Posts by LaeMing

Re: Really?

My 80+ mum not only knows how to do web searches and emails, she knows not to open attachments from anyone not me (though she still calls emails 'faxes'). She quite happily used a curated and locked down Linux for years before a manager at work gave me a last-gen iMac in return for securely wiping it. I think she still prefers the way I had Linux set up for her, though. Probably install it back once her iMac drops off OS support.

Re: Easy... this isn't about space.

Actually, the sheep farming in the desert is easy to explain: After a couple of very-unusually wet years, the desert looked lush and the farmers demanded they be allowed to go out there until the government caved and let them. Then the rains (expectedly) didn't come again.

Re: The single biggest problem with PowerPoint is its fixed, linear nature

@ TRT

I think the rot goes a lot broader than Apple, though they are certainly one of the notable outbreaks.

And so is my wife.

Re: A perfect enterprise solution

Yes, people keep getting a hate-on that IBM provided tech to Germany around WW2. But maybe that contributed to their losing!

The catch phrase was not "No one gets fired /at/ for choosing IBM."

Re: Amazing...

I dunno. How long did it take everyone do stop using Windows on their deskstops?

Re: Nothing new here

@Oh Homer - since the turn of the century, yes. They used to be good, though!

Re: reads your face and works ... or otherwise alter your appearance

I imagine it works to the same extent Newton handwriting recognition works (which probably means it works flawlessly for me but noone else!)

Re: The NBN: Such bollocks

NBN is Australia's ACA - something that should so obviously be bipartisan and for the people's benefit re-purposed as a political cudgel.

Re: Schelte Bus ?

"Can't figure out why they are so keen on our collective doom."

Have you met humanity?

(Okay, that's probably not /their/ reason, and to be honest, I am more into doom-by-tragedy -- in the theatrical sense of the word: a fate that would be completely avoidable except for the specific nature of those fated making it inevitable. I already have my box-seat tickets for act two of that one!).

Re: Not just Lenovo's fault

"For this feature to work requires the OS to co-operate with the BIOS, to auto download and install the software that the BIOS points at. Needless to say only Windows supports this "feature" and it couldn't have happened without Microsoft's endorsement."

So after the computer has gone through the so-called 'secure-boot' process, it just installs any old trash it is told to by the manufacturer (or anyone who guessed the manufacturer's password was 'password') anyway?

Re: Couldn't be Global Warming

I think that 'Whoooosh' could blow the rain out to sea if it was in Texas!

Re: Useless

For content-consumption a phone/tablet is probably best in most cases. If you are actually creating content, you might want a desktop (or at least a laptop).

Re: What?

The sun doesn't really shine out of there. It's just a figure of speech.

Re: The answer to the question.

Isn't that why everyone looks in the hankie/tissue after blowing their nose? They are hoping to find diamonds? (Why else would people do that?!)

Re: Sell your Bitcoins NOW!

They are only valuable because enough people agree that they are.

Then again, that applies to traditional currencies as well.

And various metals, shiny rocks, artworks, etc. too.

Re: Bah!

Trial by combat. Against Zombie-Mountain.

Then death by dragon breath.

Re: I've got a hackery trick I'm now prepared to share with you all...

1 bitcoin? At today's rates? Sheesh!

Re: @TheVogon

I would never back up my company's work! That is the company's responsibility (which they do, provided I don't keep important stuff on my local PC, which - of course - I don't, because I read the IT policies!).

Re: Ads? What are those?

Yes, between my Host file and a good malware blocker, I see very few ads too. Add blocker not needed.

As the Internet once said:

1984: We're behind schedule, but getting there soon.

I did once (and only ever once!) see an interesting Internet advert. But I missed most of it because of habitually ignoring adverts, and the video controls were locked down, so I couldn't rewind or start it again.

As long as they don't try the Titan-Uranus slingshot maneuver! That one is freaky!

Re: #DEFINE VIAGRA

Trouble with that option is that you shouldn't keep your 'system' 'up' for more than 4 hours or damage could result!

TLA is Three-letter-agency. Like the Men In Black.

Re: I am not sure about the sentence

If it is all consenting* adults, I don't really see an issue with prostitution.

*'Consenting' here includes not being subject to extrinsic financial pressure to do the work if one otherwise would not choose to.

Re: To be honest,

Yep. Expanse is great.

Killjoys and Dark Matter are entertaining too (the latter had the obligatory time-travel cliche last week, so that's out of the way now!)

Re: Ruddy Hastings

Simpler than that. To a politician, "The Enemy" is those with the power to vote.