Or they'd make private cloud devices and not be in the position of handling the data or the encryption. Maybe they could offer an offsite backup service of encrypted data, but it would be just that: encrypted files that only the user has access to.

I still don't understand why we are relying on datacenters and services for storage, it just invites government overreach.

"we all know damn well why we limit gambling to one city in one state of the union."

Except we do not. Most states allow social casinos and many have a state lottery.

Google has been slowly fucking Google Earth desktop so they can push you to the less-featured web and mobile versions where you pay to have your dataset hosted online instead of on your device and have AI incorrectly interpret shit you're doing.

Google's investors and C-suite need to get placed in an octagon with a pride of lions.

Isn't this just a button to help train better AI slop?

I am not sure what will cause nvidia to "die". They're still the best at what they do and AI/LLMs aren't going to evaporate, it's far too useful. I can definitely see them having lay offs though.

My name is on my credit card. Apple knows. That's a problem.
The German system involves your taxpayer ID. The German government knows. That's a problem.

I am still a proponent of buying a (very cheap) card from the grocery store where they record only your birthday in exchange for a QR code that is good for 6 months of activation. It's good enough for buying liquor and cigarrettes. You can pay in cash. No tracking. I'd accept that.

If the world were a good place, this alone would kill social media.

Unfortunately, people are going to give up their anonymity to access the bullshit feeds.

Oh, also I have a pair of Coofandy 'business' drawstring pants. They're absolutely fucking comfortable and fit well.

"Yutianhome"

See there is the trick, find companies out there that actually TRY to be human sounding instead of just random grouping of letters and numbers. This is usually the first sign that you're more likely to encounter legit yet cheap product. Vevor is... eh kinda easy to remember and their product listing prices look more like what an actual manufacturer would be charging to retailers buying their stock.

The company I work with can easily ramp up satellite production to the scale required. It's one of the reasons I got hired, my extensive manufacturing experience in electronics and solar and power systems pairs perfectly with the requirements.

Perhaps the IEEE should spend some actual time with the companies that already have some of this hardware in orbit, with more going up soon.

Any article that mentions the decline of teen fertility as a problem is a propaganda piece. Its authors are awful human beings and deserve to rot in hell for all eternity.

In 2026, teens should not ever be getting pregnant. We don't live in that world any longer. Whoever that bothers needs to rethink their life choices.

Apparently they're homeless because Microsoft didn't pay out so getting out more is probably the last thing on their mind since mission accomplished - they're outside already.

From what the SWEs tell me, they expect to be fired within 2 years anyway, they're just cashing in the stupid monery paycheck while they can.

What I'd love to know is the levels of shadow IT people are going through.

It sounds slow, expensive, and invasive.

Obviously we're in a world where young people do not know how to communicate via messaging systems, online web apps and email. They need to be physically sitting on a file cabinet in my cube while I slam obscure commands into a terminal and swear semi-silently at every typo.

I don't know who writes all this shit, but my experience is that our new hires have less desire to be in an office, in a strange city far from home, than I do.