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    Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc

    Ascension had fired the vast majority of its IT staff and offshored to India a couple years before their systems were compromised. That, along with lack of vulnerability remediation has got to be factored in when you’re blaming Microsoft for the hack.
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    How weak passwords and other failings led to catastrophic breach of Ascension

    Ascension’s IT services and support went to shit when they offshored almost all IT jobs to an incompetent company based out of India. I was a sysadmin for ascension from 2015 to 2020 when they fired everyone and even asked some of us to train our overseas replacements. I came back as a...
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    Record DDoS pummels site with once-unimaginable 7.3Tbps of junk traffic

    Grinding gear games who runs the Path of Exile games has been getting hammered with DDoS attacks for over a week now and they use cloudflare extensively. Coincidence?
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    Federal health dept. says marijuana should be downgraded to Schedule 3 drug

    Cannabis drug test panels need to be banned along with this change.
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    Dealmaster: Early Amazon Prime Day 2023 deals and more

    Is it too soon for 2.5GB Ethernet Wi-Fi 6E home routers to be heavily discounted? That be what I’m looking for.
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    GM confirms it’s dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from 2024 EVs

    Literally the first thing say I need when I talk to a dealer is Apple CarPlay. Single most important thing for me, even more than MPG or distance per charge. This is a really dumb idea by GM!
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    Sony cites Bethesda exclusives in doubting Microsoft’s Call of Duty promises

    Well today I learned that the elder scrolls 6 is Xbox/pc exclusive. Now I’m upset. I want it on ps5 so I don’t have to drop the cash on a new graphics card.
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    PlayStation’s new Discord integration is a key step for the cross-play dream

    Now the devs of elder scrolls online have no excuse not to make crossplay a thing.
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    Fallout 76’s “Wastelanders” expansion makes West Virginia feel like home

    The game still has no text chat... so stupid.
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    New standard Switch model will improve battery life about 40 percent

    I just bought a switch two weeks ago. This news pisses me off. Technology should not become obsolete so fast. How long did I have my original game boy again? Yea that’s right... let’s go back to the more consumer friendly days of gaming.
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    Ajit Pai has yet another plan to stop local broadband regulation

    Municipalities should charge cable companies instead of subscribers. Consider it upkeep for sustaining that monopoly they’ve purchased.
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    New bill would mandate warnings for kids trapped in hot cars

    No, don’t you dare increase the price of my next new car because of bad parents.
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    Retailers all but beg FTC to take action against Google, Amazon

    "The organization also focuses on Amazon's behavior, saying, "it is now part of Amazon's business model to create the impression that every brand is sold new and can be found there—even though that is not true and tends to deceive consumers." Well, I've never failed to find a product I wanted...
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    Paradox exec: Steam’s 30 percent fee is “outrageous”

    Attention game company execs! Consumers do not care about your distribution deals. We care about the best consumer experience. If you want me to respect you than don’t sign exclusivity deals. Release your game on Steam too. With different prices if you want. I’d pay extra to buy a game on a...
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    A tale of two cities: Why ransomware will just get worse

    I wonder well financially cyber insurance companies are doing...
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    The clever cryptography behind Apple’s “Find My” feature

    Is it technically possible to offer a backwards compatibility app? My second generation ipad just sitting there collecting dust...
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    Dealmaster: Take $50 off Sony’s excellent 1000XM3 noise-cancelling headphones

    My lawn mower is almost completely silent to me while wearing these and mowing the lawn.
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    Leaked Star Trek: Picard trailer asks why the “Admiral” left Starfleet

    I’m getting sick and tired of having to subscribe to an entire streaming service just to watch one TV show.
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    PlayStation boss: “We believe the streaming era is upon us.”

    They can claim gamers want streaming all they want but there isn’t anything they can do about the latency. They can’t change the laws of physics. Geographic distance = latency = poor gameplay experience
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    Dutch police pull over Tesla with apparently sleeping, drunk driver

    Give cops remote access to start playing Rick Astley loudly from within the vehicle.