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Comment Re:Why doesn't Amazon clean up? (Score 3, Interesting) 40

Enterprising sellers were buying Nintendo products in bulk in Southeast Asia and exporting them to the US

This is not illegal but many companies act like it is. Many of those same companies love to take advantage of cheaper labor costs in foreign countries and it's considered "smart business" but don't you dare try to sell products initially purchased from other countries.

What is illegal is price fixing and this may be violating those laws in the U.S. And it wouldn't be the first time Nintendo would be accused of that since they settled a lawsuit for similar behavior with the NES in the early 90s. Luckily for Nintendo, the U.S. doesn't have a Commission that regulates Trade at the Federal level.

Comment Nearing the Edge of Practicality (Score 1) 70

I imagine the comments will be full of people complaining that 16K has few practical uses and I don't disagree. But being able to drive multiple 4K monitors at high refresh rates over a single cable is very appealing to me. And the fact that this setup would be very future-proof is a huge bonus.

Comment System Restore Is a Hack (Score 3, Insightful) 65

Microsoft, it's time to create a copy-on-write file system that can take snapshots and pair it with a boot loader capable of booting from other older snapshots (similar to Time Shift in Linux). Stop dicking around with spyware that no one asked for and start providing features that are actually useful.

Comment Re:They could do that? (Score 1) 106

True, but laws aren't self-enforcing. In order to get justice, you may need to file at least two lawsuits: one to get out of the forced arbitration clause (if that exists in your employment contract) and the other to hold the company accountable for constructive dismissal. Laws are consistently becoming meaningless because corporations can abuse the legal system and make it too difficult and expensive for the average person to pursue justice.

Comment My Ideal Setup (Score 4, Informative) 21

My ideal setup is password + passkey for login to each service. I love the concept of passkeys because they're practically immune to all MITM attacks, however I hate the idea that every service I use could be accessed if someone has my device and can bypass any of its auth mechanisms. By having separate passwords for each site and requiring passkeys for MFA, I can mitigate the damage caused by theft/tampering while protecting myself from MITM attacks.

Yes, this is far beyond normal but if I want to be neurotic then just let me.

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