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Post by zephro on Nov 17, 2023 15:24:02 GMT
I've got a long running habit of using chromium for personal use and Firefox for work so I don't confuse all the logins and bookmarks.
It's mostly a moan at MS being dicks. We got a new managing director who has been getting everything moved over to Office, mostly so he can look at stuff in excel. Though of course the office license came with loads of free goodies like Teams, as MS are bastards. It did hit a limit when he tried to get everyone to use Teams over slack insisting it was better (rather than cheaper), well that and the mutiny when he tried to get engineering to use Windows machines.
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Post by askew on Nov 17, 2023 22:25:02 GMT
OpenAI sacking Sam Altman then… juicy.
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Post by minimatt on Nov 18, 2023 5:06:31 GMT
the take I saw that seems plausible was "lied a bit when reassuring board that model training wasn't done on gazillions of copyrighted works which could sue us into oblivion" but "rise of the machines" remains briefly entertaining before our inevitable species-wide extinction
doesn't seem remotely amicable so guess there'll be some shit-flinging in the near future
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Post by vicedestroyer on Nov 26, 2023 16:29:04 GMT
I didn't see a thread that deals exclusively with Android tablets, so hopefully this is an acceptable place to ask for insight. I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S7+ FE tab. (For those that are interested. 8GB RAM + 128GB storage). It's a decent tablet and fulfills its primary purpose of being a comic book reader for me. I've had it for two years and the battery is starting to show signs of aging. Thanks to Black Friday, the Samsung Galaxy S9+ is currently going for £799, but on top of that, *any* Samsung Galaxy S7+ FE is going to get a trade-in of £310. Bringing the price down to a frankly obscene £489.
No other permutation of tablet and trade-in for a Samsung tablet that is 12.4" and currently on the Samsung site, will come close to that. Which suggests I am getting myself a new tablet for christmas. Unless some sensible soul on this site can talk me out of it.
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Post by addyb on Nov 26, 2023 18:02:33 GMT
Obviously probably not of interest in your extravagant price range but I recently bought one of these for comics and it's absolutely superb. Deal: HONOR Pad X9, 11.5-inch Wi-Fi Tablet, 4GB+128GB, 120Hz 2K Fullview Display, 6 Speakers, Android 13, Space Grey amzn.eu/d/cJJC7gq
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Post by vicedestroyer on Nov 26, 2023 23:32:59 GMT
I've been good this year. Just like those girls that wash their hair with L'Oreal, I believe I should have the best tablet around, because I am worth it
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Post by mrpon on Nov 26, 2023 23:34:17 GMT
Viagra?
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Nov 27, 2023 10:33:40 GMT
We have a pair of Lenovo M10's in this household, also 4GB+128GB, one new at about £165 and the other about £80 off Marketplace if memory serves they've been pretty good but sounds like you'll not be swayed.
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Post by dfunked on Nov 27, 2023 10:43:03 GMT
Admittedly I haven't used any of the alternatives mentioned above, but I'd definitely go straight for another Galaxy tab to replace my S8 if that ever develops battery issues and there are trade in deals like that available. Rock solid performer and feels nice and premium.
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Post by Dougs on Nov 27, 2023 12:46:05 GMT
neocore E2 10 inch Android Tablet (Ultra Clear 2K Screen, Fast Processor, British Brand, 2 Year Warranty, Play Store, 1024GB Expansion,HDMI, GPS) amzn.eu/d/fhMCrV9Always been intrigued by these. Keep meaning to get around to ordering one for work travels.
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Post by vicedestroyer on Nov 27, 2023 18:21:33 GMT
It is done. I have paid my dosh to get a Samsung Ultra. But what is surprising is that Samsung clearly do not have enough stock of their own their own goods. Bought today, but they are not delivering until 27/12/23. BOO! I was hoping to have it for christmas. Should have bought it yesterday, instead of canvassing sensible voices to be fiscally responsible and buy something less extravagant.
I know myself and knew that was never going to happen. But it's all good.
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Post by minimatt on Dec 1, 2023 13:50:09 GMT
(h/t Rob Manuel of b3ta) The Economic Crime & Corporate Transparancy Act 2023 ( www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/56/enacted) restricts company names which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, consist of or include computer code after one Michael Tandy attempted to register with Companies House a new company "; DROP TABLE “COMPANIES”; — LTD,"
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Dec 1, 2023 14:16:36 GMT
Chairman Bobby Tables
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Post by zephro on Dec 1, 2023 19:19:42 GMT
Ergh IT have it in their head to lock down office 365 to Edge only "for security", in theory so that compromised laptops can be blocked. You can literally end all sessions, change the password and everyone has 2FA. It achieves nothing. I strongly suspect some MS bullshit in a webinar to cause vendor lock-in.
