English for apes

Sleep on firewood. Lick bitter liver.

resort to

2023-05-01 20:57:20 | Reading - not classified
備忘録。最初に記事になったときにちゃんと読んでなかった。Capita。

Capita: Watchdog warns pension funds over data after hack
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65443841

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It said that only a small number of its computer servers were compromised during the cyber-attack.
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このcompromiseの使い方。[transitive] compromise something to cause something to be in danger of attack or of working less well

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Capita is also one of the government's biggest suppliers - it provides IT services among its businesses, which include running the London congestion charging zone, collecting the BBC licence fee and overseeing training for the Royal Navy.
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congestion / overseeは頻出なのに。。

Capita admits customer data may have been breached during cyber-attack
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/20/capita-admits-customer-data-may-have-been-breached-during-cyber-attack

infiltrateとexfiltrate
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The company said its investigation into the attack – which caused major IT outages for clients including local councils – found that hackers infiltrated its systems around 22 March, meaning they had around nine days before Capita “interrupted” the breach on 31 March.
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outageはITにも使われる

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“There is currently some evidence of limited data exfiltration from the small proportion of affected server estate which might include customer, supplier or colleague data,” [..]
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上記のTimesの記事はこのCapitaの言い分が疑わしいからですね。

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Some customers reported having to resort to using radios, pens and paper as a result of the attack, which primarily affected the Microsoft Office 365 suite of products, which includes email, Teams virtual meetings, Word and Excel.
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ここの動詞のresort。resort to something。have to resort to something

どこかでロシアって書いてあったような記憶があったけど。違ったかな。記事にはないですね。
すでに個人情報はダダ漏れとはいえ。マイナンバーに紐づけるのはやばすぎ。リスク分散。
いずれ役所はマイナンバーがないと機能しなくなるので、必要なものがもらえなくなるリスクも。自己管理・自己防衛が必要。
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astounding

2023-05-01 20:18:41 | Reading - not classified
これはバズる。いいAIっぷり。

Star Wars fans divided over Wes Anderson-inspired AI film trailer
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-wes-anderson-ai-trailer-b2330114.html

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A Star Wars trailer in the style of director Wes Anderson has stoked debate among fans of both the sci-fi franchise and the filmmaker himself.
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“The detail in this is astounding,” reads another complimentary response.
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このreadの使い方。

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“I love that the entirety of Wes Anderson’s films can apparently be boiled down to pastel colours, symmetrical framing and Futura font,” the critic wrote.
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boil down to/be boiled down to : you mean that this is the most important or the most basic aspect of it

The Galactic Menagerie
肝心のタイトルの単語がわからなかったのは痛恨。まだまだ。もちろん試験には出ないけど。
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pre-emptive

2023-05-01 12:32:05 | Reading - not classified
GWに欧州旅行に行く人は多いと思いますが、何かしらMayDayにやられた経験があるのではないでしょうか。

今後5月に欧州に行く場合の備忘録。今年は5月動かなくてよかった。
May Day travel chaos as flights cancelled and weeks of strikes begin
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/train-strikes-this-week-simon-calder-b2329782.html

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Budget rival easyJet has grounded dozens of flights, including links from London Gatwick, Luton, Bristol and Manchester to destinations in France.
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旅行英語。文字通り。地面にいること。

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This time, it does not appear that British Airways is making pre-emptive cancellations – which it did in respect of the previous strike by the same group of workers, which took place from 31 March to 9 April.
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pre-emptiveは日本語では日常的にすごい使う。今後は多用しよう。

今年のイギリスは異常ですが。組合の強い国は毎年。全部止まる。閉まる。
まあそういう非常時じゃないとノイスバンシュタインとかヴェルサイユにはいかないな。それくらい選択肢がなくなる。
ホテルのスパでゆっくりするか、ホテルから観光バスに乗るくらい。

ほんと学生時代にメジャーな観光地を回っておいてよかった。パンデミックに京都行っといてよかった。旅の鉄則は行ける時に行く。次はない。
老後に旅行をとっておくとかって。。。飲めない、食べれない、夜遊びできない、歩きまわれない。。。まあ、老人になっても超元気でいたい。
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