If you participate in this, you're a fucking moron.
The whole thing reads like some pecuniary extraction end game scenario, where millionaires and billionaires take to begging for the last pennies of the kids working for minimum wage at the local fast food joint.
Other than that, you have any strong feelings on the matter?
Sarcasm noted.:-)
Why should I be lukewarm about my opinions? XD
Oh I do agree. It was just your post was so BOOM!, so I had to have a little fun with it. But I do feel the same as you. That's why I have my little Jeep. While the Grand Cherokees are completely modernly screwed up, My rather spartan guy doesn't spy on me, can't be disabled by OnStar or whatever version Jeep is using for their high end stuff, and it has some real gauges and stuff. The most advanced thing it has is traction control and ABS. And the traction control works so scary well, that I'm okay with that. Oh the places I've gone.
No the analogy is that my mother swore at me and that means I think she's going to come at me with an axe. If you think an enforcing update strategy is the same as keylogging every computer in policy and severity then you've lost your grasp on reality.
What kind of work do you do that is so accepting of the system breaking that Windows updates do?
Next will be you saying that my using Windows 10's breaking my computer is somehow my fault because I know New Windows versions break computers.
That's called the Mike Tyson rape defense - "Hey, she knew who I was." Then you'll switch back and forth between the two positions as befits your argument.
My grip on reality, eh? I use W10 because I support people using it. Once upon a time, I would caution people to wait a while before updating. That way there is less chance of the inevitible system breakage. They could cut there problems maybe in half. Now? Those forced updates are the number one reason I do not recommend people using Windows 10. At this point, my support functions are roughly 95 percent Windows 10 based, a few W7, a few Linux, and I had 2 OS X issues with El Capitan not being compatible with Filemaker Pro 11, which is 3 versions behind, and the other was a Prolific USB -serial issue, which was a El Capitan problem and prolific wrote new software for. Oh, the linux issues were with people not knowing how ot enable their serial ports - since Linux considers a serial port a security issue (duh), you have to manually add it to the dialout group in a terminal.
All of the Windows 10 problems were system breaks, and the breaks were conveniently after the updates, that you can't do a damn thing about. Sound cards and virtual sound cards especially are a problem with W10.
I think the cameras are probably a good idea, but I've got friends who are cops. And I'm not so sure they are going to be willing/able to let so many minor things slide if they are available for review with video evidence. There may be some unintended consequences here that a lot of people won't be happy with and might not be all that evident.
Which is why the victims need to document as well. Especially when the cops get to threatening retaliation for following the law.
Obviously this, possibly naively, assumes that mandatory police cameras are accompanied by appropriate penalties whenever they happen to 'glitch' during high-profile situations.
Present day footage does tend to get lost right at the crucial moments.
The important part of the victims using their own cams is that it provides a reality check.
If you're going to practice something every day, why not make it something other than some dumb ass app. Like, learn to cook or play a musical instrument. Is it some miracle that people get better at some shit they do every day?
Mod this AC up! While I enjoy gaming, I also have been a relentless experience junkie as I've aged. Does it make me smarter and slow cognitive decline? I dunno, but it's fun.
There is also an infomercial done by Jayne Seymore for some product that is supposed to eliminate "crepey skin". Lots of testimonials and silly pseudo-scientific gibberish. It's oil for crissakes. I wash my hands a lot, so they tend to get dry and "crepey" A little glycerin and rosewater followed by a little olive oil, and they are as soft and smooth as can be.
Buying both wouldn't make the down payment on a half ounce of Jayne's stuff.
I believe the brain is in need of exercise as much as a muscle, in that the people who remain mentally agile into old age are the ones who continue to challenge their minds with problem solving.
Its the mental version of blaming one's physical problems on the person with the physical problem. If you didn't exercise your brain, its your fault if you get Alzheimer's.
Sounds good, but probably puts the solution before the problem. Cognitive decline is often very slow and subtle, so people might be not excercising their brains earlier on, because they are somewhere in the middle of that slow decline.
