{"video_id":"Jn7zVQG0WZw","title":"Microsoft, why are you like this?","channel":"TechLinked","show":"TechLinked","published_at":"2025-11-05T14:53:29Z","duration_s":607,"segments":[{"start_s":0.16,"end_s":8.24,"text":"You know, Kierkagard wrote, \"Of all ridiculous things, the most ridiculous","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":4.88,"end_s":9.84,"text":"seems to me to be busy, but he died more","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":8.24,"end_s":14.639,"text":"than a hundred years ago, and he never had to keep up with the tech news. It'll","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":11.92,"end_s":19.76,"text":"keep you busy. Trust me.\" Yeah, who's a smart guy now. Microsoft is sick of you","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":17.039,"end_s":23.039,"text":"making offline or local Windows 11 accounts, and they're not going to let","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":20.88,"end_s":27.519,"text":"you do it anymore. 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Microsoft, I'm going to offer you a bit of constructive","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":87.119,"end_s":92.88,"text":"criticism here. Maybe folks would be more willing to create accounts the way","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":90.56,"end_s":98.56,"text":"you want them to if they actually wanted to use Windows 11. Huh? Focus on making","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":95.759,"end_s":103.84,"text":"Windows 11 cool. Cart before the horse kind of thing. You get it. Qualcomm is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":100.56,"end_s":105.439,"text":"acquiring Arduino, the Italian company","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":103.84,"end_s":110.24,"text":"beloved for their open-source microcontroller boards and I'm assuming","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":108.159,"end_s":114.079,"text":"free bread sticks at lunch. It's just like the Olive Garden but a country,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":111.759,"end_s":118.079,"text":"right? 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If you've still","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":171.84,"end_s":178.08,"text":"got questions, don't ask us. Again, we don't know. But thankfully, my other","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":176.16,"end_s":181.92,"text":"dad, Jeff Gearling, has a great new video and article up about this","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":179.68,"end_s":186.48,"text":"development. He's so smart. Probably smarter than your dad.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":183.92,"end_s":192.0,"text":">> He's number Uno. >> Synology has backtracked on its policy","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":189.2,"end_s":197.12,"text":"banning the installation of nonverified hard drives in its NAS products. 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Chinese philosopher Laauo Su wrote about","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":1},{"start_s":324.8,"end_s":329.68,"text":"how the slow overcomes the fast. One","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":328.32,"end_s":336.8,"text":"thing's for sure, the quick bits hate loudu. So get at it. Nintendo is suing James","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":333.84,"end_s":342.479,"text":"Archbox Williams, a moderator for the Switch Pirates subreddit, where he","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":339.28,"end_s":344.88,"text":"allegedly promoted and sold Switch ROMs","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":342.479,"end_s":350.479,"text":"and other piracy tools. Now, he did this so often Nintendo was able to track down","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":347.199,"end_s":353.12,"text":"his identity and sue him for 4.5 million","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":350.479,"end_s":357.759,"text":"in damages, which they claim is actually nowhere near the actual damages done.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":356.0,"end_s":362.32,"text":"This guy almost put Nintendo out of business. While we often joke about","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":359.84,"end_s":366.96,"text":"Nintendo being unreasonably latigious, if their claims are accurate here, that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":364.8,"end_s":370.88,"text":"Williams continued to sell ROMs even after being served a cease and desist,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":368.96,"end_s":375.919,"text":"deleted or hid evidence, and then ghosted lawyers, aka","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":374.08,"end_s":382.24,"text":"around, then it seems like he's entered the find out phase of things. Nintend","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":378.88,"end_s":385.52,"text":"don't ignore a cease and desist.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":382.24,"end_s":388.16,"text":"Logitech is bricking its POP smart home","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":385.52,"end_s":392.8,"text":"buttons on October 15th. In a move that Hackaday concisely called sudden and","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":390.639,"end_s":396.8,"text":"rather customer hostile, pop button users are receiving an email informing","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":394.96,"end_s":401.52,"text":"them that the product, which is less than a decade old, is being shut down.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":399.44,"end_s":406.4,"text":"But don't worry, they're getting a 15% off coupon at Logitech's store. However,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":404.4,"end_s":411.12,"text":"Hackaday says this coupon is only usable by US-based customers.