Posts by Randy Hudson

How did a CrowdStrike file crash millions of Windows computers? We take a closer look at the code

> It goes in the kernel so that it has more visibility and control over what happens

Bullshit. Whatever visibility and control it needs can be exposed using APIs that call out to a user space process. This is exactly how crowdstrike for macOS works.

Crowdstrike is running on my macbook, providing the exact same protection it does on windows, but without running as a kernel extension. You might want to familiarize yourself with how that's possible.

Speed limiters arrive for all new cars in the European Union

Re: Good

Features that have been mandatory for 20 years. If you're that out of touch why are you commenting?

It's funny reading the comments from all the morons

Learn how to read. This feature is no different than a blindspot indicator. If you still decide to turn into the car next to you, go for it. Did backup cameras make everyone this upset? WTF

The reg is just calling this a "limiter" for clickbait purposes.

'Skeleton Key' attack unlocks the worst of AI, says Microsoft

“Model-makers know that are trying to ensure that their services can answer queries”

AI doesn’t even write this poorly

Self-driving cars safer in sunlight, twilight another story

0.2 times less likely?

Why not just say 80%

Nvidia beats market expectations again, but for how long?

When electricity is the primary expense, customers are going to buy the most efficient product, they can practically charge anything.

Tesla self-driving claims parked in court

Re: Wonder what took so long

Not mandatory, you can simply opt out within 30 days of purchasing

ByteDance 'would rather' torpedo TikTok than sell it off

Re: This is the best possible outcome

Most YouTube shorts are captures of TikTok

Tesla slashes vehicle and self-driving-ish software prices as shares plummet

Re: "an essential part of doing business in the auto industry"

I've owned two Teslas. When I was waiting for the second I tried FSD on my model 3 for a month. After a few days I called Tesla to remove the option for my Model X. At the time, I was locked in for $8,000. It wasn't worth $8k then, and it still isn't now.

Tesla still haven't figured out how to make rubber trim stay on the car, or front axles that don't vibrate until they eventually snap and fail. Why anyone would believe they're close to solving FSD is a mystery to this Tesla owner.

Tesla Cybertruck turns into world's most expensive brick after car wash

What a BS article. There's no indication that the car wash did anything to this truck. The owner rebooted the screen and for whatever reason that takes several hours. Truck was working normally the next day.

Also, the screen isn't needed to drive the vehicle. You can still shift and drive without the touchscreen.

NASA confirms Florida house hit by a piece of ISS battery pack

Should get covered under the "Act of Goddard" clause

One rack. 120kW of compute. Taking a closer look at Nvidia's DGX GB200 NVL72 beast

120kW is low

Based on the energy transferred to the water (20ºC, 2L/s), it's more like 167kW

Tesla Cybertruck gets cyberstuck during off-roading expedition

CT Missing features that were standard on cars 20 years ago.

Not having a locking diff is no excuse!

Even my old RWD Infiniti would use the ABS to stop the spinning wheel and transfer torque to the other side.

Tesla owners in deep freeze discover the cold, hard truth about EVs

Re: Norway

There are over 20 superchargers in Chicago. An actual news site would perhaps investigate why the other 19 weren't affected by the cold weather.

Who cares how the electricity is made? Tesla's biggest vehicle (Model X) has a 100kWh battery. That's the equivalent of 3 gallons of gas, to go 300+ miles. An internal combustion engine requires several times the amount of fossil fuel than the power plant putting 100kWh back into the Model X.

How to deorbit the Chromebook... and repurpose it for innovators

Re: School IT Directors Thoughts

I have a feeling many of them could last 20 years based on usage. My daughter was issued a Chromebook when she started high school. It has sat in her room for 3+ years because the school won't let her turn it back in.

Airbus commissions three wind-powered ships to sail the Atlantic

If only there were some other way to get an airplane from Europe to North America...

Former IBM Canada worker wins six-figure payout for wrongful dismissal

"he emigrated to Canada"

This should be "immigrate". You emigrate FROM somewhere.

There's no Huawei Chinese chipmakers can fill Nvidia's shoes... anytime soon

There's no editors can proofread article title?

I can has cheezburger?

Forcing Apple to allow third-party app stores isn't enough

Any yet they continue to allow the elderly to install Microsoft Team Viewer on Macs so scammers can rob them blind. Is it any coincidence that these scammers are using iTunes and XBox gift cards to launder the $$?

Musk's first year as Twitter's Dear Leader is nigh

Re: Social media is overrated

> All my followers have abandoned ship and moved to Mastadon

The mass exodus has begun...

