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Intel updates mysterious ‘software-defined silicon’ code in the Linux kernel(theregister.com)
210 points by flipbrad 5y ago|205 comments
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by flipbrad 5y ago
In the UK, the principle is that a law's "Long Title" must cover everything in that law - which limits the ability to shoehorn unrelated amendments in during the draft law's passage through Parliament. Long titles somet
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by flipbrad 5y ago
9 to 5.45 or thereabouts. Leaves plenty of family / hobby time if you're working from home. Commute takes away from that.
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by flipbrad 5y ago
I started working a 4 day work week a few years ago and would not go back. The benefits to the employee are obvious, but consider those for the company: it gets a motivated, energised employee, and if like me they're a parent or for s
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by flipbrad 5y ago
If only the linked-to page had a section clearly headed "Use cases" /s
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by flipbrad 5y ago
We're making it worse, not better, with the absolutely insane amount of digital regulation that the EU, the EU' national governments, and the UK, have been pushing these past 7 years and are continuing to step up almost incessantl
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by flipbrad 5y ago
To be absolutely clear: as I understand it, the law you're talking about currently doesn't apply to media content, including digital games. From the official FAQ to that law: "For online services related to non-audiovisual w
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by flipbrad 5y ago
A fair few pension funds and charitable endowments have wealth locked up in property. Not saying that alone justifies protecting asset values, but it does have societal significance worth bearing in mind.
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by flipbrad 5y ago
Because it fails the Breyer test (no reasonably likely means of identification of the data subject), or the Nowak test (no link to a particular individual, by virtue of the data's content, purpose or effect)? I'd say it definitely
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by flipbrad 5y ago
Surprised the article doesn't mention honey, which if you're a new parent, is an important thing to know about, on this topic. To quote the US CDC: "Honey can contain the bacteria that causes infant botulism, so do not feed
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by flipbrad 5y ago
"I like your Widget Max Pro, it's better than the Rival X1 I had last year. But I dropped it in the toilet and now it won't turn on, so I suspect you're lying about its IP56 rating". Let's says that 1 out of e
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by flipbrad 5y ago
GDPR also applies to the data you process about your prospective, current and former employees; the data you hold about your customers in order to fulfil your contracts with them; their feedback; etc. You can't avoid GDPR just by not
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by flipbrad 5y ago
The GDPR isn't great, but several of its more bureaucratic requirements kick in only once you have over 250 employees (assuming you're not doing relatively risky/intrusive stuff with data), so it's not the end of the wor
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by flipbrad 5y ago
"Use it or lose it" / compulsory licensing doesn't seem like a terribly bad idea sometimes.
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by flipbrad 5y ago
I could imagine it being useful for search and rescue missions
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by flipbrad 5y ago
I just want the ability to hide things.
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by flipbrad 5y ago
The only websites I've noticed Chromium having an advantage, are those run by or embedding Google content (eg Google maps)
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by flipbrad 5y ago
I don't know of any instance when someone has threatened to close the company, in the UK (but then again, these notices aren't public knowledge, so just because you don't hear something doesn't mean it doesn't happe
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by flipbrad 5y ago
Even assuming we're just talking about traffic data rather than content of communications: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/25/section/87/enac... Ctrl+f for "generation"
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by flipbrad 5y ago
Sure! https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000023646013 On the books since 2011. Upheld in a recent decision of France's supreme court despite what some thought to be quite clearly contrary EU case
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by flipbrad 5y ago
In the EU, I'm afraid, the answer would be: plenty. Look at French law for instance.
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by flipbrad 5y ago
Sadly, not an open question in the UK.
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by flipbrad 5y ago
I think that depends on the use of the technology in question. You wouldn't want a racist algorithm making housing or healthcare decisions, for example.
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by flipbrad 5y ago
Ditto with "what is the most evil skin colour" and "what is the best skin colour". I suppose we shouldn't be surprised when humanity's technology holds a mirror up to humanity and all its flaws - but this does
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by flipbrad 5y ago
Don't forget the environmental catastrophe of all that wasted electricity generation, and driving up prices of GPUs.
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by flipbrad 5y ago
I use far less than 15W using an old laptop or RasPi their cost is negligible over their useful lifetime
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by flipbrad 5y ago
Can I read more about that purchase practice? It seems high risk to buy property, reduce its value and then put it back out for sale ...
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by flipbrad 5y ago
The part I most disagreed with is "GDPR is an EU law, it does not apply to US citizens living in the US". Yes it does, I provided an example. Your follow up is a lot closer to the mark.
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by flipbrad 5y ago
You're quite wrong. GDPR can apply to citizens in the US, and the link I posted shows the ICO enforcing it in their favour. SCL Elections Ltd was taken to court and then fined £15,000 for not complying with that US resident's r
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by flipbrad 5y ago
You don't need to live in the EU/EEA to invoke GDPR rights. Case in point: the UK authority upheld a US resident's GDPR claim against Cambridge Analytica (and yes, Facebook was involved). https://ico.org.uk/a

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