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The Novell NetWare box keeps rebooting over and over again yet no one has touched it? We're going on a stakeout

Friday 15th January 2021 10:07 GMT chivo243

Space heater

Long ago in another profession, a space heater under a desk was found to make the CRT display have an epileptic fit in a temporary trailer on a construction site. For the first hour or so, the display was crazy, once the trailer warmed, the space heater shut off... After lunch, door opened and closed a lot, cue space heater!

I have to think the quality of electricity wasn't great either!

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Friday 15th January 2021 09:47 GMT chivo243

Re: And this is why...

ESD? Right? Electro Static Discharge?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcRqj9FhgcE

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Quixotic Californian crusade to officially recognize the hellabyte and hellagram is going hella nowhere

Friday 15th January 2021 06:52 GMT chivo243

Yea Bruh

Yer Hellacopter is hellacool

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Pirate Bay co-founder criticises Parler for its lack of resilience

Thursday 14th January 2021 20:43 GMT chivo243

Re: Geeks versus Politicians

Stuff happens to servers and gear during investigations. Ask Elizabeth Holmes.

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Thursday 14th January 2021 20:43 GMT chivo243

Re: Geeks versus Politicians

Just like in May... Luke.

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Thursday 14th January 2021 08:44 GMT chivo243

Re: Geeks versus Politicians

I get it... give these free thinkers a place to wag their willies and spout their beliefs, and keep an eye on them too wink nudge... Nice policy! Keep your friends close, and keep your enemies closer?!

Yes, getting my coat with a copy of Machiavelli's "The Prince" in the pocket.

The real problem with platforms like these is that they are like that song, that one you really don't like, but you hear it enough, and finally without realizing it, you're tapping your to toe to it...

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Attack of the cryptidiots: One wants Bitcoin-flush hard drive he threw out in 2013 back, the other lost USB stick password

Thursday 14th January 2021 18:48 GMT chivo243

and I felt bad

just last night I mistakenly spent 40 power crystals in game on a tablet because I fat fingered. It will take a couple weeks to earn them back.

Just get the password tattooed in reverse and upside down on the inside of your lower lip... Genius! Then kill the tattoo artist. Just joking!

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Flash in the pan: Raspberry Pi OS is the latest platform to carve out vulnerable tech

Thursday 14th January 2021 14:59 GMT chivo243

Re: sNASsy flash

that's a kick in the nether regions... I better have a look at my NAS now that you mention it.

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The CIA's 'entire' collection of UFO records has been made available for you to sigh at

Wednesday 13th January 2021 13:13 GMT chivo243

pic?

A nice man giving the aliens flowers?

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Boffins store text message inside E coli bacteria using electromagnetic signal – and you'll never guess what it says

Tuesday 12th January 2021 16:58 GMT chivo243

Re: hello world ?

I was hoping for a Cornholio reference. Or Mr. Hankey? HiDeHo!

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That's it. It's over. It's really over. From today, Adobe Flash Player no longer works. We're free. We can just leave

Tuesday 12th January 2021 14:59 GMT chivo243

So long and thanks for all the Flash!

Some gaming sites must have tumbleweeds blowing by... I'm waiting for the youngin to complain some more about some sites not working.

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Kaspersky Lab autopsies evidence on SolarWinds hack

Tuesday 12th January 2021 07:22 GMT chivo243

That's poking the bear in the eye

That's a gutsy thing to do. Was it smart jump on the bandwagon and toot the horn? Maybe a middle of the road tactic would have to been say when asked, "It was most likely them, but don't quote us on it."

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Trump's gone quiet, Parler nuked, Twitter protest never happened: There's an eerie calm – but at what cost?

Tuesday 12th January 2021 06:31 GMT chivo243

Re: 1st amendment

Follow the Ts&Cs... No slipperyier slope than two sets of the rules!

https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2021/01/09/twitter_deletes_trump_tweets/#c_4183418

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Fearing she had stumbled across a body, dogwalker reports pota-toe to police

Monday 11th January 2021 14:18 GMT chivo243

If kids found it

They'd poke it with a stick and discovered it wasn't a toe. Wouldn't they?

Toes Up!

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Developers! These 3 weird tricks will make you a global hero

Monday 11th January 2021 13:27 GMT chivo243

At nearly 300 comments on the Twitter ban for Trump, maybe this is El Reg's way to avoid becoming a political rag?

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Facial recog biz denies its software identified 'antifa members' among mob that stormed Capitol Hill

Monday 11th January 2021 12:17 GMT chivo243

Re: The main problem with trying to spot antifa members...

So true... Like so many people, they need a boogey man in their lives, some one to take the blame for everything out of their control.

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Loser Trump is no longer useful to Twitter, entire account deleted over fears he'll whip up more mayhem

Saturday 9th January 2021 16:38 GMT chivo243

Re: However you look at this

He broke the Ts&Cs is the stance. Raise your hand if El Reg has blocked much milder comments?

I can easily raise my hand, I never could get an answer as to what crossed the line. It's in their Ts&Cs. If you sign up you play by their rules.

Get over this point.

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Saturday 9th January 2021 10:50 GMT chivo243

One of the first feeds I saw "which looked like a lame mosh pit" and I think there as a Nazi flag waved in front of the camera. Sorry for the twitter link, it's the only place I can find the footage...

https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1346881968819105792

Would anyone from Portland or Seattle like to comment on the relatively calm riot in DC? Where were the Chicago cops from the 1968 riots? They would have busted some heads. I think we've seen an attempt to create another Pearl Harbor, Oklahoma City, 911. A very poor attempt. An out of work voice actor in pseudo Native American garb with red, white and blue face paint? Storm the capitol and then take selfies and act like drunken frat boys? Great plan! All about the 'Gram...

