1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:08,240 You know, Kierkagard wrote, "Of all ridiculous things, the most ridiculous 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:09,840 seems to me to be busy, but he died more 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:14,639 than a hundred years ago, and he never had to keep up with the tech news. It'll 4 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:19,760 keep you busy. Trust me." Yeah, who's a smart guy now. Microsoft is sick of you 5 00:00:17,039 --> 00:00:23,039 making offline or local Windows 11 accounts, and they're not going to let 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:27,519 you do it anymore. In their announcement of a new Windows 11 Insider preview 7 00:00:25,359 --> 00:00:31,920 build, Microsoft says they are getting rid of known mechanisms often used to 8 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:37,040 create a local account. According to Windows Central, amongst these removed 9 00:00:34,399 --> 00:00:40,040 mechanisms are commands like start ms-calonly 10 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:47,520 local >> locally. Microsoft says if you want to 11 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:52,640 use Windows 11, which I know we all desperately do, we're going to have to 12 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:54,960 complete the outofbox experience or Ubie 13 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:59,280 with internet access and a Microsoft account. The announcement states that 14 00:00:56,719 --> 00:01:05,920 creating an offline account bypasses critical setup screens that are part of 15 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:08,159 the Ubie and could cause oo oozers users 16 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:12,960 to exit the setup without a properly configured device. But I know that's all 17 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:16,880 just code for give us your data. We want your sweet, sweet data, obviously. 18 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:20,799 Interestingly, folks already appear to be finding workarounds for Microsoft's 19 00:01:18,799 --> 00:01:25,680 newest changes, including just creating a local account on an earlier Windows 11 20 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:28,880 build before updating. Microsoft, I'm going to offer you a bit of constructive 21 00:01:27,119 --> 00:01:32,880 criticism here. Maybe folks would be more willing to create accounts the way 22 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:38,560 you want them to if they actually wanted to use Windows 11. Huh? Focus on making 23 00:01:35,759 --> 00:01:43,840 Windows 11 cool. Cart before the horse kind of thing. You get it. Qualcomm is 24 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:45,439 acquiring Arduino, the Italian company 25 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:50,240 beloved for their open-source microcontroller boards and I'm assuming 26 00:01:48,159 --> 00:01:54,079 free bread sticks at lunch. It's just like the Olive Garden but a country, 27 00:01:51,759 --> 00:01:58,079 right? It's understandable that Qualcomm would want to subsume Arduino's 28 00:01:56,320 --> 00:02:03,040 incredibly popular and adaptable hardware and software into their own 29 00:02:00,079 --> 00:02:07,600 edge computing stack. But enthusiasts along with people who have never touched 30 00:02:04,799 --> 00:02:12,080 a microcontroller before worry that this move will hurt Arduino's open-source 31 00:02:10,239 --> 00:02:17,120 approach. But the two companies say they're serious about keeping that open 32 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:23,360 approach and community spirit alive. So they're updating Arduino's Uno lineup 33 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:25,840 with the Uno Q, a little hybrid board 34 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:34,319 that combines Qualcomm's Linux Debian capable Dragon Wing QRB2210 35 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:36,239 chip. Yep. with Arduino's STM32U585 36 00:02:34,319 --> 00:02:40,000 microcontroller. It's compatible with Arduino's existing 37 00:02:38,319 --> 00:02:45,360 shields and other hardware. Its schematics are open source, and it's 38 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:50,000 coming alongside AppLab, a new open-source tool for building 39 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:54,560 specialized apps for the UNOQ's unique hardware configuration. If you've still 40 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:58,080 got questions, don't ask us. Again, we don't know. But thankfully, my other 41 00:02:56,160 --> 00:03:01,920 dad, Jeff Gearling, has a great new video and article up about this 42 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:06,480 development. He's so smart. Probably smarter than your dad. 43 00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:12,000 >> He's number Uno. >> Synology has backtracked on its policy 44 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:17,120 