Facebook is the biggest troll...
...just stop feeding it.
Posts by jason 7
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Adblock Plus chalk talk takes stock: Facebook's gonna block our block of their block of our block? Let's rock
The calm before the storm: AMD's Zen bears down on Intel CPUs
Windows 10 needs proper privacy portal, says EFF
Thursday 18th August 2016 11:52 GMT
Re: Even Enterprise spies on users
There is a difference however, between being able to and actually doing it.
If there are no reports of this happening...
I'm sure there are many other bits of legitimate software out there that people install, which in theory, could upload/download additional files from that computer.
Has anyone checked all the EULAs?
New UK trade deals would not compensate for loss of single market membership
Thursday 18th August 2016 11:20 GMT
Brexit...
...won't happen.
The powers that be will sum up if they stand to lose and tear up the vote and Article 50.
MPs etc. still get paid.
They can take the hit, voters WILL forget about it in time. Labour are in total chaos so the Tories will just take the hit with impunity at the next election. Why else is the date for instigating Article 50 slipping further and further back.
Once the fuss has died down it will get thrown out.
Penetration tech: BAE Systems' new ammo for Our Boys and Girls
Wednesday 17th August 2016 14:03 GMT
Re: Amazing the amount of research and design...
"The British Army has long had a preference for soldiers hitting what they shoot at. Some of it has taken on an element of myth, but even something such as the "Mad Minute" was judged by counting hits on the target rather than shots fired, and the soldier could get extra pay."
When was that? 1914? When it was desired to use a round big enough for the average squaddie to unrealistically hit something 1300yds away?
In the heat of battle with noise, mayhem and adrenalin going at 400%, accuracy tends to go out the window.
Spray and pray.
Wednesday 17th August 2016 11:03 GMT
Amazing the amount of research and design...
....that goes into something that in 99% of armed battles just means "throw as much noise, chaos and lead down range at the other guys in the hope they give up or run away first!"
Studies after the Korean War found that past 50m you were just as likely to get hit by a stray bullet or shrapnel than you were an actual aimed bullet. It's not about accuracy in most cases, its about ripping up whatever you hit, aimed or otherwise, as much as possible.
Not that I'm saying I wouldn't want better bullets in my weapon to spray downrange.
Some Windows 10 Anniversary Update: SSD freeze
'Daddy, what's a Blu-ray disc?'
What next for the F-35 after Turkey's threats to turn its back on NATO?
Linux malware? That'll never happen. Ok, just this once then
Thursday 11th August 2016 11:16 GMT
Re: How is this a Linux issue?
"Never understood why MS have "pants down, bent over" as the OOBE."
I often remark on this and state that MS needs to change the initial setup to make a separate admin and user account instead. But I usually get shouted down by all the folks that previously commented smugly that all other OS's tend to have this very method as standard.
(Shrugs)
Thursday 11th August 2016 09:32 GMT
Re: How is this a Linux issue?
" In addition, try running it as a user and see just how easy that is (pretty close to impossible for the consumer versions)."
Tell that to the tens/hundreds of thousands using it everyday in corporate/enterprise situations who seem to get by just fine.
Hyperbole?
We used to call Admin and Standard user accounts 'Distracted' and 'Undistracted' accounts.
California to put all your power-hungry PCs on a low carb(on) diet
Thursday 4th August 2016 23:28 GMT
I'd look at banning...
V8 cars/trucks and anything over 3000cc for domestic use.
Don't get me wrong I love me American Muscle and strides have been made in fuel economy but this 'PC' PC idea seems a bit pointless when there are other areas that could be addressed first.
What about swimming pools and aircon units?
Bigger elephants and all that.
Classic Shell, Audacity downloads infected with retro MBR nuke nasty
Samsung Note 7: Probably the best phone in the world. Yeah – you heard right
HPE CEO Meg Whitman endorses Hillary Clinton, dumps on Trump
Android's latest patches once again remind us: It's Nexus or bust if you want decent security
F-35 targeting system laser will be 'almost impossible' to use in UK
Kaspersky so very sorry after suggesting its antivirus will get you laid
My Microsoft Office 365 woes: Constant crashes, malware macros – and settings from Hell
Saturday 30th July 2016 11:55 GMT
Re: Thunderbird with Lightening
VMs are great but to be honest I can't help feeling those that think running a machine within a machine within a machine to do one task, when you could actually just swallow a little pride and just use bloody Windows in the first instance, are making a bit of a rod for their back.
Saturday 30th July 2016 11:49 GMT
Re: "if the shit does hit the fan"
"Office 2016 where reinstallation following some hiccup takes hours, followed by the hoops required to convince MS that you are entitled to perform the reinstallation and activate the software"
Actually had to do that twice this week. Both times took around 10 minutes from start to finish. This was the complete reinstall/repair option. All sorted.
