Do you really think that it's hackers DDOS'ing them? I figured that it was just a natural side effect of a million kids powering on their consoles for the first time and needing 20 GB of game and console updates.
And it will still destroy the iPad Pro in almost every performance benchmark imaginable.
Besides, most people still using PC's that can afford an iPad Pro probably have a specific use case or software that isn't available on iOS. I'm sure as hell not going to through out my old developer workstation and use an iPad Pro for coding, anyway.
I guess that the only thing he didn't try was leaking the problem to the press. Something tells me that a "NASA Engineer Warns Of Impending Shuttle Failure" headline in the New York Times would have got NASA's attention.
It would have been more effective than going into the office with a rifle, anyway. They just would have declared him to be a mad man, arrested or shot him, launched the shuttle anyway, and would have eventually had the same problem in either that launch or another one soon after.
Sure, he probably would have lost his job, but if he was proven right he could have sued them for unlawful termination and got a nice settlement to retire on.
Yeah, it says that only the 25 mbps service is available in my zip code. That's not true, since I can get the 115 mbps service from the Xfinity site.
Still, I like the idea of having a one stop shop for getting cable service. This new amazon cable site might actually be useful for price shopping once it gets a few more providers.
The government wouldn't need to start those rumors that Mr. Rockstar Phone Engineer is a terrorist. Just ask a talking head to suggest that idea during a Fox News segment, and the rumor will spread on it's own.
Not the mention that Apple's fanbase is insanely loyal. Caving to the FBI's demands will cost them a few privacy minded buyers, but the general populace doesn't really care enough to make it a deciding factor on what phone to buy.
What makes you think that his hacking team couldn't pull it off with some clever social engineering tricks? They don't need to decrypt the phone using brute force... just need to figure out what PIN number the shooter used in less than ten tries. Odds are that he used the same PIN on something like his debit card or tax return, and getting that info from a gullible customer service rep wouldn't be too hard.
Those will never happen, as those suggestions cost the company money.
Besides, most companies like the status quo and are happy for their female employees to work in Marketing or Sales (where a pretty face can help to get sales) instead of Engineering. This article is more of a bad PR stunt than anything else.
Have you thought about using Intel Compute Sticks for this? They aren't super powerful, but they're only $99 and can more than handle running a web browser.
I actually liked the Raspberry Pi idea better, but if you want to use Windows for your screens... This option might work.
You would be amazed how many people do NOT know this. I guess that's what happens when the only things you know about firearms are the sound bites you hear on CNN every time there is a mass shooting somewhere.
Yeah, it's the games that are the data cap killer in my example. When I set up my new XBox One, for example, I downloaded a bunch of game demos during the first few weeks that I had it. I was wondering why the downloads were taking so long (many of them weren't ready to play until the next day), until I realized that I downloaded over 400 GB of data. Thankfully, metering wasn't enabled yet!
300 GB might have been plenty in 2008, but now it's easy to go over a cap that small. Download a few (Roughly 50 GB each) games on your XBox or Playstation, download a few Linux distribution DVD's, and watch of couple of dozen 4K TV episodes on Netflix and now you're well on your way to a $50 overage on your new Comcast "data plan".
I'd imagine that the AI system would probably become useless once some of the sensors got smashed. Without a remote control backup, the bot wouldn't stand much of a chance.
I do think that it's kinda lame that the robots are still remote controlled like they were in the 90's version of the show. Technology has advanced so much at the past 20 years, but they could probably bring back a flip bot from the old show like Biohazard and still make it into the semi-finals.
They should really offer a weight bonus for anyone who successfully pulls off an AI controlled battlebot. Sure, it will still need a remote control backup if things go wrong, but at least it's adding some technology advancement to the sport.
I think that the FCC reforms said that you can't throttle an "unlimited" data plan once they get over some usage threshold.
So naturally, Comcast no longer says that their plans are unlimited and give you a usage cap... er usage limit... er... "usage plan" to either follow or pay out the nose to exceed.
Hell, a "usage plan" almost sounds like a good thing to clueless consumers if you don't bother looking at the fine print. It kinda sounds like the various "data plans" that Verizon and AT&T have been using to screw us over for years on our wireless bills.
If it works anything like their restaurant reviews, I'd imagine that they'll be more than willing to make the negative reviews "disappear" from the front page if you purchase an advertising package from them.
I'm not sure if anybody other than the user should be deciding what ads are "acceptable" when using an ad blocker. That's why I like the Adblock extension for Chrome. It doesn't have this "acceptable ads default to on" nonsense built into it, and it's run by a lone guy who accepts donations instead of a for-profit software development company.
If I was Elon Musk, I'm not sure that I would be gloating that the Model S cars that my car company is producing will be completely obsolete just three years from now.
Microsoft's version numbering "system" has always been the most confusing to me. They went from actual version numbers (Windows 3, 3.1), to the approximate year they were released (Windows 95, 98, 2000), to weird brand names (XP, Vista), to made up version numbers that aren't actually the real version number reported by the OS * (Windows 7, 8, 8.1), and finally back to an actual version number that matches what the OS says it is (Windows 10).
Bloody hell, man!
* Windows 7 reports as version 6.3 when you use the "ver" command.
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Yeah, I had one of those as well. Windows Mobile was a good three years behind iOS UI design at the time. Some could argue that they never caught up.
Do you really think that it's hackers DDOS'ing them? I figured that it was just a natural side effect of a million kids powering on their consoles for the first time and needing 20 GB of game and console updates.
And it will still destroy the iPad Pro in almost every performance benchmark imaginable.
