Posts by Jason Bloomberg 2910 publicly visible posts • joined 8 Mar 2008
I will believe them when they can provide some credible and convincing explanation as to why it was there, why the software only changed its behaviour to what it should have been when the software recognised it was being tested.
I'm not holding my breath but I've put £5 on a long-shot of the excuse being 'safeguarding a child'.
The Raspberry Pi is great for 'Mom and Pop' shops and small deployments but not so great for commercial use at scale. Only the Compute Modules are recommended by the Raspberry Pi Foundation for commercial and industrial use and it requires manufacturing carrier and interface boards to use them. Some have embraced that, NEC in particular, but most manufacturers have a tendency to stick with tried and tested hardware and software they know works - well, except when it borks!
Fixing what's 'not broken' is usually a lot more than a matter of how much the processor board costs.
It was always clear that brexit was predicated on securing an American trade deal and, to get that, we would have to jump however high America told us to. And that will be pretty high with Trump pursuing his America First agenda.
I always believed the only reason Johnson had allowed Huawei ibvolvement was to pretend we weren't already America's bitch and he would soon fold on that. Just as he'll fold on food standards and everything else Trump wants.
The brexiteer elite, the alternative establishment, have always wanted us to become a Vassal State of America. They convinced the gullible and self-claimed 'not stupid' that it was 'freedom from the undemocratic EUSSR', and that's exactly what we are getting.
Not in my name.
RTFS?
I received an email today with an attachment showing a Catalina error message which pops-up when trying to run my 32-bit app ...
"The developer of this app needs to update it to work with this version of macOS. Contact the developer for more information".
I sent my reply - "The error message is incorrect. Apple needs to update macOS so your app will work exactly as it used to. It is only not working because Apple will not allow it to work. Contact Apple for more information".
Bluetooth lets the device detect if it is within six feet of another, at which point it administers a buzz to remind wearers that social distancing is a fine idea.
Something additional to "a buzz" would be an exploding neck collar. If that doesn't enforce social distancing I don't know what will.
The one which might have a 'joke icon' in the pocket ->
"Doing the right thing" is "doing the right thing" no matter what wrong has been done before.
No matter what charges of hypocrisy, past failure, inaction, sins of the father, there may be; it's still the right thing to do.
The only salvation for past wrongs is in doing right, and that should wholeheartedly be encouraged, not condemned.
Since the only reason to run Windows is because you have an app that only runs on Windows, I'm not sure what the point is.
Except that's not true. Many are Windows developers because customers are Windows users, because Windows has the overwhelming share of their market. It therefore makes sense for them to be using Windows for development and it is convenient to do their Linux porting within Windows.
Of course, developers have been able to do that for years by spinning up a Linux VM, but WSL is - and more so with GUI support out of the box - so much easier.
WSL doesn't prevent developers using Linux to develop Linux apps if they want but it offers a very useful option for those who prefer to use a single workstation for cross-platform development.
Yes; totally ditched them.
I ported a free app just to keep a handful of Mac customers happy some time ago, even though it was a PITA and there was no ROI. It worked fine and still would were it not for Catalina.
I am now thoroughly enjoying countering their insistence that I "have to make the app work with Catalina" by pointing out it's Apple's decision which has shafted them, it's Apple who needs to fix Catalina to allow the app to work.
I can agree that 3 hours forced entertainment can be more than too much but tolerance has to be a communal sport or nothing is allowed because someone will object.
I used to enjoy the one day a year local 'festival' but that's no more because a few would not appreciate the enjoyment it brought to many.
I put up with other people's shit in the expectation that they will put up with shit I might enjoy. It's about balance, tolerance, equability, reasonableness and compromise.
The cure ->
How long before a person can be forgiven for past actions? How long before they are rehabilitated?
That is usually defined by law.
The question then is; what when individuals or groups do not agree with that, don't consider someone deserving of having their crime considered spent?
That should also come down to law.
This is why we have laws.
The problem is that it is hard to prove any employee caught coronavirus and died only because they were forced into work.
I'm all for protecting employees and redressing failures but it has to be justice, not revenge, not driven by any hatred or dislike for those accused.
