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This was going to be my video for this week, until the solar scam video pre-empted it. But since I've talked about OS/5 here already, I figured I would give my Mastodon followers early access to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaTelXsXNRU
OS/5 - The forgotten Microsoft-based PC operating system

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Samsung’s new 83-inch TV could be a harbinger of consumer confusion

One product line—two different types of panels.

Ars Technica

Accepting a 2°-warmer world means running a lot more air conditioning

The need for air conditioning will skyrocket, with Africa and Europe hit hardest.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/accepting-a-2-warmer-world-means-running-a-lot-more-air-conditioning/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

What countries will heat up the most in a 2°-warmer world?

The need for air conditioning will skyrocket, with Africa and Europe hit hardest.

Ars Technica

Microsoft takes pains to obscure role in 0-days that caused email breach

Critics also decry Microsoft's "pay-to-play" monitoring that detected intrusions.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/07/microsoft-takes-pains-to-obscure-role-in-0-days-that-caused-email-breach/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Microsoft takes pains to obscure role in 0-days that caused email breach

Critics also decry Microsoft's "pay-to-play" monitoring that detected intrusions.

Ars Technica
Elon Musk’s own employees prefer Threads to Twitter: “It’s just better” https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-twitter-employees-are-using-mark-zuckerbergs-threads
Elon Musk’s Twitter Employees Are Using Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads

A random sampling of Twitter workers showed nearly a quarter were on the new app—and some were publicly praising it.

The Daily Beast

Hackers exploit gaping Windows loophole to give their malware kernel access

Microsoft blocks a new batch of system drivers, but the loophole empowering them remains.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/07/hackers-exploit-gaping-windows-loophole-to-give-their-malware-kernel-access/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Hackers exploit gaping Windows loophole to give their malware kernel access

Microsoft blocks a new batch of system drivers, but the loophole empowering them remains.

Ars Technica
@arstechnica Rest in peace

Intel is apparently winding down its NUC mini PCs after more than a decade

Intel has exited several side-businesses as it tries to stop losing money.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/intel-is-apparently-winding-down-its-nuc-mini-pcs-after-more-than-a-decade/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

No more NUC: Intel’s weirdly named mini PCs seem to be going away

Intel has exited several side businesses as it tries to stop losing money.

Ars Technica