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by arlcode 10mo ago
Not all bubbles burst, some deflate quite silently especially if people expect them to burst. Microsoft didn't care to ask users when they put copilot into everything and they won't ask users when they'll "consolidate th
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by arlcode 10mo ago
Yeah it worked everytime so despite complaints so they have all the reason to believe it will work this time either. The future is never certain and, as always, there will be unexpected and rapid societal shifts that may change things rapid
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by arlcode 10mo ago
That is indeed a really weird statement from them. I mostly engage with text based social media or highly technical content so I know that I'm not exactly in the center of the bell curve. I can see a use case for "AI let's go
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by arlcode 10mo ago
But it won't will it? They can essentially force users to receive and pay for any of their AI features. It worked so far and there is no reason to believe it will stop working anytime soon. People are just taking it and this guy knows
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by arlcode 11mo ago
Interesting question. Its plausible that there are not many vessels that are UK flagged anymore. The more interesting question is how many of these are under "control"/influence of domestic operators If required, a flag can b
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by arlcode 11mo ago
Of course not. But this is very useful to a) show they are enforcing this shiny new law and b) lay the legal groundwork that blocking it on their side (thruough UK ISPs) is warranted.
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by arlcode 11mo ago
I wonder whether by now the botnets moved on to authenticating C2 server and using fallbacks methods if the malware discovers an endpoint to be "compromised"
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by arlcode 11mo ago
Ah got it. I've heard about that but apparently were behind how Iris scanners look these days.
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by arlcode 11mo ago
What exactly am I looking at?
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by arlcode 11mo ago
One of the best present day examples are Saudi Arab mega projects. They tend to be crazy ideas with fundamental flaws and either don't happen are are silently reshaped to be feasible. The "clever" interpretation would be that
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by arlcode 11mo ago
There's a good chance he was fighting in WWI being in his mid 20s. If he survived that he lived through economic crisis in the twenties and thirties and ultimately WWII including occupation and terror in France. And ultimately if he go
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by arlcode 11mo ago
The launcher is a bit annoying at times but what finally made me commit ot the switch was when I realized that Anno 1800 and the demo for Anno 117 were running flawlessly. I also recently finished AC Origins for the first time on my Linux m
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by arlcode 11mo ago
I (a layman) believe that part of the "global" scope of the law is to enable actions at home (and some pressure). If they want to order ISPs to block services there needs to be some legal framework to do so. "We contacted the
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by arlcode 11mo ago
The ironic part is that parts of the pro Brexit movement were convinced (from their messaging at least) that it worked the other way around.
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by arlcode 11mo ago
It's quite ironic that they would have an easier time enforcing that if they were still part of the EU and could have been the deciding factor towards more regulation faster. The EU is big and rich enough to force Big Tech into submiss
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by arlcode 11mo ago
It's all trade offs. Even in the most dystopian sci-fi future where a hostile and totalitarian government watches everything everybody does, they would still use the information to investigate boring everyday crimes. The (non rethoric)
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by arlcode 1y ago
I would bet a little bit of money that this is still illegal because you cheated yourself access to a service that is clearly meant to be paid and usually requires agreement (as indicated by the captive portal). Sounds like fraud to me. As
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by arlcode 1y ago
The threat model seems to be "there are other email providers beside Google. How can we change that?" Not necessarily a threat model that benefits you
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by arlcode 1y ago
But that is exactly how it works. Middle Eastern countries are not able to convince e.g. the US or any of the European Countries to extradite their citizens (or sometimes legal residents) for violating the moral codes of let's say Saud
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by arlcode 1y ago
The US has a huge reach in the western (and global) world and can impact you in a lot of creative and legal ways (e.g. prevent Google / Apple / Microsoft from offering services to you).
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by arlcode 1y ago
As Afghanistan has recently disconnected their Internet they seem to have done exactly that within their sphere of influence (which is limited to their borders). So you are entirely right any country can do that at any time. Most countries
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by arlcode 1y ago
You can absolutely take that stance and be fine as long as you never get into the sphere of influence of UK law enforcement for potentially a very long time. If they get hold of you your interpretation of who sent what doesn't matter b
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by arlcode 1y ago
Or they simply decide to pay the fine for the short duration they were not in compliance. I would do that (after appealing) and be done with it.
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by arlcode 1y ago
That is at most temporary. I expect within the next 5 year "partner products" and "LLM-optpmized content" will take the place of SEO. The economic dynamics did not change and the methods will adapt. Why wouldn't Goo
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by arlcode 1y ago
The law would probably even allow them certify the vendor, for a reasonable fee, and verify their identity. All they need to do is implement it in a way that still allows competitors to do their thing. Wha
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by arlcode 1y ago
If they want to offer functionality in Europe they should consider this from the beginning as cost of doing business. They pride themselves as being privacy and security minded when releasing new products. They already have mechanisms to tr
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by arlcode 1y ago
Microsoft as well and even OpenAI. They do it quietly offer clear benefits to decision makers (e.g. Palantir with it's promise to reduce crime) and give up control where it doesn't disturb their core business model. Apple on the o
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by arlcode 1y ago
I expected and predicted exactly the behavior that Apple is showing right now. Currently it's impossible to differentiate real issues of the DMA from Apple being in active resistance. They themselves are not a trustworthy source on thi
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by arlcode 1y ago
I'm the same. I am very very careful around activities and substances which could become addictive, because I know from benign life experiences that I sometimes lack the self control to stop. It would probably be fine but there are no
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by arlcode 1y ago
That's also problematic. Currently the same proposal is being discussed over and over again but if that wouldn't be possible it's easy introduce "similar" ideas. Ultimately law makers need to be able to pass new law

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