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Saturday 9th January 2021 10:11 GMT chivo243

dev/null

sounds like a nice place for him, he can go in, we can never get him back, but still not far enough away for my liking.

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Saturday 9th January 2021 09:40 GMT chivo243

Re: An elephant in the room

Dr. Strangelove? Even back then it wasn't just pressing a button, codes were sent, verified and re-verified in triplicate on the delivery plane.

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Two wrongs don't make a right: They make a successful project sign-off

Friday 8th January 2021 12:47 GMT chivo243

"circus act"

Ah, yes, that's why we use the phrase "Not my Monkey, Not my Circus!" often in our office. Many thanks for the clarification!

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Pizza and beer night out the window, hours trying to sort issue, then a fresh pair of eyes says 'See, the problem is...'

Friday 8th January 2021 08:35 GMT chivo243

Doubtless with the assistance of a baseball bat peppered with rusty nails.

I thought this was on call? Not the BOFH! Although I have to believe that Simon would be using a cricket bat? No?

Great start to the weekend!

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Trump silenced online: Facebook, Twitter etc balk at insurrection, shut the door after horse bolts and nearly burns down the stable

Friday 8th January 2021 07:20 GMT chivo243

Yea, but more than a day late, and way more than a dollar short.

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Boeing will cough up $2.5bn+ to settle US fraud charge over 737 Max safety

Friday 8th January 2021 07:18 GMT chivo243

Re: nothing happening here then

Once again, pay your money, say you made a mistake, pass go and collect 200 quatloos anyway, and continue business as usual.

As close as steam coming out the ears... and I've been asking for new\different icons for a while now.

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Failed insurrection aside, Biden is going to be president in two weeks. What does it mean for tech policy?

Thursday 7th January 2021 12:13 GMT chivo243

Re: Rent a mob

Every new splinter group who starts to get the media buzz will be infiltrated by both sides... Didn't the original organizer of BLM get shouldered out?

If politics and what politicians (dem or rep) do grabs your attention, then you're already missing the big picture.

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Thursday 7th January 2021 11:54 GMT chivo243

Re: Might as well throw Right To Repair into that mix.

So right, I have an uncle who farms, and the cuss filled stories about trying to get service from JD made even me blush... Nothing runs like a Deere and nothing stinks like a john...

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Facebook appeals ruling that it stole tech. So, Italian judge issues new judgment: Pay 10 times the original fine

Wednesday 6th January 2021 19:04 GMT chivo243

Re: I'm sure they're hurting from it

I was off by up to 32 minutes, whoda thunk it?

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Wednesday 6th January 2021 11:03 GMT chivo243

Re: Zuck is a moral pauper with lots of money

He looks so empty... sad really. Maybe he should sell FB and be happy with his billioooonnnnss?

Love the handle too! A horse wearing a Zorro mask!

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Wednesday 6th January 2021 10:56 GMT chivo243

Re: Sometimes ...

Especially for the peanuts they were fined in the first place! What was that a minute or two of FarceBook's income?

Dickweeds...

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Microsoft's Mojang brings pixellated axe down on AR Minecraft game because it's not like folk are going outside

Wednesday 6th January 2021 16:02 GMT chivo243

Re: My Minecraft account was created in 2013

That said, I doubt Borkzilla will delete the code. Maybe, when this pandemic is finally over, it will be revived and people can play it again.

I wondered about that possibility. Or maybe some enterprising individuals will offer to buy it?

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Wednesday 6th January 2021 13:34 GMT chivo243

Re: which will turn me off completely.

I actually prefer Minetest, no account needed, and free, and I doubt the reasons given are the real reason it's being axed.

Thanks MicroJang!

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Beware the ghost of operating systems past: In which our hero is visited by an old friend

Tuesday 5th January 2021 16:26 GMT chivo243

Re: User Name: Administrator

nimda?

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Tuesday 5th January 2021 12:03 GMT chivo243

First stop

Back when I deployed PCs with XP, the page file was the second thing I adjusted... right after adjust for best performance and use classic mode.

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Come, chant with us over a sacrificial goat and predict 2021's biggest tech stories to a high degree of accuracy

Tuesday 5th January 2021 13:07 GMT chivo243

Re: Seconded!

Really, that is quite good, now I need to wipe the tea out of my beard and mustache, just missed the keyboard!

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Tuesday 5th January 2021 13:05 GMT chivo243

Re: Zunograph

85-minute battery life. Simply awesome, exactly what we need while working from home. Every hour on the hour, charge it up baby!

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Explained: The thinking behind the 32GB Windows Format limit on FAT32

Monday 4th January 2021 13:42 GMT chivo243

Re: "Def-Pro"

It's even better when the "provisional building" is deemed too small, and an extension is added on!

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Monday 4th January 2021 12:29 GMT chivo243

What about FAT file transfer?

3.96gb? Where did that limitation come from? Is this part of the bigger "Because I said so!" movement?

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Julian Assange will NOT be extradited to the US over WikiLeaks hacking and spy charges, rules British judge

Monday 4th January 2021 13:25 GMT chivo243

Re: If the appeal fails

Federal Supermax? I'm doubting his crime would even be considered for a Federal Supermax, He'll end up with the Celebs doing time for cheating their kids into Uni...

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It's just a pair of arrows. What could be more innocent than that?

Monday 4th January 2021 10:16 GMT chivo243

I guess Kiss isn't part of the IBM family

I never noticed the similarities between the S'es in Kiss and the SS from Germany until a German friend pointed it out, back when we were teenagers in the 70's.

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