Best News Headlines

[jschein]

https://nypost.com/2024/07/05/lifes...-can-the-most-florida-thing-ive-seen-all-day/

Flori-duh

 

[balrog]

Hello, Darwin Awards?

 

[BongoYodeler]

https://nypost.com/2024/07/05/lifes...-can-the-most-florida-thing-ive-seen-all-day/

Flori-duh

Kinda reminded me of the Carl Hiaasen novel, 'Skin Tight' where Private Investigator Mick Stranahan ambushes a hitman sent to kill him. Mick impales the would-be hitman with the sword of a stuffed marlin head.
And yes, the story, like all of Hiaasen's books, takes place in Florida. He's one of the funniest authors I've read, always combining Florida-life insanity with mystery, humor, and some of the zaniest characters you'll ever read about.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Kinda reminded me of the Carl Hiaasen novel, 'Skin Tight' where Private Investigator Mick Stranahan ambushes a hitman sent to kill him. Mick impales the would-be hitman with the sword of a stuffed marlin head.

That's not fiction in London, I was less than a mile away when a narwhal tusk was used to attack a suspected suicide bomber :
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50870309

 

[jschein]

https://www.capegazette.com/article/5-year-old-rides-bike-down-route-1-stolen-backpack/277850

Crazy

 

[pvtpublic]

"While his parents were still sleeping"

It was 10:40 am!

 

[jschein]

https://nypost.com/2024/06/12/us-ne...otspot-tao-dumps-poop-into-its-koi-pond-suit/

The hits keep coming!

 

[Kent88]

https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/rare-animal-reintroduced-to-yosemite-19561780.php

 

[Deadalus]

https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/rare-animal-reintroduced-to-yosemite-19561780.php

I hope they acclimated them or else there may be toad ballons floating over the meadow.

 

[Rish]

Never heard of this gentleman before today. Interesting read, imho.

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/meet-american-who-invented-light-beer

 

[Kent88]

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/11/nx-s1-5036545/whales-rower-atlantic-tom-waddington

Wait until he approaches the Mediterranean

 

[balrog]

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/11/nx-s1-5036545/whales-rower-atlantic-tom-waddington

Wait until he approaches the Mediterranean

Doesn't look like he's headed through Gibraltar to me

 

[Kent88]

Why you gotta ruin a good story with... facts

 

[Rish]

Not that it matters to me!

https://www.reuters.com/legal/gover...nconstitutional-texas-judge-rules-2024-07-11/

 

[Kent88]

Sad news headline:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation...s-guru-who-mixed-health-and-laughs-dies-at-76

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Sad news headline:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation...s-guru-who-mixed-health-and-laughs-dies-at-76

Been a bugger of a weekend. Dr Ruth and Shannon Doherty as well.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ngqy1vxyeo

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxx2rj467npo

 

[jschein]

https://nypost.com/2024/07/16/us-news/ny-water-workers-stumble-on-14-foot-boa-hiding-in-pipe/

Now back in NY

 

[jschein]

https://nypost.com/2024/07/16/sport...-during-home-run-derby-anthem-going-to-rehab/

Oh boy

 

[Sailingeric]

Reminds me of this SNL skit

 

[GrogNerd]

from my "memories" feed on FB

this Chipotle is in my town (CDP, actually. Census Designated Place. we're not big enough to be a town)

we thought the Freudian slip was chuckle-worthy

 

[jschein]

Back to jesey

https://nj1015.com/how-new-jersey-is-this-theres-now-a-pork-roll-vodka/

 

[balrog]

Glad I don't have Crowdstrike (aptly named apparently) security software....

 

[doogster]

Glad I don't have Crowdstrike (aptly named apparently) security software....

I wonder how long Microsoft will allow the mainstream press to blare headlines implying it was their fault.

 

[Brew_Dude41]

I wonder how long Microsoft will allow the mainstream press to blare headlines implying it was their fault.
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Well, much like whole exploding tires thing in the early 2000's they will have to work to separate their name from the actual issue. Sure they were Firestone tires, but they were under inflated and that was the direct cause of the tire failure.

Millions (if not billions) of MS systems operated without issue today. With the proliferation of social media and overabundance of information available to all of us, it will make us all experts on the whole situation in no time.

My question is what will be the new TPMS (tire pressure monitor system) that comes out of this. Far too many of patches that our IT will roll out are buggy or just plain break some applications.

Bring back the TPS coversheet!

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Well, much like whole exploding tires thing in the early 2000's they will have to work to separate their name from the actual issue. Sure they were Firestone tires, but they were under inflated and that was the direct cause of the tire failure.

Millions (if not billions) of MS systems operated without issue today. With the proliferation of social media and overabundance of information available to all of us, it will make us all experts on the whole situation in no time.

My question is what will be the new TPMS (tire pressure monitor system) that comes out of this. Far too many of patches that our IT will roll out are buggy or just plain break some applications.

Bring back the TPS coversheet!

Yes patches do break things regularly and testing on a test farm is the best way to prevent most patch-induced failures. Our team expects patches to break, so we test.

In this case however, the problem arose because of a bad detection pattern in what is basically a highly advanced anti-virus system. While we would test new versions of such a package, testing the pattern and signature packages which roll out hourly sometimes is beyond impossible and probably downright dangerous. We expect our security software providers to get that part right 100% of the time. Crowdstrike should have done the testing on their farm before releasing the updated package, it is that simple. Active threats need to be contained as soon as possible, not after a week of testing by the IT division.

Stretching your tire analogy to probably breaking point, this isn't a badly designed tire, or a routinely under inflated tire because of poor specifications. This was the Esso gas station suddenly putting Chlorine trifluoride in their tire inflating systems and everyone who inflated their tires had them explode.

We were lucky today, Crowdstrike never convinced us to buy their system over the Microsoft ATP we do use. So we weren't hit today, but if Microsoft makes a similar cock-up tomorrow, we're now in the dwang.

How to fix it, add mandatory heavy liability clauses to the security platform contracts. You want to play in the advanced security space, you take the risk of covering repair costs and loss of income if you break it like Crowdstrike did today. You do not get off with an apology. It is not your visible reputation at stake, the cost of a screw-up must be so intense that you do everything possible to prevent it, or you get off the field and let those who can actually do it right play.

 

[doug293cz]

How to fix it, add mandatory heavy liability clauses to the security platform contracts. You want to play in the advanced security space, you take the risk of covering repair costs and loss of income if you break it like Crowdstrike did today. You do not get off with an apology. It is not your visible reputation at stake, the cost of a screw-up must be so intense that you do everything possible to prevent it, or you get off the field and let those who can actually do it right play.

Hear, hear!

Brew on

 

[Brew_Dude41]

@bruce_the_loon thanks for further explanation. I did like your pun of taking the tire analogy to the breaking point-well done! I used the tire situation as a reference only because I see it as good pararell to this issue for Microsoft. Recalls on Firestone tires drove the narrative that the tires were to be blamed. Later we find out it was Ford under inflating the tires. It took some time to get that info out there.
To your point, 2 drastically situations. I would be surprised though if some sort of legislation doesn't get passed to force some of those solutions you lay out into law. Contractual responsibility only goes so far, but corporations start facing legal ramifications for passing through testing lightly it may have a greater impact.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine​

 

[balrog]

Sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine​

Great.
Sharks on Cocaine.

When the feeding is done, but you want to chew on,
Cocaine.

 

[Kent88]

Cocaine Bear was bad enough