Posts by Craig 2

Re: "based on its trajectory and speed, the comet had to originate from outside the Solar System"

Would you like to know more?

Re: Luddites

Hey, I still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea!

"Oh wait, of course! Buzzword bingo on the funding application."

Akin to boffins using suitable stimuli to elicit the desired response from rats (ie. politicians) in the maze...

Don't see the problem with it myself....

Re: Well that ruling has a timespan of about 30 days in the UK

Sounds like a massive trade deficit to me, which means that cessation of trade (which wouldn't happen) would cost the EU £56 billion of exports more than it'll cost the UK.

I suggest you go and learn the difference between percentages and values.

Re: It's not clear from the article what the offences were.

I would hope intentionally mis-handling the public's data would be grounds for instant dismissal rather than just a warning...

Re: There's an obvious way to deal with these customers....

"Atari needs to go dig up those unwanted copies of "E.T.--the Video Game"

There was a documentary "Atari: Game Over" that already did that. Check out the story, very interesting :)

Re: Glass Back? Why?

I can only assume it's for the initial "ooh, it looks & feels lovely" before you stick it in a protective case...

Considering mobile phones are intended to be carried around all the time, they should be designed to take a bang or two. When you inevitably drop it you could try claiming a free replacement on the basis they're not fit for purpose. Good luck with that though :)

Re: If the avatar is still in your email client...

"Of course, the Reg journos should have dug up all this information themselves."

They asked one of the team to investigate 2 days ago but haven't heard from him since.

Re: Why?

"Its just something for people to boast "Look at me and how well I am doing!"

If they do that LITERALLY then you're absolutely right, wankers.

If they have the money to buy shiny stuff and you get bitter and annoyed every time someone pulls one out of their pocket then unfortunately the wanker is you....

Re: Consistency

Yep this is exactly why Win 10 is such a pain... Some configuration options have multiple ways of accomplishing broadly the same but with varying UI choices, wording and functionality.

Re: Eh?

What the hell is an ableist insult?

Read the list of them on the wiki page and I dare you not to giggle like an immature schoolchild. ;)

Re: They had to go and ruin it

"If Niantic can't make the game in a way the eliminates that, then the game shouldn't exist."

Try applying that rationale to other areas and you'll realize just how dumb it is:

If roads can't be made in a way that eliminates speeding, nobody should be able to drive.

If knives can't be made in a way that eliminates murder, nobody should own knives.

etc.. etc..

We're surrounded by hundreds of situations that can be abused, but the vast majority of people don't. You only have to read some of the crazy things people have wanted outlawed just because it personally pissed them off.

Re: "could lead to biased decision-making"

"I have a suspicion you might be lonely amongst Reg reading facebook users. "

Doubtful, but they certainly know better than to admit it on here.

"Our marketing strategy is hoping people don't pay CLOSE attention to our adverts"

FTFY

Re: Nope I'm lost

The Reg article was fairly convoluted but my Sarcasm Spidey Senses started tingling within the first few lines....

Re: Isn’t the air density and gravity different

You plug all the numbers into a big supercomputer and hope that your mathematical model is close enough to reality....

"You could get that information from a simple GPS box attached to the entertainment system network. No need to tap into avionics networks for that data."

Oh sure: Add extra hardware at additional cost, or just tap into the avionics data with a couple of lines of code and a filter/firewall exception....

The upgrade to disk was incredible, same as when I got a disk drive for my Apple //e (clone)

Found the pro drug trafficker!

Ok... so I copied that into Google Translate because I don't understand Welsh and it suggested you had misspelt `ddiffodd`. Who's right?

It would be a bit harsh pointing out typos since it all looks like it was typed by someone with Parkinsons....

Niche languages just need to disappear. They are just a form of tribalism and the world would be a better place with fewer languages.

Bracing for the wrath of all the Welsh commentards ;)

Re: Isn't the real flaw...

Exactly... We need a unique identifier to allow 2 way communications. But, we need to stop tracking so we'll occasionally send another unique identifier to randomise the original unique identifier. Repeat ad infinitum..

Re: Too big to fine?

Any company that appeals and loses should have their fine at least doubled. Not only have they been found guilty of whatever bad behaviour in the first place, they have then willfully tried to avoid the punishment.

Re: No racism but...

It's a great example of the pitfalls of biased / limited training data using AI*.

*In this care we're the AI - Alleged Intelligence

Re: "Off by default"

I think what he means is that it's another security exploit vector. Find ANY exploit that silently switches smb1 back on and then use the copious amounts of ready made exploit code for smb1.

Better to just nuke it from orbit, only way to be sure...

Re: Unsurprised

"Basic Economics" is easy when looking at historical supply and demand. Reliably extrapolating those trends into the future is not quite so simple....

Also, operating a fab at a loss and flooding the market could work in Samsung's favour if it manages to bankrupt a weaker competitor. Who knows if they are an innocent victim of market forces or if they are actually manipulating the market....

Re: Not worried about drugs

Anything is suspicious if you're already suspected of sending drugs through the postal system and using a fake name.

Re: The option i want...

Or, just don't ever revisit annoying sites that nag you to unblock...

Nobody actually knows how to code a page in HTML any more, all they know is how to click & drag various frameworks, plugins and libraries into one big mish-mash. Including the logo it seems...

Re: Re NoScript

Endless scripts are not a solution for 99% of websites..

Re: "We are concerned about such deception and misuse"

The only down side to making it publicly available is that all the other people currently researching the same techniques can cross-check their work and maybe gain insights into other solutions, thus improving their own.

" It was scary stuff, but radically advanced. It gave us ideas, took us in new directions. I mean, things we would have never..." - Miles Dyson

Re: Skilled cyber-criminal left traces of own IP address

"how do we know he didnt take extra IP hiding measures"

Exactly, too many smart-asses commenting "just use a VPN and then you're perfectly safe and untraceable"!

Re: I'll give it-

Just board them up with chipboard and call it an upgrade...

Re: Fraud

"I think they may struggle to convince a jury that an independent contractor "fraudulently" logged out of their app"

No opinion on the rights or wrongs with the whole "gig economy" situation but:

If they are sat in the airport taxi rank and turn the app off, wait 5 mins then turn it on and immediately collect a fare that's easily traceable evidence. If they do that regularly, coinciding with a group of other drivers then it's even easier to prove fraudulent behaviour. As you say, not criminal but could soon get them banned from the system.

Re: Beat me to it

Nothing to hide, nothing to fear... right? hello?

Re: Poor taste

Comedy is rooted in poor taste.