Posts by a_yank_lurker

Re: "BM hasn't grown in 20 quarters"

@AC - 'wouldn't destroy the company any faster than the current crop.' - you would be hard pressed to find a less competent group then the imbeciles running? the show.

Re: This sure beats reading newspapers

@Andy Prough - My basic take is all OSes are vulnerable to attack. Some are harder to break than others. And all require some TLC including patching and updates. From view the argument that Bloat 7 or Bloat 10 is more secure is somewhat pointless as Slurp is not known for producing the most secure OSes available. It is sort of like arguing over how leaky on collander is compare to another.

Re: coin toss

@AC - Both Clintons have always seemed to me something the sewer threw up because it couldn't stomach either of them. They are nothing more the very rich Arkansas sub-trailer trash. Bill seemed to realize being a good ol' boy might get people to hold their noses long enough to vote for him. She seemed to have no clue how badly she stank and being abrasive ass did not help her. She managed to lose to Obama in 08 and Trump in 16; races the pundits said she should have won easily. That should be a clue about her and what many think of her.

I refuse to vote for either slime and in Dem primary I voted for Sanders as a protest and I am not a Dem (the quirks of open primaries).

Re: They won't give refunds.

The IRS loves as well as the rest of the feral bureaucracy love making one bend over and take it. They do not care who the victim is or who is in White House.

Re: Better alternatives...

I prefer a local password manager on my box. True it limits me if I am using a different device without the manager. Syncing is basically sneaker net if desired.

@AC - When I work on someone's machine, I am not rummaging through their files. This smells like someone was looking trough logs and decided to look at a file.

As far as the image being deleted, I am not sure if the ferals were told or bothered to ask. But it is an important point to build a case. But the ferals have certain targets such as pedos that they will often not only bend the rules but shatter them. This smells like the latter.

Re: Don't leave the back door open

@druck - There was a show over year a few years back were a couple of ex-cons should people how easy it is to break into one's house (with owner's permission). Most thieves are not going to target any house they believe has a security system. Also, it is not very likely they are going to carry the necessary gear to break in a typical person's home with them.

A security company sign in your yard is very effective, thieves do not want to chance tripping it.

@Blotto, Now we see how Shrinking Blue plans to stave of bankruptcy; get some fool to buy into imbecile-sourcing detail. Shrinking Blue better hope that their sucker er client does not go broke first.

Re: In general, this approach sounds like a good idea.

One problem that no one has dealt with. I have a set of photos from a professional photographer complete with watermark. The photographer has given his clients permission for non-commercial use of the photos in writing. Now if I post one of the photos online on my non-commercial page/site, say FB, I have permission to do so. However, FB has no idea if I have been granted permission to do so. More specifically for the shysters how would anyone know a priori what permissions I have granted? The current regime removes the host from having to play guessing games over copyrighted as to what permissions have been granted to me.

Re: Farcial recognition?

I figure Delta just wants another excuse for why your bags are in Atlanta and not your destination.

Re: Latent product defect??

My non shyster answer is maybe. It probably depends on the precise details as to whether it would stick. Sitting on a patch for a known, severe vulnerability does not help but what was the damage/number of deaths directly attributable to the hack would also play a role. You would need to break the EULA which is not impossible, just a royal pain.

Re: Strengthened doors with electronic locks on airliners are stupid

@AC - If the odds of surviving are very slim and truly none the passengers have nothing to lose by grabbing at very slim. For practical purposes they are dead anyway.

Judge Alsup taught himself Java so he could understand enough about programming to properly follow the evidence in Oracle v Google. He has a definite interest in technical fields and he is not a judge you can easily BS.

Re: Comey was a coward for not throwing Hilldog under the bus

Blowhard wasn't the target of Hildafelon's email activities. Anyone who ever had a US security clearance knows the one cardinal rule - you must protect the data for the rest of your life until the information is declassified. Failure to do so is a felony. Hildafelon's homebrew email server failed to protect the information thus she committed a federal felony. The prosecution of Hildafelon will be slam-dunk for any marginally competent prosecutor.

