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Comment Re:Well, that sucks (Score 2) 68

The rumors circling around claim that she was working with a flask with plague bacteria, accidentally broke it and then hid this and even when she was sick enough to go to a hospital, she kept hiding it until shortly before she died. If that is true, then her own stupidity took her life, not the lab accident itself.

Comment Permanent DST is definitely not the best choice (Score 4, Interesting) 90

Some scientific studies have found that permanent DST is about 2/3rds as good as permanent standard time:

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmed.stanford.edu%2Fnews%2F...

And others have found that permanent DST is the worst option:

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.berkshireeagle.com...

Considering Trump is pushing this it's probably lucky that he's not manually adjusting the time zone to suit how he feels with no warning.

Comment Re:TPM Suspicion Intensifies (Score 2) 116

Because unlike software-based solutions, it can successfully hide the information from the user (barring any hardware vulnerabilities). The problem isn't just that hidden information can exist on the system, the problem is that the root user can't access the information. Being able to access the information is what made DRM crackable. Without that, it could be possible to make a DRM system that actually works, which would be the worst invention in the history of computing. If the user can clear it but not see it, that does nothing to make that less viable.

Comment TPM Suspicion Intensifies (Score 4, Interesting) 116

Riot's "Vanguard" anti-cheat system traditionally runs deep in the Windows kernel and starts with the PC, but a June 2026 update allows it to launch with a game if security features such as TPM and Secure Boot are enabled.

Anyone care to once again reassure me how TPM, a system for hiding information from a computer's user regardless of privilege level, can't be used for DRM again?

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