As Adobe Creative Suite struggles with its license-server outage, stranding creative professionals around the world without a way of earning their living, a timely reminder: a cloud computer is a computer you're only allowed to use if the phone company and a DRM-peddling giant like Adobe gives you permission, and they can withdraw that permission at any time.
Cloud computers are computers you can only use with someone else's permission
Frontier, a terrible company, is going bankrupt
Frontier is the bottom-rung of the top-tier of US ISPs, serving customers in 29 states. Despite enjoying monopoly control over its customers' online lives, and despite massive government handouts and… READ THE REST
Schneier: "It's really too late to secure 5G networks"
Bruce Schneier's Foreign Policy essay in 5G security argues that we're unduly focused on the possibility of Chinese manufacturers inserting backdoors or killswitches in 5G equipment, and not focused enough… READ THE REST
Something Awful's "Fuck You and Die" forum went from freewheeling jokesters to Nazi shitposters, so it's dead
Long before 4chan and other anything-goes forums existed, every major online community had a similar community: the Well had its "weird" forum, Usenet had alt.syntax.tactical (among others), and Something Awful… READ THE REST
Transform Screen Time: Award-Winning Montessori App PokPok Now $49.99
TL;DR: Reframe how you think about screen time when your kids dive into PokPok, a Montessori mobile game now discounted to $49.99. Stop feeling guilty about unavoidable screentime when you get your kids… READ THE REST
New Costco Gold Star Members get $20 to spend on their next trip
TL;DR: Go a little easier on your wallet with a one-year Gold Star Membership from Costco. It's currently just $65 and includes a $20 Digital Costco Shop Card for your next shopping… READ THE REST
Enough with the AI fees: One subscription, all the bots, now $79.97
TL;DR: Get all your favorite AI tools in one place with the Advanced Business Plan lifetime subscription to the 1min.AI dashboard for $79.97 (reg. $540). What could you do with 4 million AI… READ THE REST
