Jason
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@merill.net Hey, Merill.
Do you know anyone on the Edge team? We really need a standalone Edge object in Conditional Access Policies so we can prevent users from logging in and syncing their Edge data (like passwords and secrets) from home and other unauthorized devices. :(
Do you know anyone on the Edge team? We really need a standalone Edge object in Conditional Access Policies so we can prevent users from logging in and syncing their Edge data (like passwords and secrets) from home and other unauthorized devices. :(
September 3, 2026 at 1:31 PM
@merill.net Hey, Merill.
Do you know anyone on the Edge team? We really need a standalone Edge object in Conditional Access Policies so we can prevent users from logging in and syncing their Edge data (like passwords and secrets) from home and other unauthorized devices. :(
Do you know anyone on the Edge team? We really need a standalone Edge object in Conditional Access Policies so we can prevent users from logging in and syncing their Edge data (like passwords and secrets) from home and other unauthorized devices. :(
@merill.net you probably already know, but this is going to break so much stuff. Terrible decision by Microsoft IMO.
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August 7, 2026 at 11:04 AM
@merill.net you probably already know, but this is going to break so much stuff. Terrible decision by Microsoft IMO.
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It's Independence Day here in the U.S. I want to be free from NTLM.
Where are IAKerb and LocalKDC?
It's Independence Day here in the U.S. I want to be free from NTLM.
Where are IAKerb and LocalKDC?
July 4, 2026 at 11:18 PM
@syfuhs.net
It's Independence Day here in the U.S. I want to be free from NTLM.
Where are IAKerb and LocalKDC?
It's Independence Day here in the U.S. I want to be free from NTLM.
Where are IAKerb and LocalKDC?
With CoreUtils now having a Microsoft-official version on Windows, I wonder if it will ever be included out of the box without any additional install or download.
June 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
With CoreUtils now having a Microsoft-official version on Windows, I wonder if it will ever be included out of the box without any additional install or download.
Wait, Google employees *now* care about how their work affects people? I wonder what changed...oh right.
It's not ONLY about the Pentagon contract! It's about the deployment of AI without tech employees' invited to the table:
They just formed the biggest tech worker union in the US. They plan to rein in AI and curb layoffs share.google/U9RkxEi4TOyA...
They just formed the biggest tech worker union in the US. They plan to rein in AI and curb layoffs share.google/U9RkxEi4TOyA...
They just formed the biggest tech worker union in the US. They plan to rein in AI and curb layoffs
"Who AI benefits and who it immiserates often is based on who gets to decide how it’s used. We know how tech is used on the day to day. We should be at the table as well."
share.google
May 30, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Wait, Google employees *now* care about how their work affects people? I wonder what changed...oh right.
The head of the U.S. Department of Justice should be an elected official, with elections every 8 years, with minimum qualification requirements. The Department should be considered on the same level as the White House, with the Department no longer reporting to the President in any capacity.
May 28, 2026 at 5:49 PM
The head of the U.S. Department of Justice should be an elected official, with elections every 8 years, with minimum qualification requirements. The Department should be considered on the same level as the White House, with the Department no longer reporting to the President in any capacity.
The problem is that there are not many government types that can withstand a bad electorate.
We voted for Trump. Bad enough.
We voted for a House to support him. Worse.
We voted for a Senate to support him. Worst.
Congress is empowered to help Trump.
We voted for Trump. Bad enough.
We voted for a House to support him. Worse.
We voted for a Senate to support him. Worst.
Congress is empowered to help Trump.
We elected you to Congress to be a check on executive power, not a spectator.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution, not to protect a man who threatens democracy, threatens war, and threatens the future.
Stop hiding behind voters.
Stop punting responsibility.
DO YOUR JOBS.👇
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution, not to protect a man who threatens democracy, threatens war, and threatens the future.
Stop hiding behind voters.
Stop punting responsibility.
DO YOUR JOBS.👇
April 12, 2026 at 12:36 AM
The problem is that there are not many government types that can withstand a bad electorate.
We voted for Trump. Bad enough.
