Norwegian gov't consumer watchdog calls out ‘enshittification’ of video games, connected devices, and others — claims hardware deliberately degraded after purchase A 100-page report from Norway's Forbrukerrådet calls on the EU to enforce competition law and pass a Digital Fairness Act.

#Preach #RightToRepair #DIY #HandyMan #maker

#TechNews #TechThoughts

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🤖💡 Humans can dream up a masterpiece, while AI can churn out a million variations in seconds! 🌌✨ Who's the real artist? Maybe we're just a canvas, and AI is our wildest paintbrush! 🎨🤔 #AIvsHuman #Creativity #TechThoughts #ArtisticDebate

Corsair fights back against RAM scammers and thieves with packaging shift — ditches iconic yellow boxes for transparent plastic and anti-tampering labels You can now see what you're buying when picking up a Corsair Vengeance DDR5 memory kit.

So the kind of standard OEM packages competitors like Crucial have used for years? They're way easier to use too.

Getting the ram back in the box could be no easy task.
#TechNews #TechThoughts

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Intel (INTC) Closes in on Nvidia, Announces GPU Development Intel (INTC) shares climbed on Tuesday after CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the company plans to build graphics processing units (GPUs) to rival Nvidia.

So what have they been doing with arc? #TechThoughts #TechNews

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If code could dream, what would it dream about?

#Developers #WebDev #Dev #Code #Tech #FrontendDev #BlueskyDev #CodingLife #WomenInTech #WomenWhoCode #WebDesign #WebDeveloper #DeveloperProjects #JavaScript #HTML #CSS #CodeDreaming #TechThoughts

Cogito ergo glitch

#CogitoErgoGlitch #GlitchArt #CognitiveDistortion #PhilosophyOfMind #DigitalIntrospection #ConsciousnessError #ExistentialTechnology #SoftwareGlitch #MindOverMachine #TechThoughts #ProgrammingParadox #AlgorithmAnomaly #RealityBending #TechPhilosophy #ThoughtGlitch

BenQ targets programmers with its 3:2 RD280UG coding monitor - OC3D Forget ultrawide, this tall 4K monitor is ideal for productivity. Meet the BenQ RD280UG, the ultra-tall 4K screen for programmers.

Previously they made the 16:10 and now this 3:2 *drool* #TechThoughts #TechNews

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Every Answer Begins Again The first of three essays on memory: It’s easy to believe an LLM remembers. It doesn’t. But it feels like it does.

Generative AI seems to have memory. But does it?

#AI #LLMs #TechThoughts #Computing #CognitiveIllusions

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Microsoft promises to nearly double Windows storage performance after forcing slow software-accelerated BitLocker on Windows — new CPU hardware-accelerated crypto will also improve battery life, but r... Hardware-accelerated BitLocker promises faster SSD speeds and lower CPU usage

What this article neglects to mention is the reason why Microsoft switched from Hardware to software BitLocker implementation
drives did it incorrectly
How do I know this just having to re-encrypt hundreds if not thousands of systems
#TechNews #TechThoughts

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Frontend engineer growth funnel

Frontend growth feels invisible at first.
UI gets attention, but state, performance, and architecture decide how long your work lasts.

Product thinking is where it starts to matter.

#FrontendEngineering
#TechThoughts

Elecom releases Huge Plus trackball mouse with massive 52mm ball and 10 programmable buttons — now comes with wireless connectivity I dare you to play Call of Duty with this mouse.

Is this thing a monstrosity?

That's a trackball user I tend to subscribe to less more

#TechNews #TechThoughts

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QA Test HQ (@qa_test_hq) on Threads Samsung rumored to stop making SSD drives (SATA). We getting no RAM, no SSD. no GPU PCs and 4GB phones for next year.😬

Idk if I'm too mad about sata SSD's though...

Also Samsung hasn't made their best or fastest ones in years and really is only updated the high density versions

Look to see who was left Samsung, SanDisk, team group
#TechNews #TechThoughts #TechTip

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Windows 11 rockets SSD performance to new heights with hacked native NVMe driver — up to 85% higher random workload performance in some tests Three registry entries to boost NVMe performance for free

pretty cool i don't know if I do this on my main personal system right away probably wait till it's implemented properly

Wouldn't be surprised to reinstall the driver for the boot Drive. Could also affect how programs access it
#TechNews #TechThoughts

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Louvre heist reveals museum used ‘LOUVRE’ as password for its video surveillance, still has workstations with Windows 2000 - glaring security weaknesses revealed in previous report It's like using your name as your password.

