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Not to be argumentative - but Delta didn’t lose a lot of money because it used Windows. It lost a lot a money because it used CrowdStrike.
The issue only affected 1% of the PCs in the world, which - by some standards - might prove that the decision by the EU to have Microsoft open up the kernel ability to other parties was the right one. Had Microsoft been solely responsible, like Apple currently is, then the fallout would have affected 100% of PCs, not 1%.
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I agree, although, the EU didn’t force Microsoft to open up the kernel to third parties, the third parties complained it was unfair, that Microsoft had improved security in Windows Vista x64 by closing off the kernel, so they would have to find new ways to achieve their tricks.
Instead of standing their ground and offering an API, like Apple did, or argumentation that locking the kernel down was a much needed improvement to the security of Windows, they backed down, so they wouldn’t be investigated by the EU, they didn’t force Microsoft down that route, Microsoft decided it was the path of least resistance…
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Since I started using the Google password manager years ago, I stick with it. The added benefit is being able to access my passwords from any device.
Yeah, but that timeframe was when Microsoft was in the midst of US antitrust regulators embedded in the company. And that’s on top of any European sanctions or whatever. So I can very easily see a scenario where it was communicated to Microsoft in 2006-2007 that it would be beneficial for them to do things as they did.
As I mentioned on Paul Thurrott’s website, this is quite some time ago and both institutional memory and individual memory have likely faded over time as to how this proposal came to be.
Thought: What if Apple getting all tight with the budgets for Apple TV shows has something to do with the possibility of their lock-in on App Store purchases going away, and, consequently, that revenue stream beginning to no longer be a profitable as it has been.
I have nothing to support that statement other than my own thoughts.
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(1:58:20) I didn’t realize that Hue made a UV/C sanitizer box. A box that can dry and irradiate its contents with UV/C should pretty well zorch any kind of viruses, bacteria, etc. UV/C breaks down thymine – the “T” of the fab four of DNA’s “ACTG”. Breaking down the “T” nucleotide bases will rapidly kill the organism and shred a virus’s RNA in a handful of seconds. That box must have some serious failsafes to keep the light inside.
In 2021, there was a Kickstarter project to make a face mask whose 2nd stage was lit with UV/C LED light. “99.99% of pathogens” was probably an understatement. They collected north of 3 million dollars on that description. AFAICT, they never shipped and didn’t refund the money. At least the pics on the kickstarter page of Magic Mask wearers are pretty amusing. I’m relieved they didn’t deliver: UV/C lights must be robustly secured to make sure the deadly light doesn’t leak out.
I guess drying glues with UV/C works, but those light energies are a bit of overkill (to coin a phrase). Nail polish dryers use UV/A; those are safe to irradiate the nails and the hands underneath. A couple of doctors wrote a Research Letter on the topic; they concluded those UV/A LED appliances are safe.
There’s a new science book Breath (2020) by James Nestor. The book was recognized as one of the top science books of the year (2021) by the Royal Society. This book is held in high regard by the bodyworking community.
There’s much discussion about mouth- vs. nose-breathing – advocacy for nose-breathing. I am lucky: I breathe naturally with my mouth shut when sleeping. I have practiced: I’ll maintain nose-breathing as long as possible as my exercise routine gets more strenuous. This seems to help wire my system to nose-breathe all the time. There’s also discussion in Nestor’s book about mouth-taping to train to breathe more freely through the nose. There’s a great little discussion about Weston Price: the guy who discovered Vitamin K2 about 100 years ago. Price had all sorts of fascinating discussions about our jaw’s changing geometry: nature vs. nurture.
I am a big fan of low-cost practices that improve our health: getting outdoors for sunrise and sunset. Supplementing to get to 60ng/mL (150nMol/L) of Vitamin D. Supplementing with K2. Having a minimal number of processed foods in my diet. No pharmaceutical company is ever going to promote or perform clinical studies on these practices; there’s no money in that. We have to think and learn on our own. I put the breathing practices that Nestor describes in that basket.
Can someone drop the need for CPAP by practicing breathing? Maybe. It’s certainly worth investigating. Practicing breathing is an excellent and easy thing to do in any case. Read the book. Watch a video. Try some exercises – and have fun.
Both Jammerb and I bought the UV masks! They were way too heavy to wear. I think one lives in our studio.
Love “Breath” - and I have used mouth tape because of it. But it doesn’t stop snoring - it just makes it come out funny.
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I felt like Alex and Andy didn’t leave much space for Mikah to contribute.