banning the installation of nonverified hard drives in its NAS products. In as 45 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:21,519 little as 6 months, Synology was able to surmise that requiring people to buy 46 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:26,159 special Synology branded drives was pissing off their customers and driving 47 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:29,120 sales down. Very impressive. Synology's 48 00:03:26,159 --> 00:03:34,959 press release says that 2025 Diskstation Plus, Value, and J series models running 49 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:37,440 the newest DSM 7.3 software will support 50 00:03:34,959 --> 00:03:42,560 the installation of nonvalidated third-party drives with some caveats. If 51 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:46,799 you want to use M.2 drives, those still need to be a model listed on Synologyy's 52 00:03:44,879 --> 00:03:51,519 hardware compatibility list. and enterprise NAS units, which only worked 53 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:56,640 with verified drives before Synology expanded the policy in April, will still 54 00:03:53,920 --> 00:04:01,200 need special rubber stamped drives. So, what tipped the scales here? Well, 55 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:05,760 Synology told RS Technica that testing more drives and adding them to their 56 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:09,599 validation program is taking a while. So, they figured they'd open things up, 57 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:13,760 even though the only thing that drives their decisions is creating reliable and 58 00:04:11,519 --> 00:04:18,239 secure data solutions. As long as that data is secure on a validated drive, 59 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:23,280 they are willing to drive this whole thing into the ground. Except when their 60 00:04:20,239 --> 00:04:25,280 sales go down cuz nobody's security is 61 00:04:23,280 --> 00:04:29,680 perfect. It's what a put a floppy in there. See if we care. Okay, so we're so 62 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:34,000 chill. And then go check out our sponsor MicroEnter and their fall savings event 63 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:37,759 running all throughout October. 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Now, 71 00:05:05,280 --> 00:05:12,400 if all that Halloween spirit still has you feeling terrified of tech price 72 00:05:09,199 --> 00:05:16,160 tags, these huge deals on pre-built PCs 73 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:18,400 like this Perec G726 gaming PC will calm 74 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:22,160 your nerves. So, don't miss out on fall savings at MicroEnter. Check out all 75 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:28,320 their October deals at the link below. Chinese philosopher Laauo Su wrote about 76 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:29,680 how the slow overcomes the fast. One 77 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:36,800 thing's for sure, the quick bits hate loudu. So get at it. Nintendo is suing James 78 00:05:33,840 --> 00:05:42,479 Archbox Williams, a moderator for the Switch Pirates subreddit, where he 79 00:05:39,280 --> 00:05:44,880 allegedly promoted and sold Switch ROMs 80 00:05:42,479 --> 00:05:50,479 and other piracy tools. Now, he did this so often Nintendo was able to track down 81 00:05:47,199 --> 00:05:53,120 his identity and sue him for 4.5 million 82 00:05:50,479 --> 00:05:57,759 in damages, which they claim is actually nowhere near the actual damages done. 83 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:02,320 This guy almost put Nintendo out of business. While we often joke about 84 00:05:59,840 --> 00:06:06,960 Nintendo being unreasonably latigious, if their claims are accurate here, that 85 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:10,880 Williams continued to sell ROMs even after being served a cease and desist, 86 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:15,919 deleted or hid evidence, and then ghosted lawyers, aka 87 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:22,240 around, then it seems like he's entered the find out phase of things. Nintend 88 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:25,520 don't ignore a cease and desist. 89 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:28,160 Logitech is bricking its POP smart home 90 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:32,800 buttons on October 15th. In a move that Hackaday concisely called sudden and 91 00:06:30,639 --> 00:06:36,800 rather customer hostile, pop button users are receiving an email informing 92 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:41,520 them that the product, which is less than a decade old, is being shut down. 93 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:46,400 But don't worry, they're getting a 15% off coupon at Logitech's store. However, 94 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:51,120 Hackaday says this coupon is only usable by US-based customers. 