Comment Re:Siri is so frustrating (Score 1) 10
I turn it off and don't use it. Same response I would have if it were completely awesome (and it may be for all I know).
No frustration here.
Comment Stunned (Score 1) 10
I don't know what to say. I have so many feelings about this. Where do I start?
Oh wait....I need to go take a dump. Give me a minute please.
Comment Another day, another reason to not use netflix (Score 1) 80
At some point all of these streaming services will realize they're behaving like the music industry of the early 2000s, with much the same consequences.
Not any time soon, mind you. They aren't that intelligent.
Comment Re:robot parking lot: no need for lights, sounds? (Score 0) 51
Because we don't want them to instantly kill the first kid who jumps the fence, or the next careless service technician. Automated industrial robots (which is what these cars are, really) have these things for a reason.
I really hope that Waymo's cars aren't relying on their Nader-beepers to avoid killing people. They should be (and AFAIK are) relying instead on their video cameras, LIDARs, and other sensors to stop the car before it hits the wayward kid/technician.
Comment Re: "Microsoft said it's working to resolve the is (Score 1) 62
Remember that these are the people who invented the use of CTRL-ALT-DEL hardware interrupts to "secure" the Windows login screen. That tells you all you need to know really.
Yes, they should have done it the right way instead!
Err, what was the right way? It's not obvious to me, given that Microsoft doesn't have design control over the hardware its software runs on.
Comment Re:They are using AI to code core Windows function (Score 1) 62
Do you really think Karen in Finance is going to request an RDS instance and vibe code a nice react frontend for her CRUD??
At this point, my biggest fear is that she will -- and then call me over to debug the AI-generated codebase, when it inevitably doesn't work quite right.
Comment Re:Not for long they don't (Score 1) 216
I'm not a US lawyer, but I'd interpret that as they need to block commercial VPN services advertised for circumventing blocks.
Comment Re:"more semiconductors expertise on the board" (Score 1) 102
Not to mention the millions spent on DEI hiring of marginal people based only on demographics.
Comment Re:Miracles (Chips, how do they work?) (Score 1) 102
He did, on the promise of the Biden CHIPs act money- the employees ballooned to 145,000 worldwide by October 2022.
Due to CHIPs act not coming through as planned, in December 2022 they started rounds of layoffs, which Lu Tan is continuing
Comment Re:Not In My House You Don't! (Score 1, Insightful) 80
Congratulations?
Comment Re:Why do you need an app for this? (Score 1) 35
No interest.
If my device has been stolen, I'm already out of my phone.
Someone else may as well get to use it, since I can't. Certainly better than it becoming ewaste.
Comment Re:To Apple -- (Score 1) 35
Why?
Comment Re:Wow (Score 0) 37
Wow, talk about outing yourself as a moron.
The article was about the UK, not America.
Comment Re:Since when are pyramid schemes a good thing? (Score 1) 37
Don't believe everything you hear or see, and especially what you think.
Comment Re:Good for Airbus (Score 1) 46
They have given us a bit of a masterclass in engineering here. Identified a rare but important issue, took decisive action to ensure safety, and engineered a fix very quickly to get the aircraft back into service.
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