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Hope this is actually *verified* against something as opposed to the Australian driving license that isn't.
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This is why it's important to think objectively about the architecture of a system *before* implementing it.
If anybody is wondering how we should start towards science-fiction uber-corporate dystopia in a decade or two - please see below.
#Apple
Apple plans to build its own financial infrastructure for payments and lending arstechnica.com/?post_type=p…
Based on a poll of one, @SkyBroadband appear to be using the wi-fi password as the router admin password. Fewer support calls for sure, but terrible security practice.
Is this the modern equivalent of getting your own video format?
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"About 50 people were given a link to join but it was not password protected"
Yes, the giant technology companies should do what they can to prevent nastiness, meanwhile using basic protections yourself will help until they do so.
They wanted to sell me a bridge in London too, should I be worried?
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...though if the iexplore.exe *applicaiton* is gone from Windows in five years time, I'll be a monkeys uncle.
Microsoft will bid farewell to Internet Explorer and legacy Edge in 2021 theverge.com/2020/8/17/21372… via @Verge
Wireless is very convenient but not always brilliant, use a cable where possible and reduce distance and objects between you and your router.
BBC News - Coronavirus: 'Avoid using microwave to get faster internet' bbc.co.uk/news/business-5202…
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That @Microsoft thinks this is acceptable (if they give you hoops to jump through to prevent or fix it), is amazing.
Clearly *they* dont' receive the support calls from people who don't understand why their search doesn't "work" any more.
If anybody else wondered what would happen when consumer electronics got both popular and complex; the #bbcnews has you covered.
Update: @IngramMicroUK and @Dell are now each telling us that we should have reported the DoA to the other; £1500 laptop and no coherent support from the Suppliers!
Update: @Dell did eventually (after an inordinate amount of back and forth) agree to replace the defective laptop. So all was well in the end, it was just the start and middle that was a rotten experience.
Wow, I've just got two IIS websites fixed up with SSL certificates in under ten minutes.
@certifytheweb has brought @letsencrypt to #Windows and made it easier than falling off a log.
Thank you to all involved.
Why does it always feel like a fight to get something useful, or at least readable out of #PowerShell?
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This notice from a @DrayTekUK router post-firmware upgrade is either a good example of forward-thinking or a sign I should be slightly worried.
There is a fine line between the two when it comes to technology.
