Re: Quick maths
Automated refrigerator updates.
Posts by aeio_
12 publicly visible posts • joined 16 Feb 2017
Oi, Queenslander who downloaded 26.8TB in June alone – we see you
Oh my Tosh, it's only a 100TB small form-factor SSD, SK?
Infamous 'Dancing Baby' copyright battle settled just before YouTube tot becomes a teen
Thursday 28th June 2018 08:14 GMT
Re: Counting the Dancing Baby Sheep
"Lady Justice wears a blindfold ... and put to bed years ago."
Now, now ... normal people wouldn't do that; it takes a LAWYER to do that to Lady Justice. Although I'm sure the blindfold and velvet ropes do cost extra.
As an aside: Do bankruptcy lawyers accept checks from their clients?
Cloudflare touts privacy-friendly 1.1.1.1 public DNS service. Hmm, let's take a closer look at that
Voyager 1 fires thrusters last used in 1980 – and they worked!
Tuesday 5th December 2017 07:27 GMT
Assembly?
Really?? Who uses THAT old shit? That's unreadable, unmaintainable, and not NEARLY the correct monthly flavor.
They should have used Java. Programmers are much more common, and so what if it's big and slow? That's what the swap area is for. But it's READABLE. MAINTAINABLE. And when it throws a traceback error, you know exactly where the problem is. Or use Docker and multi-thread it, so that one process does not kill the entire machine.
Besides, you have the Java/Docker automatic update feature, so you can make sure not bugs appear in the supporting language. Jeesh, it's like you guys never learned anything from a guy at home sitting in his underwear who knows much more than the PhDs that have supported this over the decodes.
Assembly? Sheesh, it's like you're LOOKING for an excuse to stay employed.
I suppose NEXT you'll tell me it's untouchable, so in a pinch I can't attach an RS-232 adapter for emergency debugging. Just what kind of supposed Microsoft graduate engineers ARE you, anyway?
AT&T, Comcast trash, kill Nashville's Googley broadband cable rules
Tuesday 28th November 2017 04:05 GMT 
One Touch Make Ready? I know, how about: Touched With A Chainsaw.
That way all providers see the exact same thing. It's also Ready For Installation and if you're putting up new lines, you might as well fix it like it's supposed to be.
But this won't fly, though -- the poles are too heavy to toss. :-(
Cassini probe's death dive to send data at just 27 kilobits per second
Wednesday 13th September 2017 09:07 GMT 
Nonsense!
They've disabled the cameras because the lock-on alert's finally gone off and they don't want us to see McDonald's factory floor before it's shot down. Once you get under the cloud cover you'll release that the Rings of Saturn are actually an ad; they just haven't finished breaking them apart.
You'll see -- they'll still be releasing pictures way after the satellite has =supposedly= gone down.
Google rushes to curb Oreo's massive appetite for your 4G mobile data
Friday 8th September 2017 00:43 GMT
640K of bandwidth ought to be enough for anybody.
But it's still a beta! Just wait until the 8.1 release -- it'll be a beta as well, but a MUCH BETTER beta -- except for the new breakage.
If I produce perfect working code along with a stable GUI, then I'm suddenly out of a job. So if it works: BREAK IT. If it doesn't, fix it until it does, then go to step 1.
I'm sure Paris eats Oreos. If not, then I bet her dog does.
Nuh-uh, Google, you WILL hand over emails stored on foreign servers, says US judge
Friday 21st April 2017 05:49 GMT
Re: Yeah, but...
"Wouldn't you agree that choosing the lesser evil is the better course of action when there's no better alternative?"
So 99% black vs 98% black -- We're TWICE as good as those other guys*
So only 30% of your emails have leaked to the world, instead of 99%. Gee, that makes me feel MUCH better!
* Note: some minuscule computational errors might have occurred. Some minor events, all fatal, have been reported while taking Claridryl.
And really, no -- evil is still evil. If you're only 22% (2/9th) pregnant with Satan, you're only partially evil. In 2 more months you're now averaging "normal" evil. Sometimes "No" IS the correct answer. Flush them all and try again.
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Actually, I agree with the judge in this case. Can you bring it up on your console? Are you (Google) within my (the judge) reach? We're done here.
Or even plan B. Isn't that a fully owned and controlled subsidiary you have over there? Can you order it done? Again, we're done here.
Sorry -- you want the tax independence and freedom of being another company in a separate country? Then Be Another Company with completely independent controls.
Put down your coffee and admire the sheer amount of data Windows 10 Creators Update will slurp from your PC
Bruce Schneier: The US government is coming for YOUR code, techies
Thursday 16th February 2017 08:41 GMT
Re: Well, maybe we should not put software in everything
"Car's critical control systems don't need to have Internet access."
Oh, but you're wrong. TERRORISTS/CRIMINALS can drive a car, so they need to be stopped. [1] Possession may be 90% of the law but if you don't pay your bill you're not going anywhere in it. [2] Car out of internet signal range? No problem. [3] And it's great for insurance companies. [4]
No internet connected pacemaker? What are you, a anti-job Luddite? [5] Just THINK of the jobs you're denying: creating the device, securing the device, the ISP, WiFi support, and then RE-securing things after a remote break-in. Also: with a pacemaker embedded virus you give the "a computer virus isn't actually a virus, people can't get affected with it" line a whole new life.
And then the retailer coup de grace: You're still got that old thing? It's last years model, nobody wants those anymore. You're lucky I'm still around to take it off your hands to take if off your hands for nothing IF you buy the new one. Just think what your friends will think when they see you with this new one!
[1] http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Autos/story?id=3706113
[2] http://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-the-repo-man-can-remotely-shut-off-your-car-engine/
[3] https://www.policeone.com/police-products/Pursuit-Management-Technology/articles/6755618-Vehicle-mounted-device-disables-car-electronics-at-50-meters/
[4] https://qz.com/230055/car-insurance-companies-want-to-track-your-every-move-and-youre-going-to-let-them/
[5] http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/pacemaker-data-arson-charges/
OK so just data, no internet in this one. But just think how handy it would be to connect your pacemaker, FitBit, phone GPS, and diet monitor together. The system could see how hard you're exercising (and heart beating) and know where you are. In case of a a heart attack (no movement / steps / heartbeat) they could auto-call the nearest ambulance. If they find you running hard on the wrong side of the tracks they could call the police with your location. (And with smart clothes, even what you're wearing!) And as a great joke on a friend, just think about the internet connected bionic penis!
Biting the hand that feeds IT