Oh you thought they had a budget? No one has budget for it! #TechLife #TechNews #TechThoughts #ProfThoughts

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Texas sues TV makers for taking screenshots of what people watch The Texas Attorney General sued five major television manufacturers, accusing them of illegally collecting their users' data by secretly recording what they watch using Automated Content Recognition (...

Yes this should never be allowed and this is why the TV itself never goes on the network!

#TechNews #TechThoughts

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Carmakers Finally Agree to Fix the TikTok Auto Theft Flaw YouTube video by Steve Lehto

Wooo they finally went after them on this @Hyundai @Kia

The retrofit however is still not adding an immobilizer <.<

#Recall #TechNews #TechThoughts #CarNews #ConsumerProtection

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I was thinking: what if blocking someone also blocked their followers? It could help with harassment and limit negative online bubbles 🤔 Nothing personal, just a thought 😊

#socialmedia #onlinediscussion #digitalculture #techthoughts #platformdesign #harassment #futureofsocialmedia #thoughts

Researcher finds Chinese KVM has undocumented microphone, communicates with China-based servers — Sipeed's nanoKVM switch has other severe security flaws and allows audio recording, claims researcher Low-cost remote management device shipped with an active audio recording pipeline.

And this was on my list of devices to possibly pickup... Probably not anymore!
#TechNews #TechThoughts

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Hide and Seek in the Digital Age (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My VPN) - Roger Hyttinen Author Discover essential digital privacy tips from a 20-year veteran: secure passwords, VPNs, encrypted email, and why your online data matters more than ever in 2025.

New on the blog: thoughts on privacy, digital freedom, and why I treat my VPN like a security blanket. If you care about what “online freedom” really means — might hit home.
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Color me unsurprised
5G could never be a proper replacement to hardline broadband connection
Redirecting the funding to more densely populated areas is unsurprising
Doubt the current administration will do a thing about it either

#TechNews #TechThoughts

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Windows 11 Notepad now lets you create tables like in Microsoft Word, and it's free Windows 11's Notepad now lets you generate tables, which means you can now create tidy notes, book lists, or to-do sheets.

I'm all for the tables! You can keep the AI BS though.

#TechNews #TechThoughts

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FCC eliminates cybersecurity requirements for telecom companies Commissioners sharply disagreed over whether the rules were appropriate and necessary.

Well this is a farce. Yes removing cybersecurity requirements will increase the level of cyber-security. somebody's smoking something

@tekwendell @Level1Techs #LinksWithFriends
#TechThoughts #TechNews

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Asus to include sag detection for monstrous new ROG Matrix RTX 5090 GPU — Level Sense can warn users of a mere 0.10 degree shift It's so heavy that it will tell you if it's sagging.

All right so I got this crazy idea what if instead of adding piece technology that measures how much it's sagging we just designed the product properly so it didn't sag in the first place?
#TechNews #TechThoughts

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wow lookit me troubleshooting my linux mint issues..... I really wish they had a native KDE port but I been working things out and almost got my system tweaked like I had my Win10 joint with all the hotkeys and customizations... and still got Windows for my gaming... #techthoughts

Microsoft takes a swing at Ninite with its own multi-app install package feature powered by the Microsoft Store The online Microsoft Store now supports creating a single install package for multiple apps at once, similar to Ninite, but powered by the Microsoft Store.

Huh, interesting! Also odd thag it's not in the store itself...

Does this mean it's not just using winget?

#TechNews #TechThoughts

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Internet Pricing Is About to Get a Lot Less Transparent Broadband "nutrition" labels were designed to help consumers navigate complicated internet pricing. The FCC just voted to restrict where and how they're used.

What world do we live in that they shouldn't have to tell us about all the fees!?

If they can charge the fees they can tell us what it's for!

If your wonder who the current FCC chair bats for, it isn't the consumer!
#TechNews #TechThoughts

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AMD kills Windows 10 support in its latest Adrenalin update — Battlefield 6 picks up bug fixes and optimizations Also on the killing floor are new game and Vulkan extension support for RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 GPUs.

Amd is cutting cards too and these are semi recent #TechNews #TechThoughts

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SanDisk's ultra-tiny USB flash drive is designed to stay plugged in SanDisk showed off “the world’s smallest USB-C flash drive,” designed to be small enough to stay plugged in at all times.

I would argue that this is still too big to stay plugged in. #TechNews #TechThoughts

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Solana Saga Phone Loses Support After Two Years | CoinMarketCap The decision means Saga owners will no longer receive new software updates or critical security patches moving forward.

Been keeping an eye on Solana Mobile for a while now. Love the innovation, but ending support after just 2 years feels kinda rushed. 🤔
#Saga
#SolanaMobile
#TechThoughts

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