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arstechnica , 3 months ago to Random

Unreleased preview version of Microsoft’s OS/2 2.0 posted to Internet Archive

Microsoft's involvement in IBM's OS/2 project ended before v2.0 was released.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/unreleased-preview-version-of-microsofts-os-2-2-0-posted-to-internet-archive/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

SaftyKuma , 3 months ago

@arstechnica Verdict: Better than Win11

arstechnica , 3 months ago to Random

Bill that could ban TikTok passes in House despite constitutional concerns

US much closer to banning TikTok, despite users' protests.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/bill-that-could-ban-tiktok-passes-in-house-despite-constitutional-concerns/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

SaftyKuma , 3 months ago

@arstechnica TL;DR:

• GenZ is not on board with business as usual neoliberalism and posts as such on social media.
• Since TikTok is their most popular platform , they are going after it directly.
• So to punish GenZ, they are enacting CCP style speech-squashing under the guise of protecting us from the CCP.

The US Government is slowly pissing away what remains of its moral authority when it prioritizes destroying free speech over making sure the population is housed and fed.

arstechnica , 3 months ago to Random

Some teachers are now using ChatGPT to grade papers

New AI tools aim to help with grading and lesson plans—but they may have serious drawbacks.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/03/some-teachers-are-now-using-chatgpt-to-grade-papers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

SaftyKuma , 3 months ago

@arstechnica

I would encourage any parent who finds out their kid's teacher is doing this to raise holy hell with the principal and school board.

If the teacher can't bother to grade it, why should anyone accept the grade?

arstechnica , 4 months ago to Random

SBF asks for 5-year prison sentence, calls 100-year recommendation “grotesque”

Bankman-Fried argues for sentence of 63 to 78 months, saying he's not a predator.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/sbf-asks-for-5-year-prison-sentence-calls-100-year-recommendation-grotesque/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

SaftyKuma , 4 months ago

@arstechnica

Dude should rot in jail for the rest of his life. And he can take a bunch of other oligarchs with him.

arstechnica , 4 months ago to Random

Kagan: Florida social media law seems like “classic First Amendment violation”

In oral arguments, Justice Thomas asks who speaks when an algorithm moderates.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/kagan-florida-social-media-law-seems-like-classic-first-amendment-violation/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

SaftyKuma , 4 months ago

@arstechnica

I'm surprised Thomas didn't ask "Visa, Mastercard, American Experess or Discover?"

arstechnica , 4 months ago to Random

London Underground is testing real-time AI surveillance tools to spot crime

Computer vision system tried to detect crime, weapons, people falling, and fare dodgers.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/london-underground-is-testing-real-time-ai-surveillance-tools-to-spot-crime/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

SaftyKuma , 4 months ago

@arstechnica The west is no better than the CCP.

The purpose of these tools is not to catch the legitimate perp. It is to foster a culture of fear, Stasi-style. They don't care if the FP rate is 10%, 50%, or even 99%.

arstechnica , 5 months ago to Random

In major gaffe, hacked Microsoft test account was assigned admin privileges

How does a legacy test account grant access to read every Office 365 account?

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/in-major-gaffe-hacked-microsoft-test-account-was-assigned-admin-privileges/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

SaftyKuma , 5 months ago

@arstechnica MS can't even keep their own exec's emails safe. What makes anyone think they care about your organization's security?

arstechnica , 5 months ago to Random

Fujitsu bugs that sent innocent people to prison were known “from the start”

Software bugs were hidden from lawyers of wrongly convicted postal workers.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/fujitsu-bugs-that-sent-innocent-people-to-prison-were-known-from-the-start/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

SaftyKuma , 5 months ago

@arstechnica Fujitsu's officers and board should be the ones going to prison.

arstechnica , 5 months ago to Random

Google CEO Sundar Pichai promises another year of Google layoffs

Sundar Pichai tells employees to brace for "tough choices... throughout the year."

https://arstechnica.com/google/2024/01/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-promises-another-year-of-google-layoffs/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

SaftyKuma , 5 months ago

@arstechnica
Pichai should have been the first out the door last year.