Posts by mIVQU#~(p,

European consumers are mostly saying 'non' to trading in their old phones

I put mine in the industrial shredder.

Anthropic CEO frets about 20% unemployment from AI, but economists are doubtful

I love AI/LLMs but it's not nearly as capable as some of these people think.

Neptune OS is Debian made easy but, boy, does it need some housekeeping

So, I was wondering, in 2025, will we still need to review Linux distributions? Reviews are great, but they’re all pretty similar, unless something really groundbreaking comes along. What’s the point, really?

Windows intros 365 Link, a black box that does nothing but connect to Microsoft's cloud

Or you could buy a Mac mini and do real computing stuff.

UK's first permanent facial recognition cameras installed in South London

I welcome it.

Samsung co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies of heart attack at 63

Worked himself into an early grave, a lot of employers expect this of their employees.

HP Inc to build future products atop grave of flopped 'AI pin'

I wonder how much they'll charge for that "laser ink"

I was told to make backups, not test them. Why does that make you look so worried?

Re: The only verified backup is one that you have restored from

I too have raid 5 & backup to veracrypt volumes verifying the backups and originals with shasum. At least two volumes, one stored at my place of work the other locally. Thankfully I've not had to restore from backup yet.

WFH with privacy? 85% of Brit bosses snoop on staff

Re: Relax.

I reluctantly somewhat agree. Assume everything on your work laptop is monitored (and hope it's not). Web surf tracking has been going on for decades, the teams status metric is bullshit and the key stroke logging is scary (a lot of people, I've noticed in the workplace will sign on to their personal email, WhatsApp, Facebook etc so a company is potentially hacking these individuals).

One simple rule: Work device is for work stuff only. Personal devices are for personal/private stuff only. Never install work related software onto a personal/private device and vice versa.

Windows 10's demise nears, but Linux is forever

Thanks Micro$oft

2025, the year of Linux on the desktop, all thanks to Microsoft.

Apple Intelligence turned on by default in upcoming macOS Sequoia 15.3, iOS 18.3

Even if it's enabled it's more or less useless.

Microsoft to force Windows 11 24H2 on Home and Pro users

Re: "an ever-lengthening list of known issues, many of which remain unmitigated or unresolved"

I would guess, if Acer, Dell, Lenovo et al sold with Ubuntu pre installed people would hardly notice the difference.

Google Gemini 2.0 Flash comes out with real-time conversation, image analysis

Re: Until Proven

Ask the AI

Both KDE and GNOME to offer official distros

Why chose anything more than xfce

Australia passes law to keep under-16s off social media – good luck with that, mate

In Australia, you have to provide ID to get a SIM card :D. Clown world.

Starlink's new satellites emit 30x more radio interference than before, drowning cosmic signals

Re: Just for curious...

You can't get fiber or 5G in the middle of the ocean on a yacht or a camp in the middle of nowhere. I don't love it, but star link will have its place in the future.

Apple Intelligence beta lands in iOS 18.1, macOS 15.1 previews

Re: “The Mac Pro needs an M2 Ultra processor”

That’s the cpu it comes with.

Bing and Copilot fall from the clouds around the world

Only noticed because DDG wasn't returning results.

Microsoft breach allowed Russian spies to steal emails from US government

LLM

Seems like a good use case for AI. feed it all of the emails and ask it to list out all of the API keys and passwords.

D-Link issues rip and replace order for besieged NAS drives

Re: not sure what's dumber...

They were pitched as internet facing / access from anywhere. People that bought them for those features don’t know any better.

FBI confirms it issued remote kill command to blow out Volt Typhoon's botnet

Re: Thanks for nothing

https://www.opencve.io/

Calculating Pi in the sky: Axiom Space plans to launch 'orbital datacenter'

Looking forward to a future On Call.

Cisco intros AI to find firewall flaws, warns this sort of thing can't be free

What if the attackers have a better AI?

European Space Agency grits teeth, preps contracts for SpaceX Galileo launch

Too busy messing with CAs to build rockets

AWS is running a 96-core, 192-thread, custom Xeon server

cat /proc/cpuinfo

Will Flatpak and Snap replace desktop Linux native apps?

I’ll stick with apt thanks.

