There was some software I updated recently that said I needed to reboot to complete the installation. The notification gave me choices for how long to delay until it reminded me to reboot, and the last option was for 100 years. So at least one company seems to understand how I think.
I'm confused here. I'm visiting my mother tomorrow, so I will check out TeamViewer. But there is no saved password and no web account. It randomly creates a passcode each time it is started, then that is read out to me over the phone, I type it in to my copy of TeamViewer and then I am connected. There is no web browser involved. It is very simple to use. It seems secure because it is a new password every single time it is used, I don't have to worry about my mother using her typical 4 character passwords that she can remember or her losing the longer ones that she wrote on the back of a receipt.
So is there a potential problem I have to worry about? I can not change the password, as there is no password. Is this issue only with some advanced use of TeamViewer (ie, for collaboration, online meetings, other bullshit)? I could get the latest version but if there is a problem there's no way it'll be patched so soon.
(and of course, the Register goes and panics in typical fashion, seeing the web site go down briefly as evidence of hacking, when it turned out to be DDoS which undoubtedly occured because of all the news about TeamViewer rather than a coincidence)
There is no overpriced talent at a startup. They're paid in worthless options and not cash. And the less a person knows the more stock options they get. Anybody with real talent will be hired as a contractor so that the're no chance they'll get any options.
The whole point of a startup is to swindle investors. As such there's no pride in doing a good job as a technical person. Your job is to create mock ups and prototypes where speed is more important than quality. Becuase if the company ever goes public they'll hire real engineers to come in and bitch about how bad it all is.
Exactly true. I know a lot of people in startups, and many of them do meaningless things. Either the company is unable to articulate what they mean (I can't figure it out and I'm in the same field), or they're goal is just to suck up investor money. The majority of efforts are often spent going to trade shows where they interact with other companies that do nothing (I think that's what "synergy" means).
One guy said he was only one out of two engineers in a company of ten, and that even with only ten people they had a full time photographer on staff.
Maybe a problem is that the customer is the investor. You can't talk about engineering or specifics as the investors will become confused, or feel stupid, or whatever. The original startup founders very often have zero technical knowledge or skills, but they know how to sell things and con people. So you have to use the language that investors use and that means fuzzy buzzwords when talking to investors or upper management. After awhile the entire company is babbling to each other meaninglessly while all nodding sagely lest they seem stupid or not a part of the cool crowd.
"Content" == "we're too stupid to actually build anything, but we can sell you customer information," "Platforms" == "we're going to take some open source code and stick it on off-the-shelf hardware, then try to sell it." "Synergy" == "we want to piggy-back on your system." "End-to-end" == "vendor lock in and no standards." "Solutions" == "we dont know what we're good at yet, but we're willing to do whatever you ask us to do."
So my router at home needs only a software change to magically be able to listen at 5Ghz? What if you don't have 802.11a/b chip or it's not flexible? What if things change tomorrow? Maybe other frequencies open up, channel plans could change, modulations change, etc. I work at a company that does radio, and the hardware changes constantly.
No, same amount of typing. Everyone uses auto-indentation anyway. Most editors have the tab do auto-indenting, only in really stupid editors (notepad) would someone type a tab to get a tab.
Also, ignore your own personal preferences and use the coding standards that your team or company has agreed upon.
It depends upon how the software was created. If he was a student at the time working under the direction of his professor, then he probably can not just make it open source without permission. It's the essentiall the same as work for hire, though it is a gray area as are most things to do with being a grad student. Ie, it's possible that the original idea was the grad student's but there was payment from the school as well as input and reviews from faculty.
Being a grad student comes with a huge amount of stress, stories of professors murdered in the past are well known.
Hardware changes that matter would be speed (decoding at high data rates, speed of browsing, it even has some games), and improved networking options. My ISPs router is really crappy and no firmware update is going to improve it's wi-fi, it will never do 5Ghz, or MiMO, etc.
Or put it this way. Do you really want to still be using Roku 1, or the first gen AppleTV?
That's the manufacturer's problem. From the customer point of view the goal is to get the most you can for the least amount of money. As a customer our role is not to provide charity to gadget makers.
You'd need to download the hardware somehow:-) Ie, let's say you had Roku 2 model built into the TV, but now you want the faster wi-fi and extra memory of Roku 3?
