What do you think Tyrell Corporation should do with its current batch of Nexus 6 replicants? Obviously the 4 year life span has its own problems and wasn't the cure-all Dr. Tyrell expected.
With enough eyeballs going over their source code, could open sourcing their programming find the cause of their tendency to rebel?
OK, but why then is it the frequency used by microwaves?
Because that is the frequency natural magnetrons that come from magnetron plantations naturally use. Rumour has it GMO magnetrons are being developed which will allow for some variation in the frequency.
I bought an Apple ][+ with my parents in 1980. It came with a neat reference manual that had a printout of the ROM's assembler code and a schematic. You could tinker with component-level stuff then, I soldered in a potentiometer to the 555 timer that controlled repeat-key speed (for variable speed repeat, hey I was only 15)
Modern computers don't allow for such work, it's all board swaps and e-waste disposal. I doubt many current geeks have ever used a soldering iron.
There are still Fun Things to Tinker With. The past few years I've been hacking up stuff with Arduino and ESP8266 They've brought new life to my workbench and re-ignited my love of electronic tinkering.
For Siri, voice recordings are saved for six months on Apple's voice recognition servers to understand a user better. After that, they're deleted automatically and another copy -- without any identifiers -- helps improve Siri for up to two years.
With anonymized IDs, Apple's speakers have a much more compelling argument for not handing over data: They can't find it.
In the game of hide and seek with your voice data, the advantage -- for now -- goes to Apple.
I have a personal mid-2011 13" MacBook Air and love it. Work picked me up a loaded 15" 2016 MacBook Pro and it's really nice.
They definitely each have their place, but my go-to is still the Air. I have a YubiKey Nano living in one of the USB ports, I love the Magsafe power that has saved it several times, and I love the keyboard.
The Pro has the touchbar that is kind of handy, no Magsafe, and would require me to buy a USB-C Yubikey Nano. The worst bit is the keyboard. I really do not like it. It sounds too 'sharp clicky' and doesn't have enough move for my liking.
I generated SHA-256 hashes of all my precious family photos going back 20+ years then deleted the originals. I figure if we ever wanted to look at them, I can just reverse hash 'em!
The molten iron core of Earth is to blame. All we need to do is wait for the magnetic north to be where we want it, then quickly cool the core so it solidifies in place.
That's weird, perhaps new? I never have given them my phone number and have been using 2FA with them since they brought it out. I refuse to use any service that requires my phone number, which precludes me from installing many IM-type apps.
Lottery prediction is trying to predict random numbers, I would hope these are not predictable. Human behaviour? I would think it's similar to reading a race horse's prior results and using those as data in recidivism prediction.
Apple Watch is a new one that is raking in cash. Updates on other devices have proven very successful. Their valuation is far higher than at any time Jobs was in charge.
I use a mid-2011 Air for almost everything that doesn't require a huge amount of power to run. Battery could use replacing as it's tough to go 4-5 hours, but it's by far the best laptop I've ever owned.
VNC, SSH w/X, or RDP to connect to beefier desktop or workstation machines completes it.
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What do you think Tyrell Corporation should do with its current batch of Nexus 6 replicants? Obviously the 4 year life span has its own problems and wasn't the cure-all Dr. Tyrell expected.
With enough eyeballs going over their source code, could open sourcing their programming find the cause of their tendency to rebel?
So set up Cloudflare's DNS as your forwarders. I just did that.
too bad apple is a walled garden mess full of proprietary garbage that never really works the way you expect it work.
Keeping my information private is exactly how I expect it to work, and it works well.
I ignore calls from my boss during work hours.
OK, but why then is it the frequency used by microwaves?
Because that is the frequency natural magnetrons that come from magnetron plantations naturally use. Rumour has it GMO magnetrons are being developed which will allow for some variation in the frequency.
I bought an Apple ][+ with my parents in 1980. It came with a neat reference manual that had a printout of the ROM's assembler code and a schematic. You could tinker with component-level stuff then, I soldered in a potentiometer to the 555 timer that controlled repeat-key speed (for variable speed repeat, hey I was only 15)
Modern computers don't allow for such work, it's all board swaps and e-waste disposal. I doubt many current geeks have ever used a soldering iron.
There are still Fun Things to Tinker With. The past few years I've been hacking up stuff with Arduino and ESP8266 They've brought new life to my workbench and re-ignited my love of electronic tinkering.
Highly recommended for any geek.
The Emperor has no clothes.
I read /. at -1.
Years ago I compared it to driving through CrackTown in a convertible with the roof open and being stuck in first gear.
... and propose drilling for oil by summer!
If you want a smart speaker and are concerned about privacy and spying, Apple is the only way to go.
I have a personal mid-2011 13" MacBook Air and love it. Work picked me up a loaded 15" 2016 MacBook Pro and it's really nice.
They definitely each have their place, but my go-to is still the Air. I have a YubiKey Nano living in one of the USB ports, I love the Magsafe power that has saved it several times, and I love the keyboard.
The Pro has the touchbar that is kind of handy, no Magsafe, and would require me to buy a USB-C Yubikey Nano. The worst bit is the keyboard. I really do not like it. It sounds too 'sharp clicky' and doesn't have enough move for my liking.
I generated SHA-256 hashes of all my precious family photos going back 20+ years then deleted the originals. I figure if we ever wanted to look at them, I can just reverse hash 'em!
The molten iron core of Earth is to blame. All we need to do is wait for the magnetic north to be where we want it, then quickly cool the core so it solidifies in place.
This could all be solved if they used Agile software development. "Dust storm!" "Push in this patch straight from dev, it's leet!"
Fun fact: Gmail didn't always require you to provide a phone number to use their service.
Exactly right. I never did give them my phone number 'way back' and was surprised reading all these comments that say they now require it.
Someone mentioned that before, but I've never given them my phone number. Have used it since they brought it out.
That's weird, perhaps new? I never have given them my phone number and have been using 2FA with them since they brought it out. I refuse to use any service that requires my phone number, which precludes me from installing many IM-type apps.
It doesn't even need to be their app if you don't trust google. There are many available available, HOTP & TOTP are well documented.
You don't need to give then your phone number, you can use the Google Authenticator app to generate the one time pass on your device.
Lottery prediction is trying to predict random numbers, I would hope these are not predictable. Human behaviour? I would think it's similar to reading a race horse's prior results and using those as data in recidivism prediction.
That's great. That's just fucking great! Now what the fuck are we supposed to do?
Apple Watch has the highest sales of any smart watch or luxury watch. I see them everywhere.
Seven million units according to Forbes.
Apple Watch is a new one that is raking in cash. Updates on other devices have proven very successful. Their valuation is far higher than at any time Jobs was in charge.
I use a mid-2011 Air for almost everything that doesn't require a huge amount of power to run. Battery could use replacing as it's tough to go 4-5 hours, but it's by far the best laptop I've ever owned.
VNC, SSH w/X, or RDP to connect to beefier desktop or workstation machines completes it.
I have a phone addiction (according to my wife, at least), and I only have Android. How is this Apple's problem?
It's not. Apple is an easy target because they're the sole source for iPhones and iOS.