Comment Re:Power failure (Score 1) 175
I think you missed the point. There is no point keeping a data center running with my services and data if my ISP losing the path to it.
Comment Re:Power failure (Score 1) 175
you must be lucky. In the UK you may get 30 mins of internet in a area power outage as most of the internet is still cable/Docsis or FTTC so the cabs between me and the ISP need power. They have battery backups but hardly ever work. Changing batteries every 3 years in 100,000's of devices is costly and takes time so they often get left with no battery backup.
Comment Re:Power failure (Score 1) 175
This is the best point yet.
Why is local media in a power outage an issue.
1) if you have no power for your server chances are your ISP has no power for the comms equiptment needed. maybe 30 mins on a UPS if they test and replace the batteries. It rarely happens.
2) if your media and books are all on a device you can't access what makes you think you have the power to access the device to consume them.
3) worried? keep the next few books, TV shows and movies on a phone or tablet/kindle for use in a power outage. I have 128GB SD card in my tablet with movies and tv shows for when I'm away with no data. It won't kill me to be offline for a while.
I'm more likely to be able to access my local media then i am Netflix or amazon etc. I can control power to my own server and devices locally using UPS's and generators or solar battery storage. I can't power every device between me and my ISP to make sure i can keep my internet up.
Comment Re:Suprising (Score 1) 60
They automatically recognize and blur things like faces and license plates. It's surprising they don't do it for asses.
They do blur asses. they blur the faces of all the asses.
Submission + - Google replaces Android Developer Preview with rolling Canary channel (nerds.xyz)
BrianFagioli writes: Android is changing how it gives developers access to early features. The company is replacing its old Developer Preview model with a new Canary channel that provides rolling updates all year long. This new approach is meant to give developers earlier and more consistent access to experimental tools and APIs.
Previously, Developer Previews had to be manually flashed onto devices. They only ran during the earliest stages of each release cycle and stopped once Android entered the beta phase. That meant promising features that were not quite ready for beta had nowhere to go and no way to collect feedback. The Canary channel solves that by running in parallel with the existing beta program and delivering over the air updates automatically.
Canary builds are meant for developers who want to test the newest platform features before anyone else. These builds may include changes that never make it to a stable release. Google warns that the Canary channel is not intended for daily use and should not be used on your primary device. Bugs and breakage are to be expected.
Previously, Developer Previews had to be manually flashed onto devices. They only ran during the earliest stages of each release cycle and stopped once Android entered the beta phase. That meant promising features that were not quite ready for beta had nowhere to go and no way to collect feedback. The Canary channel solves that by running in parallel with the existing beta program and delivering over the air updates automatically.
Canary builds are meant for developers who want to test the newest platform features before anyone else. These builds may include changes that never make it to a stable release. Google warns that the Canary channel is not intended for daily use and should not be used on your primary device. Bugs and breakage are to be expected.
Comment Re:This is why right-to-repair is important (Score 1) 144
Rift/Quest?
Comment Re:This is why right-to-repair is important (Score 1) 144
and if that software requires a $100,000/month of clod servers to use? maybe it has custom hardware that the software needs to run. There are so many reasons why just turning over software isn't always an option
Submission + - Google Pay Users Alarmed by Bug Triggering Erroneous "New Card Added" Emails (9to5google.com)
apcyberax writes: A glitch causes expired and current payment methods to reappear, sparking confusion among users receiving multiple alerts.
A bug on Google’s end is causing expired payment methods that even have old addresses to reappear. There are some reports of cards currently in use appearing, while a few people say they are seeing unfamiliar payment methods, though this isn’t confirmed.
A bug on Google’s end is causing expired payment methods that even have old addresses to reappear. There are some reports of cards currently in use appearing, while a few people say they are seeing unfamiliar payment methods, though this isn’t confirmed.
Comment Re:Sure if you ignore the 60GB PS3 (Score 2) 31
People think $800 for a game system is expensive are the same people that spend $1200 on a new iphone every year
Submission + - T-Mobile shutting down 2G Network beginning next month. (msn.com) 1
Dustin Destree writes: T-Mobile will be shutting down their 2G network beginning next month making older phones obsolete.
Submission + - Disney says Disney+ TOS means man can't sue for wife's fatal allegic reaction 1
beamdriver writes: As is being reported in Newsday , Disney has asked a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the husband of a Carle Place physician who suffered a fatal allergic reaction after eating at a Disney Springs restaurant.
The company cited legal language agreed to years earlier when Jeffrey Piccolo, widower of Kanokporn Tangsuan, 42, of Plainview, signed up for a one-month trial of the Disney+ streaming service that requires users to arbitrate all disputes with the company, records show.
