Exactly. This is an old retail tactic and you see it more around the holidays. Sometimes they will even raise the price a few weeks prior. Why would Amazon or any company be any different?

Synology may have learned their lesson (probably not) but it is highly unlikely that I will be buying another one of their products.

Which is a shame. Opera was a nice free alternative that seemed relatively safe.

Not all updates are to fix problems. Some updates are introducing new problems .... oops, I meant features.

If you read the article carefully, they are talking about lenses THINNER than a hair. I see several of the posts here thinking the width/radius of the lenses is this small, a reasonable mistake given the way this was written. Having a radius that small would severely reduce their light gathering ability, requiring very bright light or very dim images or very long exposure times.

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This. Technology isn't the problem in this case. The lawyer asked someone else to do his work and didn't check it at all before putting his signature on it. He signed off on it so he gets to take full responsibility.

MS tech support is so bad these days. Take one or two of those $Bs and invest them in some decent support.

Some folks would rather work harder at not having to work than to just get a regular job. For some it seems to be the thrill of doing nefarious things. For others I guess they make their own hours and just get by.

e-bikes have greater acceleration and top speed than traditional bicycles. It is a recipe for increased rider injuries and deaths. Letting them in pedestrian spaces increases their collateral damage.

Because they are willing to prioritize other things, like privacy, over profit. "For profit" does not have to be all or nothing. Unfortunately, some investors, shareholders, and leaders, are driven solely by profit.

Long time Roku fan but the last few years has changed that. The ads, the hardware, the support ... all downhill. It is such a shame because IMO they still have the least shitty interface.

FWIW, they did say the push notification promoting a Nazi was an error that got debugged. https://arstechnica.com/tech-p...

Reminds me when leaded gas was tied to crime rates.

https://www.motherjones.com/en...

OK I won't disagree. What do you call it when something can be reliably predicted based on observation and testing?

We all know eventually these updates will include a 'Terms of Service' update and nothing to do do with safety or performance. I suspect this will eventually go to court.