They issued a takedown notice on at least one site already, but I'm sure it's still out there somewhere. Not that I'd have the skills to update it anyway - if you're just recompiling the existing code then why bother?
It's a shame Opera Software abandoned their old Presto engine for Chromium instead - Opera (through version 12) had a setting for number of connections per site and total number of connections. And ad blocking, and on and on.
In this particular case, since it is described as "alpha quality" then the owner and/or person who installed the software is liable. The question should be, "If there were OSS of stable quality properly installed on a compatible vehicle in excellent condition (so that neither the vehicle nor the installation procedure can be considered as "at fault"), who would be considered liable in an accident that can't be blamed on local conditions (weather, etc.) or the other party?
Might be okay for practice grenades perhaps, but can "green" bullets reproduce the weight and flight path of bullets used in war? If it doesn't then you might as well be running around shouting "Bang" for all the good it does you. If your practice bullets don't go the same place your real bullets do, you'll be shooting in the wrong place.
Battery drain can be because of incorrectly configured hotspots. No doubt anyone who is in the same place all the time could spot a "stingray" - a cell tower that appears and disappears. So they could look for some obvious possibilities,
Disappearing Facebook posts? Is their password that bad, or are they posting content that could be subject to DMCA takedown? Otherwise I'm not sure FB would cooperate.
We have $5 movies on Tuesdays, along with $2 (each) small drinks and small popcorn the same day. So yes, $50 is too much unless it's for some 4K and/or 3D version ($2 surcharge at the theater for 3D). Though in my case I'd be watching by myself so even $25 is a bit much. However, no way to charge per viewer at home so I can't expect them to cater to me there.
Many big chains (Wal-mart, etc.) have most of the big stuff Thursday night. I can't claim to have bought nothing Friday, but I spent more Thursday. (If you're protesting consumerism, you'd have to protest both days.)
That's much more than twice for most of the guns I own. The only one that comes close was a stainless Beretta 92; the latest one I bought is actually less than 1/3 of that price - and I don't buy the really cheap guns.
It better come with a built-in video camera or some such for that price.
You mean I no longer have to read auto-update horror stories? Thank you!
I did try it once... it wouldn't allow me to upgrade this computer (I didn't try it on my others). Not certain whether that's good or bad. But at least we can all take a breather now, and maybe get some peace.
Obviously they mean secure, not private. Really, no one cares what I do online - I'm rather boring - so I don't care (much) about tracking. But there are times when I'd like to be even more anonymous. And that's easy enough - it's called a VPN.
Given that I'm only aware of two browsers with a built-in VPN, I have to ask - are they working for that Tor browser (based on Firefox) or for Opera (based on Chromium)... or have they been in a cave somewhere and never heard of either?
If a theory produces no verifiable predictions then it is philosophy, not science. If parallel universes have no effect on this universe, then it doesn't matter whether they exist or not.
And as a mathematician - mathematics is not "real", and never has been. Numbers do not physically exist, no one claims they do. But as abstractions mathematics can be a very useful tool in describing reality. As long as you understand the limits of your model. If for instance you were to say "Space has to be infinite because a plane is infinite" you need to prove that a plane is a good model for space - you can't just assume it.
Way back in 1977 or '78, my dad worked for RCA. When they decided to offer a hobby computer (as a kit), he picked one up. At that time, hobby computers came with a hex keypad and you entered two digits (one byte) directly into memory. The manual included a very simple language for writing games along with half a dozen examples such as a clone of Pong..
The processor was something called an 1802, also called a COSMAC, while the computer as a whole was called a VIP. It had a very simple instruction set, so I sat down with some graph paper and figured out what each instruction was doing.
Of course, that's a lot simpler when you only have 2K of RAM (and that was expanded from the original 512 bytes) as opposed to today's multi gigabytes, no way to do that now.
Not surprisingly, this song - somewhat modified - was used in the latest Kung Fu Panda movie. In that regard, 2100 copies is actually surprisingly small.
"For those hoping for an Edge browser with built-in ad blocking, well, you're stuck with 'niche browsers' like Brave from Mozilla cofounder Brendan Eich and Adblock Browser."
The two that come to mind for me... Opera 7-12 and now Vivaldi will come here if you type/. in the address bar... and some old programing language - I forget which one now, it was ages ago - that if you typed "What is the meaning of life?" would respond with 42.
Good ads do exist... but yes, 99%+ would not fit the term,
Back when Opera web browser had for pay licenses (which is to say, before 9.50) you could use the browser for free if you didn't mind an ad banner in the top-right corner. And in the later of the pre-9.50 versions you could choose whether to see the standard random ads or contextual ads - the latter were provided by Google based on the page you were looking ad and were text only. (Only for non-secure pages, they weren't going to tell Google what secure pages you visited.) We had a number of users who would pay for the license but then not enter the code so they could continue to see the contextual ads, and of course since the ads were consistently placed and unobtrusive if you weren't interested they were easy to ignore as well.
