I run Ghostery, and this slashdot page has 12 trackers on it.
The CNBC article linked in the summery has 21 trackers on it.
It's completely out of control. I've switched to Duck Duck Go as my search (try it, it's just as good as Google). I run Ghostery on all my devices. Still, there's no way to avoid it unless you disable cookies and Javascript, and at that point the web stops functioning.
I think a regulatory solution will ultimately be required.
Apple and Google have zero incentive to have a standard, so that they can be undercut and effectively cede the market to cheap knock-offs. Pens are never the reason for choosing a platform, but it factors heavily into consumer satisfaction. Having a best-in-class experience is critical to maintaining satisfaction.
Also, I suspect the margin on Apple and Microsoft Pens is quite good.
"Business Insider" isn't a real news source. This is just some hack opinion piece from someone who has never used the product.
I'm not getting a HomePod (I'm invested in Sonos speakers) but I suspect that Apple's speaker will work great with Apple devices in the Apple ecosystem and will sound better than anything else on the market. If that's what you want, then buy it, and if not, don't.
My Sonos One speakers all have Alexa support, and I keep it turned off on all of them. I hate the idea of something listening at all times in my house. Surely I can't be the only one?
Carplay isn't a service. It's a pair of software programs, one runs in your car - the other on your phone. Bizarre. BMW must want their customers to switch to Android, maybe they have an investment in Google or one of the Android handset manufacturers.
they measure how much money your parents have. If they can afford to send you to test prep classes you do well. If they can't you don't. SAT/ACT are multi-million dollar scams to make money for the ones running the tests.
My son got a 35 on the ACT, never did a single test prep class. This suggestion is BS, and those prep classes generally don't help at all anyway.
Face ID and the missing home button are a poor compromise to avoid having to "copy" other phones that put the fingerprint sensor on the back.
They reduced usability and performance just to avoid the obvious, tried and tested solution.
Having come from a TouchID (6 Plus, then 7 Plus) phone to FaceID, I'd never want to go back. FaceID is easier and faster and just works better for me. Wet hands? No problem. Gloves? No problem.
Honestly, I really like the whole thing. The screen is nice, it's lighter and fits in my pocket better than the Plus while still giving me the two cameras (my main reason for getting the plus). It's not perfect, but neither was any iPhone or Android I've owned. On the whole though, having used it for two months, it's a great phone and I am happy with my purchase.
Security runs contrary to the interests of the makers of devices who want to sell their devices to you, use them to spy on you and sell that data to whoever wants to pay for it.
If you get arrested, they unlock the phone by holding it up to your face. That doesn't even require a mask. It's the opposite of security.
You have to look at the screen for it to unlock. And if you hold the button on the right, it will require a passcode. There are lots of safety mechanisms in place.
The researchers concede, however, that their technique would require a detailed measurement or digital scan of a the face of the target iPhone's owner. The researchers say they used a handheld scanner that required about five minutes of manually scanning their test subject's face.
So they haven't really broken anything. It turns out if you sit there and let them scan your face for 5 minutes they can make a model that can bypass a scanner in a consumer device. I'm surprised that it isn't possible to make a perfectly matched face that could fool a human with that kind of scanning.
There's a reason why some of us only use free software on free operating systems, and this kind of abuse is a perfect example of what happens when you trust proprietary software on a closed operating system. If you use a so-called "smart" device, you are a patsy, a mark, a willing victim. Stop hurting yourself.
No offense intended here, but there is no free software phone on the market. None of the carriers would even consider approving it.
Photovoltaics (PV) is a term which covers the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon studied in physics, photochemistry, and electrochemistry.
A typical photovoltaic system employs solar panels, each comprising a number of solar cells, which generate electrical power. PV installations may be ground-mounted, rooftop mounted or wall mounted. The mount may be fixed, or use a solar tracker to follow the sun across the sky.
Well except that Google has already issued a patch going back to Android Marshmallow. But since it seems Apple never had the vulnerability this is +1 for Apple although I don't have any long-running statistics on security.
The problem as I am sure you know though is that most Android devices will never get that patch. The manufacturer has to take it, then the carrier has to certify it, then the customer has to update it.
Android users who are eligible for the patch make up 48% of the user base. What percentage of those will actually end up with it on their phones is much lower.
You are in a position where you can send developers home, but you don't have an office with a door?
Nobody in our office has a door (even the VP in charge of the whole site). We have the entire development staff in one large room (300+ developers and QE). I measured the noise level today at 67dB. It's really absurd.
