8th October, 2025: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
It’s officially official: it’s now Wednesday!
And … ?
My calendar is clear of any events.
Which is nice.
But … ?
I have a nagging feeling I’m supposed to be doing something.
Why … ?
I don’t know.
If I DID … ?
I’d possibly win a prize …
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I had a thing float across my timeline: a piece from the Manchester Evening News, that tells us the Government has responded to the Digital ID petition.
Which we knew about.
But … ?
Seeing the article reminded me to at least check the petition, again.
The site tells us that Parliament has to debate the issue: although it hasn’t said when.
Here’s hoping a date gets named, soon!
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I’m no computer expert.
I have some lay knowledge: but am seriously no expert.
Although a piece about Windows 11 has caught my eye.
Microsoft has been encouraging people to upgrade to Windows 11, since its release in 2021.
And has cause a lot of discussion.
Partially? Because the new operating system needs a specific security chip: a chip that older machines — one that could otherwise meet Windows 11’s requirements — don’t have.
But also because you — notionally — have to create a Microsoft account, and have an internet connection.
The MS account is Microsoft’s equivalent to the Apple Account on Macs and iOS devices, and to Google’s online account: but covering a wider range of services, and seemingly, giving users less option to disable things.
The article I read, yesterday?
Told me Microsoft have now closed the loopholes.
You can’t, now, create a local account.
You must have an online Microsoft Account, and must have an internet connection.
I’m in two minds about this.
Yes: I can understand the insistence on a permanent, internet connection.
It’s useful, even if it’s just for getting updates for a computer, or installing the odd game.
But I’m also aware that there’s a lot you can do without one: even if it’s just watch videos you’ve — um — borrowed from a friend.
Or filling in offline paperwork that you can then upload, else where.
That connection’s a big convenience, but not mandatory.
But a permanent, online account?
That’s strikes me as bad: leaving a user open to tracking.
It makes the machine less useable for those who aren’t online, indoors.
And … ?
It offers less choice.
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