As far as Blowhard, the fact that Hildafelon is a criminal does make him innocent or guilty.

Re: From North of the Border

Wrong analysis, it is the cost of replacing (if possible) existing hardware and software such as an MRI. The OS costs are not the problem but whether the MRI or CT Scan will be certified to use. Part of the blame goes to the regulators who drag their feet on approvals.

Re: UK position ...

Similar on this side also, explicit T&C's are accepted when one uses the service. Now in most situations the T&C's are basically boilerplate shyster used many in the same industry.

Are there any?

@Captain DaFt - Slurp is run by children not adults. Adults understand that there is big difference in how different devices are used. These differences mean the OS and apps are different as the devices are used very differently.

Re: An odd new business model.

It seems more like letting children run the show without adult supervision. Slurp has had too many of these screw ups that one should be looking for a explanation like the upper mismanagement is out of their depth. They are acting like I've Been Moved did a few years ago and if they continue on that trend they will be where their mentor is now.

Re: hyping Azure like its Amway

And that's an insult to Amway.

Re: If you want puritianism then

NASCAR and moonshine are still strong on this side of the pond. NASCAR has its origins in moonshiners trying to out run the cops on the back roads.

Re: Travel costs

"The solution is probably to send them off to a few conferences in shitholes.' - I worked for a company one whom's major markets was sewage treatment plant. At one point I had been to some many shit plants that I could tell the difference between treatment types by the sludge's smell. Now ship that worthless POS bean counter to one these sites for a 2 week stint.

Re: Gartner makes boatloads on CYA

What's the website that will produce postmodern gibberish on demand? I wonder if Gartner isn't their best customer.

Re: Transparency...

AI is not intelligence in any meaningful way. My cats are more intelligent than any AI algorithm because they are able to learn in a real way. Ai does not learn but spits back what pseudo-statistical analysis trash it is programmed to do.

One of the problems with these 'scoring' algorithms is they do not or can not in the underlying reasons for the score. How do weight health issues for example in a credit scoring or job application? I can not see a good way with someone actually reviewing the file.

Re: India Business Machines?

Nah - Ignorant Boring Morons who always led from rear, very distant rear. They relied on marketing and brand recognition back in the days of "No one got fired for buying IBM". I can not think of a product in the last 40 years where they were not a follower.

Re: And of course this service will involve piggybacking on Comcast and Charter WiFi routers

"P.S.--I think I'd rather be dragged through a vat full of razor blades and battery acid than buy cell service from these guys." - There are advantages to keeping services separate even if it costs a little more monthly. I am not real thrilled about having Comcrapstic for my cell service when they are the only game in town as an ISP. Don't like getting a double bend over job.

Re: USA Today still exists?

"Yeah, weren't they "America's Newspaper?" One question; what's a newspaper? :P" - not really, they were at best a third-rate fish wrap.

Shuttle and Satellites

The Shuttle could bring back a satellite. There were a couple of missions were the Shuttle repaired a satellite. On one I believe they actually put the satellite in its bay. So a satellite grab as an engineering problem has been solved; as a potential political problem....

Re: So the FBI ...

@bombastic bob - I suspect a long time. The problem is for the police to get a bead on them which is harder than one might think. They know that anyone could blow their cover if they stumble across the stash. Also, they have to be wary of others because of them could be an undercover operative/operation. So they tend to be very guarded about it.

"Unfortunately, IBM has become a victim of the global supply chain"

More accurately the were a victim of their greed and incompetence.

Re: Real Reason

Slick Willie is a brilliant campaigner and understood that winning the Presidential election means winning states first. His suggestions were ignored. He assumed Blowhard could win the election if a few states flipped but the children running the campaign refused to listen. His analysis is generally true of most Presidential elections; flip the right 3 - 5 purple states and you have different President. If Gore had carried his home state of Tennessee in 2000 he would have been President. The children were enamored with their computer models that said Blowhard had no chance; models that were obviously wrong.