Who said I ever was? However, an objective advantage is that you aren't actively contributing to the deaths of a quarter of a billion people by 2100.

If you think it's OK to sacrifice the lives of children (who are going to be killed the most) then that's your business.

I see, being spared a minor inconvenience every couple months is more important than the environment.

Oh, I'm sorry, i didn't realize you were an idiot.

The purpose of their presence is obviously a CYA move by Microsoft so they can say, "well we had people watching them" when it hits the fan.

Anyone using Microsoft Azure should assume all their data is being collected for use by the CCP.

Yeah, this seems like a pretty clear violation of the law. Someone is going to jail for this and anyone who knew about it is losing their security clearance.

Except nobody ever claimed it was perfect, in fact a great effort went into discussing possible side effects.

No even for a moment because these "alternative treatments" were absolute horseshit based on zero science. The kind of people who go for these are not interested in facts because they are deep into anti-intellectualism and follow emotional logic rather than rational logic, Frankly, I'm not worried about the ones who died from following magical thinking, I'm worried about the ones who manage to survive. The ones who died no longer pose a threat to society while the survivors continue to be a threat.

Fact check: There are hundreds of reports of 4800 people having died within two days of getting a COVID vaccine but that does not necessarily mean the vaccine was the cause. Similarly, 380k adverse reactions were reported but not definitely the caused by the vaccine. Finally, given the breadth of deployment, the mRNA vaccines were the safest vaccines ever made. They aren't perfect because humans are not all identical but they were damn close.

I would also point out there there were about 600 people who died from overdosing on hydroxychloroquine which is not effective at treating or preventing COVID-19.

It's both interesting and distinct which has resulted in a lot of studies of Yersinia pestis. This has yielded a firm understanding of it's mechanisms. When making a proof of concept treatment, you first target a well understood target which makes Yersinia pestis an ideal target. A simple misunderstanding of the target bacteria's function could result in years of wasted efforts or delays.

A similar phenomenon exists for when we want to utilize a mechanism found in biology for our own ends. A good example of this is the use of HIV to design a retroviral vector for a gene therapy. It's been studied so much that we know a great deal of how it works.

Yersinia pestis is something you can get if you visit a national park because it's carried by rodents. See also: https://science.slashdot.org/s...

If your software isn't capable of using fallback encryption algorithms then your company is already in trouble because it haven't learned shit about security. However, everyone with a lick of sense has made sure multiple encryption algorithms are acceptable in case one becomes a risk. Therefore, you need only need add a PQC encryption algorithm to your software's capabilities (which are now available in most every crypto library thanks to NIST) and wait to remove older algorithms.

The secure communications went through a lot of shit as a result of the Snowden revelations (and subsequent investigation into SSL security) and we are better for it. But as always, those who have failed to learn from the past are doomed to repeat it.

Here: https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-...

I recall a conversation on Slashdot with someone seriously claim they drive 300 miles and go on to explain that's why why EV's aren't ready for general use.

Do you also drive 300 miles to work?

BUUUUT what about when it's too cloudy for the moon to move the water?! CHECKMATE! /s

I'm glad to see serious progress in this area as we need all the clean energy we can get.

I've been on ./ long enough to know this isn't going to cut it for the ICE loyalists because they drive 800 miles, uphill, in -200 F weather before driving 800 miles, uphill in 700 F weather to get home. EVs are clearly not up to the job! /s

That would be a public service but I think you underestimate the stupidity of humans.

Seems like you've been drank a bit too much from the firehose.

Why would any developer want to help Red Hat after they denied distros access to their packages?

If Red Hat doesn't want people to have access without paying then why should Red Hat get free ride?