Comment Re: Woke Microsoft Games - A BAD sign of DEI quali (Score 1) 116
Is this some sort of a weird satire...?
Comment Corporation (Score 4, Insightful) 120
When it comes to protections, like for example Intelectual Property or propert in general, corporations enjoy all the benefits which law provide. However, when it comes to responsibilities they suddenly can't apply to them.
There's always an operator or owner of the vehicle. If there's an owner, the fine should by applied to them - no matter if it's a corporation or whatever.
Comment Re:And? (Score 5, Insightful) 30
Here's the thing.. There will be a quite substantial part of the population which will use it and degenerate their heads even further. Worst part? They have voting rights just like you and me, so we can expect even more clowns running the circus which in turn is going to make our lifes even more annoying and frustrating.
Comment Re:So in other words... (Score 1) 113
I work from home, kids have 20 minutes to school, all shops are within walking radius. I need car maybe twice a month, it just sits on the driveway collecting dust and deprecating. I would seriously consider renting the car when I need it if it would be driven to my doorstep by someone remote so I can take over then. No need to worry about parking it, no need to worry if it breaks, no need to worry about value loss.
Comment Re:Why does YouTube search suck so badly? (Score 1) 21
Why? Because this doesn't make them any money. If they could, they would remove Search function completely and only spoon feed you short after short after short, with ads in between of course. Everything to keep you "engaged". Searching and any other brain activities are not desirable.
Submission + - Microsoft now pushing advertising through Windows (techradar.com)
sinij writes:
The notification is labelled âsuggestedâ(TM) and is for the Avowed Premium Edition, urging me to âforge my destinyâ(TM) and click a button that says âBuy Nowâ(TM) (or alternatively, thereâ(TM)s a button to âDismissâ(TM)).
This happens on all versions of Windows, including Pro. Zero surprise that Microsoft is finding creative ways to abuse paid customers.
Submission + - Social Security Administration will only communicate through Twitter (X) (federalnewsnetwork.com)
smooth wombat writes: The Social Security Administration has announced the only method it will communicate with the public or media is through posts on Twitter (X). This change took place after large numbers of communications staff were either fired or reassigned, sometimes to less senior positions. SSA Midwest-West (MWW) Regional Commissioner Linda Kerr-Davis told employees in a call Thursday that those regional offices will no longer issue press releases or “Dear Colleague” letters to advocate groups.
SSA is centralizing its process for responding to all inquiries, except those coming from members of Congress. For non-congressional inquiries, SSA regional offices will send their draft responses to SSA’s deputy commissioner of operations for review.
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that SSA technicians received an email that read: “Effective immediately, do not respond directly to any public or congressional inquiries.”
SSA is centralizing its process for responding to all inquiries, except those coming from members of Congress. For non-congressional inquiries, SSA regional offices will send their draft responses to SSA’s deputy commissioner of operations for review.
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that SSA technicians received an email that read: “Effective immediately, do not respond directly to any public or congressional inquiries.”
Submission + - What If We Made All Advertising Illegal? 8
theodp writes: "What if we made all advertising illegal?" Kodo Simone provocatively asks. "It makes perfect sense. The financial incentives to create addictive digital content would instantly disappear, and so would the mechanisms that allow both commercial and political actors to create personalized, reality-distorting bubbles. [...] I know, it sounds surreal. Yet, many things once thought impossible are now considered basic standards of a decent society. I think there's a world where we'll look back on our advertising-saturated era with the same bewilderment with which we now regard cigarette smoke, child labor, or public executions: a barbaric practice that we allowed to continue far too long because we couldn't imagine an alternative."
Comment Termux (Score 5, Informative) 43
"Linux is only available on the latest Pixel devices running Android 15"
...or just sideload Termux on whatever phone you like and be done with google's nonsense.
Comment Re:Libre Office (Score 1) 133
> Libreoffice is a piece of shit
No, it isn't. I use it every day. It's sufficient for what I need.
Comment Re:what about the few settings that are only in th (Score 1) 197
Nothing. MS don't want you to change them. Only defaults from now on.
Comment What's AI PC now...? (Score 4, Interesting) 73
Do you just pre-install annoying "ai assistant" app, and can call it "AI PC"? How far this AI nonsense can go?
Comment Re:who would use it? (Score 0) 216
> if there is a button that people have to push to send the report, they will happily push it.
I'd happily slam that button everytime someone overtakes me in the town. Especially around school. Speed limits are for a reason - if you disagree with a limit in specific place, take it to your representative. There is no excuse to endanger other road users.
Comment Re:Bank monitoring (Score 2) 115
> the pilots absolutely aren't allowed to set the auto-pilot and go to sleep
Acchshuallly... They can, not both at the same time ofcourse and it all depends on the length of flight and the company. Mentour Pilot on YT did an episode on sleeping on long haul flights.
Comment Re:Is this legal? (Score 0) 102
Wanna take it to the court? Can't afford it? That's what I thought...
Corporations need more governement oversight and legal limitations, otherwise they will do what they want with people.
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