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  • Startup set to brick $800 kids robot is trying to open source it first

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  • Only if there's an absolute bare minimum they're allowed to choose of 5-10 years after the last device/software is sold.

    And even then, I still think they should be required to unlock devices (and software DRM bullshit/APIs to re-implement server components) to allow people who want to maintain them themselves.

  • Startup set to brick $800 kids robot is trying to open source it first

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  • This should be a standard requirement for abandoning an internet reliant product (with all IP and internal documentation released and becoming public domain in the event of a bankruptcy, and keys handled by some consumer protection agency capable of facilitating community projects working to unlock them for owners).

    But questionable value of the product aside, the fact that they're making the effort to not be assholes and try to do what it takes to give their costumers' products the life they can is better than most, so they deserve credit for that.

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  • Qualcomm bought nuvia, which had a broad license to use ARM's IP. They used said IP to make chips.

    ARM claims that the change in ownership somehow invalidates the license and they were required to renegotiate new terms.

    They couldn't convince a jury because that doesn't make sense without very specific terms explicitly detailing exactly what conditions nullify their license agreement.

  • Party City closing all stores after 40 years in business, report

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  • Yeah, "winding down" isn't compatible with "effective immediately".

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  • But Cal-Maine’s offer came with a catch: The farmers would have to agree not to sue Tyson Foods for any losses because of the plant closure, according to court filings.

    This sounds like an insane provision to me.

  • Feds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’

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  • Apple didn't bother because it sucks. It's not an actual solution (or path to one) for messaging not to be a dumpster fire.

    Google "did it itself" exclusively for control. It's exactly the same as their browser behavior.

  • Feds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’

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  • RCS doesn't really do a whole lot of anything. It's a step up from SMS/MMS, but not by much.

    All the features people think they mean when they're talking about RCS are proprietary Google extensions that only work if you go through Google's servers. They're basically exactly the same as Apple putting iMessage on top; Apple just brags about it while Google tries to trick you into thinking incompatibility is someone else's fault for not giving them control.

  • Arizona School’s Curriculum Will Be Taught by AI, No Teachers

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  • It doesn't.

    Using various AI techniques for things like pacing classes might be useful (though I'm guessing you could do just as well algorithmically). But you can't replace human instruction in the process.

  • Arizona School’s Curriculum Will Be Taught by AI, No Teachers

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  • 🤦‍♀️

    The annoying part is that some time of self paced computerized curriculum is genuinely a good idea that I've been supporting for ages. But the whole premise is that this allows the teacher to spend more time in one on one instruction to get students over the hump when they have questions.

    It doesn't work as an excuse to throw out the teacher.

  • Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets

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  • Seriously. I see exactly one use case, and that's for criminals of one sort or another to mask their identity during the commission of a crime. It's not like law abiding citizens are able to use them to protect their privacy in any way.

    It's not like digital IDs, where it's one less thing to carry and potentially more secure. Your plate or this plate are fixed to your car the same way, both are (legally) static, and the only thing that changes is the ease of faking your plate.

  • Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets

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  • Imagine a digital plate being a vulnerability. I'm shocked.

    You can also 3D print a regular plate, but at least that doesn't change on demand.

  • Should Xbox and PlayStation make a handheld console? | Opinion

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  • if you claimed 1% of the total gameplay hours are multiplayer, you'd be lying, because there's no way anyone actually believes that. It's a single player open world with a tiny bit of online flavor. Exactly zero of your three games require a subscription on PlayStation, because the free to play nonsense doesn't either.

    The fact that people sell trash that doesn't work isn't evidence that it works.

  • Should Xbox and PlayStation make a handheld console? | Opinion

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  • I'm not exaggerating even a little. I'd rather never play a game again than deal with handheld Windows.

    Using Elden Ring as an example of a multiplayer games is a joke, right?

    Luigi's Mansion, just like everything else Nintendo makes, made their money from adults. It's not a sign that somehow Sony's bigger, better library can't support a handheld. 5 years from now, a handheld PS4 would still be a better option at launch than the switch was when it did.

  • Should Xbox and PlayStation make a handheld console? | Opinion

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  • They're not. Windows is not functional for a handheld, period, and not paying for a subscription when no games let you use Linux isn't relevant.

    Kids are an afterthought at absolute best to the Switch's sales volume. It is a success because of adults, and PS4 would be a success because of adults. It doesn't need to sell to a single kid for it to be completely outside the realm of possibility for it to not be an immediate, runaway success.

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  • I promise you that a handheld PC isn't a consideration at all for the majority of the customer base we're discussing. Steam deck is "not that bad" compared to how awful Windows is, but it's not anywhere in the neighborhood of a console for ease of use. The gap may be shrinking, but it's still massive. You have to choose between Windows, which is complete and utter dogshit for every use case, but awful even compared to anything else for handheld gaming, or Linux, where you don't have to worry about that subscription for online play because every game those people want to play will block you.

    The steam deck is not capturing console gamers. It's a niche device for tinkerers. It is not and will not be competition in any meaningful sense. It could be so powerful it plays games the PS7 won't be able to and still have no impact whatsoever on a handheld PS4's sales.

    Non-AAA games aren't "kid's games" and joycons are the least durable piece of hardware ever manufactured. Kids aren't why the switch is a success.

  • Should Xbox and PlayStation make a handheld console? | Opinion

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  • The switch was way more dated than a PS4 will be. Jaguars was shit, but not that shit.

    Handheld PCs aren't meaningful competition for the majority of console buyers. The console experience isn't "something they put up with". It's a massive value add by removing any need to ever think about configuration, optimization, compatibility, etc.

    People are paying $200 just to stream PS5 games. $400 to play PS4 games and still stream PS5 games will sell every unit they can manufacture. Unlike the switch, PS4 is actually viable for most large scale open world games.

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  • PS4. It's that simple.

    That can absolutely be done, and has a huge library, including many current games that don't need the high power of current gen. It can also stream PS5 games. Just use the modern controller setup and you're good to go.

  • UK proposes letting tech firms use copyrighted work to train AI

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  • If you're going to allow it, you might as well just allow it.

    Or, don't.

    But opt out sounds like an insane headache for everyone involved.

  • Apple Intelligence summary botches a headline, causing jitters in BBC newsroom

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  • But you shouldn't have to actively fact check every headline from the BBC because their headline doesn't actually say what you read.

    And there's very little value to "summarizing messages" if you aren't actually summarizing messages and the content doesn't match the summary.

    Yes, you should do more critical thinking, but lowering the quality of information of every interaction with the internet very clearly makes things worse.