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Comment Re:Why? (Score 1) 25

Feature-wise, battery life is much better on the 17 than the 13 (especially an old one), the camera is much, much better (especially for the Instagram crowd) and overall speed. But if the 13 works for you, that's great, keep it as long as possible. It keeps more junk out of the landfill.

I probably just crossed some age line where "everything I have now is good enough dammit!"

Comment Why? (Score 2) 25

I have an iPhone 13. Still works. I don't see a reason to upgrade. What about the 17 is so special that it causes "a rush of consumers upgrading devices"? If there is more text beyond the paywall that explains the change, I won't see it. Just looking at the features available, nothing looks compelling enough to trigger a buying frenzy. Maybe an old popular model is no longer supported? The economic explanation is silly. The tariff / diplomacy with China can't be a reason because those issues didn't exist until this year.

Comment Re:Difference in fundamental rights. (Score 0) 69

But making sure that every single person has access to sufficient food is a core job that government has to do(**). You can make jokes around what constitutes "sufficient", but you can't deny that nobody should die of starvation.

There isn't a shortage of food available to the poor in the US. Between local/state governments and charitable organizations, food is available to anyone in need. Organizations are always looking for volunteers to help serve the food, but all the food gets distributed to people who are willing to come pick it up, or sign up to have it delivered to them.

As an example, for 1999-2020 over 30,000 malnutrition-related deaths in the US were related to hospice "care". That's 3-ish percent of the total 103,000 malnutrition deaths in the US during that time. Of the total malnutrition deaths hospitals represent 37% and nursing homes represent 30%. So those are (mostly) intentional deaths which I find fucked up, but other's will see it as mercy for the sick and old. Having watched someone die this way, it is a heart breaking experience.

The US is so good at producing and distributing food that it remains the world's largest donor of international food assistance. The US provides a large portion of its aid in the form of actual food products. Our forward thinking Euro friends have largely transitioned to providing financial aid for international food assistance. Enjoy eating delicious money!

Comment Re:I don't blame them (Score 1) 26

But for what values of "Trump"? Here, I believe it still holds true if Trump=0, though maybe it loses a exclamation point or two?

I hadn't looked at it that way. Different values applied to the "Event" variable could result in wildly different exclamation numbers. I'll need to rework that equation. It was way too early for public consumption. My bad

Comment Re:The answer is simple (Score 1) 28

Game theory. They possess the data. Paying them not to release it doesn't guarantee they delete it but does incentivize them to come after you for more payments NOT to release it, like, rent seeking. Best not to pay and let it leak, financially. Mitigate all actionable intel first of course (account numbers, etc).

Sort of. What's kind of silly is that the ransomware groups have to show some level of "honesty" when it comes to not releasing ransomed data. If a company pays the ransom, then the data is ransomed again by that group (or any other group claiming to have the same data), then future companies will not pay at all based on the reputation of the ransomware group not fulfilling their side.

I spoke to a ransomware negotiator a couple years ago that was former FBI. He said that most "professional" ransomware groups will keep their promise to not release data if they're paid. The groups that don't keep their side of the bargain dissolve and reform as a different ransomware group who then has to prove their reputation.

Comment Re:The answer is simple (Score 1) 28

Treat ransomware attacks exactly the same as hardware failures or natural disasters Have multiple layers of backup available

That's the best option for sure. Sometimes the problem isn't getting the data restored, it's that the ransomware group now has sensitive or personal data that would be a major issue if released to the public.

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