Posts by cynic 2

Re: SNAP ---Grrrrr

It's not just evil, it's half-baked evil.

Try running snapd on a IPv6-only network sometime. Or rather, don't bother - it can't connect to the snap store.

Re: VNC

Look for xrdp.

Re: Biting the hand, indeed

Nah. That actually made sense eventually. This... not without major pharmaceuticals.

Re: Teledildonics

It might be even older than that. I have a vague memory of it turning up in the Grimbledon Down strip in New Scientist back in the Stone Age.

Re: Same as with cars

That's strange. My old 4S still had decent battery life after 4 years. I suppose the mileage is different if you do lots of calls a day,

Re: Couldn't have chosen a worst time.

That's some quality optimistic thinking there.

It could have been Corbyn doing the choosing. He'd probably borrow somebody from Venezuela.

Re: Actually an argument for a public utility to own the last mile

The rail idea was tried in the UK. It sort of worked, but nowhere near as well as hoped. Lots of problems, such as a giant swarm of lawyers whenever something went wrong.

As to public ownership of comms, I'm old enough to remember that in the UK. It was absolute rubbish, and it took months for a phone line order to be processed. It's the usual public enterprise problem - what's the incentive for them to be efficient when you can't even sack employees that goof off? If it helps, imagine your Department of Motor Vehicles in charge of your broadband.

Re: Technical Support Scam...

wfname=scamsurvey ? Seems unusually honest.

Re: Reg hack confused by science again

That ain't science. How would you go about checking or falsifying such a claim?

Re: Why not call it a Google?

Go back to the roots - how about a Googol of glitches?

Re: Probably only enforceable in the UK

Is it even enforceable in the UK? What happens if a UK-based vBlogger ignores them?

Re: Next Case...

The obvious comparison would be with Blackberry. Anybody know what BB messaging does in the same situation?

I don't see the fearmongering. I see some people suggesting places where security-minded devs with some spare time can contribute. Their metrics may not be perfect, but they're good enough for a first pass.

Re: I'm starting to lose track of this

Scroll up - you'll see the reference that you missed.

Hint: it's not obnoxious. It's funny.

Re: Calling Tim Cook

Haters gotta hate, eh?

Re: Incorrect

Really? Can you point me at some references for this?

Re: The Wild-West days are here again

Interesting point. There's only two problems: (1) by the time a government decides it wants these it will be too late, and (2) their usual contractors would take 20 years to build the array, and fail anyway.

Re: Surprise!

I take it that reading comprehension is not your strong point?

Re: Obviously ...

Newts, surely?

Re: Batteries!

Would this also be 11 year old battery tech, perchance?

Not sniping, just curious.

Re: Koch brothers takeover of IEEE?

Put a sock in it, will you? Leave the feral politics and zealotry at the US border and give the rest of us some peace.