Re: Desktop Linux a failure?
Really? You didn't read all the posts above pointing out the real and significant issues that inhibit Desktop Linux? There's no reason to attack the man when the OS speaks for itself.
Posts by Don Jefe
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Gnome cofounder: Desktop Linux is a CHERNOBYL of FAIL
Ex-Exel president found guilty of hacking former employers
UK injects £88m into Euro bid to build Hubble-thrashing 'scope
Don't believe the IT hype: Ye cannae change the laws of physics
Tuesday 5th March 2013 13:14 GMT
Re: Just wondering
Agree with your point on the not so wonderful example. There are far better ways to deal with that scenario.
However, you pretty much named all (except finance) the companies that really need a insanely huge database. Most organizations simply can't justify the cost of building out something "perfect" and maintaining it when a COTS solution gets the job done.
Brit comic-book-guy-vs-gangsters film goes straight to Xbox Live
US lawmaker blames bicycle breath for global warming gas
Storage glitch sends Curiosity into safe mode
Canadian cyborg says Google Glass design is cracked
Sunday 3rd March 2013 00:10 GMT
Re: Each eye to focus on a different plane?
A few years ago I was forced to wear only one contact for about three weeks. It took about a week to adjust. What I did discover is that while it is doable and the headaches go away after a while, neither eye is able to focus as sharply as they can if completely corrected or uncorrected. Something in your brain sort of averages it out but like most averages, it is noticeably suboptimal.
Open source port-a-thon brings Ubuntu to more phones, tablets
Microsoft unwraps sysadmin-friendly Office 365 for biz update
Tito's Mars mission to use HUMAN WASTE as radiation shield
Hey, media barons: The noughties called, they want their mobile tech back
Friday 1st March 2013 14:29 GMT
It Works Though
Advertising works. YOU may not click on the ads but enough people do that it makes the practice profitable. McDonalds, who you wouldn't think needed to advertise, did a big experiment in the 90's and dropped or cut back advertising in select markets, sales plummeted. People think that McDonalds customers are all regulars who would eat there anyway, but that is not the case. Advertising drives you to make certain purchases you would not make otherwise. It works whether you realize it or not.
It is a common failing among IT folk to believe that everyone who doesn't think or behave like them is a stupid sheep. It is a poor attitude that keeps many an IT person stuck in their current roles.
Truck-maker CAT flogs smartphone spawn to butter-fingered fondlers
Euro watchdog bares teeth at Microsoft over browser gaffe
SpaceX: 'We have control, it's just a glitch' Musk tells world+dog
Friday 1st March 2013 23:12 GMT
Re: contingency plans
The thing is we rarely know about issues other craft & missions may experience. SpaceX has the rather unenviable responsibility to report on every little thing: Investors, contract holders, and the public all demand the details and they really aren't in a position to deny them. Unlike NASA or the Russians.
Amazon, Facebook, Google attempt to cure cancer with Big Data
Prepare for 'post-crypto world', warns godfather of encryption
Friday 1st March 2013 18:26 GMT
Re: Setec Astronomy
There are many secrets in the world that remain secret for one simple reason. The information is never shared. The problem arises when you want to make information shareable. I question how much of the info that is out there now really needs to be secured.
Everyone likes the idea that they are responsible for keeping secrets safe and that their information has value, but that simply isn't the case. The catch is risk management and not trying to cover every possible scenario for every bit of data. Trying to secure everything makes everything less secure.
Apple takes aim at accessory makers, files iPad stand patent
Sinkholes reveal more Chinese-hacked biz - and piggybacking crims
Groupon CEO Mason sent packing as shares continue to plummet
Take that, freetards: First music sales uptick in over a decade
Friday 1st March 2013 01:00 GMT
Re: Music Industry
My father in law is a cobbler. Seriously. I'd love to have another pair of his custom made boots but the one free pair I got for my wedding is all I'll ever get. Can't afford them otherwise.
I'd also take a free haircut from Lester. I went completely bald 25 years ago.
But I agree with your premise. Amateur music may have the soul but it generally doesn't have the sound.
Squillionaire space tourist offers oldsters a holiday to Mars
Thursday 28th February 2013 13:16 GMT
Older Couple
Part if the older couple but is risk mitigation, 'eh, they're old', the bigger part is to show that you don't need to be a young super fit military automaton to survive in space. It will be interesting to see who they choose. Even if they don't get to go because if technical issues, the training and learning would be fun!
Apple assimilates France, Sweden and pals into iCloud
Thursday 28th February 2013 22:59 GMT
Re: Just the usual question..
Even if the govt wanted my iTunes purchase history so what. They'll know I'm an avid NPR podcast listener & I like traditional Irish and Romanian music.
Oh, and while stuck in an airport for 27 hours I got the paid version of Angry Birds. That is kind of embarrassing...
Wikileaker Bradley Manning pleads not guilty to 'aiding the enemy'
Apple to cough up $100m after kids rinse parents' credit cards on apps
Thursday 28th February 2013 19:49 GMT
Re: Not one to defend Apple but....El Presidente
You have chosen the wrong colloquialism.
