Vessel not your favorite? Watch on YT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1CXeshIfgU
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://teksyndicate.com/videos/tek-0224-microsoft-patent-troll
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://teksyndicate.com/videos/tek-0224-microsoft-patent-troll
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@wendell Microsofts last statement was that networks with a WSUS would not receive Windows 10 update notifications. Did this change?
Warned you about them grey market keys bro
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I thought @wendell said that you guys weren't going to advertise chairs, because steel series chairs were the best by far.
Yep. This past week they bundled the Windows 10 nag with an IE security update.
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steelcase*
sponsor spot, so probably just whatever massdrop told em to focus on this month
also the gaming chairs aren't nearly as expensive as the steelcase stuff
@wendell - Just to comment on Windows 7 and 8.1 upgrading itself to 10, it's scheduling itself to update. If you don't pay attention to the prompts that come up on start-up from day to day (which are always changing), it eventually has "Your upgrade has been scheduled for _________". There is an option to not schedule the upgrade, but if you don't catch it then you get Windows 10. It goes back to harassing you with ads, eventually you won't pay attention to it and it'll just upgrade without you knowing. I'm currently waiting for mine to try and automatically schedule itself again.
This won't work on most of the people here in the forum, for example, but it would work on the typical home user or the occasional gamer.
@Logan where'd you get the Switchell? I might need to try that out.
Also congrats on the dog-grooming/debt-collecting office! :D
I'd love to see an Articy Draft video
Windows 10 update are starting to be packaged like Bills in US Congress...
"You want security update... Consider Windows 10 while we retroactively add crap to your current Windows version"
Isn't Win10 a "recommended update" now? So turning off recommended updates is an option...
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That is an option, but if you've already got the Windows 10 "You should upgrade" stalker messages then it may already be too late. It just wants you to love it. I mean, it's given you everything you could ever want as far as it's concerned. Just drink the kool aid.
In all seriousness, it became a recommended update on February 1st this year. Considering how cryptic Microsoft has been about everything, I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes more aggressive than it already is once summer rolls around. I'm still on Windows 8.1, so it's not being forced so far. I do have a machine at work running Windows 7 - we're waiting to see how long it stays that way.
SMH...
Been eagerly awaiting that mouse. Need to upgrade from my horrifically uncomfortable Razer Taipan.
@Logan use a projector to make use of the vignette the window makes in the backdrop, so it look slike a holo, like this:
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About the CO2 for electrical cars. Some researchers at my university did the math on an example:
CO2 of a Tesla model S vs an Audi A7.
Considering the current electric market, with all it's flaws of gas powered stations but also the nuclear or other "clean" sources:
Tesla: 72 grams CO2 per km
Audi: 200 grams CO2 per km
This is 3 times less for about the same performance of car.
If the current move to more clean sources continues this Tesla number will drop heavely, while the gas powered cars are almost on their peak performance already. Also, Tesla owners who own their own solar panels can go to 0 CO2 for the operational cost. In a traditional factory the Tesla still has the same production CO2 cost as any other luxury car. However, Tesla is going with solar and wind for their factory aswell.
Regarding Tesla's carbon footprint:
As it turns out, even solar has a carbon footprint. This is because of the processes required to acquire silicon. The environmental payoff for PV cells requires a life cycle of 10 years (last I checked) and the innovation in them is outpacing that. It's probably still a good way to go just the same; but it's still frustrating.
The argument that the carbon usage is only differed to a coal burning power station is a legitimate argument but it's not just that considering all of the processes required to acquire the raw materials. Mining is being done in a more automated fashion with large diesel burning machinery. That must be factored in as well. This could be a metric for testing the relevance of the torque vs horsepower debate as electric machinery may not be a viable solution in the near term.
This is probably going to get worse before it gets better.
Regarding Crispr:
More often than not that particular discipline has presented discoveries with hype over possibilities with the most promising positive data. The issue that arose from the promises made in the 80s isn't a bad mindset to start with when considering the viability of genetic engineering. The problem seems to stem from the lack of systems theory in the presentation as it has (in the past) reflected the lack of systems theory in the projections. The empirical data collected in the lab is being touted as the full story again, rather than consideration of the lack of data associated with epi-genetics. This is much more an exploratory study than the corporate geneticists are leading on... again.
The new buzz word is "gene drives". This suggests that genes are the driver, which has been brutally falsified with failures in all of the previous practical applications. This particular view, like "selfish gene", contextually contrasts with Natural Selection itself. This is probably the result of desperation for public support, as political nonsense has been an extremely high hurdle out of the gate.
I suspect that it is similar to AI research in that it requires doing a lot of little things well, as it is extremely complex interactions and feedback between the compounds and the environment in low and high levels. It's wonderful research that billions should be invested in not only because of the possible payoff, but also because it is likely going to require it.... hence the hype.
