Posts by Velv

We need this sort of filtering the UK too. It's getting harder and harder to decipher the shit that gets sent every day.

SPEAK ENGLISH BOY, and bring back T9

Lies, damned lies, and government bailout figures...

Most of the figures quoted in the press are wrong and out of date.

Northern Rock was nationalised as it didn't have the ready cash to pay the savers. It still had the assets that the savers money had purchased, and the value of those varies on a day by day basis, so essentially the government now owns those and has sold them to Virgin in this deal (of which we've only been told some headlines). We don't know which assets of Northern Rock have been sold prior to now, e.g. Mortgages repaid.

The government bought shares in RBS and Lloyds, the value of which is based on trading on the LSE. Break even for RBS is about 51p. For every 1p above that, the taxpayer is in PROFIT by about £900million (OK, so they're about 20p at the moment due to the second slump, but we were in profit briefly in 2010). Lloyds break even is about 74p.

So don't believe any figures you read about "the bailout", as most of them are ill-informed bullshit (and some will argue mine are too)

Having recently "done the maths" for a client, it is actually very difficult to say which is more cost effective. Our conclusion was that it was very much swings and roundabouts.

As mentioned above, virtual sprawl creates a different management overhead and you tend to shift the cost from hardware to licensing and support. After looking at power, rack space, network connectivity, FTE support bods, licenses, applications and many many more potential factors the TCO over 5 years was <£5,000 difference for ~100 VMs, or ~ 15 large shared boxes. Even 100 physical servers was only slightly more, but future energy costs could make that look less attractive.

Virtualisation is an option - its not a cure-all. Vendors will always sell you the "benefits" of their product.

Once the republicans get back in the birth law will be changed. How else can they elect President Schwarzenegger

The flamers are the one's who just don't get it...

I remember a classic example of those who just don't get it. In a previous support role one of my teamates was told he was being sent on a Customer Care course.

"CUSTOMER CARE COURSE. WHAT THE FUCK DO I NEED A CUSTOMER CARE COURSE FOR!!!!!!"

When you sit on the bus, and you can't see the weirdo, congratulations, you're the weirdo.

Those who understand the rules of the game are those getting the promotions. Those who argue the advice in this article is shit.... HELLO!!!!!

This whole gTLD thing will end in tears. It is already causing confusion and fights, and when it goes live it will lead to massive numbers of fake sites exploiting trademark infringement, phishing and malware distribution. The price is peanuts for organised phishing gangs

Sounds a bit reversed. You'd expect NetApp to offer money back if you can't save storage, not if you can

Whate a shameless excuse for an article.

More please :)

I still don't understand why the networks ankd phone makers don't offer Line2 (even Orange has stopped for new customers).

From a network perspective it should be bringing in free money - just think of all those Corporate accounts who can offer their staff a cheap second number instead of them having a separate personal mobile probably on a different network.

HA HA HA, I'm amased anyone fell for this obvious PR stunt.

Ryanair is far to cheap to pay to install wi-fi on the planes.

Stewardesses wandering down the aisle flogging the old fashioned paper cliterature is much more Ryanairs style.

Canned his account! Seriously?

You don't think he's got more than one developer account? Not exactly hard things to get.

Apple prove once again that their PR people have no clue how to deal with anyone who falls outside their Fanbois vision

The Medium Bang Theory

"the closest approach to date by an object this large that we know about in advance"

So if you read between the lines (and if you talk to those in the know), they actually admit that they don't see everything in advance. There are in fact many things that they only see once they go whizzing by.

In other words, we probably won't see the rock that hits us on the 21st December 2012. :)

Ah, so it's only really gold plated. I'll wait for the real deal.

Could be an interesting smuggling tool for the future though :)

Mine's the gold coat.

More Complicated than it appears

Visa and Mastercard do not issue cards. Repeat - DO NOT ISSUE CARDS

Banks issue cards under license from the Handler (Visa, Mastercard), however it is the BANKS who set your terms and conditions. Don't like the T&Cs, CHANGE BANKS. Complain to the banks if you think your data is being sold.

