exanime

exanime , 2 hours ago to Technology in Apple's AI plans involves 'black box' for cloud data

Thanks for the explanation....

Side note: this is the most liberal definition of "black box" I've heard... So far

exanime , 8 hours ago to Technology in Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster.

To justify their own existence

exanime , 8 hours ago to Technology in Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster.

Hmmmm it depends... Are they going to make more money by spying on employees than they'll lose in lawsuits?

I think COVID WFH policies proved the majority of us do not need someone breathing down our necks to perform

exanime , 23 hours ago (edited 8 hours ago) to Technology in Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster.

Agreed that there is a bit of exgaerated dread.. but honestly this has all the hallmarks of a monkey knife fight in an elevator, it's hard to imagine how this won't end in disaster

exanime , 23 hours ago to Technology in Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week

Hey that's awesome! Thanks for sharing

exanime , 1 day ago to Technology in Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week

I have never encountered this... Do you have an example, just curious

exanime , 1 day ago to Technology in Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week

What does google expect users to do once they realize they get better extensions with firefox?

If that happens en masse, which is extremely unlikely, Google can just pull its funding for Mozilla and cripple them

The entire sector is fucked because of lack of regulation

exanime , 1 day ago to Technology in Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week

The problem is that Firefox has like a crumb of the market and it's held by a lifeline given by Google itself

There is no guarantee Firefox would survive the long term ... Heck it would die short after Google decides to cut them off

exanime , 1 day ago to Technology in Report: Apple and OpenAI have signed a deal to partner on AI

Wow, Apple is about to invent AI!

exanime , 3 days ago to Technology in Multi-day DDoS storm batters Internet Archive

GOP?

exanime , 4 days ago to Technology in PayPal plans an ad network built off your purchase history

Exactly right

exanime , 4 days ago to Technology in PayPal plans an ad network built off your purchase history

Correct... In late stage capitalism "innovation" means breaking some laws (Air B&B, Uber), smoke and mirrors (AI) or outright scams (Theranos)

This is why all these new "innovations" need to flood the market as hard and fast as possible.... Before anyone notices what they really are

exanime , 4 days ago to Technology in PayPal plans an ad network built off your purchase history

So happy I deleted my account with them 5 years ago after going throught their laughably bad customer protection (the only reason I had them to begin with, I had figured it was a good idea to have a buffer between merchants and my CC)

In the end, it was perfect because, as they refused to help, I went straight to the credit card to reverse the fraudulent charge and closed all accounts with PayPal... Then I get a whiny email from them when the CC took the funds and left them holding the bag... Sweet minor victory

exanime , 5 days ago to Technology in The level of engagement on Reddit these days

Same, I lurked around a lot and thought it would be useful one day of I had a question ... I'm just an avid DIYer and out of maybe 10 times I decided to ask, I got 1 solid answer... Everything else were wild guesses or just trolls

exanime , 5 days ago to Technology in 'Google Cast' is replacing the 'Chromecast built-in' brand

How? It's closed sourced tech. Not like Firefox can just add it, they would have to pay Google for it (and that's assuming google would license Firefox for this and remove a competitive advantage from Chrome Browser)