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Comment Re:So in house? (Score 2) 275

He's just admitted that rabid cost-cutting measures were responsible for the outage, and said cost-cutting measures were his fault, it just wasn't outsourcing that was to blame.

Either BA didn't update mission-critical infrastructure that is long past its expiry date, or they ignored the needs of mission-critical infrastructure (which includes having well-trained operators who know what to do when 'things get out of sync'. So it is still his *&^% fault.

Comment Re:Opposite (Score 2) 557

I was the opposite. Fresh out of college, I ran the numbers and realized I wouldn't have or make enough to retire, but I knew it was important I try to put some savings aside. So I did.

35, same results but bought a condo that appreciated nicely, and sold that a decade ago. Found the FIRE community via Garth Turner about 6 years ago, and have made significant inroads on saving for retirement.

Now, I've run the numbers and the magic retirement age is 61. I just don't believe I'll live past 57.

Comment Re:they better offer monthly upgrades (Score 1) 376

There are home-based cable-internet boxes in the US that have built-in wifi that anyone with an account can connect to. All LG or any other manufacturer has to do is come to some sort of arrangement with the internet companies to allow their devices access to their internet boxes, and your security is by-passed.

And so is your privacy. 10 years from now local governments will be utilizing data to determine if you have the right appliance and if it needs upgrading. "Hey, John Doe at 7 Maple Lane has a fridge that isn't up to current energy-saver specs. Send them the letter detailing the deadline to replace their current fridge and what the fine is."

Comment Re:Trump is a traitor (Score 1) 404

Y'know what's really ironic? Trump is actually colluding with Putin and the Ruskies, but the NSA and the rest of US Intelligence haven't been able to find and/or prove it.

Russia's response to Obama's persona non grata move is one giant red flag, as was the article about one of Trump's servers connecting 24/7 to a Russian bank server.

But the DNC hack? That was a DNC insider phishing a freakin' password. Not that I don't believe the Russians didn't have full access to DNC emails, US Intelligence just can't prove it.

Comment Re:having recently been on a carnival cruse (Score 1) 531

Senior IT guy sounds like a guy who has saved his pennies all of this life and is in a position of FIRE (Financial Independance Retire Early) or has a F U Fund, knows he has mad skills and can get another job easily, and doesn't care what Carnival and India thinks.

He also knows that he who dares, wins.

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