Inka dinka don't
I wouldn't be surprised (based on recent experience) if the same issue is rearing it's head with laser toner cartridges.
Posts by Keven E
244 publicly visible posts • joined 15 Sep 2015
HP customers claim firmware update rendered third-party ink verboten
Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon and others sue OpenAI
NYPD blues: Cops ignored 93 percent of surveillance law rules
Wednesday 5th April 2023 17:48 GMT
I reject your reality and substitute my own
I'd imagine there are reasons these *bodies exist.
Yet most all the objections are a general "we already comply with the law".. in essence .."perhaps it's too much effort
to implement any of your suggests, but thanks for the comments...we'll keep an eye on this"
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"If they do and NYPD refuses to comply, firing will occur and imprisonment for contempt of court will occur."
And when that happens we'll all celebrate the pigs getting airborne!
Nancy Pelosi ties Chinese cyber-attacks to need for Taiwan visit
How can we recruit for the future if it takes an hour to send an email, asks Air Force AI bigwig in plea for better IT
Baidu's AI predictions for 2022: Autonomous driving! Quantum computing! Space! Human-machine symbiosis!
No more Commercial Space Astronaut Wings after this year because FAA has been handing them out like candy
The ideal sat-nav is one that stops the car, winds down the window, and asks directions
Facebook may soon reveal new name – we're sure Reg readers will be more creative than Zuck's marketroids
2FA? More like 2F-in-the-way: It seems no one wants me to pay for their services after all
Got enterprise workstations and hope to run Windows 11? Survey says: You lose. Over half the gear's not fit for it
So I’ve scripted a life-saving routine. Pah. What really matters is the icon I give it
Technology does widen the education divide. But not always in the way you expect
Australia gave police power to compel sysadmins into assisting account takeovers – so they plan to use it
Technology has the potential to close the education divide. Key word: Potential
Tuesday 14th September 2021 21:15 GMT 
Just both the facts, Ma'am
It seems quite clear that the divide is growing.... and, that is sad as I believe it does have the "potential". Both are true.
It also seems as if the *original Yes or No question isn't what ElReg (Sponsored by Lenovo.) are actually asking to vote on: "Technology widens the education divide - Yes or No?"
How could one answer this question if what they see is that it IS widening the tech divide but really shouldn't have to?
If the question is "Is some technology inherently designed to divide?" My answer is *yes.
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Personally I believe the suggestion that social policy (under the guides/guise of politicians) has the potential to fix this is errant... even as I like to be an optimist. Technology is / has been quite obviously tied to economics. If you feel there's a chance / you have a plan to fix the haves-vs-have-nots struggle, perhaps you can fan the flames of my optimism.
Don't ask me if there is a potential for the answer to be "no".
Can we talk about Kevin McCarthy promising revenge if Big Tech aids probe into January insurrection?
Thursday 2nd September 2021 20:03 GMT
Don't you just skew it?
.,. far-left, fascist ...
Directionally *challenged.
As much as I realize we here in the US haven't really had a actual *liberal in office in many, many, many years... and the last one was actually a Republican... it does explain why your sense of right and left may be superimposed onto a circle... and the view seems clearer from a center that is a bit skewed.
Adding AI to everything won't make sense until we can use it for anything
Thursday 2nd September 2021 17:51 GMT
Is less more?
"...there is no foresight in the industry in terms of how complete datasets might be useful."
There aren't alot of shared goals out there, so *foresight seems unattainable by definition...especially from generations of "me" inspired "capitalists". Perhaps just as foolish as expecting intelligence to coalesce... artificial or otherwise.
World Intellectual Property Office settles dispute with CIO it previously ousted for 'criminal misconduct'
Wireless powersats promise clean, permanent, abundant energy. Sound familiar?
School teacher accused of pocketing $1m+ in insider trading using tips from Silicon Valley pal
Tuesday 20th July 2021 22:25 GMT
All the data analysis in the world is trying to...
"...and you suck at it..."
It really wouldn't be so valuable if it was public.
Relly, it's ok to lie and cheat someone at .001c for 100,000,000 repetitions (hello <insert search engine of choice here> (lol)), but one time at 100,000$... we can't have that!
Lawn care SWAT team subdues trigger-happy Texan... and other stories
Researchers find evidence that stress does turn your hair grey, and it can be reversed – you just need a holiday
British minister claims technology makes maritime cannibalism obsolete
McDonald's AI drive-thru bot accused of breaking biometrics privacy law
The policy of truth: As ransomware claims rise, what's a cyber insurer to do?
