money is on the line
Short term gain for long term loss
Readit Newsgeneral1465 commented on 'The EU runs on Microsoft' – and Uncle Sam could turn it off theregister.com/2026/02/0... · Posted by u/belter
Would you say then the ICC lockout is akin to the bomber blowing itself prematurely?
Yeah that pretty much, like blowing up pharmacy while wanting to blow up big demonstration.
general1465 commented on Bash scripts are brittle – simple error handling in bash notifox.com/blog/bash-err... · Posted by u/Meetvelde
I believe that Bash scripts should be trivially short and simple. As soon as any complexity is introduced they should be written in another language.
I agree, the moment bash script needs "if" statement, you are using wrong language.
If I wanted to make ad blocking hard, I'd first keep serving an easily blockable ad system while getting everyone used to extension API which only can block such simple systems. Only once it is fully adopted, I could switch to hard to block system.
Doing that in the opposite order would obviously harm adoption of my crippled extension API and push users to competing browsers which kept supporting the advanced API.
But that assumes that you are controlling API and ad system as well or you are able to coordinate those two. I am not sure if even Google is able to do that despite owning both.
general1465 commented on 'The EU runs on Microsoft' – and Uncle Sam could turn it off theregister.com/2026/02/0... · Posted by u/belter
It is possible, but it would be like suicide bomber blowing itself. Spectacular show once, but can't repeat it.
Customs could just ask you for a declaration, where if you lied and they found out later, you'd suffer a heavier penalty. I dont know if they do that right now (not familiar with it).
What would they found? I have ordered screwdriver SN-2249. Customs sees screwdriver SN-2249 on manifest and on invoice. What that screwdriver is used for? For tightening and loosing screws, duh. In no step of the process I have lied.
Their point is that there's a possibility that Swiss customs fines them and confiscates the "counterfeit."
Maybe, the problem is that customs are not opening every package and as long as manufacturer won't name the copy as "screwdriver for patented BMW screw" but something more like screwdriver SN-2249 then how customs would know what that screwdriver is for?
Where's the misrepresentation?
Where is the misrepresentation in clicking on links?
Correct bit for screwdriver available on AliExpress 5 minutes after the bolt is available for public.
Russians on the frontlines are pinnacle of "I don't care about politics".