Fundamental Internet History. Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” made it into a very special meme. And it happened to everyone at least once, I’m sure. Vice has its history.
This video is a studious look at”Never Gonna Give You Up,” the Rick Roll, how they have impacted the career of the man who recorded it, Rick Astley, and the frustration they have inflic…
Security related ‘news’ that have Zigbee based lighting systems as the subject of their research make me feel on Groundhog Day. They show up repeatedly, and their content is about exchangeable, along with the solution. Ladies and Gentlemen, this time it’s Ikea Trådfri that Synopsys found a flaw in. The flaw exploits malformed Zigbee frames. The vendor patched the flaw in early 2022.
Ikea Trådfri
With just one malformed Zigbee frame, attackers could take over certain Ikea smart lightbulbs, leaving users unable to turn the lights down.
Apple’s CEO has doubt about the ‘metaverse’ – The Verge reports Tim Cook wouldn’t believe individuals couldn’t make up the ‘metaverse’. On #Labstalk we already debated the future of hardware will define the future of this mythical space. Tim Cook apparently concludes most people wouldn’t be able to spend time in the virtual world. Meanwhile, the corporate, The Verge supports the market rumours about upcoming AR and VR gear.
It’s still reportedly developing AR and VR hardware.
Ja nun. Die Meldung kam gestern schon mal an mir vorbei. Zunächst habe ich gedacht es handle sich um eine Schlagzeile des Postillion. Dann habe ich es nochmal gelesen und musste es twittern.
The cloud gaming service was only launched 3 years ago, with many ambitions. Google started it’s efforts with an own game studio. However, the entire service fell back behind the attached expectations and was never considered successful. The game studio already shut down last year, making this move no surprising consequence.
What is remarkable is the almost prophetic accuracy of http://stadiacountdown.com, a single purpose website built and launched by Jason Scott.
To celebrate the official launce of Google Stadia (@GoogleStadia) tomorrow, I have created a single-purpose website: https://t.co/PrsCMfkQIB. It is a countdown timer set for the average lifespan of any Google service/product, which is 4 years. pic.twitter.com/uR2ujUWeQc
The tweet dates back to November 2019, the day before Stadia actually launched, predicting a lifespan of 4 years for Stadia. As of today, the counter has 412 more days for Stadia to go. Google will kill the product earlier than that.
One thing noteworthy here is that Google products are already notorious for being very mortal. The above is based on Google Cemetery calculates average days for the life expectancy of any life and future product and came up with the ~4 years for the Stadia countdown. While this is kind of normal and necessary in the B2C market, the reputation the company builds is dangerous for its enterprise ambition.
Nur noch eine Woche bis zur (ISC)² Chapter Konferenz in Düsseldorf. Die Veranstaltung hat sechs hochkarätige Referenten. Die gesamte Agenda gibt es hier, es gibt noch die Möglichkeit sich per eMail anzumelden.
It’s been more than four years since I read a stat put out by Aspect that prompted me to write about this very subject, the choice of cleaning a toilet or contacting customer support.
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We all know the feeling. Shep Hyken, contributer to Forbes Magazine, did a survey among a thousand customers/consumers. The survey apparently was not too diplomatic on the wording and used the exact question. The quota of people who’d rather clean a toilet is a really bad report on the quality of customer report.
Luckily, Shep does not leave customers to clean toilets, but offers 10 ideas that are guiding towards improved customer service.
Eine Geste, die wir alle kennen. Und noch dazu eine sehr schöne, im Zwischenmenschlichen Verhältnis, wie ich meine. Weird History hat sich in dem gleichnamigen Youtube-Kanal die Mühe gemacht, der Geschichte des Finger-Zeichens einmal nachzugehen.
Let’s set the scene. You’re livid, you want to scream at someone. But for some reason, you can’t speak. What gesture do you give them? That’s right – the good ol’ middle finger comes immediately to mind, right? The middle finger has been known as a way to display anger for a very long time – going all the way back to ancient Greece. In fact, it’s “one of the most ancient insult gestures known,” according to anthropologist Desmond Morris.
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(@fietsprofessor) September 24, 2022
