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Comment Re:Well, there is a positive way to consider this. (Score 3, Insightful) 71

Mozilla held a survey asking what shiny "AI" functions people wanted. The vast majority wanted it gone. This is the zillionth case of integrating unwanted things into the browser that should really be in add-ons. I guess the kill switch was the best option they were willing to provide.

Comment Re:"David vs. Goliath" struggle for identity (Score 1) 95

Ah yes, corruption. The struggle for identity here is that for normal people, all sorts of "know your customer" rules apply and it is impossible to buy something anonymously. At the same time it takes a huge amount of trouble to find out who wants to buy your land and what they want to do with it. This trend isn't a sign of bad things, it is bad things.

Comment Nonsense (Score 5, Insightful) 93

founders believe longer hours buy them a competitive edge.

This is such nonsense. Overtime works for incidental cases, not structurally. If you work one or two days overtime, it might help with completing a job that could otherwise not be done. After that, the productivity falls back to normal due to fatigue creeping in. After a week, a 70 our week is as productive as a 40 hour one, at best.

Comment MFA standards (Score 2) 111

You can require MFA for access. You can't do that with a local account.

Off course you can. It only requires the creation of a shared secret and a standard TOTP app. In fact, all internet connected TOTP apps should be encountered with the utmost distrust. Or a yubikey. Or a USB drive with a key. Or ...

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