Comment Re:They said the same thing about television (Score 1) 120
Not long after dictators figured out how important it was to control the education system and teachers.
Are you saying the ones controlling the teachers in USA are dictators?
Comment Re:Sounds just like... (Score 1) 57
has generated distortions resembling "lava lamp effects" on actors' bodies, improperly rendered mouths, and misshapen background objects including posters and tennis rackets.
Sounds just like translivergrunt posts!
What is a "translivergrunt" post? I can't find anything on DuckDuckGo and then I tried Google.
Comment Re:What's the use-case? (Score 1) 12
My first thought too. Doesn't that MS stuff run natively on Linux nowadays?
Submission + - X down due to cyber-attacks (techcrunch.com)
mic_f writes: According to multiple news sites "X", the website formerly known as "Twitter", has been experiencing waves of extensive outage for multiple users today (Monday 10th of March 2025) due to "cyberattacks". According to a statement by Elon Musk the ip-ranges used to accomplish this, in what seems to be a coordinated distributed denial of service (or DDoS), all originated from Ukraine.
"This is amongst the longest X/Twitter outages we've tracked in terms of duration, and the pattern is consistent with a denial of service attack targeting X's infrastructure at scale," he added. (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62x5k44rl0o)
"This is amongst the longest X/Twitter outages we've tracked in terms of duration, and the pattern is consistent with a denial of service attack targeting X's infrastructure at scale," he added. (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62x5k44rl0o)
Submission + - 2nd generation Google Chromecasts stop working globaly (tomsguide.com)
ospirata writes: Users of Chromecast across the globe have reported that their dongles no longer work since Sunday (March 9). The error was firstly reported in the r/googlehome subreddit, and now is being updated by several IT-review sources (Links to Tom's Guide, NotebookCheck, AndroidAuthority)
Google is already working on a fix, which only affects the 2nd generation, including Chromecast Audio. In the meantime, users are advised not to reset to factory's default. But if they did already, a user suggested a hack to set the mobile date to before March 9 2025. So the device is reconnected to your network via Google Home app (in hope to automatically receive the fix, when available)
Google is already working on a fix, which only affects the 2nd generation, including Chromecast Audio. In the meantime, users are advised not to reset to factory's default. But if they did already, a user suggested a hack to set the mobile date to before March 9 2025. So the device is reconnected to your network via Google Home app (in hope to automatically receive the fix, when available)
Submission + - Feds Link $150M Cyberheist to 2022 LastPass Hacks (krebsonsecurity.com)
AmiMoJo writes: In September 2023, KrebsOnSecurity published findings from security researchers who concluded that a series of six-figure cyberheists across dozens of victims resulted from thieves cracking master passwords stolen from the password manager service LastPass in 2022. In a court filing this week, U.S. federal agents investigating a spectacular $150 million cryptocurrency heist said they had reached the same conclusion.
On March 6, federal prosecutors in northern California said they seized approximately $24 million worth of cryptocurrencies that were clawed back following a $150 million cyberheist on Jan. 30, 2024. The complaint refers to the person robbed only as “Victim-1,” but according to blockchain security researcher ZachXBT the theft was perpetrated against Chris Larsen, the co-founder of the cryptocurrency platform Ripple.
ZachXBT was the first to report on the heist, of which approximately $24 million was frozen by the feds before it could be withdrawn. This week’s action by the government merely allows investigators to officially seize the frozen funds.
But there is an important conclusion in this seizure document: It basically says the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI agree with the findings of the LastPass breach story published here in September 2023. That piece quoted security researchers who said they were witnessing six-figure crypto heists several times each month that they believed all appeared to be the result of crooks cracking master passwords for the password vaults stolen from LastPass in 2022.
On March 6, federal prosecutors in northern California said they seized approximately $24 million worth of cryptocurrencies that were clawed back following a $150 million cyberheist on Jan. 30, 2024. The complaint refers to the person robbed only as “Victim-1,” but according to blockchain security researcher ZachXBT the theft was perpetrated against Chris Larsen, the co-founder of the cryptocurrency platform Ripple.
ZachXBT was the first to report on the heist, of which approximately $24 million was frozen by the feds before it could be withdrawn. This week’s action by the government merely allows investigators to officially seize the frozen funds.
But there is an important conclusion in this seizure document: It basically says the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI agree with the findings of the LastPass breach story published here in September 2023. That piece quoted security researchers who said they were witnessing six-figure crypto heists several times each month that they believed all appeared to be the result of crooks cracking master passwords for the password vaults stolen from LastPass in 2022.
Submission + - Global Worldwide Outage on 2nd Gen Chromecasts and Chromecast Audio
TigerPlish writes: Sometime yesterday 2nd-gen Chromecasts stopped authenticating at Googe, rending these devices useless.
Resets aren't having any effect, some sources in reddit suggest a certificate problem at Google.
