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Monday, 15 November 2021 18:30 |
Who, Me? Passive aggression lurks in today's tale from the Who, Me? archives, replete with naughty words and cartoon scribblings of a corporate life satirist. The story comes from a reader Regomised as "Mike" who spent the 1990s gainfully employed at a networking company. The company did not survive Microsoft's addition of networking technology to its Windows operating system: "They did the high tech boom-to-bust thing back before it was fashionable," he remarked. However, Mike's confession hails from a period when his US employer was at the height of its powers. He had quite the circle of friends there but, ... |
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Monday, 15 November 2021 17:28 |
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Scientists send data wirelessly using nuclear radiation • The Register Shall we call it Die-Fi? Or NoTooth? Either would be unkind, as this experiment used little radiation, but much exotic hardware
Boffins from the UK's Lancaster University and the Jožef Stefan Institute in Slovenia have transmitted ... |
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Wednesday, 17 November 2021 20:30 |
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date: Thu, 18 Nov 2021 01:00:04 GMT
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Brits complained less about connectivity as lockdown eased • The Register Top of Ofcom's table for broadband whinges? It rhymes with BorkBork
TalkTalk has once again topped UK communications regulator Ofcom's complaint charts . Ofcom has collated whinges from consumers about landline, fixed broadband, pay-monthly mobile ... |
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Wednesday, 17 November 2021 18:31 |
Nominet members have voted for further reform of the troubled dot-UK registry by electing to the board the man who effectively ousted its CEO and chairman. Simon Blackler led the successful PublicBenefit.uk campaign earlier this year that resulted in chief exec Russell Haworth and board chairman Mark Wood exiting the registry operator. Two non-executive board seats were put to a member vote this month, and on Tuesday it was revealed Blackler received just over 50 per cent of votes in the first-preference stage, winning immediate election to Nominet's board of directors. The two other candidates that Blackler supported came a ... |
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Friday, 19 November 2021 23:00 |
Something for the Weekend, Sir? Turn left. Turn right. At the roundabout, take the fourth exit. Nobody enjoys being told what to do all the time but in the case of Google Maps I will make an exception. What I like about it best is that I can ignore her directions – should dissent take my fancy – and she doesn't get cross. This is in sharp contrast with all the classic sat-navs I have ever used, including the one embedded permanently into my current vehicle. Not only does it have a penchant for taking me on pointlessly circuitous routes, ... |
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Friday, 19 November 2021 06:17 |
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date: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:00:15 GMT
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Riverbed Tech files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection • The Register Closure of factories, labour shortages, and continued slowdown in network optimisation sales at fault
Riverbed Technology has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with a view to implementing a "prepackaged" financial restructuring plan to eliminate ... |
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