Re: I suspect the problem really is...
You are 100% correct!
Posts by Miss_X2m1
47 publicly visible posts • joined 2 Nov 2017
T-Mobile US drags New Jersey borough to court over school cell tower permit denial
Bitcoin-accepting sites leave cookie trail that crumbles anonymity
Photographer seeks $12m in copyright damages over claims Capcom ripped off her snaps in Resident Evil 4 art
iPhone factory workers riot over unpaid wages in India
HP: That print-free-for-life deal we promised you? Well, now it's pay-per-month to continue using your printer ink
Friday 13th November 2020 11:36 GMT 
Dumped Ink all Together
I don't print enough to warrant the ownership of an inkjet-type printer. The heads get clogged and then you have to use up half an ink cartridge to try to unclog the mess. Instead, I purchased a black and white multi-purpose laser printer for "everyday" stuff and on those rare occasions that I need a color print (I only use color for photographs), I purchased a dye sublimation printer capable of 8x10 prints that uses dry ink on rolls. The ink comes boxed with a roll of continuous paper. Everything you need is in one convenient box and even if I don't use the dye sub printer for ages, the photos still come out looking gorgeous. It's my solution to getting rid of inkjet-type printers.
Twitter hackers busted 2FA to access accounts and then reset user passwords
A bad day in New Zealand: Rocket Lab's 13th mission ends in failure
Photostopped: Adobe Cloud evaporates in mass outage. Hope none of you are on a deadline, eh?
COBOL-coding volunteers sought as slammed mainframes slow New Jersey's coronavirus response
Monday 6th April 2020 01:39 GMT
New Jersey is a Financial Train Wreck
Regarding fiscal soundness, New Jersey is in DEAD LAST PLACE when compared to the other 49 states in America. They have squandered money year after year. They owe BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to their pension funds. The level of corruption that you find at the local, county and state level is staggering. Ancient computers? Nothing surprises me when it comes to New Jersey.
'Unfixable' boot ROM security flaw in millions of Intel chips could spell 'utter chaos' for DRM, file encryption, etc
Ah, night shift in the 1970s. Ciggies, hipflasks, ADVENT... and fault-prone disk drives the size of washing machines
iFixit surgeons dissect Apple's pricey Mac Pro: Industry standard sockets? Repair diagrams? Who are you and what have you done to Apple?
UK Supreme Court unprorogues Parliament
Want an ethical smartphone? Fairphone 3 is on the way – but tiny market share suggests few care
World recoils in horror as smartphone maker accused of helping government snoops read encrypted texts, track device whereabouts
My 2019 resolution? Not to buy any of THIS rubbish
Monday 7th January 2019 11:42 GMT
Useful Stuff
For the holiday, I upgraded my computer's memory from 4 gigs to 16 gigs. I also installed an SSD, replacing a very old but highly reliable HDD. Only time will tell if the SSD can prove itself being as reliable as the old HDD. In the meanwhile, I backup my system weekly onto ....... an HDD.
Technical foul: Amazon suffers data snafu days before Black Friday, emails world+dog
Thursday 22nd November 2018 10:08 GMT
Small Potatoes
I received that email as well and I'm located in the USA. I think Amazon has a saboteur in their company. Not only the problem of emails and names being exposed but also thousands of customers who were banned from reviewing their purchases and all their past purchase reviews removed without explanation. Amazon is aware there's a huge problem but rooting out the cause is apparently proving difficult. The Wall Street Journal wrote an article a few months ago https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-investigates-employees-leaking-data-for-bribes-1537106401
"Amazon Investigates Employees Leaking Data for Bribes Employees, through intermediaries, are offering internal data to help merchants increase their sales on the website."
Microsoft, Google: We've found a fourth data-leaking Meltdown-Spectre CPU hole
Amazon Alexa outage: Voice-activated devices are down in UK and beyond
Thursday 27th September 2018 09:36 GMT
Amazon is having all sorts of issues.
In addition to "Alexa going down", On September 17, 2018, NBC News had reported that Amazon is investigating claims of employees leaking data for bribes. The practice, which is a violation of the company's policy, is particularly strong in China, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Also, Amazon users are reporting that all their product reviews are suddenly be deleted and they are being blocked from posting new product reviews, this, even after being long time customers and never violating Amazon's terms of use.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/amazon-investigating-claims-employees-leaking-data-bribes-n910166
Fire chief says Verizon throttled department's data in the middle of massive Cali wildfires
Spooked Cisco chief phoned AWS, asked: You're not making a switch, are you?
