That surprised me, too. TypeScript is a very poorly-congealed ("designed" seems a bit strong) language.

Of the two popular scripting languages - python and ruby - python probably makes more sense as you can compile into actual binaries if you want.

For speed and parallel processing, which I'd assume they'd want, they'd be better off with Tcl or Erlang, both of which are much much better suited to this sort of work.

Then they should have used Tcl.

It would also probably be less costly than starting a legal fight over license violations.

You raise some legitimate points about file format compatibility.

Do you have any particular feelings about Euro-Office or potential license violations? So far you haven't engaged with the summary at all. Otherwise this move would/should be happening anyway. MS and Google can both be a huge pita no matter who is President, and freeing yourself from their grip should be seen as a desirable move no matter where you live.

Just a guess but it seems like the Euro-Office team is keen on violating a license or two, and perhaps they found it easier/simpler to violate the OnlyOffice license.

It's actually not a bad idea. Centralized databases are prone to security breaches. Having your credentials in an encrypted ipfs store somewhere could be more secure if it's only accessible through a token on a blockchain.

That being said, there's no way anyone knows what you've actually put on the ipfs store if the entire contents aren't being exposed during the age check. You could put any old ID you wanted in there.

That or the DoD is paying better than Sora ever would.

Madoff lasted maybe 25 years before his operation collapsed in 2008. Bitcoin has lasted 17. Think it'll make it for another decade?

OpenAI has struggled to drive revenue. Any cash generation on their books is going to be seen as newsworthy. It's probably not enough to cover their expenses, but it may be enough for them to increase their debt exposure or attract more investors.

Assuming it's remotely true (and there's good reason for thinking it isn't), it still means the FBI director was negligent in their choice of personal email provider, that the email provider had incompetent security, and that the government's failure to either have an Internet Czar (the post exists) or to enforce high standards on Internet services are a threat to the security of the nation (since we already know malware can cross airgaps through negligence, the DoD has been hit that way a few times). The FBI director could have copied unknown quantities of malware onto government machines through lax standards, any of which could have delivered classified information over the Internet (we know this because it has also happened to the DoD).

In short, the existence of the hack is a minor concern relative to every single implication that hack has.

I, too loved that book. I had been already been working for 6 years for Burroughs on mainframes and peripherals as a so-called Field Engineer and had been thoroughly de-romanticized. I think that book re-energized me.

I wondered why anyone would make a computer that would easily fit through a door. Wouldn't someone just steal it?

Addiction is neurological, not chemical. Addiction is the consequence of the rewards centre of the brain becoming dependent on stimulation and that can be from anything.

Do try to make an effort.

Doesn't have to be a credit card. A class III user digital certificate requires a verification firm be certain of a person's identity through multiple proofs. If an age verification service issued such a certificate, but anonymised the name the certificate was issued to to the user's selected screen name, you now have a digital ID that proves your age and optionally can be used for encryption purposes to ensure your account is only reachable from devices you authorise.

And those come with warnings, legal penalties on vendors who sell to known addicts or children, legal penalties for abusers, financial penalties to abusers, etc. There are cars which have their own breathalisers.

So, no, society has said that the responsibility is distributed. Which is correct.