Posts by Youngone

Re: Interesting omission

The most interesting omission to me is the one where she says "We're annoyed we never thought of doing all that".

Re: Stupid, or dishonest?

Based on a quick read of Mr. Mandel's Wikipedia bio, I would say it's a little from column A and a little from column B.

I don't think anyone could be quite as much of a by-the-book Republican as Josh Mandel:

High School quarterback

Marine corps

Biblical literalist

Stridently anti-gay (also looks to me like he's in the closet, but you know: Judge not lest you be judged)

Several (minor) corruption issues

Anti-Iran

It's like he's straight out of central casting.

No, it's not just the UK.

My local MP left school for 7 years in a seminary but never took his vows, then did a law degree so he could work in his parties' policy unit until a safe seat came up.

As far as I'm concerned the bloke has never actually worked a day in his life.

To be fair to Facebook, they seem to have only targeted right-wing (presumably) Americans.

Again presumably because they're the ones most likely to take the bait.

Re: Sounds about right

Oh Eddie, I was quoting that friend of the common man, George Bush II.

Re: Time running out

Honest question here from the colonies.

Why are you not having another referendum? If this Arron Banks really has taken dodgy offshore money and used it in the previous one would the result not be considered questionable?

If the worst happens at least my next trip to the wonderful UK will be a lot cheaper.

Re: Ex-SAP victim

Oh bugger. We're ditching Oracle because of their predatory licensing nonsense and going to SAP.

Out of the frying pan?

Careful now

I disagree. I am using an LG V20 after having used a Samsung Galaxy S7.

Touchwiz wound up being fine, after several updates.

The LG apps are, without exception rubbish. The various Samsung apps on the S7 were all much better than the stock Android equivalents. (IMO of course).

Re: few Chinese workers have volunteered to move to Wisconsin

So what you're saying is that Foxconn treats it's Chinese workers like slaves, and presumably wants to treat it's new US workers the same way?

Sounds about right.

Anyway, I don't blame the Chinese who don't want to go to Wisconsin. I've been there, and some of the poverty I saw looked more like India than the US. Also, an appalling climate.

"They are more trusting but also more willing to take risks."

That would have described me when I was a young man, and nobody has described me as young for 25 years or so.

Re: "the system has a more modern and 'flatter' look"

That caught me eye too, but the first question I have is: with KDE* available, why does anyone use Gnome?

I mean it's the default desktop in so many popular distros that there must be a good reason, but I can't for the life of me work out what it is.

* Or Budgie, or Cinnamon, or XFCE etc etc...

Re: The silver lining

Hey now. Goons? That's a bit harsh.

They're either Henchmen or Minions.

Hench 4 Life!!

I found this:

I offer it up with no comment.

Re: @Youngone - Not to mention about Germans

My comment above was referring to the very early days of flight,when the Wright Bros. patents were still in force.

Most of the early allied aircraft that were of any use were French design for example the various SPAD designs.

I kind of assumed that business as usual is getting a Senator or Congressman re-elected.

Isn't what the US military budget is for?

Re: De facto 'hack me' list

Thanks PJD. That's about what I was thinking.

If they can't be bothered, they deserve what they get.

Re: What kind of conservatives want to tax everything?

Jam today and jam tomorrow.

They treat me like yesterday's jam.

Re: Have fun!

Why don't you just stay away?

I won't have that option, because I live here.

I am intending to take the same attitude, in the unlikely event I am asked to unlock my phone for the customs people.

I will be telling them no, then having my lawyer ask to see their evidence of "prior suspicion" if they decide to fine me.

Five grand is a lot of money, and I'd rather give it to my lawyer.

Re: Unconvinced

What really happened was aliens. Read the article again, that's what it says.

I'm pretty sure anyway.

Re: I'm shocked

To be fair to the FCC, it is not the only group in the US government system that spends its time finding new ways to improve corporate profits.

The Pentagon is another one which springs to mind.

