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Where the computer industry went wrong – the early hits
#ElReg @theregister strikes again with that retro vibe - Sinclair and Acorn bois here, although I did have a PET at point ( late 80s ) and used them to learn COMAL ( iirc ) at college
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/28/where_computing_went_wrong_feature_part_1/
The Register · Where the computer industry went wrong – the early hits
From @theregister #ElReg
A quick guide to tool-calling in large language models
The Register · A quick guide to tool-calling in large language models
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The actual standard is https://doi.org/10.3403/BS7666 . for reference. #TheRegister is pointing to some guidelines associated with the standard.
Alas, this seems to be #journalism by first search result. Although at least they put in more effort than the BBC did to try and fact check if this really was what the standard says.
knowledge.bsigroup.comSearch BSI Standards
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It's worth reading The Register's piece after reading the BBC's. Although #ElReg appears not to have checked the actual standard.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/07/north_yorkshire_council_blames_databases/
The Register · Council claims database pain forced it to drop apostrophes from street names
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More #AI humour ( I know, a soft target 
)
BOFH: Looks like you're writing an email. Fancy telling your colleague to #$%^ off?
The Boss brings the wonders of AI automation into the office
The Register · BOFH: Looks like you're writing an email. Fancy telling your colleague to #$%^ off?
A regular dose of #ElReg keeps you regular:
https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/12/bofh_2024_episode_1
How #AI can help make #IT support indispensable.
>> "And who can forget those times when people'd get to work on a freezing morning only to find their AC locked in cooling mode?" the PFY says.
"When was that?" the Boss asks.
"Every morning next week," I reply. <<
#TheRegister
The Register · BOFH: Nice air conditioning system. Would be a shame if anything happened to it
Oh no, this one is painfully familiar:
"That code was a proof of concept that ran on the student's desktop. Nonetheless, traders had seen this work, profited from it, and begun to rely on it."
"The idea was it would be retired or productized at some point.."
The Register · Workload written by student made millions, ran on unsupported hardware, with zero maintenance
@grumpybozo Quick #copypasta of a few lines from #elReg then asked #windows-#sysadmin coworker if he had anything unsaved on his desktop, he said no, so #BLUESCREENOFDEATH, then I asked how about the laptop and it was ok too, so *bloop* likewise. Then he demanded I give him a copy of this nifty new #pingofdeath trick. Good times!
#ElReg on #Google firing #OpenSource experts: „Google lives and dies on open source software. […] This was no time for Google to let its best and brightest open source personnel go.“ https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/27/google_open_source/
The RegisterWhat is Google doing with its open source teams?
https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/27/bofh_2023_episode_2/
One of the best BOFH I’ve read for the longest time and I started reading it back in the late 80s ( iirc ) in a hard copy whilst doing sysops for DEC Vax and PDP 11 #oldGuys #BOFH #ElReg
The Register · BOFH and the case of the Zoom call that never was
I've been trying to say this for a while now, but of course The Register journos can put it far more eloquently and emphatically than me.
"Microsoft is a Linux and open source company these days. 'The Evil Empire' hasn't been evil for about eight years now"
https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/13/microsoft_linux_company/
The RegisterGet over it: Microsoft is a Linux and open source company these days
#TheRegister Has Been Mostly Microsoft #Propaganda Disguised as 'News' After That #Microsoft Partnership (Money) http://techrights.org/2019/12/19/media-as-pr/ #elreg #bribery
techrights.orgThe Register Has Been Mostly Microsoft Propaganda Disguised as 'News' After That Microsoft Partnership (Money)The Register (or El Reg) is becoming more of a Microsoft megaphone again; it all makes sense if one goes back a decade and a half to their Microsoft partnership (preceded by a lot of harsh criticisms of Microsoft)
#MicrosoftTim is badmouthing alternatives to the One #Microsoft Way to serve Microsoft https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/18/microsoft_rust_security/ #elreg corrupted. http://techrights.org/2008/11/09/bribe-for-vista-7-review/
www.theregister.co.ukRust in peace: Memory bugs in C and C++ code cause security issues so Microsoft is considering alternatives once againRedmond engineer hints at taking super-lang for a spin
Journalism in 2019 may be taking every small bug and making it look like a doomsday scenario; this merely discredits publications that do this. #dangoodin from #elreg and now Arse Technically Pedophile did this for many years.
What utterly nonsensical sensationalism from #ElReg (The Register). They make it sounds like the end of the world when it's difficult to exploit (you need to download a file). Focus on #Windows back doors instead. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/06/12/vim_remote_command_execution_flaw/
www.theregister.co.ukThis is grim, Vim and Neovim: Opening this crafty file in your editor may pwn your box. Patch now if not alreadyWelcome to Vim Sh*tty 2000