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openopenopenon Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3

> If Mozilla released a separate passwords app so you could manage and access your passwords outside of Firefox I think the two would be more comparable

They used to have one called LockWise https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/end-of-support-firefox-...

openopenopenon Multiple airlines disrupted due to Microsoft Azure outage

Does Microsoft use canary deployments? or was it deployed on everything?

openopenopenon It's Still Funny That 1k People Gave Tesla $250k for a Roadster Six Years Ago

Many people looked up to him, until they realized that they were being tricked with empty promises. The reaction of realizing that you have been lied to is quite strong and lasting.

openopenopenon It's Still Funny That 1k People Gave Tesla $250k for a Roadster Six Years Ago

Musk compensation package is tied to Tesla's share price(and profitability). Sp there is a high insensitive to pump the stock, hence the countless empty promises. Tesla bots have been pumping TSLA stock since 2013[1].

https://www.mdpi.com/2032-6653/14/2/43

openopenopenon It's Still Funny That 1k People Gave Tesla $250k for a Roadster Six Years Ago

Or if you invested $1k in Tesla shares, it would be worth more than $16k now. I can see why tesla fanboys/shareholders are so protective about the Tesla's image..

openopenopenon Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Car Right to Repair Law in Maine

The network connection is an excellent point, yesterday Optus, a large telecommunications and Internet provider, suffered a nationwide outage that affected at least 10 million Australians.

Imagine if millions of cars failed to function properly because they were linked to network. If there was a natural disaster, this may have terrible consequences.

openopenopenon Tesla FSD saved us from a serious crash

If a company has a history of not delivering on their promises, it is fair to be very sceptical. The original Tesla FSD promotion was staged.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-video-promoting-sel...

openopenopenon It’s Official: Cars Are the Worst Category We Have Ever Reviewed for Privacy

> All but two of the 25 car brands we reviewed earned our “ding” for data control, meaning only two car brands, Renault and Dacia (which are owned by the same parent company) say that all drivers have the right to have their personal data deleted. We would like to think this deviation is one car company taking a stand for drivers’ privacy. It’s probably no coincidence though that these cars are only available in Europe -- which is protected by the robust General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy law.

I think legislations does cover these(at least to some extent), but the industry chose to play ignorant.