This. These companies (Microsoft, Google, etc) are using OUR computer's Ram, Hard drive space and CPU time to run their very own Skynets and making us pay for the privilege.
This bill is being pushed by Meta and they are NOT going to stop with age verification. It is not about "protecting children" and it never has been. It's always been about surveillance and control. Meta wants to know who you are, where you are, what you buy, what you download, who you associate with and what your politics are.
If Meta succeeds in putting all this on your computer at the operating system level, then what is the point of even having a VPN anymore? Also Meta will sell this information to anyone who asks for it.
If internet companies would fix VOIP protocol, so that spammers couldn't spoof any phone numbers they wanted, then 95% of spam calls would disappear.
The Do Not Call registry was the easiest thing in the world for Congress to do, because it didn't actually do anything and it didn't cost them anything to do. You can't catch a spammer unless you can identify them. And you can't do that with a spoofed phone number
Every time Microsoft does an update, they reduce functionality. Basic functions like print, search and file storage get moved into sub-sub-sub menus. The point of this is to make room on the main screen for ads. Screwing up your work flow gives you more time to look at them. This is intentional.
Chat bots should never give medical advice. Chat bots dispense basic, standalone factoids, like "aspirin is a pain reliever." But they don't know or care about dosages, comorbid conditions or whether or not you live or die, so they won't ask follow up questions.
Also, I doubt a GPU that's been on blast 24/7 for the last couple of years will be worth much at auction. Might as well bury them in the same landfill as the data center.
I think the best way to turn people on to Linux is to give them a bootable live USB, so they can try it out. Otherwise, they have no basis for comparison.
Too many people just accept whatever Microsoft gives them, shrug and think, "Well, I guess this is just the way computers are."
Businesses have invested too much time, money and promises in AI to admit they made a mistake, now. And like all business models based on the Sunk Cost Fallacy, it's going to do a lot of damage along the way before it finally dies.
Why should EA care what the Saudis want? Just market to another country.
Q: Why was it too dangerous for you to fly on Air Force One but not for the press?
TRUMP: Well, I don't know, I think actually the plane I that I flew on was at greater risk
Q: Why do you say that?
TRUMP: Because that would be the plane they would be more likely to go for.
No, you used the press corp as bait and left them to die while you scampered away in a catering truck.
This. These companies (Microsoft, Google, etc) are using OUR computer's Ram, Hard drive space and CPU time to run their very own Skynets and making us pay for the privilege.
Ubuntu is the Windows 11 of Linux distros.
This bill is being pushed by Meta and they are NOT going to stop with age verification. It is not about "protecting children" and it never has been. It's always been about surveillance and control. Meta wants to know who you are, where you are, what you buy, what you download, who you associate with and what your politics are.
If Meta succeeds in putting all this on your computer at the operating system level, then what is the point of even having a VPN anymore? Also Meta will sell this information to anyone who asks for it.
If internet companies would fix VOIP protocol, so that spammers couldn't spoof any phone numbers they wanted, then 95% of spam calls would disappear.
The Do Not Call registry was the easiest thing in the world for Congress to do, because it didn't actually do anything and it didn't cost them anything to do. You can't catch a spammer unless you can identify them. And you can't do that with a spoofed phone number
Ubuntu is the Windows 11 of Linux distros.
Every time Microsoft does an update, they reduce functionality. Basic functions like print, search and file storage get moved into sub-sub-sub menus. The point of this is to make room on the main screen for ads. Screwing up your work flow gives you more time to look at them. This is intentional.
Human sacrifices to the Turbine Gods.
Boil 'em . . . mash 'em . . . shove 'em up your ass . . . PO-TAY-TOES!
And by "White House App" I'm going to assume they mean Twitter, since the article is REALLY light on specifics.
I find it stressful to live in a country where his goons can murder me or deport me for no reason at all. And I have no hope for any justice.
Fuck his stress. I hope it tortures him to madness.
Politicians who unwaveringly support The King of the Pedophiles and a serial rapist think want me to believe they're "protecting the children."
Chat bots should never give medical advice. Chat bots dispense basic, standalone factoids, like "aspirin is a pain reliever." But they don't know or care about dosages, comorbid conditions or whether or not you live or die, so they won't ask follow up questions.
Also, I doubt a GPU that's been on blast 24/7 for the last couple of years will be worth much at auction. Might as well bury them in the same landfill as the data center.
Freaking finally. Maybe RAM prices will finally start coming down.
WiFi IS real. "Auras", "Vibes" and "Crystal Energy" is magical nonsense.
Use a VPN and an operating system that doesn't spy on you and harvest your info. Use 3rd party encryption.
I think the best way to turn people on to Linux is to give them a bootable live USB, so they can try it out. Otherwise, they have no basis for comparison.
Too many people just accept whatever Microsoft gives them, shrug and think, "Well, I guess this is just the way computers are."
Businesses have invested too much time, money and promises in AI to admit they made a mistake, now. And like all business models based on the Sunk Cost Fallacy, it's going to do a lot of damage along the way before it finally dies.