They're not the same situations, really. Google's problems with the SSID logging / plaintext data collection weren't known outside of Google. If Google had simply removed the debugging code and deleted the data they had when they discovered the problem, that would have been the end of it right there, problem solved. But they went public instead, which didn't benefit anyone in any way. To this day I don't know what they were thinking.
CarrierIQ's spyware was caught by an outsider on a consumer device. This could not be an accident. There was no way to cover it up, attempts to do so would bring on the Streissand effect.
Not true. I use my cell phone a lot but using the carrier's services is something I don't do much. If you took the SIM out of my phone that would only remove a tiny fraction of the functions I use (although an important fraction). One day I'd like to get a dumb-pipe 3G connection and replace the cellular number with a VoIP system. If everyone could migrate to open VoIP, phone calls would be as free as email, but instead we buy the same services locked-in from Vonage, MagicJack etc. If only people had a little computer skill the world would be so much different.
That's where the dependence lies, in the lack of technical knowledge, and look which manufacturers are pushing that lifestyle of dependence as a good thing...
I don't think that would help for even smallish loads. Have you seen how long it takes people to get their luggage out when an airplane lands? Now imagine some of that at every bus stop.
I've been thinking of riding a motorcycle to work in the rain. My commute is not even 25 miles but it's in constant gridlock. Like the worst of NYC traffic, almost the whole way. If my combined commute time is an hour, that's a good day.
I'm thinking a dualsport with some knobby tires would be pretty safe.
What private vehicles offer that public transport will never have, is that it offers a private mobile storage space. Want to drop off a computer at a friend's house after work? No problem. Want to pick up 150lbs. of groceries (or maybe a ton of construction materials) on the way home? No problem.
That said I would be happy to have a self-driving car.
I was diagnosed with ADD back when I had little access to videogames and handhelds were for the rich kids. Call the whole condition bullshit if you want but don't say gaming causes it.
There's no way for me to be 100% sure. Unless I can break into their computers and find the emails between them and their employer there's no hard evidence.
A lot of facts that are chalked up to the effects of prejudice, or racial differences are far more likely to be due to cultural differences.
The effect of cultural differences as a factor in gender gaps within professions, IQ/academic performance differences between races, etc seems to be relatively unexplored.
This was a wise move for the overall health of the web, but the people who use Adblock instead of NoScript + Flashblock are the types who are offended by seeing ads at all. With this user base trait in mind, it would have been best to have the "allow unobtrusive ads" off by default, and maybe show a post-install screen explaining the feature and offering the option to turn it on.
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They're not the same situations, really. Google's problems with the SSID logging / plaintext data collection weren't known outside of Google. If Google had simply removed the debugging code and deleted the data they had when they discovered the problem, that would have been the end of it right there, problem solved. But they went public instead, which didn't benefit anyone in any way. To this day I don't know what they were thinking.
CarrierIQ's spyware was caught by an outsider on a consumer device. This could not be an accident. There was no way to cover it up, attempts to do so would bring on the Streissand effect.
You should read the post I made above. It's too bad that in the US mobile devices and telcos are tied so tightly together.
http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2572888&cid=38368646
Not true. I use my cell phone a lot but using the carrier's services is something I don't do much. If you took the SIM out of my phone that would only remove a tiny fraction of the functions I use (although an important fraction). One day I'd like to get a dumb-pipe 3G connection and replace the cellular number with a VoIP system. If everyone could migrate to open VoIP, phone calls would be as free as email, but instead we buy the same services locked-in from Vonage, MagicJack etc. If only people had a little computer skill the world would be so much different.
That's where the dependence lies, in the lack of technical knowledge, and look which manufacturers are pushing that lifestyle of dependence as a good thing...
ALL YOUR RAIN ARE BELONG TO US
- Chinese government, weather control division
But was that done illegally with no environmental assessment? I'm all for nuclear power, but with rigorous oversight.
Assuming it's only as bright as the sun this could work. I can look directly at the sun quite comfortably through a pair of $30 sunglasses.
The gas mask you should wear to protests should now also have laser protection glass in the goggles.
LOL XD
I don't think that would help for even smallish loads. Have you seen how long it takes people to get their luggage out when an airplane lands? Now imagine some of that at every bus stop.
I've been thinking of riding a motorcycle to work in the rain. My commute is not even 25 miles but it's in constant gridlock. Like the worst of NYC traffic, almost the whole way. If my combined commute time is an hour, that's a good day.
I'm thinking a dualsport with some knobby tires would be pretty safe.
That's not even the bad part of public transport.
What private vehicles offer that public transport will never have, is that it offers a private mobile storage space. Want to drop off a computer at a friend's house after work? No problem. Want to pick up 150lbs. of groceries (or maybe a ton of construction materials) on the way home? No problem.
That said I would be happy to have a self-driving car.
Sounds fair. It will also incentivize young people to become skilled drivers so that they can ace the post-21st test even with a massive hangover :D
Well then finally we can go to half-width vehicles and double the effective bandwidth of roads!
Giving the driver the opportunity to pull over and answer a call would also be unacceptable.
Scroll through the post histories of the shill accounts I listed and linked to, there are plenty, do I really need to point them out individually?
Yeah unless they haven't figured out '80s-level basic stealth tech, there isn't much for Iran to learn from this.
I was diagnosed with ADD back when I had little access to videogames and handhelds were for the rich kids. Call the whole condition bullshit if you want but don't say gaming causes it.
I'm not going to troll innocent users myself, I was merely pointing out how ripe for abuse this system is
There's no way for me to be 100% sure. Unless I can break into their computers and find the emails between them and their employer there's no hard evidence.
You can recommend people for suicide counselling on Facebook now. Lulz ho!
A lot of facts that are chalked up to the effects of prejudice, or racial differences are far more likely to be due to cultural differences.
The effect of cultural differences as a factor in gender gaps within professions, IQ/academic performance differences between races, etc seems to be relatively unexplored.
I will take off my math skills for Putin!
...candidate votes for YOU!
You should get a new job as a comedian if that's the case.
This was a wise move for the overall health of the web, but the people who use Adblock instead of NoScript + Flashblock are the types who are offended by seeing ads at all. With this user base trait in mind, it would have been best to have the "allow unobtrusive ads" off by default, and maybe show a post-install screen explaining the feature and offering the option to turn it on.