Posts by NoneSuch

Re: The monkeys can't help themselves.

So if I pay nothing, they keep my data off MS servers.

DEAL!

"Taiwan has been independently and democratically governed since the 1940s-50s"

An example of how a nation can show that an oppressive government can be overthrown and replaced with democracy.

Now you know why China wants to occupy them so badly.

KD Lang's cover of Hallelujah on YouTube is one of the best performances ever given.

Revenge of Clippy

"It seems like you're trying to stop a runaway nuclear meltdown? Would you like to download the latest version of Edge to suggest fixes to your issue?"

CANCEL

"Very well. Would you like to see dosemeters on sale in your area?"

CANCEL

"Very well, would you like me to look up anti-nausea medication?"

CANCEL

"It appears you have absorbed three times the lethal does of gamma radiation. Expedia has invested heavily in funeral homes. May I recommend some in your neighborhood?"

"Hello."

"Hello."

"Hello."

"User non-responsive. Processing next six month subscription of Office 365 for your convenience."

Re: If you've seen my posts you'll know I'm not usually moved to crude language

"No thanks. An off switch please."

No such animal in Windows. Asking Microsoft to turn something off they deliberately turned on isn't going to work. Your data is too profitable and they are a corporation that needs more money this year than last year or they get fired.

I've been shifting over to Linux for the last three years and I'm almost there. Once my gaming is sorted, I'm gone and MS can do whatever the f*** they want without me.

Re: The end of Firefox

We used to be able to set browser defaults in Windows. Mine is set to Brave, but whenever I click a link in a MS program like Outlook or Word, MS Edge opens.

Your freedom of choice is subject to MS approval apparently. You didn't really want to open Brave. You know deep down you wanted to open Edge instead. (Followed by high pitched, maniacal laughter and thunderclaps.)

Re: I could have understood not mentioning it if it was a Starfighter

The number of holes in the ground after F-35 flights can be considered an unclassified indicator of performance nonetheless.

The screwdriver and wrench being optional. :)

Re: Not impossible, just ludicrously unlikely

"A democratic process must be adhered to when evaluating the data and it is our collective responsibility to ensure that public involvement is encouraged and respected."

Like the way UK politicians represented BREXIT?

Like US politicians kowtow to lobbists with fists of cash for their reelection funds?

Democracy, if not dead, is certainly in its death throes.

"Sigh. I figured someone would call that requirement evil without looking at the whole picture."

"Note that Apple actually left the door open for non-original parts"

While forcing manufacturers to not provide parts direct to consumers or repair shops. That tends to be part of the 'whole picture.' It's part of their closed eco-system, screw the little guy repair shop who can fix the broken part, but they can't get the part through customs because Apple has a court order in place to stop "counterfeit parts" at the border.

Watch Louis Rossman's YouTube channel for "the whole picture."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVL65qwBGnw

Or the CBC news report on a Canadian Apple Store who charges the same for repairs as a new laptop actually costs.

https://youtu.be/_XneTBhRPYk?si=6vi4PcF77V2d6ONW

Apple has done this for DECADES. They are a corporation that wants to make more money this year than last year. And you, as the loyal customer, need to finance that. Good luck.

Re: Here's A Deal

"Ever since they have been part of Microsoft they've suffered."

This holds true for every business they ever bought out.

Re: Clean hydrogen

"Gasbags."

No sir. Hindenburg shaped gasbags.

After the lawyers take their cut the $65 payouts will be reduced down to $0.07.

Spawn of Satan icon covers pretty much everyone in this case.

Re: Voyager 1 & 2

No meta data telemetry, no location pings, no silly apps installed and runs like a Swiss clock.

The world can learn from this.

Re: False sense of security

"VirusTotal may have some use cases. But from my experience for phishing and scam sites the detection rate is near zero. Not sure about malware."

No one should rely on a single source for protection. VirusTotal (and any other service you care to name) is no where near to being perfect. The best solution is to use a multi-layer protection system of multiple software scanners with firewalls, internal threat scanners and employing people who know how to intelligently interpret the results.

Entra the Dragon

That is all.

Garbage In, Garbage Out.

GIGO Rules supreme in AI.

Enter properly formatted queries and you get decent output. If you have a large problem, like a script, break it down into the relevant sections and run in test environment first. It works a lot better that way.

These are early days, but ignorant people driving the best car in the world, will still crash.

Re: "limits to the access US intelligence agencies have to EU citizen's data"

"The NSA have listening stations all over Europe and a very large, capable one in Yorkshire. They are taking whatever data they want/need anyway so this is all just a show for politics. The average European citizen can see that the politicians are doing something about it, regardless if it is a chocolate teapot."

Just because you've tried nothing and run out of ideas, does not mean the rest of us can't try to protect your privacy for you.

Re: Really?

The time to watch Wayland is when they merge with Yutani in 2099.

Then they'll screw themselves over for a percentage.

Hybrid - V12 with a AAA Battery

Now THAT'S the Lambo Hybrid most want.

Re: Going to USA? Beware !

Ah, the good old USA. Where Kindereggs are banned to protect children, school busses have lights to protect children, but AR-15's are given out like candy.

Kudos to The Reg for this: "How do you solve a problem like a visa? How do you catch a fraud and bring it down?"

Someone deserves a raise or at least a trip to an Austrian mountain top.

On Screen Keyboard

Saved my bacon more than once. Highly recommended.

" Anonymous Coward Well, one man's trash is another man's treasure..."

Whatever the outcome, you are keeping Justin Bieber and William Shatner.

Re: The mine is mine!

So that must be the last lithium on the planet, right? They have to mine that deposit as there are no other options.

Politics, makes me retch.

"I do wonder how it really compares to self hosted."

When self-hosted you know which engineer to call and not be in a queue with hundreds of other O356 victims waiting for some page turner to "help' you before escalating. (With optional survey at the end, just press #2)

When MS came out with the Azure Cloud while limiting options for on-prem, no one objected and they all deserve what they get.

Re: Turn it off?

You have opted out of making Microsoft payments. There is, of course, a small monthly 'opt-out' fee to cover the costs of you not paying Microsoft anything that will be charged on the first of each month.

There are very few regulations on subs as most of them are in the hands of the military.

Expect that to change with additional legislation due to recent events. Same thing happened when the Titanic went down with limited life boats.

Re: holier than thou

Well, if they have nothing to hide what are they worried about...

Isn't that what they tell us?

Re: Using u$ for government cloud

100% secure says the US Gov.

"There is no danger that Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers."

Re: Bug/Vulnerability or just bad implementation?

"Do no evil." has been replaced by "Never admit responsibility."

Re: SAMBA?

The new protocol also conveniently identifies sender and receiver for the three letter agencies. Four letters if in the UK.

AES-128 is "secure" 70 years after 88-bit Enigma was broken in a shed with a bunch of post office rotors.