US websites block netizens in Europe: Why are they ghosting EU? It's not you, it's GDPR
Monday 28th May 2018 15:37 GMT
Re: Meanwhile....
I am a familytreeDNA member and every member received an email advising of the shutdown. The company consulted with numerous attorneys over the GDPR and the fact that the data at mitosearch and ysearch are PUBLIC, encompassed DNA samples from all around the world (not just the EU) and therefore the decision was made to shut down both sites. Perhaps in the future, once the EU, in some instances, realize how draconian the GDPR can be, they may issue amendments but at this point in time, the best decision familytreeDNA was able to make was shut down both sites.
Monday 28th May 2018 11:07 GMT
Re: Not worth it to do business in Europe
For some companies it was a purely business decision (money) to shut down their websites or block access from the EU. I think for many it's a logistic decision. Too expensive to update their sites to comply. Perhaps "down the road" certain amendments will be made to the new rules but for now, it's just "wait and see". It all depends on how loudly folks in the EU scream at their representatives when the problems start coming to light.
Monday 28th May 2018 08:11 GMT
BBC the same.
"As for US news organisations same applies there too, for years they have restricted "news" based on geographical location no matter how trivial and irrelevant that might be and were doing it long before this legislation was on the horizon so again I couldn't really give the pretence of caring less whether or not I can watch their fake news and fantasy stories or not..."
The BBC also blocks access to some audio and video to those outside the UK and they did this way before the enactment of GDPR.
Monday 28th May 2018 07:56 GMT
Meanwhile....
Websites such as mitosearch.org and ysearch.org have had to shut down because of the EU rule.
"Mitosearch, the free, public genetic-genealogy database, is no longer accessible as a result of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect on May 25th 2018.
We encourage you to continue your journey of discovery with us on FamilyTreeDNA.com, and we thank you for your participation in citizen science over the years. "
"Ysearch, the free, public genetic-genealogy database, is no longer accessible as a result of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect on May 25th 2018.
We encourage you to continue your journey of discovery with us on FamilyTreeDNA.com, and we thank you for your participation in citizen science over the years. "
You know that silly fear about Alexa recording everything and leaking it online? It just happened
Gmail is secure. Netflix is secure. Together they're a phishing threat
Tuesday 22nd May 2018 10:06 GMT
Instagram also.
I received an email from Instagram telling me to reset my password and this email was sent to my gmail account. It too had a dot in the the middle of my gmail handle. Problem is, I don't have an Instagram account so the scum bag who was trying to access, what they thought, was my Instagram account was probably chasing nothingness.
Mark Duckerberg: Second Congressional grilling sees boss dodge questions like a pro
Cryptocoin investors sue Chase Bank for sky-high credit card charges
Friday 13th April 2018 07:28 GMT
Coinbase doesn't allow credit card purchases.
I purchased some Bitcoin through Coinbase and they don't accept credit cards. You either pay using a debit card or you pay by using a bank account.
Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency IS a currency and therefore it is treated as a cash advance on a credit card. Purchasing cryptocurrency using a debit card or bank account avoids the issue of credit cards charging cash advance interest rates.
What the @#$%&!? Microsoft bans nudity, swearing in Skype, emails, Office 365 docs
Wednesday 11th April 2018 10:12 GMT
How do they know?
Obviously, they will have to monitor you entirely to be able to carry out their threats. Governments wanted to get into your computer and view all your data but the tech companies wouldn't give them a back door. So now government walks into your computer through the front door. A total abuse of power. Sick bastards.
Nervous Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg passes Turing Test in Congress
Facebook tried to access and match medical data – report
Fatal driverless crash: Radar-maker says Uber disabled safety systems
Wednesday 28th March 2018 09:59 GMT
Re: Cause of Death: Ostrich Algorithm
Actually, the speed limit was 45 mph, and the car was doing 40 mph however, at that speed, in near total darkness, using its lowbeam headlights, it was still ovedriving it's headlights and even a human driver in full control would not have been able to stop in time to avoid hitting the woman. It's all about timing, braking distance, road conditions, etc. Essentially, the car was driving blind and a human driver would have the same issue.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