This story at Android Police seems to reinforce that idea, as it details steps some have taken to restore functionality — this process involves back-dating the device itself to before March 9.
https://www.androidpolice.com/...
Resets aren't having any effect, some sources in reddit suggest a certificate problem at Google.
This story at Android Police seems to reinforce that idea, as it details steps some have taken to restore functionality — this process involves back-dating the device itself to before March 9.
https://www.androidpolice.com/...
Submission + - Physical buttons returning to Volkswagen vehicles (pcmag.com) 1
smooth wombat writes: In what can only be described as a no-brainer, Volkswagen has announced it will have once again have physical buttons in all its vehicles. As Andreas Mindt, design chief at the company said, removing buttons was "a mistake".
“From the ID 2all onwards, we will have physical buttons for the five most important functions – the volume, the heating on each side of the car, the fans and the hazard light – below the screen,” he explained, adding: “It's not a phone: it's a car.”
This doesn’t mean touch screens are set to disappear on new Volkswagens, just that drivers will now have the option of physical controls for their most used day-to-day tasks. The new controls are set to make their debut in the ID.2all, a small, budget EV set to debut in Europe.
“From the ID 2all onwards, we will have physical buttons for the five most important functions – the volume, the heating on each side of the car, the fans and the hazard light – below the screen,” he explained, adding: “It's not a phone: it's a car.”
This doesn’t mean touch screens are set to disappear on new Volkswagens, just that drivers will now have the option of physical controls for their most used day-to-day tasks. The new controls are set to make their debut in the ID.2all, a small, budget EV set to debut in Europe.
Comment Re:Yea that's a nope. (Score 1) 36
Sure, that was covered in my post by "but sometimes it works" although as you suggest, the market for them has to be big enough to recoup design and production costs otherwise, they discontinue the product after a while.
Comment Re:Yea that's a nope. (Score 1) 36
They wouldn't sell physical keyboards/keycaps with round keys if there was nobody that wanted them. I'm sure there is likely a subset of themers that would appreciate it. I see nothing wrong with giving people options, as long as it actually is an option.
Marketing departments come up with plenty of silly ideas nobody asked for. It rarely has any success but sometimes it works. I guess it's a try and error principle but I don't really agree with your premise excepted sure, it's nice to have options.
Comment Re:Shocking! (Score 5, Funny) 67
My grand-mother used to cheat at solitaire!
Submission + - China to publish policy to boost RISC-V chip use nationwide (reuters.com)
AmiMoJo writes: China plans to issue guidance to encourage the use of open-source RISC-V chips nationwide for the first time, two sources briefed on the matter said, as Beijing accelerates efforts to curb the country's dependence on Western-owned technology.
The policy guidance on boosting the use of RISC-V chips could be released as soon as this month, although the final date could change, the sources said.
It is being drafted jointly by eight government bodies, including the Cyberspace Administration of China, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the China National Intellectual Property Administration, they added.
The policy guidance on boosting the use of RISC-V chips could be released as soon as this month, although the final date could change, the sources said.
It is being drafted jointly by eight government bodies, including the Cyberspace Administration of China, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the China National Intellectual Property Administration, they added.
Submission + - Nvidia RTX 5070 Reviewed: Overpromised, Underdelivered... 1
jjslash writes: Nvidia’s RTX 5070 was initially hyped as delivering RTX 4090-level performance for just $550, based on claims made by CEO Jensen Huang during his CES keynote. However, excitement faded when it was revealed that Nvidia’s marketing relied on multi-frame generation, making the performance comparison entirely misleading. TechSpot's review opened with a single head to head test comparing those two GPUs, the results are astounding:
In reality, the RTX 4090 is, on average, 63% faster than the RTX 5070 across our 16-game sample at 1440p. But the deception gets even worse when we turn to ray tracing, as there are cases where the RTX 5070 doesn't work at all due to its much more limited 12GB VRAM buffer.
The review concludes saying that the RTX 5070 offers little excitement, as it’s essentially a slightly cheaper RTX 4070 Super. While it can sometimes rival the RTX 4070 Ti Super, its 12GB of VRAM limits its competitiveness.
Submission + - France is about to pass the worst surveillance law in the EU. (tuta.com)
An anonymous reader writes: France is about to amend a bill against drug trafficking, the “Narcotrafic” law, which will force encrypted messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp to backdoor the encryption for being able to hand over decrypted chat messages of suspected criminals within 72 hours of the request. In order to enforce it, the text provides for a “fine of EUR 1.5 million for natural persons and a fine of up to 2% of the annual world turnover for legal persons”. The amendment has already been passed by the Senate and is now moving fast to the National Assembly.
Submission + - users are experiencing errors and downtime (downdetector.com)
ole_timer writes: Microsoft 365 is experiencing a lot of errors and downtime as some users cannot access Outlook and other services.
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