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Comment Re: same same. (Score 1) 94

Which version of Windows do you use?

Windows 7 10, or 11, Basic, Home, Pro, or Enterprise? I don't think that the "I don't know what to install!" argument works all that well.

Ridiculous point. People buy what they want to spend the money on. And, for most people, it just works no matter which one they install.

And really, the only choices for purchase are 11 Basic, home, pro or enterprise. And most people are fine with Basic or Home so it's really only two.

I'm sticking with Windows on my custom machine because Apple sucks for customizing and Linux doesn't support most of the software I use and there aren't any 'real' alternatives that don't require significant effort to get working. I work with computers all day long, I don't want to evenings and weekends too. I just want to turn it on, do my stuff, and be done with it.

Which, to be fair these days, is usually my Android phone anyway. Other than for work, I hardly use my computer unless I'm writing and want to use a dedicated workstation.

Comment Re:Age limit? (Score 1) 153

Depending on the program, you can get an age waiver. Typically doctors and nurses have no age limit for waiver. Other programs have definite age caps even with waiver.

My understanding is part of doing the waiver is to make it clear that depending on how old you are when you commission, you may be unlikely to make the 20 years to qualify for pension.

What is interesting is that by commissioning these executives, they will now be subject to the UCMJ...

Comment I'm not sure how you regulate that (Score 0) 66

They themselves proved you can't tell a chatbot to not be a therapist. You're not supposed to cut your hand off, there's no regulation telling people to not cut their hand off. You can't create an endless set of rules to tell you what you're not allowed to use free LLMs for. Anyone can train any number of LLM using free open source data sets with any restrictions (or no restrictions) it costs less than $1000 to train a basic 7b model with a credit card at any cloud provider. Next they're going to have signs on gas pumps instructing people not to douse themselves in gasoline and set themselves on fire.

Comment Re: Remember? (Score 1) 78

I recall there was "premium" cable and that was HBO, Showtime, Cinemax and probably a handful of has-beens and regional ones that got bought out. I recall regular cable being ~$32/mo and with premium cable (HBO) it jumped up to ~$75 but they only had a few shows and movies would rotate, not too different from how it is now except it's streaming over the internet.

Comment Re:It's not a next-gen xbox console (Score 1) 40

That's Microsoft's strategy for first-party titles. They don't have control over third-party developers. And even then there are some exceptions. Halo 5 never got a PC release, and for something more recent, the 2023 remaster of Goldeneye didn't either.

If there aren't that many third-party xbox exclusives, that says more about the viability of the xbox platform than any specific strategy on Microsoft's part.

Comment Re:It's not a next-gen xbox console (Score 1) 40

If Microsoft had managed to produce a usable game streaming service, I might agree, but nobody but nVidia has pulled that off (with GeForce Now).

By the same logic, you could call this a Playstation handheld, since you can run Sony's streaming service on it.

Besides, you can't really use a game streaming service unless you're tethered to a good home Internet connection, which renders a mobile gaming device somewhat useless.

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