Posts by Fatman

Re: Wouldn't it be better

No he's a politician by profession - which means he just has to decide whether Apple or Samsung contributed most to his campaign the "correct" political party.

FTFY!

Re: So, you didn't test your DR plan...

That would only occur in a world where the people in question have the kind of money to throw away whole servers because they act up.

Bean counters, the bane of IT.

Re: The government represents the people

THEY WORK FOR YOU, ...

WRONG!!!!! on so many counts!!!!

They "work" for those who offer bribes make campaign contributions PERIOD

When it comes to Money Talks, Bullshit Walks, sorry chum, John Q. Public is fucked.

RE: This lass Mizzulina looks to me like Louella Parsons reincarnation on steroids.

Actually, I thought she was Rosa Klebb in From Russia With Love

(Rosa Klebb portrayed by Lotte Lenya: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0502322/?ref_=tt_cl_t4 )

Re: "Heavily compressed DAB is the sonic equivalent of Michelangelo's David made out of Lego"

Also true of .mp3 files, as compared to CD quality audio.

Re: If you need a hundred round clip to go hunting...

That may depend on what you are hunting.

You may not need that much ammo in the woods hunting deer; but in the urban forest, hunting 'buck' might be a different story.

Re: KISS

There seems to be a trend right now where people will give up any long term advantages in return for saving a few quick pennies by using cloud services¹. Yes, cloud services do have advantages. But nobody seems to be thinking twice about the advantage of having your *own* hardware and software in house - with full control over it².

Obviously, you are someone who has been around this block at least once.

¹Typified by the ignorant bean counter damagement mentality.

² Owning your OWN hardware and having under YOUR control means that YOU KNOW who has access to that equipment and data. In light of the recent NSA spying revelations, would it not be prudent to know who can examine your data. If those 3 letter agencies have to enter your property to "see" your data; then you know that they are looking at you.

Re: Indeed

even having to press a button on the remote to skip them pisses me off

I wish some enterprising chap would create a mechanism that detects when a commercial is being broadcast, and then blank both the video and audio for 30 seconds.

That skilled fucker would make a mint.

RE: Re: Hasta la vista, baby

They used to, but offloaded it to venture vulture capitalists in 2010.

Re: 'my errant mate'

Even today my errant mate is one of the only people who properly understands most of that preposterous computer system, so he had his job back within six months -- but at a higher rate than before :-)

I would have placed as a condition of re-joining that fucked up outfit, the dimwit that fired me got sacked, otherwise, they could go and fuck themselves.

Re: "ad-drivel"

Then you need to investigate a Firefox addon called "Ad Block Plus"

I have been surfing the web for a long time (mostly) ad free thanks to it.

Re: no thanks...self-important morons

Those self-important morons are quite likely to use you as a shield when someone higher up in the food chain decides to kick some ass.

I have always felt the best way to rid an organization of damagement is to give them (damagement) all of the rope they need, and let them hang themselves. It is much cleaner that way.

Re: @gordon10...Smart people don't keep the default password for their hotspots.

These are Apple (l)users, it is unrealistic to expect any intelligence from them.

They just want their iShit to work, that's all.

RE: Re: Will it work?

A serious risk of time behind bars a bullet through the head might focus their attention a bit more.

FTFY

Re: Be careful what you wish for

Meanwhile, the other world leaders look on, make politely supportive noises, whilst privately thinking "what a lightweight".

I think you are being polite there ("what a lightweight"), I suspect the actual appraisal is much harsher.

RE: Re: Hello! I'm a criminal going to rob you! Here's my email address!

However if you cut off their money, they will move under other less visible rocks heads, they will disappear from the gene pool.

FTFY.

Re: Replace the "call" button on each floor with a keypad -

Which is something already done in practice.

read more: ( http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/intelligent-elevators-answer-vertical-challenges/8191 )

RE: Re: Root password, sure, but why wasn't the data encrypted?

Basically the issue is that leadership fails to listen to the people who are closest to the problem and lacks the ability to see the consequences of that failure.

What you have described sir, is better known as damagement, the bane of IT existence worldwide.

Re: Almost all work is credit these days

Sometimes the decision to continue to allow sales to a customer having difficulty is based on fears of antagonizing a customer.

I knew of one chemical supplier that had an exclusive relationship with a large US distributor for their product. Unfortunately, that supplier was squeezed by the nads when it came to payment.

They had to wait until the exclusivity agreement ran out before they could dump the customer. Afterwards, they learned their lesson and no longer sign exclusivity agreements.

RE: Re: Answer me a question...

and probably cheaper then releasing a product people actually want that actually works ...

FTFY

Re: Funny how things are - conveniently - forgotten.

NO You got it wrong!!!

The Windows/IE integration claim was made by Microsoft's legal team; while this claim probably comes out of the marketing department.

Two distinctly different (but both slimy) animals.

Re: They missed a chance...could have had him arrested and imprisoned,

Which would have caused a international shit storm guaranteed to make the current NSA spying scandal "child's play" by comparison.

If that were ever to occur, no future President or former President would ever be able to safely leave the country, because they risked arrest somewhere offshore. Don't you think that several countries would like to have "arrested" Bush if they could??? Obama would never take that foolish chance.

Re: Coincidences

Otherwise be honest and admit it. The US is no better in this regard than China.

You are so damn right.

The best choice would be BOTH a) and b).

Re: HP really picks 'em

Here is the thing:

1) there are the public statements made by Lane, et al, who get "caught"

2) then there is the reality of the situation, they knew exactly what they were getting into.

Do you really expect them to admit anything???

Re: We didn't LOSE Korea...South Korea is our friend,

I NEVER said they weren't.

BUT(T), the continued existence of North Korea is an overgrown, swollen pustule on the backside of humanity, and should have been popped a long time ago.

South Koreans would not have had to endure 60 years worth of sabre rattling from North Korea's demented leaders had the war in Korea been WON.

NOW, do you get my point!???