Posts by Flip

Re: Missing the point....again

I see this everywhere, not just with Microsoft. I envision it as an entire population of software developers that can't come up with anything truly innovative, so all they do is tweak perfectly good software in order to justify their employment. Sometimes good enough is good enough - if it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Re: I hate to say this, but it's sad that there are homo sapiens so f'in stupid

And, sadly, all of them can vote.

Most cats are BOFHs, but aren't very secretive about it.

Re: "LEET"?

I thought it was spelled 1337 (then turned upside down).

Re: Crypto is a waste of power

Nobody talks about CloudCoin. I don't know if they are a legitimate cryptocurrency alternative, but there is no blockchain (therefore no mining). There was a lot of noise when they first started up five or so years ago, but since then I never see them mentioned. Probably another scam, I suppose.

Re: Old machines

Or they may have upgraded their older machines to Windows 10. This is guaranteed to make them ruuuuun sloooooow.

Re: Dicing With Death

The Trouble With Tribbles! My favourite episode. Scotty - the only redshirt that survived the entire series!

Re: Who creates the hash?

"Apple’s method of detecting known CSAM is designed with user privacy in mind. Instead of scanning images in the cloud, the system performs on-device matching using a database of known CSAM image hashes provided by NCMEC and other child safety organizations. Apple further transforms this database into an unreadable set of hashes that is securely stored on users’ devices."

https://www.apple.com/child-safety/

Re: Not that hard to fill in a form

Adobe Reader lets you import a signature as a picture, which can be inserted into a PDF document.

Re: Read-only NFS?

Would you achieve the same results if you were logged in as a regular (non-admin) user?

Re: Shame

"..I see absolutely no reason to replace it."

I used to think that way until my banking app(s) became outdated, through no fault of the phone other than having an older OS (Moto G3 with Marshmallow). Now even that limited "luxury" is no longer possible, and the phone is now just a phone (and SMS/MMS) device.

re: The language is evolving in strange ways

The language went to hell when Google became a verb...

What's In A Name?

I've always thought that Tesla chose "Autopilot" in order to prevent other manufacturers from using it to describe their own "assisted driving" technologies. One day it may be an actual functioning "hands-off" type of thing, and then the name "Autopilot" will actually be closer to the truth.

Re: I'll just leave this here.

@cosymart

I had to look up frobbed first!

Re: Could someone check the numbers?

Just as the article stated:

"Although it is a big step in research 'n' development terms, it is not quite a commercial thing just yet: "The cabin of the plane was obstructed by two tons of lithium-ion batteries and cooling equipment, with little room for passengers. It certainly wasn't a cabin setup that would make any sense commercially," reported the newspaper.

I think it would be neat to experience flying in an e-plane that has no (or very little) engine noise.

Re: Stock images

Meh. I'm a Canuck and I just chuckled when I saw the picture. If you've ever been to a tourist shop (that would be just about all shops) in a National Park, all you see are moose dolls dressed in Mountie or hockey uniforms holding jugs of maple syrup.

Re: What about the antisocial?

Depends on your age. If you have grey hair or little hair (for men, anyway), it's reasonable to not have a social media account. If you're a young adult it would be very suspicious not to list any.

Re: "privacy is not absolute"

Agree. Sharing your private thoughts is where it gets tricky.

Re: Calgary.

That would be Calvary

Re: Denominations

"In Canada the largest is was $1000. However, any account with more than 10,000 cash is flagged regardless of transactions taking place."

And it looks as though any transaction involving old $1000 bills will get noticed. More info here:

http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-hunt-for-canadas-1000-bills-there-are-nearly-a-million-left-most-in-the-hands-of-criminal-elites/wcm/5827c613-4297-43fa-9eb1-2dd768a3ca1c

Re: Nut Bush City Limits.

I hope you don't live in Hanoi.

http://time.com/4417357/hanoi-vietnam-motorbike-downtown-ban/

Or something like

this:

https://phys.org/news/2017-03-air-world-battery.html

No offense

intended, but am I the only one who, upon glancing at your username, misread it as "triticale"?

Re: The real reason

The restaurant can be built to fit the surrounding architecture; search for an image of the McDonald's in Banff National Park. No towering arches because of building restrictions. 'Course the fare is the same, er, food.