Which is a bit surprising because last year you could definitely save money with the dumb tv with equivalent picture quality to the same size smart tv.
I've noticed you and your wife fighting a lot at night, which while interesting to watch is less interesting than why I bought your channel in the first place. If you like I can talk your through your marital problems over the TV.
Because the external box is much much better than any built-in smarts. The networking is usually better, and if not it will be better in a year or two. The apps are more up to date and better supported on the external box, whereas the TV maker has already taken your money and feels no need to continue keeping you happy and those apps will start getting out of date over time.. When the next big video fad comes out your TV won't be making an app for it (hypothetically, Facebook on TV for example). If you want 4k, the external boxes do that also and if they don't it's easier to upgrade them than to ugrade the TV.
Also when I bought my dumb tv, the price difference was basically the cost of the external box, as they were still selling smart tvs at a noticeable premium.
There are Roku based Smart TVs. However nice they are now though they'll still start becoming obsolete over time. In a decade you'll still have a decade old Roku built into it. But at least you can turn that part off and still use an external box.
I'd rather it go the other way for integration though! I want the external Roku box to be able to control the TV so that I don't need extra remote controls. The TV I have is a bit confusing to navigate through with the remote. But if I could use my Roku remote to control the volume, channels, switch hdmi ports, etc...
Sort of convenient for customers who have no idea that there are alternatives. They see the Youtube sticker and say "Wow, I can watch youtube on tv? I want me some of that!" Then it turns out not so easy to use, so they get the grandkids to help them out the same way the grandkids helped out with the clock on their DVD player. TVs have horrendous user interfaces, it almost seems like they're intentionally designed to confuse people. Meanwhile the Roku is as simple as dirt in comparison, but they've never heard of it.
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The original notification implied that you could cancel or reschedule the upgrade. Now it seems like they only allow rescheduling.
There was some software I updated recently that said I needed to reboot to complete the installation. The notification gave me choices for how long to delay until it reminded me to reboot, and the last option was for 100 years. So at least one company seems to understand how I think.
It's like wack-a-mole. Except that moles are cute. Even the moles on my back are cuter than Windows 10.
That's because companies that have to use Oracle have learned to hire interns as stand-ins when it's time for the ritual abuse.
Won't help. The upgrade has already been sceduled.
I thought ransom wear was a burlap sack?
I'm confused here. I'm visiting my mother tomorrow, so I will check out TeamViewer. But there is no saved password and no web account. It randomly creates a passcode each time it is started, then that is read out to me over the phone, I type it in to my copy of TeamViewer and then I am connected. There is no web browser involved. It is very simple to use. It seems secure because it is a new password every single time it is used, I don't have to worry about my mother using her typical 4 character passwords that she can remember or her losing the longer ones that she wrote on the back of a receipt.
So is there a potential problem I have to worry about? I can not change the password, as there is no password. Is this issue only with some advanced use of TeamViewer (ie, for collaboration, online meetings, other bullshit)? I could get the latest version but if there is a problem there's no way it'll be patched so soon.
(and of course, the Register goes and panics in typical fashion, seeing the web site go down briefly as evidence of hacking, when it turned out to be DDoS which undoubtedly occured because of all the news about TeamViewer rather than a coincidence)
Then either find a new team or group, try to sway the team or group to your way of thinking, or admit that you're not a team player.
There is no overpriced talent at a startup. They're paid in worthless options and not cash. And the less a person knows the more stock options they get. Anybody with real talent will be hired as a contractor so that the're no chance they'll get any options.
The whole point of a startup is to swindle investors. As such there's no pride in doing a good job as a technical person. Your job is to create mock ups and prototypes where speed is more important than quality. Becuase if the company ever goes public they'll hire real engineers to come in and bitch about how bad it all is.
As in "I leveraged my kids to get the lawn mowed"?
Exactly true. I know a lot of people in startups, and many of them do meaningless things. Either the company is unable to articulate what they mean (I can't figure it out and I'm in the same field), or they're goal is just to suck up investor money. The majority of efforts are often spent going to trade shows where they interact with other companies that do nothing (I think that's what "synergy" means).
One guy said he was only one out of two engineers in a company of ten, and that even with only ten people they had a full time photographer on staff.