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":408.08,"end_s":413.12,"text":">> Damn it. Logitech is not only just","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":411.12,"end_s":417.68,"text":"shutting down the product and its support for things like Apple HomeKit,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":414.88,"end_s":422.08,"text":"Sonos, and Philips Huegh. Anyone hoping to keep using them locally is also","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":419.919,"end_s":425.52,"text":"completely out of luck. So, Logitech has really pushed my pop buttons with this","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":424.8,"end_s":434.4,"text":"one. >> Good one, Riley. >> I I'll own it. Steam, Xbox, PlayStation,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":431.599,"end_s":439.36,"text":"Riot Games, and Epic Games were all hit with spikes in outage reports at around","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":437.039,"end_s":445.759,"text":"the same time on October 6th, according to data from Down Detector, which led","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":442.24,"end_s":448.16,"text":"many to assume a massive DDoS attack was","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":445.759,"end_s":454.639,"text":"underway. Now, according to cyber news, some are speculating the attack comes","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":449.84,"end_s":456.88,"text":"from the massive botnet Isuru Isuru. Why","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":454.639,"end_s":462.0,"text":"would someone go after our dear Steam, though? Yet even more conjecture","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":459.44,"end_s":467.28,"text":"suggests that this attack may be to sell a product through a demonstration of its","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":464.639,"end_s":473.199,"text":"strength. Personally, I'm pretty sure it might be that. Or alternatively, all the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":470.72,"end_s":478.56,"text":"video games cause violence boomer people have LEARNED TO HACK. LOOK OUT,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":475.44,"end_s":481.199,"text":"GRANDMA'S PLUGGED IN. And it ain't just","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":478.56,"end_s":485.919,"text":"Skyrim this time. 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Hey, let's have a rest and come back on Friday for more tech news.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":588.56,"end_s":598.24,"text":"After all, Vietnamese philosopher why are you making me titch not han","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":596.399,"end_s":603.04,"text":"believes that resting is a very important practice and resting is a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":600.32,"end_s":606.839,"text":"precondition for healing. So chill. Okay. Heal.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"You know, Kierkagard wrote, \"Of all ridiculous things, the most ridiculous seems to me to be busy, but he died more than a hundred years ago, and he never had to keep up with the tech news. It'll keep you busy. Trust me.\" Yeah, who's a smart guy now. Microsoft is sick of you making offline or local Windows 11 accounts, and they're not going to let you do it anymore. In their announcement of a new Windows 11 Insider preview build, Microsoft says they are getting rid of known mechanisms often used to create a local account. According to Windows Central, amongst these removed mechanisms are commands like start ms-calonly local >> locally. Microsoft says if you want to use Windows 11, which I know we all desperately do, we're going to have to complete the outofbox experience or Ubie with internet access and a Microsoft account. The announcement states that creating an offline account bypasses critical setup screens that are part of the Ubie and could cause oo oozers users to exit the setup without a properly configured device. But I know that's all just code for give us your data. We want your sweet, sweet data, obviously. Interestingly, folks already appear to be finding workarounds for Microsoft's newest changes, including just creating a local account on an earlier Windows 11 build before updating. Microsoft, I'm going to offer you a bit of constructive criticism here. Maybe folks would be more willing to create accounts the way you want them to if they actually wanted to use Windows 11. Huh? Focus on making Windows 11 cool. Cart before the horse kind of thing. You get it. Qualcomm is acquiring Arduino, the Italian company beloved for their open-source microcontroller boards and I'm assuming free bread sticks at lunch. It's just like the Olive Garden but a country, right? It's understandable that Qualcomm would want to subsume Arduino's incredibly popular and adaptable hardware and software into their own edge computing stack. But enthusiasts along with people who have never touched a microcontroller before worry that this move will hurt Arduino's open-source approach. But the two companies say they're serious about keeping that open approach and community spirit alive. So they're updating Arduino's Uno lineup with the Uno Q, a little hybrid board that combines Qualcomm's Linux Debian capable Dragon Wing QRB2210 chip. Yep. with Arduino's STM32U585 microcontroller. It's compatible with Arduino's existing shields and other hardware. Its schematics are open source, and it's coming alongside AppLab, a new open-source tool for building specialized apps for the UNOQ's unique hardware configuration. If you've still got questions, don't ask us. Again, we don't know. But thankfully, my other dad, Jeff Gearling, has a great new video and article up about this development. He's so smart. Probably smarter than your dad. >> He's number Uno. >> Synology has backtracked on its policy banning the installation of nonverified hard drives in its NAS products. In as little as 6 months, Synology was able to surmise that requiring people to buy special Synology branded drives was pissing off their customers and driving sales down. Very impressive. Synology's press release says that 2025 Diskstation Plus, Value, and J series models