* Posts by Your alien overlord - fear me

1782 publicly visible posts • joined 19 Jun 2009

Food, water, batteries, medical supplies, ammo … and Windows 7 PCs

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Re: Windows 7

"at least they aren't constantly looking to the past." - no, they deny the past exists and blows up anything that has dust on it. Just like Jesus worriers in the USA who can't comprehend th world is more than 5,000 years old. That's fundamentalism at work.

And funnily enough, whilst typing this I just realised, both USA and ISIS like arming eveyone. Coinsidence or conspiracy?

Exploit devs allegedly bag $1m for 'secret' iOS 9.1 untethered jailbreak

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At least the rest of the (hacking) world now knows it's possibe and where to focus their own efforts. Alas, it's also tipped of Cok and Co. where to fix their bugs so unless Zerodium make money real quick, that's a meeellion bucks down the drain.

Hi, um, hello, US tech giants. Mind, um, mind adding backdoors to that crypto? – UK govt

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How to beat it - just use texttalk inside the app - GCHQ WTF LOL {smileyface} - they won't understand it.

Same technique as the Yanks did in WW2, they used Apaches as wireless operators, if the Japs tapped in they couldn't understand the Apache native language and it was just another layer of security.

And when HIlary Clinton becomes el Presidento and comes to the UK, I'd like to see Davey boy ask for her encryption keys so GCHQ can tap her communications back home !!!!!

Ice 'lightning' may have helped life survive Snowball Earth

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Hmmm, so if we grind up all our old silicon, dump it in the sea, we can ease the hydrogen drought? I see a Lotto grant coming...

Chinese fire up world's 'most powerful' drone brain

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So now the perverts can video your daughter in the back garden and using real time video processing, when it sees you coming out with a shotgun, it automatically goes Crazy Ivan to avoid getting hit. Ah, the progress of technology.

We're not killing Chrome OS ... not until 2020, anyway – says Google

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Re: US Public schools

Yes, but now Google has the money what they want to do now is take your next years IT budget and keep that. And push adverts out to the young and impressionable.

Lessig quits presidential race to spend more time with his idiotic ideas

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Re: Who?

I'm suprised they haven't just out-sourced the job to the Chinese.

Now VW air-pollution cheatware 'found in Audis and Porsches'

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Angel

Serves everyone right for not buying a Prius - talking resale values here.

Star Trek to go boldly back onto telly, then beam down in streams

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I hear it'll be called Star Trek, flogging the dead horse series.

Spock and Scottie are no doubt turning in their graves as is Gene.

Anti-adblocker firm PageFair's users hit by fake Flash update

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"the company was full of security enthusiasts " - the very worst kind of security bods. They need to employ security *professionals* to do the grown-ups security work.

Apple killed our app say Chaos Computer Club

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Would hackers even watch it from an iThing? They know the NSA is watching them watching the CCC videos through the state-sponsered backdoors in iOS. That's the real reason why Apple doesn't like people poking around, they'd see alot of OMG stuff in there.

G-Cloud sellers hit out against cap on scaling services

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Probably due to spammers hiking usage when they do a new 'promotion'. Or hackers/crims wanting to crack passwords in bulk.

The $53bn 'startup': Hewlett Packard Enterprise begins life

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Is Isherwood the right man for the job? The currency for UK contracts are normally in GBP, not USD.

I survived a head-on crash with driverless cars – and dummies

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Don't understand the point of knowing traffic lights. The guy says the car will pace itself. Why? If the light is going to be red when you arrive, slowing down to wait for it to be green when you arrive will be dumb at best, traffic hazard at slightly less than best. If it means the car will break the speed limit to catch a green light, again, stupid.

HMRC 'reluctant' to crack down on VAT fraudsters – tax ace

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Re: Small deals

What if I sell you a £600 smart phone but charge you £49.99 for the screen, £49.99 for the battery etc. etc. ?

Personally I wondered by those Hong Kong eBayers claimed to have UK stock and didn't charge VAT. Perhaps UK based sellers should register themselves in Hong Kong and do the same?

Google snaps Dutch woman completely taking the piss

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Well, the Google car drver should have stopped and pointed out she was still pissing herself (bottom of the trousers). Also, is it normal for a female to urinate in droplets (not into goldern showers so I've no idea)?

Windows 10 growth stalls during October

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Strange how those figures seem to total 90%. To embarressed to mention Linux?

US Military enlists radio hams to simulate fight with THE SUN

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Re: So, what should be done ?

True, but the laser repeaters are complex electronics wired up to the mains, normally housed just in water resistant boxes, not expensive faraday cages (excluding the undersea ones obviously).

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Trollface

Re: Interesting

My tin cans attached by a length of string "are the least affected by technical failures since it relies on the simplest transmitter and receiver."

Boffins solve bacon crisis with newly-patented plant

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Veggie trick to start world domination. It's probably like that devil's food quorn. Tried their sausages. Didn't feel at all bad - throwing the cooked and rest of the uncooked ones in the bin.

Tor Messenger beta debuts, promises unlogged Jabber for all

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Erm, they say the *route* is hidden by Tor but seems to still be a client-server model. Law enforcement gets hold of that server and potentially listens in to all conversations. At the least gets meta-data like IP addresses.

Where is the security?

Think Fortran, assembly language programming is boring and useless? Tell that to the NASA Voyager team

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Wow, that's forward thinking of NASA. It's not like the guy got hit by a bus or something. They have had years (decades) to look for a replacement.

But no, let's wait until he's retired then start looking.

The only GOOD DRONE is a DEAD DRONE. Y'hear me, scumbags?!

Your alien overlord - fear me

And who is this Mr Lumpkins? I'm of an age where children's programs ended with the Magic Roundabout.

