Interesting Tech Articles

[mevinyavin]

I don’t understand why they don’t move some of the fabs to Europe or elsewhere.

They can't move the fabs. They are building new ones as fast as they can, though, in both Europe and the US.

[Yo ssi]

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/i-was-shocked-to-find-out-the-windows-10-desktop-background-wasnt-computer-generated-but-a-picture-of-light-being-shot-through-an-actual-window/

[mevinyavin]

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Can-we-stop-pretending-that-Intel-Arc-is-taking-over-the-budget-GPU-market-yet.841505.0.html

[stooges44]

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3715333/the-decline-of-the-user-interface.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

[mevinyavin]

1. Get to W11 desktop on a brand-new computer when you don't have internet:
https://www.howtogeek.com/bypass-lets-connect-you-to-a-network-screen/

2. Get to W11 desktop on a brand-new computer with the internet but without signing in with a Microsoft account: sign in with a@B.com and any password and it will let you choose a user account name instead. (Added bonus: no encryption - until you do use a Microsoft account later.)

#2 is now a closed loophole.
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/door-slammed-on-last-remaining-easy-windows-11-local-account-setup-workaround

[Jojo202]

Not only me.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/ex-windows-developer-calls-windows-11-start-menu-performance-comically-bad-even-with-a-core-i9-and-128gb-of-ram

Windows 11 start menu stinks for everyone.
To be fair, if you disable Bing integration (like I have), it gets much better. (or much less-worse)

[Jojo202]

https://www.paulgraham.com/ambitious.html?viewfullsite=1

[mevinyavin]

[mevinyavin]

A new way around child-labor laws!
https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/pc-building/pc-factory-worker-amusement-center-opens-in-japan-kids-learn-pc-diy-with-real-cpu-memory-graphics-card

[mevinyavin]

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-accidentally-lists-the-benefits-of-not-using-a-microsoft-account-on-windows-11

[imayid2]

https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/what-would-you-do-if-you-had-8-years

[mevinyavin]

This month's PC Pro had an article by Lee Grant regarding Windows encryption. If you aren't 1000% backed up, you should read this.

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-apparently-hates-it-when-you-switch-from-microsoft-account-to-local-account/
Gee, Microsoft. If you didn't make it so horrible to be logged in with a Microsoft account, maybe people wouldn't TRY SO HARD TO AVOID IT. 

[mevinyavin]

Apparently, LED lights interfere with radio. I did not know that.

[mevinyavin]

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2385454/ftc-warns-three-pc-tech-companies-of-potential-warranty-violations.html

[mevinyavin]

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Almost-10-billion-passwords-leaked-in-largest-password-compilation-ever.858368.0.html

[notyettaken]

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2385454/ftc-warns-three-pc-tech-companies-of-potential-warranty-violations.html

this problem is rampant and most consumers do not realize that "warranty void if opened" stickers are illegal, as is denying warranty for any reason other then when the customers actions resulted in the damage occurring. Nice that the FTC is finally cracking down on this.

this should really get its own thread as a PSA

[notyettaken]

I don’t understand why they don’t move some of the fabs to Europe or elsewhere.

they call it the silicon shield

https://www.stimson.org/2022/semiconductors-and-taiwans-silicon-shield/
https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/china-taiwan-silicon-shield/

[mevinyavin]

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-apparently-hates-it-when-you-switch-from-microsoft-account-to-local-account/
Gee, Microsoft. If you didn't make it so horrible to be logged in with a Microsoft account, maybe people wouldn't TRY SO HARD TO AVOID IT. 

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-backtracks-and-restores-microsoft-account-to-local-account-switching-guide/

[mevinyavin]

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2374411/is-your-ssd-about-to-die-xx-warning-signs-you-shouldnt-ignore.html

[Jojo202]

https://www.pcmag.com/news/elite-uk-boarding-school-forces-kids-to-swap-smartphones-for-nokia-bricks