We voted for a House to support him. Worse.
We voted for a Senate to support him. Worst.
Congress is empowered to help Trump.
We voted for Trump. Bad enough.
We voted for a House to support him. Worse.
We voted for a Senate to support him. Worst.
Congress is empowered to help Trump.
Microsoft is testing Edge opening automatically every time time Windows 11 restarts.
lol Microsoft hasn't learned shit. Every one who recently thought Microsoft turned a corner has been made a fool.
lol Microsoft hasn't learned shit. Every one who recently thought Microsoft turned a corner has been made a fool.
April 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Microsoft is testing Edge opening automatically every time time Windows 11 restarts.
lol Microsoft hasn't learned shit. Every one who recently thought Microsoft turned a corner has been made a fool.
lol Microsoft hasn't learned shit. Every one who recently thought Microsoft turned a corner has been made a fool.
"We need to always be updating processes to be more efficient" are a cancer on well being, stability, proficiency, expectation, and predictability. They think people get good at their jobs by always changing -- and I'm sorry to report that isn't the case. People get good from repetition.
April 1, 2026 at 10:11 PM
"We need to always be updating processes to be more efficient" are a cancer on well being, stability, proficiency, expectation, and predictability. They think people get good at their jobs by always changing -- and I'm sorry to report that isn't the case. People get good from repetition.
The Notepad vulnerability from a couple of months ago is wild. I remember talking about this in like 2005. What the hell is going on inside Microsoft?
"𝐹𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑢𝑏_140170𝐹60() ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠. 𝐼𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑆ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙𝐸𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒𝐸𝑥𝑊() 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙."
"𝐹𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑢𝑏_140170𝐹60() ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠. 𝐼𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑆ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙𝐸𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒𝐸𝑥𝑊() 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙."
March 28, 2026 at 12:32 AM
The Notepad vulnerability from a couple of months ago is wild. I remember talking about this in like 2005. What the hell is going on inside Microsoft?
"𝐹𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑢𝑏_140170𝐹60() ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠. 𝐼𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑆ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙𝐸𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒𝐸𝑥𝑊() 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙."
"𝐹𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑢𝑏_140170𝐹60() ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠. 𝐼𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑆ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙𝐸𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒𝐸𝑥𝑊() 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙."
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GitHub hits CTRL-Z, decides it will train its AI with user data after all
GitHub hits CTRL-Z, decides it will train its AI with user data after all
As of April 24 you'll be feeding the Octocat unless you opt out
Microsoft's GitHub next month plans to begin using customer interaction data – "specifically inputs, outputs, code snippets, and associated context" – to train its AI models.…
go.theregister.com
March 27, 2026 at 12:16 AM
GitHub hits CTRL-Z, decides it will train its AI with user data after all
If I watched TV, I bet I would be very angry about the Netflix price increases.
March 27, 2026 at 12:37 AM
If I watched TV, I bet I would be very angry about the Netflix price increases.
Reposted by Jason
OS level age verification is a Meta lobbying project
Pass it on
Pass it on
Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B Lobbying for Invasive Age Verification Tech
Meta funneled $2B through nonprofit shells to push age verification laws targeting Apple and Google while exempting its own platforms from surveillance requirements.
www.yahoo.com
March 23, 2026 at 2:31 PM
OS level age verification is a Meta lobbying project
Pass it on
Pass it on
I wonder if the constant emergency fixes dispirit Microsoft employees doing this work, or if their reaction is more along the lines of, "Oh well, just part of the job."
Worth a look: Out-of-band getting out of hand as Microsoft pushes hotpatch for Bluetooth
Out-of-band getting out of hand as Microsoft pushes hotpatch for Bluetooth
Second emergency fix in days targets Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2
Microsoft has pushed out yet another out-of-band hotpatch, this time to fix Bluetooth issues in Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2.…
go.theregister.com
March 18, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I wonder if the constant emergency fixes dispirit Microsoft employees doing this work, or if their reaction is more along the lines of, "Oh well, just part of the job."
New today: our customers really, really hate that we switched from humans to an AI agent answering our "main" phone number.