I work in an open office in Atlanta. It's so damn loud that some days I just send my developers home to work.
I bought some $300+ Bose QuietComfort 35 headphones to cancel the noise -- they help, but it's not enough.
I can use the foam earplugs you use for working around heavy machinery, but honestly, at that point how much degradation of productivity have you taken on when that's your own recourse?
I truly don't understand the open floorpan. It's only result is unhappy employees.
So we have to get very, very tough on cyber and cyber warfare. It is a, it is a huge problem. I have a son.
He's 10 years old. He has computers. He is so good with these computers, it's unbelievable. The security aspect of cyber is very, very tough. And maybe it's hardly do-able. But I will say, we are not doing the job we should be doing, but that's true throughout our whole governmental society.
You make it so there is only one path to production. Use CI/CD with build promotion based on criteria. Don't give anyone the ability to install production code directly. You install code, configuration, and settings the same way -- though source control
developer writes code
developer creates pull request
request triggers a build that runs unit tests and static analysis
on success, code review is performed
on success, build is merged to release branch, which causes build promotion to QE environment
on successful testing, artifact of QE process kicks off build promotion to staging
performance tests and integration tests are run
artifact of successful integration tests cause build promotion to production
If you have a process like this, it's simple and nothing gets into production that should not. This goes for configuration changes too.
Level 5 takes full autonomy to "all driving modes." That means the car is fully capable of driving itself anywhere in any condition, from a snowy, moonlit road to an unmapped desert. It should be noted that, at this point, Level 5 is theoretical. One Audi representative went so far as to describe it as "mythical." It's unlikely we'll see Level 5 autonomous driving in our lifetimes.
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I run Ghostery, and this slashdot page has 12 trackers on it.
The CNBC article linked in the summery has 21 trackers on it.
It's completely out of control. I've switched to Duck Duck Go as my search (try it, it's just as good as Google). I run Ghostery on all my devices. Still, there's no way to avoid it unless you disable cookies and Javascript, and at that point the web stops functioning.
I think a regulatory solution will ultimately be required.
Apple and Google have zero incentive to have a standard, so that they can be undercut and effectively cede the market to cheap knock-offs. Pens are never the reason for choosing a platform, but it factors heavily into consumer satisfaction. Having a best-in-class experience is critical to maintaining satisfaction.
Also, I suspect the margin on Apple and Microsoft Pens is quite good.
"Business Insider" isn't a real news source. This is just some hack opinion piece from someone who has never used the product.
I'm not getting a HomePod (I'm invested in Sonos speakers) but I suspect that Apple's speaker will work great with Apple devices in the Apple ecosystem and will sound better than anything else on the market. If that's what you want, then buy it, and if not, don't.
My Sonos One speakers all have Alexa support, and I keep it turned off on all of them. I hate the idea of something listening at all times in my house. Surely I can't be the only one?
I have four kids. Of them, one uses snapchat, one uses Instagram. None use Twitter or Facebook. The next generation doesn't really want social media.
Carplay isn't a service. It's a pair of software programs, one runs in your car - the other on your phone. Bizarre. BMW must want their customers to switch to Android, maybe they have an investment in Google or one of the Android handset manufacturers.
They charge the monthly fee for Android Auto too.
All new Audis have CarPlay support. My A4 has a CarPlay and supports Android Auto too.
Other luxury brands that also have it without a recurring fee:
https://www.apple.com/ios/carp...
Mercedes
Volvo
Alfa Romeo
Porsche
Lincoln
Cadillac
Bentley
Astin Martin
Just don't buy a BMW -- the other brands are generally better cars anyway. Audis are awesome.
Having a company that can remote-wipe all of your systems with a single SMS actually sounds like a really handy service for a lot of people.
Honestly, most MDM products can do this. I know AirWatch can.
they measure how much money your parents have. If they can afford to send you to test prep classes you do well. If they can't you don't. SAT/ACT are multi-million dollar scams to make money for the ones running the tests.
My son got a 35 on the ACT, never did a single test prep class. This suggestion is BS, and those prep classes generally don't help at all anyway.
Face ID and the missing home button are a poor compromise to avoid having to "copy" other phones that put the fingerprint sensor on the back.
They reduced usability and performance just to avoid the obvious, tried and tested solution.
Having come from a TouchID (6 Plus, then 7 Plus) phone to FaceID, I'd never want to go back. FaceID is easier and faster and just works better for me. Wet hands? No problem. Gloves? No problem.
