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Comment Re:Fuck These Tests! (Score 1) 82

These gotcha games suck, but they're necessary. And it's not just email, it's phone calls, it's social engineering, it's fake paper invoices, it's fake AI voices, it's deep fake live videos, etc.

And yes, automate your defenses, automate as much as possible, but that's not enough. Every day, there is a new scam out there, or a new vector of attack, that automation doesn't take into account yet. It's a never-ending list of problems that requires never-ending education.

And yes, let's not make fun of people, but let's assume that people are going to make mistakes (even after having been trained), so let's continue to do penetration testing (in addition to all the other precautions we take and all the defensive automation we create).

Comment Re:Banning hosts? (Score 1) 132

Yes, enforcement can take place *after* a police report has been made. Because if a crime has been committed, there is a process to follow and there is a criminal to catch.

After all, if a hidden camera is found, it could have been planted there by a host, or by an employee, or by a contractor, or by a previous guest, or may be the camera could have been planted by someone trying to make a fake allegation (for instance a local competitor, or a guest who's trying to extort the host)

Who knows? It's the same thing with hotels. Hotel rooms have been found with hidden cameras in them also. If you find a hidden camera in your hotel room, you do not contact their headquarters first, you do not tell the front desk first, you contact the police first! The police can secure the evidence. The police can record what happened. The police can even try to catch the perpetrator.

Comment This has been around a while (Score 4, Interesting) 139

The DOD/DOW have been working on this for a while. They discovered, early on, that the device had a propensity to cause permanent nerve damage.

It's very unlikely the US have fixed that, as they'd largely sidelined the work as a failure. However, at 36%, Trump needs something he can call a win, no matter what the long-term consequences.

Submission + - EA Shutting Down Bioware (bloomberg.com)

atari_kid writes: According to a recent report by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, EA has reportedly decided to shut down BioWare. While the closure has yet to be officially announced, it appears the studio's future may already have been decided.

Submission + - Microsoft îs temporarily barred from using H1-B Visas (apnews.com)

Smonster writes: "Mr. Vance said on Thursday that companies like Microsoft have used the H-1B visa program to exploit the Labor Department’s permanent labor certification program, which allows H-1B visa recipients to obtain a green card and potentially stay in the United States indefinitely. He said the system was effectively enabling companies to hire “indentured servants” to replace American workers for a fraction of the cost."

Mr. Vance said that in the last year, the company had laid off 6,000 American workers, while it benefited from 6,300 H-1B visas and nearly 3,000 green cards.

Anthony D’Esposito, the inspector general of the Labor Department, also announced that the agency was launching investigations into several universities for potential abuses of the J-1 visa, a cultural exchange program that allows foreign students to work and study in the United States. Among the nine schools are Harvard, Stanford, Arizona State and M.I.T.

Submission + - The Trump administration has barred Microsoft, Adobe from H-1B (politico.com)

sinij writes:

The Trump administration has barred Microsoft, Adobe and six IT companies from sponsoring H-1B workers for green cards, Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday. Vance made the comments during a press conference on visa fraud, during which he argued Microsoft is discriminating against Americans by prioritizing foreign workers


Submission + - Vance suspends Microsoft, others from foreign workers applying for green cards, (foxbusiness.com)

Kingduck writes: Vice President JD Vance and Labor Department officials announced Thursday that the Trump administration is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and others from a key employment-based, green-card program, accusing major tech firms and outsourcing companies of abusing the visa system at the expense of American workers.

Submission + - Ruby on Rails Creator Abandons Ruby During Keynote Speech (youtube.com) 1

Grady Martin writes: David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails, announced during a keynote speech at Rails World 2026 on Wednesday that his current project, HEY, has begun migrating from Ruby to a vibe-coded rewrite in Rust. His speech also touched on human productivity and the importance of optimization, noting that agentic developers can “do whatever the fuck [they] want” to achieve the latter. He closed the hour with a Malcom in the Middle meme and commanded the audience: “Don't be a loser”.

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