Re: Responsibility
I doubt the Country Music Awards would care, really.
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Windows 11 comes bearing THAAS, Trojan Horse as a service
Windows 11 gets chatty as Teams integration turns up
Wednesday 21st July 2021 22:16 GMT 
Re: When is an OS....
Will Microsoft land on Park Lane, or will they land on Chance and get "Do not pass Go...."? Because it's defo monopoly territory.
I'm (still) hoping for, "GO TO JAIL! Go directly to Jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200."
Oh, and BTW, In my versions of Monopoly, its Park Place. What have you Brits done to Monopoly?!?
Make-me-admin holes found in Windows, Linux kernel
Boffins find an 'actionable clock' hiding in your blood, ticking away to your death
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G: Sub-$600 midranger makes premium phones feel frivolous
Lenovo says it’s crammed a workstation into a litre of space – less than three cans of beer
If you've mastered Python 101, you're probably better at programming than OpenAI's prototype Codex
Apple warns kit may interfere with implanted medical devices at close proximity
Microsoft approved a Windows driver booby-trapped with rootkit malware
Happy with your existing Windows 10 setup? Good, because Windows 11 could turn its nose up at your CPU
Friday 25th June 2021 20:30 GMT
Another option:
From the article:
According to Microsoft's documentation, Windows 11 also requires the presence of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) – version 2.0 – and UEFI Secure Boot enabled.Owners of more recent PCs might have to delve into their BIOS settings to flip the required switch. Others wanting the Windows 11 experience could be looking at new hardware.
The rest of us will likely be looking at a new operating system.
US Supreme Court rules teens cussing out schools on social media is protected speech
What you need to know about Microsoft Windows 11: It will run Android apps
Windows 11: Meet the new OS, same as the old OS (or close enough)
Mayflower, the AI ship sent to sail from the UK to the US with no humans, made it three days before breaking down
Monday 21st June 2021 14:06 GMT
Re: "With no one onboard to fix it"
Even major issues are much more likely to leave a boat without power rather than destroy it entirely, so even if you need to take a week or so to send out a rescue boat, you're still not looking at a complete loss. Delays happen for a variety of reasons anyway, so nothing critically time senstive gets sent by ship.
'Course, if it breaks down in the Suez Canal...
Roger Waters tells Facebook CEO to Zuck off after 'huge' song rights request
TITAN crypto-token does the opposite of zero to $60: Value plummets in hours
Debian's Cinnamon desktop maintainer quits because he thinks KDE is better now
Thursday 17th June 2021 18:14 GMT
You can decry my (or @werdsmith's) pointing this out as irrelevant all you like, but the fact remains that when you have hundreds or thousands of employees who are used to one thing, being made to switch to another thing that while being 'easier' on the budget is less usable in their daily work than the thing they were made to switch from, then you have a problem when those employees start complaining en masse that their work environment is being made more difficult. [emphasis added]
Yet that didn't seem to hamper Windows 10 uptake any, now did it? Bosses just told the minions to "get over it", and miraculously, they did.
Funny how that works...
Linus Torvalds tells kernel list poster to 'SHUT THE HELL UP' for saying COVID-19 vaccines create 'new humanoid race'
It took 'over 80 different developers' to review and fix 'mess' made by students who sneaked bad code into Linux
Monday 24th May 2021 15:00 GMT
Re: Those saying that this is a reason to distrust Linux...
Those saying that this is a reason to distrust Linux...need to bear in mind that disruptive influences could infiltrate any organisation. [...] It could happen to Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, etc. etc...
Is it you're assertion that "disruptive" influences haven't already happened to Micros~1? I submit Windows 10 as Exhibit A...err, wait...make that Exhibit V...that Micros~1 is in and of itself a disruptive influence.
But I digress...Back to slamming systemd.
Lessons have not been learned: Microsoft's Modern Comments leave users reaching for the rollback button
Thursday 20th May 2021 15:49 GMT
Another critic wailed: "I am truly at a loss for words as to why this seemed like a good idea to your development team."
One should not necessarily blame the devs. Micros~1 is, has been, and will forever be first and foremost a marketing company, with technical expertise being a distant second (third?) on the list. More likely, this was the result of some freshly-minted mid-level Millennial marketing exec who (desparately) wishes to make their mark on the C-suite with a new "branding initiative".
The devs probably just threw up their hands in disgust and said, "Yeah, whatever" (after mumbling something decidedly NSFW under their breath).
Apple announces lossless HD audio at no extra cost, then Amazon Music does too. The ball is now in Spotify's court
Déjà bork: BSOD fairy pays key-cutting kiosk another visit
Audacity's new management hits rewind on telemetry plans following community outrage
Friday 14th May 2021 22:26 GMT 
So I took a little trip...
So, I took a little trip to the Audacity web site to take a look. (I use Steinberg's Wave Lab myself, but wanted to see what else is out there). First thing I noticed is that their web site uses ssl.google-analytics.com and mc.yandex.ru (both of which are blocked by default on my script blockers).
Seems the virus has already invaded the body...
Preliminary report on Texas Tesla crash finds Autosteer was 'not available' along road where both passengers died
NHS App gets go-ahead for vaccine passport use despite protest from privacy groups
Tuesday 11th May 2021 16:57 GMT
Ante-up, Britain!
So now Great Britland has effectively mandated that the entire populace must have a multi-hundred pound (Sterling) device in order to prove you're "safe". One that you, citizen, are on the hook to purchase and maintain.
Nice work, Boris! Aldous would have never envisioned the day where the Proles would have to pay for their own telescreens.
Google to ban emoji, deceptive marketing, and ALL CAPS from Play Store metadata later this year
Traffic lights, who needs 'em? Lucky Kentucky residents up in arms over first roundabout
OMG! New free speech social network won’t allow members to take the Lord’s name in vain
Texan's alleged Amazon bombing effort fizzles: Militia man wanted to take out 'about 70 per cent of the internet'
Privacy activist Max Schrems claims Google Advertising ID on Android is unlawful, files complaint in France
Imagine your data center backup generator kicks in during power outage ... and catches fire. Well, it happened
Over a decade on, and millions in legal fees, Supreme Court rules for Google over Oracle in Java API legal war
Wednesday 7th April 2021 14:13 GMT
Re: Minions Finally Lose
At first, you say:
However much I may disagree with a given opinion, I wouldn't suggest for a moment that it is sophistry contrived to support a predetermined outcome.
Then, roughly 20 words later...
[...] but it's unquestionable that if one accepts the opposing view in that one regard, the dissent is a correct presentation of the logical consequences.
So, the dissent makes sense if you're driving to a predetermined outcome. Nice.
You sure that was only caffeine you imbibed?
Tuesday 6th April 2021 19:14 GMT
Re: Minions Finally Lose
While I'm not absolutely convinced by the majority opinion, it's far more persuasive than the dissent, not least because the majority demonstrates clear understanding of the programming technicalities, while the dissent displays misconceptions.
The dissent is Alito and Thomas. What did you expect?
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