Its like the people I know who think that retirement is the great killer because people die after retirement. It's this weird idea that they won't die if they don't retire.
I'm pretty certain that the reason some people stay sharp and active is because they are already sharp and active, not because they would turn into an imbecile if they stopped playing brain games.
IOW, if you enjoy the brain games, by all means do them. I wouldn't expect them to add years to your life though.
Rather than continually repost, read my other posts
Ahhh not the Anonymous Coward anymore?
Almost never! I posted a few as AC a week ago when there was a problem logging into slashdot, otherwise I stand
Considering that they ignore update delays as well, it is not unreasonable to assume they ignore requests to disable teh key logger.
Considering crime happens there's no reason to assume that your own mother isn't coming at you with an axe right now correct? Sorry but it's a stretch.
Your analogy misses one point. Applied to Microsoft, your mother would have already come at you with an axe. So you might be safe in assuming it again.
That's the Cortana data which has to be opted into. I was talking only about the performance data collection which can't (for some values of can't) be opted out of.
Opted out of. The last several machines have what is called "express settings" that most people blindly accept.
Following on the path of backup camera's any new feature which can be marginally considered a safety feature can be promoted over and over until it becomes a mandatory requirement that must be maintained. The path to (4) profit is clear.
Equating a backup camera with windows is pretty silly. They are much more than marginally adding safety. I personally know two people who backed over one of their children, killing them. They were in the blind spot right in back of the car. All my vehicles have backup cameras in them, and I use them all the time. They've come in handy sometimes as well. They are even a great thing to have in the woods, as some times I'm backing up near cliffs.
Some people were really pissed about turn signals and brake lights as well. More guvmint interference.
Volvo Cars will showcase new concepts that integrate Microsoft Band 2 with a Windows 10 smartphone and the Volvo on Call Universal App, creating new ways for customers to interact with their vehicles. From the new Microsoft Band, a Volvo owner can press and hold the action button and say, “Volvo, start the heater of my car,” among many other options.
Or they could just simply turn the dial to heat rather than requiring a $250 device to accomplish the same task?
You forgot the part where they tell the radio to turn off. One more step
But I've seen this kind of crazy shit so many times. Replacing something easy with something more difficult, or at least twice the work.
FUCK THAT SHIT!
Listen carefully, people: It's a car, not a lifestyle! It's transportation. You do not need Windows 10 in your gods-be-damned car; you need to forget all that, and put away your gods-be-damned phone, too, and PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROAD!
Other than that, you have any strong feelings on the matter?
It is nothing short of amazing, when a person posts the exact text from a Microsoft Website, and he gets marked as a troll.
Well played shills, well played indeed. That pot needss to be enshrined as a reference to prove the delusions of the Microsoft shills, as they call direct quotes from their Favorite OS as trolling.
Microsoft shills?You are entitled to your own opinions. However, you are not entitled to your own facts.
Printed again from their privacy policy: Enjoy!
If you open a file, we may collect information about the file, the application used to open the file, and how long it takes any use [of] it for purposes such as improving performance, or [if you] enter text, we may collect typed characters, and use them for purposes such as improving autocomplete and spell check features.
And also, the usage and performance data is anonymous. It contains no personal data at all. I wonder how many of the people "concerned" about this refuse to carry a cell phone or use a credit card?
According to Microsoft:
Typing data includes a sample of characters and words you type, which we scrub to remove IDs, IP addresses, and other potential identifiers.
You are quite wrong.
Or does Microsoft have some sort of majicky thingamajig that scrubs personal data that is not there?
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If you participate in this, you're a fucking moron.
The whole thing reads like some pecuniary extraction end game scenario, where millionaires and billionaires take to begging for the last pennies of the kids working for minimum wage at the local fast food joint.
Other than that, you have any strong feelings on the matter?
Sarcasm noted. :-)
Why should I be lukewarm about my opinions? XD
Oh I do agree. It was just your post was so BOOM!, so I had to have a little fun with it. But I do feel the same as you. That's why I have my little Jeep. While the Grand Cherokees are completely modernly screwed up, My rather spartan guy doesn't spy on me, can't be disabled by OnStar or whatever version Jeep is using for their high end stuff, and it has some real gauges and stuff. The most advanced thing it has is traction control and ABS. And the traction control works so scary well, that I'm okay with that. Oh the places I've gone.