I'm concerned that more lack of delivery on promises could be a defeater to investment... as it was at the turn of the century.
(Now the good news)
Establishments like Genescient are using computer mediation with state of the art AI to mine genomic data through Bioinformatics. This could actually pave a path for and thus speed up the research. This is proving to be a pretty powerful tool in understanding the interactions and has some success in less complex life like insects and mice. There is no real reason to think that it won't scale to higher mammals and eventually humans.
There is also a nano tech project called DNA Origami that is a kind of cybernetic... ish project that is trying to create nano-tech with DNA. Thy have had some success with creating a somewhat crude but still impressive tool kit for making nano machines. This is actually getting some funding and is showing some progress. This could be extremely helpful in understanding the interactions with the compound and the environment. A lot could be learned from this. The applications are probably more than I could appreciate.
One thing that just doesn't seem to get through with respect to public acceptance is, we are going to do this. Should or should not is moot. The focus should be on doing it responsibly as practical. This isn't going away and the lack of funding is just worsening the situation.
Regarding McCarthyism: ( I put this last for a reason )
George Orwell was an utter genius. Before Chomsky's book "Manufacturing Consent", he showed how "the crowd" could be manipulated with appeals to human impulse. This tactic precedes Chomsky, McCarthy and Orwell though. It's old world politics alive and well today. It's the basis of Trumps and Sanders campaign. This is brought about by the decline in the economic system. This has always been the time that is ripe for transition. During the Great Depression, Socialists and even Communists stood on soap boxes in the streets spreading propaganda. This is not only to be expected now, but is clearly happening.
The struggle at the moment seems to be the struggle between big business and big government for balance of power, however it's a false dichotomy in a Democratic context. This is because in that context there should neither be big government nor big business. It's a great big squirrel obstructing the obvious. This tactic is referred to as an "Orwellian" tactic though it's as old as civilization.
( Merging this with ISP nonsense )
The founding fathers saw the usefulness of decentralization. It was build into the borders of the states and the legal liberties that they enjoy. This has been a huge hurdle for companies to get around when trying to influence legislation. Now the ISPs are resorting to trying to build a precedent for influencing state and local governance. Needless to say, there is a horizontal whirlwind of dry bone in George Washington's tomb at the moment. This is a very dangerous precedent considering it would put the nail in the coffin for public influence. That's definitely something to think about.
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In the wire privacy policy it says:
c. We will also access and share the personal information we collect from you under the following circumstances:
i. Protection of rights. We will use, access and share
personal information, including Communications Information, if we have a
good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such
information is reasonably necessary to satisfy any applicable law,
regulation and legal process or to enforce the Terms Of Use.
(source: https://wire.com/legal/#privacy)
Not sure how that's supposed to work with end-to-end encryption.
In the end this might be less of a pain than skype in terms of quality, but not total privacy.
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Congrat's on the new office!
There's something WAY better than "wire" @Logan (or any other "oh-so-secure" wannabe Messenger) ...
It is called "TOX" (see the TOX website), was invented by a couple of smart guys, presented at SCaLE 14x, is completely OPEN SOURCE, and there are LOTS of OPEN SOURCE clients for Linux, Android, Windows and Mac OS X available (there are more than just the few listed on the Tox Clients page - just use Google and you'll find several others on GitHub).
To put it simply: It works along the lines of "syncthing" (which you guys should be somewhat famliar with as @Wendell mentioned it randomly every now and then). It's a totally decentralized P2P IM protocol, it supports Text, Audio, Video, File-Transfer, Group-Chats et al (see the website for in-depth information - should be a playground for Wendell). Also, just like syncthing it encrypts the traffic - and it can also encrypt the data stored on your machine by providing a "password" for your "profile" (this is not used for some kind of central authentication - it is just used for encrypting your data on your machine).
It is still in its "infancy", but so far it is working absolutely great. Downside being that the Android client ("Antox") does not yet support Voice or Video, but that's only a matter of time.
I'd rather use a decentralized IM client (and with TOX it became a reality) than a "encrypted" messenger where there's a central authority which can bullied into handing over the private encryption key so $secret_apes_agency can eavesdrop on the communication).
While I've got nothing to hide ... if the agencies want to read the nonsensical chats (be it text, voice or video) I have with my family and friends ... well ... the more number crunching power they need to throw at trying to brute-force the encrypted traffic they captured the better ... they waste my tax money anyway, so I rather they waste it on paying a insane electricity bill than on paying all the perverts and nutjobs they employ.
EDIT: Plus, TOX and related clients being open-source - isn't this what we should endorse because people (able to code) can lend a helping hand to make it better and mature?
Now, the only thing we miss would be a decentralized implementation of e-mail./EDIT
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(29:10) In France, when you go solar, you can sell your electricity, plug-in them to the grid, the electricity install everything (including a power converter) and you get a rebate on your electricity bill every month (up to a certain point).