s/impotent/complicit/

Sure, but there's at least two kinds of luck, the kind that comes after doing something smart, and the kind that comes after fucking up. Shouldn't we give people credit for the first kind, where (for this example) they bet on reconfigurability and reusability?

For me the question is, whose idea was it, did he have to be talked into it, etc.

/me applies for the CEO job.

https://mastodon.social/@Viss/... ;)

I think you're downplaying #1 a bit, no quibbles about #2 though.

I don't know if Huang deserves all of the credit for the direction, but if he does, then I think he deserves a lot of credit for that. CUDA is brilliant because they have been able to move their existing system forward on it, for example by rebasing PhysX on it and thereby not having to reimplement that.

Which freedoms do Americans value?

That's kind of how it works, except all the terms are different. Choosing not to go to court about it etc etc. No matter what it's choosing whether or not to spend the money.

But it does. Copyright is still backed up by rough men with guns.

Since they aren't sure, I'm betting it's an attack. When Microsoft gets attacked they are helpless. They still don't know what happened in those big azure hacks because they had no logs

You mean like coal?

Don't mind that you contradicted yourself here in ways you probably don't realize.

"There ought to be a law" isn't a double sided sword, but you're wielding it that way. Why do we have to figure out anything? Do you want to protect Nintendo (and all the corporations you derided in your post) or do you want liberty to use your "hobbyist PCS" as you see fit?

Freedom is scary. People will do shit you (and me) won't like.

Here is my take as a Libertarian. Copyrights and Patents ought to be taxed by the holders of those protected classes. Choosing to not pay those taxes liberates those patents and copyrights to the public domain. How this works in Nintendo's case here is ... I doubt they'd be spending millions protecting old titles in perpetuity and they'd be released to the Public. Copyrights and Patents ARE a creation of the state, protected by laws of the state, enforced by the power of the state and ought to be paid for by those it protects. These taxes could pay for a great deal, and once they no longer benefit the holders, become public and benefit everyone everywhere equally. This is the one kind of tax that I can get on board with, because it is 100% voluntary and doesn't force anyone to do anything.

In this case here, what I run on my PC is my business. The tools for allowing me to run Nintendo's "Property" aren't Nintendo's, and they have no control over my stuff at all.

Mr. Universe, a technophile and information broker who broadcasts uncensored truths across the system, telling Captain Malcolm Reynolds: "Can't stop the signal, Mal. Everything goes somewhere, and I go everywhere." - Mister Universe

(see also, Streisand Effect)

Well, this is Microsoft so saying it's a Tech story is a bit misleading. It's 200[x]s tech, today!

THIS. It's one thing to connect to Microsoft to have them evaluate emails or whatever, it would also be a terrible idea, but at least it wouldn't cause what having Microsoft actually host the email is causing.

It's fucking pathetic what Microsoft "admins" do now. Mostly just hope Microsoft doesn't fuck things up, they don't do shit any more because they can't.

Allowing Microsoft to provide your email is like allowing Chuck E. Cheese to provide a substitute for Italian cuisine to your restaurant.

1. Moving the goalposts

Wait, you're seriously asking why we aren't restoring it to service? Sorry, I hadn't imagined even you would be that stupid.

It's also having issues. Post counts aren't updating. Are they calculated with Outlook somehow?