Come on Slashdot editors. In the last week I have seen summaries with such poor spelling, grammar and content that an 8 year old would be embarrassed to submit them. Is a 30 second proof-read too much to ask? I am beginning to get disenchanted.
Seriously this is disappointing. I'm getting better quality news and stories from "tabloid" websites such as The Register and The Inquirer now. Slashdot is starting to resemble a blog full of random ramblings than a good quality, reliable news source.
Virgin had no option but to comply with the court order that was issued. If they had ignored it, they would've been fined hundreds of thousands of pounds - probably even more than that.
I'm not a Virgin Media customer, but I understand that the block is trivial to swerve around, so Virgin Media have obeyed the letter of the law, but haven't made it particularly difficult to get around. Anyhow, DDosing a web-site is just lame.
If you're asked in an interview to provide your FaceBook login details, then ask everyone on the interviewing panel to do the same. And then go through their profile bit by bit, querying all photos and status updates. They'd soon change their ways.
But seriously, is this getting to be the normal thing to do in the USA? I've never heard of anything like this in the UK. It sounds horrendous.
There was an article on the BBC a while back about a similar thing with Hi-Viz jackets. In the UK - virtually anyone doing anything remotely hazardous (unloading trucks, security etc. etc.) seems to need a high-viz jacket for 'elf and safety reasons.
All you need to do is go to the pound shop, buy a hi-viz jacket and you could probably wander in and out of various buildings without security batting an eyelid
O2 screwed up by making what appears to be a school-boy error.
However, after they were notified of the fault, they admitted blame, fixed it quickly and told everyone what happened. It would have obviously been preferable if this leak hadn't happened in the first place, but I can't blame them for how they handled it.
If the systems are really that close to collapsing, then you know as well as I do that it'll happen at the worst possible moment, and you will get all of the blame for it.
Talk to your boss ASAP and highlight where the issues are and explain to him in monetary terms what will happen if the system screws up / how much time will be lost.
Push to see if you can afford to get someone else hired - even if it's a junior network engineer. You need to share the pain before it consumes you.
"Have you ever seen fire in zero gravity? It's beautiful. It's like liquid it... slides all over everything. Comes up in waves."
I know it's not the same thing, but it reminded me of that film that I haven't watched in a while...
I remember we had three of these on trollies in my primary school - two had colour monitors, and one had a black and white monitor.
Somehow I managed to network/schmooze/brown nose my way into becoming a "computer mover" when I was in the 5th year with two of my friends. We were tasked with moving the computers first thing on a Monday morning into a new classroom, who would then have it for a week. We'd plug it in, turn it on and load up the correct disk that the teacher wanted to use.
I think that's where my love of computers came from right there. They were really good computers for their time. I gather that they were expensive, which is why they didn't find their way into many homes. However, a generation of British children did indeed grow up using them.
When I bought my Samsung Galaxy Ace, someone suggested Moboplayer for media playback. I can't fault it - it works very well and allows me to stream video and audio from my Tversity media server straight to my phone.
I absolutely loved the original syndicate. It was one of the first games that I ever bought on my Amiga 1200. I remember saving up for it and everything!
This sounds erm.... nothing like the original however. So what's the point of it?
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I assume that the DavidGilbert99 who submitted the article is the same David Gilbert who wrote the article.
Come on Slashdot editors. In the last week I have seen summaries with such poor spelling, grammar and content that an 8 year old would be embarrassed to submit them. Is a 30 second proof-read too much to ask? I am beginning to get disenchanted.
Have you tried turning her on and off again?
Seriously this is disappointing. I'm getting better quality news and stories from "tabloid" websites such as The Register and The Inquirer now. Slashdot is starting to resemble a blog full of random ramblings than a good quality, reliable news source.
Virgin had no option but to comply with the court order that was issued. If they had ignored it, they would've been fined hundreds of thousands of pounds - probably even more than that.
I'm not a Virgin Media customer, but I understand that the block is trivial to swerve around, so Virgin Media have obeyed the letter of the law, but haven't made it particularly difficult to get around. Anyhow, DDosing a web-site is just lame.
Cow 1: Wow - have you heard about this mad cow disease outbreak? It's terrible isn't it?
Cow 2: It doesn't affect me - I'm a helicopter!
Can someone PLEASE threaten to shut down Gillian McKeith in the UK? Please please please! That woman is a quack of the highest order!
Couldn't they just ban floor mats instead or something?
If you did try and do them for some sort of discrimination, I expect that they'd settle out of court anyways. Hey, that could be a nice little earner!
If you're asked in an interview to provide your FaceBook login details, then ask everyone on the interviewing panel to do the same. And then go through their profile bit by bit, querying all photos and status updates. They'd soon change their ways.
But seriously, is this getting to be the normal thing to do in the USA? I've never heard of anything like this in the UK. It sounds horrendous.
The original link to the Fox News website is a little thin on details, but there's a bit more flesh here
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/06/exclusive-inside-lulzsec-mastermind-turns-on-his-minions/?intcmp=related
There was an article on the BBC a while back about a similar thing with Hi-Viz jackets. In the UK - virtually anyone doing anything remotely hazardous (unloading trucks, security etc. etc.) seems to need a high-viz jacket for 'elf and safety reasons.
All you need to do is go to the pound shop, buy a hi-viz jacket and you could probably wander in and out of various buildings without security batting an eyelid
Yes.... Tell everyone on Slashdot!
O2 screwed up by making what appears to be a school-boy error. However, after they were notified of the fault, they admitted blame, fixed it quickly and told everyone what happened. It would have obviously been preferable if this leak hadn't happened in the first place, but I can't blame them for how they handled it.
That sounds like something I've heard before...
Oh yes. the "Boris bikes" scheme in London. No need for expensive EN-Vs. Bicycles will do
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/14808.aspx
So, my evidence here is third hand, as I've never used Facebook, but based on the rantings and ravings of a certain vagina possessing friend
Most of us call them women...
HTH
It'll be interesting to see how quickly the 64GB models get snapped up and then resold on eBay...
Overclock your smartphone or tablet instead
Ever heard of catching a train?
Talk to your boss ASAP and highlight where the issues are and explain to him in monetary terms what will happen if the system screws up / how much time will be lost.
Push to see if you can afford to get someone else hired - even if it's a junior network engineer. You need to share the pain before it consumes you.
"Have you ever seen fire in zero gravity? It's beautiful. It's like liquid it... slides all over everything. Comes up in waves." I know it's not the same thing, but it reminded me of that film that I haven't watched in a while...
I remember we had three of these on trollies in my primary school - two had colour monitors, and one had a black and white monitor. Somehow I managed to network/schmooze/brown nose my way into becoming a "computer mover" when I was in the 5th year with two of my friends. We were tasked with moving the computers first thing on a Monday morning into a new classroom, who would then have it for a week. We'd plug it in, turn it on and load up the correct disk that the teacher wanted to use. I think that's where my love of computers came from right there. They were really good computers for their time. I gather that they were expensive, which is why they didn't find their way into many homes. However, a generation of British children did indeed grow up using them.
As long as there are websites out there that aren't been updated, then Flash is here to stay
When I bought my Samsung Galaxy Ace, someone suggested Moboplayer for media playback. I can't fault it - it works very well and allows me to stream video and audio from my Tversity media server straight to my phone.
I absolutely loved the original syndicate. It was one of the first games that I ever bought on my Amiga 1200. I remember saving up for it and everything! This sounds erm.... nothing like the original however. So what's the point of it?