I need huge amounts of RAM for video editing. When the bubble pops I’m hoping to upgrade to 128GB.

uhh… wouldn’t that trigger all sorts of https certificate failures?

Hey just wanted to comment about the EMT rescue part:

US sold vehicles can have laminated side windows that don’t shatter open, and it’s been a huge educational issue for years because people are using traditional window breakers on them in emergency situations and the tool won’t open them. It’s only gotten worse since that article, as auto manufacturers are installing more laminated side windows to prevent ejection during a rollover event.

Might want to check if your vehicle has them. Best list I could find was from 2019.

I carried an LG phone with 4" screen for YEARS. Way beyond what was considered safe for Android. It just fit so well in the pocket. I kept expanding the storage with larger SD cards. Also replaced the battery, since it wasn’t glued together.

We used to call extra large phones phablets.

…but all phones got so large that there was no reason to use a different word. Look how much bigger a base Pixel 11 is compared to that 2013 HTC:

An extra large phone is just any phone.

arstechnica linked to this location to identify if you have a model/package that is infected. It’s a looooong list.

As somebody who fell for a clearance Vizio TV, the option to “just not connect your TV to the internet” is not available for my Vizio.

The TV will randomly power itself on asking for an internet connection. It will interrupt other connected devices to start internet setup. It will refuse any HDMI-CEC controls until you retrieve the Vizio remote to cancel the setup process.

AVOID VIZIO. full stop.

I’d love to do some testing and see the limits of the Xbox licensing system. Does the latest OS allow you to put a disc into an offline Xbox? Does the license transfer when that Xbox comes back online and the disc is not inside? or is the physical disc inside the console what causes a license transfer?

Back when Xbox Live went down, I did some testing on what could launch and what couldn’t for both Xbox One and Series X… and I was really surprised at how integrated the OS was to the internet. It really seemed like there is a local and internet check for launching a game. And plenty of license caching.

Overall this digitization of physical media sounds nice, but I’ve pointed out before… this was the original idea behind the Xbox One. Internet check-ins for every disc don’t sound so evil now that we’ve slid so far downhill.

According to DoesItPlay.org, only 13% of PS4 games required a download to play. When you look at PS5, it’s only 17% requiring download.

Microsoft actually implemented the opposite of your described sharing method recently. When you first put in physical media, you are allowed a digital download of that until that disc is put into another Xbox, where the license is immediately transferred.

I know my pre-COVID office had a floor of nearly 200 engineers, and only 3 women.

Regardless of policy, bias is going to happen at that scale, usually not in favor of the women. Honestly makes me sad how tough it must be.