Skip to content
linux-nerds.org

linux-nerds.org
  1. Übersicht
  2. Technology
  3. Microsoft Came to Bargain: Use OneDrive for Device Backup, Opt into Loyalty Program and Use Their Products Till You Earn 1000 Points or Pay $30 and They Might Give You Security Updates till Oct 2026.

Microsoft Came to Bargain: Use OneDrive for Device Backup, Opt into Loyalty Program and Use Their Products Till You Earn 1000 Points or Pay $30 and They Might Give You Security Updates till Oct 2026.

Technology
55 38 74
Anmelden zum Antworten

  • moe90@feddit.nlM

    You can still enable uBlock Origin in Chrome, here is how

    Technology technology
    122
    1
    291 Stimmen
    122 Beiträge
    3 Aufrufe
    S
    I kinda think it does. I use a gecko browser as my main, and I use a chromium browser as my backup. I don't use most of the default features, I just need a handful of extensions, and those are available everywhere. So to me they're pretty much the same. Brave is a little different since it embeds an ad blocker, but besides that, the rest of the chromium browsers are equivalent for me.
  • E

    The Education Crisis: How AI Is Failing Students for the Future Job Market

    Technology technology
    15
    1
    89 Stimmen
    15 Beiträge
    68 Aufrufe
    S
    I suspect people (not billionaires) are realising that they can get by with less. And that the planet needs that too. And that working 40+ hours a week isn’t giving people what they really want either. Tbh, I don't think that's the case. If you look at any of the relevant metrics (CO², energy consumption, plastic waste, ...) they only know one direction globally and that's up. I think the actual issues are Russian invasion of Ukraine and associated sanctions on one of the main energy providers of Europe Trump's "trade wars" which make global supply lines unreliable and costs incalculable (global supply chains love nothing more than uncertainty) Uncertainty in regards to China/Taiwan Boomers retiring in western countries, which for the first time since pretty much ever means that the work force is shrinking instead of growing. Economical growth was mostly driven by population growth for the last half century with per-capita productivity staying very close to inflation. Disrupting changes in key industries like cars and energy. The west has been sleeping on may of these developments (e.g. electric cars, batteries, solar) and now China is curbstomping the rest of the world in regards to market share. High key interest rates (which are applied to reduce high inflation due to some of the reason above) reduce demand on financial investments into companies. The low interest rates of the 2010s and also before lead to more investments into companies. With interest going back up, investments dry up. All these changes mean that companies, countries and people in the west have much less free cash available. There’s also the value of money has never been lower either. That's been the case since every. Inflation has always been a thing and with that the value of money is monotonically decreasing. But that doesn't really matter for the whole argument, since the absolute value of money doesn't matter, only the relative value. To put it differently: If you earn €100 and the thing you want to buy costs €10, that is equivalent to if you earn €1000 and the thing you want to buy costing €100. The value of money dropping is only relevant for savings, and if people are saving too much then the economy slows down and jobs are cut, thus some inflation is positive or even required. What is an actual issue is that wages are not increasing at the same rate as the cost of things, but that's not a "value of the money" issue.
  • E

    One Tech Tip: Get the most out of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots with better prompts

    Technology technology
    4
    1
    9 Stimmen
    4 Beiträge
    37 Aufrufe
    N
    Same, but for enshittified apps. Just do your job goddammit; no more, no less.
  • P

    Google is launching Offerwall, A new tool for publishers/websites to paywall their content.

    Technology technology
    19
    1
    83 Stimmen
    19 Beiträge
    76 Aufrufe
    E
    The cost of consuming media doesn’t match its worth. I never used ad blockers until they became invasive and disruptive.
  • P

    xAI Data Center Emits Plumes of Pollution, New Video Shows

    Technology technology
    50
    1
    516 Stimmen
    50 Beiträge
    259 Aufrufe
    G
    You do. But you also plan in the case the surrounding infrastructure fails. But more to the point, in some cases it is better to produce (parto of) your own electricity (where better means cheaper) than buy it on the market. It is not really common but is doable.
  • P

    climate.gov will stop publishing new content on July 1, after Trump administration eliminates entire staff.

    Technology technology
    28
    469 Stimmen
    28 Beiträge
    130 Aufrufe
    C
    Corrupted politicians and greedy people don't want you know about this one neat truck to fix climate crisis.... Oh, too late.
  • P

    Is the ‘tech bro-ification’ of abortion here?

    Technology technology
    15
    1
    69 Stimmen
    15 Beiträge
    78 Aufrufe
    T
    Nah. Been working in tech for nearly 30 years, "tech bro" is a delineation. Keeps the fuckers from smearing the rest of us
  • P

    Avoiding AI is hard – but our freedom to opt out must be protected

    Technology technology
    45
    1
    317 Stimmen
    45 Beiträge
    197 Aufrufe
    F
    By giving us the choice of whether someone else should profit by our data. Same as I don't want someone looking over my shoulder and copying off my test answers.