Google HR hounds threaten 'next steps' for slackers not coming in 3 days a week

Re: Interesting

Don’t forget, a functioning, clean toilet.

The bonkers water-cooled shoe PC, hexagonal pink workstations, and IKEA-style cases of Computex 2023

Don’t like this embedded video format.

With ICMP magic, you can snoop on vulnerable HiSilicon, Qualcomm-powered Wi-Fi

Re: Eggheads vs Boffins

We’re not allowed to say boffins anymore, it’s sexist.

Amazon opens its ad-hoc Wi-Fi-sipping Sidewalk mesh to all manner of gadgets

Happy to opt in if they pay me for it.

Cisco kindly reveals proof of concept attacks for flaws in rival Netgear's kit

Re: Default password?

The default password for Orbi are printed on the back of the router and are unique per device.

Zoox blurs line between workers and crash test dummies in robo-taxi trial

Re: Call me when the can navigate...

Potholes

Brit newspaper giant fills space with AI-assisted articles

Write me an article on the ethics of AI in they style and humour of the register.com

Artificial intelligence has come a long way since its inception. From chatbots that could barely string together a coherent sentence to advanced machine learning algorithms that can beat humans at complex games, AI has made some impressive strides. But with great power comes great responsibility, and there are some serious ethical questions that we need to address.

Let's start with the obvious: job displacement. As AI becomes more capable, there's a real risk that it will start replacing human workers in various industries. We're not just talking about low-skill jobs like factory work or data entry, either. AI is already being used to write news articles and generate financial reports, and it's only a matter of time before it starts encroaching on more advanced professions like law or medicine.

So, what do we do about this? Some argue that we need to implement a universal basic income to support those who are displaced by AI. Others say that we need to focus on retraining programs to help workers transition to new roles that can't be automated. And then there are those who argue that we need to slow down the development of AI altogether to prevent it from becoming too powerful.

But job displacement is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to AI ethics. There are also concerns about bias and discrimination. AI algorithms are only as good as the data they're trained on, and if that data is biased, then the algorithm will be biased as well. This is already happening with facial recognition technology, which has been shown to have higher error rates for people with darker skin tones.

To make matters worse, AI is being used to make important decisions that affect people's lives, such as whether someone is approved for a loan or whether they're a good candidate for a job. If these algorithms are biased, then they could perpetuate discrimination and inequality.

So, what's the solution? For starters, we need to be more transparent about how AI algorithms work and what data they're using. We also need to make sure that diverse groups of people are involved in the development of these algorithms to prevent bias from creeping in. And we need to hold companies accountable for any harm caused by their algorithms.

AI is an incredibly powerful tool that has the potential to do a lot of good. But if we're not careful, it could also do a lot of harm. We need to take these ethical concerns seriously and make sure that we're using AI in a responsible and ethical manner.

Microsoft swears it's not coming for your data with scan for old Office versions

Re: Strange way to respect user privacy

They hijack every dns request too.

America's nuclear fusion 'breakthrough' is super-hot ... yet far from practical

Re: Nuclear fusion reactors are very common. They're called 'stars'.

Just place a whole lot of them in a circle

Version 252 of systemd, as expected, locks down the Linux boot process

Re: we can dream

Pulseaudio is malware.

Apple boosts bug bounties but may not fix some bugs in past operating systems

I wonder if some entity like https://0patch.com/ could help extend the life of these legacy systems.

The next deep magic Linux program to change the world? Io_uring

Re: Perfect for hackers :)

This is why Microsoft ported it.

Major IT outage forces UK emergency call handlers to use 'pen and paper'

Why are these systems exposed to the internet.

Old-school editor Vim hits version 9 with faster scripting language

This is a pet hate of mine too.

Info on 1.5m people stolen from US bank in cyberattack

Seems a bit odd.

“ Plus, Flagstar agreed to monitor the dark web for any indications of people's personal data being sold, or other fraudulent activity related to the security breach.”

Seems a bit odd and adhoc / without method for the banks security team to be monitoring dark web forums.

If you're using older, vulnerable Cisco small biz routers, throw them out

Re: Amazed

Microtik

Minimal, systemd-free Alpine Linux releases version 3.16

Re: Under a minute?

There is no point posting a screenshot.