Maybe a problem is that the customer is the investor. You can't talk about engineering or specifics as the investors will become confused, or feel stupid, or whatever. The original startup founders very often have zero technical knowledge or skills, but they know how to sell things and con people. So you have to use the language that investors use and that means fuzzy buzzwords when talking to investors or upper management. After awhile the entire company is babbling to each other meaninglessly while all nodding sagely lest they seem stupid or not a part of the cool crowd.
"Content" == "we're too stupid to actually build anything, but we can sell you customer information,"
"Platforms" == "we're going to take some open source code and stick it on off-the-shelf hardware, then try to sell it."
"Synergy" == "we want to piggy-back on your system."
"End-to-end" == "vendor lock in and no standards."
"Solutions" == "we dont know what we're good at yet, but we're willing to do whatever you ask us to do."
So my router at home needs only a software change to magically be able to listen at 5Ghz? What if you don't have 802.11a/b chip or it's not flexible? What if things change tomorrow? Maybe other frequencies open up, channel plans could change, modulations change, etc. I work at a company that does radio, and the hardware changes constantly.
No, same amount of typing. Everyone uses auto-indentation anyway. Most editors have the tab do auto-indenting, only in really stupid editors (notepad) would someone type a tab to get a tab.
Also, ignore your own personal preferences and use the coding standards that your team or company has agreed upon.
But introduces a high amount of uncertainty and screws up indenting as no one can agree on what a tab means.
It depends upon how the software was created. If he was a student at the time working under the direction of his professor, then he probably can not just make it open source without permission. It's the essentiall the same as work for hire, though it is a gray area as are most things to do with being a grad student. Ie, it's possible that the original idea was the grad student's but there was payment from the school as well as input and reviews from faculty.
Being a grad student comes with a huge amount of stress, stories of professors murdered in the past are well known.
Hardware changes that matter would be speed (decoding at high data rates, speed of browsing, it even has some games), and improved networking options. My ISPs router is really crappy and no firmware update is going to improve it's wi-fi, it will never do 5Ghz, or MiMO, etc.
Or put it this way. Do you really want to still be using Roku 1, or the first gen AppleTV?
That's the manufacturer's problem. From the customer point of view the goal is to get the most you can for the least amount of money. As a customer our role is not to provide charity to gadget makers.
You'd need to download the hardware somehow :-) Ie, let's say you had Roku 2 model built into the TV, but now you want the faster wi-fi and extra memory of Roku 3?
Which is a bit surprising because last year you could definitely save money with the dumb tv with equivalent picture quality to the same size smart tv.
I've noticed you and your wife fighting a lot at night, which while interesting to watch is less interesting than why I bought your channel in the first place. If you like I can talk your through your marital problems over the TV.
It's another reason why I think DVR is not an obsolete concept. Let it download your 4K movie overnight instead of live streaming it.
Roku 4 does 4K with netflix.
Because the external box is much much better than any built-in smarts. The networking is usually better, and if not it will be better in a year or two. The apps are more up to date and better supported on the external box, whereas the TV maker has already taken your money and feels no need to continue keeping you happy and those apps will start getting out of date over time.. When the next big video fad comes out your TV won't be making an app for it (hypothetically, Facebook on TV for example). If you want 4k, the external boxes do that also and if they don't it's easier to upgrade them than to ugrade the TV.
Also when I bought my dumb tv, the price difference was basically the cost of the external box, as they were still selling smart tvs at a noticeable premium.
There are Roku based Smart TVs. However nice they are now though they'll still start becoming obsolete over time. In a decade you'll still have a decade old Roku built into it. But at least you can turn that part off and still use an external box.
I'd rather it go the other way for integration though! I want the external Roku box to be able to control the TV so that I don't need extra remote controls. The TV I have is a bit confusing to navigate through with the remote. But if I could use my Roku remote to control the volume, channels, switch hdmi ports, etc...
Sort of convenient for customers who have no idea that there are alternatives. They see the Youtube sticker and say "Wow, I can watch youtube on tv? I want me some of that!" Then it turns out not so easy to use, so they get the grandkids to help them out the same way the grandkids helped out with the clock on their DVD player. TVs have horrendous user interfaces, it almost seems like they're intentionally designed to confuse people. Meanwhile the Roku is as simple as dirt in comparison, but they've never heard of it.