Then I see no reason to give human-generated earnings to a company that does not value human programmers and artists.

Before one buys any hardware, or comes to rely on any software by Google, it's a good idea to visit Google Graveyard and take a few minutes to ponder over how long it will be before Google abandons the technology it's trying to sell you, leaving you with yet another piece of e-waste.

From the article: "Supermarket cold aisles are typically run by control panels that manage an entire store's fridges and freezers and can be accessed over the internet, which lets maintenance companies adjust them from anywhere."

Well, there's your problem. Stop doing stupid things like that.

Decart's acronym for DOS is "Decart Optimization Stack".

Those of us old enough to remember will immediately think "Disk Operating System" though.

... and dig the base out of the ground, and carefully transport base, pole, and cameras for each installation into room without windows that can be locked. Most importantly, do not damage Flock's property. Leave the cameras operational and running.

Then, send Flock a letter letting them know their property is intact and undamaged, but is now safely stored away to prevent vandalism against their equipment. Further let them know that they are welcome to come collect their property, but they are not welcome to re-install the cameras anywhere on Campus due to safety issues.

Unless there's some sort of penalty against removing the cameras in the contract they signed with Flock? (Probably is, come to think of it...)

Sometimes things have had their run, and their death is ugly and uncomfortable. Remember the good times, try to forget the bad, but above all, let them rest in peace.

The U.S. Department of Justice can now set up a cutout and try to buy that data as part of a criminal investigation and sting operation.

Here's hoping they do, and that they nail these bastards, as an example to the rest of them.

"The change as been reverted as of May 3, but not before 1.4 million commits were made. Unfortunately, those messages cannot be cleansed and are permanent."

Nonsense. It's just ones and zeros. They can be changed. Microsoft just doesn't want to.

$900 USD is just not worth it for me for console gaming. I've already got a PC that works, and games I like for it.

I'm just going into a holding pattern for buying any computing equipment unless I absolutely need to. I suspect I'm going to be in the majority on that.

I'll just continue to purchase games from GOG on sale. My "to be played" backlog is already crushingly large, I'm not at a loss for something to play.

Also, SONY? I still remember that rootkit you and BMG hit people with. Sucks when your customers have long memories, doesn't it?

Whatever court hears Mumbauer's wrongful dismissal case will likely look at his actions post-firing and decide that he doesn't have "clean hands" in this matter. That will reduce the amount of damages the court is willing to award, or potentially end up with the decision going against Mumbauer completely, with him now being potentially on the hook for the company's legal fees.

If you have a legal dispute like this, keep your hands legally clean, even if it pains you to do so.

For those who need a refresher as to how the failure of the Fukushima reactors, see this video:

Understanding the accident of Fukushima Daiichi (from 2012)
https://youtu.be/YBNFvZ6Vr2U

Total time: 13:01. The key bit is at 4:49: "The waves went over the sea wall flooding the lower parts of buildings, and disabled the emergency diesel generators."

Had those generators and fuel tanks been higher up in the structure, things probably would have been fine, but with the reactors in control-rod shutdown and needing to dissipate the residual heat in the reaction chambers, the secondary cooling systems powered by those emergency diesel generators were absolutely crucial.

The tripling of memory prices and watching the domino effect to any computer hardware that needs memory (but can't get adequate supplies) due to the hoovering up of nearly all the memory being produced by data centers used for AI projects.

That's the most stupid, and annoying thing about all this to me. May this bubble pop, and quickly.

My wallet will stay closed to memory purchases for the duration of this price spike.

In a situation like this where the occupants aren't at fault, you honour the reservation for the duration of the stay, and you comp the rest of the stay ("It's on the house.")

In this way you generate a ton of good-will for the Marriott, and positive word of mouth advertising that you only wish you could buy on demand. Marriott decided to take the low road and kick the occupants out mid-stay. Bad form.