Re: no good deed goes unpunished
Is the world going to heck?!
That's twice in less than 12 hours that I've given B.Bob an up!
Posts by PJF
105 publicly visible posts • joined 31 Jan 2012
WannaCry-slayer Marcus Hutchins 'built Kronos banking trojan' – FBI
Chevy Bolt electric car came alive, reversed into my workbench, says stunned bloke
Sunday 22nd January 2017 04:48 GMT
9000 pound sports car..
I have a pick-up, a large "ute" a you call over the puddle. At 220,000 miles (about 350,00 kilos) I had the clutch assembly replaced due to a bad throw-out bearing. I use the "parking" brake daily to unlock the cage where I park during work hours. The only time I've had problems with the parking break "sticking" is after a long run on slushy roads when the temps are around 28 to 35 F (-3 to 2 C abouts) with the copious amount of salt they use on the roads, and an 8+ hour sit.
1) I drive a manual x-mission
a) no where near a sports car
2) 20 + y.o. vehicle
3) use parking/(semi)hand break daily
4) never had the cables replaced
5) haven't had the rear (drum) breaks replace'
a) yearly DMV/MOV inspection w/emissions
6) live in an area of salt 24/7/365 in the N.E. U.S.
What am I doing wrong?
' I do, bi-annually, tear down the break assembly, replace the springs and lubricate the wear areas as needed...
FCC keeps secret Google TV landgrab under wraps forever
Ludicrous Patent of the Week: Rectangles on a computer screen
Internet handover is go-go-go! ICANN to take IANA from US govt
Yahoo! Messenger! Is! Dying!
Supreme Court okays troll toll increase
US computer-science classes churn out cut-n-paste slackers – and yes, that's a bad thing
Tuesday 31st May 2016 20:56 GMT
Not challenging enough
for the "trainees"...
I (we?) had the same problems in the '80's - got board quickly!
Teacher/Director gave an assignment to do in such-n-such, in the "X" language, (BASIC, ForTran, Cobol, etc.) in a weeks time (5-days) Majority got it done in a day or 3 (45 min. class time - not including login time) then simply didn't come to class.
The others did the same assignment using other languages.
Then a few (ahh...plead the US 5th.) got mischievous.. (false login, teacher accounts, SysOp accounts, f'n with other users progs, etc..)
The '10s the same as the 80's?!!
US Telecom beats up FCC over investment
Tuesday 24th May 2016 03:48 GMT
B.S. -"competition"
"The Occasional Stevie" and I (and maybe others) are:
In the U.S.
In the State of New York
in the Long Island region
in the county of Suffolk
BUT in two different townships - Him=Islip; Me=B(C)rookhaven
Less than 10 miles apart; as the crow/raven flies.
Stevie - has a choice of either CableVision/Optimum OR Verizon FIOS OR O.T.A.
ME - CableVision/Optimum OR Static (since 11 Sept)
B (C)rookhaven WILL not allow Verizon to install the "majestic cable of infinite freedom" [fiber] for some back-wood reason [cash in some political pocket], We even have a "Special" B(C)rookhaven cable T.V. line-up/channel listing..
The "best" of the competition is :
A) CableVision/Optimum over RG-59u (installed 20+ years ago)
OR
B) Verizon DSL over Unshielded Twisted Pair (installed when the /YOU Red Coats where on this over crowded sand bar*)
Sh!t or sh!tter - that the choice?!!
*) 1775 - when the reds took much of this sand bar, South of Old Country Road. [I can not quote the source(s) at the moment - MY Friday.]
Coders crack Oculus DRM in 24 hours, open door to mass piracy
Tuesday 24th May 2016 00:55 GMT
Re: This whole thing pisses me off.
... The lockout they sent as an update has poisoned me to them. ....
Seems to be more than M$ cr@p - f'n with hardware.
Years ago (decades?!) I purchased a set of VR glasses/game combo. It may have been in the 286/386 era. It caught my eye at the time, since I had a 286/25 and 287 co-pro w/640 - a well respected system at the time. I WILL NEVER forget the the name :
SPECTRA VR
What a P.O.S. (not Point of Sales)!!
Now, 20-30 years later, same s., different decade..
I WANT LAWNMOWER MAN!!