The objective data says it "is working very well and answering 97% of questions successfully," but our customers are telling a completely different story.
The objective data says it "is working very well and answering 97% of questions successfully," but our customers are telling a completely different story.
March 18, 2026 at 12:35 PM
New today: our customers really, really hate that we switched from humans to an AI agent answering our "main" phone number.
The objective data says it "is working very well and answering 97% of questions successfully," but our customers are telling a completely different story.
The objective data says it "is working very well and answering 97% of questions successfully," but our customers are telling a completely different story.
I think this is currently the one to beat. It's pretty even if you're used to OLED.
March 13, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I think this is currently the one to beat. It's pretty even if you're used to OLED.
This week, we launched Vida.io to act as a receptionist for incoming calls to our organization.
Mixed feelings:
1. About 25% of calls go very well; about 50% are fine; about 25% have significant issues.
2. Expensive.
3. Reliance on API and not many built-in features.
Mixed feelings:
1. About 25% of calls go very well; about 50% are fine; about 25% have significant issues.
2. Expensive.
3. Reliance on API and not many built-in features.
March 6, 2026 at 5:01 AM
This week, we launched Vida.io to act as a receptionist for incoming calls to our organization.
Mixed feelings:
1. About 25% of calls go very well; about 50% are fine; about 25% have significant issues.
2. Expensive.
3. Reliance on API and not many built-in features.
Mixed feelings:
1. About 25% of calls go very well; about 50% are fine; about 25% have significant issues.
2. Expensive.
3. Reliance on API and not many built-in features.
Microsoft is considering making an E7/A7.
Meanwhile, here *we* are considering considering reverting to E3/A3 to save money. lol
Meanwhile, here *we* are considering considering reverting to E3/A3 to save money. lol
March 2, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Microsoft is considering making an E7/A7.
Meanwhile, here *we* are considering considering reverting to E3/A3 to save money. lol
Meanwhile, here *we* are considering considering reverting to E3/A3 to save money. lol
SharePoint should have a write-only ("blind write") permission. It would help make automations safer.
January 29, 2026 at 4:07 PM
SharePoint should have a write-only ("blind write") permission. It would help make automations safer.
More Microsoft layoffs coming. Sounds like a big one.
January 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
More Microsoft layoffs coming. Sounds like a big one.
I'm managing Windows 10 IoT NVRs with Ansible instead of Active Directory because we don't want domain controllers talking to untrusted NVRs.
It works, but boy, deploying settings with Ansible to Windows devices is slow as hell. Each setting takes about 3 seconds per device. It's because of WinRM.
It works, but boy, deploying settings with Ansible to Windows devices is slow as hell. Each setting takes about 3 seconds per device. It's because of WinRM.
December 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I'm managing Windows 10 IoT NVRs with Ansible instead of Active Directory because we don't want domain controllers talking to untrusted NVRs.
It works, but boy, deploying settings with Ansible to Windows devices is slow as hell. Each setting takes about 3 seconds per device. It's because of WinRM.
It works, but boy, deploying settings with Ansible to Windows devices is slow as hell. Each setting takes about 3 seconds per device. It's because of WinRM.
Nintendo buying a Bandai Namco studio would've been a much bigger story back in 2005.
November 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Nintendo buying a Bandai Namco studio would've been a much bigger story back in 2005.
It appears Chrome may finally get JPEG XL support, although it sounds like Google wants someone outside of Google to actually provide the code for it.
issues.chromium.org/issues/40168...
issues.chromium.org/issues/40168...
Chromium
issues.chromium.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
It appears Chrome may finally get JPEG XL support, although it sounds like Google wants someone outside of Google to actually provide the code for it.
issues.chromium.org/issues/40168...
issues.chromium.org/issues/40168...
At least for my org, AWS seems to be deteriorating. We have less online now than at 7 AM ET this morning. In fact, more was functional an hour ago.
October 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
At least for my org, AWS seems to be deteriorating. We have less online now than at 7 AM ET this morning. In fact, more was functional an hour ago.