* Posts by Mayday

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Oxide reimagines private cloud as... a 2,500-pound blade server?

Mayday
Alert

Single throat to choke

Probably marketed as such. This can be (depending on your interpretation) better than the blamestorming which happens when you've got (say) Cisco switches, Netapp storage, some hypervisor and whatever else you have in your stack, all pointing the fingers at the vendor which isn't them when it stops working.

Wikileaks source and former CIA worker Joshua Schulte sentenced to 40 years jail

Mayday
Black Helicopters

Really?

“child sexual abuse material”

Pardon me surprised that this stuff was magically “found” on his home environment once the CIA have accused him of other crimes.

LockBit shows no remorse for ransomware attack on children's hospital

Mayday
Mushroom

Re: It's time

Pick me. See icon.

Apple sets new 16,000-foot iPhone drop test after 737 fuselage fail

Mayday
Holmes

Re: Terminal velocity

That’s what I said. “At very great heights”. As you descend you eventually are no longer at such a “great height”, and as such are you any longer in the stratosphere.

Mayday
Childcatcher

Terminal velocity

I’m a skydiver.

Height that you drop something (ie phone, human, brick etc) does not affect it by the time it hits the ground. At very great heights, think Kittinger/Red Bull Felix/Eustace terminal velocity is much higher as there is less air resistance in the stratosphere. Naturally this does not apply to us landlubbers hopping out at 14k. We can accelerate or slow down by adjusting our body position or orientation (head down is much faster than belly to earth). Now, a tumbling phone generates all sorts of turbulence and would have a much lower, and more variable terminal velocity than a person or a brick.

Oracle share price slides as it misses revenue expectations

Mayday
Devil

Re: Worlds smallest violin.

Possibly. He might not need them anyway while he chills at Lanai.

Cloud engineer wreaks havoc on bank network after getting fired

Mayday
Stop

Credentials after leaving

I don't even know how many time's I've left a place and still had my access available to me. Even remote access, to customer networks with admin level access. I've even contacted previous employers and asked them to revoke my access to avoid the possibility of any unpleasantness.

I suppose there's a few differences here:

I'm not a dickwit (open to debate)

I don't want to get caught and go to prison.

Thing is ANYONE who has ever accessed anything at greater than a user level would know that there's at least a log of a successful login happening. Do stuff like this you get what you deserve.

Broadcom halves subscription price for VMware's flagship hybrid cloud suite

Mayday
Devil

Quote

"A "trade-in" program that allows holders of perpetual licenses to move to subscription products, with upgrade pricing incentives."

Cant see this one being super popular.

23andMe responds to breach with new suit-limiting user terms

Mayday
Pirate

How to commit crime

I'd have thought that you should not draw attention to yourself. Expired or no car rego plates would be one thing I'd remedy before running off with the loot. It's also how McVeigh got arrested after he decided to blow up Oklahoma City.

Running into the cop cars out the front of the cop shop in a van full of meth is also a good practice to avoid.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/man-jailed-after-crashing-into-police-cars-with-260kg-of-drugs-in-van-20200911-p55utc.html

YouTuber who crashed plane for sponsorship dollars earns 6 months behind bars

Mayday
Boffin

Re: Curious/Hollywood

I know the guy who filmed Tom Cruise for the Mission Impossible HALO jumps (cant recall which specific MI movie it was). This was all done "correctly" and Tom really did the jump itself. These kind of jumps take CONSIDERABLY more organising, training and specialised equipment compared to a boring old skydive at the local DZ.

I also know the guy who you may have seen on a Red Bull emblazoned wingsuit where they hop out of the plane, plane goes into a dive then he goes back in. This was not done in USA (unlike Tom's MI jumps), much like the other stunts you see where planes fly into cliffs etc. Therefore the FAA does not care and is subject to whatever the local jurisdiction is.

Last name drop I promise - there was a Chevy ad where they toss some car out the back of a Skyvan and these skydivers are flying around it, this was filmed in a remote part of Arizona. Most definitely FAA jurisdiction. I know this lot too but I'm unsure as to what approvals they required. One would assume they obtained them as the ad went on to US national TV.

Mayday
Pirate

Curious

Would his payments/royalties etc from the stunt be worth six months of his time?

Disclaimer:

I am a licensed skydiver and pilot and I have no intention whatsoever of being such a five-star fuckstick.

Scores of US credit unions offline after ransomware infects backend cloud outfit

Mayday
Facepalm

Fog Computing

Is actually a thing. Don't ask - I certainly didn't make it up nor have I ever mentioned it in a wank-filled meeting with people who don't know what they're talking about. Not about to start either.

Ex-school IT admin binned student, staff accounts and trashed phone system

Mayday
Facepalm

Re: NerdRageQuit

Indeed. I do wonder why someone with half a brain would think they could actually get away with it.

Hmmm... I think I just addressed my own statement.

Scribbling limits in free version of Evernote set to test users' patience

Mayday
Joke

Re: Joplin

Good idea. Evernote will be wanting a Piece of my Heart next.

Mayday
Stop

Re: $130 per year?