Bait and Switch is where you advertise [ProductX] for [PriceX] (aka the Bait) then when a buyer appears you suddenly don't have any of [Bait] in stock but [ProductB] IS in stock and it is just a few dollars more.
The correct statement would be Apple et al. rely on dumbasses not fully thinking through the implications of adding a credit card.
They are removing barriers to purchase, which doesn't have a catchy colloquialism yet.
Tuesday 26th February 2013 14:12 GMT
Toys and Children
Tablets are toys. Look at what the vast majority if people use them for if you doubt. The point here is that many parents aren't familiar with toys that their children can use to directly access their credit cards. If Lego sets allowed you to order more bricks from inside the sets you'd see the same sort of thing.
Spectra: Tape is dead? We installed 550PB of the stuff in 6 months
Mobile tech bods beg devs: C'mon, where's that KILLER app?
Thursday 28th February 2013 18:21 GMT
Killer App
How about the one that let's you have voice, text, and video communications instantaneously with anyone in the world. How about an app that lets you access the Internet from anywhere?
Oh yeah. Somebody already did that. Phones/mobile devices do enough already. If they want to impress increase the battery life by several orders of magnitude and make it even slightly resilient to being dropped or getting wet.
Chinese Army: US hacks us so much, I'm amazed you can read this
Strategic SIEGE ROBOTS defeated by 'heavily intoxicated' man, 62
Google: Our 'freedom of expression' should trump punters' privacy
Nokia wants to build the Google of human behaviour - and share it
Wednesday 27th February 2013 12:29 GMT
No Worries
I can already hear the howls of the privacy crowd, but I've got no problem with some company tracking me. If they're that interested in what I'm doing they can have a peek.
Even the dimmest bulb knows by now that illegal activities have to take place in a phone free environment and any financial transactions for said activities require cash. Obscuring ones activities has been around a lot longer than any if the things privacy people are scared of.
Visa to devs: Please take contents of our wallet
Wednesday 27th February 2013 02:34 GMT
Agree
Online payments with most small or specialty vendors is hideously complicated and often just doesn't work. 'Error - Correct Error to Continue', I believe it has been the bane of small shops for years and helped Amazon become so large. PayPal works ok but the merchant fees are astronomical and lots of people still don't understand PayPal. A visa solution might be a big deal.
Google Chrome feature helps you silence noisy tabs
Wednesday 27th February 2013 02:23 GMT
Re:
Dude, if you are getting audible porn adverts around eBay images your computer has late stage monoherpegohannasyphilaids (Complex 42) and it may already be too late to stop it from spreading to every computer on your network an to the millions of people you are spamming.
Nuke it from orbit and start again.
Apple patents situational awareness for oblivious fanbois
Wednesday 27th February 2013 02:16 GMT
Alpine and Mobile Electronics
More than a decade ago Alpine made car stereo head units that adjusted the volume based on ambient noise and the brightness of the display based on ambient light. It was great for convertible cars.
It's kind of funny, back when I ran a chain of car stereo shops the industry term for us was 'mobile electronics retailers' and phones were either in your house, hard wired into the car or in big leather bags. Kind of funny how the term has evolved.
Look out! Peak wind is coming, warns top Harvard physicist
Wednesday 27th February 2013 02:07 GMT
Cracked the Code
If you take a research paper and change any could or maybe and into a will you get a Lewis Page anti-anything but nuclear article!
Basically take scientific reporting, remove scientific language and highlight statements that out of context support unfounded personal assessments and get an El Reg article!
Ha! Now I'd like a job here.
DHS bigwig 'adamantly opposed' to degree fetishism
Wednesday 27th February 2013 00:12 GMT
Re: It depends
Agreed. It completely depends on where and how a degree will be applied.
To be honest, most undergrad degrees these days don't give the degree holder much more than an overinflated sense of self worth. In lots of cases I'd rather have a bright self doer than a newly minted grad. Our research and engineering staff are all college grads but our field staff and over half of our IT staff don't have degrees. Some of the more talented field staff actually make more money than anyone in the organization (except the sales guys).
Welcome to our Wi-Fi: Devicescape reinvents landing page
Fujitsu to get oldsters out the house and thoroughly caned
North Korean citizens told: Socialist haircuts are a thing... go get some
Climate scientists link global warming to extreme weather
McAfee dumps signatures and proclaims an (almost) end to botnets
It begins: Six-strikes copyright smackdown starts in US
Tuesday 26th February 2013 02:08 GMT
Re: I don't give a shit anymore...
Dude. WTF are you on about? You think people are going to revolt because they got caught stealing? Unlikely.
"Piracy" actually did do quite a bit of good and forced publishers to get prices down to a reasonable level. Now that part is over and we all have to accept the fact that we want music/shows and the people that make those things want to get paid. It's called finding middle ground. Get used to it. It really is OK.
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