(that aside, the cynic in me thinks *anyone* using my purchasing history to target advertising or other services is a bad idea)

Legal Precedent

From the BBC coverage:

""The judge ruled that the ISP is closely related to the wrongdoing, it happened on its pipes and therefore it should pay," said Simon Baggs, a partner at Wiggin LLP law firm."

Right, off to sue Mercedes and Edinburgh Council for my recent speeding ticket. It was their roads and car that made the speeding possible so they must be "closely related to the wrongdoing".

While Newzbin is encouraging illegal actions, it is only an index, a facilitator. Will Twitter and Facebook be blocked next since they facilitate riots? Or are they the hero as they facilitate civil action against tyrannical governnments? One mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter. The wedge just got a little thinner.

Make sure your legal department write the policy on retention, and make sure they document the relevant legislation that requires any item to be kept.

FSA, PCI, HMRC, Companies Act, Police and Criminal Evidence Act, etc.

That way you can point out to the business what they should and more importantly what they should NOT keep. Then just cut down their storage space and force them to delete the crap :)

Call me cynical, but...

US Court sides with US Corporation over import and sale of Taiwanese Corporation product (Apple over HTC)

US Courts side with US Corporation over import and sale of US Corporation product (Apple over Samsung)

Apple can't have invented *everything*

I foresee the day when the Far East decides the US just isn't worth the effort. It's only a big market if you can keep your markup suitably high, and lenghty legal battles don't make for profits. Trade in Euros instead of Dollars and concentrate on the emerging markets. America is bankrupt anyway, and while it claims to be a democracy, it is really a Corporatocracy.

If Nokia has any sense, they'll make the top ten available for everyone to download. There are a couple of good ones in the there (I like the prog one)

If Trusteer (or any other security crew) are so convinced about the total coverage of their product then why don't they offer indemnity against losses?

And the point of the article is?

It gives nothing to an enterprise admin who already understands tiering, and there's nothing there to help a struggling admin trying to sort their storage nightmare.

Or is it just an advert for Dell who have a link?

Nobody able to supply Acer with a secure working easy to use Linux desktop then?

No Linux fanbois willing to put their money where their mouth is and offer a free solution?

It would be a terribly good way to promote Linux if it were used to provide the services for such a prestigious event. Perhaps it's just not up to the job?

I'm not really trolling here - I like Linux, but until someone puts up the money to use Linux desktops in a high profile high volume situation it's going to remain a caterpillar on the motorway of progress.

time.windows.com

Yes,yes, I know the information is more than a time server. But I'd love the irony if this is where the unix bods had to go

It's not about if they can or they can't. BI is a concept. Tools are something that allow you to explore the concept and generate results.

What is really important is how you score the reliability of the results produced. I.e. Are the results accurate and relevant to the business. Garbage in, garbage out. Which of your staff do you trust?

Missing radio

Still missing an FM radio.

Apple claim this is a "dying format that can be replaced by streaming". However any streaming of radio I've done has been unreliable and behind the source by some considerable delay.

Which is frankly rubbish when you're watching the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Firework concert and listening "live" on Radio Forth. An event where the fireworks are very carefully timed to the music.

My dad had a great expression - "you can't fart against thunder"

Piracy will continue. The freetards will always be one step ahead of the law. Where there's a desire, someone will find a way. Take the defence industry as an example - worth billions because governments are prepared to invest in the cutting edge. Never underestimate the desires of a coding junkie in their bedroom to defeat the system, and time and techy knowledge are something they have in abundance.

There are a few thousand labels and studios out there. There are millions of freetards. Now, does the name Custer mean anything to you?

Smoke and mirrors - references in beta are often wrong to ensure confusion reigns. A new version of iTunes will be punted along with the (already announced) iOS 5 release, so it makes sense the new hardware will be named the iPhone 5.