Looking forward to when LineageOS can upgrade to Oreo. There’s a lot of new features that may make life a lot easier generally. Take a look in the article for details
We take a 20,000 word deep-dive on Android’s “foundational” upgrades.
Source: Android 8.0 Oreo, thoroughly reviewed | Ars Technica
The fallout continues…
Dev wants to “guarantee the best possible gameplay” after Chicago cell failure.
Source: Niantic cancels European Pokémon Go gatherings after Chicago fiasco | Ars Technica
Russia has just gone a step closer to being like North Korea….
Source: Russian censorship law bans proxies and VPNs
Ouch, Niantic, you really messed up this time….
Although personally I would have thought with all the events you have done for Ingress (anomalies, etc.) you would have figured out the best way to handle this.
Although, saying that, there are FAR more PGO fans than there are Ingress fans….
What could go wrong other than spotty Internet, huge lines, and a server meltdown?
Source: Pokemon Go Fest’s blunders result in class-action lawsuit | Ars Technica
“Niantic was not prepared.”
No they weren’t, not by a long shot.
The game itself was a nice start. Getting people out and about. When the update went out that locked out jailbroken/rooted devices, it meant I could no longer play (still can’t, although I can get the app to load and login, but never get a GPS signal, even though I’m happily able to play other AR games like Ingress. And I’m only L22 if I remember, so way behind most active players now)
Source: Disastrous ‘Pokémon Go’ Fest ends with anger and refunds
Geoff Wilkinson details why Grenfell should not have been able to happen
(Premium article)
Source: If regulations were followed, the Grenfell Tower inferno should have been impossible
Faith in Humanity: Restored.
“This is what makes Manchester great. We stand up. We stand together. And we help each other.”
Source: Offers of help flood in online after Ariana Grande concert explosion
Why? Just why are you running Windows XP in an MRI scanner? Knowing full well the problems it has….
Source: The ‘WannaCry’ ransomware is a stark reminder of a broken system
Microsoft patching systems as far back as XP? WannaCry is BIG, and the problem is…. there’s going to be systems out there still not patched due to laziness or no internet connection and are vulnerable.
Seen a couple of XP boxes around — some self-service tills, ATMs, and payphones all use XP…
Decommissioned for years, Windows XP, 8, and Server 2003 get emergency update.
Source: WCry is so mean Microsoft issues patch for 3 unsupported Windows versions | Ars Technica
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