Indeed. I get why they're doing it, but I wouldn't actually mind buying something and then it's mine. That's it. I don't care that "everything is going that way" or the copycat "everyone else is doing it so we will too".

Well guess what? I won't be doing it.

Meta yanks VR headset's strap-on booster battery after charging bricks it

Mayday
Stop

Elite Strap

I can't get over the fact you pay a premium for a headset such as this one, then you need to pay another premium for a strap that actually feels half-comfy/balanced and stops the thing from falling off your head.

Uncle Sam probes cyberattack on Pennsylvania water system by suspected Iranian crew

Mayday
Thumb Down

1111

Change to 3521 or some other four digit pin which can be brute-forced in approximately 0.000000001 seconds.

Edit:

Just found the manual.

https://www.i4automation.co.uk/unitronicspdf/VisiLogic%20-%20Getting_Started.pdf

If you change the password to something else, then on power-up the it reverts to the default of 1111!!!!!!!!! What a piece of shit.

Activist Investor Elliott calls for a management reboot at Crown Castle

Mayday
Pint

Re: Elliott

Thank you for qualifying - should have mentioned my lack of familiarity is mainly due to my geography and lack of exposure being Aussie.

Mayday
Flame

Elliott

As soon as I see this I know there will be something I won't approve of. Hate these arseholes. That includes now, where they have their teeth into a company I haven't even heard of before.

Singapore to deter crypto investors with tactics like those used on smokers, gamblers

Mayday
Coat

Hooking ok

At least I can still go to Singapore and visit the Four Floors without too much grief.

Be buggered if I wanted to chew gum or set my money on fire with crypto though.

Stop shaming service providers for outages, argues APNIC chief scientist

Mayday
Alert

Kind of see his point.

But what I do know (from experience) is that in the event of any cockup blamestorming always follows as does searching for a scapegoat to punish.

No employer of mine would ever come out and share with the broader community/competitors a "Hey we fucked up, this is what you guys can do to make sure it wont happen to you later". They'd say bugger all and find someone to shitcan.

Former infosec COO pleads guilty to attacking hospitals to drum up business

Mayday
Flame

Wow

What a cunt.

The end. That's the comment.

Your password hygiene remains atrocious, says NordPass

Mayday
Alert

Streaming Passwords

"Streaming platforms seem to be relegated to the bottom of the password priority list for most users"

Presumably this is because most streaming clients, such as "smart" TVs, and to a lesser extent tablets and phones, have a more cumbersome user interface than a computer (ie clunky menu operated via a remote control vs a PC keyboard) which makes John User just want to enter something that's easy to enter as opposed to change different on-screen display keyboards to increase complexity by way of caps. numbers, special characters etc. Not to mention password length.

Not making excuses, just a possible explanation. Not that Mr & Mrs Hacker would feel sorry for you and your shitbird.

LockBit redraws negotiation tactics after affiliates fail to squeeze victims

Mayday
Stop

So - they're having a whinge...

...about not being paid enough?

Tell me when I'm supposed to feel sorry for these cunce.

AI copyright row deepens: Stability VP quits in protest over 'fair use' excuse

Mayday
Childcatcher

Good on him

Have to admire him for taking such a stand as this. Unfortunately for him, he's essentially paid for it with his job.

From yellow cabs to sky cabs: Air taxis take a Big Apple test flight

Mayday
Boffin

Re: Johnny Cab for the Skies!

These are not "helicopters" They are "powered lift aircraft"

Differences between the two are helicopters move themselves about by adjusting blade pitch on their main rotor, and stop themselves spinning (anti-torque), and manage yaw with the tail rotor. These quad things do all the above by adjusting the speed individually on their four rotors (basically speaking).

Why does this matter? Helicopters have been around for a while now and are established with numerous types being certificated, and pilots being trained and gaining experience on them. These new things, being new, not so much.

Atlassian buys 'asynchronous video' outfit Loom for almost $1 billion

Mayday
Unhappy

Can’t afford to keep staff

So must lay them off, then spends $1B on something everyone is going to hate.

A $353M question: Did Meta muzzle a VR venture?

Mayday
Thumb Down

Wow.

Doesn’t sound like Facebook at all /s

Colleges snub Turnitin's AI-writing detector over fears it'll wrongly accuse students

Mayday
Facepalm

Re: Turditin

This PoS used to add 3% or so to my score every time because it detected the default disclaimer we were obliged to include in each and every assignment was already included by other students at my university in their assignments.

Judge sides with Meta and Google, puts California child privacy law on hold

Mayday
Devil

Fuck me

"NetChoice, an internet trade association whose members include Amazon, Google, Meta, TikTok and Twitter,"

There's an Unholy Trinity (Quinternity?) If I ever saw one.

Cisco dumps its Hyperflex hyperconverged infrastructure

Mayday
Megaphone

Hyperfux

I've been working with Cisco for years. I have never even had a customer ask me about Hyperflex, what it does, or even have a use case for which I could suggest it to them. Truth be told I totally forgot about the platform until I saw this article.

