Not surprising at all...test it in one market, see how it goes then force it on the world...
Microsoft stoops to new low with ads in Windows 11, as PC Manager tool suggests your system needs ‘repairing’ if you don’t use Bing...
Not surprising really, MS constantly not testing basic things their OS may use...
Microsoft says April Windows updates break VPN connections
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-says-april-windows-updates-break-vpn-connections/
Anyone silly enough to have bought one of these?
FTC fines Razer for every cent made selling bogus “N95 grade” RGB masks
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/ftc-fines-razer-for-every-cent-made-selling-bogus-n95-grade-rgb-masks/
Not suprising....(another reason why I am glad nix is my main OS!)
Windows 10 users: Get ready to be bugged about creating a Microsoft Account
Read more: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/97720/windows-10-users-get-ready-to-be-bugged-about-creating-microsoft-account/index.html
KDE advises extreme caution after theme wipes Linux user's files
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/kde-advises-extreme-caution-after-theme-wipes-linux-users-files/
So basically, keep it stock.....
Probably not surprising news for anyone...
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/spec-invalidates-2600-intel-cpu-benchmarks-says-companys-compiler-used-unfair-optimizations-that-boosted-performance
https://www.servethehome.com/amd-ryzen-8000g-processors-launched-for-the-ai-pc-era/
Previous post in 2023:
https://hardforum.com/threads/ryzen-8950x-zen-5-cpu-benchmark-scores-allegedly-break-cover-and-theyre-really-good.2031558/
Wow, a whole $17, maybe up to $50...for a TV that was sold under false info? Way to get consumers justice! Only in California..
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/vizio-settles-for-3m-after-saying-60-hz-tvs-had-120-hz-effective-refresh-rate/
https://www.microcenter.com/product/646649/evolve-iii-maestro-e-book-116-laptop-computer-dark-grey
Intel Celeron N3450 1.1GHz Processor
4GB LPDDR4-2133 RAM
64GB ROM Data Storage
Intel HD Graphics 500
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Education
microSD Card Reader
Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0
LTE...
This must be legit right, 16TB M2 SSD for $150 CAD.......no way this is fake... ;) I called them out on it and they seemed to have gotten very angry.
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1605275452
DuckDuckGo now deciding to filter content -
Also someone else did some investigation back in 2020 and found some very questionable things:
http://techrights.org/2020/07/02/ddg-privacy-abuser-in-disguise/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/02/clearview-ai-aims-to-put-almost-every-human-in-facial-recognition-database/
Curious how many sources they are using to collect these images to which the people have no idea they are..
A Year in Microsoft Bugs: The Most Critical, Overlooked & Hard to Patch
https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/a-year-in-microsoft-bugs-the-most-critical-overlooked-and-hard-to-patch
China, wants to protect personal information? Sounds like a line from Google, sure, protect it for themselves so only they have it.....but of course then mine every citizens data at every chance they can..I mean, to be fair, every country (well most) want this type of control / data on every...
And this is why I usually recommend against most people wanting to set up say their own mail server at home or some other service....because they are not experienced enough to secure it (always exceptions)
Cloud Honeypots Planted by Researchers Compromised in Minutes...
More reason to run a pfsense box infront of any of this crap...
Nine WiFi routers used by millions were vulnerable to 226 flaws
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nine-wifi-routers-used-by-millions-were-vulnerable-to-226-flaws/
Hey everyone,
Garuda linux here (arc based)
I have been reinstalling various versions of Garuda to land on one I like so lots of redoing things.
When i gparted my 2nd and 3rd SSD's in the system, It only mounts it with read only permissions with root as the owner.
Is this something I will...
Hello everyone,
Finally ditched windows and have Garuda linux (arc based) as my main rig OS.
I am working to get my mapped drives set up hosted from my QNAP NAS
Attempting to connect to a share via the GUI (not terminal / console)
nfs://myQNAPIP
It lists my main share folder (Content), but...
Why Edward Snowden is urging users to stop using ExpressVPN?
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/122365/intelligence/edward-snowden-expressvpn.html
https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1438291654239215619?s=20
This is the real story of the Afghan biometric databases abandoned to the Taliban
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/08/30/1033941/afghanistan-biometric-databases-us-military-40-data-points/
Hello,
Seems I have the random issue of pictures not loading in threads. It works fine one page, usually funny pic thread, then go to the next page and nothing loads but broken images.
Checked for example one image:
hardforum.b-cdn.net...
Motherboard vendor GIGABYTE hit by RansomExx ransomware gang
https://therecord.media/motherboard-vendor-gigabyte-hit-by-ransomexx-ransomware-gang/
So, who clicked on a link in an email....
https://twitter.com/alphaINTEL
https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/comments/odj9bs/apex_being_hacked/
I suggest uninstalling the game entirely. Supply chain attacks are huge right now and if someone has been able to compromise their systems enough to change the GUI players see, they are deep...
If only the ex knew....would love to hear what she has to say now about "stupid internet currencies"
https://stockhead.com.au/news/theta-riches-young-aussie-dad-turns-17k-crypto-investment-into-1-4m/
Hello everyone,
Helping my nephew build his new rig.
Through an entire day of troubleshooting and going to simple basics to connect 1 thing - power on, test, power off, connect next, we have narrowed it down to a problem with the ARGB port or the Lian Li ARGB adapter...
Has anyone had an...
I have been working on a new build, and slowly getting parts as I can.
Currently this PSU sits in my i5-8600 rig with my Asus 6800 / 16GB ram
https://silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=648&area=en
Since this i5-8600 / RX580 / 16GB / SATA SSD go to be a backup box with the 6800 of course...
Reading endlessly on all the great posts around AM4 boards, B550 vs X570 and all the things in between.
So, now here is my catch. I own a Asus 6800 OC - with triple fans, and almost every board only has 2x PCIe x 16 slots. with the 2nd one being right below where my GPU would end and fans would...
Hello everyone,
I am one of many who wanted to build out a new rig on a 5900X system, replacing my current i5-8600. I was able to snag an Asus 6800, and my CPU is pegged 100% of the time on the games I play (@1440p/144Mhz), not leaving me much headroom for background tasks
Locally in Canada...
Dual GPU Gaming Gives Up the Ghost as Nvidia Ends SLI Support
https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/315164-dual-gpu-gaming-gives-up-the-ghost-as-nvidia-ends-sli-support?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook
Intel Announces End-of-Life for Its 300 Series Chipsets
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/318871-intel-announces-end-of-life-for-its-300-series-chipsets