Off topic, but with DeCSS the problem wasn’t that it was proprietary or a trade secret. Once the algorithm got out, it was out. Since it had been a trade secret, there was no patent protection on it.

However, some laws and treaties prohibit distributing code that circumvents copy protection schemes, and this is where they ran into trouble.

And that’s why they were all those songs and t-shirts and other free speech items made with the DeCSS algorithm on them. Eventually the cases were dropped.

Because software makes the world go 'round, and people are better than LLMs at software, and companies like to make money, and building product makes money. At least that’s why I think it’s going to bounce back.

Look on the bright side: if AI ever gets better then humans at coding, it’ll be better than humans at a lot of things and the global economy will collapse.

But keeping them there just makes good business sense.

He’s not wrong—Biden fucked that up good—but Trump kept those policies, too, something NVIDIA was shrewd not to mention. By the time Trump finally offered half an olive branch, it was far too late.

Additionally, the citizens who support this kind of government surveillance are fine with a few innocents getting charged.

Ministry of Truth

One of our geology grants got hit for mentioning mineral inclusion. Total clown show.

The kleptocracy in action.

But I was told that rich people like musk and Trump weren’t swayed by money because they had enough… 😂

My thoughts exactly. If you want to destroy the US software industry, this is a great way to go about it. Coupled with making it as difficult to get trained as a software developer, of course.

Dad taught college and got tired of this game. So he wrote his own book and students could print copies in the print shop for $10.

Now that I’ve gone on to teach college I’ve continued that tradition, except online for $0.

I avoid those desktop apps, anyway. I just keep them in browser tabs. Not that I frequent Facebook.

Luckily the US is dismantling its innovation engines just in time!

Wait—what did you say is happening?

I used to work in marketing as a dev and this shit never made sense to me. I didn’t investigate like TFA but I am 0% surprised by the finding. Incentives are all misaligned.

They take pictures of you sleeping.

I can’t wait for this shit to become so pervasive that I only read paper books.

It’s messed up when some random spyware Chinese camera is safer to use than anything made in the US.

Yup. Haven’t used Word in decades.

I’ve been using it for years, too. I have it on my bookmarks bar, but this will certainly be better, I’d think.

It depends on how much separation you need. If you want different bookmarks, history, or settings per, then I believe you need profiles to make that happen.