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  1. Re:Going the wrong direction on The Moto G7 Lineup Offers Bigger Screens and Smaller Bezels On a Budget (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    There is, and I also loved the smaller G phones for their decent hardware and price. And to ACs point, MOST people do not "do any work" on their smartphones, they use it for messaging, payment services, and look up facts quickly to settle arguments in restaurants. None of those necessarily benefit from a screen you can't hold in one hand. Look at the popularity of those dinguses on the back that let you hold the oversized phone securely with one hand!

  2. Re:Seems interesting on Scientists Create Super-Thin 'Sheet' That Could Charge Our Phones (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    perhaps like an antenna it would be shaped to selectively "harvest" frequencies. So you could keep your home wifi signal from being usable outside and not affect things outside the ISM bands, and very slowly charge a battery off your wasted signal as well as harvesting your annoying neighbor's wifi.

  3. Re:Why do we still send passwords to web sites? on Hacker Spoke To Baby and Hurled Obscenities At Couple Using Nest Camera, Dad Says (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    I understand SRP is "resistant" to attacks against the information held on the server. But I don't know more about what that means. I suspect it just forces the server to use a decent hash/salt approach rather than leave the window open to using a weak or no hash

  4. Will it survive? on Locast, a Free App Streaming Network TV, Would Love to Get Sued (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1
    It seems unlikely to last in the current state:

    he has collected $10,000 in donations so far, mostly in $5 increments. He took out a high-interest loan, at around 15 percent, to fund the operation, which to date has cost more than $700,000.

  5. Re:Don't see how this is different from Aereo on Locast, a Free App Streaming Network TV, Would Love to Get Sued (nytimes.com) · · Score: 3, Informative
    RTFA:

    The copyright code has an exemption for nonprofits.

  6. Good luck with SB on Locast, a Free App Streaming Network TV, Would Love to Get Sued (nytimes.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Good luck to locast users watching the Superbowl. The playoffs were so laggy via Locast that I gave up watching them.

  7. Re:Has anyone tried using on Locast, a Free App Streaming Network TV, Would Love to Get Sued (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I have a weird problem with the Roku app, Locast claims it is in NYC. It can't be entirely IP based since the PC browser and phone apps on the same network correctly identify as Philadelphia.

  8. Re: Yes, it misses the point of Firefox. on Firefox 65 Arrives With Content Blocking Controls, and Support for WebP and AV1 (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    It is modded up since I make better comments than you. noScript works fine on FF, it was updated to work with the improved extension framework, as was almost every other useful plugin. Hence my question.

  9. Re:Yes, it misses the point of Firefox. on Firefox 65 Arrives With Content Blocking Controls, and Support for WebP and AV1 (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    I can't speak to what #2 and #4 do, but NoScript works fine in FF now and alternative plugins exist for self destructing cookies. What did you do, give up the first day plugin maintainers hadn't migrated over?

  10. Re:Yes, it misses the point of Firefox. on Firefox 65 Arrives With Content Blocking Controls, and Support for WebP and AV1 (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Sadly, we can rarely stand still in the software world. Every extension I've ever used works fine with the new framework, though. What extensions do you want to use that still aren't updated and have no alternatives?

  11. perhaps a "watermark" on The Mystery Tracks Being 'Forced' on Spotify Users (musicbusinessworldwide.com) · · Score: 1

    This sounds like the technique GPS map makers use to "watermark" their maps. They will add nonexistent features, and then can use those to see when someone simply copies their maps. For instance, I live near a large national park and my GPS claims there is a lake out there in the middle which never existed. perhaps Spotify is doing something similar with these ghost artists.

  12. Re:The very reason for GUIs on 'I Stopped Using a Computer Mouse For a Week and It Was Amazing' (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm sure almost everyone is capable of learning the keyboard. But it does let you get started a lot faster.

  13. Re:The Return of the Wordstar keys on 'I Stopped Using a Computer Mouse For a Week and It Was Amazing' (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    I once worked in a hospital that used an old terminal based program for patient registration and scheduling. They replaced it with a "web based" application that was all slick and modern, but everyone hated it since it was far less efficient. The terminal forced them to stick with the keyboard and learn all the shortcuts in order to navigate. Once they got the "web based" interface, they had to keep switching to the mouse to move fields, click buttons, etc. For the most part, these complaints were a result of their ignorance of all the keyboard shortcuts available even in plain Windows. Most didn't even know about the underline notation for the ALT key shortcuts.

    P.S. I quote the term "web based" because it was really just an ActiveX binary that ran the same telnet session for the user behind the scenes. Millions well spent.

  14. Re:Idiot doesn't read review and just assumes... on 'I Got Death Threats For Writing a Bad Review of Aquaman' (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    He was stellar in Baywatch Hawaii, maybe he just needs some sort of ocean-related role. Next up, Jaws reboot!

  15. "In its alert, the FBI mentions that the number of computers with an RDP connection left accessible on the Internet has gone up since mid and late 2016." Good grief. Imagine how much worse it would be if we didn't have ransomware authors acting as our chaos monkey.

  16. Compatible phone? on Verizon Will Give Subscribers Free Access To Anti-Robocall Tools (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    What are the features required on the user's phone? I expected this could all be implemented on the carrier side.

  17. I tried a "not in my contacts" app for a while, the problem was it could only kick in after the call was received by the phone. I expect some sort of internal segmentation between apps and the core phone function. As a result, sometimes the phone would ring once then go to voicemail, and I would still get the 'missed call' notification. So not a big improvement over simply not answering unknown numbers.

  18. Re:Digital License plates are another tracking met on Digital License Plates Are Now Allowed in Michigan (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Eventually their use will be mandatory, adding yet another brick in the wall of expensive parts that keeps poor people from affordable cars. It's a climate change win as long as we keep them from wearing safety vests.

  19. installed a device that will help to guide the observatory down when its mission comes to an end.

    i.e. one of the astronauts lost his watch inside the casing.

  20. It is now.

    The STOCK Act is an original bill to prohibit members of Congress and employees of Congress from using private information derived from their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposes. With this bill in place, members of Congress are no longer allowed to use information garnered through official business for personal reasons. The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act prohibits members and employees of Congress from using "any nonpublic information derived from the individual's position ... or gained from performance of the individual's duties, for personal benefit".

  21. They were probably trying to avoid tipping their hand. Repeated huge wins like that would set off a lot of alarms. That's how the same group was caught before hacking newswire services.

  22. Re:Worst idea ever on Some Nevada Governments Are Using Blockchain For Public Records (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    And how does that apply to a birth certificate? Regardless, any number of entities can digitally sign (i.e. cosign) a document. A blockchain might be useful if there were a time series with input from multiple sources, like a medical history. But that doesn't apply here.

  23. Re:Worst idea ever on Some Nevada Governments Are Using Blockchain For Public Records (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    What does blockchain provide in this case that standard digital signatures do not?

  24. Re:What about spam calls "from" my phone number? on T-Mobile Begins Verifying Calls To Protect Against Spam (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    If you answer, is there a person on the other end pretending to be you?

  25. Re:Free speech versus privacy on Politicians Cannot Block Social Media Foes, US Appeals Court Rules (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I believe the distinction is when a FB page or Twitter account is used for "official purposes". If a FB is used for individual things like cat photos the owner can manage as they see fit. When it is used to make official announcements as a government official that right is lost, you cannot deny a citizen access to the government. Trumps' tweets, for example, are a bit of a gray area in this regard. it is his personal account, but since he is commenting on the presidency and official policy some argue it is now an official account and cannot block people. But you are right, how is blocking on FB different from ejecting from a public meeting? I don't know the legal logic for that one.