Daily Tech News 22 August 2021

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Migrating the other sites to a new server. So how do I switch over the shared filesystem from OpenVZ to LXD? Read read... Fuck.

No shared filesystem for now then.

Preparing to switch over today.
No it doesn't. Core i9-12900K outperforms 11900K on After Effects. (Tom's Hardware)

The benchmark gives essentially identical results for 11th gen 8-core, 12th gen 8+8 core, and AMD 16-core CPUs, because it's a GPU benchmark.

Sometimes the tech press are as bad as the mainstream press.

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How to beat Windows 11 into submission over your default browser choice. (Tom's Hardware)

Either follow the friendly 11-step guide or file a class-action lawsuit. Either one works.
Google paid game developers hundreds of millions to prevent another major defection like Fortnite. (The Verge)

This actually sounds like a defence for Google in antitrust proceedings. Though they might have broken some other regulations in the process.

Not for Apple, though, since they don't allow sideloading at all.
A hacker has been sent to prison for three years for stealing nude photos from social media accounts. (Bleeping Computer)

Dude, set up your own social network. What do you think they're created for?
AT&T says thy definitely weren't hacked and 70 million customers' personal data wasn't stolen. (Bleeping Computer)

"Who are you going to believe, us or the lying data files available on the Dark Web?" said an AT&T spokesdrone.
Meanwhile add another 6 million to the T-Mobile breach. (Bleeping Computer_

A million here, a million there, soon you're talking about real users.
Unsafe at any voltage: GM is spending $1.8 billion to recall and fix 73,000 faulty Bolts. (CNBC)

Chevy bolts, that is.
A Hawaiian judge has ruled that California's Gig Worker ballot initiative is unconstitutional because - and I am not making this up - the voters infringed upon the rights of the legislature. (Yahoo Finance)

Like Karens, Hawaiian judges can be found anywhere, even among other species.
I found the exact monitor I wanted - 27" 4K, 95% DCI-P3, 2x HDMI, DisplayPort, and USB-C, HDR, FreeSync, height adjustable stand with tilt and pivot, USB hub, speakers that might not entirely suck... And two days later it's out of stock.

I'm going to get that Dell setup through work - the sales continue - and then get my real system piecemeal however long that takes.

Disclaimer: We may be strange loops, but some of us are looping at the stars.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 02:42 AM

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1 Meanwhile the Victorian Police are doing what they do best: Inciting violence, tear-gassing children, and blaming the victims.

Fuck everyone who supports this bullshit.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at August 22, 2021 01:48 AM (MqQvv)

2 Hola

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 22, 2021 01:58 AM (QU5/8)

3 I have Nvidia GeForce 3070 RTX in my new-ish pc. I have been using a Samsung tv for my monitor the past 6 years but want to get an actual curved monitor, would really like 2 or 3 if the card can handle it. It's use is mostly for gaming. Any recommendations?

Posted by: Fool Otto at August 22, 2021 03:04 AM (DB16e)

4 Posted by: Pixy Misa at August 22, 2021 01:48 AM (MqQvv)
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Revolt!

Posted by: Biden's Dog at August 22, 2021 03:15 AM (RBYzW)

5 hiya

Posted by: JT at August 22, 2021 03:28 AM (arJlL)

6 I feel like hacking naughty photos of people at SUNY platsburg (or whatever it was called) isn't the treasure trove one would hope for. Those schools make Trump University look like Oxford.

I got an text from T-Mobile saying my account information may have been hacked, but nothing important (suuuuuuure) as usual I'm guessing nothing will ever come from this on thier end. They'll offer some shitty credit monitoring and continue to not offer customers discount phones.

Now to try and get some sleep before i need to wake again and spend an hour sweeping gallons of water into my pump to keep my basement from completely flooding.

Posted by: Rbastid at August 22, 2021 03:29 AM (QCI2Z)

7 Slow, steady rain here.

Posted by: JT at August 22, 2021 03:30 AM (arJlL)

8 Posted by: JT at August 22, 2021 03:30 AM (arJlL)

We got about 4 or 5 inches in 2 hours or so. We were good for the first 1:45 but then it just started seeping up through the cracks in the basement floor, probably would have ended up with 2-3 inches in the basement if i wasn't down there and turned the pump on.

