You've got to be fairly significantly partisan to think any of what you just said. It really doesn't reflect well.
If Trump was a fascist dictator, he was the absolute worst fascist dictator - or dictator of any kind - ever.
Even the most professional of officers would be tempted if he was was cheating on him or if someone delivered a credible threat to the safety of his children.
The best way to prevent this kind of abuse is to make it impossible.
LK
I don't see it. For example, cell phone records are only recorded and accessible via warrant, and by presenting that warrant to a provider directly. Same could be done with E2EE data if forced through the cell phone provider's networks.
That would mean an end to E2EE APIs on cell phones and other devices, which may be practically impossible at this point.
Edward Snowden showed that this is not as true as you seem to think it is.
LK
Oh dear lord, the hyperbole. We allow law enforcement access to all other forms of communication with a lawful warrant. So should this particular technology be exempt from that?
Then, let them serve the warrant.
What is different is that for the first time in human history, it's not only possible but it's practical to have encrypted communications that no one can access except for the intended recipient.
All of "the most heinous of crimes" take place in the real world, there is some physical action that can be detected and punished. I don't care if this makes the job of law enforcement harder. I want law enforcement to be a difficult and time consuming job. Idle and bored cops tend to find ways to fill their time and it's never good.
LK
Correct on all of that.
Nevermind that leather is biodegradable, environmentally friendly, and a low carbon option vs a petroleum derivative.
They were just catering to their ecoterrorist customers who lampooned them for killing animals to make a profit/product.
I wouldn't be surprised if they try to go back to leather. It's a natural choice - literally.
I've been thinking about adding solar panels to my house. I would love if I could get a federal subsidy to do it. However, just like with my student loan forgiveness, I'm NOT giving Biden my vote in exchange.
LK
It not only puts the cart before the horse, but gw efforts are rife with corruption and a lack of accountability. They're basically government slush funds for corruption and spending malfeasance. If you're looking for cost effective energy, pre-subsidized cost of "green" technology power (batteries, wind, and solar) isn't it.
And yet, some still install to "c:\PROGRA~1" or whatever, because Microsoft, in their opposite of wisdom, didn't design things for the future.
Sounds like a retcon'd attribution, to me.
Are you aware that the xbox is an appliance, like a dvd player? My original NES also "still works fine". No, it hasn't been updated at all.
Xbox 360 hasn't been updated since 2019. I'd hardly consider that supported, and you're using vastly different qualities and quantities for matter of comparison.
Apple seems to do pretty well for feature and security updates, so I'm not sure what you're talking about as a gripe. In contrast to the ~4-8 years Apple supports their devices, Microsoft only supports the major releases of their OS for a very brief period of time (usually about 2 years). It's uncommon for a laptop to be able to be easily upgraded between minor MS releases without breaking things irreparably on x86 (you'll be lucky to get driver support), and major releases are much shorter.
MS has done quite well with the Surface devices and keeping them supported, but it's by far the exception for them and they have a long history of -not- doing the right thing.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/with-macos-sonoma-intel-macs-are-still-getting-fewer-updates-than-they-used-to/
You read it wrong. Google is not announcing THE first custom Arm-based CPU. It's announcing ITS first custom Arm-based CPU.
Valid points, thanks.
Yeah, an integrated system is vastly different.
I doubt we'll see a full return to the 'good old days' of open hardware. Even 'open' platforms tend to be pretty locked down and proprietary, now - there's no standard for ARM "BIOS", for instance (though we are getting closer and closer, with the work of the Libre Computer folks).
Yes, well aware of that.
They're also markedly easier to exploit on x86 in most cases.
15+ hours is the realm of battery anxiety, not a legitimate user requirement. The real acid test is can you get through the work day, and can you get from one airport to another.
Not quite. The real acid test is whether, once you get to your destination, you can do a full workday without waiting six hours to recharge.
Conversely, my Mac's ~14-hour battery life means I've never left the house with the (bulky) power adapter unless I'm traveling overnight.
Cook is not a young man. How does he not notice this?
I dunno, macOS has a pretty extensive Accessibility control panel. Have you checked it out? There's a Text Size slider in there, among many other things.
There's also the Text Size slider under the Accessibility control panel.
Real Users know your home telephone number.
