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information-optimal compression is "the theoretical minimum number of bits needed to represent data without losing any information, based on the data's entropy", so I think they mean the same thing you do

I'm a software engineer at a company that does all macbooks. I hate my M1 macbook because it's way less reliable then my desktop, both software and hardware. I have to hold the power button to force it off roughly twice a month, it absolutely refuses to play nice with my KVM (that my desktop has no issues with), and the "keyboard secure input" feature regularly goes on the fritz and breaks anything that taps into the keyboard, including stuff that I've specifically installed.

Google asks your kid, and they can pick either way. You can tell them "Hey, this is a device I bought for you, using a cell phone service I pay for, so either reenroll in supervision or I'm taking my device back". A little harsh, but... then you still get roughly the same level of control as before.

It's about as much blockchain as git is blockchain, so... not really blockchain at all...

That wouldn't pass a code review where I work... Use a defer to do the unlock

I'd honestly be shocked if "vented and refilled refrigerant" was legal, that sounds like something a shady repairman would do...

fortinet is a cyber security software company, that makes a product called fortigate that does SSL MITM to decrypt and monitor/filter your traffic. Probably want to poke your IT team or get very concerned about your ISP...

Where I work, IT owns laptops, and is not a part of engineering. Getting things installed on new laptops is apparently not possible. On the other hand, a cloud instance (either this or something similar) is owned by engineering, so it's much easier to control the base image and such.