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Taxes are part of politics

KYC = know your customer?


Yes, and AML = Anti Money Laundering


Yes.


It has nothing to do with Kentucky’s Yummiest Chicken, if that’s what you were thinking.


> Our experiments show that people love passkeys and are ready for them.

Really? I somehow doubt that.

> If they don’t enroll when you first ask, don’t assume their decision is permanent

No is supposed to mean no


I don't mind passkeys and Bitwarden will take care of them for me. I enrolled most important stuff with hardware tokens and it's the same services now offering passkeys so I haven't migrated but probably eventually will.

Microsoft only started supporting webauthn in the last couple years so it's surprising they're actually rolling out passkeys. Maybe they finally gave up on smart cards


Do you run your own Bitwarden server? If so are there any issues you've come across?


They are really good. And but my android phone (on android 13) doesn't support it. So what should I do? Buy another phone?


> No is supposed to mean no

One counterargument is that nobody forces you to use their services.

I think the root problem is that nobody produces personal hardware over which the average person could conveivably assume full control. I'm not even sure it's possible, given how advanced the computer technology is.


> One counterargument is that nobody forces you to use their services.

Not specifically Microsoft, but more and more government services are accessible only through apps that are only offered through Apple's App Store or Google's Play Store. (Either directly, or because a generically eID app is used.) So in this case, I am absolutely forced to agree to either Apple's or Google's ToS to interact with my government.


I'm assuming those applications are hardcoded to use either Apple or Google (respectively) as the passkey service provider? IE. that the problem is that they don't allow you to configure your own 3rd party passkey service?


no you are seeing the easy ramp access pushed on you.. government is unique (in the USA) that it is required by law to be accessible to citizens including disability etc.. you can do almost anything using some (terrible,slow,error filled) paper process IMHO .. and there is a systemic reason why this will remain true, even as they push "one phone,one person" dystopia


There are other countries


No one is holding a gun to your head, no. But ij a lot of ways, you are required to use these services to participate in society.

My job forces me to use Google and Microsoft because that's what the entire industry is built on. Should I uproot my entire family's lives so I can move across state to find a new job? Is that a reasonable compromise to make so I don't have to complain about windows?


Er, isn't it a bit manipulative to equate changing a software system with the more serious uses of that phrase?


It is manipulative to constantly harass users with 'prompts' until they break down and give up.


Indeed. My biggest bugbear with this is google's "location accuracy" service, which implicitly sends them not only your location, but a detailed map of any networks around you. It takes active effort to keep it turned off (and doing so actually breaks quite a few UI flows in google maps!), and still I've accidentally turned it on a few times and only noticed because I actively check for it. There is no reasonable definition of 'consent' which can be derived from that setting.


> It is manipulative to constantly harass users with 'prompts' until they break down and give up.

"If it works for Google, it shall also work for us". Regards, Microsoft /s


No, it's exactly the same tactic that sexual predators use. Nag and whine and wear down the target until they agree to make you shut up.

It's predatory behavior pure and simple. Call it what it is and stop apologizing for abusers.


I never took that phrase to be reserved for sexual situations - in fact my mom used to use it with me all the time over toys, ice cream, etc. "Come ON, PLEEEASE?!" "No means no..."

I think it's a phrase that is often applied in sexual situations, but not intended to be exclusive to them.


Everything was down for me

I was using Google DNS, guess that was a mistake



Here's some notes from my experience using Automate:

- flowchart block scripting feels intuitive and flexible

- free tier allows 30 running blocks

- some blocks I've tried: send SMS, show toast, set clipboard, await motion gesture (finnicky), await volume button long press.

- it comes with an app inspector. Example usage: I wanted to make a shortcut for creating new notes. So I created a test note, activated the app inspector, and copied this output into an "app start" block:

  Package: com.automattic.simplenote
  Activity class: com.automattic.simplenote.NotesActivity
  Action: android.intent.action.SEND
  MIME type: text/plain
  Extras: {"android.intent.extra.SUBJECT": "test title", "android.intent.extra.TEXT": "content"}
Not sure how this compares with Tasker.


The documentation is not good enough. It's OK at best. My wife has a habit of putting phone to vibrate. I used Automate to turn the volume to full if I was ringing. It was not as simple as macro droid (may be it was some other tool) and documentation was a bit frustrating.


>Algorithmic and Spotify-owned editorial playlists

Any guesses if this includes New Releases and Discover Weekly playlists?


It looks like Discover Weekly is not longer accessible. Trying to get it by ID returns a 404 and searching or getting playlists returns a list with a null value where I expect the playlist to be.


If Google doesn't want to maintain their own cache why would they pay to maintain someone else's cache?


Not TSMC

> One big problem is that TSMC has been trying to do things the Taiwanese way, even in the U.S. In Taiwan, TSMC is known for extremely rigorous working conditions, including 12-hour work days that extend into the weekends and calling employees into work in the middle of the night for emergencies. TSMC managers in Taiwan are also known to use harsh treatment and threaten workers with being fired for relatively minor failures.

> TSMC quickly learned that such practices won’t work in the U.S. Recent reports indicated that the company’s labor force in Arizona is leaving the new plant over these perceived abuses, and TSMC is struggling to fill those vacancies. TSMC is already heavily dependent on employees brought over from Taiwan, with almost half of its current 2,200 employees in Phoenix coming over as Taiwanese transplants.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/ts...


It's definitely not 'perceived' abuses according to those in the know... it's been known within the AZ workforce for a while, but has been slowly leaking out into the national news articles. They're "literally violating US Labor Laws" (not my words, but hearsay would agree), but most are either too afraid or don't believe anything will be done.


More security people laid off but also layouts in general put strain on the remaining workers who are supposed to do more work to make up the difference hence more likely to cut corners to deliver products


Not sure why you are saying Taylor Swift's fans are 12 year olds because they aren't. The average age of a Taylor Swift fan is closer to 30.

And because of Taylor Swift there is now a DOJ investigation of ticketmaster. Taylor Swift is not on the side of ticketmaster like you are conspiracizing.


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