Posts by ecofeco

Re: What about Google's stuff?

Then they should investigate Google as well, shouldn't they.

They've been doing this for decades.

Re: 4twit

Underrated post.

Re: That's because it's shit

Exactly.

It's not that complicated. MS is shit.

But it boggles my mind that everyone and their dog bought into it. Of course, MS persuading every PC maker to have MS pre-installed, lo, those eons ago, might have something to do with that.

Just a little. /s

...but god damn can people not be trusted to take care of themselves without some sort of oversight.

No. Many of us with years, decades, of experience knew this already and said so.

But we were dismissed.

Re: It’s a familiar story

Nailed it perfectly.

Re: Quality of life

Not to mention, outside of a few examples, there has never been a better time in America to find a better job in the last 50 years.

Even better if you have serious skills.

Re: Hmm

Try harder.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden_laptop_controversy#Aftermath_and_veracity_concerns

Re: By the time

Every word the truth.

Right?

Cui bono?

Re: AI no doubt means phone home

Phone home is mandatory! Thus sayeth the tech douche bro gods!

Re: Tricky things, computers. I didn't get where I am today by seamlessly migrating systems

Maybe the comp. sci. department could give them a hand to get it all working?

But then who gets the brown envelopes of stock options and board positions?

Re: I'm thinking digital currency....

WHOCOULDAKNOWED?!

Re: You want the State to manage social media platforms ? Are you insane ?

Nice strawman you have there. Does it have a name?

Re: An incident like this..

How can I talk to Tier 2 to start with?

You can't and for good reason. Tier one is to fix the EBCAK (PEBCAK) problems and keep the techs who have real skill from being swamped with idiots.

The things that irritates the hell out of me is when this they pull this crap internally on me when I need to talk to the department heads to resolve the problem.

No, you can't fix it, this is way above your pay grade. I need to talk to your boss. I could fix myself, but I don't have the admin access.

Fortunately, as time goes by, I end up with the dept heads contact info, but sometimes I still have to submit a regular trouble ticket. Procedures and CYA, you know? But even then, I have full admin control over the ticket if it goes sideways and I've taken over quite few support issues from the lower tiers in my time.

Re: She better be careful

She wasn't convicted for a scientific error.

Re: The situation in Ireland is perhaps more interesting

Exactly. This is the part everyone seems to be ignoring: you have to announce the layoff BEFORE you start the actual layoffs.

Re: Are you saying ....

You and me both.

All the things they took away.

Yep. It would be nice to have those back.

Nope. Unemployment might last 6 months in the more generous states, but it's usually no more than 4 months and even the best compensation barely pays the rent and nothing else.

Re: Copyright descriptions as well as images?

Exactly. They've turned complex art into clipart and we know what happened to that market. Dead. And their business model was already screwing artists. Oh it was good at first, and then it turned all the work into a cheap commodity with most artists being paid pennies.

This development has just sealed the deal.

The nails in the coffin are that anyone will soon have cheap to free access to this technology.