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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

The Llama licence isn't open source because of the restrictions it has.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Certified" == crippled?

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You can thank Torvalds for supporting TiVoization.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If I was a gambling man I would be placing a bet on our next PM being Farage.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 28 points 1 year ago

hippopotamus

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 224 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yup, kernel level "anti-cheat" is a rootkit spyware that "pinky swears" it's only spying for a good reason.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 20 points 1 year ago (5 children)

"punishable by a fine" just means "legal for the rich"

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 31 points 1 year ago (3 children)

One of the biggest rules in IT is always have a backup.

A cashless society has no backup.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That isn't what they're saying.

Renaming would be disruptive, while replacement names could one day be seen as offensive

They're saying if we rename the Hitler beetle the Bob Ross beetle, it could one day come out that Bob Ross committed genocide or something, so then they have to rename it again.

I'm not saying that's a good reason, but it's a slightly better one.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are USB flash drives that self destruct after the wrong password is entered too many times.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A lot of companies install it for compliance checkboxing.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 10 points 1 year ago

Oh dear, how sad, never mind

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