ARM Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life (Terry Pratchett, Jingo)

Space tourists splash down in Atlantic Ocean after three days in orbit

(2021/09/19)

Some sightseeing, music, gambling, chatting to folks back home – just like a regular roadtrip



Apple, Google yank opposition voting strategy app from Russian software stores

(2021/09/18)

Oh, sorry, we thought you wanted us to obey the law?! – Silicon Valley



Google extends right-to-be-forgotten to app permissions on older Android devices

(2021/09/18)

Software unused after a few months will lose access to sensitive features unless exempted



Yes, of course there's now malware for Windows Subsystem for Linux

(2021/09/18)

Once dismissed proof-of-concept attack on Microsoft OS through WSL detected in the wild



Microsoft does and doesn't require VMs to meet hardware requirements for Windows 11

(2021/09/17)

Either way, it's bad news for VirtualBox – it's stopped working



Microsoft doles out Office Long Term Servicing Channel for cloud refuseniks

(2021/09/17)

Redmond doesn't do things by half – unless it's Long Term Support



Sir Clive Sinclair: Personal computing pioneer missed out on being Britain's Steve Jobs

(2021/09/17)

Lifelong cost focus was his namesake company's corporate downfall



Punchy Biden-lookalike grandad goes viral for fighting boxing gadget

(2021/09/17)

'If you don't get your timing right you get whacked round the back of the head' admits scrappy octogenarian



Something phishy: Tech recruiters jabbed by fake COVID-19 Passport scam

(2021/09/17)

Tells clients it is tackling the issue



How long till some drunkard puts a foot through one of BT's 'iconic, digital smart city communication hubs'?

(2021/09/17)

Phonebox upgrade dishes out internet and more in Kensington and Chelsea



Snowflake doubters voice reservations over data warehouse's attempt to break into financial services

(2021/09/17)

On-prem systems hold advantages in terms of known costs, say insiders



Consultants' eyes light up as UK.gov dangles £4bn over 6 years for 'large-scale digital transformation programmes'

(2021/09/17)

Phrase is catnip for software market



Is it OK to use stolen data? What if it's scientific research in the public interest?

(2021/09/17)

Not always, but Swiss team says you can manage the risks



Amazon UK business swelled by 50%+ in 2020, and taxes soared. Lol, no, it means those paid by its staff

(2021/09/17)

Jeff Bezos founded biz at the 'apex of the Big Tech tax avoiders'



Stressed-out IT workers, software devs – we're not being funny but have you tried rebooting your breathing?

(2021/09/17)

Forget productivity, find a way to unplug and recover



Still divided on whether teachers, parents or politicians are to blame

(2021/09/17)

Can we close the education divide? Maybe, but not by stuffing it with computers and smart boards



Sometimes we all feel a bit like Shutting Down. So just imagine how tired Windows 7 is

(2021/09/17)

So many stuck trains, so many cancellations. Giant blue screen of Nope, we salute you.



So I’ve scripted a life-saving routine. Pah. What really matters is the icon I give it

(2021/09/17)

J’appuie sur le starter et voici que je quitte la terre



Relics from the early days of the Sinclair software scene rediscovered at museum during lockdown sort-out

(2021/09/17)

Remember when a games developer could be one guy with a ZX Spectrum?



Electron-to-joule conversion formulae? Cute. Welcome to the school of hard knocks

(2021/09/17)

Shake, rattle and roll is incompatible with your PABX



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Gold, n.:
A soft malleable metal relatively scarce in distribution. It
is mined deep in the earth by poor men who then give it to rich
men who immediately bury it back in the earth in great prisons,
although gold hasn't done anything to them.
-- Mike Harding, "The Armchair Anarchist's Almanac"