That is true about the phone not being aimed at the average cell phone user - good point.
But again think of how easily malware is installed by average computer users who just bang through setups by blindly hitting every "next" and "ok" button they see.
The fact that average users probably won't have this phone negates the point.
From the article:
"When installing a new app, Android flags up which services - camera, network, GPS, etc. - it will use. That way, the user can judge whether the software is going to do what it claims it will, or something nefarious. It's useful, but it assumes a degree of understanding that many users just won't have."
Just what we need...the average cell phone user having to decide wheater or not something they are about to install is nefarious.
Get ready for automatic crank calls from a contact list worm.
Or better yet, a virus that will randomly take snapshots with the camera, and mail/text them to everyone in your contact list
Alot of people don't like an x.0 release. They'll wait for it to get used in the real world, uncover some bugs, and then grab the x.1 version.
That's how they tend to do it where I work.
1.0 is just as "bad" as 6.0.
We would wait for 1.1 or 6.1 before attempting a full rollout.
Give me version 3.8.27-2008.10 - That's what I'm talking about!
Yeah - it all depends on the car. Many cars are tuned to run at higher speeds.
It largely depends on the gearing and power curve of the engine.
It sounds like you have something with an American push rod engine.
Usually overhead cam engines don't like to run that turn slow.
My dad has an LT4 6 speed Corvette that turns about 1800 RPM at 70mph. I got about 26MPG cruising at that speed.
Not bad for a 330 HP car!
I know a guy with a VW who get better mileage when cruising above 70MPH, which makes sense since the are made for Autobahn driving.
I think you're right. It's the barrel the does the aging.
I saw a "Modern Marvels" episode about Whiskey. I recall them saying that aging a bottle of whiskey is pointless.
If you age a bottle 8 year old whiskey for 2 years, you don't get 10 year old whiskey, you get a 2 year old bottle of 8 year whiskey.
In order to try saving money, they'll probably do something really stupid that will end up costing them money.
Like setup a Linux environment, and realize they have some old, critical, archaic, crappy piece of software that only runs on Windows NT.
So they'll get some virutualization software inorder to run Windows on their new Linux servers in order to get that old app running.
So they'll virtualize a bunch of old NT boxes, only to find out app doesn't work well when running on virtualized Windows.
So then they have to install new Server 2008 boxes to run the old app, only to find out the old version of that app won't run on Windows versions newer than NT 3.5.
So now they pay millions for a new version of said critical app.
Then they realized the new version of the app has a Linux version.
Then some figures out that the old app could have run under WINE.
Also, many comsumer level ISPs block various ports, (like 80 and 25) to prevent you from hosting such servers.
Hosting a server is usually a violation of the ISP's TOS.
Hmm, maybe I should stop doing my weekly email of the "Monkey Drinking his own pee" video to 200 hundred people in my department.
I guess that might explain all the SAN storage requests for our email archive servers.
Well, logical volumes I mean. Guilty as charged, accuracy officer.
I thought you could specify a file system size with resize2fs, and choose a smaller one.
Oh well, never really had to shrink a filesystem:)
I would use LVM and EXT3.
You can use LVM to change the size of the partition, and then use resize2fs to shrink it to fit the LVM
Google around, you'll find some good docs
Found here:https://www.redhat.com/archives/nahant-list/2007-March/msg00004.html
fsck
resize2fs (resize to smaller then needed)
lvm (resize to the size needed)
resize2fs (grow to fill LVM vol.)
I agree, no way for unions.
Back when the governement didn't have any labor laws, and people were expected to work after getting an arm cut off - then yes, unions were the right thing for that time.
Now a days all I hear about unions is when they go on strike, costing American companies millions and driving US jobs to Mexico and China.
I think this is a step in the right direction.
Most of our modern performance and safety technology came out of racing.
Better engine technology, suspension, and braking.
Early cars were basically street going tractors.
By racing electric/fuel cell cars, it will create competition, which will foster innovation.
Better electric motors, batteries, charging systems etc will be developed.
I agree with Jonnythan and Swizec - it can't be a 500 meter go kart track. It has to be a gruelling race to really prove the technology.
I know really. It's always laptops with critical data.
A laptop should be nothing more than a client to the critical data. (Obviously with proper login and security to connect to whatever hosts the critical data)
Bah! So dumb!
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That is true about the phone not being aimed at the average cell phone user - good point.
But again think of how easily malware is installed by average computer users who just bang through setups by blindly hitting every "next" and "ok" button they see.
The fact that average users probably won't have this phone negates the point.
From the article:
"When installing a new app, Android flags up which services - camera, network, GPS, etc. - it will use. That way, the user can judge whether the software is going to do what it claims it will, or something nefarious. It's useful, but it assumes a degree of understanding that many users just won't have."
