* Posts by J__M__M

245 publicly visible posts • joined 8 Jun 2012

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Why Microsoft yanked its latest Windows 10 update download: It hijacked privacy settings

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So did this happen before or after the update turned all notification settings along with firewall back on?

Dell computers bundled with backdoor that blurts hardware fingerprint to websites

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Maybe it's just me

but I'd be more worried about the fact that Dell has the capability to push a fix.

Wailing kiddies face Xmas Legogeddon

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whut's the problem

do Legos run on electricity now, drive on the wrong side of the road, or what?

try amazon.com instead of amazon.co.uk (don't tell anyone).

Americans find fantastic new use for drones – interfering with firefighting

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Re: Open drone season

Let me guess... you're American, right?

I vote no, otherwise he would know a shotgun doesn't have that kind of reach.

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Re: Shoot them down

Then jail the operators for at least 5 years, no parole. Done. Next on the agenda is deciding who we're going to let out to make room. Car jacker, child molester, and heroin dealer. Pick one.

Happy NukeDay to you! 70 years in the shadow of the bomb post-Trinity

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Re: Bombing Japan

But, if one really wants to turn world leaders into anti-nuclear weapon types, show them the still classified photos and films of Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the blasts...

Tokyo a few months before was no picnic.

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Re: Bombing Japan

"The Japanese had been hinting about surrender since January and talking seriously about it since May."

Then why did it take two?

"The Emperor had already given up by then"

You say that like the dude had any pull whatsoever.

"The usual excuse of preventing the high costs of a land invasion is nonsense"

Spoken like a true armchair quarterback, 70 years removed.

Revisionist history... it gets old.

Ecobee3: If you're crazy enough to want a smart thermostat – but not too crazy – this is for you

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Re: On your next review...

I have one, and it's as cloudy as they get.

Apple to replace DODGY hard drives that go BELLY UP in 27-inch iMac

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Re: Otherwise seen as...

>Apple begrudgingly complying with consumer law.

>this is a basic consumer right.

Sorry, but the fact you have to make stuff up means you have nothing to complain about.

Cheaper Apple iStuff? Foxconn eyes costs-busting Indian move

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Have fun, China

So does Detroit have a sister city in China?

Beats loudspeaker silenced by Apple after $3bn buyout, report claims

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Re: Streaming tech

Imagine that you wasted $3 today... and there you go.

Chrome on Mac sucks (electrons), says Google, so we'll fix it

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Why stop at Mac

Sorry, The Google, but Chrome is a bloated pig on more than just OSX. What version are you on now, 8241.3434.3434.2.2 or is it .3? How often does it check for updates? About every half a second or so?

Roku 3: Probably the best streaming player on the market ... for now, at least

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What do you call a remote with one button?

A dildo.

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Re: Roku Media Player

DLNA requires re-encoding of video to support its spec so its no better then plex/serviio....

Say what? This Roku might, but the dnla spec most certainly does not.

Wrestling with Microsoft's Nano Server preview

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Be a lightweight host for Hyper-V VMs and containerised applications

So is this replacing the current core server install option?

Apple boots Windows 7 out of Boot Camp

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Re: Apples values.

"I doubt you can still buy standard laptops / PCs with Windows 7 pre-installed"

says the guy who obviously doesn't buy many computers....

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Re: Apples values.

How does apple make money on this? By selling _older_ machines?

CREEPS rejoice: Small biz Cisco phones open to eavesdrop 0-day

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"Many of the attacks are possible due to the heavy feature set the devices contain poor quality design, implementation and testing."

You say that like it makes any difference whatsoever.

Silk Road coder turned dealer turned informant gets five years

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Re: 5 years?

Not a good thing. It's called prosecutorial overreach, and it's rampant and completely out of control. As long as there's no accountability for misconduct and general weaselness clear through outright breaking the law, it will only get worse. Here's the deal, either take it or we'll ruin your life plus maybe a few more so you might as well take it. Ruin your life can be anything from spending years in jail up to and through your trail, spending every cent you and your family and friends can come up with on your defense, being convicted, whatever. Hell, they'll go after your friends and family... and they don't even need to hide it. Who's gonna hold them accountable? Another prosecutor? A judge (ex prosecutor)? Yeah right.

