While Crowdstrike did screw the pooch on this one they do provide a simple way of preventing this or at the least reducing the changes of it. I woke up with everyone panicking and I didn't get a blip or alert.

The customer is responsible for setting up their sensor update schedules. You have to pick (again as the customer) when you are creating you update schedule to update to the "Auto Latest" update or "Auto N-1" release. Why would you have your production systems on the latest release? Test servers should get the Latest. It's not like you're not covered or monitored on anything but the latest. Everyone sends a bad update once in a while.

I'd say there is some shared responsibility here. Sys Admins need to be Sys Admins after all. My N-1 schedule meant I only spent my day explaining to Management why we were ok.

At least within the US. Governments and Politicians need to be able to be held accountable to both violations of existing laws as well as the consequences of rules and laws they enact.
Maybe then they would take a little time to read/write laws that make sense. You know, things like figure out if a law is constitutional BEFORE signing it into law and making people battle it out in the courts. Or instances like this. Do something that is outright illegal for all us surfs but get away with it because they are the Government and can't be sued.
Somewhere in my memory i seem to recall past governments running into serious issues because of this type of thinking.

I agree they were extremely careless. Even criminally negligent. Throw your butts in a half empty water bottle morons. Get one and keep it with you.
But when i hear deliberate I'm thinking actively setting fires. You know intentionally applying a lit match or other heat source to something until it starts burning.
It's still a stupid and criminal thing they did and they should pay big time for the loss of life and land.

Deterrence would be a great start. Instead of infringing on the rights of everyone, make a ghastly example of the criminals.
I for one am tired of everyone making rules/laws that impact millions because of the actions of a few. Let's start making the criminals really wonder if the crime is worth the punishment.

I don't give 2 shits about Instagram but I hope this thought pattern doesn't catch on.
People should see all feedback. They need it. Not for the reasons everyone thinks.
Praise or criticism are great ways to figure out if you or someone else on the right track in life.

AMEN. Unfortunately, after being AMD only for about 10 years, on my last build I decided to give Intel another shot. 6 months later..... I want a refund. lol

The children's situation is their parent's fault. Not ours. There's nothing disgraceful about stating that. Trying to guilt people into feeling or taking responsibility is a lame thing to do. The people who should have cared about the children are their parents. They had kids somewhere that was so shitty they had to risk all the dangers of a border crossing trip to try to illegally enter another country where they were sure to be detained. Those parents shouldn't have had kids to begin with.

Hell, how many of the gen-z/milennials say they don't want kids because of climate change. These parents have kids in a 3rd world war zone.

Do I care? No more than their parents did.

That's why a lot of the "conservative" boomers like me have been complaining and voting for fiscal conservatives. Balanced budgets and lower spending is the only way to be able to pay off these bills. The "screwing" of the next generations wasn't something we wanted. But with an ever increasing number of people on government services and yeah all the war stuff the bills just grew and grew. Just wait until you find out what "Quantitative Easing" did to everyone.

Your beef though is somewhat misplaced. Sure everyone since the last world war kicked the can down the road. But remember, the can kickers were ALL politicians. Even when we vote in someone who says they want to reduce the debt they get there and change their mind. Too bad they aren't forced to stick to the promises they ran on.

Parents should be working to make sure their kids have a better future. Raising a child doesn't stop at a house, clothes and meals. Most of my peers are too worried about gathering all the shit they can. It was easy to see where the bill was going to land. So I did everything (including sacrificing a LOT) to make sure they were set up for success. Even moving to a state/city where they would have career prospects after college. Also, paying as much as i could for their education to reduce their debts.

So while i can't specifically say in every case, in many cases I've seen, parents are too worried about their current comfort and retirement to take care of their kids. And it is the parent's responsibility not society's, not other boomers. Parents literally created the situations. That's half of the reason the next generations are screwed.

Does gaming a lot creating dysfunctional kids or are dysfunctional kids more likely to to game a lot?
If it's the latter I'd rather have them gaming than be out causing problems in the neighborhood.

Knowing 3 generations of gamers (myself included) I've seen no dysfunction. And at "55% showed at least one of the nine indicators for Internet Gaming Disorder" I'd expect I'd have seen something. Unless one of the indicators is "Played a game on the internet".

This sounds more like people looking for something to blame because they did a lousy job of raising their kids. (and most have these days) Or to excuse away their kids behavior.

Either way, it also just another way go get money from someone for someone else.
"Hey (Company), my kids a piece of crap and it's your games fault! I need compensation!!! Plus my attorney seems a little light in the pocket these days."

Or better yet, have it rate your current employees. Maybe during their review process. Compare the results against known performance.

Seriously, sticks and stones people. But that aside, I'd rather know what a person is really thinking. What they are really like.
Then I can make a decision as to whether or not i want to associate with them. As it increasingly stands now you have a more difficult time figuring out if someone is an objectionable piece of shit.

If those people notice their views are affecting them negatively the ones that might change just might. The ones who are never going to change are never going to change.

As for 'How do we persuade people to step away from incorrect biased views and treat others better?". You do it in part by differentiating between uncomfortable but accurate views and incorrect ones. If you say uncomfortable but accurate views are incorrect you lose all credibility.

If the PTC rumor is fact, then it's fact. If it's nothing more than rumor show there's no merit to it. Employers that hire based on the false rumor will lose on talented candidates that others can hire. If they do that enough their business will suffer or their competitors will benefit.

If your goal is to get to zero hurt feelings or 100% everyone is the same, forget about it. You'll never achieve the first and the latter isn't true. And no amount of viewpoint/speech blacklisting will change that. You always have to remember, their viewpoint is as valid to them as yours is to you.

So what I read is that the SAT shows that people who aren't ready for college score poorly.
Correct me if I'm wrong but that that was the whole point of it.
It's also good for the parents of the kids who don't score good. Don't waste your money on college.
Don't lower any standards. Heed the warning. If you're not prepared for college.... don't go. And colleges.... don't let them in.
The last thing we need is another educational system that slows down the exceptional student to the pace of the struggling ones.

They never achieve the goals they were implemented for. But we have to feel good. Do anything!!
They are imposed on everyone except the criminal who obviously doesn't follow the law. But we have to feel good. Do anything!!
Despite their ineffectiveness they never go away. But we have to feel good. Do anything!!
And when it doesn't work as intended.... Make me feel good. Pass another law!

Maybe we should pass a law saying it's a crime to break the law. Yeah, that'll fix everything.
Why are people so dumb to think that laws will stop criminals? Laws just give you a reason to punish them. Which we don't do. Want to fix it? Commit a crime with a gun. Life - no parole. Felon in possession, Life - no parole. Premeditated murder - injection or chair. No pleading down. Start punishing the criminals.

Oh, for all the "think about the children" people... I do. I have them myself. I want them to grow up free and prosperous.
I want them to grow up knowing they can rely on themselves. And i want them to be able to protect themselves. From anyone. Even criminals.

Because who needs a college degree to be a sit at home load collecting your "free" money.
They really should be planning for the time college isn't an option for most because there are only so many people mentally skilled enough for the jobs that won't have been automated.
Unintended consequences.... the poor universities.

No. I didn't read the bill.... so maybe it's an invalid question but....
"or if their work is part of a company's regular business"
So if you're a G or A or FB or any other business where web services are part/all of their revenue stream does that mean no IT contractors?

Just wondering.