Comment Re:LibreOffice improved (Score 1) 221
A few simple searches and you can easily see this problem is decades old. All I want to do is print some addresses on an envelope and it's like 2 hours to get it to work properly.
Comment IDGAF (Score 1) 184
IDGAF
Comment My Kindle can only use unencrypted WiFi (Score 2) 73
Of course, it doesn't matter. Amazon will do whatever it wants, but as a regular and lazy long time customer, they are literally sending me to competitors.
Comment IDGAF (Score 0) 509
$85 million? This is such a tiny amount of money for the Federal government that it literally costs more money to mention it to the chief executive than it saves.
Comment Re:I don't get this (Score 1) 249
It's not enshittification if the free market decided this is what's best, right?
Wrong. Most of these companies lose money for an unacceptable amount of time to provide any meaningful return on equity. Stock prices are the exit strategy, and that is inflated really by a loose network of cronies, which is anything but "free".
Comment Re:Obvious reason System76 doesn't sell better: (Score 2) 48
It is annoying when parts designed to be replaced have to be included with the purchase. Why not an option to purchase the computer with no drives? The most extreme example was Dell, et al, not allowing a desktop/tower purchase without a FDD, keyboard, and mouse. Go to any ewaste collector and you'll discover something like 100x ratio of [FDD,keyboard,mouse] to (tower+desktop).
My weak understanding of OPAL is that it is some OS-like thing performing encryption/decryption on the drive, itself. If I understand that correctly, what do you use?
Comment Re:Once you use a Mac screen for a day, you're don (Score 1, Informative) 48
Text-per-inch theoretically would be the same in both cases. However, you should actually experience increased text-per-inch, reduced eye strain, and reduced fatigue.
If someone like System76 wants me to purchase one of their computers, they need to offer increased resolution.
Comment Obvious reason System76 doesn't sell better: (Score 4, Funny) 48
Their site is only loading scripts from half a dozen or so domains. It's not bad; maybe they can get that up to at least several dozen like the larger laptop makers, but they are certainly on their way.
Comment Get woke, go broke. (Score 1, Flamebait) 225
Perhaps the full implementation of promotions based on personal beliefs instead of a meritocracy doesn't actually work at creating an organization that creates innovative products.
Comment Talking past the sale now, Slashdot? (Score 1) 56
They think we are stupid.
Submission + - Maryland To Become First State To Tax Online Ads Sold By Facebook And Google. (npr.org)
schwit1 writes: With a pair of votes, Maryland can now claim to be a pioneer: it's the first place in the country that will impose a tax on the sale of online ads.
The House of Delegates and Senate both voted this week to override Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a bill passed last year to levy a tax on online ads. The tax will apply to the revenue companies like Facebook and Google make from selling digital ads, and will range from 2.5% to 10% per ad, depending on the value of the company selling the ad. (The tax would only apply to companies making more than $100 million a year.)
Proponents say the new tax is simply a reflection of where the economy has gone, and an attempt to have Maryland's tax code catch up to it. The tax is expected to draw in an estimated $250 million a year to help fund an ambitious decade-long overhaul of public education in the state that's expected to cost $4 billion a year in new spending by 2030. (Hogan also vetoed that bill, and the Democrat-led General Assembly also overrode him this week.)
Still, there remains the possibility of lawsuits to stop the tax from taking effect; Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh warned last year that "there is some risk" that a court could strike down some provisions of the bill over constitutional concerns.
The House of Delegates and Senate both voted this week to override Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a bill passed last year to levy a tax on online ads. The tax will apply to the revenue companies like Facebook and Google make from selling digital ads, and will range from 2.5% to 10% per ad, depending on the value of the company selling the ad. (The tax would only apply to companies making more than $100 million a year.)
Proponents say the new tax is simply a reflection of where the economy has gone, and an attempt to have Maryland's tax code catch up to it. The tax is expected to draw in an estimated $250 million a year to help fund an ambitious decade-long overhaul of public education in the state that's expected to cost $4 billion a year in new spending by 2030. (Hogan also vetoed that bill, and the Democrat-led General Assembly also overrode him this week.)
Still, there remains the possibility of lawsuits to stop the tax from taking effect; Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh warned last year that "there is some risk" that a court could strike down some provisions of the bill over constitutional concerns.
Submission + - Tesla Wins Lawsuit Against Whistleblower Accused of Hacks (cnet.com)
An anonymous reader writes: The US District Court of Nevada awarded Tesla a win in its lawsuit against a former employee, filed two years ago. You may recall CEO Elon Musk referred to this incident in a previously leaked email calling on employees to be "extremely vigilant." Martin Tripp, who worked at the company's Nevada Gigafactory, was accused of hacking the automaker and supplying sensitive information to unnamed third parties. Reuters reported Friday the court ruled in Tesla's favor and dismissed Tripp's motion to file another reply to the court. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but according to Reuters, the court will grant Tesla's motion to seal the case.
Submission + - DuckDuckGo Is Growing Fast (bleepingcomputer.com)
An anonymous reader writes: DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine, announced that August 2020 ended in over 2 billion total searches via its search platform. While Google remains the most popular search engine, DuckDuckGo has gained a great deal of traction in recent months as more and more users have begun to value their privacy on the internet. DuckDuckGo saw over 2 billion searches and 4 million app/extension installations, and the company also said that they have over 65 million active users. DuckDuckGo could shatter its old traffic record if the same growth trend continues. Even though DuckDuckGo is growing rapidly, it still controls less than 2 percent of all search volume in the United States. However, DuckDuckGo's growth trend has continued throughout the year, mainly due to Google and other companies' privacy scandal.
Submission + - Why passenger jets could soon be flying in formation (cnn.com)
ragnar_ianal writes: Look at the V-shaped formations of migrating ducks and scientists have long surmised that there are aeronautical efficiencies at play. Aerbus is examining this in a practical manner to see if fuel efficiency can be enhanced.
Building on test flights in 2016 with an Airbus A380 megajet and A350-900 wide-body jetliner, fello'fly hopes to demonstrate and quantify the aerodynamic efficiencies while developing in-flight operational procedures. Initial flight testing with two A350s began in March 2020. The program will be expanded next year to include the involvement of Frenchbee and SAS airlines, along with air traffic control and air navigation service providers from France, the UK, and Europe.
"It's very, very different from what the military would call formation flight. It's really nothing to do with close formation," explained Dr. Sandra Bour Schaeffer, CEO of Airbus UpNext, in an interview with CNN Travel.
Building on test flights in 2016 with an Airbus A380 megajet and A350-900 wide-body jetliner, fello'fly hopes to demonstrate and quantify the aerodynamic efficiencies while developing in-flight operational procedures. Initial flight testing with two A350s began in March 2020. The program will be expanded next year to include the involvement of Frenchbee and SAS airlines, along with air traffic control and air navigation service providers from France, the UK, and Europe.
"It's very, very different from what the military would call formation flight. It's really nothing to do with close formation," explained Dr. Sandra Bour Schaeffer, CEO of Airbus UpNext, in an interview with CNN Travel.
Comment Re:Inevitable (Score 1) 81
They have the Federal Reserve to sell their bonds to.
