Former Microsoft programmer, author of "The Problem with Software" (https://teapaw.org/t.co/k1q1UjSnz8)
Redmond, WA
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I just spent 2 minutes choosing which YouTube video I would use to check that my headphones were working.
Hotels need an intermediate level of sign to hang on the door that says “Don’t clean my room, but you can drop off the new box of Kleenex that I asked for”.
It may be impossible to create a way to automatically roll back security-related updates in a way that is not exploitable by malware that is trying to avoid being detected/removed.
Teams: We'll put you in a virtual meeting with avatars and summarize what you missed using AI!
Zoom: You can check your headset volume before you join the meeting.
And that's why I prefer Zoom.
When I play a YouTube video to test my headphone volume and they play that lovely Best Western ad with a cover of "The Load" playing softly in the background...
Don't people realize that this sort of switch (moving to a new unpolluted email account) only provides TEMPORARY relief?? nytimes.com/2024/04/07/opini…
I would not have guessed this would pass muster with the New York Times crossword puzzle (even on a Saturday).
I hate articles that use phrases like “30,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide” without any indication if that is a lot or a little.
"Some cyber security researchers have questioned the report, doubting that such a large number of toothbrushes could be compromised." is not a sentence I ever expected to see. independent.co.uk/tech/tooth…
Forget the article and just focus on the excellent “hand grasping for Lamborghini but dragged down by collapsing YouTube logo” graphic. nytimes.com/2024/02/02/busin…
The fact that so much of avoiding phishing attacks involves hovering over a link before clicking it is RIDICULOUS.
Looking forward to getting past the time of year when Word replaces the dates 1/2 and 1/4 with ½ and ¼.