Posts by Fatman

RE: Just junk it, and get a new one.

From a logical perspective, with its questionable reliability; I would be hesitant to allow it to remain in service.

clean install

I once saw this badly infected XP box with a BSOD, and the words 'Nuke Me!" scrolling on the screen.

I felt sorry for that PC, so I inserted an Ubuntu Live CD, and dis-infected it.

As I booted it from the hard disk for the first time, I saw "I am one with the Penguin" appear on the screen just before Ubuntu loaded. Infection cured.

(/satire)

IQ

And, it took an IQ of less than 50 to write it!

RE: Easy fix?

That would be great if I was the only male amongst the crew.

OH, those `heavenly sights`!

Brit slang

...could easily be the death of some bloke here on the west side of the pond.

I once witnessed a Brit nearly getting creamed by a 'good ole boy' (in the South {of the USA}), when he (the Brit) asked for a cigarette, using typical Brit slang.

The 'good ole boy' did not know what to make of that request; until I intervened, and asked the Brit if he wanted a 'cigarette'. Situation defused (barely).

RE: a Golden Shower

Which is what the BoD and several of HP CEO's have done to HP shareholders over the past few years. Appropriate icon for the BoD.

RE: Bring back the dumb terminal: *that* was easy management!

Especially if you were to have cut the traces to the SETUP key!

RE: MING the merciless

Exactly what I had thought.

It is SO easy to picture Ballmer as `Ming the Merciless`.

The icon expresses my reaction to hearing of this `partnership`.

Maybe some clever type will find a YouTube clip of Flash Gordon, and superimpose Ballmer's face over that of Charles Middleton.

Music MP3 on CD

They were probably listening to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClQcUyhoxTg

(/satire)

RE: The USA manages with 10 digit numbers and they haven't run out.

Now hold on there!

The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area includes Canada, Hawaii and some portions of the Caribbean. There is some concern that in the 2030's we (North America) will need to deal with number exhaustion. How that will be accomplished without serious pain is up for grabs.

Also, in the US, there are areas where local numbers are only 7 digits, some areas where the local number is 10 digits (3 digit area code + local number). Then you have a few oddball cases where you have to dial 1 + a local number (8 digits) for some calls. Then of course, you have the 1 + 10 digit long distance dialing.

Where I live, several years back, the area code began to run out of numbers, and the choice was splitting the area code, or 10 digit dialing. The people demanded splitting the area code. The thought of having to dial 10 digits for a local call pissed off a lot of people.

In other areas, it was 10 digit dialing that was either desired (or imposed by some entity).

Simply put, for you guys, trying to emulate the US 'solution' may be an example of a serious clusterfuck - one you may wish to avoid.

RE: The question is, what to do about it?

My favorite is repeated shocks to the nutz with a taser.

The saying can become "Taze that MoFo".

RE: Sorry, confused bankers with 'scareware scumbags'

Really!!!

Aren't they one and the same?? (More likely if you took "scareware" out of the description.)

TSA?

TSA = 'Terminally Stupid Assholes'

TSA = 'Trouser Snake Arrestors'

TSA = 'Terrorists Screwing Americans'

Any others??

splitting up large organizations

Would do squat to keep the nosy Feds away?

As long as any of these "region specific" companies has a US registered company as an owner, the Feds will use the PATRIOT Act to slurp as much data as they can get away with.

There is only one way to prevent that, and that is to insure that a "region specific" company HAS NO US BASED OWNERS, and the data never sees US territory. When the Feds come calling, the proper and appropriate response would be the "erect middle finger".

"Dirty Hack"

In some parts of 'merkin' land, an "Dirty Hack" is an unwashed (taxi) cab driver.

RE: The best ...

Ahh, another one who is familiar with the old adage: "Money Talks, Bullshit Walks".

I bet those telco "campaign contributions" are going to get results. Remember, 2012 is an electioin year.

RE: Worth their salt

He said: Any windows admin worth their salt should know about eseutil :)

Note the operative word: WINDOWS

But, WRT to "any" admin, then you are correct. The smart ones know better.

RE: lock the bas***d up for life !!

