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Nobody would go to prison over this. At most it'd be a fine and if the value gained is bigger than the fine they estimate they'll have to pay, they sure as hell would take that chance. Happens all the time. Even more so, since it's literally something (most) MBAs are being taught.

Apparently there was, and probably still is (process groups): https://www.anandtech.com/show/15483/amd-threadripper-3990x-...

And here's a table about hardware restrictions for Windows 10: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_10_editions#Comparison...

Looks like Windows 10 Pro is limited to 128 cores / threads per CPU. Guess I was a bit off with my "bazillion" remark above, but who with access to that kind of hardware would ever want to waste it on Windows anyway?

Afaik, Windows "Home" is limited to 1, "Professional" to 2 and "Pro for Workstations" to 4 CPUs.

Can be nicely tested with virtualization (e.g. KVM). Just assign multiple CPUs with one core each and Windows will only use the amount of "CPUs" that the license allows. A single CPU with a bazillion cores is no problem, though.

I only know this because I ran into that exact pitfall several times already.

> I forget which Scandinavian country this is true for but I think there exists a country where compensation is a matter of public record.

It's Sweden.

Of course they do.. I sincerely hope the CDU* doesn't get that through before the election and that they also end up in the opposition and never get to "govern" again.

*The C stands for Christianity, but it might just as well stand for Corruption. Would be a lot more accurate too.

Toshiba.

Or they can just stop producing all that junk for the western world.

I'm in the same boat with my Fairphone and /e/. ;)

For me, re-flashing wouldn't even be that much of a hassle since I have contacts and all in my Nextcloud instance and would only have to make a backup of Signal (I barely use my phone - about 2-3 hours total per month), but I just can't get myself to do it.

Should have sticked with my trusted ol' Nokia 3110c I used for a good 13 years, but alas I sent that in to Fairphone for recycling after I bought my Fairphone 3 last year (which I only bought in the first place because finding CNG gas stations is such a hassle here in Germany).

Fairphone allows re-locking the bootloader with the /e/ rom flashed.

> in what quality though?

JPEG basic with Nikon. I'd assume it's the same for the other manufacturers, although that's guesswork.

The newer cameras (Nikon Z for example) don't just include a single JPEG either, but multiple smaller versions for e.g. rear LCD display, which can also be of higher quality.

This doesn't really surprise me the least. My company has a lifetime license for TeamViewer and in December we got an email from them stating that the version we use will cease to function later this year. But we get a free upgrade to version 12 and also a 2-year free-of-charge trial of version 15 (the current one).

Doesn't sound too bad at first, does it? Now what they didn't tell us (and you have to dig really deep to find out), our "free upgrade" to version 12 is just another trial which ends the same day as our version 15 trial would.

But even if we were able to use the version 12 upgrade indefinitely, it's no longer possible to create a branded / custom QA client for it. TV only allows that for the most recent version.

So our options come down to paying the rather insane yearly subscription price, or not using it at all anymore. Well, we opted for the latter and are now shipping Anydesk instead with all future installations.

and from there to Zeiss..

Typo3 can do that too.

We got it here in Germany too.

Signal, Telegram, Threema.

If only the Rundfunkanstalten would actually pay according to public servant scale, our mandatory GEZ tax would be half of what it actually is.

The WDR for example has a median pay of 130.000 Euros / year (+ pensions) across their 4.500 employees. That's not only * a lot* more than any public servant gets, it's more than you can earn at top DAX companies.

The GP was wrong in claiming they're being paid under the same scheme as public servants, but they weren't wrong in calling them out for earning insane amounts of money.

Now if only we'd actually get decent stuff in return, instead of 15 different talk shows that all have to be broadcast at the exact same time.

Some of the stuff they produce is absolutely useful and of great quality, but that's maybe 5% of their entire program (across TV and radio) at best. I'd much rather pay for quality content like the BBC puts out, than Tom Buhrow's 400k Euro salary and "journalists" that ignore and fabricate facts just to have a sensationalized story[0] and then don't even face any repercussions for it.

[0] German: https://www.mitteldeutsches-journal.com/2020/02/28/recherche...

I've had all the same problems with my recently bought DisplayPort Monitor (previous ones were all HDMI and worked flawlessly).

The fix for me was switching from Xorg to Wayland. Haven't had a problem since, apart from Steam not liking it all that much.

Not the OP, but it could be Hetzner. They're in that price range, with that kind of hardware. I myself have been a happy customer there for almost 20 years now.

It's a rather demeaning term and means "meat devourer" or "meat muncher" (loosely translated).

Apparently they want to use the additional revenue to help needy families.

> "Many people in oil-producing Iran see cheap gasoline as a national right and price hike sparked worries about a further squeeze on living costs, despite assurances from the Iranian authorities that the revenue raised would be used to help needy families."

Source: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-iran-fuel-protests/irans-f...

You can disable them through setting a registry key or use this handy tool instead: https://www.grc.com/inspectre.htm

Not related to showdead, but one can also get shadow banned from being able to up- and downvote here.

> Is there truth to this claim?

No, there isn't. They invented quite some nonsense to add drama and the reactors blowing up like thermonuclear bombs is among that.

https://theconversation.com/ten-times-the-chernobyl-televisi... point 5

It's entertainment, not a documentary.

> If you always give the contract to the company that offers the lowest price, don't be surprised that it eventually gets too low to cover the real costs.

It's a known problem no one seems to care about. The Swiss do it better: They throw the cheapest and most expensive offers out and pick a contractor from the middle price range. Seems to work well for them in most cases.

> 80k for a project that likely consists of months of filing for permits, coordinating tens of people and machines?

It was a small bridge for pedestrians and cyclists that was closed about 5 weeks before they took it down, which took the crane just a couple hours.

It was a project as simple as it gets and they still went way over budget while also leaving half the bridge standing. I just wish I could say this was an outlier, but it's commonplace around here.

Stuttgart 21 is another one: https://www.dw.com/en/stuttgart-21-germanys-other-engineerin...

And there's also Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie: https://www.ft.com/content/d59a5164-d41d-11e6-9341-7393bb2e1...

Basically boils down to: If politicians get to call the shots in any way, it's going to run way over budget. Pretty much every single time.

Most recent example was the bridge deconstruction in our small town. It was supposed to cost 80k Euros to completely deconstruct it. Actual cost was 150k and we have the pillars still standing around. It's just business as usual here in Germany.

Full article title is Amazon wins ‘.amazon’ domain name, aggravating South American region and undermining digital commons

I had to cut it down as it wouldn't fit otherwise (26 too long).

For WSJ submissions you can append ?mod=rsswn to the url and read the article that way.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-cash-is-suddenly-toxic-...

Speaking only for myself:

Logical thinking is really easy for me. Also abstracting, pattern matching, "out-of-the-box" thinking.. Loyalty, honesty and helpfulness are also positive traits common among autistic people.

Having a unique worldview certainly is helpful in some situations. However it also makes other situations, especially pertaining to social interactions with strangers, rather challenging at times..