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Microsoft Wants to Replace Your Passwords With Passkeys, and They Might be Onto Something

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Microsoft has recently confirmed that they will gradually put out an update that aims to use third-party providers to replace passwords with passkey. If you aren't sure what exactly that entails, you aren't alone. Here's what this change will mean for you and your passwords.



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LinuxGeek
9 hours ago
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Passkeys show promise but much needs to change before I'll switch. Passkeys are only supported on about 3% of the sites I visit. Additionally, though there is promising improvements in the future - for now passkeys are stuck in a walled garden. Portability of the keys between devices, browsers, and different services is lacking.
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Microsoft Confirms PC Gaming Issues in Windows 11 24H2 Update

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The bug is impacting gamers who use the Auto HDR feature.

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LinuxGeek
7 days ago
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Gaming is the One reason why some linux people keep a windows machine - and Microsoft is messing that up too.
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Big loss for ISPs as Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to $15 broadband law

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The Supreme Court yesterday rejected the broadband industry's challenge to a New York law that requires Internet providers to offer $15- or $20-per-month service to people with low incomes.

In August, six trade groups representing the cable, telecom, mobile, and satellite industries filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that upheld the state law. But the Supreme Court won't take up the case. The high court denied the telecom groups' petition without comment in a list of orders released yesterday.

Although a US District Court judge blocked the law in 2021, that judge's ruling was reversed by the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in April 2024. The Supreme Court's denial of the industry petition leaves the 2nd Circuit ruling in place.

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LinuxGeek
9 days ago
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I sense an income opportunity for the poor people of New York. They can sign up for cheap internet offer to share it with their richer neighbors at 3 times the price - and everybody is a winner.
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Windows 10's End Is Nigh. Now's the Time to Get Used to Linux

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Users of Windows 10 will soon find that Microsoft no longer supports their operating system. Unless you want to switch over to the much-maligned Windows 11, your only good—and free—option is to switch to Linux. Here’s how you can get used to your new OS.



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13 days ago
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Stop Buying PCs Expecting Them to Last 10 Years

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If you're the type of person who only upgrades their PC once in a blue moon, you're not alone. So, it might seem logical to spend some extra cash now to build a top-tier PC that can last longer. However, that isn't a good approach to PC building. Allow me to explain.



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LinuxGeek
15 days ago
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This article isn't considering the current trends in computing. Perhaps upgrading every couple years still applies to gamers, but most people spend their time in a web browser, using cloud services. The pendulum is swinging back towards something that looks more like dumb terminals connected to a mainframe . . . not that it will swing that far, but your browser doesn't need a lot of local hardware power.
freeAgent
13 days ago
I agree on the desktop front as they don't have batteries that wear out and at least the home-built ones are easily repairable. I feel pretty uncomfortable with a laptop that's over 5 years old due simply to the risk of catastrophic hardware failure somewhere as well as battery life generally being terrible (unless you've replaced the battery, but that is an ordeal).
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Full-Face Masks to Frustrate Identification

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This is going to be interesting.

It’s a video of someone trying on a variety of printed full-face masks. They won’t fool anyone for long, but will survive casual scrutiny. And they’re cheap and easy to swap.

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LinuxGeek
16 days ago
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Full-Face masks look convincing for a static expression. Could effectively keep you anonymous from security and surveillance cameras. Probably not useful in defeating AI based age verification.
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jgbishop
16 days ago
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Yeesh. Our race to the bottom continues.
Durham, NC
cjheinz
16 days ago
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Holy crap!
Lexington, KY; Naples, FL
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