jonathan
@jonathan@piefed.social
- Comment on UK Withdraws Apple iCloud Backdoor Demand Following US Diplomatic Push 14 hours ago:
The first option is unlikely, Apple said no but the UK were probably already speaking to their Five Eyes pals in the US. I don't think they ever expected Apple to relent and it was all just a gambit in the larger picture.
The second option, by far the most likely in my opinion.
The third option, the US doesn't need Apple to cooperate so this also seems unlikely.
Remember, any individual or group of people can be subject to secret gag orders around US intelligence capabilities. Tim Cook can say whatever he says, but you can't believe a word of it as a result.
- Comment on UK Withdraws Apple iCloud Backdoor Demand Following US Diplomatic Push 16 hours ago:
Why would the UK do that? My money's on a new deal to get access through US intelligence agencies instead of directly through Apple.
- Comment on Xbox Series X and S: Microsoft Has Reportedly Sold Less Than 30 Million Consoles This Generation 1 week ago:
With the "everything is an Xbox mantra, there's no reason to have a capable PC and an Xbox anymore. I don't mind waiting for PS games on my PC either, leaving only Nintendo still having some appeal.
- Comment on Apple’s New Containerization Feature Allows Kali Linux Integration on macOS 3 weeks ago:
How is it a "native containerization stack" if they run in VMs. What do they think native means?
- Comment on Why do people hate coldplay? 4 weeks ago:
I think you're sort of right. It's not simply because they're popular, it's because the popularity means they get inescapable radio play. Over time you resent it more and more.
- Comment on Just over a week on from the last one, there's a fresh Battlefield 6 leak here that shows the return of Rush 1 month ago:
So many of the games I want to play run on Linux now, I no longer have a Windows install available to play this with EAs incompatible anti-cheat. It's a pity, but I'm not going back.