* Posts by allthecoolshortnamesweretaken

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Could a robot vacuum cleaner monitor your data centre?

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Excellent review, but does leave me with a few questions:

1) How easy (or cumbersome) is it to get the dirt out of the robot vacuum?

2) How large is the payload (kitten, regular cat, fat cat)?

3) Does it classify as a CAB* device?

* Computer Aided Burglary

Facebook hires Hillary Clinton to lead assault on fake news*

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"Which is interesting, but perhaps also a bit creepy because it shows Facebook seems to have sentiment analysis capabilities based on user activity."

Nah, just statistical analysis, based on sharing rates and data like that. Which is just a little drop of creepyness in that big ocean of creepyness that is FB.

Nice to see they are addressing the problem, though.

Would be nice to know what changed Mark's mind; did Marc give him a few pointers again?

Rogue One: This is the Star Wars back story you've been looking for

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Re: Just a failure to notice...

So, battle-station-spotting is a thing?

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Re: Robes?

Quite comfy.

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Re: Now if someone were to film Ian Banks culture novels

Damn it, Captain Pedant! I told you, NO CAPES!

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Re: Don't tell me Star Wars is suddenly great again?

I have just realised that when the first Star Wars movie was released, Jimmy Carter was president.

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Poor software design led to second £1m Army spy drone crash

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Oh deer...

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"...it struck the ground at a 35.29 degree nose down angle..."

I'm a stckler for detail, precision and accuracy, but this is bordering on being ridiculous.

Kids, look at the Deep Learnings! (We’re just going to slurp your data)

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“Also, we’ll be using data from other sources to tailor your Evernote experience,” the company added, vaguely.

Thanks, but no thanks.

I will be terminating my Evernote experience, effective immediately.

A big thanks to El Reg for bringing this to my attention.

Microsoft offers UK cloud customers private pipes

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So, back to dedicated lines for the important stuff?

Let's party like it's 1999 1966!

Cambridge Wireless picked for UK.gov's 'Help the IoT' drive

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Re: 'Help the IoT' drive

Look out! Cliff!

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Re: Can I have the money now?

You've been watching Logan's Run recently, haven't you.

'Public Wi-Fi' gang fail in cunning plan to hide £10m cigarette tax fraud

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Re: Proof (if it were needed)

Not quite... crime pays best when it's technically not illegal.

"What's picking a lock compared to buying shares? What's breaking into a bank compared to founding one?"

Violin Memory shares collapse as it files for chapter 11

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Re: Insert joke

$1.5m? There are actual violins that fetch more that that.

WINNER! Crush your loved ones at Connect Four this Christmas

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Re: Is there really an ...

Yeah, well acronyms do not really always have to form another word.

Signed, Supreme Head of Interoffice Training

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Re: Dealing with other people?

Make sure they get drunk fast.

Bluetooth-enabled safe lock popped after attackers win PINs

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Re: Bluetooth lock reasons... for cars

Makes the repo guy's life a lot easier.

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"Bluetooth-enabled safe...? And this seemed like a good idea to someone... why, exactly?

Well, to quote from the article: "Researcher Anthony Rose said the smart locks "appear to be made by dumb people” were flawed thanks to the design bias of "convenience over security" and a lack of patching."

Amazon's first live drone delivery flew last week in Cambridge, UK

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Re: No, it's still bloody stupid

And paperless offices!

IBM boss pledges to hire 25,000 Americans in next four years

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Re: 25K layoffs?

"It's possible that IBM management has realized their mistake... "

I suppose it is, but what are the odds?

Climate change bust up: We'll launch our own damn satellites if Trump pulls plug – Gov Brown

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Re: Not sure about that

... and an inventor, scientist, philanthropist to the city of Metropolis, and one of the most intelligent people in the world.

So, no contest there, really. Although I'm open to being surprised; after all who can tell just what really is under that all that orange, well I hesitate to call it hair. Not holding my breath, though.

Security! experts! slam! Yahoo! management! for! using! old! crypto!

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I think the price for Yahoo! just went down again. If Verizon can manage to draw out the negotiations just a little bit longer they should be able to pick it up for a song and a dance.

Tech titans tentatively trot toward Trump Tower to talk turkey today

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Re: expecting good things

Sure, but for whom?

Uh-oh! Microsoft has another chatbot – but racism is a no-go for Zo

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Re: Welcome to a brand new hell...

Time to throw the NutriMatic cup, so to speak.

