Posts by Mark 85

Only a fire extinguisher? I was expecting the safety catch on the window.

I'm wondering if it's a halon system. No mess to clean up in the parking lot.

Re: "In fact, I've helped a number of people take that first step into the space program."

I was impressed by the "new" boss having an understanding of where not to park his car and open windows. I wonder how long he'll last?

Given the way AI hallucinates, has anyone considered asking Alexa whether they should vote for Marvin the Martian, Skeletor or the Face-Eating-Leopards party

Maybe it's just me but why would anyone ask an AI bot about who to vote for? Have humans lost their ability to think for themselves? If so, I grieve for the human race.

Well, what did anyone expect? He's just a greedy self-centered ass who only cares about the money he makes.

Re: It's understandable to assume it's a DDoS

As for the Musk/Twitter screw up.... after Musk got rid of many of his techs and engineers what did he think would happen? Musk is just as crazy as Trump.

Re: The benefits of caffeine

the drink of choice used to be Mountain Dew

It still is in US government circles.

Re: Understatement there.

Methins something a bti stronger like "Holy Crap" or equivalent.

Re: WTF?

I do have to wonder how many C-Suite types will get on an elevator that will shoot them straight down to the sub-basement which is now filled with water because the sump pump computer controls are dead??? Sound like a blessing for the BOFHs of the world.

Re: "Christian values" - Right Wing Evangelical flavour.

There's an awful lot of despots around the world who wrap themselves in a perverted and twisted view of Christianity.

Re: This should be interesting

Free copies of McAfee all round. Good old USA software you can trust...

Thanks for giving me a good laugh this morning especially since I recieved 6 emails this a.m. from spammers offering it (among bits of malware). Note that didn't even open the emails... just deleted them from my spam folder.

Re: Could have been worse

It might have been a nutcracker

That made me shudder and wince.

I think a laser pointer or feather might not be enough... perhaps some percussive maintenance on his head with large hammer? I suspect Elon's issue is that his ego is bigger than his brain.

Re: whenever you push one”

A sign lights up saying “Do not push that button again”.

Since the sign is black with black letters and on a black wall would anyone see it? Might be easier to ponder Schrödinger's cat.

Re: This opinion will not be liked.

So a tRump/Muskrat ticket in November '24, then.

That's the scariest thing I've heard in a long time.

These are weird times.

So exactly how do wind farms kill whales...? I'm confused on this. Trump didn't like them being visible from one of his golf resorts and then started complaining about them. But, I've seen/heard no reports on them killing whales. It's not like the blades are going into the water.

As for the electric car issue.... Much confusion and many issues. Some zoning rules say the chargers have to be in a garage or other building with the charging done in them, other say the equipment and charging has to be outside of structures. And then there's the Tesla degradation in quality creating issues (fires, mechanical and electrical failures) in the newer models. Where I am, you need your own charger as there are no "charging stations". And if you live in an apartment, you're up a creek as none have charging stations.

Re: "Not available in your country..."

Oh, good. We're safe on our side of the pond.

Ah... a blessing in disguise. I guess I really didn't need to see this on a Monday morning.

Re: Who knows a future AI Boss could be in play?

We still need some humans with common sense at the end of a decision making line, just to check things over.

As has been said by many wise folks... "common sense isn't common any more."

Re: re: it limits your career advancement opportunities

"It’s a shit show here," we're told.

I think this comment pretty much sums it all up. Their rules on this seem more about "control" than about actually getting something done. I've worked in a few places over time that had this attitude as the management didn't seem to understand how to manage so they took the easy way and because micromanaging idiots. Best thing to do is get the hell out of there as quickly as you can if you value your peace of mind and abilities as the stress this causes health (mental and physical) issues.

Re: Shooting messengers

Straight out of the autocrat playbook - dismiss the competent in favour of yes-men if they show any sign of dissent.

Reminds me of a certain former President.

Re: Theft

Yep, corporate greed strikes again.... <sigh>

Re: The important questions

You and MechJeb cannot take advantage of this mathematics without an upgrade to the model.

And probably a major upgrade in computing power I would think.

Re: Redundancy

Redundancy would work well... or an HV in the feed bundle to give the miscreants a bit of a shock.

Re: Oh, no. Just think about all those poor F-16 pilots that will need to find a new job!

And drone tech is moving forward at high speed judging from the wars in the middle east and Ukraine.

In most companies, fancy conferencing equipment is just a waste of money.

Essentially it is a waste. However, board members go for status over reality. I knew a CEO once that had two private planes. He never used them but they gave him bragging rights when he met with other CEOs. For bragging rights.... some have airplanes, some have Ferraris, and others have multiple mansions they never use.

Planned obsolescence = unplanned mayhem.

Why go to all that trouble with a simple "f*ck off" message willl work? I prefer simplicity.

Re: A sunny outlook

I thought flares were those things the cops put along roads to guide traffic around accidents. Or maybe certain types of pants?

Re: So, he was just fired ?

'd guess the dealer got paid off to return it. It would very likely have been at the director's personal expense, given how you wouldn't want that pay-off showing up on the books. After all the dealer probably wasn't even VAT registered.

Probably the easiest way to take care of this. Give the director a nice "bonus" and he uses that to pay off the dealer.

Not sure why you've had downvotes but your solution sounds reasonable to me.

Re: Not sure here

<sigh> I was expecting a defenestration event. Hasn't been one in quite sometime.

The device is not just the BOM. You have to account for R&D, employees, any logistics and other running costs.

Not to mention board bonuses and stock holders watching the bottom line.

Re: Customers are the security liability

These things prove that a little knowledge is a very dangerous thing. Mose of those up high think they're smarter than the rest of the staff and end up making more problems thqn they solve. I'm of the belief that board members shoiuld only have something like a fake laptop that doesn't do much except read news and play games.

Re: A work of art

A work of art

... and a thing of beauty

And a joy foever. Let's not forget the joy.