Don't get me started on the Mask - Fact is, they are are extremely useful and successful
Have you noticed the published roadmap is subtly different to what the press and media have reported?
It specifically talks of "homemade cloth face-coverings" and explicitly distinguishes these from "face masks", "surgical masks" and "respirators".
Never played Zork, but I did play Colossal Cave on a DECSystem 10
Same here. My DECsystem-10 introduction came in September 1977. I recall Zork was developed during that summer so the fan-fold listing in my loft may be this released version, perhaps earlier because I recall it being Dungeon back then. I'll have a look later.
There was a bug under TOPS-10 such that anyone could steal a mounted DECtape off another user so "ADVENT" was everywhere. Had many an hour enjoying that and drawing maps.
The BOFH's were not going to let Zork spread the same way so they banned it. A few years later it appeared on a VAX but I never had an account so never got to play it.
"Hostile countries". What kind of dumb expression is that?
"China. Iran. North Korea. Russia", when coming from the west. Take your pick and feel free to add any other country you don't like, any you would like others to perceive as today's existential threat.
The article made Tim sound like a political agitator who just wants to stir up trouble.
I don't believe it does; that seems more what you think.
Would he have risen to the rank of VP if he had exhibited such a trait? I don't think so.
And, if he was wanting to stir up trouble, he would have done that far better than merely taking a principled stance by resigning from a company he can no longer support.
"Good morning and welcome to your Amazon interview. Now before we start; have you ever been a member of the communist party, a trade union, a climate change group, an activist of any kind, or feel any concern or empathy for others?"
I would love to put a joke icon up there but that would be the joke.
Like we did when we asked people to just stay home and not gather, unless they had to, and just be sensible about it ? If it worked, we wouldn't be in this situation in the first place.
It has worked; the evidence is there to demonstrate that. The problems were mostly elsewhere -
The government were initially against containment and eradication and went for a 'ride it out' approach. They allowed it to gain a foothold and spread and that's why we are in the situation we are in.
They were slow to introduce lockdown and pursued their "many loved ones will die", oh well, how sad, never mind, herd immunity plan until the outcry and outrage from scientists and public became too much to bear.
Lack of PPE and testing for community healthcare workers allowed undetected spread and has made some care homes death traps for their residents, the most vulnerable.
Just got to keep those cables away from the sharp edges now...
Find a short length of 6A two-core mains cable. Pull the wires out. Slice a cut down the sheathing. Slip it over sharp edges. A dab of glue may help hold it in place.
Layers of Gaffer Tape also works.
As much as we might like to blame bean counters for all the ills in the world: Considering how cheap resistors are in bulk I would guess it's more likely a design or BOM error, using an under-specced component which is overheating and destroying itself over time.
That a single resistor failure renders the entire kit non-repairable suggests to me it's in a critical path somewhere, perhaps part of the power supply (hence my suspicion of overheating), causing a cascade failure when it eventually expires.
I had the pipe break off where it joined the exhaust baffle so that got wedged together with 'a funnel' type affair made from a baked bean can tube held in place by a reformed coat hanger. It got through a fair few MoTs until they decided it shouldn't.
My best DIY repair was probably when someone carelessly knocked a valve off a water pipe leaving a nice hole and an eight foot arc of water. I don't think anyone believed packing that hole with knocked-in matches would work.
I guess it's either in your DNA or it isn't.
You try ad-libbing; it's not easy.
He's not meant to be ad-libbing in Coronavirus Task Force Briefings, making shit up and having brain-farts. These aren't meant to be two hour long propaganda rallies where he can 'big himself up' with lies and bullshit.
This will go down as one of his classic "I'm the smartest man in room. Aren't I? Aren't I?" performances.
I think someone should tell them it's not a 'one or the other' choice.
I do have sympathy for those fed up with being treated as guilty until they can prove their innocence. Being pushed around and punished by jobworths. Those criminalised, named and shamed, for not doing as told rather than posing any actual actual risk. And it seems worse in America than in the UK where their police state is more advanced than ours.
