Comment Nice try (Score 1) 102
Trump is desperately trying to extend his term by an hour before the midterms.
Comment Re:50 is fitting (Score 1) 100
M-x yes-i-do
Comment Headlines of next year (Score 4, Insightful) 95
Greenhouse Gas Levels Set Records In 2026
Comment Re:Thank goodness (Score 1) 29
The PHP interpreter being exploited was written in C and C++.
And? As I said, the problem is not the language, C / C++, the problem is who wrote it: humans. If the C code is well written, the compiler makes a safe binary code.
Comment Re:I am surprised it too that long (Score 1) 29
It took that long to detect that it was successfully used.
It took that long just to find proof that the vulnerability had been successfully exploited. How many other systems had already been compromised before this one? We'll probably never know. (fixed that for me)
Comment Re:I am surprised it too that long (Score 1) 29
It took that long to detect that it was successfully used.
Comment Re:Thank goodness (Score 0) 29
C and C++ have always been completely safe provided that the compiler does its job correctly.
The problem is the weakest link: humans.
The problem is the weakest link: humans.
Comment Is this *still* a hoax? (Score 1) 384
I wonder what needs to happen so that some very Red-friendly enthusiasts finally believe this is really happening. 1.5C might not be enough...
Comment Banning hosts? (Score 2) 132
Is Airbnb actually banning hosts, or are they merely warning them without taking any real action?
Banning hosts means losing revenue, and that doesn't sound like Airbnb.
When guests are inconvenienced by unreasonable demands from hosts, they tend to vent their frustration in reviews of the hosts, rather than blame Airbnb itself.
Remember the numerous cases of hosts secretly recording guests inside their properties? It took months of international bad publicity before Airbnb took any action at all, and even then, the measures were hardly severe.
This is all just a big PR campaign to make Airbnb look good.
Banning hosts means losing revenue, and that doesn't sound like Airbnb.
When guests are inconvenienced by unreasonable demands from hosts, they tend to vent their frustration in reviews of the hosts, rather than blame Airbnb itself.
Remember the numerous cases of hosts secretly recording guests inside their properties? It took months of international bad publicity before Airbnb took any action at all, and even then, the measures were hardly severe.
This is all just a big PR campaign to make Airbnb look good.
Comment That's why (Score 1) 36
Ubuntu finally managed to make its latest LTS release, 26.04 (April), available as an upgrade on September 29...
And they probably finally decided to release it because 26.10 was coming out?
It's open source and free, and I'm grateful for that, but seriously, officially making it available five months later?
And they probably finally decided to release it because 26.10 was coming out?
It's open source and free, and I'm grateful for that, but seriously, officially making it available five months later?
Comment Re:confirmation bias (Score 1) 220
The "F" has been discontinued about 100 years ago... when were you born?
Comment Re:Hackers? (Score 1) 19
Cambridge Dictionary: A hacker (or computer hacker) is someone who gets into other people's computer systems without permission in order to find information or do something illegal.
RFC 1392 (Internet Users' Glossary): A hacker is a person who delights in having an intimate understanding of the internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks in particular.
"someone", "person", sounds very human.
RFC 1392 (Internet Users' Glossary): A hacker is a person who delights in having an intimate understanding of the internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks in particular.
"someone", "person", sounds very human.
Comment Hackers? (Score 1) 19
AI agents are called "hackers" now?
Comment Re:8 GB of RAM (Score 1) 106
640k ought to be enough for anybody.
Submission + - Trump hosts AI CEOs about safety standards and renames AI "super-intelligence"
hcs_$reboot writes: Trump hosted the CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google, Nvidia and other tech companies at the White House. They agreed to voluntary AI-safety standards, including independent audits and safeguards against AI systems accessing or hacking technical systems in unintended ways. Trump also strongly backed continued rapid expansion of AI data centers, despite concerns over their electricity use and impact on local communities. He said he may create a 10-member board to oversee AI safety and plans to appoint a new White House AI-policy official.
The meeting comes amid growing concerns about AI agents behaving unpredictably and public pressure for stronger safeguards. A Reuters/Ipsos poll cited by Reuters found 73% of Americans felt AI companies had not done enough to prevent serious harm.
During the meeting, Trump also said he prefers to call AI “super-intelligence” rather than artificial intelligence.
The meeting comes amid growing concerns about AI agents behaving unpredictably and public pressure for stronger safeguards. A Reuters/Ipsos poll cited by Reuters found 73% of Americans felt AI companies had not done enough to prevent serious harm.
During the meeting, Trump also said he prefers to call AI “super-intelligence” rather than artificial intelligence.