Besides, most people still using PC's that can afford an iPad Pro probably have a specific use case or software that isn't available on iOS. I'm sure as hell not going to through out my old developer workstation and use an iPad Pro for coding, anyway.
I guess that the only thing he didn't try was leaking the problem to the press. Something tells me that a "NASA Engineer Warns Of Impending Shuttle Failure" headline in the New York Times would have got NASA's attention.
It would have been more effective than going into the office with a rifle, anyway. They just would have declared him to be a mad man, arrested or shot him, launched the shuttle anyway, and would have eventually had the same problem in either that launch or another one soon after.
Sure, he probably would have lost his job, but if he was proven right he could have sued them for unlawful termination and got a nice settlement to retire on.
Yeah, it says that only the 25 mbps service is available in my zip code. That's not true, since I can get the 115 mbps service from the Xfinity site.
Still, I like the idea of having a one stop shop for getting cable service. This new amazon cable site might actually be useful for price shopping once it gets a few more providers.
The government wouldn't need to start those rumors that Mr. Rockstar Phone Engineer is a terrorist. Just ask a talking head to suggest that idea during a Fox News segment, and the rumor will spread on it's own.
Not the mention that Apple's fanbase is insanely loyal. Caving to the FBI's demands will cost them a few privacy minded buyers, but the general populace doesn't really care enough to make it a deciding factor on what phone to buy.
Good luck finding the Zero board anywhere, let alone your local electronics store.
What makes you think that his hacking team couldn't pull it off with some clever social engineering tricks? They don't need to decrypt the phone using brute force... just need to figure out what PIN number the shooter used in less than ten tries. Odds are that he used the same PIN on something like his debit card or tax return, and getting that info from a gullible customer service rep wouldn't be too hard.
The Touch ID sensor died on my wife's iPhone 6S, and it prevented the iOS 9.2.1 update from installing even after doing a factory reset.
The Apple Store couldn't fix the issue, so she got a brand new phone out of the deal. Good thing the phone was still under warranty!
I appreciate the effort, but it seems like the developer world has all migrated to GitHub now. This might is too little, too late.
It probably will never happen, but getting rid of the Dice sponsored stories would be a good start.
Seriously, guys... we're smarter than the average Internet user. We can spot marketing drivel from a mile away.
Those will never happen, as those suggestions cost the company money.
Besides, most companies like the status quo and are happy for their female employees to work in Marketing or Sales (where a pretty face can help to get sales) instead of Engineering. This article is more of a bad PR stunt than anything else.
Shh... Don't run the illusion of the "good old days", where bankers were supposedly honest and not motivated screwing over their customers for profit.
Have you thought about using Intel Compute Sticks for this? They aren't super powerful, but they're only $99 and can more than handle running a web browser.
I actually liked the Raspberry Pi idea better, but if you want to use Windows for your screens... This option might work.
You would be amazed how many people do NOT know this. I guess that's what happens when the only things you know about firearms are the sound bites you hear on CNN every time there is a mass shooting somewhere.
Yeah, it's the games that are the data cap killer in my example. When I set up my new XBox One, for example, I downloaded a bunch of game demos during the first few weeks that I had it. I was wondering why the downloads were taking so long (many of them weren't ready to play until the next day), until I realized that I downloaded over 400 GB of data. Thankfully, metering wasn't enabled yet!
300 GB might have been plenty in 2008, but now it's easy to go over a cap that small. Download a few (Roughly 50 GB each) games on your XBox or Playstation, download a few Linux distribution DVD's, and watch of couple of dozen 4K TV episodes on Netflix and now you're well on your way to a $50 overage on your new Comcast "data plan".
I'd imagine that the AI system would probably become useless once some of the sensors got smashed. Without a remote control backup, the bot wouldn't stand much of a chance.
I do think that it's kinda lame that the robots are still remote controlled like they were in the 90's version of the show. Technology has advanced so much at the past 20 years, but they could probably bring back a flip bot from the old show like Biohazard and still make it into the semi-finals.
They should really offer a weight bonus for anyone who successfully pulls off an AI controlled battlebot. Sure, it will still need a remote control backup if things go wrong, but at least it's adding some technology advancement to the sport.
I think that the FCC reforms said that you can't throttle an "unlimited" data plan once they get over some usage threshold.
So naturally, Comcast no longer says that their plans are unlimited and give you a usage cap... er usage limit... er... "usage plan" to either follow or pay out the nose to exceed.
Hell, a "usage plan" almost sounds like a good thing to clueless consumers if you don't bother looking at the fine print. It kinda sounds like the various "data plans" that Verizon and AT&T have been using to screw us over for years on our wireless bills.
If it works anything like their restaurant reviews, I'd imagine that they'll be more than willing to make the negative reviews "disappear" from the front page if you purchase an advertising package from them.
I'm not sure if anybody other than the user should be deciding what ads are "acceptable" when using an ad blocker. That's why I like the Adblock extension for Chrome. It doesn't have this "acceptable ads default to on" nonsense built into it, and it's run by a lone guy who accepts donations instead of a for-profit software development company.
If I was Elon Musk, I'm not sure that I would be gloating that the Model S cars that my car company is producing will be completely obsolete just three years from now.
Microsoft's version numbering "system" has always been the most confusing to me. They went from actual version numbers (Windows 3, 3.1), to the approximate year they were released (Windows 95, 98, 2000), to weird brand names (XP, Vista), to made up version numbers that aren't actually the real version number reported by the OS * (Windows 7, 8, 8.1), and finally back to an actual version number that matches what the OS says it is (Windows 10).
Bloody hell, man!
* Windows 7 reports as version 6.3 when you use the "ver" command.