Comment Make sure its differentiated... (Score 1) 17
I'm about to cancel Hulu because they won't differentiate the ad-supported content from the ad-free content I'M PAYING FOR. At least Prime makes this distinction clear. If Netflix muddles their content, I'll cancel them too.
Comment Re: What the summary doesn't state. (Score 2) 80
It's literally the whole point of the last section of the article. There's a US company that wants to get involved with the technology again, but they can't get a license from the DOE.
Comment Computer Science (Score 4, Insightful) 203
Stop asking software engineer candidates about computer science, unless you have a good reason. Ask them about software engineering.
Comment Question is Good but Misdirected (Score 1) 209
The question isn't whether we should replace filesystems, but rather if we should move core file system services *into* the filesystem. That is, should we embed all of the things that locate does into the filesystem? My answer would be "no" (I prefer single-task entities where possible), but making a filesystem "hook" wouldn't be bad (i.e., trigger X when a file is updated, where X might be an indexing operation). Perhaps we should standardize more metadata, where it is stored, and how it is accessed. There's nothing wrong with storing that *somewhere*. Whether it is the filesystem or elsewhere is a bit of an implementation detail.
Comment Re:Wait wait wait. (Score 2) 62
They were sort of an industry darling for so long, but it looks like they were rotten at the core. I wonder if they can legitimately rehabilitate themselves?
There are exactly 2 steps in this process. 1) Fix 2077 for the relaunch on PS5/XBX. 2) Make a Witcher 4, and make it as good as W3. (Good luck on that one.)
Comment Tracking nirvana (Score 1) 219
Just sounds to me like a cagey way to capture and track EVERYTHING about a user's browsing history, across EVERY site they visit, without needing cookies and web bugs and all that other nonsense. Even Facebook can only track so much, when some sites don't download their script. When you look at it like that, it's no wonder PG is all about this.
Comment Re:Insanity, even when VHS was in its heyday! (Score 1) 193
Even $179 sounds cheap. When I first got curious about what it would cost to buy an actual copy of a movie back in the rental craze days (even before Blockbuster), I remember them costing more like $700. Then I understood that the studios were making sure to price them for rental company purchase only. Which, of course, encouraged piracy, and yada, yada, yada; that old chestnut. But, yeah, they WERE really expensive at the time.
Comment Re: So... (Score 1) 158
I've got some sad news for you. All consumer-grade products are made by the same few companies, and they're ALL crap. I learned this the hard way by trying to really get serious about researching the appliances for a house I was having built, and the highest-rated units I could find from "Consumer Reports" and other reviews all -- ALL -- had serious breakdowns within 2 years. (I replaced the washing machine and dryer with used refurbs from a local shop. The guy wouldn't even take my old units on trade, because he knew they were junk.) My parents bought a "good"-level washer and dryer from Sears when they got married, and those units lasted 25 years. The only way to get actual "BIFL"-quality appliances these days is to buy "commercial" versions, and pay 5x-10x more.
Comment Is Waymo for real? (Score 1) 185
Comment Remote driver != "no driver" (Score 1) 185
Comment Re:Whack a Mole (Score 1) 148
You're not paying attention. Why do the legwork? All they have to do is give Facebook and Twitter a couple of bucks, and those platforms will put their message in front of hundreds of thousands of right-wing nutballs.
Comment No alternatives (Score 1) 177
I've been ranting on Twitter about the shortage of PS5's, and thinking that maybe I just spent a little more and build a new PC. I guess that's going to be even more frustrating that trying to find a console! This is starting to smell like a conspiracy to collude and drive up silicon prices!