We haven't flooded since hurricane Irene. Even during Sandy our basement was dry. But there's been like 50 high rises put up in a 10 block radius since then, so that's probably adding to the problems.

I think we're supposed to get rain throughout the day today, but that shouldn't start for another 4 or 5 hours, if it's steady but not inches in an hour we might be okay.

Posted by: Rbastid at August 22, 2021 03:39 AM (QCI2Z)

9 Good morning. JT and Rbastid, is that from Henri? We just dealt with Fred and were saved from the storm surge bc it came in during low tide.

Posted by: EveR at August 22, 2021 03:43 AM (MUpk6)

10 Pixy, I blame you for me still watching clips of Dragon Maid on youtube. Some odd stuff in there, but also just a lot of plain cutesy fun. Good to have the distraction, I guess. Thanks.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 22, 2021 03:52 AM (csEWM)

11 Busy night.

Posted by: WarEagle82 at August 22, 2021 03:54 AM (+Kpte)

12 Haven't started any new anime

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2021 04:00 AM (znIQ9)

13
Your data was stolen from our facility, but you knew we were a sieve farm when you signed up!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 22, 2021 04:02 AM (+2sc/)

14 https://www.americanthinker.com/trumps alabama rally gave us a powerful phrase for the ages
https://tinyurl.com/kmhsy5vm

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2021 04:05 AM (znIQ9)

15
New Brit slang term I just learned: doolally. This what high officials are using to describe Uncle Joe. It means off one's rocker, wifty, as one who is senile would display.

Yep, Uncle Joe's gone doolally.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at August 22, 2021 04:07 AM (Mzdiz)

16 Raining pretty good here

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2021 04:08 AM (znIQ9)

17 EveR, yeah this is the rain from Henri. Funny thing is we had no wind from it last night, but Friday we had tons of wind and just a short burst of rain. I'm pretty sure my area is below sea level, but about 10 blocks from the water, so we mostly get floods just from big downpours not being able to seep into thr ground quick enough..... that or there's a broken drain pipe under my building, which i wouldn't doubt since it is over 130 years old.

Skip, I haven't started much either, except the second season of March Comes in Like a Lion, which i highly recommend. I have dropped a few, including Backstreet girls (forgot the full name, but just an unfunny series) and I'm slow watching Ouran Host Club and Mr Tonegawa, as both aren't too great but I've already invested too much time to just quit them. I also should be finishing Space Brothers tonight, which sucks since it's a really good show, though its almost not really as anime-ish, feeling more like an American prime time series or even a soap opera.

Posted by: Rbastid at August 22, 2021 04:14 AM (QCI2Z)

18 "Australians have had enough!"

video clip; Melbourne

https://tinyurl.com/yj3r6avn

Posted by: m at August 22, 2021 04:15 AM (TZgEk)

19
@samanthamarika1
Aug 21
FDA expected to approve Pfizer on Monday

Posted by: m at August 22, 2021 04:17 AM (TZgEk)

20 FDA expected to approve Pfizer on Monday

Posted by: m at August 22, 2021 04:17 AM (TZgEk)

At this point approving it isn't going to do much, as they've already lost everyone's trust, so the assumption will be that it's approval is completely political, which makes sense as it's been approved in record time with minimal studies and complete disregard for the side effects.

Covid has damaged Big Pharma far more than all the people who protested them for decades.

Posted by: Rbastid at August 22, 2021 04:20 AM (QCI2Z)

21 Yikes, Rbastid, hope you get no water damage. I live on a barrier island and understand about too much rain, too fast. Good luck.

