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Posts by Sir Runcible Spoon
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Idle Computer Science skills are the Devil's playthings
DXC Technology exec: What should our brand be known for?
Church roofs? Nyet, say Russian scrap thieves, we're taking this bridge
No Huawei out: Prez Trump's game of chicken with China has serious consequences
Thursday 23rd May 2019 10:41 GMT
Re: Are you US bashing guys all mad ?.
"Unless people like a dictatorship that: Puts people in jail based on religion, still carries out the death penalty, implements a tracking system with 400,000,000 camera's, forbids people to appear on TV because of tattoos, shields the country off from the internet, is bullying neighboring countries with aggressive territorial claims and is pirating on issues like intellectual property and acceptable trade policies."
I'm confused, are you sure you're referring to China and not the USA? Because I really can't tell the difference based on what you wrote.
Where there's a will, there's Huawei: US govt already eases trade ban with 90-day reprieve
Tuesday 21st May 2019 08:51 GMT
This situation has been inevitable for some time. The Chinese only ever rely on Western supplies until they get their own production set up. 20 years ago their cars were abysmal rip-offs, now they are starting to pull ahead in terms of development - no mean feat when it's China vs. World.
Pushing the situation to the brink before China has its own FAB's set up to meet their demand is just a way to put them on the back foot, but it's only a jab, not an uppercut.
China will adapt much faster than the West will to new trade scenario's because they aren't bound up in red tape (no pun intended).
Tuesday 21st May 2019 08:45 GMT
Re: Not smart
I watched an episode of The Grand Tour where they showed how good the Chinese were at putting up roads/motorways, even over difficult terrain.
In comparison the rest of the World is the equivalent of the typical British builder (i.e. all the equipment is laid out and the workers are off having a tea-break somewhere).
Not sure their (Chinese) employment methods are anything to shout about, but it obviously gets results.
The only thing that can take China down now is for someone to somehow enforce proper H&S rules on them, which ironically is what has arguably crippled Western economies.
UK's planned Espionage Act will crack down on Snowden-style Brit whistleblowers, suspected backdoored gear (cough, Huawei)
Get out of Huawei, it's an avalanche of news from everyone's favourite Chinese bogeyman
Banhammer Republic: Trump declares national emergency, starts ball rolling to boot Huawei out of ALL US networks
Thursday 16th May 2019 11:08 GMT
Re: enemies of the state
They're not going to put an aircraft carrier in the Gulf if they seriously expected it to escalate to a war - which means it's there for another reason (false flag).
It also means that US are confident *they* are in charge of how the situation develops, so the idea that Iran is a an actual threat is totally ludicrous.
It's all about putting more sanctions onto Iran and getting others to do so as well.
Thursday 16th May 2019 10:56 GMT
Re: American kit just as crap at security?
"Just who does own the core IP that is fundamental to the simple functions of the internet anyway ?"
The IETF says... 'DARPA'
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc791
Of course, when you say 'IP' I assume you are referring to Intellectual Property (and thus control)? If so, then it's a moot point. If the standards weren't widely known and implemented, it wouldn't be an internet in the first place, just a lot of private networks.
Assange rape claims: Complainant welcomes Swedish investigation's reopening
Wednesday 15th May 2019 07:18 GMT
Ok, have you ever watched the Star Wars films?
The poster who made the comment was referring to a scene where Darth Vader had Llando Calrisian by the balls and changed the deal they'd struck. When Llando complained Darth Vader replied 'pray I don't alter the deal any further' or something close to that. It was a joke.
You being asked to hand in your geek card was also a joke, since any self-respecting El-Reg geek 'would have known that' (that's another film reference for the geeks out there).
I gave you a clue with the x-wing reference, which is a space ship/star fighter from the Star Wars films.
You're welcome.
It's 2019 so now security vulnerabilities are branded using emojis: Meet Thrangrycat, a Cisco router secure boot flaw
Tuesday 14th May 2019 15:56 GMT
Re: Not just Web UI
Whilst the admin access requirement has already been noted, this makes this a lot worse by extending the window of opportunity.
Someone who only has access to the devices for a short period of time can compromise them forever, not just the duration of their (legitimate) access.
My world just got a lot more complicated. If this starts getting exploited I can see people switching to more secure Chinese kit :)
Hi! It looks like you're working on a marketing strategy for a product nowhere near release! Would you like help?
Panic as panic alarms meant to keep granny and little Timmy safe prove a privacy fiasco
Veteran vulture Andrew Orlowski is offski after 19 years at The Register
Thursday 9th May 2019 13:39 GMT 
Ta ta!
As many others have said, haven't always agreed with your articles but I've always appreciated that you wrote what *you* believed in. Don't think you deserved all of the stick you got in the comments, but I reckon most of it was akin to good-natured banter between brothers - a bit like the time mine shot me in the arse at point blank range with an air pistol - oh how he laughed!
(I see you've taken the sensible precaution of turning on moderation for this article)
Anyways,
John F Kennedy once said that if he hadn't had sexual intercourse by midday, he'd get a splitting headache. Writing is like that for me a bit – I get itchy.
Most people get itchy from too much, not too little, but to each their own :)
Fare thee well, and best of luck for your next indentured servitude to the huddled masses.
(That's me wiping away the single tear that just leaked from my ocular apparatus) ->>
Airbnb host thrown in the clink after guest finds hidden camera inside Wi-Fi router
'Software delivered to Boeing' now blamed for 737 Max warning fiasco
Julian Assange jailed for 50 weeks over Ecuador embassy bail-jumping
America's anti-hacking laws are so loose, even Donald Trump Jr broke them. So, what do we do about it?
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