And well, the law represents an intent.. if self-reporting won't work (obviously won't), then the scenario where PCs end up as locked down as smartphones is not far fetched.
No no no, wasm has shitty speed if you want to emulate something (it doesn't even support JIT), the problem is in its architecture (tons of restrictions like no self modifying code, no jumps).. this can't be fixed, we need something real, something like WebKVM.
On the web you can dynamically create new Wasm modules and use JS APIs to load them, though there are ergonomic issues. There are per-module costs and systems like CheerpJ and CheerpX currently do batching of multiple functions into a module to mitigate the per-module costs.
And then they completely removed bootloader unlocking with OneUI 8, in many cases increasing the anti-rollback version so you can't even downgrade.. I can't wait for them to go out of business..
Feudalism : The nobility held lands and means of production from the Crown in exchange for service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's offices, factories and give him homage and labour, in exchange for protection.
If the people running these things are doomers, there's no need for capitalism to work beyond what it takes them to build their compounds and bunkers right now.
And since a large number of them seem to be building compounds and bunkers...
Capitalism can only sort of work when there is balance between the classes. Inevitably, one wins over the other, which leads to fascism or communism, and later a big reset. If the proletariat (i.e. those who depend on a salary to survive) aren't able to sell their work anymore, the owner class won't need them anymore. I personally see three outcomes:
* Apocalyptic but unlikely: the bourgeoisie gets rid of the proletariat and goes on to enjoy boundless luxury.
* Awful but likely: the bourgeoisie throws just enough to the proletariat that they won't rebel, and goes on to enjoy boundless luxury.
* Utopic: the machines' output is democratically decided and evenly distributed among the entire human population.
Keep in mind that the scenario in which machines are able to replace all human labor is still very remote, and won't happen suddenly. I'm sure many things will occur between now and then that will completely invalidate my simplistic predictions.
I understand that you need an account to save/publish stuff on their servers, but I would really love a "guest mode" where I can just try it out, maybe even save to LocalStorage.
And well, the law represents an intent.. if self-reporting won't work (obviously won't), then the scenario where PCs end up as locked down as smartphones is not far fetched.
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