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Comment Re:Lawfirms, hospitals, public companies (Score 2) 132

Organizations using Office 365 where there are regulatory or compliance concerns typically enter into a Business Associates Agreement (BAA) with Microsoft that covers their necessary compliances. For example, a BAA for hospitals would likely include: https://learn.microsoft.com/en...

This won't really change much. It's likely that some of these organizations are already using OneDrive folder backup, which syncs/backs up the Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folders to OneDrive (a sort of modern, light alternative to roaming profiles for the data people tend to actually care about) -- so even some "local" files may have not really been local for a while now, though this would have to have been specifically set up. If there's some business using consumer OneDrive on the Home version of Windows, then I suppose...

Comment Re: All this? For an..oximeter?? (Score 1) 57

Even today that holds - the iPhone has a paged grid of icons representing every app on the system. Android has a customizable set of screens which may hold apps, widgets or other things, and you can open a drawer which holds all the apps which may not be displayed in the grid.

While I suppose not really relevant to the history (or pulse oximetry), this is no longer true, and your description of Android is basically how modern iPhones also work. iOS has had widgets on the homescreen since iOS 14, released in 2020. You can also remove apps from your home screen and leave them only in the "app library," introduced in the same version. Guessing it's been a while since you've used an iPhone. :)

Comment Prompt? (Score 3, Insightful) 60

Not to nitpick, but if we're going to pinpoint a specific issue, it should probably describe the correct one. Both TFA and TFS only show an example of an AI response being left in the published text. The prompt itself was not included, although the problematic part of the response that was copied into the finished product happens to summarize the model's interpretation of the prompt. (Not that either is good, but it's at least more understandable how this one might have happened...)

Comment Re:Battery life (Score 1) 58

Imo the battery life gain by windows on arm has been a minor achievement because laptops can be powered by usb c and usb c battery phone banks.

I don't see how USB-C-- plus related standards like USB-PD (that are probably in play for a laptop and that I would reasonably assume are part of this assertion, or possibly just USB BC for a phone, or at least older ones) are really relevant to this claim. It just tells you what chargers and cables your device can use. It doesn't mean it's efficient.

If you haven't been following, the latest USB-PD standards allow 240W (48V*5A) of charging, and ones allowing close to 100W have been around for some time now. Some laptops won't even charge from a 5V charger (which will max out around 15 W, possibly including some of the phone chargers and power banks you mention). In large part, this has just changed the connector and the way they receive power, not how much they actually use.

Comment Not *that* different... (Score 1) 18

I don't honestly think this new policy is that shocking. From the end user's perspective, messages (and files, etc.) on free accounts were effectively only accessible for 90 days. Slack just kept them around indefinitely in case you upgraded to a paid plan, in which case they could be made accessible again. Now it sounds like they're just reserving the right to eventually delete them -- but only after a year (a significant grace period given that, again, you can only see the last three months).

This really doesn't seem like that big of a change -- surely anyone who needed this would have already upgraded to a paid plan, and even if you don't, there's still quite a bit of leeway.

Comment Re: Great, more crap (Score 1) 47

I don't see how "won't be displayed for non-business users of Windows 11" means "will always be displayed for all business users of Windows 11," i.e., there could be an option to remove or alter the behavior, with it simply being a feature that isn't available in consumer editions. However, there is not enough information in TFA to determine anything either way.

Comment Toilet paper and batteries? (Score 1) 75

Wait, are there statistics pointing to Amazon as a "go-to" for toilet paper and batteries? I can normally get the former cheaper (per unit) from a local store, and I guess the latter works fine for common sizes with a trusted seller (e.g., Amazon Basics AA cells), but I've had the wost luck ordering pretty much anything else (e.g., a seller confusing CR123As for CR2s and coming in a random plastic bag instead of manufacturer retail packaging).

Not to distract from how awful the car-buying process can be...

Comment For push notifications? (Score 4, Informative) 33

Anker's explanation in the linked article is that this only happens if you enable push notifications and have images enabled for them (text-only is an option), and all that's (temporarily) stored is the thumbnail for the notification. This is understandable given that Apple's push notification service requires a server to send the notification in the first place -- though they do admit to not explaining this adequately to users who thought they were otherwise entirely cloud-free based on their settings.

I realize we're only getting this explanation from Anker's side, but it's hard for me to see anything nefarious going on here unless anyone has discovered data that isn't consistent with this technical reality. And again, it's still unfortunate if anyone thought they were entirely local, but it seems like that is still possible by changing this option (which they've also said they're going to make clearer).

Comment Re:Works Both Ways (Score 1) 24

isn't this normally dealt with by people banking their own blood over time?.

Maybe as long as you plan to need it and do so no farther ahead than the shelf life of blood? The FDA currently recommends a maximum of 6 weeks of refrigerated storage and at least 8 weeks between donations.

So, it could maybe work for a one-time need 3/4 of the time if you plan everything right -- but probably not for ongoing needs, as might be needed with some treatments or conditions (in which case your own blood may not even be desirable), or if you happen to need more than one unit at a time.

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