Meta spends $181M to get out of lease at vacant London offices

Correction

Equivalent of 7 years?! I think you mean 7 months.

Mixin suspends deposits and withdrawals after $200m cryptocurrency heist

Not formerly

The website’s domain is Twitter, right now. What’s with the formerlly qualifier?

IBM Software tells workers: Get back to the office three days a week

50 miles is an insane distance. That could be hours of daily commuting for some employees. I thought about this for a whole 30 seconds before coming to the conclusion that a time-based commute threshold makes a lot more sense, and should probably depend on whether you are using mass transit (can multitask) or driving yourself.

Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history

Yes, but can you give us a few examples of the randomized crap?

Chrome exists for the sole purpose of perpetuating Google's monopoly in advertising.

Mozilla calls cars from 25 automakers 'data privacy nightmares on wheels'

As an owner of a Tesla, I have to disagree. There's actually no dashboard.

From browser brat to backend boss: Will WASM win the web wars?

"Now, WASM is not a programming language per se."

When was it a programming language?

Man who nearly killed physical media returns with $60,000 vinyl turntable

Poor design in my opinion

There's really no reason to combine the power and the playback speed into a single button with multiple modes.

Shareholders accuse Tesla of overegging Autopilot, Full Self-Driving capabilities

The buyers of the cars are the real victims. Who gives a crap about the investors who have doubled their money several times over.

Hold off on that 2046 Valentine's date, asteroid might hit Earth

“ it'd probably strike the Pacific Ocean region” in other words they have no real prediction

Accidental WhatsApp account takeovers? It's a thing

> The security hole stems from wireless carriers' practice of recycling former customers' phone numbers and giving them to new customers

No, the security hole stems from using phone numbers as the username.

> we strongly encourage people to use two-step verification

Seriously? Anyone with your old phone number will also receive any SMS to that number.

Marketing company chases Twitter for $7,000 over 'swag gift box for Elon'

Musk is just sharing some of the company culture outside the company. Namely: character limit.

5% of the cloud now runs on Arm as chip designer plans 2023 IPO

The death of CISC?

Many will say that the demise of CISC was pretty obvious 30 years ago, but what has taken so long? IMO, we have Apple to thank for speeding things up. The benefit of developers having the same architecture sitting in front of them can't be ignored.

Everyone's doing it: PayPal sends 2,000 workers packing

Why in the world does PayPal need 30,000 employees to build a website consisting of a simple form with a submit button?

2002 video streaming patent holder sues Amazon and Twitch

"Even a cursory review of the '473 patent by Amazon and Twitch's patent counsel would have shown that..."

...the patent couldn't be enforced.

FTFY

Forget the climate: Steep prices the biggest reason EV sales aren't higher

Re: Too expensive, too heavy, too range limited

Expensive? How are 86% of Norwegians able to purchase an EV?

Re: The sticker price ...

> Those that want one, have one

That certainly explains why Tesla's Model 3s are starting to pile up. I mean, across the entire US, they're sitting on 19 unsold Model 3s.

White dwarf study suggests planets are as old as their stars

“Planets have to have formed early”

TIL a new verb tense

Apple sued for collecting user data despite opt-outs

So this lawsuit rests entirely on the fact that the User couldn't be bothered with the fact that "Allow Apps to Request to Track" is just a shortened label for the setting whose full description is: "Allow Apps to Request to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites"?

Meta approves four programming languages for workers and developers

Looking forward to the JavaScript free Facebook website.

Meta accused of breaking the law by secretly tracking iPhone users

So, the same thing YouTube and other Google apps have been doing for years? YouTube even has the balls to prompt you with the option to open a link in "Safari", and then proceeds to just show you a webview so they can track you.

AI detects 20,000 hidden taxable swimming pools in France, netting €10m

> the Euro and US Dollar are just about on parity

And soon the pound.

Intel shows how chiplets will form Meteor Lake CPUs

I don't think I'll be disaggregating any money for one of these.

Tesla Full Self-Driving 'fails' to notice child-sized objects in testing

As soon as I saw this

I immediately told my wife we'll have to stop dressing our kids like Paddington Bear

Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols closes hailing frequencies

If I'm not mistaken, that was the only Star Trek scene to feature two actors in a closet.

Thunderbird 102 gets a major facelift, Matrix chat support

Re: Be afraid. Be very afraid.

After the upgrade, I lost telegraph support

Coinbase CEO cuts 1,100 jobs, warns of 'crypto winter'

Hopefully those about to be canned had the wisdom to short crypto, especially after seeing how the pyramid is being built.