You also seem to miss the point. Personal space isn't the same as your home. So please refrain from going all 'highschool' on us (going postal is so last century).

Net neutrality debate: If startups want to rival Google, they must show some green to telcos

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Wonder if the NSA has paid for a high speed 'specialist' service? Shifting all those German ministers emails,voice mails and their surfing habits must eat up bandwidth.

Cassini probe teases with intimate Enceladus snaps

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"While NASA says there will be more imagery to come," - once they've photoshopped out the alien bases and signs of life.

Chrome OS is not dead, insists Google veep in charge of Chrome OS

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Different underlying operating systems. You'll have trouble putting a secure Android OS onto an insecure Chrome OS.

Chrome OS is to promote Google cloud so you'll need an always-on unlimited internet connection. And if you can afford that from UK 4G operators, you can afford either a decent laptop or tablet.

The story of .Gay: This bid is too gay! This bid is not gay enough! This bid is just right?

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Facepalm

Why is there a TLD for the Greek Austerity Years, a simple .gr would suffice

Next year's Windows 10 auto-upgrade is MSFT's worst idea since Vista

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has a slight – but annoyingly noticeable – learning curve.

If you weren't conned into the whole Win8 fiasco then the learning curve is not only steep but un-user friendly.

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Linux

Re: @koswix

Good idea but unfortunately doesn't hit Microsoft in the wallet, unless you were about to get another 800 virt W7's.

Insert headline here for Microsoft Office tweaks

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Thought Chrome was dumping *all* extensions due to their security risks.

Buy a slice of the next Facebook with just your credit card and browser

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Well dear readers, I am a Nigerian prince who knows one of your relatives very well and they suggested that you may be interested in my start-up company. It involves moving money out of Nigeria. I am only looking for 5% of your net income to give you a gauranteed 10% return. If you could jsut transfer your money to my Bitcoin account.....

Use Skype if you want to report a crime, say cops

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Surely Skpye's £19 a month is a crime. But I can't afford to use Skype now. Could I use Instagram to show details of the crime?

Microsoft scares the bejesus out of Skype users with x12 price hike

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It wasn't a mistake. Skype was checking to see if a price rise would annoy people. It does.

Hacked TalkTalk CEO: Dead as a Dido? Nope, she refuses to quit

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Doesn't speak to customers - duh, like we didn't know that already?

Unpatched, passcode-free smartphones. Yes, they're everywhere

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Re: The majority of devices do not have any type of passcode enabled

Wow, you keep alot on it. I only have a fiver. And as for stealing personal info, good luck with that. I keep no one in my contacts or anything in the calendar. email is web based and I don't keep even my email address saved (I have a couple of email addresses anyway) and since I run AOSP, nothing Google based either.

I'm not paranoid, it's just I have a brain and can remember things. Old skool I suppose.

Brit mobile pay biz reveals historical cyber attacks, gets smacked in the share price

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Wiseman and Harding - is it just me or do they sound like a 70's comedy duo?

TalkTalk downplays extent of breach damage, gives extra details

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So, the figures show that they only have about 20,000 paying customers. The churn is 1.2 million customers and like Madison Ashley, they keep your name, email and phone number to sell to scum rather than deleting it when you leave.

This is why TalkTalk was so dismissive that it was a massive breach, they don't really have a massive customer base.

Last orders cost Quantum dear as it limps to $11.2m loss

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I can't believe el Reg didn't do the whole , "Quantum will find a Solace" in their reported earnings.

Volvo eyes kangaroo detection tech

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Mad max style cars with their front bumpers. That's what's needed.

China, Germany moving closer to no-hack pact

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Do these pacts cover freelance Chinese hackers, as in ex-PLA or even script kiddies? Or are all hackers ultimately working for the gov't ?

Has Voyager 1 escaped the Sun yet? Yes, but also no, say boffins

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What's the betting Microsoft sends a Windows 10 compulsory upgrade to it, trashing the bandwidth.

Police in US, Europe raid homes of supersnoop Droidjack RAT suspects

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Didn't you run an item a few days ago about it being the Iranians running DroidJack? Have the cops run out of TalkTalk suspects now?

Second UK teen suspect arrested over TalkTalk hack

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Well, if you were that good, wouldn't you frame other script kiddies who obviously brag in the schoolyard.

Either that or these are weird interviews for GCHQ apprenticeships.

Netflix containerises its open source effort in Docker non-shocker

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Open source, by it's very title says you get the source. Not some pre-packaged app. If people can't setup the stuff that isn't an excuse to close source the open source.

Indian net neutrality fans tell Facebook to Zuck off

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Well, the 'Borg makes a valid point, if you're not on the 'net you can't sign online petitions. He forgot to add that you can't have his adverts rammed down your throat either. A suprising ommision methinks (he's probably got a Delhi belly and is distracted) considering the lack of bandwidth he's offering.

Lone wolves could be behind multi-million dollar Cryptowall ransomware racket

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How do you track Bitcoins transactions? The whole point is anonimity. Not that I have to cover any tracks, just out of scientific curiousity.

World Q3 smartphone shipments: 355 million, 354m, 342m or 366m?

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It's all due to OnePlus - do you count invites as yes,possibly,potentially or vapourware?

How Microsoft will cram Windows 10 even harder down your PC's throat early next year

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What is familiar in Windows 10 compared to Windows 7? Never did Win8 so all these tiles and rubbish are just that. Did a proper upgrade to Linux (and yes, I am a MCSE with my work hat on).

Anonymous hack group plans to out anonymous hate group

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I thought in the southern states it was a job requirement of the police to belong. Or is that just from a bias press?

Big mistake, Google. Big mistake: Chrome OS to be 'folded into Android'

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Shoulden't they ask Microsoft whether it's such a good idea forcing a desktop OS onto a phone?