Mind you, we had reports of some websites specifically blocking Opera because in their minds Opera's ads were reducing the value of their own ads... but this discussion isn't about ancient web browsers.
A good ad is one that is interesting to the people who see it (as much as possible anyway), that is unobtrusive to those who aren't interested, and advertises something they are likely to be interested in. (The ad I'm seeing below this box for a local financial institution is not particularly good as financial institutions are not something you're looking for that often, and it isn't really unobtrusive either.) These websites where half the page is ads - forget it. Video ads? Only embedded in other video content, and even then not usually. Ads that jump up when you move your mouse over something? Never. Click on perhaps, as the user indicated interest, but not move over.
And if you're Google (or any other ad network), the ads should be governed by interest to the user rather than how much the advertiser is paying (well, as much as feasible anyway). People won't click on it - and are more likely to block it - if it isn't something they want, so it doesn't matter how much they are paying. Doesn't matter that they bought some keyword if it isn't appropriate.
My "day job" is working for a major retailer, a couple of weeks ago they told us they'd finally had to upgrade all their systems from XP to 7. Given their size that's a substantial drop in market share for XP, but I have no reason to presume they are the only one to finally be upgrading. So did 10 pass XP, or did XP pass 10 going the other way?
Gee, it was my understanding that it has cost more to make a penny than it was worth for several decades - not just since 2006. Mind you, the new pennies (since 2011) have less copper than they used to (see http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/12/15/just-how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-a-penny/ )... but then again, when was the last time you saw a penny gumball machine anyway?
I think most people expect the government to know everything that happens online - seeing as all the hackers and Russian mafia and so on do. The thing to remember is that warrantless searches are not allowed in court - even as a reason to get a warrant on someone. So unless their surveillance gives them a way to catch you in the act - to arrange for a witness to be there when you commit a crime, a witness who doesn't know about the surveillance - then it doesn't really matter, does it?
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They issued a takedown notice on at least one site already, but I'm sure it's still out there somewhere. Not that I'd have the skills to update it anyway - if you're just recompiling the existing code then why bother?
It's a shame Opera Software abandoned their old Presto engine for Chromium instead - Opera (through version 12) had a setting for number of connections per site and total number of connections. And ad blocking, and on and on.
In this particular case, since it is described as "alpha quality" then the owner and/or person who installed the software is liable. The question should be, "If there were OSS of stable quality properly installed on a compatible vehicle in excellent condition (so that neither the vehicle nor the installation procedure can be considered as "at fault"), who would be considered liable in an accident that can't be blamed on local conditions (weather, etc.) or the other party?
Might be okay for practice grenades perhaps, but can "green" bullets reproduce the weight and flight path of bullets used in war? If it doesn't then you might as well be running around shouting "Bang" for all the good it does you. If your practice bullets don't go the same place your real bullets do, you'll be shooting in the wrong place.
Battery drain can be because of incorrectly configured hotspots. No doubt anyone who is in the same place all the time could spot a "stingray" - a cell tower that appears and disappears. So they could look for some obvious possibilities,
Disappearing Facebook posts? Is their password that bad, or are they posting content that could be subject to DMCA takedown? Otherwise I'm not sure FB would cooperate.
We have $5 movies on Tuesdays, along with $2 (each) small drinks and small popcorn the same day. So yes, $50 is too much unless it's for some 4K and/or 3D version ($2 surcharge at the theater for 3D). Though in my case I'd be watching by myself so even $25 is a bit much. However, no way to charge per viewer at home so I can't expect them to cater to me there.
Many big chains (Wal-mart, etc.) have most of the big stuff Thursday night. I can't claim to have bought nothing Friday, but I spent more Thursday. (If you're protesting consumerism, you'd have to protest both days.)
That's much more than twice for most of the guns I own. The only one that comes close was a stainless Beretta 92; the latest one I bought is actually less than 1/3 of that price - and I don't buy the really cheap guns.
It better come with a built-in video camera or some such for that price.
You mean I no longer have to read auto-update horror stories? Thank you!
... it wouldn't allow me to upgrade this computer (I didn't try it on my others). Not certain whether that's good or bad. But at least we can all take a breather now, and maybe get some peace.
I did try it once
Obviously they mean secure, not private. Really, no one cares what I do online - I'm rather boring - so I don't care (much) about tracking. But there are times when I'd like to be even more anonymous. And that's easy enough - it's called a VPN.
... or have they been in a cave somewhere and never heard of either?
Given that I'm only aware of two browsers with a built-in VPN, I have to ask - are they working for that Tor browser (based on Firefox) or for Opera (based on Chromium)
If a theory produces no verifiable predictions then it is philosophy, not science. If parallel universes have no effect on this universe, then it doesn't matter whether they exist or not.
