palarith

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

All free services are all just waiting to monetise.

The default is shittiness. They just play nice to build users.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Google search opens up to more corps so everyone can get in on the enshittification

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So wouldn’t this means that planes would be cheapest serviced in Britain?

Thus leading to more british plane servicing jobs?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I don’t think a OS should ever be LESS open about what a user can do.

I feel blessed when a user can find the power on button.

all of a sudden we’re saying it should’ve been more like Apple?

Nope, all I am saying is care should scale with adoption.

"With great power comes great responsibility"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Much, much more care should have being taken by all parties.

Microsoft should not have given kernel access to crowdstrike. Crowdstrike should not have being able to push a killing update.

Edit: Hindsight is 20 20

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

We are a small medical practice. It would cost approx $15k in batteries to give us about 3 operating hours. Not economically viable.

But do you think something like an airport would have enough diesel capacity to contiune operating in a power out?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

All economic numbers are bullshit

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (14 children)

Imho. We are too laissez faire about our dependence on computers.

Currently doing disaster planning for compliance. What I really want to put in the docs is “If power or internet goes down we are just fucked. No planning needed. “

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

I have to say i never understood the grind.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Old and left field ones

Wonderfalls Dead like me The almighty Johnsons (nz)

British ones Teachers (Andrew lincolin one) Coupling

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Obviously did the maths where lawsuits would cost less than a recall

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Dear Techpower up, Can we please just stop regurgitating press releases

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