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Comment Sounds great /s (Score 1) 13

by fahrbot-bot (#65279251) Attached to: Oracle Tells Clients of Second Recent Hack, Log-In Data Stolen

Second Recent Hack, Log-In Data Stolen

What's that Scotty, "Fool me twice, shame on me?" :-)

Can't wait for Oracle to buy and (re)host TikTok (again) ... TikTok Ban Deadline Nears. Trump To Hear Plans With Oracle Seen As Front-Runner.

"There are a host of bidders for the TikTok golden asset, but we continue to strongly believe any deal is structured and centered around Oracle and (Oracle Chairman Larry) Ellison," Ives wrote. Oracle hasn't formally expressed interest in TikTok. But the tech giant has been linked to TikTok in several reports.

Oracle has a previous agreement with TikTok to host U.S. TikTok user data on servers in the U.S., which was called Project Texas.

The potential new deal has been dubbed "Project Texas 2.0", Politico reported in March. Oracle would oversee data for American users and ensure the Chinese government does not have access[*], according to the Politico report.

[* Except their login-in data. :-) ]

Comment Or ... (Score 3, Interesting) 50

I set the "cpufreq" governor to "conservative" on my Linux Mint system and (probably) get much the same benefit. (I tried "ondemand" but like the former better for my use...

From Linux CPUFreq Governors:

2.5 Conservative: The CPUfreq governor "conservative", much like the "ondemand" governor, sets the CPU frequency depending on the current usage. It differs in behavior in that it gracefully increases and decreases the CPU speed rather than jumping to max speed the moment there is any load on the CPU.

On my OPNsense system, I enabled PowerD and set the AC and Normal power modes to "Adaptive" (and Battery to "Minimum") -- which seems to give about the same results as on my Linux systems.

Certainly lowers the power consumption when idle -- I tested both systems with a Kill-A-Watt type meter.

Comment Re:Won't Use Zelle (Score 2) 18

by fahrbot-bot (#65276817) Attached to: Zelle Is Shutting Down Its App

I'm not trusting my financial transactions with a 3rd party like Zelle.

Zelle is from a company, owned by a bunch of banks, called Early Warning Services -- which, frankly, should an early warning for the rest of us. :-) They are also behind the online checkout tech Paze. Personally, not a fan of them or the things they've done -- like automatically enrolling people in Paze, if you have an CC with one of these banks (see opt-out note below).

Anyway, from Investopedia:

Early Warning Services is fintech owned by seven major U.S. banks: Bank of America Corp., Capital One Financial Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co., PNC Financial Services Group, Truist Financial Corp., U.S. Bancorp, and Wells Fargo & Co.. It also provides identity, authentication, and payment solutions [Paze], including Zelle, a money transfer app.

NerdWallet also has a good write up of them.

From Paze FAQ:

You will be able to opt-out of Paze at paze.com/optout after your participating bank or credit union has added your eligible card to the service. You will be informed when your bank or credit union has added your card.

Comment Re:It wont help (Score 2) 55

Note: referencing the case of Abrego Garcia who was accidentally sent to El Salvador -the US government has admitted in court that it was an "administrative error", but said "it's not like we can get him back".

So far El Salvador has been pretty accommodating to this Administration. I imagine if the U.S. simply asked, El Salvador would return him -- but that would require slightly more effort than shrugging it off.

Comment Re:Honestly those stupid tricks are better (Score 1) 150

The damage the tariffs are doing is going to be immeasurable. We are too heavily interconnected with the rest of the world at this point. And there's too much automation so we're not going to be bringing back those manufacturing jobs even if we managed to bring back the factories.

Even then, companies can't standup local manufacturing overnight and they're going to be wary of relying on tariffs for that motivation when they could be removed on a whim because someone said something nice to Trump or gave him money in some fashion -- the ways are too numerous to list -- or simply removed in 3.75 years by the next administration, which, if things keep going like this, won't be Republican...

Even now, for example, while ostensibly targeting imported autos and many imported parts, most U.S. made autos reply on a LOT of imported parts and those can't be on-shored quickly either. Trump said he doesn't care if imported auto prices go up 'cause that'll force people to buy U.S. autos. but domestic prices are certainly going to rise as well.

The Administration wants to on-shore most, if not all, manufacturing, but a LOT of things simply can't be made domestically for less, especially given wage pressures, and I imagine some can't be made here at all given other pressures, like raw materials. If he tries to push things too far, other countries may simply abandon the U.S. markets and trade among themselves.

I think the thing that bothers people most is that these tariffs don't make any sense. Punish Canada because of fentanyl crossing the border? It was like literally 47 pounds in total last year -- a suitcase full. Waiting to see when the 48.9% of voters who voted for him wake up (so to speak). :-)

Comment Re:Debt? What debt? (Score 4, Interesting) 150

President Trumpelon will have it down to zero so fast you won't believe it

Republicans are working on that -- or, at least, hiding increases to start ...

The Budget Trick the G.O.P. Might Use to Make a $4 Trillion Tax Cut Look Free

Republicans in Congress trying to advance a giant bill that includes $4 trillion in tax cut extensions are considering a novel strategy that would make the extension appear to be free. The trick: budgeting with the assumption that current policies extend indefinitely into the future — even those with an expiration date, like the 2017 tax cuts set to end next year. It’s the difference between making the extension appear to cost $4 trillion or zero.

Google: gop budget trick

Comment 90% ,,, and then? (Score 1) 108

No Longer Think You Should Learn To Code
Amodei predicted AI could generate up to 90% of all code within six months.

Who will understand it, or peer review it, or ensure it does what it's suppose to do, or fix it if it doesn't -- 'cause the AI didn't "get it" or do it correctly in the first place. You still need people who can code, and code well, not only to understand whatever is generated, but to do the inevitable work that AI can't do.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently revealed that 25% of new code at the tech giant is AI-generated, though still reviewed by engineers.

To my point ...

Comment Do you mean more or less "security"? (Score 1) 194

Microsoft cites security as one reason it's making this change.
["This change ensures that all users exit setup with internet connectivity and a Microsoft Account."]

Only Microsoft would espouse that Internet connectivity and an additional, completely unnecessary, online presence *increases* your security.

Comment Re:Do not want (Score 1) 75

by fahrbot-bot (#65269851) Attached to: Samsung Unveils AI-Powered, Screen-Enabled Home Appliances

it's just ... another opportunity for the seller to add a "subscription" fee to the cost at some point

And spy on what products you buy to report back to advertisers.

Samsung teased its "AI Vision Inside" refrigerators ... (Its internal sensors can now detect 37 different fresh ingredients and 50 processed foods, generating lists for your cellphone or a screen on your refrigerator's door.)

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