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by spzb 7y ago
It suggests poor risk management and auditing at least.
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by spzb 7y ago
Suggestion that this is related to BoE downsizing their cyber security department : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/dec/21/bank-of-eng... Also, more coherent version of the main story than OP :
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China’s failed gene-edited baby proves we’re not ready for embryo modification(theconversation.com)
1 points by spzb 7y ago|1 comments
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by spzb 7y ago
The "bang for your buck" value statistics are quite stark. 17 of the top 20 are held by AMD. Intel's i9s in particular look very expensive for the performance https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_value_available.h
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by spzb 7y ago
It looks like it's externally hosted at status.io. It makes sense to have your status page on separate hosting otherwise it can go down at the same time as your main infrastructure and that defeats the point of having a status page.
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by spzb 7y ago
Probably trying to divert attention away from their pretty poor customer service record https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/how-citizens-advi...
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by spzb 7y ago
It's just marketing bollocks but their attempt to justify it is at the bottom of their press release https://www.ovoenergy.com/ovo-newsroom/press-releases/2019/n...
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by spzb 7y ago
It's a puff piece for Ovo Energy. Any old crap to get their name into some news articles.
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by spzb 7y ago
We have that in the UK already. Technically on the statute book before Australia's although not activated til 2007. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_disclosure_law#United_King...
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by spzb 7y ago
This appears to be the same paper as in your first link. It was a draft at the time and now appears to have made it to a conference presentation. Edit: In fact the conference was in May so about six months after the first story based on the
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by spzb 7y ago
Well, it's not their cash is it? Might as well splash it around
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by spzb 7y ago
Does home automation count? I have an OpenHab/Node-Red setup that automatically turns on the dehumidifier if the indoor humidity goes above 60%, turns a light on a dusk and off at dawn and one that sends a notification to my phone when
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by spzb 7y ago
Indeed. This is the first I'd heard of this situation. I'd previously just assumed archive.is was a shonky service that didn't work properly. Hadn't connected it with my use of 1.1.1.1
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by spzb 7y ago
In this particular case, you're right. But as a general principle DNS is not necessarily owned by the same organisation as hosts the website.
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by spzb 7y ago
Given that Priti Patel is involved it probably is nothing like what's being described. She's exactly the sort of politician who thinks that mathematics can be redefined by a policy statement on TV.
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by spzb 7y ago
The motto of waste management is "reduce, reuse, recycle" and they're in order of priority. First order of business is to reduce the amount of waste we produce.
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by spzb 7y ago
"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less."
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by spzb 7y ago
a: [citation needed] and b: the article title and opening paragraphs specifically say she gave up sugar
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by spzb 7y ago
So basically, she started to eat a healthier diet and felt better for it. Quite how she managed to eat fruit without any sugar is of more interest.
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by spzb 7y ago
Came to say the exact same thing. This is the second article in a major news publication I've seen this weekend touting what3words.
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by spzb 7y ago
Weren't APIs the next big thing a decade or so back?
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by spzb 7y ago
Nearly all of his points are just examples of security through obscurity.
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by spzb 7y ago
You might also enjoy this one http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/index.php
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by spzb 7y ago
As a brand it put Ratners out of business. Your average man in the street isn't aware of the corporate structures behind the high street brands.
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by spzb 7y ago
It became a national joke in the UK. Nobody would be seen dead going into one of their stores or giving their jewellery as a gift. It basically put them out of business : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/a
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by spzb 7y ago
Not a Bluetooth expert and I might have misunderstood the paper but it seemed like it can be done any time two devices initiate a new connection (not when they're paired but anytime they start communicating). AFAIU, it's a firmwar
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by spzb 7y ago
There was Consume in the UK (predominantly London) from 2000. http://dek.spc.org/julian/consume/
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by spzb 7y ago
It's not irony if that was the desired effect
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by spzb 7y ago
Google cache as the site is having a little lie-down at the moment https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http:/...
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by spzb 7y ago
I agree. The only thing I can say in its defence is that it's from 2003. Not a million years ago but I'd like to think we've moved on a bit in 16 years.

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