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Comment War on Energy (Score 1) 105

Their War on Energy has to be about depopulation at this point. They've destroyed 20% of world oil, sulfur, helium, fertilizer, natgas, and now they're going after the building blocks of home solar installs that could help people cope.

At the same time the RFP for Draft Management Software closed today.

Even Alex Jones is calling for impeachment. They've gone totally off the deep end.

Power Inverter means:
A bi-directional power device or system that converts direct current electricity to alternating current electricity, or converts alternating current electricity to direct current electricity, to include microinverters, string inverters, central inverters, and hybrid (battery-based) inverters; and Contains components that enable remote communication, control, sensing, data-collection, or monitoring through Wi-Fi, cellular, Bluetooth, or other similar connections.

Everything useful has Bluetooth in it now. That's how you hook it up to Home Assistant. Somebody should tell the FCC that Bluetooth doesn't reach to China.

Submission + - IBM says AI-powered cyberattacks now cost companies $6 million on average (nerds.xyz)

BrianFagioli writes: IBMâ(TM)s 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report says more than one in four malicious breaches are now AI-enabled, up 56 percent from last year. These incidents cost companies an average of $6 million, about $1 million more than the global average breach cost of $4.99 million. Deepfake impersonation and AI-enabled malware were among the most common forms of attack.

The report also found that companies extensively using AI and automation in security operations cut breach costs by an average of $1.93 million and reduced response time by 65 days. Still, many organizations lack basic protections, including AI access controls, vulnerability management, and encryption for sensitive data.

Submission + - Hamburg is replacing a bridge in one huge piece (tagesschau.de)

Qbertino writes: The northern German City of Hamburg is currently in the process of replacing one of it's bridges in one single gigantic piece. The new replacement weighs 3700 metric tons and is carefully being moved into place in the next few days over a stretch of 500 meters, requiring extreme patience and precision maneuvering. Some places leave only 40 cm of room to neighbouring buildings. The bridge is expected to be put in it's place by the end of next weekend.
German Tagesschau has an article with pics and video.

Comment Re:Better than an art degree tbh (Score 1) 185

Who gets to decide what's worthless?

Statistics do....

We track what jobs earn what...how many people get accepted in to what jobs on graduation....so, we only offer student loans to degrees that give the student the absolute highest chance of getting a good paying job, one what will allow them to pay off the loans in a reasonable manner.

Submission + - FSB Issues "Arrest Warrant" for Telegram's Pavel Durov (dw.com)

D,Petkow writes: The honeymoon is over. In 2024, French authorities nabbed Telegram founder Pavel Durov and the Kremlin had a geopolitical meltdown over their definition of 'freedom of speech.'
Now the FSB has issued its own international arrest warrant for Durov, charging him with 'facilitating terrorism.'
According to DW, the FSB is furious that Telegram's lack of moderation is biting them back.
They claim Ukrainian intelligence has been using Telegram dating bots to pose as young women, lure Russian teens, and get them to commit arson and sabotage against police stations. Essentially: 'Hot singles in your area want to burn down a draft office.'
Classic hypocrisy. Kremlin suddenly discovers unmoderated free speech isn't fun when it's happening in their own backyard and reverts to the trusty authoritarian playbook. Meanwhile, Telegram learns that playing neutral command-and-control platform for a ground war is a great way to end up on everyone's most-wanted list.

The official Telegram response on X/twitter is just a middle finger from Durov himself.
Durov thought he could ignore law enforcement forever, but it may turn out doing nothing unites East and West in the race to lock him up.

Submission + - The first active shooter suppression service

An anonymous reader writes: Schools to tackle active shooters with pepper-spraying drones that can ram attackers

Pepper-spraying drones aimed at tackling active school shooters are being rolled out at campuses across three states.

The drones, part of the Campus Guardian Angel program, can ram into targets at speeds of up to 70 mph and are capable of weaving through the air to avoid gunfire. Three schools in Florida, five in Georgia and one in Colorado are part of pilot schemes using the aerial technology.