If the prosecutor doesn't like you at just about any level, you're completely and totally fuct.

There's gold in dem hills: 1000s of two-byte domains hit market

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I wonder if fu.ipv6iseasiertoremember is available.

It's a Mega blast: PayPal drops Dotcom's Mega

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Re: Why don't they

(note re; note: I do still stand by my opinion that facebook is a fad)

Behind every great tech boss there’s ... who exactly?

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I know this one

Behind every great tech boss there’s an MBA.

HAHAHAHAHAHA, just kidding of course not... that's just crazy talk. Oh, man, that was a good one though. I really crack myself up sometimes.

Google, Amazon 'n' pals fork out for AdBlock Plus 'unblock' – report

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well this seems like a slippery slope

Some people can afford them, I guess.

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Re: Begun the Ad Wars have

On a TV I mute the adverts...

You say that like they wouldn't unmute them if they could.

'YOUTUBE is EVIL': Somebody had a tape running, Google...

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I don't get it.... why does this surprise people?

To dominate in business you have to be willing to slit your own mother's throat-- since the beginning of time, now, and forever.

And smile as you deny it ever happened.

Panicked teen hanged himself after receiving ransomware scam email

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Re: Sad, and not good enough

You want local police to spend time chasing down spammers? That's insane.

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Re: This is sad.

No, don't bring back school house rock. They'll screw it up horribly.

POS malware crooks hack IP cams to validate targets

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Re: pleased to see ,e?

You should demand a refund.

HORRIFIED Amazon retailers fear GOING BUST after 1p pricing cockup

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Re: Shurely

ResellerExpress accepts liability for when its software messes up, and has an escrow account set up to handle those cases where the sale will go through, right?

No, they have something called "small print". I would, too.

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Re: GCSE Computing still a joke????

"However my sympathy is pretty limited, if you put control of almost every aspect of your business in other people's hands, from pricing to fulfilment, you should be aware of the risks."

How does one prepare to sell his entire holiday season inventory for 1p each? Have the bankruptcy lawyers on hot standby?

Patch NOW! Microsoft slings emergency bug fix at Windows admins

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Re: ALL YOUR XP BELONG US?

I'm confused, why would this make xp users nervous?

Microsoft said the vulnerable component is in all supported versions of Windows – Vista through 8.1 – and Windows Server – 2003 through 2012 R2. The company has made the fix a critical priority Windows Server systems.

'LulzSec leader Aush0k' found to be naughty boy not worthy of jail

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Where I'm from, he'd get the electric chair.

And it would make me feel safe (and morally superior (and a bit ironic)).

Patch Windows boxes NOW – unless you want to be owned by a web page or network packet

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Re: Update FAIL (?)

Er, how do I disable 3rd party add-ons (which I don't have)...

Oh, yes you do.

By the way, Home Depot hackers also grabbed 53 million email addresses

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Uh, if Home Depot had the addresses, wouldn't that mean they were already made off with?

Printing Bad: Meth found in laser printer cartridges

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This definitely gives new meaning to the term "line printer".

Good headline by the way.

There's a lot more to backup than you thought

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Re: nobody wants backups

That's not backup, it's redundancy.

Apple grapple: Congress kills FBI's Cupertino crypto kybosh plan

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I don't know...

Maybe I'm just getting old, but the image of the burning B-26 you chose to go with the link to this article (under "More From The Register") is, well, questionable.

It's public domain and well used, I get it. The crash and burn reference, I get it. But I also get how it captures one of the last few terrifying seconds on this earth for eight guys who went to England and, thanks to a direct flak hit on Feb 23 1945, never came back.