Friday 4th June 2021 21:05 GMT
Monkey Business
"stock-price-driven design consistently failed."
Thumbs up for that one!
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"paying ransoms online validates the crooks' business model, emboldening them to keep doing it."
Just calling it a "business model" seems to (insult the monkeys and) reveal, once again, *issues with "business as usual".
US declares emergency after ransomware shuts oil pipeline that pumps 100 million gallons a day
Just one in 5 Googlers plan to swerve the office permanently after COVID-19
UK government gives Automated Lane Keeping Systems the green light for use on motorways
Wednesday 28th April 2021 21:54 GMT
Biting the hand of reasonability
"The Register has long voiced reasonable concerns that the thrust toward self-driving technology is driven more by investors, manufacturers, and governments trying to cling on to the next hype cycle rather than a desire to offer anything of significant benefit. Incremental technology developments will not in themselves overcome these problems.'
I agree. Unlike an O.S. released into the wild...where nobody gets killed when things go wrong (mostly... I can't wait for all the forthcoming examples <snicker>), we really can't test the safety of systems incrementally on *live humans. Yet, think of all the volunteers that have really allowed us to push beyond the edges of what (again) is mostly considered reasonable.
Perhaps : Technology, by and for humanity. (not vice-versa)
Traffic lights, who needs 'em? Lucky Kentucky residents up in arms over first roundabout
Home office setup with built-in boiling water tap for tea and coffee without getting up is a monument to deskcess
Nigerian email scammer sent down for 40 months in the US, ordered to pay back $2.7m to victims
Microsoft OneDrive for Windows 7 drives off a cliff for business users
After years of dragging its feet, FCC finally starts tackling America's robocall scourge
Feature bloat: Psychology boffins find people tend to add elements to solve a problem rather than take things away
How to ensure your tech predictions catch on in a flash? Do the mash
Friday 9th April 2021 16:11 GMT
Re: You Can Take The P*ss As Much As You Like...
Faint memories of being fascinated by the Stingray *animatons in the late 60's on early morning TV here in the US, but I think it was a trial screening early on Sat. morning... they certainly didn't show all the episodes, and IIRC by about week 6 or so we were looking for it, but it was no longer showing.
DoorDash delivery drivers try to manipulate the food biz's payment algorithm to earn a living wage in gig economy
Yep, you're totally unique: That one very special user and their very special problem
Friday 2nd April 2021 16:20 GMT
Printer error messages
Some users are just too busy, even after telling them about it the last time they saw *that error message... that the printer is out of paper! OK it only happened twice, but.
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Speaking of auto controls, and I have only owned 2 cars with power windows... I always felt that each car was different when it came to the direction in which to pull or push the armrest tab to control up/down motion of the window. I swear they were opposite.. or trying to retrain my intuition!
Easily distracted by too many apps, too many meetings, and too much asparagus
Biden's $2tn infrastructure plan includes massive broadband rollout, equates internet access with water and power as essential utilities
Thursday 1st April 2021 16:01 GMT
Re: Infrastructure
".. including the more than 35 percent of rural Americans who lack access to broadband at minimally acceptable speeds."
Even as access is ridiculously expensive... what, when it comes down to it, is an *acceptable speed?
"The last year made painfully clear the cost of these disparities, particularly for students who struggled to connect while learning remotely, compounding learning loss and social isolation for those students."
I'm sure all the streaming services will be very happy with the uptick in subscriptions.
What happens when back-flipping futuristic robot technology meets capitalism? Yeah, it’s warehouse work
Tuesday 30th March 2021 21:32 GMT
Re: exactly the sort of thing we want machines to do.
It should be ownership/partnership with one worker + one robot. Any increase in efficiency will add time off for the worker... or perhaps more pay... that would be up to the worker. The worker is responsible for maintenance and operation of the robot. Both worker and robot is capable of performing the work, however, human (reasonable) productivity must be the base pay/expectation... good luck with that one.... as in, the human *owns the robot, not the company.
NASA sets the date for first helicopter flight on another planet – and the craft will carry a piece of history
BOFH: Bullying? Not on my watch! (It's a Rolex)
Move aside, Technoking: All hail the Sweat Master and his many inspirational job titles
Space station dumps 2.9-ton battery pack to burn up in Earth's atmosphere after hardware upgrade
Tuesday 16th March 2021 18:26 GMT
Re: There's nothing to put it in.
"...to deorbit sich things faster though"
It does make me wonder why it takes so long to deorbit. Are they just conjuring up some work to do for a family member for a coupla years? Can't you *shoot the thing a little more directly and burn it up a little faster?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
