You, sir, are to be commended for wasting the time of ne'er-do-wells :)
Keep it up, and keep us informed of your successes! :)
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<i.Recursive algorithms the preferred method of killing a computer.</i>
Bah.
More than one way to skin a c*t (kill somebody's purdy compoota) :
1. Hard reset tool (hammer)
2. 240V directly onto any exposed terminals
3. Remove heatsink and let the CPU die a hot and bothersome death (not always effective)
4. Insert family of rodents into computer box with lots of food and water. Nature will take its course.
5. Iron fillings. Lots of these.
6. Empty a tin of Coke directly on the motherboard and do not wipe up. Bonus points if the motherboard is operational at the time of outpouring.
Others are there, but you get the gist.
Software algorithms will only make it perform undesirably, and can be fixed with the right PFY/knowhow.
Hardware algorithms will make it stop performing permanently. :)
Take your pick.
PS - block of cheese in the mainframe + family of rodents = great fun
... I received two emails "from <your domain>" "your <email> is holding (12) messages" and "clutter behind the scenes (12)"
pretending to be some kind of mail-filtering service affiliated with my mail service - but with the retrieve/release links going to some dodgy-looking domain-names - so actually some kind of phishing/malware.
It's a new ruse, but likely quite effective.
We also got those kind of emails. Luckily the persons who got it asked IT first.
The spokeswoman added, "To date, Fujifilm has not offered LTO8 for sale."
whut? then why the squabble?
IMHO a patent can be enforced only if the patent holder makes use of it, produces items which will then fall under the patent
no items or production, no patent protection needed, so why bicker about it then?
Had to go to cApe Town (only Capies will understand the capitalization) from Pretoria, I trundled up to security, put my bag in for scanning - and they confiscated my screwdriver and torx bit set. Blah, forgotten to take it out at home.
Lesson learnt. Tools is a definite no-no as is certain knife thingies.
Was about to say fascinating, but you beat me to the post. Baaaaaah.
:p
But I digress.
Quite fascinating, to see that they had the means to capture a solar eclipse back then. Must've been no mean feat what with all the equipment etc required, and the long journey involved.
My inquiring mind now want to know when was the first-ever porn movie made? Should be interesting, maybe one of El Reg's staff can have a look at it? Or even @alidabbs, seeing he did a column on sex quite recently (today).
As for the question :
I wonder how many other gems like this are hidden away moldering in some dusty archive.
Sadly, we will never know.
Seamless updates with no interuptions? That'll be Linux then.
Only interruption I've had once on Linux Mint when running updates was to have Firefox close itself and restart when its turn for an update rolled round.
Apart from that single incident, never had any issue with updates ~ but I prefer to do it manually so I know that it is updating, and not get a nasty surprise.
Billywindows, on the other hand, updates when it want to, and it is absolutely infuriating when it need to reboot... and... takes... bloody... ages... to... run... windows... updates...
Seamless updates "invisibly done in the background; the update experience is deterministic, reliable, and instant with no interruptions".
Yeah right, pulle the other onne, it has belles onne. Instant updates? Reliable updates? Yeah right, you can only have one of these two.
Secure by default since "the state is separated from the operating system; compute is separated from applications; this protects the user from malicious attacks throughout the device lifecycle".
Ne'er-do-wells ALWAYS think outside the box. This mean they WILL find a way to bollox it up. Get real.
Always connected. "All of a user's devices are aware and connected to each other."
And what if I decide I want to remain OFFline? Or that I'm in an area with notoriously poor connectivity? Or is that Skynet becoming self-aware?
AI-powered with "cloud-connected experiences that use the compute power of the cloud to enhance users' experiences on their devices. These experiences are powered by AI, so a modern OS is aware of what a user is doing tomorrow and helps them get it done."
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Dave"
Multi-input. "People can use pen, voice, touch, even gaze – whatever input method a user wants to use works just as well as the keyboard and mouse."
But will these be reliable and consistent across various updates/upgrades/revisions?
Multi-form factor. "A modern OS has the right sensor support and posture awareness to enable the breadth of innovative form factors and applications that our partner ecosystem will deliver."
Baaaaaaaaah, it will be "one size fits all" to cut down on costs and maximize revenue.
Why on earth are there over a million public-facing open RDP ports in the first place?
Because of various reasons.
1. PHB decreed that it is too much of a schlepp to VPN first
2. Techie got booted and a beancounter is running the IT show
3. n00b IT techie thinking that a strong P455w0rd will keep them ne'er-do-wells out for good. Muhuhaha
4. Some pissed-off IT guy somewhere did this on purpose to nuke the company's network
5. Router does not support PPTP VPN or PPTP VPN passthrough, so they're using RDP passthrough.
6. Some researcher did this on purpose to see if their product can migitate a bad event.
PROTIP : The brilliant idea of changing the RDP port from default 3389 to something else DOES NOT HELP. A portscan will sniff it out and your ass will see a six-pack whoopass.
What an excellent idea to sow some disinformation. Courier some "highly technical and sensitive" documents from Pointe A to Pointe B, and hope that Pointe C will happen in between with some sneaky lifting and copying of said "highly technical and sensitive" documents.
Then climb on your high horse and cuss the courier responsible out for the mess, to make it look more authentic.
Then sit back and bask in a Jobbe Jolly Well Donne.
trollface, coz that's what I'll do to sow disinformation amongst my enemies. Muhuhahaha.
A Tesla spokesperson retaliated and said: “Navigate on Autopilot is based on map data, fleet data, and data from the vehicle’s sensors. However, it is the driver’s responsibility to remain in control of the car at all times, including safely executing lane changes.”
Try to tell that to the drivers... this reminds me of the autocruise and Winnebago incident.
Guy in winnebago goes on long road trip. Engages autocruise. Goes to back of winnebago to make coffee. Winnebago leave road and crashes. Guys sues manufacturer and wins. Only in the US of A.
People will NOT understand the limitations of technology, and will think that nothing will go wrong.
Us Saffers usually cuss the manufacturer out if an item is shipped with an European 2-pin plug, but not a South African 3-pin plug.
Which means a shufty to the IT store to find a suitable cable, and later on, after a quick shufty at the local hardware shop and armed with a screwdriver and pair of pliers, cut off said European plug and affix a new plug to said cable, then toss it into the IT spares cupboard (for later use, when another dimwitted appliance arrives with an equally dimwitted EU plug), and toss the useless European plug bit away (into the proper recycle bin).
As for 110v voltage appliances, never had that issue as everything was set for 240V. Lucky me. Yay.
This is going to be very interesting, especially to other countries in Africa, that does business with both the West and the Middle Kingdom.
I'm not looking forward to it, especially when the governments will be pushed to go either Western or Middle Kingdom... as we are set to run into supply problems.
Of course smugglers will save the day... but we will have to wait and see.