Facebook and Instagram outage not worthy of coverage ?
https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/11/16459256/facebook-instagram-down-outage-not-working
The Verge is pretty techie. El Reg not interested or ?
Thanks....... Steve
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Facebook and Instagram outage not worthy of coverage ?
'My dream job at Oracle left me homeless!' – A techie's relocation horror tale
Tuesday 11th July 2017 18:36 GMT 
I'm not in IT but a sincere naive question, advance on salary ?
Is it unheard of in IT to be given an advance on your salary ? I was thinking, Oracle (if they were really nice) could have given him an advance on his salary. He was a brand new hire, so I'm sure trust issues would come into play instantly.
Bye bye MP3: You sucked the life out of music. But vinyl is just as warped
BA's 'global IT system failure' was due to 'power surge'
Bloke whose drone was blasted out of sky by angry dad loses another court battle for compo
Windows 10 pain: Reg man has 75 per cent upgrade failure rate
World goes SIM-free, leaving Sony and HTC trailing behind
Thursday 19th May 2016 22:02 GMT
I really like my Lumia 950. I've had it for a few months now, and no major problems. Granted, the rumors about MS stopping phones altogether makes me a tad uneasy, but I just don't see the upside for them totally stopping. Phones are the present and at least part of the future of computing, and they need to at least have a toe in.
I also have an Iphone 6 (pretty, works well but hate the cultishness and walled-garden of it all) and a few Android phones. If I can't use a Windows phone any more, I'll just go back to Android.
Look out, Windows Phone 8 users – yes, both of you – here's ... Windows 10 Mobile
German lodges todger in 13 steel rings
Did El Reg go code 524 titsup today for all ?
When asked 'What's a .CNT file?' there's a polite way to answer
Monday 22nd February 2016 18:24 GMT 
I have to thank all helpdesk and IT people
I took a course in college on "Data Processing" back in 1978. They had us learn to do a few things in BASIC and use the campus computer to print out our programs on paper. We used punch cards to input our data into the mainframe. Dinosaur days. I decided after that course I wanted nothing more to do with computers.
1993, new job, everyone used computers and email. I had to learn Windows 3.1 and how to use a mouse. I vividly remember the poor IT people teaching us how to left-click and drag.
1996 I bought my first computer. I took it home, knowing almost nothing whatsoever. Some of you lovely people undoubtedly had to suffer through at least one head-slappable support call from me, so I thank you for your time and your patience. :) In the intervening 20 years I've learned a ton, so now I call support very rarely. Google IS my friend and so is RTFM.
Triple-murderer prisoner keeps mobile phone in his butt for a week
Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950XL: Clear thoughts of Continuum with a snazzy camera
Sunday 21st February 2016 14:07 GMT 
Just bought a 950
I just bought a Lumia 950 mainly because of the smaller screen size. The 950XL is just too big for my pants pockets. I think Microsoft will gradually fix all the bugs and improve things, but yea, it will never be a player in the smartphone market. Maybe the Windows Mobile will do well in the corporate market ?
ProtonMail DDoS wipeout: Day 6. Yes, we're still under attack
TPP: 'Scary' US-Pacific trade deal published – you're going to freak out when you read it
Monday 9th November 2015 09:32 GMT
I really President Obama but....
http://www.aflcio.org/Issues/Trade/Trans-Pacific-Partnership-Free-Trade-Agreement-TPP
The TPP gives me much pause when my country's largest union is against it.
also, http://www.aflcio.org/Issues/Trade/Trans-Pacific-Partnership-Free-Trade-Agreement-TPP/Labor-Rights
Biting the hand that feeds IT
