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Comment "state-aligned group that operates out of Asia" (Score 2) 45

Anyone with any clue knew what those weaselly words meant, and Palo Alto Networks knew how those words would be interpreted by anyone with clue. If the goal was to not hurt Palo Alto Networks reputation with Beijing, they did not do a great job.

Comment Who is getting fired (Score 1) 116

Someone authorized the use/firing of the weapon. That someone needs to be held accountable. They at least need to get fired, and, potentially, charged with a crime (of endangering the public?). The FAA and the Defense department had a scheduled meeting later in February to discuss the use/safety of the weapon in public airspace, but, apparently, someone in CBP decided to just shoot first, and ask permission later.

Comment Re:The blu ray player market was never great (Score 1) 41

You need to keep in mind that the entire bluray menu system was in Java. That alone was fun for performance.

Java (with recent JVMs) can be performant, but the processors in most BluRay players were cost optimized (i.e. cheap and slow), and there was little to no interest in optimizing the software by most manufacturers as the consumers bought by price.

Comment Re:Road conditions (Score 1) 58

I'm curious how road conditions will affect this....

You are right to wonder, as most current EVs one is likely to be familiar with are designed with paved roads in mind. However, there has been a number of EVs specifically designed for the unpaved roads in some parts of Africa, beginning with local OEMs, but China manufacturers are starting to enter the market too. You are not likely to see those EVs outside of places like Africa, at least initially (they tend to be more utilitarian in looks and features than customers elsewhere want to buy).

Comment Re:Learn how to read before commenting (Score 1) 58

This statement is completely false. The article actually goes into great detail on the costs of the solar-off-grid (SOG) charging system and includes SOG costs in the total cost of ownership calculations.

And regardless of BEV usage, SOG (or mini-grids) is poised to rapidly expand in Africa (bringing reliable power to remote communities). If you build it, they will come?

Comment Re:Disable secure boot? (Score 1) 91

I have MS own laptop, which was gifted to me, and it allows me to disable secure boot in BIOS settings. It gives me angry red banner with unlocked lock, but other than that it does not prevent booting. Is that not an option on most hardware?

Disabling secure boot is an option on most hardware, however, there are some applications/features that will not fully operate if secure boot is not enabled, and that includes some multi-player games.

Comment Re:Linux distros work with Secure Boot (Score 1) 91

At least, they do NOW. Let's see if Microsoft breaks things for Linux as part of this update...

LInux (if your distro has fwupd installed and enabled to offer the update) has been offering to install some of the new certs for a while now.

At least one distro has had a test day to validate that it is possible to sign their boot loader with various combinations of the old/new keys. I expect additional testing across the Linux distro eco-system (as some hardware is just so interesting).

Many manufacturers (that still support your hardware) will be issuing new bios firmware that also include the newer keys.

Comment "Can" is the operative word (Score 2) 87

All the judge has ruled is that the claims can proceed to the next steps of litigation. No decision as to whether any violation has actually occurred has been made. Such motions to dismiss the case is standard pretrial practice (and such motions are typically denied, as the judges prefer to rule on the merits of the case). So nothing to see here, move along.

Comment Re:Purpose (Score 2) 186

I don't quite understand the purpose. Most smart TVs come with a free IPTV bundle. My LG came with LG channels, that has a few hundred free streaming channels to watch. Tubi does the same thing on any smart gizmo, you can plug into a TV, the cheapest of which is around $40.

Because while those services do exist (typically using the FAST approach for older content with lower licensing costs), they do not always cover what some people want to view (I am guessing things like ESPN).

There is, and will continue to be, a disconnect between what consumers are willing to pay, and what the owners expect to receive in revenue, for the content being produced.

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