Typewriter for iPad review
The future of Firefox is … Chrome
Tuesday 12th April 2016 00:02 GMT
Dang it..
Just give my Netscape Navigator back!
FF has become more of a resource hog than anything else( in a W-7 environment, anyways).
Slowly switching OS's, but PaleMoon seems to me, at least, isn't as hungry.
If I wanted chrome, I would download it, or use a chrome book. I wanted something better than that, but am being pushed towards that with FF. Just (about 2hrs ago) had a pop-up in FF to upgrade to 45.0.2, why should I?
Give me an ole clunky, gear crushing, grease drippin', oil spewing, simplistic browser any day of the week...
Firefox features will land out of cycle and Mozilla's cool with that
Wednesday 30th March 2016 04:56 GMT
Ohh, Gee...
MORE memory/system resources used now!
Ever since 40.x, (even earlier?) its become a HOG. 4 windows/ 5-7 taps open in each, it's chewing just under 2 GIG's. 2(3) "plug-ins" - No Script and, uBlock (maybe Kaspesrky has more effect than Avast?)
Granted, it's under a W-7 enviroment, but...
Hey Penguin users - How bad does it hog your system? I'm thinking going Mint. (Not just because of Mozilla) . . .
(Down-vote away..)
East Coast: Verizon on the hook for landline hikes. West Coast: AT&T denies hooking $100m for 10Mbps broadband
Wednesday 30th March 2016 03:18 GMT
E. Coast. . .
In my "town" X, in the "county" of X, [X=X in this exercise] (VERY little research needed) we can not get FIOS from V, (best is DSL over 60+ y.o. over-head copper [even voice gets graded to a 2/3 person "party line" in damp/wet weather] )
Even the "dominate" cable Co. has a "special line-up" for us "poor" folk in this "county" w/out fiber.
Might as well be living in the sticks - it would be quieter than listening to the wigger "thump-mobiles" with my garbage/rubbish can for a muffler..
All, on this "Over Crowded Sand Bar"
The FBI lost this round against Apple – but it aims to win the war
FCC boss: Oh look, net neutrality didn't end the world after all. Surprise!
Monday 21st March 2016 21:02 GMT
Re: It's not Friday
"... Common sense probably means he won't be around long after the next administration take office (even if not officially a political appointee, too lazy to look if he is) as that is not how DC works. ..."
And that UNcommon sense in a high-level government position is unheard of.
Unfortunately, your are probably right - either outed on being an appontee, or gets "elected" out for someone elses BFF. Too bad though.
Google emits Android N developer preview early to smoke out bugs
Google rocks up to Facebook's DIY-data-center party with six pack of rack blueprints
New York judge blocks FBI demand for Apple help to unlock iPhone
Computers abort SpaceX Falcon 9 launch
Want to know what makes Cisco's small cells tick? Just download their firmware!
Haptic developer fires patent suits at Apple
Monday 15th February 2016 02:26 GMT
"Over 42 billion sued!"
I keep waiting to see their logo changed to a giant stylized M with the slogan "Over 42 billion sued!"
Wouldn't it be a stylized "I" ?!
"I" 'm the bestest - me, myself. "I" made over $50m last year - yeah me, err "I"
They seem to be worse? (than the Umpossible that buy "a/the/some patent" troll, then head to E. Texass..) A quick glimpse of what they hold, if I fart, and lift either/or/both cheeks, I'm infringing...
Google binning its search appliance hardware business
NASA charges up 18-prop electric X-plane
Wednesday 10th February 2016 05:48 GMT
Re: Corolla vs Auris
? "Toyota Corolla" (Auris to you Europeans)
"Wot? What is this Europe that you speak of? Autotrader is full of Corollas, ..."
I'm sure he made a mistake, it's not a Corolla, but a "creamed-over". Lil'l things like that, like a stone in your tyre ,a "Fit", "Smart", or a "Leaf" make that unforgettable sound.. tick.. tick.. tick.. thunk, when it finally flies out...