For what it's worth, I think AT&T have a point about Verizon's 5g tech also. It has been proved repeatedly that standards are a good thing for everyone. Can anyone remember CDMA?

It is noted that this merger makes sense for the businesses, but is there enough competition in the Australian market for this to make sense to consumers?

Will the regulator say no?

Re: Semi-Captive Chinese Market

China is a semi-captive market for Huawei.

I'm not sure about that, but they seem to be really good value for money.

They recently began flooding my country with ads, TV, online, everywhere and they make a compelling case too.

A young lady I work with bought one, it might be the Huawei 3i. It's a nice phone ( for roughly £150) with a good screen, quite fast, and an all right camera (not amazing, but she won't notice).

Re: Its traditional for sinclair...

Not being overly familiar with Sir Clive's personal life I read the Daily Mail piece linked, and couldn't help thinking that the man must be a fool.

Seriously? An IQ of 159 (as if that means something) and marries a former stripper 39 years younger than himself? Makes me wonder how he manages to put his trousers on the right way around.

Re: Expensive new Apple computers

... the new MacBook Pro 13” for example is excellent value for money...

Thanks Tim!

Re: There's a worse place?

The net in Australia sucks because of politics, not physics.

One of the previous short-lived governments they have in Italy Australia decided the NBN ought to be a cash cow instead of a public good, so the made a pig's ear out of it.

Re: A Fool And His Money...

comicle

Yes.

Yes it is.

The problem is they've got it running on a Hooli Box 3, you know, the one with the penis on it.

They should use that middle-out compression I've been hearing so much about.

Re: About time too

In my career supporting various bits of gear loosely termed "IT" I have thrown away several "smart" whiteboards, due to lack of use.

Everyone seems to think they are a great idea and will make meeting so much more productive. Someone else finds $15,000 or so from the capex budget, and the thing is purchased.

Several years later a third person realises it has been used exactly once and I am called in to take it off the wall and send it to the recyclers.

If you want one, I have one in my store room.

Re: Common trick

Mi-Sex? Have an upvote sir.

I might be old.

Re: He was the top salesman in the group

Compared to younger employees, IBM found that Boomers were the least likely to understand IBM’s business strategy,

Just like IBM's customers then.

...and the least likely to understand IBM’s brand.

Or, the least likely to say they understand what that sentence means.

Re: The real question is: did he want to get arrested?

That's a fair question, and I did wonder the same thing briefly, but as noted in the comments, he must be an absolute moron who has never heard of the Internet.

Re: Tired of Euphemisms

Thanks veti, you're quite right.

I can remember George II having similar moments, with "Mission Accomplished" and "Truthiness".

I am even old enough to remember that odd Mr. Reagan telling us wealth would "Trickle Down" and we all know how well that worked.

It seems the supporters of the American far-right have no problem with being lied to.

@ mathew42

Breaking the dominant, former publically owned incumbant into a network company (Infrastructure) and a retail company is exactly what we did in New Zealand.

I don't think the model is perfect, but it seems to be a hell of a lot better than the mess created in Aus.

We have never had the stupid fibre to the premises or fibre to the whatever debate our Aussie cousins have had to put up with. The infrastructure guys were told to run out fibre and given some money to do it.

End of story.

Re: Form over function

My Galaxy S7 updated to Android 8.0.0 the other day, along with "Samsung Experience 9" which seems to be what they are calling Touchwiz these days.

Frankly I really like it, the new lock screen looks great and has some useful options now.

It was the freetards who broke it for everyone.

I don't agree with that at all.

I blame the copyright owners cartel who have extended the length of their ownership again and again until it has no real end point.

Why, for instance, is Robert Johnson's music still under copyright? He died in 1937 and no-one who had anything to do with his recordings is even alive any more.

Re: Cute little communists

Although you jest, that's exactly what is happening in the US.

Everything is for sale, although characterizing the US as a democracy might be a bit steep.