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AI may be coming to Windows 11’s Clock app as Microsoft turns it into a focus tool (www.windowslatest.com)
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[–] 1 point 5 months ago (6 children)

If they've ceded that much control, there aren't many ways it's still their hardware left.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

    I'm not following you... Like most corporates, they've locked it down, in this case with BeyondTrust, so that it's not even possible to run unapproved executables without a dialog box popping up demanding an explanation, which then creates a ticket with security, who casually deny it a few days later.

    But the fact that I can't personally run alternatives on that laptop doesn't change the fact that Microsoft have pushed out a lot of poorly tested and bug ridden replacements for software that has worked perfectly fine until now.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    I don't know how to be clearer, that's not your computer at that point. I would absolutely require my employer to provide their own device to implement this security solution.

    We've been trained to see computing as a nonpolitical thing, but computation in "the information age" is every bit as political as iron was in the iron age, or, I dunno, sails in the age of sail. Stupid examples, I should be asleep right now. The point is that we should view news about all technology through a political lens.

    I can't do smart examples at half past three, so here's this. If you were a medieval serf and the king had assumed direct mind control over your horse, you would have no difficulty seeing how that was an offense against the social contract and a clear signal that the divine right of kings was flawed. "My horse has been mind-controlled by the court sorcerer, now he won't breed with the family mare... and yesterday I swear I saw him whispering to a guard!"

    You'd just about tolerate that weird shit from a horse the king gifted you, but not your own. But this isn't the age of horse. Good night!

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

    I remain very confused about the point you're trying to make ?

    Are you trying to say that if I don't personally own the laptop that I use for work, then I have no right to complain about its shortcomings ?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I think old mate is confused about you saying "my laptop" when it's your laptop provided by your workplace. He's then telling you it's not your laptop if they control what you can download (which it isn't yours, it's the workplace) . I've got absolutely no idea how the fuck horses entered the equation.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I think that there was a mix-up of what "their" was referring to in this line of conversation. It seems to me like you two are saying the same thing otherwise.

    OC initially referred to it as "my laptop," you're correct about that, but that's kind of a colloquialism - or has been everywhere I work. "My system" just refers to the hardware into which you login, assuming they provide you with such. I refer to the laptop my employer provided as "my laptop" or "my work laptop" if there's a need to disambiguate, but I'm under no illusions regarding what would happen to the hardware if I left the company.

    Also, though my work laptop isn't locked down like that person's is, I'm not going to install anything not work related or login to any personal accounts. After all, I agree with you: it's the employer's laptop provided to allow me to advance their interests.

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