Posts by ukgnome

Re: Please explain to me

Well the explanation was in the article, you do read the article right, or are you just a clicker?

To demonstrate the claim, the two researchers conducted a pair of experiments, the first demonstrating that users can positively identify the gender of a seller based on factors including the types of goods sold and user names, about 56 per cent of the time, while being unable to make a determination 35 per cent of the time and wrong just 9 per cent.

Re: Bears vs. alligators+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

well when I did on-call at a chemical factory I had seagulls of every size to contend with. I would rather bears or crocodiles.

Re: Let's help you out then :)

If the government said it is now the law to keep a downstairs window open just in case they couldn't get into your house then I am sure you would jump down pretty quick off that fence.

If all you stored on your phone was dick pics and mates numbers then fine, brute crack the life out of it, but it's probably harbouring more data than your laptop.

Now as I understand things, this device was a work device, so maybe as a compromise all work phones should be crackable. What's that feds? you don't want anyone cracking your work phones? cake and eat it springs to mind, and no you can't have the cake.

Re: I don't want to imply it's Aliens

Ancient Aliens?

Re: Competition is great...

I totally agree, but where is the value, sorry I mean profit?

My sub-exchange caters for 500 homes. If they upgraded the kit when would they see a return on the investment. Likewise why would another provider ask for some rack space when they are unlikely to see a return in any time soon.

Re: Oh well, in that case:

http://www.amazon.com/Talking-Cock-Richard-Herring/dp/1560256087

That's my point - if you have them and you don't use them then they are of no use. Better to get rid and save a truck load of cash.

IT Professionals are Dead

Thank fuck I am an amateur then - seriously can someone get that guys IP address and send him some meds.

hashtag winkyface

Re: Bah!

but Trump wants Bill Gates to close parts of the internet.....you cannot avoid the Trump!

@jason 7 : Scanning it will not execute anything.

When I had my small business I used to do all that and frankly what a massive waste of time. I am sure you have a lot of success. I am also sure you have a lot of repeat customers. The fact that you are unaware of how viruses propagate is worrying. MBR viruses have been around for a while and I am doubtful that you are paying heed to them correctly. MBR and VBR can and do still propagate through sloppy techniques such as the one you describe, I hope your BIOS is up to date. You allude to using a sandboxed machine for your wiping activities - I am keen to know how you get your virus definitions updated. You must spend so much time rebuilding that particular device. The only way to be sure is a rebuild and education thereafter. Even though corporations have enterprise anti-virus and a workforce of drones you wouldn't expect them to be happy with an anti-virus removal. Peoples data is worth so much, be it corporations or private individual, and you would be well to remember that. A better solution for you would be to back up the customer data onto your sandbox machine (then scanned) and then a rebuild of the customers device. Not only could you charge a little extra, but your customers would appreciate this extra level of precaution.

Re: Couldn't be worse

Ahh that's a simple mistake to make, you thought it was BT that was providing the service but in fact it turned out to be BT, if they hadn't of succeeded then in all likelihood it would of been BT but not that BT the other BT. As it turned out it was BT that got the job.

Re: Slight error in article...

+1 sir, as you beat me to it!

Re: Injected with Water?

Speaking as a vegetarian

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU EATING?

Like everyone else has mentioned - you must be eating the cheapest crappiest bacon ever.

If a vege can point this out, then you have issues dude!

Re: Apple Updates

Which is why I have made a note to re-read this article next week and thus maintain the status quo

Re: That's not a collander, it's just a hat.

I happen to know from other news sauces that he does have a yellow colander that he wears as his normal head gear. But it's cold in Russia so he has a hat for his hat.