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Greg Utas wrote: Could have been posted as a rant,
Frankly, that describes most of my posts. 
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If you don't know how to manage the work/life balance then that's YOUR problem. But it is the EU so apparently they do need a regulation telling them to turn off their computers at days end.
'Murica, at least some part of it anyway.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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The EU is rife with micromanaging dirigistes. At least the Brits had the sense to (supposedly) bid it adieu. TARGET2, anyone?
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MarkTJohnson wrote: If you don't know how to manage the work/life balance then that's YOUR problem
I can understand your point, but...
Not all people have the luck of having a job like ours, or the confidence we have to find another job or many other relevant factors... and this kind of laws is to protect them.
In Germany there is an upper limit of 10.5 work hours a day. And a minimum of 11 hours between end of one work day and start of the next one.
It is law and there controls and punishments, but some companies still force workers to work over that time limits.
And at home, there are less possibilities to control it. At least, this way some people might get a bit more courage to say "no", because they are backed up by law.
That said... Only because it might be meaningful, it doesn't mean it is a good idea or that it will be implemented correctly. And in this, I 100% agree with you. Bunch of bureaucrats...
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Yes and no.
I've worked at places where everyone had their business email on their phone.
It means that when you're at home in the evening you get bothered with customer requests and problems that don't need direct attention, but that still get your mind going.
I had one coworker who couldn't let anything pass.
If he got an email late at night he'd fix it and go to bed late (this guy was also highly incapable and highly toxic, but that's a different matter).
Personally, I don't really mind, so I got it set up on my phone as well, until I suddenly got a message on my phone that my company wanted to access my phone with the ability to completely brick it in case I lost it (and so lost my company email too).
Being the only person there who did not have a company phone, specifically for this reason, I simply deleted my work email and life actually got more relaxed 
Been there twice!
Mind you, I had a steady job with good pay, so I could afford being a bit cross.
Not everyone can, will or dare to say "no" to their employer.
Employers expect you to read your email, even outside of work times.
They expect you to be reachable.
If it was up to them you'd always be thinking about work.
This law is just a means to put an end to that and I can get behind it.
I have my own business now though, so I must be reachable 24/7
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Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a plane which flights without propellers or jet engines, meaning it uses no fuel. Clap your hands if you believe you can fly!
Feels vaguely like a repeat, but Chris wouldn't suggest an item I've posted before, would he?
"Uses no fuel", so I guess the 40,000 V potential needed comes from pixie dust and fairy flatulence.
I'm also not sure what the lift on a 2.45kg plane might be.
Still, dancing pigs and progress and all that.
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Quote: Into the 27-mph wind, the groundspeed had been 6.8 mph, for a total airspeed of 34 mph. The brothers took turns flying three more times that day, getting a feel for the controls and increasing their distance with each flight. Wilbur's second flight - the fourth and last of the day – was an impressive 852 feet in 59 seconds.
Quote: Scientists have carried out 10 test flights of the aircraft, in which the plane flew around 60 metres in 12 seconds.
Wilbur and Orville are not impressed.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Still, dancing pigs and progress and all that.
Kids don't start running the 100m mark or a marathon the first day... do they?
I see your point, but the opened possibilities might still be interesting for the future.
I.e. if getting energy from water with cold fusion got real (and I do expect / hope it to get real), then this technology could suddenly be pretty relevant.
Kent Sharkey wrote: I'm also not sure what the lift on a 2.45kg plane might be.
I see your point, but again... 1st day in gym, lifting 100 kg is not a good idea.
Besides... I think the most important aspect is the power of the motors, not the weight of the plane.
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Being the CTO of Microsoft Azure has its privileges, and that includes stress testing a 24 Terabyte Azure node by playing Tetris on it. "It's good to be the king"
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But... does it run doom?
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This isn't the TS cloud, right?
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Microsoft today announced the launch of a new offering for its mission-critical Azure Government cloud targeted at government customers and partners that regularly work with top-secret classified data. It's the same cloud, but with a "Private, don't look" label on it
This isn't going to end well, is it?
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If they have nothing to hide, they have nothing to fear. 
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"Having nothing to hide" is very much culturally dependent. MS insists on (rather conservative) US morals and social norms restricting whatever they store in their cloud. Material perfectly acceptable in the culture of the owner has been forbidden by MS, even when protected by a password limiting general access.
For the cases I know of, the MS censorship has related to photos. I see no reason why it should equally well apply to textual expressions.
I am reluctant to hire an apartment from a landlord telling me which are appropriate thoughts and ideas to have within the apartment.
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True, but this is secret government data, some of which will be far worse than anything that other customers would store. But it'll be encrypted, so MSFT won't know the contents, and other customers could do the same. Anyone putting sensitive stuff in the cloud, unencrypted, is asking for the big one.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: This isn't going to end well, is it?
Who knows... maybe when they endly slip-up in such a situation, they will find common sense again and start testing things before rolling out?   
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I am of the firm belief that the upper echelons of government should not be allowed to read buzzword tech articles. They see "cloud", I see "someone elses hard drive".
I'm sure MS will do their best to protect the TS data. And we'll get an apology when it inevitably leaks or is lost.
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Starting in December 2020, we will be delivering .NET Core updates on Windows via Microsoft Update. Surprising those of us (i.e. me) that thought they already were
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Starting in December 2020, we will be delivering .NET Core updates on Windows via Microsoft Update.
I thought there was going to be a break-time for Christmas...  
But... MS keeping their word? That would have been a surprise and a pretty nice Christmas present
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A Cayman Islands-based investment fund has exposed its entire backups to the internet after failing to properly configure a secure Microsoft Azure blob. It's a sad day when the personal details of rich people get leaked, isn't it?
Sorry, it's just the schadenfreude talking
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Sorry, it's just the schadenfreude talking
If only rich people were involved... OK.
But in some of those cases it might be including average Joe's data because he trusted his savings to a not so trustful funds manager.
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A second type of quantum device performed a calculation impossible for a traditional computer "Shine on you crazy diamond"
Is it just me, or is the term "quantum supremacy" feel like the plot from a Bond movie?
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Is it just me, or is the term "quantum supremacy" feel like the plot from a Bond movie?
Or Jason Bourne[^]
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