It won't work because...
Amazing how easy it is to say why innovation won't work. Maybe The Reg could dredge up a collection of historical pronouncements about why various things we now accept as unremarkable could never work or catch on.
Posts by pleb
114 publicly visible posts • joined 24 May 2017
Amazon granted patent to put parachutes inside shipping labels
BA's 'global IT system failure' was due to 'power surge'
Tuesday 30th May 2017 08:36 GMT
"It must have been absolute top priority to fix within the hour, with extra bonuses and pats on backs to the engineers who quickly brought it back up again. How could it take so long?"
they had the engineers all lined up ready to execute the timely
fix you speak of. Trouble was they could not get them booked on a flight over from India.
El Reg straps on the Huawei Watch 2
Friday 26th May 2017 19:23 GMT
Re: My turn
My humble Lorus has not not needed a battery, nor has it ever stopped, in 16 years, even if I leave it in my drawer for a month or so.
Bragging is great. But seriously, is there no hope for these new fangled 'wearables'? Would the combined power of solar and kinetic not be enough? Buzz me when they get there.
UK ministers to push anti-encryption laws after election
Thursday 25th May 2017 10:09 GMT
Re: Really?
@Paul 195
So true. Powers previously given for "anti terrorism" end up used to combat fly-tipping, gaming the schools admissions system etc.
The means necessary for government to listen in on anyone need to come at a cost such that the natural equilibrium is that they can but be deployed sparingly. A blanket ability, limited only by government fiat, will always tend towards blanket use, much as water runs downhill.
How good are selfies these days? Good enough to fool Samsung Galaxy S8 biometrics
Google wants to track your phone and credit card through meatspace
Wednesday 24th May 2017 20:01 GMT
Re: "It's company policy…"
AC: "If your employer demands that you do a stupid thing and you go ahead and do the stupid thing, it's still YOU doing a stupid thing and you thoroughly deserve the shit you get for doing it."
How is it their fault they work for assholes? But, whereas they would have to put their livelihood at risk to challenge them, you could do it risk free. Why expect others to risk their house for what you won't do yourself for nada?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