No the analogy is that my mother swore at me and that means I think she's going to come at me with an axe. If you think an enforcing update strategy is the same as keylogging every computer in policy and severity then you've lost your grasp on reality.
What kind of work do you do that is so accepting of the system breaking that Windows updates do?
Next will be you saying that my using Windows 10's breaking my computer is somehow my fault because I know New Windows versions break computers.
That's called the Mike Tyson rape defense - "Hey, she knew who I was." Then you'll switch back and forth between the two positions as befits your argument.
My grip on reality, eh? I use W10 because I support people using it. Once upon a time, I would caution people to wait a while before updating. That way there is less chance of the inevitible system breakage. They could cut there problems maybe in half. Now? Those forced updates are the number one reason I do not recommend people using Windows 10. At this point, my support functions are roughly 95 percent Windows 10 based, a few W7, a few Linux, and I had 2 OS X issues with El Capitan not being compatible with Filemaker Pro 11, which is 3 versions behind, and the other was a Prolific USB -serial issue, which was a El Capitan problem and prolific wrote new software for. Oh, the linux issues were with people not knowing how ot enable their serial ports - since Linux considers a serial port a security issue (duh), you have to manually add it to the dialout group in a terminal.
All of the Windows 10 problems were system breaks, and the breaks were conveniently after the updates, that you can't do a damn thing about. Sound cards and virtual sound cards especially are a problem with W10.
And that's my reality.
I could read it in Chrome on a chromebook as well. Not certain what the Debian issue is.
I think the cameras are probably a good idea, but I've got friends who are cops. And I'm not so sure they are going to be willing/able to let so many minor things slide if they are available for review with video evidence. There may be some unintended consequences here that a lot of people won't be happy with and might not be all that evident.
Which is why the victims need to document as well. Especially when the cops get to threatening retaliation for following the law.
Obviously this, possibly naively, assumes that mandatory police cameras are accompanied by appropriate penalties whenever they happen to 'glitch' during high-profile situations.
Present day footage does tend to get lost right at the crucial moments.
The important part of the victims using their own cams is that it provides a reality check.
If you're going to practice something every day, why not make it something other than some dumb ass app. Like, learn to cook or play a musical instrument. Is it some miracle that people get better at some shit they do every day?
Mod this AC up! While I enjoy gaming, I also have been a relentless experience junkie as I've aged. Does it make me smarter and slow cognitive decline? I dunno, but it's fun.
Buying both wouldn't make the down payment on a half ounce of Jayne's stuff.
I thought that the entire purpose of the internet was to transmit visual aids for an exercise that increases penis size.
Turns out its only temporary, and makes a mess on the keyboard.
I believe the brain is in need of exercise as much as a muscle, in that the people who remain mentally agile into old age are the ones who continue to challenge their minds with problem solving.
Luminosity, reading, puzzle solving, posting intelligently... everything helps.
Stagnation is the great killer.
Its the mental version of blaming one's physical problems on the person with the physical problem. If you didn't exercise your brain, its your fault if you get Alzheimer's.
Sounds good, but probably puts the solution before the problem. Cognitive decline is often very slow and subtle, so people might be not excercising their brains earlier on, because they are somewhere in the middle of that slow decline.
Its like the people I know who think that retirement is the great killer because people die after retirement. It's this weird idea that they won't die if they don't retire.
I'm pretty certain that the reason some people stay sharp and active is because they are already sharp and active, not because they would turn into an imbecile if they stopped playing brain games.
IOW, if you enjoy the brain games, by all means do them. I wouldn't expect them to add years to your life though.
Congratulations on your success n0w4k! I'm reading the article now.
Where is your god now?
Down at the 7-11, enjoying a Big Gulp
Rather than continually repost, read my other posts
Ahhh not the Anonymous Coward anymore?
