Finally. The previous hate GOG showed towards Linux was absolutely ridiculous.

What is the story behind that? I would have thought GOG would be neutral at worst about Linux as a platform considering their anti-DRM pitch.

The walled garden seems to be falling apart, with users trapped inside. Maybe the idea of a walled garden isn't so great after all.

VeraCrypt.

It's not about securing your device from external threats or bad actors; it's about securing the device from you.

I see it a little differently. I would change your statement to the following:

It's not about securing your device from external threats or bad actors; it's about securing the organization from any blame / wrongdoing.

Most organizations today are looking high and low to shove the blame to others instead of taking responsibility.

It's related, but GP is still right to bring it up - it's the one question that is most important wrt. security, and also conveniently the least often asked: security for who, and from what? "Security" isn't an absolute good.

Play Integrity certifies (and banks/etc approve) that Android 8.0 (oreo) unpatched for several years, full of vulnerabilities for RCE, 0-click, privilege escalation, etc, so full of holes it's trivial to get a root and then hide it (or use leaked cert), is absolutely a-ok, safe to use and secure for user.

Yes?

Is this what you're suggesting? :)

Because this is what's certified and embraced.

> Was he faking his true character all this time and managed to dupe me?

Yes.

People's true nature reveals once they stop caring about money.

To be fair, he was really good at faking.

Maybe it's time to stop going hysterical over other people's sex life? Then it won't be a "hot" topic to exploit any more.

I think most people know that these aren't real. They are just for laughs or titillation and a way to get attention/follower and (ultimately) payers. Celebrity impersonations in advertising are not at all new.

I think its more a symptom of a culture with bad values. The safeguard against this behavior is people having shame.

Don't schedule too many meetings to begin with. It's absolutely ridiculous to have your day fully packed with online meetings.

Hard to believe he did it "out of boredom".

It lines up with the AI arms race kicking into overdrive around ChatGPT's triumph in late 2022. Brin pops out of hiding right then, admitting Google "messed up" and starts coding, analysing losses, and basically playing dictator with his super-voting shares to shove the company back on track.

Rivals like OpenAI yanked him in and now he's in the office daily because the "trajectory of AI is so exciting" - translation: his ego couldn't handle watching his empire get outpaced, and with those voting rights, he can bulldoze through bureaucracy to keep the throne.

Ultimately, it's less about some profound quest for purpose and more about a control freak safeguarding his legacy and billions as the tech world burns. He never really let his kingdom go.