Posts by sabroni

Re: "broke"?

Tips and Corrections link, to the left of the comments button at the bottom of the article. Gets things like this dealt with quicker. If that's want you want.

Re: it's not simply down to the manufacturer

It's completely their responsiblity though. This isn't a bolt out of the blue revelation, it's something they were fully aware of throughout the development of this system. They were fully aware that people sell cars. If they didn't put in place a robust mechanism to deal with this fact then they are at fault.

Re: Not my fault you can't use it right.

Look, the thing I'm familiar with I find much easier to work with. That crap that you use is rubbish, everytime I try to use it I fuck up.

Re: he/she/it probably was from Microsoft.

Of course he was. What other reason could there possibly be for suggesting MS is a better fit for corporate IT? Well, experience I guess......

(Just waiting for my brown envelope now.)

re: Compared to AWS and MS Cloud services wobbles/down time

I don't think that's the kind of trust we're talking about (not that google's cloud seems to be particularly robust if the articles on here are anything to go by).

The question is whether Google can be trusted to not try and monetise your data. Going on previous the answer to that is no.

Re: re: don't bother trying to reinvent wheels that have been invented better elsewhere.

So it's not better, you're just familiar with doing it the old way. I don't have a problem with that. My problem was with the original "invented better elsewhere" comment.

Powershell is different to most command lines because of it's piping and it's state management. That's worth investigation if you're interested in technology, however familiar you are with your current way of working.

Re: it is only fair that we fine some of theirs back!

That's not how it works Pete. They're being fined for illegal behaviour not because the USA are a bunch of big meanies!!

Re: Oh marvelous

If he's on a pc with a browser Google Hangouts is "free" and works as well as Skype.

Re: So...

You are getting paid at least twice the "permie" rate though, something "conties" always seem to forget to mention.

Even after tax that means you get paid more for the same work.

And it's not like you don't use the facilities and services that the taxes pay for, is it?

I've done both types of work, just used an umbrella when contacting, still made excellent money.

Re: BMW should stop selling the 7 series because they sell more 5s and 3s using that logic.

Not really the same thing is it. They didn't come out with the 7 as a replacement for the 5.

For your comparison to work BMW would have to be currently producing two models of the 7, one from 2 years ago and one newer, slightly bigger more expensive one. If that was the case, and customers preferred the 2 year old model to the current one, they you'd be bang on the money!

It's not the case though is it. Apple released the X to replace the 8, but customers prefer the 8. That's all this story is saying.

Re: Unless of course it's America.

The American's don't care if the data is in America or not. The issues MS have had over their Irish data centre make that crystal clear.

Re: experience of Alphabet brethren YouTube involved me speaking to a Mountain View based humanoid

And they understood you?

Re: do you believe this to be true?

"all over the country folks are having their children kidnapped by state agencies because those agencies believe that children allowed to walk a few blocks home from school by themselves constitutes neglect and deserves removing the children to foster care"

As true as that.

Re: sustainable, clean energy

Ooh, someone spotted that people in the comments know their stuff so decided a quick derail was in order?

Re: If it was only security patches

I agree. They had a terrible rep and had to do something about it. The problem is that the marketing droids have turned it into "security updates and new features" which actually means "security updates and fucking with existing features you like to make them worse".

I'm no fan of the knee-jerk anti MS brigade, but in this case they have a point. (CURSES!!)

Re: From hell's heart, I stab at thee

Or, as they gave you the option, you could just say no.

Maybe the hell's heart stabbing could be reserved for people who run mining code without asking you?

Re: Who gives a flying fuck about uptime on any single given machine?

All the linux zealots who use Windows update reboots as a stick to beat MS with.

re: Is it because he told you the truth about your pantomime profession?

Oh no he didn't!!

Re: it's not really accurate to portray it as if it were substantially better than its competitors

Why not? The list of alternatives supplied here is shorter than in my original question. Good to hear that Bob's is still in development but what are the other IDEs that VS isn't substantially better than? Just saying "it's not that much better" is no help if you don't add "than" and give alternatives.

Re: It didn't improve the functionality of the phone in any way.

Bollocks. Flip to answer and close to hang up are great features that I still miss. A small phone that opens up to one large enough to put a speaker by your ear and a mic by your mouth is functionally better than one where the mic has to filter out loads of extraneous noise. A flip phone can't be accidentally activated in your pocket because it's locked till it's opened.

3 functional improvements right there.

Re: All it is is PEBCAK.

If your user interface design doesn't take users into account then it's not the users chair and keyboard that delimit the issue, it's yours.

Re: Rejecting a vist to the Aladin's Cave that is PoundLand?

I doubt that the website accurately reflects stock levels in every store. It's perfectly possible that the central warehouse servicing the web could be out of something that is still in stock at some local stores.

Sounds like you don't like shopping in PoundLand.

Re: they are right

Surprise surprise! What's the story about? Pgp, various encrypted email providers, Thunderbird. Who does the first comment target? MS.

Tbh it's not the knee jerk irrelevant ms bashing that irritates as much as the dumb upvotes for this facile whataboutery.

Re: Poach the right people.

I know American labour laws favour the management, but can they really get away with boiling the Union Reps?