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Comment Re:Reversible Irreversible ? (Score 1) 29

Put aside the personal data for a moment.

This also included all of the customer's Xbox digital "purchases".

Microsoft is literally known for poor security, including in their services. Azure was hacked at least twice where there are literally no logs, so Microsoft has literally no idea what was accessed.

It's unconscionable to permit Microsoft, a corporation known globally for incompetence, to cut off people's access to content they "purchased" because their account was hacked. Sure, it could be the user's fault, but it's at least equally plausible that it's Microsoft's. Remember, this is the company that built literally the only Chromium derivative that loads all of your passwords into memory on launch in plaintext. What if your account got hacked because some attacker who got onto your machine in the first place because of a buffer overflow Microsoft should have fixed twenty years ago read your passwords out of your browser's memory? Who's liable for that? Answer, NOT MICROSOFT! It's your problem, sucker.

Comment Re:Same answers as before: (Score 1) 99

It sounds like Sony, for what was probably a trivial savings, wrote bad contracts.

Bad for their customers, yes. Good for Sony, as long as they don't get busted for claiming to sell what they clearly were only renting out, and they clearly knew this if they didn't secure a perpetual license.

Anyone "buying" a digital good which doesn't come with the inherent ability to use it later (like a GOG download) isn't buying it. While it should be illegal to claim you're selling to those people instead of just renting, they are also being fools if they think they own that.

Comment Re:Have To Agree With Google, In Part (Score 1) 27

On the other hand, I don't think Google should be required to provide anonymized search data to rivals.

They could instead be prohibited from operating in markets where that data would give them an unfair advantage.

Firstly, that's effectively their intellectual property.

Both corporations and intellectual property are legal fictions, they are not real property. They are supposed to exist only for the benefit of The People. Work it out.

Comment Re: New normals (Score 2) 95

He got a blow job, got impeached, and was still a great president. Bill Clinton is both a better human being and a better president than Trump will ever be. That's a low bar and he easily steps over it, no argument.

Sure, as long as we can all also admit that Clinton was a rapey piece of shit who did multiple absolutely fucking terrible things, like signing the CDA and PRWORA. Also, "got a blow job" is a gross misrepresentation. "Coerced an intern into a sexual act" is a better one.

Comment Re:Can I pay him not to post? (Score 1) 95

The Constitution and the proper functioning of our government assume people of good moral and ethical character who will at least try to abide by the spirit, not just the letter, of the law and do what's best for the country

Which is exactly why no one should ever trust a promise from the USA again. Until we get our legal documents into some semblance of order, it must be assumed that this will all happen repeatedly.

Submission + - Windows 10: "the most secure Windows ever"

An anonymous reader writes: Windows 10 refuses to die, and the security bill is coming due

“A hard core of Windows 10 devices cannot or will not be migrated to Windows 11, leaving enterprises with a growing security problem as support options run out.”

July 2015: “Today, we’re sharing more on security in Windows 10. Windows 10 has more built-in security protections to help safeguard you against viruses, phishing, and malware, it’s the most secure Windows ever.”

Comment Re:If I'm understanding this correctly (Score 4, Insightful) 95

Allow me to answer. Ahem.

Is your paycheck larger?

No, that's Biden's fault.

Did you pay less taxes?

Did you her Kamala's laugh?

are grocery costs lower?

That's Barack HUSSEIN Obama's fault.

Are your utility costs lower?

Her emails and Benghazi made them high.

Did the price of gasoline or diesel decrease?

Yes but Biden did it Trump made money because he's smart

Did you pay less in health insurance?

Bill Clinton got impeached!! Trump's still draining the swamp.

If you needed insurance or healthcare were you able to obtain it?

Get your government hands off my medicare!

What if Obama did the exact same thing?

BOTH SIDES

Comment Re:HP INK only $39.99/GAL (Score 3, Informative) 46

I regret to inform you that you have woefully underestimated it. The actual retail rate offered to consumers is closer to $2200 US per gallon. Sources: internet-ink.com, cbc.ca. This $14 million fine is only worth like, seven thousand gallons, or less than 200 oil barrels of ink.

Submission + - Steve Wozniak's foundation partners with RealDoll maker to make teacherbots (nysfocus.com)

Hentes writes: Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak's foundation is partnering with Realbotix, best known for their RealDoll brand artificial companions, to deploy AI powered robotic tutors in classrooms. The doll will serve as a sort of artificial teacher's assistant, helping students that get stuck, or generating lessons. Students will be assigned an ID code, allowing the robot to provide personalized mentoring.

The female robot, named Sally, will have a “lifelike appearance” with silicone skin and long brown hair, Kiguel said in an interview with New York Focus. It will be stationary in a seated position but have a wide range of upper-body movements and facial expressions.


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