Submission + - Oracle cuts jobs across sales, engineering, security (theregister.com)
bobthesungeek76036 writes: This news didn't seem to affect stock price. ORCL is up 6% for the day.
Comment Don't stop at Kalshi (Score 2) 65
I placed a "bet" on Robinhood this past weekend on the F1 race.
Comment Re: Voters are dumb. (Score 1) 120
I'm from Ohio and grew up in one of those "out of the way" places. Trust me they don't want the data centers there either.
Comment Re:BSD is dead! (Score 1) 107
Wait until they require Wayland....
Comment In the words of the late, great Yoga Berra... (Score 2) 31
"It's déjà vu all over again."
Comment Re: Idiocracy (Score 1) 55
Makes me want a Brawndo!
Submission + - My Oracle Support update has angered many customers
bobthesungeek76036 writes: If you are an Oracle customer and use their support portal you probably know by now they released a major update on Sunday 12/7. Many customers have complained on Oracle's customer forum that major features no longer work like KB article search, document bookmarks, patch downloads, etc. Many are appalled that a company like Oracle would release such a bad package; calling it "Oracle POS" and calling for the old portal to be rolled back.
So far no word from Oracle on the rollback...
So far no word from Oracle on the rollback...
Submission + - China plans to limit acceleration to 100Km/h in 5s
bobthesungeek76036 writes: Beijing’s proposed regulation aims to tame rapid launches by forcing cars to boot up in a restricted performance mode after every ignition.
https://www.carscoops.com/2025...
https://www.carscoops.com/2025...
Comment A-12 Avenger II (Score 1) 128
Thousands lost their jobs when he cancelled the contract. I'm sure there are no tears coming from them; those tears ran out when they were standing in line waiting to be processed out (I saw it first-hand).
Comment Re:Rufus (Score 1) 68
Search for FlyBy11. It's a tool that downloads the media and upgrades to Win 11. All my unsupported hardware is running Windoze 11 now.
Comment Re:They mean "Microcenter" (Score 1) 23
I can still remember when the first Micro Center opened on Lane Avenue. I would make weekly treks just to look around when I was in college.
Comment Funny story (Score 2) 104
I work for a LARGE defense contractor that has a facility in the Philly area. We had a network outage the day after the Super Bowl earlier this year. The cause: A bullet hitting a fiber bundle.
Comment roundabouts (Score 4, Interesting) 181
They may save lives but the drivers here in the US can't seem to understand the rules of roundabouts. I've had many close calls on the roundabouts around my house; I steer clear of them now.
Comment Non-paywalled link (Score 2) 47
Comment I have airless tires on my Craftsman lawn tractor (Score 1) 71
Yes the maintenance thing is better. But even at low speeds on my tractor the do not grip nearly as well as inflated tires. I've run into trees many more times since switching to these things. Imagine what on an automobile would be like.....
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