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Comment What about consoles? Set top boxes? Fridges? (Score 1) 135

Aren't software developers going to start asking why this won't be the case on other closed systems?

At the same time now people might have to worry about malware, different payment methods and satisfaction policies, stores that just shut down and disappear with no support left for software people paid for, removing the convenience and changing expectations of the experience people will have with these devices.

It seems like a can of worms and I wonder what will happen.

Comment Red tape exists on purpose (Score 4, Insightful) 110

Cutting through all the red tape to get something done seems like a romantic idea. It can seem weak and toothless to some people for our officials to comply with the bureaucracy that is in place. Some people are cheering specifically because of disruptive behavior that has the air of clout and moving mountains to accomplish things that people are worked up about. They think things must be done with great urgency and if the result isn't achieved we are doomed, and don't consider other things that could also result from brash action.

The red tape exists because we agreed it should be there. Policies and laws were ratified specifically to protect against concerns and pitfalls that people had. They were designed to prevent abuse, error, and potential security issues. People were brought on to help craft these with intent, the public could be solicited for their opinion, these were things all designed with consensus and purpose.

Cutting through that just to accomplish what you want will lead to a lot of the things we had been trying to safeguard against.

Change can be slow, but it always is when trying to ensure care and thought and consideration, and that red tape was put there by us because of the concerns we had that things could go wrong.

Comment Amazon won't be doing this (Score 1) 521

Punchbowl News reported earlier on Tuesday that Amazon would “soon” begin displaying the cost of tariffs alongside the price of each product, citing a source familiar with the company’s plans.
 
The report drew the ire of the White House, which called Amazon’s reported plans a “hostile and political act.”
 
“Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt asked.

 
One reason is that these tariffs didn't exist.... but showing the tariffs would help convince Americans to buy products made in the USA, so it's weird that the government would be against showing them. But maybe they don't want people to think about that because they want to collect the tariffs because that is more money going to the government.

Comment About time we can upgrade GPU RAM (Score 5, Interesting) 69

It has been a long time that we are missing RAM slots on a GPU board.

With Nvidia setting limits that 3rd party OEMs aren't allowed to surpass, the GPU has been fixed and there is not enough competition on the high end. AMD is looking viable now at least for enthusiast gamers.

With x86 licenses being short, the APU market does not have enough competition either.

Comment Shouldn't they follow the law exactly? (Score 1) 234

Shouldn't automated vehicles follow the laws exactly unless it is dangerous to do so (i.e. when necessary to use a safe but illegal way to avoid a dangerous situation)

They should not second guess the law and should not make mistakes by patterning behavior after others who make mistakes.

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