At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), conservative commentator Dan Bongino said that he would build server farms, social media platforms, banks and other critical infrastructure purely for conservatives if mainstream businesses refuse to serve people who spread conservative speech. "You want to cancel us off Twitter ? We'll start Parler. You want to cancel Parler? I'll start Parler 2. You want to cancel Parler 2? I'll start another platform after that. You want to dump a server farm? I'll buy a server farm. You want to shut down a cloud support? I'll start a cloud company too. You want to do DDoS?" Bongino said during his speech. "What do you want, anybody? I'll do it all. Payment processors? Shit, I'll start a bank with you, if you want. I will start up whatever you want." He added that conservatives were willing "to split this country's economy in half because ... we will not be silenced." Bongino's comments speak to the theme of this year's CPAC conference: … [Read more...] about Dan Bongino Tells CPAC He’ll Start Up Server Farms, Banks, ‘Whatever You Want’ for Conservatives
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SK Hynix expects robust mobile chip sales, moderate server demand in fourth quarter
SEOUL: SK Hynix, the world's No.2 memory chip maker, said it expected robust demand for mobile and PC chips to continue in the fourth quarter as it posted a 175per cent jump in operating profit in the July-September period, matching expectations. The South Korean company which counts Apple Inc and Huawei among its customers said it had seen a recovery in mobile DRAM demand and sales expansion in mobile NAND flash in the third quarter. The trend would continue in the current quarter thanks in part to new smartphone launches, it said. However the market for server chips would see more modest growth in line with the third quarter. The chipmaker reported third-quarter operating profit of 1.3 trillion won (£876 million), up from 473 billion won a year earlier. Revenue rose 19per cent to 8.1 trillion won. Analysts had expected a 1.27 trillion won profit, according to Refinitiv SmartEstimate that is weighted towards more consistently accurate analysts. The third-quarter result … [Read more...] about SK Hynix expects robust mobile chip sales, moderate server demand in fourth quarter
Halo 5’s campaign goes back to basics – and it’s all the better for it
Playing Halo 5's campaign, you get the feeling developer 343 is being pulled in two opposing directions: one direction heads towards the tried and trusted Halo gameplay perfected by Bungie before Microsoft took over development duties after the release of Halo: Reach, the other direction heads towards a need to grow the Halo franchise while establishing new characters. Where does Halo 5's meaty, crisp and fun campaign end up? Further along the gameplay road than the story road. Let's start with the story. In the build up to the release of Halo 5, Microsoft's marketing has zeroed in on an apparent conflict between Master Chief, the series star, and a new Spartan, the ex-ONI agent Jameson Locke. Is Master Chief, who goes AWOL alongside a few of his Spartan friends (Fred, Linda and Kelly), really a traitor? Locke, leader of Fireteam Osiris (Buck, voiced by the suitably wise-cracking Nathan Fillion, Tanaka and Vale) is dispatched to hunt Master Chief down under orders issued by a … [Read more...] about Halo 5’s campaign goes back to basics – and it’s all the better for it
Downloading manga from pirate sites becomes illegal in Japan
Legislation to revise the Copyright Law is passed during a plenary session of the House of Councillors on June 5, 2020. Yomiuri Shimbun file photo TOKYO — The damage caused by pirate websites that infringe on copyrights of manga and other such works has again become serious. In November alone, the damage was equivalent to ¥35 billion ($339 million), it has been learned. A revision to the Copyright Law that makes it illegal to download pirated materials knowingly came into force on New Year’s Day, and the publishing industry is calling for renewed attention. According to data compiled by ABJ, a group of publishers and other relevant entities, the number of accesses to five major malicious pirate sites rose to 116 million in November, a nine-fold increase from 13 million in January 2020. This meant that ¥35 billion worth of manga was read for free. Pirate website Mangamura caused about ¥319 billion in estimated damage in a six-month period from September 2017. After it was shut … [Read more...] about Downloading manga from pirate sites becomes illegal in Japan
Sentosa Cove maid abuse trial: Maid testifies about working odd hours, daily massages and pinching
SINGAPORE: One of the maids accusing their employer's wife of abusing them in her multimillion-dollar Sentosa Cove home took the stand on Wednesday (Dec 9) and described her odd working hours as well as the pinches she allegedly received. Ms Jenefer Vegafria Arangote, 39, told the court that she slept from 1pm or 2pm and woke up at 5pm or 6pm daily in the three months that she worked for the accused, Tan Lee Hoon, at her Paradise Island home. Testifying through a Tagalog interpreter, the Filipina said the arrangement was inherited from the maid before her, and said she and the other maids had meals twice a day before sleeping, sometimes skipping the second meal if they were too busy. When she joined the household in August 2018, Ms Arangote's chores included cleaning the house, cooking, gardening, as well as massaging Tan daily until the woman fell asleep. She would work through the night, she added. She shared these chores with up to three other maids including fellow … [Read more...] about Sentosa Cove maid abuse trial: Maid testifies about working odd hours, daily massages and pinching