
- Would you prefer people got their information from Facebook?
Don't forget the sunset clause, and don't forget the power of virtue signalling ("nicewashing").
Reach for the sky: Pixar founders win Turing Award for pioneering 3D animation – and getting rid of jagged edges
Thursday 19th March 2020 01:38 GMT
Re: Interesting article, but...
Maybe you can't handle it, but I guess that I can. And that's not being boastful. Any gamer that's evaluating graphics cards and how certain games might play out on the new hardware will be totally au fait with a shit load more details in how it works under the hood than the article provides.
Expert knowledge has a way of becoming mainstream, after all. That's science, bitch!
Broken lab equipment led boffins to solve a 58-year-old physics problem by mistake
US prez Donald Trump declares America closed to those flying in from Schengen zone over coronavirus woes
Firefox 74 slams Facebook in solitary confinement: Browser add-on stops social network stalking users across the web
Grab a towel and pour yourself a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster because The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is 42
No joy for all you Rover McRoverface fans: NASA's next Mars bot is christened Perseverance
Don't be fooled, experts warn, America's anti-child-abuse EARN IT Act could burn encryption to the ground
BOFH: Here he comes, all wide-eyed with the boundless optimism of youth. He is me, 30 years ago... what to do?
Morrisons puts non-essential tech changes on ice as panic-stricken shoppers strip stores
'Unfixable' boot ROM security flaw in millions of Intel chips could spell 'utter chaos' for DRM, file encryption, etc
BOFH: Gosh, IPv5? Why didn't I think of that? Say, how do you like the new windows in here? Take a look. Closer...
Escape From Tarkov: Hardest of the hardcore looter-shooter is spellbinding despite the punishing learning curve
Never thought we'd write this headline: Under Siege Steven Seagal is not Above The Law, must fork out $314,000 after boosting crypto-coin biz
Pope tells his followers to log off for Lent
Samsung cops to data leak after unsolicited '1/1' Find my Mobile push notification
Talk about making a rod for your own back: Pot dealer's seized €54m Bitcoins up in smoke after keys thrown out with fishing gear
Good news, everyone: The US military says it will be ethically minded about how it develops AI
Going Dutch: The Bakker Elkhuizen UltraBoard 950 Wireless... because looks aren't everything
Thursday 20th February 2020 04:01 GMT
Re: Not cheap
Cherry blue switches are delightful to type on, but a nightmare for all those around you trying to focus on their own work if you're stuck in an open plan office.
Well fuck you. Rat-ta-ta-ta-ta!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOqhb5ZrcQg
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ65Xj_ZUAs)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-P7yVqJ9Wk)
Good news: Neural network says 11 asteroids thought to be harmless may hit Earth. Bad news: They are not due to arrive for hundreds of years
Tuesday 18th February 2020 02:58 GMT
Oh death, won't you spare me
over 'til another millennium
LCD pwn System: How to modulate screen brightness to covertly transmit data from an air-gapped computer... slowly
Facebook mulls tagging pics with 'radioactive' markers to trace the origin of photos used to build image-recog AI
Remember the Clipper chip? NSA's botched backdoor-for-Feds from 1993 still influences today's encryption debates
The duke of URL: Zoom meetups' info leaked out through eavesdrop hole
Well, well, well. Internet-of-Things speaker biz Sonos to continue some software support for legacy kit after all
Saturday 25th January 2020 02:29 GMT
Ahem, from 2017:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/sonos-accept-new-privacy-policy-speakers-cease-to-function/
Skip past the "old stuff may stop working" bit and look to the data harvesting aspects:
But users will not be able to switch off data that the company considers necessary for each Sonos device to perform its basic functions.That "functional data" includes email addresses, IP addresses, and account login information -- as well as device data, information about Wi-Fi antennas and other hardware information, room names, and error data.
This isn't the only reason to not trust Sonos. Nor even the primary one.
Clunk, whirr, buzz, whine. Shared office space can be a riot and sounds like one too
Saturday 25th January 2020 01:48 GMT
Who the hell hit my PS/2 keyboard with a hammer?
he yelled. "If I find out who's responsible, there'll be hell toupée," he snarled, glancing daggers at the boss with the ill-fitting hairpiece. However, the boss was either innocent or completely mutt and jeff since his comment seemed to go in one ear and out the other.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