WHY????

So this SOB can get his 3 squares and cot at our expense.

NO, NO, NO, the best solution is `summary execution`. He will never re-offend again.

Let him decode the serial insertion of hollow points into his head.

RE: 'Should I use Silverlight or HTML5?',"

Hitting the nail square on the head:

`This stops your company becoming dependent on MS and prevents your customers becoming more dependent, allowing them to re-tool as new technologies take hold.`

But, then again, you have Damagement, which still has not learned the IE6/FrontPage lessons of vendor lockdown.

Any web developer worth his (or her) salt, will do everything possible to insure that they are not shackled to M$.

RUN, don't walk away from M$ and Silverlight. You would be a fool not to.

BTW, `sacks of vomit`?!, you are being TOO KIND!!!!

RE: deliver a more salutary lesson

That's easy, a .357 hollow point to the back of the head.

I can guarantee that this offender will break no more laws!

RE: ..apologised publicly on prime time TV - every police officer involved ...

NOT GOOD ENOUGH SIR!!

I, for one feel that these slimy bastards ought to be thrown into the most vile dungeon, and WELD THE DOORS SHUT!!!

They should NEVER see the light of day again for the remainder of their miserable lives.

They should be fed urine and excrement.

FAIL, because that is what the justice system has done to many of those charged.

RE: One solution

Third party ads are (usually) served from CDNs (Crapvertising Delivery Networks) that have large pipes. If those ads were served from YOUR host, then YOU need the bandwidth, and end up paying for it.

RE: Karma is a b---h

I must heartily agree.

I remember the hassle of getting that dammed rootkit out of my Windoze machine due to a f---ed up Alicia Keys CD.

Slimy, good for nothing bastards!!!!

RE:...Sony sold the PS3s at a loss.....

I would not doubt that. It is the old `razor blade` strategy that Gillette cooked up. Sell the handles cheap and screw buyers on the blades. Didn't some printer manufacturers try that one, too???

The problem here, is going to be the patchwork of differing national laws regarding sale of goods. Especially goods that incorporate any software or modifiable firmware, that can be subsequently `dumbed down` by its manufacturer.

Putting the screws to companies like Sony (I still do not forgive them for their `rootkit infected CD's`) is not going to be easy.

RE: Dogs are gross.

@Sarah Bee,

You must be a cat person then.

RE: ...former victim of a workplace...

Are you sure that you did not intend to write:

"as a refugee from the dungeon" instead????

While I have not had the unfortunate 'privilege' of "experiencing the `joy` of using Lotus Notes"; I have known some who have. To say that they have suffered `mental cruelty`, is an understatement.

RE: ....self-sustaining hot air supply....

I will tell you this, if you lads run out of tw@ts over on your side of the `pond`; then there are plenty more here, on my side.

As far as chucking them overboard; why??? That would only contribute to the pollution of the planet's oceans. But, then again, if you were to arrange for those 'ballast drops' to occur over shark infested waters, then it MAY BE A GOOD THING. After all, the sharks have to eat too!!!!

RE: Database connections across WANs?

Try to explain that to some dumb, stupid mba, who sees the `cloud` as the end to all of `our IT problems`, and a way to save money in the process.

The only reason why our 700+ employee company did not go down that rocky road is because IT had the presence to `gang up` on that stupid mba and ream him a new one.

Once we started asking some really pointed questions, and he could not come up with the answers, did the question of `should we move to the cloud` got shot down.

After the meeting, It strongly suggested that he not take the stairs any more, as he might end up having `an accident`.. God,do we have some real BOFH's around here. I was hoping that he would be tasked with checking the primary electrical transformer. 12KV does tend to throw off some sparks when you get too close.

RE: The tubes are getting clogged

I have the "perfect" solution:

It is called "Liquid Plumr Foaming Pipe Snake" (tm). (May not be available outside of the US.)

Just pour it into the pipe, and the foaming action will clean all of the crud that clings to the pipe (tube) walls.

We will probably need at least 16 large oil tanker sized ships full of this stuff PER /8 address block. But, think of the children, no more smut or crap on the `innartubes`.

(/snark)