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Posts by Robin
537 publicly visible posts • joined 25 Feb 2007
Apple to settle class action for $490 million after Tim overcooked China outlook
Yes, I did just crash that critical app. And you should thank me for having done so
Whizkids jimmy OpenAI, Google's closed models
Belgian ale legend Duvel's brewery borked as ransomware halts production
To help avoid that, a rule of thumb I was once told by a Belgian person was to keep your session to a total of 24%. So if you're on the 8% beer you have 3 of them. If it's 6%, 4 of them. And so on. This is all based on the common beer bottle serving for that stuff (33cl).
I've tried it and it seemed to stop me having a raging hangover the next day! I did have some delicious carbonade and frites to go with them though, which probably helped.
EU users can't update 3rd party iOS apps if abroad too long
Re: Who are their lawyers?
> who hadn't bothered to apply for citizenship in their chosen country of residence, did lose the rights that they had previously held
Also residency. I wasn't eligible for citizenship but I am officially a "resident foreigner". It means I do still benefit from some stuff like not needing stamps on my UK passport when I go in/out of Schengen*, as well as other things.
* I do this several times a week, so it's very handy.
Space exploitation vs space exploration: Humanity has much to learn from the Voyager probes
Keep on running
He's looking forward to one more trip to the US to celebrate Voyager's 50th anniversary. "When Voyager's 50th birthday comes up, I think I'd like to be back in JPL," he tells us.Will the Voyagers still be running? Perhaps.
The Voyager probes were launched in the same year in which I was born, so it's like we're having a competition to see which of us lasts longest. Don't fancy my chances to be honest.
AI-driven booze bouncers can ID you with face scan
Wait, hold on, everyone – Mozilla thinks Apple, Google, Microsoft should play fair
Apple's on-device gen AI for the iPhone should surprise no-one. The way it does it might
What Microsoft's latest email breach says about this IT security heavyweight
Travel app Kayak offers Boeing 737 Max 9 filter after that door plug drama
Re: When a company
That cockpit window was featured in an episode of Cautionary Tales. Interesting podcast series, worth subscribing.
How artists can poison their pics with deadly Nightshade to deter AI scrapers
Working from home never looked better: Leopard stalks around Infosys and TCS campuses
New year, new bug – rivalry between devs led to a deep-code disaster
Microsoft Forms feature request still not sorted after SEVEN years
The 15-inch MacBook Air just nails it
Re: Cost as reviewed?
Came to say just this. My colleague at work has an M1 14" MacBook Pro and when I have my personal* M2 13" MacBook Air on the desk near it, the difference in size is quite stark.
* My current work machine is an old Intel 16" MacBook Pro from 2019 which I refer to as the 'desk warmer'.
Scribbling limits in free version of Evernote set to test users' patience
Meta's ad-free scheme dares you to buy your privacy back, one euro at a time
Apple lifts the sheet on a trio of 'scary fast' M3 SoCs built on a 3nm process
Sorry Pat, but it's looking like Arm PCs are inevitable
NASA to equip International Space Station with frikkin lasers (for comms)
Lost your luggage? That's nothing – we just lost your whole flight!
OpenAI's DALL·E 3 teams up with ChatGPT to turn brainfarts into art
Lightning struck: Apple switches to USB-C for iPhone 15 lineup
Dutch consumer groups sue Google over its entire business model
If you like to play along with the illusion of privacy, smart devices are a dumb idea
A couple of years ago lived in a small place where the room through which you entered the house didn't have normal ceiling lighting, and instead had to rely on plugged-in lamps. And the only convenient place to plug in such a thing was the other side of the room from the door. So no, it's not always possible to do that. Yes it was annoying. I set it up as described above so I could either turn on the lights from my phone as I approached the house, or do it via a voice command once inside (and it would also tell me a joke).
I'll see your data loss and raise you a security policy violation
Re: Outlook...
Or having a massive pile of photos, random bits of paper and possibly even DVDs on the surface of their desk, and complaining they can't find anything, while the desk drawers are completely empty. Oh and I suppose in this metaphor the recycling bin would actually be on the top of the desk too.
Polishing off a printer with a flourish revealed not to be best practice
Re: Stories from Grandad
It's stories from the future that need a time machine.
This week's submission comes telepathically from a reader we shall Regomise as Tony. Cast your minds back to the 2130s. It was 25pm and Tony had barely started his weekend of being on space-call, when the fluxcaller rang. "Oh Belgium!" he cursed as he threw his moonbeer to the floor, only to see it miss and float away. His space boss gave him the bad news that the space printer was on the blink again and he would have to go there in his space rocket...
Windows screensaver left broadcast techie all at sea
You're not seeing double – yet another UK copshop is confessing to a data leak
Florida Man and associates indicted for conspiracy to steal data, software
Have you ever suspected your colleague doesn't hope this email finds you well?*
Tesla steering problems attract regulator eyes for second time this year
Turn turn turn
"Five reports indicate an inability to steer the vehicle. Seven additional reports cite loss of power steering resulting in increased effort to control the vehicle," the NHTSA said in its investigation document.
So a new Tesla is about as easy to control as my 17 year old banger with a failing power steering pump?
Want to live dangerously? Try running Windows XP in 2023
Samsung’s midrange A54 is lovely, but users won't feel seen
Brit broadband subscribers caught between crappy connections and price hikes
Indian telecoms leaps from 2G, to 4G, to 6G – on a single day
Bosses face losing 'key' workers after forcing a return to office
> WFH makes a difference when there is no metrics as to whether any work gets done
Developer-turned-Team Leader here. I have no metrics on specifically who's doing what work, yet still it all gets done regardless of what kind of chair people are sitting on. My team is distributed across 4 different locations around Europe and I literally have no idea (and neither do I care) whether they're in the office or at home that day, unless I happen to see the background of their camera in a meeting. I trust people to do the stuff that our team has committed to, and they repay the trust. Everyone plays their part and it's quickly apparent when someone isn't pulling their weight.
As an aside, in the past I've had plenty of days in the office where I've done hardly anything and also days working at home where it's way more productive than in the office due to absence of distractions.
Google HR hounds threaten 'next steps' for slackers not coming in 3 days a week
File Explorer gets facelift in latest Windows 11 build
Explorer? You mean the internet?
Is there a feature to go back in time to whenever someone at Microsoft had the bright idea of naming File Explorer almost the same as Internet Explorer, so when you're trying to guide users as to what to do, they keep opening IE instead of browsing files? I have a cricket bat with that person's name on it...
Meta tells staff to return to office three days a week
OK, how do you stop the non-morons (aka wife) wandering over and asking you to put a plug on this, take the dog for a walk, look after junior whilst she nips to the shop etc?
Maybe have a grown-up discussion about it? e.g. in my home working scenario, we have an agreement that if the door to this 'office' room is closed then I'm working on something from which I can't be disturbed, otherwise I'm fair game for interruptions. And I usually say at the start of the day what time is good for lunch together.