Posts by Mark 85

Re: airport security

Nail clippers... <sigh> I never have figured out how those are a danger unless one has access to some important cabling on the plane. Paranoia and power trips seem to be the hallmark of security these days.

Re: Fascinating

Not a function of how many are hidden away but how many of the hidden ones are still "readable". The old films unless properly stored deteriorated pretty quickly unless they were stored properly.

Re: Well there might be a bright side

Tough choice.... upvote for the concept or downvote for the Kartrashian. <sigh> I'll upvote for the concept and hope and pray that the Kartrashian option is just one of many and there's better choices.

Re: Soo, a US-based corporation is subject to US law

How better to show them that is really bad than by imposing US law on non-US citizens outside of the US?

It's not about citizens. It's about companies doing business in another country. If your company is doing business in another country, then you have to follow their laws as applicable.

I'm tending to believe that this current pissing contest is more about politics and bullying than any thing else.

Re: EE playing the game again

What moron is going to pay for THAT?

Probably any of the "oh... shiney" brigade.

Re: Hoping they are using a reasonable file format

Not just on-going investigations. They have a large number of documents that basically are "eyes only" and limited to a very select few if the stories and rumors are to be believed.

Re: Sleep is a Good Thing(TM)

or is every day April Fool's Day in Trump's America?

Well, he has said that "global warming" is a lie because it was cold this winter in DC.

Re: My Heart Bleeds

There was automation of sorts back then even. My dad yelled at us kids to adjust the volume, channel, and the rabbit ear antenna. He got his TV programs we kids got exercise from all the running back and forth.

Re: careful

A lot of us are just looking forward to 2020 and this nightmare going away. 1%ers will still be calling the shots but hopefully the proles avoid the cut off our nose to spite our face choice.

This is a long shot given history as incumbents tend to get re-elected. He knows his target audience very well and unless they actually think about things, he's not going anywhere.

Re: "Inadvertently misrouted." Wow, that's what I call a spectacular display of contempt.

Indeed they do somehow f*ck up shipments. I've had packages from a city a couple hundred miles a way get routed all over the country. Truly is a WTF moment when wonder where my parcel is and see where it's been. Very tempting to pack myself in a box and get to travel all over the country.

Re: Self-Hosted?

There's also "self-hosted as a Tor service"

Considering who "invented" Tor, I wouldn't hold my breath on it actually being secure.

Re: What is it

Probably some sort of internalized power trip? Nothing causes more panic amongst the worker bees' manglement than an auditor who suddenly shouts "AH HAH!". Weird in some ways as they always seem quiet, reserved, and almost no personality until that "AH HAH!" moment and suddenly it's a transformation like Superman or something.

Re: Stop it.

we should reward manufacturers who make products for longevity, not short lifespans and gimmicks.

But the company boards and stockholders won't like it one bit. It's all about turnover, sales, profit, etc.

Re: Network of thousands

I think it's the USAF that tracks space satellites and debris in orbit. As I remember, they provide this information to any who want it in order to minimize collisions and more junk up there.

What's next? Flying pigs. Cats and dogs living together. Mass hysteria I tell you.

Re: This will be fun to watch...

I'm not sure it's still in "play" but the US did at one point in the 50's execute spies for espionage.

When used for news sound bites, seems like this will misused very quickly in political campaigns.

Re: Freedom!

This is just the government getting out of the way of free enterprise and allowing businesses to flourish.

Nah... this Pai being the paid prostitute for the Telcos so they can "flourish" at the expense of everyone else. Hmm.... business as normal then. As for competition, we're seeing a move back the bad old days when AT&T was the only phone company and everyone paid what they demanded.

Re: I for one....

One more..... Mike Hunt.

Do they tell you the update is optional?

There's the catch. They probably learned something when suddenly folks weren't updating via the "pushed but optional" update that loaded Win10 on the PC. Then when there was resistance, they pushed even harder. Hopefully for the sane people, they will allow the option of installing updates. I also note that in Win7, one used to get to see the update contents as they were listed. Now everything is rolled up such that you don't' know what's in it without a lot of hassle.

Re: The basic idea may be sound

There are companies that do provide this service already. My ex has one for herself due to medical issues and it's just hangs on a lanyard around her neck. No reports back to insurance on how many times she uses it which a plus.

Re: Thinking too much not allowed

Or perhaps the person who has the "helmet" and is in control of some missiles gets the news that his/her significant other is having an affair and thoughts of blowing the both of them up?

Re: The only surprise is...

It's not just in America. Look to the pharmaceutical companies and the way they "influence" research and testing worldwide, for exampe. Except some very tiny and very poor countries*, the corporates worldwide own us all. You obviously haven't looked closely at your own country.

*Then again, they might be owned also.

Unless the bug bounties become, shall we say "competitive" there's no motivation not to have the attitude she has.

Re: It'll be banned

That happens now with missed diagnosis and/or wrong treatments. It may just reduce the number of lawsuits a bit but then again, the lawyers do have a strong lobby as most legislators are lawyers. Birds of a feather and all that.

Re: Just bunged them a tenner

The way IBM has been dumping "older" workers, I doubt that anyone there now even has a clue what any machine older than 10 years is.

Did the NASA guy suggest trying to land near a filling station since they purposely did not fill the fuel tanks?

Re: 737MAX will be safe

This will be the safest plane ever once AOA has completed the re-certification.

Wont be flying before 2020.

Would you bet your life on that assumption? I'm willing to bet it'll be fast tracked and only focused on the MCAS system.

Re: Childish but satisfying...

There's a reason to hang onto old or broken keyboards.... gives more letters to use.