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U.S. senators grilled Apple Inc and Facebook Inc executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unless the companies make encrypted user data accessible to law enforcement. "I want to be your backdoor man"
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I can understand the concerns about security, but this is very thin ice and a very complicated balance is needed.
If politicians private data was valuable for hackers...
maybe they would start liking privacy, if they were massively exposed.
M.D.V. 
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Nelek wrote: If politicians private data was valuable for hackers...
maybe they would start liking privacy, if they were massively exposed.
You shouldn't say such things in public fora, because they may encourage criminal activity.
And you certainly shouldn't repeat, forward, repost, or quote them.
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Microsoft is ready to push a full-screen warning to Windows 7 users who are still running the OS after January 14. The nag-screen payload is part of the December 10 Patch Tuesday monthly rollup. "Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling!"
Consider it new wallpaper
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Kent Sharkey wrote: The nag-screen payload is part of the December 10 Patch Tuesday monthly rollup.
I hope they didn't put anything valuable in this patch, because I can imagine many will not download it after knowing about this.
As I said...
Instead of letting Win7 "die" with dignity after so many years of service... they are going to bloat it and fill it with crap, annoying the hell out of users in a futile try to "convince" the users to upgrade.
(and actually accomplishing the opposite, I am already downloading a couple of Linux Distros to test them)
M.D.V.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: "Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling!"
Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria! 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I already know exactly what will happen to my Windows 7 PCs on January 15, 2020.
They'll be rebooted to Linux, and the windows partitions will be wiped.
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Artificial intelligence has 74% hiring growth in the past four years. Other roles such as data scientist and robotics engineer are growing quickly. In case you're looking for a job to emerge
But nice that they break out their results by country/region, so you can focus on the places that matter
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Turning a sketch or photo of an object into a fully realized 3D model so that it can be duplicated using a 3D printer, played in a video game, or brought to life in a movie through visual effects, requires the skills of a digital modeler working from a stack of images. Invasion from Flatland imminent
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Scientists at ETH Zurich have discovered a new method for turning nearly any object into a data storage unit. Now you just need a DNA sequencer to go with your 3-D printer
"The team admits that the technique could be used for hiding information." Bless their hearts for imagination... /eyeroll
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Hey, don't complain!
Now, spy films won't have to use boring (and unexcitingly copyable) data sticks as their macguffins -- we'll be back to the days when "the microfilm is hidden as a dot on a vase!"
Much more fun!
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Apple has still to release certain higher-storage and graphics options, but on pre-order day, the maximum specification 2019 Mac Pro you can buy costs $52,748. Without the screen, or the separate stands for that display. But you can get cash back if you buy with Apple Card. Because I know many of you were waiting to order (I'm sure it's totally worth it though.)
OK, maybe just @chris-maunder.
$400 wheels, $1K if you want the monitor stand (and $5-6K for that). Uffda, as they say.
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That doesn't count the as yet un-priced 8tb hard drive option. I think we can safely categorize this hardware as "costs too f*ckin much".
28 cores, 1.5TB of RAM, and 8TB of hard drives, with two monitors = ~$65k - for a computer that will be obsolete before it's three months old.
Thanks, but I'll be more than satisfied with my 6-core, 32gb, 3TB PC that runs Linux...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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But can your machine grate cheese? I think not 
TTFN - Kent
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"Pro" is, at least, the right name for something so overpriced.
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I recently hit some multi-minute delays on my workstation. After investigating I found that the problem was due to a lock being held for five minutes, and during that time the lock-holder was mostly just spinning in a nine-instruction loop. Because I enjoy a nice detective story every now and again
I know some of you will be truly shocked to read about poor design in Windows. I apologize in advance for any pearl-clutching, shortness of breath, or spilled coffee.
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Microsoft Teams on Linux is part of a bigger push from Microsoft "That place" isn't just frozen over, it's now shipping out ice
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The words "in", "setting", and "rot" keep spinning around in my brain, as if they're trying to line up and tell me something.
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And to be honest, if your code is SQL Injection vulnerable in this day and age, you deserve the sh*tstorm that is going to head your way ... Bobby Tables is not exactly a secret.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I would say worth to be in The Insider News[^]
@Sean-Ewington would you mind to move the thread?
Edit: Thanks
M.D.V.
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modified 10-Dec-19 15:31pm.
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Thanks for the heads up! BTW, nice name for a virus, especially for one that takes over your stuff then charges money to get it back! And they might even share it with other people! 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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You're welcome!
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Oh, fer f***'s sake. Gotta love that zdnet.
Pick one[^].
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