Comment Re: Thinkpad parts and screen swaps. (Score 1) 30

Before buying a top or donor Thinkpad I check to see if a better panel donor is available. I've built many Thinkpads from wrecks because it's generally so easy. I don't care about warranty service because I don't own a corporate fleet and keep my machines long past warranty expiration and EOS.

The HMM are free downloads from Lenovo making it even easier to work on Thinkpads. Their community is large, dedicated and helpful. I rarely damage mine but if I do I've plenty of spares, and thanks to easy drive removal (I never buy notebooks with soldered storage or RAM) I can toss the drive into another Thinkpad then sort out the first at leisure.

Those advantages are why the Thinkpad community like them. Of course some models suck but not buying those is effortless.

Comment "Thinkpad" is not specific. Models/specs matter. (Score 1) 30

Always post the MODEL and SPECS because as with any make that matters greatly.

Wise notebook buyers study specific models under consideration. Wiser buyers do not buy new notebooks and let the rich beta test.
The classic way to buy Thinkpads is choosing used, proven models the Thinkpad community knows well.

I rarely buy new notebooks (and even then only established models) because I get far better bang for buck letting someone else take the hit then buying opportunistically.

Comment Re:If he is found guilty (Score 5, Interesting) 176

From what I understand of the guy I'm not a fan and likely would like to see him nailed.

However, in this case...I don't think the govt has a case against him.

If they never got into the phone, how do they know there was evidence on there? How could they proved he wiped evidence if they had no clue what might be on there?

It also sounds like at the time, he wasn't under arrest? He had asked for a lawyer and had been refused?

He's not under any compulsion to give a password is he? They had the phone, nothing forced the authorities to trust anything he said....they could have tried forensics like they'd do if they had a safe and tried a safecracker to get in if the suspect didn't want to give the combination.

I just don't see the case they have....or if they do it has implications far wider for common citizens and their privacy.

Comment Seen and Unseen (Score 1) 176

Notice how the "free press" keeps talking about this as a "law enforcement problem" but hasn't once talked about any time somebody was threatened by a mugger to unlock and this safety feature saved their bacon?

#include <obligatory.xkcd>

Most common criminals will run when there is nothing further to be gained.

Big organized crime gangs, such as people at the border threatening travelers under color of law, are the exception rather than the rule. They got embarrassed that their dominance play didn't work, so now they're lashing out and they have thousands of people and billions of dollars at their disposal. "How DARE you not bow before me!?!?"

Convenience of fake cops doesn't override the rights and safety of citizens. Exact same issue as Flock.

Comment Re:Better than an art degree tbh (Score 1) 185

You think only people that make millions pay back student loans?

No, please be serious.

BUT...we do have an incredible number of students that can NOT pay off their loans...hence all this call to have the US Tax payers pay their loans for them ie. loan forgiveness.

We need to quit giving out student loans and scholarships to people seeking worthless degrees....where these kids get into significant debt for fields that lead to jobs that do not pay enough for them to get that loan paid off....basically they become indentured servants for much of their adult life in a manner of speaking.

Let's met out student loans only to those pursuing degrees that are in fields that at least give them a fighting chance to earn enough money upon graduation and actually secure good jobs.

If you want to study underwater basket weaving, then find, do it on your own dollar, but no loaning of money to take worthless classes that do not need to meaningful jobs that earn $$ enough to pay the loans off AND lead to a happy level of livelihood and lifestyle.

Comment Re:Better than an art degree tbh (Score 1) 185

You think influencers don't make money? Why do you imagine people keep doing it?

Sure I do....just like some people become multi-million dollar NBA basketball players, or earn millions doing Only Fans.

I believe that % of people after that goal that attain it are incredibly small.

Again, not massive enough success to risk hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loan debt they'll likely never pay off...

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