Posts by Pascal Monett

Palantir

Somehow, I think that this world would be a much better place if disgraced companies were torched to the ground and their company leaders with them.

But that's just my opinion.

In any case, another bright mind lost to Humanity.

Congratulations, Peter Thiel.

Sorry, what about white noise ?

I seem to recall that a simple white noise generator (check V for Vendetta, among others), aka the go-to spy covert-conversation-protector, is largely enough to confuse a microphone while retaining human ear's capability of listening to one's neighbour.

Have physics changed, or has that always been a red herring ?

Incredible

It never ceases to astonish me how software vendors (Borkzilla, Oracle, etc) redefine the business environment without for one second asking businesses if that is what they need.

More astonishing is the fact that businesses appear to not mind very much, given the lack of lawsuits over being forced to change when no change was needed from a business point of view.

And we're not talking about mom&pop shops, we're talking about Fortune 1000 companies. How is it that nobody among those CEOs called up Larry and said "Are you done fucking with my business ? I've got money to make and markets to corner, I don't have time to waste lining your wallet" ?

And I'm supposed to believe that these Fortune 1000 CEOs have no clue as to what they got themselves into ?

That is a hard pill to swallow.

Ah, the beauty of having all the money in the world

You can lift a finger, and banks will fall over themselves to loan you billions more.

I fully understand the financial operations involved, and I get why the banks are willing, but honestly, with his fortune, shouldn't the banks just be : "meh, you've got the money, finance this yourself" ?

But of course, that's not the kind of world we live in.

And people wonder why I refuse to buy IoT shit.

Bit by bit, we will learn

All these online repositories are teaching us security in a way a classroom just couldn't.

There's nothing like real-life situations to raise awareness, and the Internet makes security a 24/7 affair.

I guess in ten years' time, there will be exhaustive classes on security, full of "lessons learned" (or an Internet Security For Dummies* book), that will actually be useful enough to ensure that people who take them will know all of what to avoid.

* : yes, I know, there is one already. What I mean to say is that, in a decade or so, we'll likely have enough experience to ensure that all aspects are covered, including online repositories, stacks and other VMs. We're not done finding out how our data can be hacked, is what I'm saying.

So TSMC is basically preparing the failure

Warning that costs are high, the workforce is scarce, etc . . all of that is just laying down the groundwork for when the Texas plant will never open.

Or, when it does, it will be with reduced capacity and it will stay that way for all the years TSMC has tax exemptions for.

Then it will more everything back to Taiwan.

Just you watch.

"Google [..] maintains that AMP is here to help make the web better"

Oh I am certain that Google is absolutely right. AMP is definitely here to help make the web better - for Google.

The only way I would even start trusting Google on this matter is if it were proven that ad revenue on AMP pages was entirely sent to the original page owners.

That is obviously not what is happening. Google found a way to host popular pages on its own servers specifically in order to deprive web sites of ad revenue and rake it all in.

Somehow, I feel that that should result in a class action lawsuit - except hold the lawyers to a fixed revenue, not a (lion's) share of the spoils.

"manufacture qubits at scale"

So, entangled atoms can be engraved in a silicon process.

Who knew ?

I would have thought that you needed to do something to achieve entanglement. If they have actually found a way to entangle atoms in an engraving process, well congratulations.

Somehow, I am doubtful though.

"Twitter is a rainforest ecosystem of creatures interacting and feeding off each other"

Oohhh. What a revelation.

I feel the urge to join the rainforest and prance about in virgin lands.

Then I remember we're talking about Twitter.

Ok, I'll pass.

"If at first you don't succeed... you're probably NASA"

Come on, that was a bit harsh.

NASA has had plenty of successes, some of them downright awesome. Wasn't there this thing with the telescope last year where NASA learned to maneuver it using solar wind ? Is that not a bloody awesome success ? Don't its rovers regularly exceed their life expectations by years at a time (um, when they land successfully, that is) ?

It's called rocket science. It's difficult.

I think we can cut them some slack.

"This situation will likely continue [until] businesses are given a compelling reason to upgrade"

Absolutely.

Borkzilla is finding out that businesses have other things to do then jump every time Borkzilla says so.

And about bloody time too.

"the process can be secure and run honestly"

Oh, sure it can be, but that does not guarantee security or honesty.

Not enough, guv'nor. Not enough.

AMD is 10th ?

Behind Nvidia even !

I can't believe it.

Well, at least it made the Top Ten.

I have an external mike

It has a mute button.

When I press that button, Webex can do its damndest, it won't have anything to phone home with.

My new laptop also does not have a webcam.

I'm not buying one.