running the newest DSM 7.3 software will support the installation of nonvalidated third-party drives with some caveats. If you want to use M.2 drives, those still need to be a model listed on Synologyy's hardware compatibility list. and enterprise NAS units, which only worked with verified drives before Synology expanded the policy in April, will still need special rubber stamped drives. So, what tipped the scales here? Well, Synology told RS Technica that testing more drives and adding them to their validation program is taking a while. So, they figured they'd open things up, even though the only thing that drives their decisions is creating reliable and secure data solutions. As long as that data is secure on a validated drive, they are willing to drive this whole thing into the ground. Except when their sales go down cuz nobody's security is perfect. It's what a put a floppy in there. See if we care. Okay, so we're so chill. And then go check out our sponsor MicroEnter and their fall savings event running all throughout October. It's a pretty spooky month, but nothing puts a scared person at ease like a great deal on an Acer Nitro XV272U 180Hz 1440p gaming monitor or even more big savings on a Crucial X91 TBTE portable SSD. Everyone knows that. Phoenix, Arizona, you're about to have even more fun this Halloween season because you've got a new MicroEnter coming to town. And if you sign up now, you get a free 128 gig flash drive when the store opens. Plus, when you do that, you can visit MicroEnter News for all the top stories on the newest tech. Now, if all that Halloween spirit still has you feeling terrified of tech price tags, these huge deals on pre-built PCs like this Perec G726 gaming PC will calm your nerves. So, don't miss out on fall savings at MicroEnter. Check out all their October deals at the link below. Chinese philosopher Laauo Su wrote about how the slow overcomes the fast. One thing's for sure, the quick bits hate loudu. So get at it. Nintendo is suing James Archbox Williams, a moderator for the Switch Pirates subreddit, where he allegedly promoted and sold Switch ROMs and other piracy tools. Now, he did this so often Nintendo was able to track down his identity and sue him for 4.5 million in damages, which they claim is actually nowhere near the actual damages done. This guy almost put Nintendo out of business. While we often joke about Nintendo being unreasonably latigious, if their claims are accurate here, that Williams continued to sell ROMs even after being served a cease and desist, deleted or hid evidence, and then ghosted lawyers, aka around, then it seems like he's entered the find out phase of things. Nintend don't ignore a cease and desist. Logitech is bricking its POP smart home buttons on October 15th. In a move that Hackaday concisely called sudden and rather customer hostile, pop button users are receiving an email informing them that the product, which is less than a decade old, is being shut down. But don't worry, they're getting a 15% off coupon at Logitech's store. However, Hackaday says this coupon is only usable by US-based customers. >> Damn it. Logitech is not only just shutting down the product and its support for things like Apple HomeKit, Sonos, and Philips Huegh. Anyone hoping to keep using them locally is also completely out of luck. So, Logitech has really pushed my pop buttons with this one. >> Good one, Riley. >> I I'll own it. Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, Riot Games, and Epic Games were all hit with spikes in outage reports at around the same time on October 6th, according to data from Down Detector, which led many to assume a massive DDoS attack was underway. Now, according to cyber news, some are speculating the attack comes from the massive botnet Isuru Isuru. Why would someone go after our dear Steam, though? Yet even more conjecture suggests that this attack may be to sell a product through a demonstration of its strength. Personally, I'm pretty sure it might be that. Or alternatively, all the video games cause violence boomer people have LEARNED TO HACK. LOOK OUT, GRANDMA'S PLUGGED IN. And it ain't just Skyrim this time. OpenAI said its recently launched Sora 2 video generator would block depictions of public figures. And it did for the approximately 2 seconds it took for people to find a loophole and start barging Zelda Williams with fake photorealistic videos of her late father Robin. Very cool and normal behavior. Soratu's ability to recreate Pikachu being cooked and eaten and Mario running from the cops also caused a ruckus with copyright holders, which seemed to catch OpenAI CEO Sam Alman by surprise. I thought they'd love it. So, this week, OpenAI added more restrictions to the model, but only after enough AI videos had flooded the web that it triggered Mr. Beast to wonder, hm, what will AI videos do to YouTube? And how will it impact the millions of creators currently making content for a living? Has anyone thought of this yet? Scary times. The Neurolink brain computer interface is helping one of its patients control a robot arm. And those are just the sorts of cool sentences we get to say on Techlink sometimes. Pretty cool. Anyway, Nick Ray, a Neuralink patient who has ALS, posted a video of himself using Neuralink to direct an assistive robot arm to pick up a drink for him, bring it to his mouth, and allow him to sip off from it without it impaling him through the jaw. It's great. >> Thought about thinking it. We're like, don't. Ray wrote in his post that he's also been able to put on his hat and microwave chicken. He's very excited to talk with his hands again. Just be careful where you're swinging those robot arms, Nick. Okay, you don't know your own strength and we don't want a Dr. Octopus situation here. Okay, take it easy. But very happy for you. We should take it easy, too. Hey, let's have a rest and come back on Friday for more tech news. After all, Vietnamese philosopher why are you making me titch not han believes that resting is a very important practice and resting is a precondition for healing. So chill. Okay. Heal."}