Honestly, I really like the whole thing. The screen is nice, it's lighter and fits in my pocket better than the Plus while still giving me the two cameras (my main reason for getting the plus). It's not perfect, but neither was any iPhone or Android I've owned. On the whole though, having used it for two months, it's a great phone and I am happy with my purchase.
Security runs contrary to the interests of the makers of devices who want to sell their devices to you, use them to spy on you and sell that data to whoever wants to pay for it.
You must work for Samsung.
I get closer and closer to deleting Facebook permanently every day.
If you get arrested, they unlock the phone by holding it up to your face. That doesn't even require a mask. It's the opposite of security.
You have to look at the screen for it to unlock. And if you hold the button on the right, it will require a passcode. There are lots of safety mechanisms in place.
The researchers concede, however, that their technique would require a detailed measurement or digital scan of a the face of the target iPhone's owner. The researchers say they used a handheld scanner that required about five minutes of manually scanning their test subject's face.
So they haven't really broken anything. It turns out if you sit there and let them scan your face for 5 minutes they can make a model that can bypass a scanner in a consumer device. I'm surprised that it isn't possible to make a perfectly matched face that could fool a human with that kind of scanning.
Non-story.
There's a reason why some of us only use free software on free operating systems, and this kind of abuse is a perfect example of what happens when you trust proprietary software on a closed operating system. If you use a so-called "smart" device, you are a patsy, a mark, a willing victim. Stop hurting yourself.
No offense intended here, but there is no free software phone on the market. None of the carriers would even consider approving it.
288... wow. I was happy to be in the low 10k range.
Always a bad thing to assume people know your 2-letter acronyms.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Photovoltaics (PV) is a term which covers the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon studied in physics, photochemistry, and electrochemistry. A typical photovoltaic system employs solar panels, each comprising a number of solar cells, which generate electrical power. PV installations may be ground-mounted, rooftop mounted or wall mounted. The mount may be fixed, or use a solar tracker to follow the sun across the sky.
Well except that Google has already issued a patch going back to Android Marshmallow. But since it seems Apple never had the vulnerability this is +1 for Apple although I don't have any long-running statistics on security.
The problem as I am sure you know though is that most Android devices will never get that patch. The manufacturer has to take it, then the carrier has to certify it, then the customer has to update it.
https://developer.apple.com/su...
89% of iOS users are on iOS 10.
https://developer.android.com/...
Android users who are eligible for the patch make up 48% of the user base. What percentage of those will actually end up with it on their phones is much lower.
Not get remotely rooted by Blueborne? https://www.armis.com/blueborn...
Linus Torvalds is probably the worst at hyperbole ever.
You are in a position where you can send developers home, but you don't have an office with a door?
Nobody in our office has a door (even the VP in charge of the whole site). We have the entire development staff in one large room (300+ developers and QE). I measured the noise level today at 67dB. It's really absurd.
I work in an open office in Atlanta. It's so damn loud that some days I just send my developers home to work.
I bought some $300+ Bose QuietComfort 35 headphones to cancel the noise -- they help, but it's not enough.
I can use the foam earplugs you use for working around heavy machinery, but honestly, at that point how much degradation of productivity have you taken on when that's your own recourse?
I truly don't understand the open floorpan. It's only result is unhappy employees.
Trump is a fucking liar, so nothing he says can be taken as having anything to do with the truth.
So we have to get very, very tough on cyber and cyber warfare. It is a, it is a huge problem. I have a son.
He's 10 years old. He has computers. He is so good with these computers, it's unbelievable. The security aspect of cyber is very, very tough. And maybe it's hardly do-able. But I will say, we are not doing the job we should be doing, but that's true throughout our whole governmental society.
What a fucking moron.
You make it so there is only one path to production. Use CI/CD with build promotion based on criteria. Don't give anyone the ability to install production code directly. You install code, configuration, and settings the same way -- though source control
If you have a process like this, it's simple and nothing gets into production that should not. This goes for configuration changes too.
Level 5 takes full autonomy to "all driving modes." That means the car is fully capable of driving itself anywhere in any condition, from a snowy, moonlit road to an unmapped desert. It should be noted that, at this point, Level 5 is theoretical. One Audi representative went so far as to describe it as "mythical." It's unlikely we'll see Level 5 autonomous driving in our lifetimes.
http://mashable.com/2016/08/26...
Level 4 is definitely obtainable though.