Posts by AMBxx

Re: Never buy brand new shiny.

Not for business use in the UK. The new 'super deduction' against corporation tax only applies to new equipment. My accountant tells me that to qualify I need to buy a complete computer, not components. That changes my normal calculations significantly.

Current plan is top of range but in a cheapo case, cheapo PSU and small HDD. Then use the internals to upgrade my 'proper' PC.

Looks like my old bits will fetch a good price on ebay!

Re: Food for thought

What happens when the government can't fix the problem but is able to disable the PC to prevent further spread or damage?

Would we be happy for our infected computers to just stop working 'for the greater good'?

Very nasty wedge.

Next to the low fat grill thing and the old dark room kit?

Could that be just because nobody uses XRP?

Re: I find myself saying...

Struggling to feel sorry for someone who has a second home.

Re: I think it's more a design issue

That's why knives are stored in a drawer well away from children. You don't have to lock the kitchen door to keep your kids safe.

To say that your exercise gear needs to be kept in a locked room is disingenuous at best.

I did a fair bit of work for MS about 20 years ago at their UK HQ. At the time, it was always said that 'you never meet ex-Microsoft employees'. Mostly true at the time - it was a great place to work so nobody left.

Not quite so true now due to layoffs but still one of the very few companies I'd consider working for (I freelance, so enjoy the freedom).

Re: forthright with outspoken opinions

He appears to be more restrained than you.

Re: Minimal Viable Product

>>> unnecessarily features

Like testing and documentation?

Re: Stalker's dream

Already easier ways to do this. York City Council are very pleased that their free WiFi network allows them to track everyone using the MAC address of their phones. They talk about it all being cuddly and anonymous but if you start from the same place each day, it's not exactly anonymous.

Needless to say, they claim the benefits such as tracking traffic.

I'm sure they're not the only council using such technology.

I now turn off WiFi when I'm out and about.

Re: Retro?

I don't see any javascript and certainly no Wordpress. You on the right page? Each link is to a php handler but I assume that's just what processes the source page to be delivered cleanly.

Re: We need

I need to be less subtle next time!

Re: Fuck uber

Yep. Most of this 'sharing economy' stuff seems to be based on avoiding legal responsibility, abusing 'employees' and being loss-making until the existing competition goes away.

Re: Silicon valley / fen

Are you interested in buying 0.00000000001% of my company for £1? I just want to tell my friends that I'm a billionaire.

You mean a carrier bag? Or was it a rock?