And as a mathematician - mathematics is not "real", and never has been. Numbers do not physically exist, no one claims they do. But as abstractions mathematics can be a very useful tool in describing reality. As long as you understand the limits of your model. If for instance you were to say "Space has to be infinite because a plane is infinite" you need to prove that a plane is a good model for space - you can't just assume it.
The ELF was a different computer based on the same chip.
Way back in 1977 or '78, my dad worked for RCA. When they decided to offer a hobby computer (as a kit), he picked one up. At that time, hobby computers came with a hex keypad and you entered two digits (one byte) directly into memory. The manual included a very simple language for writing games along with half a dozen examples such as a clone of Pong..
The processor was something called an 1802, also called a COSMAC, while the computer as a whole was called a VIP. It had a very simple instruction set, so I sat down with some graph paper and figured out what each instruction was doing.
Of course, that's a lot simpler when you only have 2K of RAM (and that was expanded from the original 512 bytes) as opposed to today's multi gigabytes, no way to do that now.
Not surprisingly, this song - somewhat modified - was used in the latest Kung Fu Panda movie. In that regard, 2100 copies is actually surprisingly small.
Strangely, when my advisor told me that story he said it was a house number ...
"For those hoping for an Edge browser with built-in ad blocking, well, you're stuck with 'niche browsers' like Brave from Mozilla cofounder Brendan Eich and Adblock Browser."
And Opera (Beta and Developer versions).
The two that come to mind for me ... Opera 7-12 and now Vivaldi will come here if you type /. in the address bar ... and some old programing language - I forget which one now, it was ages ago - that if you typed "What is the meaning of life?" would respond with 42.
(currently comment #8 on the techdirt article)
"Would apple be able to start the work, then simply send themselves a sternly worded cease and desist letter for DMCA violations?"
Good ads do exist ... but yes, 99%+ would not fit the term,
... but this discussion isn't about ancient web browsers.
Back when Opera web browser had for pay licenses (which is to say, before 9.50) you could use the browser for free if you didn't mind an ad banner in the top-right corner. And in the later of the pre-9.50 versions you could choose whether to see the standard random ads or contextual ads - the latter were provided by Google based on the page you were looking ad and were text only. (Only for non-secure pages, they weren't going to tell Google what secure pages you visited.) We had a number of users who would pay for the license but then not enter the code so they could continue to see the contextual ads, and of course since the ads were consistently placed and unobtrusive if you weren't interested they were easy to ignore as well.
Mind you, we had reports of some websites specifically blocking Opera because in their minds Opera's ads were reducing the value of their own ads
A good ad is one that is interesting to the people who see it (as much as possible anyway), that is unobtrusive to those who aren't interested, and advertises something they are likely to be interested in. (The ad I'm seeing below this box for a local financial institution is not particularly good as financial institutions are not something you're looking for that often, and it isn't really unobtrusive either.) These websites where half the page is ads - forget it. Video ads? Only embedded in other video content, and even then not usually. Ads that jump up when you move your mouse over something? Never. Click on perhaps, as the user indicated interest, but not move over.
And if you're Google (or any other ad network), the ads should be governed by interest to the user rather than how much the advertiser is paying (well, as much as feasible anyway). People won't click on it - and are more likely to block it - if it isn't something they want, so it doesn't matter how much they are paying. Doesn't matter that they bought some keyword if it isn't appropriate.
Is that really so hard to understand?
Here they are talking about 500 euro notes (worth $550 US) but the $500 US bill is already discontinued. Completely unrelated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm4qksX8-FM for Jon's comments (though of course he's no longer involved with Opera)
My "day job" is working for a major retailer, a couple of weeks ago they told us they'd finally had to upgrade all their systems from XP to 7. Given their size that's a substantial drop in market share for XP, but I have no reason to presume they are the only one to finally be upgrading. So did 10 pass XP, or did XP pass 10 going the other way?
http://www.maa.org/press/books/martin-gardner-s-mathematical-games-the-entire-collection-of-his-scientific-american-columns-on-one
I enjoyed those when I was younger, and it should keep him entertained for some time.
Gee, it was my understanding that it has cost more to make a penny than it was worth for several decades - not just since 2006. Mind you, the new pennies (since 2011) have less copper than they used to (see http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/12/15/just-how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-a-penny/ ) ... but then again, when was the last time you saw a penny gumball machine anyway?
I think most people expect the government to know everything that happens online - seeing as all the hackers and Russian mafia and so on do. The thing to remember is that warrantless searches are not allowed in court - even as a reason to get a warrant on someone. So unless their surveillance gives them a way to catch you in the act - to arrange for a witness to be there when you commit a crime, a witness who doesn't know about the surveillance - then it doesn't really matter, does it?