* Posts by J. R. Hartley

1016 publicly visible posts • joined 23 Jan 2011

Fujitsu staffers strike over pay, job security and pensions

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Anybody striking in Belfast?

I'll bring you round some sandwiches and tea.

Twitter trolls are destroying democracy, warn eggheads

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"the more politicians tried to actively interact with their constituents, the more abuse they faced."

Yes. And?

El Paso city bungs $3.2m to email crooks pretending to be bosses

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Shitting crikey!!

20 years to get Amiga Workbench 3.1 update, and only a fortnight to get first patch

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Re: Atari is better because it has MIDI

@Abelsoul

I'll relieve you of that Amiga gear if you like?

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Re: @Sloppy

I sold my Amiga stuff 2 years ago for big money. Started from the bottom again last year. Should never have sold my stuff. I am an idiot -_-

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Re: Vampire 2

I'm holding out for the A1200 version.

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Workbench 3.5

Workbench 3.5 was out in 1999. So 3.1 got an update after 5 years, not 20.

Tut tut tut....

BlackBerry design boss tells El Reg: 'We're not getting out of phones'

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They're in denial.

UK minister promises science budget won't be messed with after Brexit

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Lying tory bastard

Verizon boss: Yahoo! email hack 'is a big deal to us', we'll decide new price next month

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Why?

I still don't understand why they want to buy Yahoo(!). It's a liability at this stage. And the future looks bleak in the long term.

Finally, that tech fad's over: Smartwatch sales tank more than 50%

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Microsoft kinda did OK this quarter – but whatever, Wall Street loves Satya Nadella

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Windows Phone

The only reason they bother is so they can keep claiming their 10 quid per Android handset sold. It's 'patently' obvious.

Mine's the one with the S7 Edge.

Cheapest Apple iPhone 7's flash memory is waaaaay slower than pricier model

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Lap it up fanbois.

You deserve it.

‘Alan Turing law’ to give posthumous pardons to 59,000 men for 'gross indecency'

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The DUP

The DUP just shat themselves

Coming soon to smart home devices? Best Before labels – with patch cut-off dates

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C-Bus

Currently working out a plan for fitting a C-Bus system to my house, initally for lighting. It's been a standard for decades. It's expandable and future proof. It's the only way.

Internet fridges can fuck right off though.

NHS patients must be taught to share their data, says EU lobby group

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DIRTeTRIKS

Fuck them. Along with the tories for privatising what's left of the NHS.

HomeKit is where the dearth is – no one wants Apple's IoT tech

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Proprietary shite

Only a madman would let Apple be the basis for their IOT system.

Yahoo! hides! from! financial! analysts! amid! email! hacking!, privacy! storm!

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Shitting crikey!

Who actually uses any Yahoo service as a matter of choice?

It beggers belief that they haven't gone under yet.

May blocked plans to bring in more Indian IT workers – Vince Cable

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:facedesk:

NFL is No Fondleslab League: Top coach says he'd rather use pen and paper than Surface tab

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Oh dear

How long before Microsoft ditch everything and just stick to Windows-as-a-Service and Office 365?

US government wants Microsoft 'Irish email' case reopened

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Bollocks

America needs to wind its neck in.

Microsoft boffins: Who needs Intel CPUs when you've got FPGAs?

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At last!

Somebody has finally found a use for the Xorro chip!

Japan's SoftBank teams up with... Saudi Arabia to launch $100bn London tech fund

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Call me cynical.

Invest/rape

The exploding Note 7 is no surprise – leaked Samsung doc highlights toxic internal culture

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Re: Working there

I watched a programme last month about an air crash of a Korean plane that happened because the copilot simply didn't dare to overrule the pilot, even though it meant the death of everyone on board including himself. Grim.

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Re: Business as usual then

Samsung sound worse than Commodore.

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"signed photos of Samsung's CEO"

Fucking scumbags.

BT will HATE us for this one weird 5G trick

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Re: Well come to Norwich then...

What's your view on the pedestrianisation of Norwich city centre?

Fujitsu to axe 1,800 jobs across the UK

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Fujitsu Belfast

Thank fuck I got out of that shithole when I did. They never could keep their staff.

A tenner says Belfast takes the brunt of this.

Smell burning? Samsung’s 'Death Note 7' could still cause a contagion

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In the words of Celine Dion:

This is serious.

Samsung to Galaxy Note 7 users: Turn it off. Now

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Shitting crikey!

It's a job for Fireman Fritter, he's got Twitter up his shitter.

(I refer to the character from Viz who has a social micronetworking blog in his anus)

Heads roll as Qihoo 360 moves to end WoSign, StartCom certificate row

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Qiwho?

Apple to automatically cram macOS Sierra into Macs – 'cos that worked well for Windows 10

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"maker of the Performa 275"

I near shat.

Internet handover is go-go-go! ICANN to take IANA from US govt

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ICANN see where this is going

I can't really. I just liked that title.

User couldn't open documents or turn on PC, still asked for reference as IT expert

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Re: Bad references

@ Lee D

Ok. Chill your bean, love.

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Bad references

Aren't they against the law?

USB-C is now wired for sound, just like Sir Cliff Richard

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Re: To the USB implementers forum, I say...

Oh Cliff. Sometimes you must feel like you really are a cliff. When fascists keep trying to push you over it.

Turing, Hauser, Sinclair – haunt computing's Cambridge A-team stamping ground

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Re: Indeed....

Byte? Luxury. We had a bit. And we were lucky.

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Re: Indeed....

2K? Paradise. If we wanted 2K we had to wake up in middle oft night, 2 hours before we went to bed, and lick road clean wit tongue. Then we'd come home and the BOFH would murder us and dance on our graves for tuppence a lifetime. And so on.

And! it! begins! Yahoo! sued! over! ultra-hack! of! 500m! accounts!

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Good!!

Two fucking years like.

Half! a! billion! Yahoo! email! accounts! raided! by! 'state! hackers!'

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Two fucking years, Yahoo!

TWO FUCKING YEARS!!!!

Here's how to see Tim Cook or SatNad strut their starkers stuff

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Re: looks more like

Tim Cock

‘Penultimate’ BlackBerry seen on 'do not publish' page as fire sale begins

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Calm down, Chandler.

Virgin Media costs balloon by MEEELLIONS in wake of Brexit

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"Terrific presence"

The cunt pays no tax!!

World+dog to get retro classic Commodore 64 for Christmas

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Speccy vs Amiga? Lol

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Jens is a legend

He's been making stuff for Amigas for years. Although he's not cheap, and these newly released Vampire boards are gonna really hurt his business imho.

IPv4 apocalypse means we just can't measure the internet any more

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IPv6 is the work of the devil. Not on my network!!

T-Mobile USA leaked free access to sites with '/speedtest' in the URL

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I hope they reward him with an unlimited contract. It's the least they could do.

Google: There are three certainties in life – death, taxes and IPv6

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Re: Four things …

Upvote for Python

T-Mobile USA: DON'T install Apple's iOS 10, for the love of God

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Daddy, what's 'P2P file sharing'?

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Ling live the analogue gap!

I fear Youtube downloading may become more difficult in the future, but they will never be able to prevent it.

Torrents are still the best for albums.

Soulseek works best for single tracks and rarities.

Apparently.