The why arguments aside, Microsoft is dictation to retailers what hardware they're allowed to manufacture and sell, and to consumers what they're allowed to buy. If MS is allowed to enforce these mandates, they will be able to control ALL of the hardware market. Which video cards are allowed, what processors. Unapproved sound chip? Sorry, no audio for you... Will hardware mfgrs have to eventually pay Tribute to MS to get on their approved hardware list? Will builders have to submit all configurations to MS for Certification before marketing them?

I wonder how the thousands of scientists and engineers that have spent entire careers designing and building this amazing piece of equipment feel about having their accomplishments overshadowed and minimized by someone that would seriously argue what the telescope's preferred pronouns should be.

"As a result of the court order, Taylor now has 24 hours to turn over all its Kytch Solution Devices." Surrendering it's property seems a bit draconian for something temporary. Especially for a simple diagnostic tool. With the history of litigation and Court involvement with ODB devices, it seems contrary to established precedent. What about any devices already in the hands of customers. Could the Court demand existing customers surrender all devices as well? It would be a shame if after losing, someone released something derivative of the Kytch as public domain. Maybe a RPi project.

I bow...

...COVIDnet becomes self-aware.

"according to GPS metadata linked to videos posted to the platform the day of the insurrection in Washington" Now do Facebook. And Twitter. And Youtube. And ... Transparent FUD to demonize Parler, Trump and supporters.

If he was really sincere, he'd give all his stocks and stock options to a black candidate. Or his yacht to a black sailor. His airplane to a black pilot? Maybe all his cars to a black commuter.

I work at one of the largest Amazon FCs (Fulfillment Center). The ONLY talk I've heard about walkouts, etc, is from poorly sourced News reports.

I think this is the third time I've heard about walkouts at Amazon protesting X, Y or Z, and there's never been one at mine. A location with over 6000 employees.

A few facts not mentioned.

Everyone entering the building is temp checked by FLIR (previously hand held until the equipment arrived), and handed a facemask.

Anyone over a temp of 101 (fact check me, I could be wrong on the actual temp) is sent home.

Associates with confirmed cases are given two weeks leave WITH PAY.

LP tracks all confirmed cases and notifies Associates that may have come in contact with a confirmed case.

All associates have been given a 2 dollar an hour bump over their normal salary for the duration of the crisis, and overtime rate has been increased to 2x base (including that extra 2 bucks).

PTO and LOA policies have been modified to have no effect on the Associates attendance records.

As much as possible, extra cleaning and sanitizing has been ongoing. Hand sanitizer stations have been set up almost everywhere,

Meetings have been replaced with online Chime meetings.

A 6 foot distancing policy is in place. Lunch rooms have been rearranged with the removal of tables and chairs to accomplish this, extra rooms have been set up, and breaks have been staggered 15 minutes to accommodate less seating.

I really don't understand what more people expect. Amazon didn't create the problem and isn't going to cure it. And for every order processed, that's one less person going to the store (if it's even open), and coming in contact with others that may be infected. Plus it's keeping people working.

And if you feel unsafe, you're free to stay home.

"But the backers aren't just angry with Batio. They're frustrated by how easily a scammer could flourish in the high-risk world of gadget crowdfunding -- and how poorly Indiegogo was equipped to deal with it."

"New technology" scams have been around since the beginning of home computing. For the old timers, who remembers the World Power Systems ads in Byte magazine.

... of trusted professions In a poll conducted by Scientists...

...Colossus:The Forbin Project

>Didn't John Galt lead people out on strike?

WTF, Dude! You aren't supposed to actually read Ayn Rand, just cite it to give your opinion some intellectual weight.

...imagine that! And after it's done, send us money so we can chase another industry offshore by making demands to publishers. But hey, we're doing it to protect you... This isn't a boots on the ground industry like mining or trucking, this is a job that can be done from anywhere (and cheaper). Yes, quality may suffer, but that's going to be what hurts them, not strikes. Bad games don't (well, they shouldn't), sell.

Clicked through most of those articles, and if you read between the lines, they're mostly pro-Union biased political articles. One even starts with an attack on Trump, completely unrelated to the supposed subject of the article. The one line that really made me laugh is "Amazon workers in general have been very vocal lately about their opposition to the companyâ(TM)s lack of diversity " Seriously? Whoever wrote this article has never stepped foot in my building, And I doubt any of the writers of those articles have spent a day in an Amazon facility. My boss two levels up is a woman, I'm the only one in my department with an "anglo American" name, I'm no more than 30 steps away from speakers of at least 5 languages that I can name, plus ASL, I know of at least 14 unique countries co workers were born in, there is a special Amazon group for gay and lesbian employees, Glamazons. And if you close your eyes and walk into the break rooms at meal time when the banks of microwaves are busy, you'd be hard pressed to count the number of different ethnic foods in the air. But hey, why believe what an actual employee says,

Not at my FC. Employees are encouraged to hydrate (signs everywhere), bathrooms spread across the building, multiple break rooms, Free coffee/hot choc/etc machines. I can't honestly speak for other locations since I haven't been there, but also I can say that there are people that are never happy doing what they are paid to do.