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dkx··on The NHS is looking for up to 250k volunteers
There are two parts to that diagram. The second part being the the number of patients the NHS can treat at any one time. Volunteering helps raise increase NHS capacity.
dkx··on “Sonicwall products are not returnable”
Usually the same product is more expensive when buying as a consumer, presumably because of the extra protections they get.
dkx··on Your battery status may be used to track you online
Or just Green (high), Amber (medium) and Red (low). There's no need for more granularity than that.
dkx··on Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work
People should diversify their accounts. If one is closed for whatever reason it won't impact their entire digital life.
dkx··on Raspberry Pi Zero: the $5 computer
They already have: https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/
dkx··on This Is My Jam Shuts Down
I used this site for a short time. It's a great idea but it was let down by the fact that most music videos have absurd rights restrictions which disallow embedding on third party sites. Never understood why music publishers would purposely limit the free marketing available to them.
dkx··on Automakers Trying to Prevent Hackers from Commandeering Cars
"But two Democratic senators, Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, have introduced a bill that would force the industry to seal off critical computers and add technology to stop hackers in real time."

Why do governments feel the need to dictate the little details? Instead of forcing all car manufacturers to secure cars in the exact same way how about just holding them liable for the consequences if a car is hacked? Car makers can then decide how best to secure the car which would lead to a more diverse and hopefully innovative security measures.

dkx··on 1,000 tech experts warn against AI arms race
I fear the AI arms race may be inevitable. Even if all the nations could agree to place limits on AI research there will always be a huge incentive to develop something in secret.
dkx··on The ARMiga Project – Amiga 500 Retro Gaming Console
I would luv for it to also support the A1200 spec and AGA games.

Still, it's a great idea and I'm seriously considering ordering one.