larrybud
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Comment · 5 months ago
As do modern iPhones
Comment · 5 months ago
So you mean a Microsoft Surface 2 in 1?
Comment · 7 months ago
No evidence of this on my windows 11 system, but I'm running the personal HRB software, not business.
Also, a internet search for "WK ATX ServerHost 2024" shows that this certificate is likely related to some other tax software from Walters Kluwer. See https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/atx, https://files.cchsfs.com/doc/atx/2024/Help/Content/Both-SSou... and https://support.atxinc.com/
Comment · 8 months ago
The minimal text editor shipped with Windows is now Edit
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/edit/
Comment · 11 months ago
So you're outraged at something that hasn't happened. Or to say it another way, you're outraged because you can imagine something bad happening?
Comment · 11 months ago
Is ANYONE reading the article or going to the source prior to posting with outrage?
Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/experimental-age...
(the original article is not available at the moment due to the ongoing Cloudfare outage)
What I see is that the AI agent is an optional, experimental off-by-default service that is configured to only have access to the folders you specifically choose.
From the MS article: "An agent workspace is a separate, contained space in Windows where you can grant agents access to your apps and files so they can complete tasks for you in the background while you continue to use your device. Each agent operates using its own account, distinct from your personal user account. This dedicated agent account establishes clear boundaries between agent activity and your own, enabling scoped authorization and runtime isolation. As a result, you can delegate tasks to agents while retaining full control, visibility into agent actions, and the ability to manage access at any time.
Agents typically get access to known folders or specific shared folders, and you can see this reflected in the folder’s access control settings. Each agent has its own workspace and its own permissions—what one agent can access doesn’t automatically apply to others.
[..]
Agent workspace is only enabled when you toggle on the experimental agentic feature setting. The feature is off by default."
Comment · 2 years ago
+1 to this post. Ex-Microsoft employee here (left last year after 7 years) and I agree completely with the parent.
The article makes mountains out of molehills. Every large company has its own culture and its own BS. Having worked at many over my career, Microsoft’s was better than most (actually, I’d say it was better than all of them).
Comment · 2 years ago
Yes, I’ve done this for years. And to be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever “caught” a business sharing a service when they shouldn’t have.
Makes me question why continue to do it.
Comment · 2 years ago
Agreed; the article is very one sided and also get some of the fundamentals wrong (for example, it uses the term “web sites” when it should be talking about domains)
It also fails to draw any analogy between domain privacy services and real world analogies such as using LLCs.
Comment · 2 years ago
It was a useful way to run kindle on a surface tablet (as the windows version of the kindle app is not touchscreen friendly). Other than that, I didn’t find many use cases.
Comment · 3 years ago
Appreciate the effort, but my sample question (what’s the best double oven) gave a non-answer:
> There is no clear consensus on the best double oven, as opinions vary widely depending on personal preferences and experiences. Some popular options include LG Electronics, OSTER French Door Stainless Steel, and KitchenAid Compact Convection Countertop Oven. Other users suggest considering factors such as size, color, budget, type of top, and amount and type of ovens. Some users recommend buying used or considering a convection microwave as a second oven. Others caution against combo units and suggest investing in separate high-quality appliances for specific tasks, such as a toaster oven for toasting and an air fryer for frying.
While cool that this was able to be synthesized, from a practical standpoint, the answer is useless. OF COURSE I am going to consider different brands, size, color, budget, etc.
Comment · 3 years ago
Yahoo mail, still used by your grandmother.
Comment · 3 years ago
> GCP and Azure currently lose money for Google and Microsoft
100% not true for Microsoft. Just listen to the most recent earnings call or read the analyst reports.
Eg https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/microsoft-nasdaq:msft:-cloud... “In fiscal Q2, Microsoft Cloud’s gross profit margin even expanded by about 2% year-over-year to 72%. When you have a business with such high margins growing at 20%+, profitability is set to expand considerably even if revenues in other segments fail to rebound”
Comment · 3 years ago
Back in the early 2000’s I read an interview with Ben Affleck where he said his favorite pizza was HIFi! Sadly I can’t find the article via an internet search; it was in some inflight magazine I was flipping through to kill time.