Almost never! I posted a few as AC a week ago when there was a problem logging into slashdot, otherwise I stand
Considering that they ignore update delays as well, it is not unreasonable to assume they ignore requests to disable teh key logger.
Considering crime happens there's no reason to assume that your own mother isn't coming at you with an axe right now correct? Sorry but it's a stretch.
Your analogy misses one point. Applied to Microsoft, your mother would have already come at you with an axe. So you might be safe in assuming it again.
That's the Cortana data which has to be opted into. I was talking only about the performance data collection which can't (for some values of can't) be opted out of.
Opted out of. The last several machines have what is called "express settings" that most people blindly accept.
Following on the path of backup camera's any new feature which can be marginally considered a safety feature can be promoted over and over until it becomes a mandatory requirement that must be maintained. The path to (4) profit is clear.
Equating a backup camera with windows is pretty silly. They are much more than marginally adding safety. I personally know two people who backed over one of their children, killing them. They were in the blind spot right in back of the car. All my vehicles have backup cameras in them, and I use them all the time. They've come in handy sometimes as well. They are even a great thing to have in the woods, as some times I'm backing up near cliffs.
Some people were really pissed about turn signals and brake lights as well. More guvmint interference.
Volvo Cars will showcase new concepts that integrate Microsoft Band 2 with a Windows 10 smartphone and the Volvo on Call Universal App, creating new ways for customers to interact with their vehicles. From the new Microsoft Band, a Volvo owner can press and hold the action button and say, “Volvo, start the heater of my car,” among many other options.
Or they could just simply turn the dial to heat rather than requiring a $250 device to accomplish the same task?
You forgot the part where they tell the radio to turn off. One more step
But I've seen this kind of crazy shit so many times. Replacing something easy with something more difficult, or at least twice the work.
FUCK THAT SHIT! Listen carefully, people: It's a car, not a lifestyle! It's transportation. You do not need Windows 10 in your gods-be-damned car; you need to forget all that, and put away your gods-be-damned phone, too, and PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROAD!
Other than that, you have any strong feelings on the matter?
exactly the wrong paradigm for developong software for cars.
Is that anything like beer pong? Count me in!
gstoddart, if you are so anti-Microsoft, then why are you posting from a machine running Windows 10 and using IE11? .
Holy hell, someone uses Internet Exploder 11?
Will you have to open the Start menu to stop the car?
Stopping the car is only available in the Enterprise version.
And you'll have to but a whole new car after 2 years because the OS that is there won't be supported any longer.
Then they will come out with Winford 2020 where the steering wheel becomes the brakes and the headlight switch controls the steering.
And all the settings will be changed so you have to search a half hour to figure out how to open the gas cap.
Just like OnStar got me to avoid GM vehicles, any car with Windows in it will narrow my choices a little further.
Well played shills, well played indeed. That pot needss to be enshrined as a reference to prove the delusions of the Microsoft shills, as they call direct quotes from their Favorite OS as trolling. Microsoft shills?You are entitled to your own opinions. However, you are not entitled to your own facts. Printed again from their privacy policy: Enjoy!
If you open a file, we may collect information about the file, the application used to open the file, and how long it takes any use [of] it for purposes such as improving performance, or [if you] enter text, we may collect typed characters, and use them for purposes such as improving autocomplete and spell check features.
You can't prove a negative. No one can "show" you Windows 10 doesn't have a key logger. The onus is on you to show that it does.
Well, considering they tell us they have one is a pretty good start to accepting that they have one.
... artificial meat
Have you ever tried SPAM®?
Yes, although if you aren't from Hawaii, you aren't supposed to admit it.
And also, the usage and performance data is anonymous. It contains no personal data at all. I wonder how many of the people "concerned" about this refuse to carry a cell phone or use a credit card?
According to Microsoft:
Typing data includes a sample of characters and words you type, which we scrub to remove IDs, IP addresses, and other potential identifiers. You are quite wrong.
Or does Microsoft have some sort of majicky thingamajig that scrubs personal data that is not there?