Posted by: EveR at August 22, 2021 04:21 AM (MUpk6)

22
Full FDA approval will take away the remaining obstacles to the mandates, giving employers and and others full cover. It will will allows them to force it on the military as well.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at August 22, 2021 04:25 AM (Mzdiz)

23 18 "Australians have had enough!"

video clip; Melbourne

https://tinyurl.com/yj3r6avn

Worth noting that Melbourne is basically San Francisco with slightly less shit on the sidewalks, so this variety of protest is unusual.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at August 22, 2021 04:27 AM (MqQvv)

24 Good morning EveR !

Posted by: JT at August 22, 2021 04:28 AM (arJlL)

25 Apparently Australian police, like U.S. police have figured out their easier target are the law abiding, not the criminal elements.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2021 04:31 AM (EZebt)

26 Not JT

Posted by: Good morning EveR ! at August 22, 2021 04:31 AM (QzkSJ)

27 Lol!

Posted by: EveR at August 22, 2021 04:33 AM (MUpk6)

28 The police created and deserve violence in response. The time is now.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2021 04:33 AM (EZebt)

29 How can you guys be funny this early in the morning? I'm impressed.

Posted by: EveR at August 22, 2021 04:34 AM (MUpk6)

30 Lol!
Posted by: EveR

Don't laugh; you'll only encourage him !

Posted by: JT at August 22, 2021 04:35 AM (arJlL)

31 Racist school board member's $87 million lawsuit against SFUSD was tossed out Friday.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2021 04:36 AM (EZebt)

32 Long read, and NRO, but a fact-filled mini-bio of the awfulness that is Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.:

"Joe Biden Is Who We Said He Is"
Dan McLaughlin
Aug 21 2021

https://tinyurl.com/2zmmrbad

LOL, "Mr. Bad" at the end of that tinyurl!

Posted by: m at August 22, 2021 04:36 AM (TZgEk)

33 Sorry, JT. How's the insomnia?

Posted by: EveR at August 22, 2021 04:37 AM (MUpk6)

34 I don't have insomnia;

Posted by: JT at August 22, 2021 04:40 AM (arJlL)

35 Hmmm. Me, neither.

Posted by: EveR at August 22, 2021 04:41 AM (MUpk6)

36 Seven scripture passages that can help you deal with the stresses of life:

tinyurl.com/4xhfeefr

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 22, 2021 04:42 AM (ai5jE)

37 29 How can you guys be funny this early in the morning? I'm impressed.
Posted by: EveR at August 22, 2021 04:34 AM (MUpk6)

"You know, a lot of people come up to [the Horde] and they say, '[Horde], how can you be so *ing funny?'"

Posted by: m at August 22, 2021 04:44 AM (TZgEk)

38 There is a small pond in my yard

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2021 04:46 AM (znIQ9)

39 Hmmm. Me, neither.
Posted by: EveR

Lol; Once I get 5 hours of sleep. I'm up !

I'll have a nap later in the day.

Posted by: JT at August 22, 2021 04:47 AM (arJlL)

40 There is a small pond in my yard
Posted by: Skip

Ya gettin' any bites ?

If ya change yer nic to Jonah, we'll know what happened.

Posted by: JT at August 22, 2021 04:49 AM (arJlL)

41 So. The US State Dept. got haxxzored yesterday. Good. Slimy useless cockbites, the lot of them. But especially that SoS Blinken. Release his files -- I bet there is some juicy stuff in that creep's laptop.

I also bet he was voted Most Likely To Be Arrested On Peeping Tom Charges in HS.

*knock knock* Talibandygram for Mr. Blinken.

Posted by: GnuBreed, no circumstance at August 22, 2021 04:51 AM (F0YaR)

42 Seven scripture passages that can help you deal with the stresses of life:

tinyurl.com/4xhfeefr
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

SEVEN ? Now I gotta read SEVEN things ?

There's ANOTHER stress !

Posted by: JT at August 22, 2021 04:51 AM (arJlL)

43 After the election, I thought you had said you were having trouble sleeping? I have been and the A'stan fiasco has made it worse.

Posted by: EveR at August 22, 2021 04:52 AM (MUpk6)

44 At this point approving it isn't going to do much, as they've already lost everyone's trust, so the assumption will be that it's approval is completely political, which makes sense as it's been approved in record time with minimal studies and complete disregard for the side effects.

Covid has damaged Big Pharma far more than all the people who protested them for decades.
Posted by: Rbastid at August 22, 2021 04:20 AM (QCI2Z)

Of course, it was earlier stated that the FDA would give approval sometime in September. This was already accelerated because it was originally supposed to take at least 6-8 months from when it was first announced that Pfizer was going for FDA approval in June. That would have made this approval take place sometime between Dec 2021 to Feb 2022.