Uber-creepy: Dial-a-ride devs accused of stalking pop diva Beyonce

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"He also claims that, while a member of Uber's incident response team, he was involved in efforts to thwart government raids of Uber branch offices. Spangenberg said that when the company got word of a pending police raid, it was standard practice to delete data and destroy equipment."

Mob tactics. Disruptive innovation, my ass.

Apple's Airpod wireless earbuds finally go on sale after six-week delay

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Re: Exchange rate? Apple don' need no stinking exchange rate.

"Oh, and OTE headphones do not fall out of your ear which I find the (wired) Apple earphones do on a regular basis."

Two words: duct tape.

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Airpods: US$159

3M Utility Duct Tape 2929 Silver, 1.88 in x 50 yd 5.8 mils (Pack of 1) on Amazon Prime: US$8.24

Looking like a dick: priceless

Disney sued in race row: Axed IT workers claim jobs went to H-1B hires

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Re: Disney is depicable

But, but, but... it's the happiest place on earth!

Apple ordered to cough up $2m to store workers after denying rest breaks

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Bill Gates joins $170bn climate change investment club

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Re: Given the time scales involved, just one word

That's technically still digging up fuel that has been created a long time ago and burning it. And supplies are limited. So not a long term solution either.

On the other hand there is that big fusion thingy that has been running for ≈ 4.6 billion years, will remain stable for another ≈ 5 billion years, and churns out more energy than we will ever need. So yeah, finding ways to tap it seems like a good idea.

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Re: Gates, no doubt, is "buying something"

You're just never happy, are you?

SpaceX delays manned Dragon capsule launch

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Re: Alan Shepard or John Glenn?

John Glenn, in his autobiography:

“I guess the question I'm asked the most often is: "When you were sitting in that capsule listening to the count-down, how did you feel?" Well, the answer to that one is easy. I felt exactly how you would feel if you were getting ready to launch and knew you were sitting on top of two million parts -- all built by the lowest bidder on a government contract.”

Samsung SmartCam: Yes, those eyes really are following you around the room

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Re: Mommy is away

Mommy left the kids and daddy at home without proper supervision? Now that's just asking for trouble.

Icelandic Pirate Party sails away from attempt to form government

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Re: this is so far out of my experience that my body rejects it

Well, Iceland's population is 336,060 (June 2016) and some 60% of that live in and around Reykjavik.

So it's actually possible and not that difficult to know your representatives personally. I guess that helps a lot.

Linus Torvalds releases 'biggest ever' Linux 4.9, then saves Christmas

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Re: PHBs from the 80s, In re: What's wrong with a CLI?

"... giving computers to office workers as a productivity tool ..."

Ironic, isn"t it? Well, I can laugh about it. Now.

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Re: Apparently Finland has some...

Well, if you can't stand the heat, get out of the sauna.

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Re: Since when cooking a Christmas Dinner is via a point and click interface?

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am a golfer!"

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The Grump Saves Chrismas - Film at 11*

* May contain strong language, finnish curses and unusual function calls. Parental discretion recommended.

Men! If you want to win at board games this Christmas, turn off the rock music – scientists

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Re: Given the option of board games or rock music ...

Never had a few rounds of Ludo resulting in fisticuffs? Seriously, you're missing out!

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Re: Did they correct for eyewear?

How about contact lenses and really cool shades?

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Dell trips over US sanctions by selling PCs to Iranian embassies

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"Dell will likely escape this time, but before long even a trivial breach may be viewed less kindly. Even if it earns an American company a profit of €1,231."

I wonder what Boeing's profits will be like from that 16bn deal with Iran Air.

Trump's 140 characters on F-35 wipes $2bn off Lockheed Martin

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Re: billions lost?

Oh, that's just peanuts tulips.

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Re: Collect Data Points Until A Statistically Significant Result Is Achieved

I see a problem with step 1, though. While it's probably safe to assume that there is allways an impending tweet, given how many he churns out, he seems to be quite spontaneous as to what the next tweet will be about.

Kentucky pried chicken: Fried grease chain's loyalty club hacked

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Re: Increased Security

Oh, okay. Can I have fries with that?

Military reservist bemoans frost-bitten baby-maker on Antarctic trek

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So, in essence an icicle...

Germany warns Moscow will splash cash on pre-election propaganda and misinformation spree

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Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz - english site

ESA to try tank-to-tank fuel switch on sat that wasn't designed to do it

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Re: Here's hoping it works

Hey, ESA has steely-eyed missile men & women too!

Remember that brightest supernova ever seen? It wasn't one

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Re: Where's Max Quordlepleen when you need him?

... not to mention the sweet trolley and a fine selection of Aldebaaran wines... I could do with either of them right now. Or both.