Posts by A Non e-mouse

Re: Joysticks

I seem to recall (on the BBC) you could force a drop out of hyperspace and get bounced by the Thargoids?

Didn't you have to angle hard up as you jumped to Hyperspace to bump into the Thargoids?

"But it wasn't really sold to the business in those terms because it's not sexy."

That's bad project governance.

Re: Opening up the M1

I actually pity MS. They didn't see the writing on the wall

I'm no MS fanboi, but have you seen MS' strategy? They're basically giving away Windows client and they are focusing on subscription based services. (Office 365, Azure, etc)

They're following the budget airline model where what you think is included in the price (e.g. time to get into the vehicle) is actually an optional extra. Uber will be charging for carrying luggage in the boot/trunk next.

Re: Dust off Apollo

The problem with re-doing Apollo/Saturn V (apart from the tiny fact that they don't actually know how they built the darn things) is that the program was "of its time". And by that, I don't mean technically, but socially & politically. Now, there is much less drive to go back.

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Re: The Viscount may yet have to "Andover" the cash

I think the trick is to have multiple companies, all with very similar names, from the off. It also helps sow seeds of confusion as to which company a claimant needs to serve papers to. It works even better if you can split your business activity between them all so that each one has minimal assets.

It probably depends on the way your browser's render works. The browser may need various files before it can make a start at displaying the page.

Re: Pisses me off

Lorry (a.k.a. Truck) drivers are in short supply in the UK too. Drivers not returning after lockdown and too few tests for new drivers are just the COVID factors in their short supply. Brexit is being blamed. Poor wages and crap working conditions are also factors for fewer people joining the industry. (Those last too being part of the race to the bottom of this industry - something the retail & hospitality industry are also experiencing in the UK as cheap labour has dried up with people reviewing their career/life choices)

There was an article on the BBC the other day about how container ships are no longer docking in the UK but instead offloading in European ports as UK ports are full of containers (both full & empty) that just aren't getting shifted.

Parents are already being warned of toy shortages for Christmas due to freight/logistics problems. (Going on previous UK herd stupidity, I'm surprised I haven't see news articles about queues around the block outside toy stores)

COVID & lockdown are going to have all sorts of unintended consequences for years to come.

Re: Out of band management?

It's all about risk management. You evaluate the risk, costs & mitigation costs.

Re: THINK

So can good software such as those that let the students interactively add bits of code and see what happens

Making mistakes in the classroom is a fantastic way to learn. You gain a better understanding of the subject by unpicking your mistake

Re: how long is each FCPC allowed to be failed for?

Have you got a link/details of that Lufthansa A320 incident? My searche-engine foo is failing me.

Re: Looked good right up to the boom

Scott's got an update. It seems his hunch was correct.

BTW - Novell did the same when the aquired the Groupwise product: They tightly weaved Groupwise into their directory product (NDS/eDirectory). Speaking as an ex-Novell sysadmin that integration worked really well.

Re: Will he go to prison and – if so – will they find the backdoor?

To be fair, the same could be said about any medium to large organization.

I've heard of councils insisting on less than one car parking spot per residence to nudge people to other forms of transport (bus, bike, walk, etc)

PS - I'm not saying I agree with this policy. I can see the flaws in it. No need to flame me.

Re: Difficult one.

According to the BBC & CDC, in 2019 14,414 people were murdered by guns in America. (There were also 23,941 suicides)

Just saying...