Posts by A Non e-mouse

Re: Why Las Vageas

Wasn't Canada starting to aim for conferences as they were more friendly and less paranoid than the 'mercins?

Re: Naming machines

Naming conventions are a minefield. I prefer to avoid clever or funny names and stick to something bland: HQ-Dell-VMWare-1

Otherwise, when you write up an incident report, you're not going to sound professional when you say "yoda died"

The article over at Ars Technica says Google had to ask the FCC to allow them to use more powerful transmitters.

Re: Right on the expected curve...

The problem with Itanic was that it expected the compiler to work out how to parrallelise the instruction stream. Something which Intel learned the hard way was impossible to do well without real-time feedback.

Re: Will the 737 MAX ever be safe?

Do you have any links for this? I tried googling but could only come up with links about the engine issue.

Re: It's a strange world

I can see the argument for mobile operators to pool resources for providing the radio infrastructure.

Re: That's why we do the test

For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled

R. Feynman

IANAL, but how else can you mount a defense if you're not presented with the evidence before the trial?

Re: "While EGSA scrambles"

Definitely not sunny side up or easy over

Re: Cisco?

You have to remember that Cisco sell more than switches nowadays. Servers & services are on their menu nowadays.

Re: Maturity Gap

IMHO, the whole Federal Government, nay, politicians everywhere, could use more of a sense of humor.

There was a program a year or two ago which pondered why England/Britain had never really had a bloody revolution like some of our European neighbours. The theory put forward was that as satire and taking the p**s out of those famous or in power was in our blood, the top brass never managed to completely disappear up their own arses here.

Re: "shifts where officers could choose when, and when not, to switch on the cameras"

And what if I'm on a toilet break?

Re: Far Side of the Moon

Three small problems with that.

1 - Cost

2 - Cost

3 - Cost

Re: You mean, like, Caller ID?

The Police do the same thing which leads to the comical discussion when the Police call me wanting to trace a 999 call from our system:

Police: "Can you trace a call for us please"

Me: "Sure, can you prove you're the Police as it just says number withheld and you could be anyone"

Police: "Mmmmm...."

*Click* *Brrr*

Re: Maths

The great thing about statistics is you can make them say anything.

In this case, both values (10% & 11%) are "right".

Re: De centralised identity management.

Certainly beats the "can you provide utility bills" ballocks that goes on in the UK.

Shops, etc. are having to change their tune on this as many people now only get, at most, email bills. I'm now getting asked for passport or driving license.

Re: Absolutely...

I have found sticking with my lifelong dual strategies of "let's all be honest" and "can't we all be nice?" usually seems to work surprisingly well.

That works for me too. If you've f**ked up and you go to your co-workers and say "I've f**ked up, can you help me out" they're more likely to be willing to help than if you shit on them at every turn.

Re: El Reg should help here

There's a link near the bottom to an IRS site which lists free products.

Re: I do not now have ...

I use Twitter to follow select companies/organizations to keep up with what they're doing.

e.g. All my local Parkruns.