* Posts by meteort

17 publicly visible posts • joined 6 Jul 2009

IBM stuffs XIV array with flash tech

meteort
Meh

In other news...

Toyota, Haliburton, the government of Tanzania, The Blue Goat Bar, and the estate of the late Mike Jackson have all released Flash-based enhancements.

Sheesh...

EMC crashes the server flash party

meteort
FAIL

does anyone edit these articles?

I'm not by any means a perfect typist, but this article is just plain painful to read. Flick the grammar checker to "on" please.

After watching the opening few minutes of EMC's VFCache superhero BS (http://developer-content.emc.com/community/connect/live_event/lightning_feed_640.htm), then sifting through your typos, I've had enough. Beer time, and it's only 2pm!

Shrunken Intel process boosts SSD performance

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Megaphone

Anyone?

http://www.snia.org/tech_activities/standards/curr_standards/pts

Who's going to be the first (and second) to post results for SSS PTS benchmark to end all SSD benchmarks? Come on, the first will be the World Number1! Great for a press release!

Yahoo! revenues! continue! to! decline!

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WTF?

Big in Japan too

Seems to be the #1 screen that disappears as soon as the boss walks by our incredibly small desks in Tokyo. Why do the Japanese love Yahoo!? I have yet to find the answer.

It's official: Google is the happiest place in the USA

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Devil

Goldie

Which is more funny?:

Goldman Sachs(#33 on the list) shows "N.A." for job growth and number of US employees.

Or

Goldman Sachs is ranked just ahead of The Nugget Market.

Elgato readies Thunderbolt-fed external SSD

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Stop

Go right ahead being quibbly

The first photo shows the drive with you data all safe and sound.

The second photo shows the drive after all data has been lost due to an Elcrappo FW bug.

Seriously, it would be nice to see the business end with the connectors, flashing LEDs, and panic button.

Official: Kindles get heavier as you add e-books

meteort
Stop

Crapola

Trying desperately to fill the monthly article quota?

Sheesh! At least add some decent equations, or a tad bit more science.

Intel drives up flash drive warranty

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Alert

Back up NOW

Hit the backup button now, doowles. With a statement like that, you are doomed!

Court strikes down Facebook probation

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Thumb Up

Can't think of a witty title

A big thank you to the courts for restoring some of my faith in government. Logical and well written decision.

OpenSolaris axed by Ellison

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Pint

Possibly related?

Best CR I have seen: http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6976756

Major League Baseball hunts for trolls posting porn

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Dead Vulture

Which button...

...let's me upload pics of my bits to the El Reg site?

I really think you should let us pick our own avatars....

Zuckerberg sweats privacy criticism

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FAIL

lame

Lame story, El Reg. Seems you just wanted to fit the word "hoodie" on your site.

Milkman skewers Google Street View over garage break-in

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Joke

New business opportunity

Venetian blinds with a photo-realistic depiction of your EMPTY garage. Hang em just inside the garage door and zim zam zoom => GSV Protection!

Also offering super sized versions with an image of an empty lot, police car in front of your house, or...

Pillar rejigs Axiom for flash

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Welcome

See Sun F5100 Flash Array

Er, um, I meant:

See Oracle F5100 Flash Array...

Can anyone explain the chunnel fiasco?

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Joke

Alternatives

As an American living in Japan, I see two possible solutions:

American solution: If you don't have trains, you won't have train trouble. Close it down.

Japanese solution: Hire the Japanese to run your Chunnel thingy. The only thing that stops trains over here are "jumpers".

Google code cloud punts on-demand embarrassment

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Unhappy

Jeeze, such language

Now, I'm usually game for a little foul language, but did the author just step off the pickup basketball court?

Common on, easy with the swearing.