Posts by Piro

Maybe it stands for what they give the offending party when they breach the rules;

'Nother Disapproving Glare

Re: Is TPM 2.0 Required?

Why would it be? This isn't Windows 11.

This is the final form of Windows 10, the version with the longest possible support.

Re: That's it then...

It has been a hot mess since 8, yup.

It's not like 7 was perfect in every way, but it at least had a relatively consistent design and did not strive to get in your way.

Re: Some things that would help the situation

The first is indeed basically done.

The second is such a no-brainer, that's it's utterly absurd that we've landed in a situation where there are "smartphone apps" and other crap for each charger type. It should basically be outlawed. Debit card scan, nothing more.

However, it brings me on to a point that's worrying - the cost of electricity at the chargers. We need to be very careful that we don't overcharge for electricity.

What, no love for mmc?

Meet me at Windows 2000 and I'll agree.

Re: As a Californian, all I can sat is "Who cares?".

Way to miss the point

Re: Ironic

P4 in a laptop was just a terrible idea. It's good Intel came to their senses and developed the good ol' Pentium M instead, which is basically the parent of all the modern Intel Core processors...

Re: Immortal

I have an HP touchpad that is still in use (lives on the wireless charging stand). I've had Android running on it for years, but it's just painfully slow. It still works, but I've just ordered a new tablet to replace it.

Re: Who says What

"pour piss out of a boot". Nice. Not heard that one before. The colourful language one finds on El Reg.

Re: Linux Bloatware

You're getting a lot of downvotes, but I think people really have forgotten how quick XP is. The launch version was of course utterly blazing, windows 2000 like, then after SP2 it got bogged down a bit on machines close to the system requirements, SP3 only made that worse - but on any vaguely capable hardware, even with SP3, it's very, very, very lightweight, and just isn't doing a bunch of background crap at idle.

I can see why you'd want to run it if you have a use case and are fully aware of its security shortcomings.

Re: Bells and broken whistle

Windows 8 did the same thing. You could literally see the item in the start menu, type the name, and it wouldn't show up. I cannot believe it still happens today in 10, but it does.

Since Windows 8 search has been broken as hell. Yet install Classic Shell/OpenShell, and the problem is instantly solved.

Re: Sega GameGear if they're not careful

The original GBA had no light. That arrived first with the GBA SP, and it was frontlit, not backlit.

Pedantry, I know, but I remember it well, having a GBA SP myself back in the day

Re: From Denmark

I'm not commenting on the good, the bad or the ugly, I'm just pointing out something that may be interesting to some.

To add to that, the plan with the "corona passports" here is that they'll soon be phased out. Other countries are talking about bringing them in, but on the 1st of Sept, apart from nightclubs (which phase out the use of the "passport" in October), nothing will require proof of test or vaccination for entry.

Whether that plan holds or not, I have no sodding clue, but it's interesting to follow different approaches for the purposes of comparison.

Re: What is the world coming to?

What about the potato scallop/fritter? It's essentially a hash brown, and well known in Britain.

Bubble and squeak is a classic English breakfast accompaniment, and is also somewhat similar.

I don't know why so many have suddenly come out against the hash brown, just because the common term for the item is American in origin. Mushed up potato fried up in some vague patty shape is definitely not exclusively American.

Re: Dear Register, Speak for Yourselves

Well, you're not wrong.

Re: Fucked.

Faulty, Useless Computer Knackered, Eliminated Data

Re: Two possibilities

Someone on El Reg who doesn't know who Dave Cutler is? Surprising.

Re: Seriously?

It's a very disturbing development in society. We're regressing quickly in to tribalism.

Re: GPUs

You know full well everyone is mining Ethereum, and often getting paid in Bitcoin (using something like Nicehash). The home gamer is not mining Bitcoin directly.

Yep, fantastic

That's what I thought, too. They don't seem to understand how amazingly unacceptable that is.

"Usually we just allow anyone in the armed forces to look at very sensitive data regarding all personnel, with an Excel password, on the intranet".

This is bizarre and utterly insecure. I don't think I've ever worked at even the most amateurish of companies that just flat out had a list of everyone's details in an Excel spreadsheet with full access to all on the intranet.

Re: “Standard Autopilot would require lane lines to turn on, which this street did not have,”

Basically, GM's SuperCruise.

Re: Marmite Recipe Suggestions

I applaud your ingenuity. Marmite popcorn. That actually sounds good.

Re: Meanwhile in the real world...

It's funny, in Denmark (in my experience) it's been completely the opposite.

Used to live in the middle of the largest town in the region; ADSL was the best I could get, 50Mbps.

Move out to the countryside? Symmetrical gigabit fibre to the home.