95 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:53,120 >> Damn it. Logitech is not only just 96 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:57,680 shutting down the product and its support for things like Apple HomeKit, 97 00:06:54,880 --> 00:07:02,080 Sonos, and Philips Huegh. Anyone hoping to keep using them locally is also 98 00:06:59,919 --> 00:07:05,520 completely out of luck. So, Logitech has really pushed my pop buttons with this 99 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:14,400 one. >> Good one, Riley. >> I I'll own it. Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, 100 00:07:11,599 --> 00:07:19,360 Riot Games, and Epic Games were all hit with spikes in outage reports at around 101 00:07:17,039 --> 00:07:25,759 the same time on October 6th, according to data from Down Detector, which led 102 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:28,160 many to assume a massive DDoS attack was 103 00:07:25,759 --> 00:07:34,639 underway. Now, according to cyber news, some are speculating the attack comes 104 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:36,880 from the massive botnet Isuru Isuru. Why 105 00:07:34,639 --> 00:07:42,000 would someone go after our dear Steam, though? Yet even more conjecture 106 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:47,280 suggests that this attack may be to sell a product through a demonstration of its 107 00:07:44,639 --> 00:07:53,199 strength. Personally, I'm pretty sure it might be that. Or alternatively, all the 108 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:58,560 video games cause violence boomer people have LEARNED TO HACK. LOOK OUT, 109 00:07:55,440 --> 00:08:01,199 GRANDMA'S PLUGGED IN. And it ain't just 110 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:05,919 Skyrim this time. OpenAI said its recently launched Sora 2 video generator 111 00:08:03,919 --> 00:08:10,160 would block depictions of public figures. And it did for the 112 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:14,400 approximately 2 seconds it took for people to find a loophole and start 113 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:19,360 barging Zelda Williams with fake photorealistic videos of her late father 114 00:08:16,639 --> 00:08:24,240 Robin. Very cool and normal behavior. Soratu's ability to recreate Pikachu 115 00:08:21,919 --> 00:08:28,479 being cooked and eaten and Mario running from the cops also caused a ruckus with 116 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:33,680 copyright holders, which seemed to catch OpenAI CEO Sam Alman by surprise. I 117 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:38,479 thought they'd love it. So, this week, OpenAI added more restrictions to the 118 00:08:35,839 --> 00:08:44,080 model, but only after enough AI videos had flooded the web that it triggered 119 00:08:40,560 --> 00:08:46,160 Mr. Beast to wonder, hm, what will AI 120 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:50,399 videos do to YouTube? And how will it impact the millions of creators 121 00:08:47,839 --> 00:08:56,080 currently making content for a living? Has anyone thought of this yet? Scary 122 00:08:53,440 --> 00:09:00,240 times. The Neurolink brain computer interface is helping one of its patients 123 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:03,440 control a robot arm. And those are just the sorts of cool sentences we get to 124 00:09:01,680 --> 00:09:08,480 say on Techlink sometimes. Pretty cool. Anyway, Nick Ray, a Neuralink patient 125 00:09:05,839 --> 00:09:13,600 who has ALS, posted a video of himself using Neuralink to direct an assistive 126 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:18,320 robot arm to pick up a drink for him, bring it to his mouth, and allow him to 127 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:22,959 sip off from it without it impaling him through the jaw. It's great. 128 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:26,880 >> Thought about thinking it. We're like, don't. Ray 129 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:32,720 wrote in his post that he's also been able to put on his hat and microwave 130 00:09:29,519 --> 00:09:34,800 chicken. He's very excited to talk with 131 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:38,480 his hands again. Just be careful where you're swinging those robot arms, Nick. 132 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:42,560 Okay, you don't know your own strength and we don't want a Dr. Octopus 133 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:46,800 situation here. Okay, take it easy. But very happy for you. We should take it 134 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:51,519 easy, too. Hey, let's have a rest and come back on Friday for more tech news. 135 00:09:48,560 --> 00:09:58,240 After all, Vietnamese philosopher why are you making me titch not han 136 00:09:56,399 --> 00:10:03,040 believes that resting is a very important practice and resting is a 137 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:06,839 precondition for healing. So chill. Okay. Heal.