I could also understand it if these were people protesting the Failed States of America, where poverty is widespread, healthcare and welfare so poor and lacking that lockdown means comply and die.
But these American protests are purely political, pro-Trump, anti-Democrat, organised and supported by the usual right wing suspects, white supremacists, racists, neo-Nazis, fascists and ultra-nationalists, militias and assorted gun-totting nut jobs and conspiracy theory loons.
Though they do have a point; the greatest freedom and liberty is being able to chose to lose one's life and take others out with you. It's "better dead than red" all over again. Welcome to America.
It won't do what it should, can't be effectively implemented, poses huge privacy issues, will arrive late, over budget, will have huge costs for no gain, will only funnel tax payer's money into the pockets of the usual suspects and at best provide another database for the security services.
It's certain to get government approval.
This is the first time any non nation-state has put people into orbit, ever.
There's a lot I could say about Musk which would be extremely negative but, on this, it has to be said; well done.
And, not just well done for getting it done; there have been some amazing innovations along the way.
And, as a contrast to Boeing - perfect.
Arguably the company should have unlinked the ex-employee's email from their projects. The ex-employee shouldn't need to worry if the company is giving them access they shouldn't have. That's the company's problem.
But, whoever is to blame; it's simply not right that solely personal projects, never linked to the company, are no longer accessible.
I don't care much for salespeople
I've experienced both kinds. The honest and decent who sell what they have to offer, won't dress it up, nor pretend they could or will deliver more than they can, will be completely open and transparent about everything. They are a credit to themselves, the companies they work for, and appreciated by the customers they sell to.
Then there's the lying scum.
And then there are those companies who are happy to have such lying scum working for them.
I enjoyed Wolfstein, Doom Classic and Duke Nukem, am re-enjoying Doom Classic on a Raspberry Pi, but don't much care for modern variants and their so-called improvements; skillz, jumping, crawling, strategy - Fuck that. Kill, kill, kill, blat, blat, blat!
Now that's what I call music. Respawn, repeat.
For me it's my version of beating the crap out of a punch bag. Everyone needs some light relief. Mindless, senseless violence, then back to the real world where things are a whole lot more complicated.
make it a choice the user can decide to implement. Why is it so God-damned hard for you people to understand that ?
As I see it; there aren't enough up-votes in the universe needed to give that the applause it deserves.
I don't understand it. When I make a software change and there's a choice of "this or that" and it really matters to users; I don't make a choice because I know it won't be right for all users and I believe all users should be able to make their own choice, not have it forced upon them. I'll choose a default which I believe will suit the majority but that's as far as I go. And, with there being a choice, it doesn't matter much if I get that wrong, it's easy enough to change later.
And why would I even waste my time deciding what it should be when I can leave that to the user?
I have never understood what makes people such control freaks.
That is at least encouraging. A whole lot better than 'magic smoke' and a cry of "fuck!" from the R&D lab.
Next thing to do would be to hook up a logic analyser, plug in a 'ROMulator', start writing and downloading code to exercise signal lines and see what peripherals work and don't. Just like we had to do back in the era.
The way I look at it is that it's not as good as it was but I'm still getting enough out of it to make £3 a week a bargain.
I wouldn't have a problem if they simply took it as tax, but I lean towards being a commie and don't feel aggrieved at having to pay taxes.
I see the issue as mostly an ideological and political bandwagon to close the BBC down, driven by those who would benefit most through achieving that.
My sympathy for supermarkets is mixed. They did little to help initially; particularly failing to ration when everyone could see the empty shelf crisis looming.
Once panic buying was de rigour many supermarkets would rush stock out and the vultures would have it off the pallets before it made it to the shelves. A classic When it's Gone It's Gone scrapfest.
That merely created a 'when you see it grab it, because you never know when you'll ever see it again' mentality which made things even worse. It also led to huge crowds as people tried to hit shelf stacking times.
Since it's been 'one in, one out' and rationing it's been a lot better with shelves stocked for longer which compensates for the queuing. Sure; it's our national sport but a big part is whining about having to and that's been taken from us.
At least I'm no longer having to put on the Naughty Nurse outfit in an effort to get in before stock runs out.
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