Posts by A Non e-mouse

Re: Business as usual

Windows 7 is probably the last time that Microsoft cared in any way about the user experience with Windows

I doubt they actually cared about users. They only made changes in Windows 7 'cause no-one was buying Vista which hurt their bottom line.

Re: Actually...

I find it an interesting co-incidence that before Intel announce their fixed CPUs, AMD CPUs are trashed with vulnerabilities by a new Security Company based in Israel, are they trying to increase the share price or is it part of a FUD campaign

In this latest AMD case, the Israeli company admitted to shorting AMD's stock.

Re: Diversity?

It's not the fault of employers that the majority of those who studied for development roles are straight white men

So the question is: Why do so few non-white males study software engineering in the first place?

Re: A note on customer service , retailers

One weekend I walked into a furniture store as I needed a new bed. The store was quiet as I walked in and I saw all the sales staff clock me. One by one they came up to me to ask if they could help. I walked out without buying anything.

It makes babes?

Here's an even more radical option: Break them up so they're not so big.

Re: Can't they just use lasers to vapourise them?

But how are the sharks expected to see those tiny satellites?

For some reason the post was deleted

Maybe it was because the case was sub-judice so under UK law (Which El Reg is subject to) it would have been prejudicial. Failing to remove the comment could have landed El Reg is hot water.

Re: Typo

I wouldn't bother applying for the job as you missed the "Tips and corrections" link that's at the bottom of every story.

@deanb01 Re: Display Memory

It's also possible to fool the display routines into producing a pseudo high-resolution image.

In the days of the 8-bit (and I think 16 bit) home computers, the hardware was simpler and usually well documented so you could perform all sorts of tricks way beyond what the manufacturer originally intended. That's why emulating a lot of this hardware is quite hard as you have to emulate the chips to a very precise level to allow those hacks to work. See this Ars Technica article about the difficulty of doing accurate emulation.

Re: The web site was awesome.

Still, it looks like the developers are ok. It seems like they have de-camped to Halfords.

Oh, PLEASE can Halfords give us back those plastic flip cards for selecting the correct wiper blades. The new tablets they put in there are hopeless. They never seem to work when I'm in there....

Re: "The whole idea of territoriality is strained"

I think the justices' point is that you can move data very easily with the click of a mouse in seconds with no physical activity or trace. Moving a filing cabinet of documents between jurisdictions involves having to shift something physical cross through customs.

Re: Bad move

Your comment implies that BT's engineers only do top quality professional work.

Two problems here: Firstly, it assumes BT's engineers are actually doing the work. Around here, I usually see sub contractors working for BT (& Virgin). Secondly, assuming it is a BT engineer and not a subbie, you're assuming the engineer is actually interested in doing a good job, rather than just doing enough not to get fired.

There may be quality BT engineers, but there aren't many of them.

Re: It's only a challenge...

But don't hold your breath - when did you last hear a UK network advertise on voice quality?

What we really need is for the carriers to interconnect at something other than G.711.

Re: Give it away.

the answer should be, build more deep space communications dishes

I've read multiple times that Nasa's deep space comms system is stretched thin. I've always wondered why something (more dishes on Earth, maybe relay satellites) hasn't been done to increase capacity. I guess it's because improved comms is less sexy than big rockets.

At least in the UK we have the Direct Debit Guarantee. So anything taken from my bank account by DD, by an authorised company must be returned to that account on the day I complain to the bank, with no evidence required. Then they have to prove they had the right to take the money or it stays in my account, and they owe the bank (who have more lawyers than me).

I think someone's finding out that that isn't quite how it works in practise....

Everyone has their own priorities. For some, it's climbing to the top of the tree regardless of cost. For others, it's about enjoying life.

I generally enjoy my job, and it allows me to spend time doing my own thing (hobbies, spending time with other half, etc..)

Re: Does this mean...

Google already has form in this arena: Motorola.

Nokia could have dominated if they'd jumped into Android when they had the chance

I think Nokia were in trouble before then. I remember reading an article where a Nokia insider confessed that they were just turning out phone model after phone model with no actual plan or segregation between them. What model got what feature was almost random.

The problem with Android seems to be that most people are in a race to the bottom ('cause it's so easy to produce a cheap Android phone). You have to sell a lot of phones at wafer thin margins to stay alive. That, or you have to have some unique feature that no-one else can copy (that consumers actually want) that you can charge way above cost for.

Re: chocolate

So, if I put on a nice suit, get out my most respectable clipboard, go to a typical main street in the U.K. and offer people chocolate for their passwords, I'll have a lot of chocolate at the end of the day?

Nope

@A/C Re: Fondly referencing 'Carry On',...

The found Love Thy Neighbour hilarious as it made fun of bigots and racists

The scary thing is that some people don't understand this level of humor and don't realize that Alf Garnett, Al Murray's The Pub Landlord, etc are the ones being laughed at.

Re: Gender roles are the problem

If women want both a career and a family, then they will have to start choosing men [1] that are also willing to have both a career and a family.

I knew a couple where, to start with, the wife stayed at home to look after the children and the husband went out to work. They quickly realised that the wife had much more earning potential (and enjoyed her old job a lot more than the husband enjoyed his) so they swapped: The husband stayed at home and the wife worked. It worked really well for them.