Posts by BebopWeBop

Re: trolls

Texas trolls have evolved to be sunlight immune.

Re: Rob Wyatt

Having had a quick look at https://lastgameboard.com I suspect that it is whatever vapourware starts from backofagpacketware?

Re: Regardless of which side of the fence you are on.

No, it maintains the sovereignty of parliament and is upholding that. It would have been difficult if it had gone the other way - the executive would have been free to suspend parliament (the UK has a parliamentary democracy) in order to get arbitrary changes through while preventing MPs having any say on the matter. It was made clear in the ruling that Parliament was not being usurped - but the executive being forced to listen to them according to the precedent in the UK.

Re: What ?

An EU project to impose high-speed rail across Europe - you need to get the tin foil hat back on. When did the EU propose imposing it?

Re: Not really Amazon's fault

HP (as was ) used to pride themselves on it. Bygone days

Re: Easy Peasy

Well you win pint of the week!

Re: MPs call for 'immediate' stop to facial recog

While I agree with much of what you say, could you enlighten us as to what Brexit related problems they have run out of?

Re: An exercise for the reader.

Yes but that would be seen as 'anti-business and condemned by the Daily Heil and other papers, while the latter is lauded for hitting the fraudsters (and the disabled and and and) so lauded. Bit like Tax evasion and the dodgier tax avoidance schemes.

Yeh, true, but then ISO9000 didn't say anything about quality - yet, people used it as shorthand for such.

Re: "Software security is a community effort..."

Spelt correctly and used appropriately - what's your problem?

I'm sure they will find a way of charging people with 'wire fraud' if they purchase the book from outside the US

Re: Dumped HP deskjets some time back

Justifiable fame I would add. The decline must in part be connected to short term managers who get their bonuses in the next financial years based on the current years performance - so screw the future provided that particular future lives beyond you current bonus and roles lifetime.

Re: Maybe it is past time to call Trading Standards.

He has to be run over by the bulldozer first! Please.

Well, they are hoping that the funghis will attract fungelles.

I understand they only gave a 3-minute usage slot, so its only use would be for a few select (or not) tabloids.

Re: Backups

It probably will but if the attackers have been cunning and patient, your significant backups might end up being locked without some rather more expensive remedial action.

Re: Books

I learnt COBOL as a sympathy gesture to an (ex) girlfriend who was doing an accounting degree (late 70s - enlightened in many ways). One of my friends did the same thing. Catching up with him recently I gather he is still earning a tidy shekel consulting on that and other even more obscure languages and systems (always his passion).

Re: Two future poop Ig Nobels

I concur. With two fairly fierce mogs who have what appears to be a dislike of their fellows, they do keep their territory clean.

Re: "We will continue [..] working closely with our stakeholders to improve and ensure reform."

There has to be a corollary related to Brooks law with positive feedback?

Re: Foreign aid!

I suspect that in part it is designed to protect foreign aid budgets which are easy targets for a politician seeking some lection pleasing spending (unless they make up the money of course)

Re: Bring it on!

Johnson only put the barmaid's tits onto his collection of EU lies because he wanted them for himself.

well short story, but yes I agree, and with an interesting twist on government interference.

Re: I did wonder what the Auditors did in this case

I have seen the same thing from auditors - and in extreme detail when we sold the company. It seemed to me that while they were doing a reasonable job, at least part of it was an attempt to impress everyone that they had been thorough. But then we were a small company not using one of the Big 4!

Re: Subscription services

True - lots, but switching between them has traditionally been both geographically limited and painful to change. How many people want the hassle of Apple TV, Amazon, Now, etc etc etc... I suspect that a fair number of people will compromise by choosing one (or maybe two if something like sport is important to them)

Re: No Das Boot here

A villain on a budget?

I think subsidised (by someone else) cycles would be more appropriate.