Posts by Charlie Clark

No, not really. No matter what you do with single images it will hardly matter in a world dominated by ≥ 25 fps video.

I have all the photos I've taken since about 2016 on my phone and even my music library takes up more space.

Re: memberries

I think it's possible to think that Sun trashed Java and a takeover by someone like Oracle was inevitable, once Java had become "essential" for some companies. I'm not thinking necessarily that McNealy didn't maximise returns for shareholders, it's arguable he did because companies kept buying Sun hardware to run Java, but stewardship was a real problem. Going either fully commercial or transferring the language to a foundation would have removed a lot of uncertainty for many.

Since Oracle's takeover it's at least clearer for companies what they're facing, especially since IBM bought RedHat and thus JBoss the biggest alternative runtime, which RedHat had already locked down. This has also made it easier for companies to consider alternatives, as they also did with databases: there's no doubt that Oracle's purchase of MySQL via the Sun acquisition was the best thing that ever happened to Postgres.

How is this supposed to work? The only thing I can think like this has ever worked, is the restrictions on copiers and printers in the way deal with bank notes. Not that this stopped counterfeiting.

The models and the knowledge required to make them are out there, there's no sending the tide back out. But you could use existing legislation about people's right to their own image to enforce take down notices and fines. But only in countries that have such legislation: tough luck America.

Re: "DNS, however, can't prevent internal use of ad hoc TLDs"

You forget the bit about being able to charge every intranet for using it…

Re: Excellent!

Couse, you don't want to drink anything that pure.

It'll probably apply to other countries that are aligned with EU legislation due to the "Brussels effect". Norwary and Switzerland spring to mind but the UK will probably as well: Apple wants to reduce the overhead of dealing with multiple legislations and most countries, including the UK, have a concept of regulatory equivalence. This might mean minor changes in the blurb so that national courts are happy to enforce, but the effect will be the same.

Of course, BoJo might have another "oven-ready" deal in his briefcase…

Not betting against their engineering skills or ingenuity, but I do think there is a systemic risk. Accidents were fairly common in the West until we developed the no-blame, safety-first culture. It's very, very had to see this happening in a country where the party effectively is both regulator and regulated.

Re: Maybe 5G is actually not so needed?

The real change was the shift to all IP with 4G. 5G was dreamed up by marketeers (from the Sirious Cybernetics Corporation no less!) to try and drum up demand for new handsets with the rollout on networks designed to be done as and when it makes sense for operators, becaue it's really just infrastructure, a bit like improved asphalt for roads.

The next decade is due to flash past full of lots of hopefully problem-free upgrades to networks that we'll hardly notice but which, over time, will make a difference.

Re: It's still happening

We're in agreement that the code is obviously such utter toss that it wasn't just hammered out by some monkey in search of a clue. Whether it was simple make work or in response to a vague instruction from above remains unclear.

Re: iPhone 7+ here

I think lots of people do hand me downs, whether I-Phones or other makers.

Re: Apollo mission

The Apollo programme was amazing but it benefitted from a limitless budget and the "no-blame" culture that was being established in the aviation industry. Lots of mistakes were made, some of catastrophic, but lessons were learned without turning people into pariahs. This, in turn, inspired many projects and engineers, including some in Silicon Valley.

Japan it seems has managed to do most of the remaining 10% of getting to the moon: landing exactly where you want to and in one piece. Now it just has to conquer the final bit: and the right way up.

Re: Seven years of support

Wouldn't work for me, have to be thigh side-pockets. But I also have a mount for longer journey 'cos I use the phone to navigate.

But jeans? On a bike? You can't be going far because that double-seam is designed to hurt. Gave up jeans years ago as impractical for everyday use. They're okay as work clothes when others are not available.

Re: The problem is law is old and tech is new

I think that this particular bit of the law is fairly new: it was revised a few years ago to make all hacking attempts illegal unless you have permission. This includes pen testing. :-(

However, there have also been improvements on how companies are expected to protect data, especially "personally identifiable data" which the company has clearly breached. Provision has also been made for whistleblowers.

I'd expect this decision to passed up the courts until some experts are involved: the company can't get away with this kind of incompetence. Whether they can sue for reputational damage is another matter but I suspect they'll be advised to settle to avoid making their own reputation for incompetence if not negligence even more widely known.

Yes, but there wasn't even any hardware compatibility which made exising peripherals useless. No attempt at a plarform or ISA.

Where Cloudflare's reputation matters is as a CDN for businesses. This is why it publishes so many technical articles and prices itself consistently under the "market leaders".

Sorry, fucking up a termination during someone's probationary period doesn't poison an employer to me as much as some of the many restrictive practices companies go in for. Not that I'm looking for a job with them, I just don't find this tale particularly alarming.

Re: @Charlie Clark - Davos launches new bid to stay relevant

The antibiotics are cash cows with nothing to come after them when the patents run out. Vaccines only make money at enormous scale, heart disease and the like is where the real money is.

Re: Hahahahahaha

For large scale attacks fuzzing is now the weapon of choice. Sure, if a quick static analysis reveals potential vectors, they can be considered nice to have, but the best thing is simply run attacks in a sandbox and keep the results quiet.

Medics are notoriously unqualified to assess the safety of software devices. You really need trained engineers for that who can get the necessary medical information from the clinicians. But we then run into the usual problem: regulators are underfunded and understaffed, so lightweight "self-regulation" usually gets the nod: medical devices, cars, planes, financial products, etc.

Re: Good move, clever PR

Sure, it's all good. But, despite the scorn routinely heaped upon Google, it's actually got a good record with its paid for product lines.