Just what we need...the average cell phone user having to decide wheater or not something they are about to install is nefarious.
Get ready for automatic crank calls from a contact list worm.
Or better yet, a virus that will randomly take snapshots with the camera, and mail/text them to everyone in your contact list
Alot of people don't like an x.0 release.
They'll wait for it to get used in the real world, uncover some bugs, and then grab the x.1 version. That's how they tend to do it where I work.
1.0 is just as "bad" as 6.0.
We would wait for 1.1 or 6.1 before attempting a full rollout.
Give me version 3.8.27-2008.10 - That's what I'm talking about!
Nice - cool car. :)
I agree - wave and let them pass. They can flush out the speed traps
Yeah - it all depends on the car. Many cars are tuned to run at higher speeds. It largely depends on the gearing and power curve of the engine.
It sounds like you have something with an American push rod engine.
Usually overhead cam engines don't like to run that turn slow.
My dad has an LT4 6 speed Corvette that turns about 1800 RPM at 70mph. I got about 26MPG cruising at that speed.
Not bad for a 330 HP car!
I know a guy with a VW who get better mileage when cruising above 70MPH, which makes sense since the are made for Autobahn driving.
This perpetual motion machine just keeps going faster!
I think you're right. It's the barrel the does the aging.
I saw a "Modern Marvels" episode about Whiskey. I recall them saying that aging a bottle of whiskey is pointless.
If you age a bottle 8 year old whiskey for 2 years, you don't get 10 year old whiskey, you get a 2 year old bottle of 8 year whiskey.
In order to try saving money, they'll probably do something really stupid that will end up costing them money.
Like setup a Linux environment, and realize they have some old, critical, archaic, crappy piece of software that only runs on Windows NT.
So they'll get some virutualization software inorder to run Windows on their new Linux servers in order to get that old app running.
So they'll virtualize a bunch of old NT boxes, only to find out app doesn't work well when running on virtualized Windows.
So then they have to install new Server 2008 boxes to run the old app, only to find out the old version of that app won't run on Windows versions newer than NT 3.5.
So now they pay millions for a new version of said critical app.
Then they realized the new version of the app has a Linux version.
Then some figures out that the old app could have run under WINE.
Also, many comsumer level ISPs block various ports, (like 80 and 25) to prevent you from hosting such servers.
Hosting a server is usually a violation of the ISP's TOS.
Good luck with that one. I hope EFF wins!
GO EFF!
Hmm, maybe I should stop doing my weekly email of the "Monkey Drinking his own pee" video to 200 hundred people in my department.
I guess that might explain all the SAN storage requests for our email archive servers.
This sounds like an exercise in futility
It's like the Principality of Sealand
It's situated on an old abandoned British island fortress from WWII
Well, logical volumes I mean. Guilty as charged, accuracy officer. I thought you could specify a file system size with resize2fs, and choose a smaller one. :)
Oh well, never really had to shrink a filesystem
That's a cool guide, ZFS looks pretty sweet.
I would use LVM and EXT3.
You can use LVM to change the size of the partition, and then use resize2fs to shrink it to fit the LVM
Google around, you'll find some good docs
Found here:https://www.redhat.com/archives/nahant-list/2007-March/msg00004.html
fsck
resize2fs (resize to smaller then needed)
lvm (resize to the size needed)
resize2fs (grow to fill LVM vol.)
Everybody go post comments on infoworld's site about this article. You don't need an account to do it.
Let's slashdot it and let them know how geeks feel about IT unions!
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/09/04/36NF-union-for-tech-workers_1.html
I agree, no way for unions.
Back when the governement didn't have any labor laws, and people were expected to work after getting an arm cut off - then yes, unions were the right thing for that time.
Now a days all I hear about unions is when they go on strike, costing American companies millions and driving US jobs to Mexico and China.
HA - Wang jokes! Love it!
I think this is a step in the right direction.
Most of our modern performance and safety technology came out of racing.
Better engine technology, suspension, and braking.
Early cars were basically street going tractors.
By racing electric/fuel cell cars, it will create competition, which will foster innovation.
Better electric motors, batteries, charging systems etc will be developed.
I agree with Jonnythan and Swizec - it can't be a 500 meter go kart track. It has to be a gruelling race to really prove the technology.
Jerkbags. I know they want to protect their business and everything, but come on...way to cripple innovation.
If you're in the US near Connecticut: http://www.thecomputerrecycler.com/index.html
They recycle it for free.
But they'll probably just end up going to club fed for 2 years
I hope he suffers the same fate as the spam king
I know really. It's always laptops with critical data.
A laptop should be nothing more than a client to the critical data. (Obviously with proper login and security to connect to whatever hosts the critical data)
Bah! So dumb!