KillerWhale

@KillerWhale@orcas.enjoying.yachts

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Did we win?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Because google is so productive about eliminating malware from the play store and all of its scam advertising. This is not about protecting the vulnerable, this is about control and forcing people into their ecosystem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta will shut down VR Horizon Worlds access in June⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  He is the forefront expert in WADing

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Firefox's beta feature "Smart Window" shared browsing and search history to AI models without prompting⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Setting fire to the oil fields, cutting out the middle men. That’s American efficiency.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New York Bill Would Force Age ID Checks at the Device Level⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Won’t somebody please, think of the children

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Consider a system with no DRAM' replaced by a 'recycling fiber loop': John Carmack envisages bold future to avoid AI-driven RAM crisis⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 12 release date in 2026 possible, with AI features that may force CPU upgrades⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  OEMs are in a tough spot. crossing Microsoft risks serious blowback or even being cut out of the ecosystem entirely

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s so next year when they expand the requirements the infrastructure is already in place.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 10's extended support ends in eight months, but users are still rejecting Windows 11, at least in Germany⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I made a conscious decision years ago to not buy any games that do not support Linux. This had the advantage of when I actually switched, all my recent games had full support ready to go. Plus it helps that I also don’t support anti consumer corporations such as ea or ubi or epic. No Tux, No bux.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Explained: Why you can't move Windows 11 taskbar like Windows 10, according to Microsoft⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Who needs a world clock when AI can guess the time anywhere.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LG Update Installs Unremovable Microsoft Copilot on Smart TVs, Ignites Backlash⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll look into that. I was considering plugging in an old wifi router without a wan connection. Which should effectively be the same outcome.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LG Update Installs Unremovable Microsoft Copilot on Smart TVs, Ignites Backlash⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Mine periodically displays a wi-fi not connected overlay if it’s not connected.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LG Update Installs Unremovable Microsoft Copilot on Smart TVs, Ignites Backlash⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sony is also a terrible company with a long history of anti-consumer behaviour.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oracle made a $300 billion bet on OpenAI. It's paying the price.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I am not sure what you are implying. There will always be art. Art does not need to be a commercial success to be expressive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨steam vs gog, which game store to buy from?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you read the TOS for the vast majority of games you will read that you have also purchased a licence, not ownership, of the game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Screw it, I’m installing Linux⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Or go all in!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Rules Could Force Tesla to Redesign Its Door Handles. That’s Harder Than It Sounds⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So how do they deal with routine and unexpected defects that every manufacturer deals with for every model?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TikTok’s Algorithm to Be Secured by Oracle in Trump-Backed Deal⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Please drink verification can.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨7 years later, Valve's Proton has been an incredible game-changer for Linux⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Macos is free. At the cost of paying *2 for hardware

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft's latest Windows 11 24H2 update breaks SSDs/HDDs, may corrupt your data⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I know this is mostly a joke but most corporate security monitor the running scripts

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wi-Fi 8 won't be faster, but will be better - more details emerge just hours after Wi-Fi 7 protocols are officially ratified⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Do it’s not a seamless standard

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Exclusive: Evidence of cell phone surveillance detected at anti-ICE protest⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Brave to think this will go before a jury.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Connor Myers: As if graduating weren’t daunting enough, now students like me face a jobs market devastated by AI⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The problem is you are working in engineering and understand the limitations. The decision makers at corporate don’t care, they see bonuses based on short term cost savings.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI-powered vending machines that sell bullets could be hacked, says a cybersecurity expert⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  That is clearly an invasion of privacy and a my # amendment rights /s