Afghanistan pushed the timeline up significantly, it seems. Anything to take our attention away from our foreign policy debacle.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 22, 2021 04:53 AM (mdjgu)

45 32 Long read, and NRO, but a fact-filled mini-bio of the awfulness that is Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.:

"Joe Biden Is Who We Said He Is"
Dan McLaughlin
Aug 21 2021

Posted by: m at August 22, 2021 04:36 AM (TZgEk)
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Funny, isn't it, how NR could have published pretty much most of that article before the last election, but for some odd reason chose not to!

Posted by: Biden's Dog at August 22, 2021 04:55 AM (RBYzW)

46 OMG, Wikileaks of Blinken? That would be a gift, definitely.

Posted by: EveR at August 22, 2021 04:55 AM (MUpk6)

47 After the election, I thought you had said you were having trouble sleeping? I have been and the A'stan fiasco has made it worse.
Posted by: EveR

I stayed up all night election nite and the day and night after , expecting to see the correct candidate win.

It took a coupla days to get back to normal.

(If you're gonna remember everything, I'd better watch what I say !)

Posted by: JT at August 22, 2021 04:57 AM (arJlL)

48 I wouldn't let my dog look at NRO -- He'd be shitting all over the place in no time, and lose IQ points he can't afford.

Posted by: GnuBreed, no circumstance at August 22, 2021 04:58 AM (F0YaR)

49 45 Funny, isn't it, how NR could have published pretty much most of that article before the last election, but for some odd reason chose not to!
Posted by: Biden's Dog at August 22, 2021 04:55 AM (RBYzW)

I believe that odd reason would be "Trump Derangement Syndrome."

Posted by: m at August 22, 2021 04:58 AM (TZgEk)

50 KRAK OF DAWN HAS ARRIVED

Posted by: Skip guy who says NOOD at August 22, 2021 05:02 AM (znIQ9)

51 1 Meanwhile the Victorian Police are doing what they do best: Inciting violence, tear-gassing children, and blaming the victims.

Fuck everyone who supports this bullshit.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at August 22, 2021 01:48 AM (MqQvv)

Condolences. Hang in there.

Posted by: m at August 22, 2021 05:04 AM (TZgEk)

52 JT, I'm a woman, that's what we do!

Posted by: EveR at August 22, 2021 05:12 AM (MUpk6)

53 'morning...

No Henri rain or wind here, yet...

Posted by: Oldowan at August 22, 2021 05:36 AM (Mfqer)

54 Unsafe at any voltage: GM is spending $1.8 billion to recall and fix 73,000 faulty Bolts. (CNBC). Chevy bolts, that is.

That's nutz.

As in boltz and nutz because z's mean you ballz like an elephant. $1.8 billion because they can't test their damn equipment properly means one thing, time for martinis and awards a ceremonies for those in charge. Add a few zeros to that number and they could work for the federal government.

Posted by: LostInSpace at August 22, 2021 07:08 AM (slua5)

55 If you're just trying to change your default browser to Chrome, MS actually is doing you a favor. It's even worse than Edge, though if you aren't using Brave or other browser that isn't actively stealing your data you're doing it wrong.

Posted by: JBirks at August 22, 2021 09:44 AM (nvH9a)

56 Wondering if SUNY has any responsibility in letting the clown in their system sending reset notices, or if it was just a straight up spoof. I imagine that an actual e-mail from their server isn't too hard to copy

Posted by: mildly citrusy at August 22, 2021 09:58 AM (39kXN)

57 My last gaming/business desktop PC was an Intel i7 4770 bought around 2013. Considering this one to replace it:

https://tinyurl.com/ecccdhfb

Posted by: Ironwood at August 22, 2021 10:06 AM (6YMId)

58 The Sugarhill Gang, Kraftwerk and Tom Tom Club were more influential than the Beatles, if you think about it.

Posted by: Josh Brolin's Blistered Taint at August 22, 2021 10:11 AM (k0caX)

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