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Comment Re:For better security, don't use secure services (Score 1) 39

you can't just replace the service or easily "tunnel" security through their presumably-insecure (perhaps even mandated insecure) service.

There's nothing stopping you from encrypting your Facebook Messenger messages the same way you would do e-mail. You could also encrypt your client list in Apple Notes before it was synced to iCloud if you wanted to.

The laws target services because they're the only thing that's practical to target. Way back when the idea of outlawing actual encryption was kicked around, but various things, including printing the RSA algorithm on t-shirts, demonstrated how ridiculous that was. This should also raise serious questions about the purpose of those service-related laws. At best they're only going to be useful for catching the really dumb bad guys who can't figure out how to use PGP.

Comment Re:Impossible (Score 1) 39

> laws are mutually exclusive

Yeah, that's the play here.

Make sure the US companies know that if they comply more than locally that they will be in violation of US law.

They ought to slow roll it and let the foreign government sue, like in the 4Chan case.

Under the US Constitution when a foreign state is a party to the suit SCOTUS has Original Jurisdiction.

They'll be far less accommodating than a District Court judge.

Comment Re:Only speaking for myself (Score 1) 193

The last office I worked at was pretty bad. I just started taking my laptop and working at the local pub where some friends (and coworkers) and I were regulars. I was pretty quickly joined by several of those coworkers.

The pub owners made some money from us on coffee during the day, which is usually a slow time for a pub. We also took up space and looked "professional" so more passers by started coming in during the day too. Five years later whenever I'm in town I drop by and it's free drinks, high fives from the bartender and the owner dropping by our table for drinks and a chat.

Comment Re:Motivation (Score 1) 193

I fully agree that face-to-face time with colleagues outside of work is important

make quarterly in-person retreats a real thing.

Absolutely agree that should be an option. Written into the job description and contract, and paid overtime like any other work responsibility of course.

Comment Re:All this? For an..oximeter?? (Score 1) 57

The user-worn device of claim 21, wherein the plurality of emitters comprise at least four emitters, and wherein each of the plurality of emitters comprises a respective set of at least three LEDs.

That claim seems to have been the one that was invalidated by the court then restored on appeal. Anyway, it's still not pulse oximetry. It's pulse oximetry with multiple sensors, which is pretty trollish. Using multiple sensors to decrease noise has both a lot of prior art and is obvious.

Masimo also doesn't make a device. They did, as you pointed out, for the purposes of the litigation, then promptly discontinued it.

Comment Re:what about an battery door on the phone? (Score 1) 54

My iPhone 7 lasted almost exactly 8 years. I changed the battery somewhere in the middle of its life.

My current car is a couple years younger. No head gasket problems, but brake pads and rotors at regular intervals, and new spark plugs and a battery are on the to do list for this fall. The car battery is maybe slightly faster than the phone, but phone battery changes are quicker than any of the other jobs. They're quicker than oil and filter changes (and generally cheaper) too.

I had to replace a fuel line on a previous car. I'll take a cell phone battery change over that any day.

Comment Re: what about an battery door on the phone? (Score 1) 54

It might take you 15 minutes, or even an hour, to replace the battery in a modern cell phone, if you've never done it. Someone with a bit of experience will take more like 5 to ten minutes.

To continue the car analogy, brake pads need to be replaced considerably more often than cell phone batteries. On most cars that's an hourish job for someone good at it and multiple hours for someone doing it their first time.

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