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Post by robthehermit on Jan 4, 2024 13:14:05 GMT
Didn't know where to put this, so here will do.
What is the best way to connect a USB C display to an HDMI source?
I can find lots of options for outputting Usb C to HDMI but nothing the other way around. Any ideas?
Edit:
Finally found something that looks like it will do the job. Nothing to see here.
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Post by dmukgr on Jan 4, 2024 15:49:40 GMT
So work have decided that ..."Part of this new AUP will be asking you to stop connecting to personal email (Gmail, Yahoo etc) from any issued computer (apps or webmail). We’ll also be reducing the number of different Chat / IM apps present in our fleet (other than business approved apps) and we’ll be asking for non-sanctioned apps (Telegram, Signal, Discord, etc) to be uninstalled and removed. We’ll be doing the same for remote access apps too, asking that only XXXXXXXXXX sanctioned apps be used and asking for the removal of non-sanctioned apps."
This is going to be a pain for me with travel as I like to use my work laptop to chat to people on WhatsApp and GMail (easier than typing on the phone), Plex and my server I set up stuff to watch in the hotel at night etc.
I've thought about sticking a VM on there and doing it all in that, but that isn't really in the spirit of things. Any suggestions or do I need to start carting about a personal laptop as well as a work one, which is a pain when on the train and/or flying rather than in the car.
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Post by dfunked on Jan 4, 2024 15:59:09 GMT
Yikes. I'm surprised they let you get away with it until now.
Definitely use a personal device instead imo.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jan 4, 2024 15:59:12 GMT
From a security perspective, that first paragraph makes my blood run cold. Holy shit.
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Post by dfunked on Jan 4, 2024 16:00:57 GMT
Haha, yeah. Had some mild palpitations just reading that.
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Post by askew on Jan 4, 2024 16:02:38 GMT
Just let me exfil this document first
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jan 4, 2024 16:05:57 GMT
I suppose the upside is the fact that they are asking you nicely rather than saying 'as of Monday, this is blocked' means you can probably just ignore it and nobody will seemingly be any the wiser.
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Post by Dougs on Jan 4, 2024 16:10:55 GMT
Even Govt wised up to that a long time ago. When we first moved to Google, the app store was blocked but I was just able to sign in on my personal account and download whatever. I mean, I didn't (aside from a keyboard), but could have done.
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Post by nazo on Jan 4, 2024 18:42:49 GMT
Christ that sounds miserable, I basically use my work Mac as my main home PC too. It's got Steam and all sorts on there.
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Post by X201 on Jan 5, 2024 7:34:36 GMT
We’ve had laptops set for work use only for a while, but we’ve recently realised that we’ve let users have carte blanche on their company mobiles, so that needs winding back, telling them to get their own mobile will be fun.
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Post by dmukgr on Jan 5, 2024 7:55:29 GMT
Oh, I only have a work issued mobile too and always thought it odd seeing people with two like they are a drug dealer or something.
Probably easier if I just stop leaving the house 😊
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Post by dmukgr on Jan 5, 2024 7:58:29 GMT
From a security perspective, that first paragraph makes my blood run cold. Holy shit. I never realised going on gmail on a work pc was so dodgy.
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Post by nazo on Jan 5, 2024 9:09:06 GMT
I'm constantly bombarded by security emails about 'suspicious activity' in our AWS accounts, which is nearly always something trivial like some kind of permissions check on an S3 bucket from someone looking at it in the console. They just get funneled into a folder that I ignore now.
It's like security folk have never heard the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jan 5, 2024 9:43:32 GMT
We have a team who's entire job it is to tune all that shit out because we also have someone who's entire job it is to say 'why has this alert fired 8000 times in a day?'
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Jan 5, 2024 10:26:23 GMT
I have a work phone, though seldom use it now I'm WFH, I guess I could have just used that and ditched my own phone but I'll be damned if I want to see emails or whatever popping up outside of working hours.
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Post by dfunked on Jan 5, 2024 10:32:20 GMT
Dual phones are a pain in the arse, but you definitely need to have some kind of separation imo. I had a dual SIM phone in my last job and set up work stuff in a work profile, but that made switching off at the end of the day even harder and probably helped lead to my inevitable burnout.
I've just point blank refused to have emails on anything that's not my work laptop in this job. So much better for work/life balance.
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