Kanokporn Tangsuan, died in October after dining with her husband, Jeffrey Piccolo, at a restaurant in a section of the Walt Disney World Resort. Despite informing the waitstaff several times of her severe peanut and dairy allergies and receiving assurances that her meal would be allergen-free, she began having severe difficulty breathing shortly after dinner. She self-administered an epi-pen and was transported to a hospital, where she later died.
A medical examiner attributed her death to anaphylaxis due to elevated levels of dairy and nuts in her system, according to the suit.
The company cited legal language agreed to years earlier when Jeffrey Piccolo, widower of Kanokporn Tangsuan, 42, of Plainview, signed up for a one-month trial of the Disney+ streaming service that requires users to arbitrate all disputes with the company, records show.
Kanokporn Tangsuan, died in October after dining with her husband, Jeffrey Piccolo, at a restaurant in a section of the Walt Disney World Resort. Despite informing the waitstaff several times of her severe peanut and dairy allergies and receiving assurances that her meal would be allergen-free, she began having severe difficulty breathing shortly after dinner. She self-administered an epi-pen and was transported to a hospital, where she later died.
A medical examiner attributed her death to anaphylaxis due to elevated levels of dairy and nuts in her system, according to the suit.
Submission + - Microsoft Investigates Widespread Microsoft 365 and Azure Outage (bleepingcomputer.com)
apcyberax writes: Microsoft is actively addressing an ongoing global outage affecting access to select Microsoft 365 and Azure services. The company acknowledges connectivity and performance issues with multiple services and features, with more information available in the admin center under MO842351.
However, some users struggle to access the Microsoft 365 admin center and Service Health Status page, hampering real-time updates on Azure and Microsoft 365/Power Platform admin centers.
Microsoft states that the incident currently impacts European users and only a subset of its services.
However, some users struggle to access the Microsoft 365 admin center and Service Health Status page, hampering real-time updates on Azure and Microsoft 365/Power Platform admin centers.
Microsoft states that the incident currently impacts European users and only a subset of its services.
Comment Hope no one is having a day off (Score 1) 61
I got off lightly. Only 3 of mine needed reissuing. But 24 hours notice is insane. We got the email After hours yesterday so by the time i read it i had about 9 hours left.
I feel for anyone that might be on holiday or not checking emails.
Submission + - How a Cheap Barcode Scanner Helped Fix CrowdStrike'd Windows PCs In a Flash (theregister.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Not long after Windows PCs and servers at the Australian limb of audit and tax advisory Grant Thornton started BSODing last Friday, senior systems engineer Rob Woltz remembered a small but important fact: When PCs boot, they consider barcode scanners no differently to keyboards. That knowledge nugget became important as the firm tried to figure out how to respond to the mess CrowdStrike created, which at Grant Thornton Australia threw hundreds of PCs and no fewer than 100 servers into the doomloop that CrowdStrike's shoddy testing software made possible. [...] The firm had the BitLocker keys for all its PCs, so Woltz and colleagues wrote a script that turned them into barcodes that were displayed on a locked-down management server's desktop. The script would be given a hostname and generate the necessary barcode and LAPS password to restore the machine.
Woltz went to an office supplies store and acquired an off-the-shelf barcode scanner for AU$55 ($36). At the point when rebooting PCs asked for a BitLocker key, pointing the scanner at the barcode on the server's screen made the machines treat the input exactly as if the key was being typed. That's a lot easier than typing it out every time, and the server's desktop could be accessed via a laptop for convenience. Woltz, Watson, and the team scaled the solution – which meant buying more scanners at more office supplies stores around Australia. On Monday, remote staff were told to come to the office with their PCs and visit IT to connect to a barcode scanner. All PCs in the firm's Australian fleet were fixed by lunchtime – taking only three to five minutes for each machine. Watson told us manually fixing servers needed about 20 minutes per machine.
Woltz went to an office supplies store and acquired an off-the-shelf barcode scanner for AU$55 ($36). At the point when rebooting PCs asked for a BitLocker key, pointing the scanner at the barcode on the server's screen made the machines treat the input exactly as if the key was being typed. That's a lot easier than typing it out every time, and the server's desktop could be accessed via a laptop for convenience. Woltz, Watson, and the team scaled the solution – which meant buying more scanners at more office supplies stores around Australia. On Monday, remote staff were told to come to the office with their PCs and visit IT to connect to a barcode scanner. All PCs in the firm's Australian fleet were fixed by lunchtime – taking only three to five minutes for each machine. Watson told us manually fixing servers needed about 20 minutes per machine.
Comment I'd rather way a fair amount (Score 1) 38
I remember before Facebook bought WhatsApp that you could pay about $1/£0.60/year for the service. I used to pay. I would rather support a service i use at a fair price to keep it running and ad free. But what people think there Apps are worth is way to much. WhatsApp is not worth £10/year.
This is shown in other apps.
LastPass is dying because why pay $48/year for something when you can get another service that does the same for $10/year.
Will this be the the thing that pushes everyone over to Signal?
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