Capt. Carl F. Chapman, Jr. - Pilot - Macon, Georgia

1st Lt. John J. Sheehan - CoPilot - Boston, Massachusetts

2nd Lt. James R. Harl - Bombardier - Pulaski, Iowa

1st Lt. Kenneth G. Bowdish - Navigator - Seattle, Washington

1st Lt. Frederick D. Storey, Jr. - GEE Operator - Houston, Texas

T/Sgt. J.P. Herndon - Radio Operator/Gunner - Dallas, Texas

S/Sgt. Ballard J. Bentley - Engineer/Gunner - Neon, Kentucky

S/Sgt. W.T. Williamson - Tail Gunner - Dallas, Texas

I don't know...

Computer misuse: Brits could face LIFE IN PRISON for serious hacking offences

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Vagueness may not be permissible in the definition of criminal offences, but it sure as hell is permissible in the definition of criminal offenses.

Is living with Dolby Atmos worth the faff?

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They won't stop doing this until it's blatantly obvious that this particular bandwagon, er... cow is dead and even decomposing, i.e. no longer making money....

At which time they will predictably and reliably blame everyone with an internet pipe... since us internet connected bastards are the ones who put all the honest and hard working movie industry little guys in the poor house. You know, the assistant's assistant key grip personal assistant's assistant... with five sick kids at home. I hope all of you feel really shitty for all the little kids you're going to kill here in the not so distant future. You should be in jail.

Adobe spies on reading habits over unencrypted web because your 'privacy is important'

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I hope this doesn't hurt sales of my upcoming e-book

The plan was to distribute exclusively through the Adobe ecosystem, but now I'm not so sure. The title, by the way, is called "Fuck You Adobe, You Fucking Suck". Watch for it.

Countless Belkin routers go TITSUP in massive mystery meltdown

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I think I get it now

So this is what they mean by a cloud-enabled router, right?

Flaming drone batteries ground commercial flight before takeoff

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Re: How did they handle the baggage?

most people will probably carry a spare battery for their digital camera or two....

Or TWENTY FREAKING FIVE of them. This 737 had more lithium than a Dreamliner, thanks to one jerkoff who thinks he's special.

And by the way, they handled the baggage like baggage. They are baggage handlers, after all.

Apple tool: Buying an iPhone in a carpark? Find out if it's STOLEN

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Re: Interesting...

Well if that were even possible, which it probably isn't, it would be a trick that goes back to the beginning of time... or at least back to the invention of the serial number, whenever that was.

Sir, are you aware this Model T you're driving has been reported stolen?

Sun of a beach! Java biz founder loses battle to keep his shore private

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Re: Isn't this a federal issue?

All states have coastal access laws of some kind or another...

Except for, maybe, like, Kansas or something.

Business is back, baby! Hasta la VISTA, Win 8... Oh, yeah, Windows 9

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Must be a different OSX than mine...

No, Apple has become just as Microsoft as Microsoft. We don't think you need that 2nd display anymore, so we'll just throw a towel over it for you. Maybe we'll take it off in 2 or 3 years so you can have your dual displays again, but then again maybe not. You don't need to save as anymore, so we'll just get rid of that option for you. We want your scroll wheel to go the other way now, so... and so on and so forth.

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Why the fuck should they have to spend anything on training, just because MS has decided it's time to crank the OS tax handle again?

Holy shit that was well put.

How the FLAC do I tell MP3s from lossless audio?

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death magnetic

The difference between the release version and the guitar hero rip has nothing to do with compression, bit rate, sampling, or any of that.

It's not the recording, it's the mastering.

China building SUPERSONIC SUBMARINE that travels in a BUBBLE

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Re: And of course: To hell with the ocean environment

You say that like they can actually do this.

Spies would need superpowers to tap undersea cables

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what are the chances

Interesting how just about everyone in the room knows how to ninja-tap into these tree-trunk sized fiber bundles sitting at the bottom of the ocean.

But you're all wrong. Trained dolphins are the only way to do this one, take it from me.

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