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techrich··on Climate crisis, shown directly on power plant, in guerrilla projection
kinda pathetic the levels they will stoop to, to make the point.
techrich··on Malaysia files charges against 17 current and ex-Goldman Sachs bosses
nothing will happen, these people are above the law.
techrich··on A Quarter of Humanity Faces Looming Water Crises
They are the worst for water issues.
techrich··on YouTube faces creator backlash
well when you attack good channels like mark dice, sargon of akkad etc then there will be backlash
techrich··on Apple: No Macintosh Forks. But the iPad...
He is right for right now, but the long game is the axx chip in most apple products. The MacPro won’t have one, if it’s still around then. ipad pros will get a dock much like today’s dell usb type c docks. you will connect up to your screen while at your desk. do what you need to do with the keyboard and mouse. Even have a vdi app for access to some corp windows only apps. Then unplug it for meetings with note taking etc. It sounds like an interesting future.
techrich··on Facebook Is Dying
I suspect its not, but it would be nice if it did go.
techrich··on The Future of Invention (1879)
“Vast sums are continually changing hands in the litigation upon them. They have probably made and unmade more fortunes than all other agencies combined.” He was spot on with patent lawyers!
techrich··on Steve Wozniak Says People Should Get Off Facebook Permanently
Then people should meet at the town hall and talked, this kind of stuff got done before facebook. And people where just as busy, bringing kids up going to work etc.
techrich··on 81% of 'suspects' flagged by Met's police facial recognition technology innocent
all of them are suspects, you have just not been caught yet
techrich··on Apple iCloud Experiencing Issues
Its probably some back end access for five eyes, and needs a re-start of everything. Its too fishy for it just to a coincidence.
techrich··on Bitcoin's energy consumption 'equals that of Switzerland'
This will be bad for global warming. All that extra energy being produced.
techrich··on YouTube's ban on “hacking techniques” threatens to shut down infosec YouTube
This comes down to what advertisers want, they call the shots on the content on youtube.
techrich··on June was hottest month ever recorded on Earth
In 10 years it all over.
techrich··on June was hottest month ever recorded on Earth
Like all good models, you just keep tweaking the numbers until you get the result you want!
techrich··on Brave Improves Its Ad-Blocker Performance with New Engine in Rust
Coming to Dissenter browser soon :D
techrich··on German regulator says it discovered new illegal software on Daimler diesels
Some people need some serious prison time to put a stop to this.
techrich··on Climate protesters storm Garzweiler coal mine in Germany
If the contract to build the plant is let correctly, then it can be made to be safe. When something is outsourced and it does not work, most of the time the person letting the contract has done a shit job.
techrich··on Climate protesters storm Garzweiler coal mine in Germany
Wind can cause serous issues to birds flying around, and the amount of land that needs to be used for solar is a lot. And that will bring its own issues.

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/planting-1-2-trillion-trees-cou...

We could save the planet this way! But we need that room for wind and solar!

Nuclear is the only way to go.

techrich··on What a deepfake video of Mark Zuckerberg reveals about how we're manipulated
Its a crap deep fake, and sounds nothing like him.
techrich··on TSA-style body scanners are coming to public spaces
none of the safety concerns will matter, if the bribes are big enough. Politicians will be exempt.
techrich··on Switch from Chrome to Firefox
Firefox was lost to me when they removed the dissenter plugin from their plugins site. Using the dissenter browser now. It’s fast and it works great.
techrich··on ProtonMail Voluntarily Offers Assistance for Real-Time Surveillance?
Everyone has to agree with the bully in the play ground. The bully is not around forever though. A new one comes along.
techrich··on U.S. military to analyze 350B social media posts to understand popular movements
If you post it publicly, then its fair game what it can be used for.
techrich··on Apple introduces 8-core MacBook Pro
i am sticking to my 2017 macbook air. This is from a time when apple knew what they where doing, and it has a proper usb port. And the handy magnetic connector that saved my laptop more times than i care to mention. My next laptop prob wont be a mac.
techrich··on The gig economy is quietly undermining a century of worker protections
that’s the point of the gig economy, the big corps that run the world. don’t want to have to pay worker protections. pension contribution, sick pay. pain holiday, it cuts down on their bottom line. better if everyone is a contractor they can get rid off.
techrich··on I'm Against Podcasts
Ironic that the Washington post are complaining about alternative media! Its almost like they have revenue issues!
techrich··on They think they are above the law: the firms who own America's voting system
Or how about we don't use a computer at all, something as important as elections should have nothing to do with a computer. If the russians are that good at hacking elections, why take the chance?
techrich··on Scientists Release Genetically Modified Mosquitoes in High-Security Lab
We should not be messing with this, we are not smart enough to see what will happen in the future.
techrich··on Google Urged the U.S. to Limit Protection for Activist Workers
I am not supprised that they are doing this, if you dont like what they are doing then dont work there. Why should people who work there be protesting their own company! They should expected be fired.
techrich··on CenturyLink 911 outage was caused by a single network card sending bad packets
Just deciding they want to put it up 50 dollars a month is insane!
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