Ford, BMW, Honda to steer bidirectional EV charging standard

Mayday
Meh

Not sure I'd do this

I understand it's with permission, but I'd prefer my battery be up when I charge it. Even if they dont chew to empty (what is the lower limit?) what if I have a 300km drive to do and I hop in the car and there's only a "standard commute" plus a few km in the tank? Plus I'm consuming charge cycles and wearing out my battery to benefit someone else.

Maybe I'm greedy. Then again its my car and my battery which I payed for.

As VMware says goodbye, leadership thinks Broadcom buy is a win

Mayday
Holmes

News just in

Chap who just sold the many shares they had for lots of $€£ is chuffed and tells everyone else that they should be too.

I’m off in my new yacht to the Bahamas thanks.

Australian Senate committee recommends bans on Chinese social media apps

Mayday
Megaphone

Nah

I think everyone should just blindly sign up to and agree to all the terms, conditions and privacy policies without actually reading them and then wonder why they have been hacked or been a scam victim later.

ChatGPT study suggests its LLMs are getting dumber at some tasks

Mayday
Devil

Don’t let anyone on LinkedIn see this.

You’ll break their like-seeking hearts

Network died, hard, during company Christmas party, leaving lone techie to fix it

Mayday
Alert

Re: Cisco survival

Reload in 10 won’t save a VTP fuckup.

Vlan database stuff is independent on the running/startup configs.

Now that you've all tried it ... ChatGPT web traffic falls 10%

Mayday
Stop

If only..

… all the mindless LinkedIn posts about this topic would also decline.

Oh, great. Yet another tech billionaire thinks he can get microblogging right

Mayday
Meh

Awesome

Some other shit service I don’t need to and won’t sign up to.

The number’s up for 999. And 911. And 000. And 111

Mayday
Devil

Re: Why the down vote?

I’m a comms guy. We call this phenomenon “Backhoe Attenuation”. The maritime/submarine cable versions is called “Anchor Attenuation”

Want to feel old? Ethernet just celebrated its 50th birthday

Mayday
Mushroom

Re: Commodore Pet

SYS 64738

Don’t ask me how/why I remember that one

No-no cop: Illinois bans drones from using facial recognition or weapons

Mayday
Terminator

Re: Can armed drones shoot straight?

“ Seems like they would be have to weight several hundreds of pounds to shoot straight while flying”

Not necessarily. I have a consumer grade drone (DJI Mavic 3) which has. “Cine” mode which enables super stable and slow flying. It’s compensates for strong, gusty winds to keep the subject in frame. Presumably a Police grade drone costing 20x as much could be more stable, more accurate and could use the compensating software to calculate windage, drop and other ballistic info required to put just about any sort of projectile you want onto a target.

Microsoft keeps quiet amid talk of possible DDoS attack against Azure

Mayday
Terminator

Could be why

LinkedIn is being shitter than normal today. I'm missing all the sanctimony by the minute.

Lawyers who cited fake legal cases generated by ChatGPT blame the software

Mayday
Holmes

Re: Overestimated the technology's abilities

Indeed. You don’t need to be a lawyer to be able understand that the “tool” isn’t always accurate.

Hang on - maybe you _need_ to not be a lawyer.

Florida man (not that one) sold $100M-plus in counterfeit network gear

Mayday
IT Angle

Re: And. ….

Looks like we can do both now, on one platform at least. Haven’t been bothered to see if this is a general release across all hardware platforms or not. Could be hardware/ASIC dependant.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/ncs4200/configuration/guide/ce/17-1-1/b-layer-2-xe-17-1-1-ncs4200/m_lan_macsec_mka_support.html

HTH

Mayday
Coat

Re: And. ….

Funny you should mention that. Some line cards (real Cisco, not fake) can't do full line-rate unless you effectively disable a number of ports on the card.

About ducking time: Apple fixes up autocorrect in iOS 17

Mayday
Childcatcher

Fuck a duck.

About ducking time.

Salesforce lures staff with $10 donation to charity for each day they're in the office

Mayday
Mushroom

How about this?

Let me account for my commute as “time in office” and pay for my lunch. Then it might be worth my while to go to the office.

Cisco promises to unify its net management silos in the next three to five years

Mayday
FAIL

Best thing about fabric is…

CCIE here, been working with Cisco for 25 years.

… you have so many fabrics to choose from. One for access (SDA) one for data centre (ACI), one for compute access (UCS/fabric interconnect). Not to mention the licence minefield which is Cisco, and having to buy DNA for three years even if you never use those features.

It’s a proper nightmare. Cisco GUIs have always been disasters, separate incursions into disasters at that, so it looks like we can look forward to one unified disaster sometime in the next decade.

Personally I miss typing “show ip ospf” or “show ip BGP” etc when I want to know what my routing protocols are thinking.

I need a coffee. It’s too early.

Cry-pto: Feds bury Bitcoin exchange giant Binance in 13-count fraud lawsuit

Mayday
Megaphone

I *think*

I sold all my fake money ages ago - used it go on a holiday to Fiji. Better login and see if I missed any before this place also goes tits up and it all goes AWOL like everywhere else has.

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