(still drivin' the '91 Cheby 3500 4x4 w/5.7l [350 c.i.] {with MAYBE 20 BHP, down hill, with a tail wind} gas guzzlin, oil eatin, grease drippin, anit-freeze spewing, brake-line leakin', pay-check robbin, winter-beater, POS...[can't find ONE panel that's not rotted out])
Wednesday 10th February 2016 01:38 GMT
Re: First flight of hydrogen-powered drone with water vapour exhaust
"Being mostly charged with coal they are not green .."
Totally agree with you, BUT, the US uses mostly "Black Gold" to run the spinning parts in electrical generation. The other part of "mostly" is natural gas, and hydro (Niagara, Hoover)
Bitcoiners are just like everybody else: They use rubbish passwords
Cisco forgets to ship management software with security appliances
Fleet of 4.77MHz LCD laptops with 8088 CPUs still alive after 30 years
Don't you see these simple facts? Destroy Facebook and restore human Liberty
Wednesday 10th February 2016 02:23 GMT
"You have one identity."
" It's all social medial. It is a societal killer. Less and less face to face interaction and more and more avoidance of real people."
I'm anti-social to begin with (I see dumb people everywhere). So, if I use some sort of S.M., (not S&M...) they may be 2 outcomes..
A) I'll become more "sociable" and interact more with strangers
or
B) I'll become a pathological killer in/of society
I think "B" may be more my route...
We're going to use your toothbrush to snoop on you, says US spy boss
Verizon!–Yahoo! takeover! inches! ahead!
Tuesday 9th February 2016 14:03 GMT
Indai ISP?
Could this be a way of getting a foothold in the Indian market?!
.
Verizon - Ma Bell child - National land-line + cellular
AOL - old ISP - can they press/copy enough CDs'/floppies for the entire population of
India (atleast 10x over)
Yahoo - old search - can/could they be an unbiased search (can't be any worse than
Zuck/Farce)
.
Windows 10 will now automatically download and install on PCs
Tuesday 2nd February 2016 02:37 GMT
A few. .
".. expect to download and install a few gigabytes of code for the move to Windows 10."
Then the mandatory updates, and the other "optional" ones, and "wouldn't it be nice" crap, since you have/used "x"; we recommend you install "y", and you are up/beyond gig country, and entering teara town...
M.S. - "I" Can not say enough, LEAVE ME THE F. ALONE!
IF I want to, I will, on my own free will. Ya just keep pushing this bs, and I'll keep pushing back. So will others.
GET A GRIP!
Please, MS, view my previous post, here, on El Reg :
http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2016/01/05/microsoft_200_million_windows_10_devices/#c_2736489
Microsoft sinks to new depths with underwater data centre experiment
Secret Service Silk Road scammer in the slammer
Tuesday 2nd February 2016 00:44 GMT
Re: From 71 months to...
"Taking the 71 months would have been the brighter option . . ."
Root of all evil.
In about 6 years, in Fed Med, he WOULD'VE been "free-n-clear" to claim his stash. But, like an idiot, just got greedy. Now he can look forward to a med/high Fed Pen, and at least double the time
Got Vasoline?!
How Symantec scuppered Veritas sell-off six ways to Sunday
Microsoft: Yes, we are going to kill off Enterprise Agreements
AT&T and Big Telco pals join Facebook OCP club
Arista slaps Cisco with countersuit in network hardware row
Tuesday 26th January 2016 06:01 GMT
Ahhh America!!!
Sue me!
No - Sue you
Oh Yeah, Sue you!
and sue you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you
And Dr. House would prescribe me an 1000mg dose, taken 4x daily, of Fukitol (r) with unlimited refills, or 50 years, which ever comes first....
The only way is down for NetApp, HPE and IBM storage – study
Terrible infections, bad practices, unclean kit – welcome to hospital IT
Tuesday 26th January 2016 04:28 GMT
intRAnet ?
Dumb question - but why don't have a(n) intra net- ie ALL "national"/ E. Union/ States have a closed off intranet for their "geographical" area?
I get people move about, but don't most accidents/injuries happen less than 10 miles/Km.s from home or office?
If an "international" person does get injured, yes I can see having some sort of "global" db to point to their local community/state/region db for stats.
Me - f. a chip, I have my dog-tag permanently engraved (ie - tattooed) to my chest. I didn't/don't trust the US Armed Services to screw up then, and a hell of a lot less now.... (that's about 28 years ago then)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