Something might be wrong at your end.
What's losing steam at Apple? Pretty much everything
Thursday 28th July 2016 10:45 GMT
Re: One person's experience
In my experience the folks that have the most smartphone issues are the ones that fiddle the most with them.
Ask 1000 XDA members and 999 will say they have many many issues with their phones.
Ask 1000 normal people in the street and 999 of them will go "Hmmm no...seems to work okay for me! It's alright I suppose!"
The less you dick around with smartphones the fewer issues and longer battery life you will have.
Wednesday 27th July 2016 13:30 GMT
Re: Style over content
I had a customer who's son wanted to buy a Macbook (maybe the Air?) about three years ago. It had a 4GB or 8GB option (obviously the 8GB option was exponentially more) but I suggested for longevity and potential resell value going forward to get the 8GB one as it couldn't be upgraded later.
He got the 4GB version. He now regrets it big time.
Had he been after a Windows machine I would have told him to get one with 4GB and then slapped in another 4GB and a SSD for half the cost of the 8GB upgrade on the Macbook.
Ah well.
Wednesday 27th July 2016 12:25 GMT
Re: Apple's biggest plus is also its problem
Yeah works both ways. My 2009 13" Dell laptop with a CULV 1.3GHz CPU which does have 10 Pro installed on it, still works fine too. Its been upgraded some time ago with a 120GB SSD and 6GB of ram. It has a nVidia GPU so it can push pixels which helps. To be honest it should still run fine for another 7 years.
It still gets 2-3 hours+ from the battery.
If you look after kit it will look after you. Doesn't matter if its Apple or Dell or Lenovo.
Wednesday 27th July 2016 10:26 GMT
A few folks I know that run Apple gear...
...all seem to be losing patience. The feel that Apple just doesn't listen to its customers anymore and just wants to pander to the tech luddites that cant handle a choice of more than two ports.
Power users or anyone that knows the difference between USB and HDMI? Apple doesn't want you.
The fact that support from a Apple Store is limited to either "is it a problem with iTunes?" or "have you dropped it?" speaks volumes.
I think Mr Ive needs to go ASAP. He has painted Apple into a corner with his reduce and refine stance. There does come a point where you cannot reduce the interface available between user and computer any further. Ive doesn't understand that. They need some new ideas and new designs.
BBC will ‘retain your viewing history’
Microsoft to rip up P2P Skype, killing native Mac, Linux apps
Brit chip biz ARM legs it to Softbank for $32bn
Boris Johnson 'NIGHTMARE'
Friday 15th July 2016 13:57 GMT
Boris won't let it get that far.
He'll stage manage some huge diplomatic 'gaffe' that requires yet another 'heavy hearted resignation' before it gets too tough for him and we all see him way out of his depth.
He can then go back to dicking around the edge and maintaining his tiresome 'lovable buffoon' shtick for the media and public.
Empty your free 30GB OneDrive space today – before Microsoft deletes your files for you
Revolutionary Brit-made SABRE hybrid rocket engine to burn in 2020
Falling PC tide strands Seagate's disk drive boats. Will WDC follow?
'I urge everyone to fight back' – woman wins $10k from Microsoft over Windows 10 misery
Tuesday 28th June 2016 16:02 GMT
Thing is...
...had she called me or any other local IT guy we'd have fixed it in a couple of hours and for around £80.
At worst I could have copied off her user data and rebuilt it from scratch in less than two hours.
Why would anyone call Microsoft? That's like calling Ford's HQ in the USA if your Fiesta has a knocking noise.
I know because I've made a lot of money the past 8 months or so sorting out Windows 10 issues.
The truth about Silent Circle's super-secure, hyper-privacy phones: No one's buying them
Obi Worldphone MV1: It's striking, it's solid. Aaaand... we've run out of nice things to say
NRA guns down 38,000 Surge.sh sites in anti-parody spray-and-pray
Thursday 30th June 2016 22:42 GMT
You know a better way to stop home invasions...
...is to just lock your doors and windows.
If you have to resort to gun play in your home for 'protection', you have kind of failed your family anyway.
In moments of stress/fear most people cant shoot for shit, even if they spend hours a month down the range and plasterboard doesn't do a lot to stop those stray bullets.
Big fail.
This local council paid HOW MUCH for an SD card?!
Wednesday 29th June 2016 13:11 GMT
I've mentioned this before about corporate suppliers.
I challenged our purchasing department many years ago as to whether our preferred IT supplier was offering the best deal.
Preferred IT Supplier - 1x32MB RAM stick - £200 and 6 week delivery.
Crucial Website - 1x32MB RAM Stick - £20 and 2 day free delivery.
I just got told to "shut up!"
I guess the Preferred supplier provided better 'jollies' than Crucial.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
