I once had a sociology professor address this issue. Everyone sees it differently, but I can offer his explanation:
The i in iPhone/iThis/iThat, is a self centered, consumer driver psycho trick, used by marketing companies, because they know people are stupid. Just like you see MySpace, YouTube, and anything else using these names. Most people are so self-absorbed, and feel that it is always about them, that it helps inflate their ego to sell them products that they think are just for them. It is a simple marketing ploy to get the monkeys to buy their products. It works.
Personally, I can see the validity in the idea. Do I particularly care? Nah. At least I can offer some closure though...
It was just poor timing on Netflix' part. Had they done this with a major (positive) UI overhaul, it would have eased the flak. Gaining nothing here, I see the outrage. I have since cancelled my own sub, but I didn't use it all that often to begin with. I have alternatives.
Just to add to the record, that's two weeks worth of coffees at my local shop.
The only reason I had Netflix was to play civilly with the MPAA. Netflix has betrayed me, and thus, I go back to the dark reaches of the internet 100% of the time.
What's the opposite of killing two birds with one stone? That's what just happened in this case.
Just to clarify... He is taking the steps to investigate the vulnerabilities, and take precautions against further intrusion. This is not to be confused with "let's go catch these boogeymen."
This just seems like a reasonable reaction (for once), unless I am mis-reading here. I did not RTFA.
While I agree with most of what you said, I'd like to voice one fundamentally different point. A judge should have just as much authority to marry as a priest, yet at the same time, just as much authority as either of my two dogs. If two people choose to be together, that's their own business! I am not judging any religions here, because to each their own.
To try an offer up an explanation of the license thing... I think it is more or less a paper trail for the tax man, and thus the tinfoil hat heretics.
I respond aggressively. I have a fun, fast car. I drive it just like that. No accidents and never pulled over, in almost 10 years. I never ride passenger, unless I am exhausted, because I find driving to be enjoyable, and I don't trust other drivers (including my own friends).
Automated cars are slowly, but surely going to be taking the fun out of driving. Not very dissimilar, the "green" movement is doing the same, with lower HP cars, and tiny gas sipping engines.
And don't even get me started on the "auto-pull-over/handcuff" option the 5-0 will have...
Facebook games are a big reason I ditched a long time ago. Facebook's privacy was horrible enough without allowing the apps to circumvent what few privacy settings they had. If g+ never has them, I will be one happy camper.
I am going to play Devil's Advocate here... Instead of "the government is behind this to create new laws to lock down the interwebs," I would say it is entirely as plausible to say "the government is behind this to create new jobs and interest in information security to better arm the future with the tools needed to guard against such things, and also create more IS jobs."
I'm sorry, something about "General Motors" and "Weapons Testing Facility" just doesn't make me warm and fuzzy inside. I can see the similarities though... the only thing their cars are good for are going fast in a straight line, and crashing.
I like my puppies domestic, free-range, and aged to natural perfection. They can't tell you WHEN to eat your pet... So eat them when you're good and ready. Until then, you're just stocking up for "later."
Having played and beaten (fully) Ocarina of Time 10+ times, I think I'd want to strangle a half baby half puppy, in front of some nuns, nude, reciting Mein Kampf.
To tie this all into the topic, and on another, less disturbing note: is this a reverse Streisand effect?
Call me "that tinfoil hat guy," but isn't this just another way to take away freedoms if abused? There are plenty of benefits, sure, but there are also many who want to know where you are, lock your car, and wait kindly for the reeducation agents to arrive.
I like my car. I like modding my car, and I sure like driving the way I do (like a maniac, thx Boston). This seems like a great way to censor that little bit of rule breaking, which has saved my life more than once. Just couldn't help thinking Minority Report on this one...
Crowdsourcing is the best way to get these lists, until someone breaks in and takes it. Create a list, on a forum, or anywhere else anyone could contribute to it... and start announcing.
There are ways around it, but the idea in general is pretty offensive... Censor?
I have been following this somewhat without interest.../. only... Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Nokia demand to see new Apple products before they were announced and released? Did this ever happen, or did Apple protect their cult/marketing steamroller and pay Nokia instead of potentially leaking new products ahead of time?
I could see that damaging the mystique of the "will they release it" factor of Apple. Was this their way of protecting that?
Not necessarily. It is all in the approach of the company. Say you have a company that makes each employee a share holder, who are paid dividends based on the company's success. These people see a direct increase in pay, based (down the line) directly on their continued success in contributing to said company.
On the other hand, you have a company (let's take Apple, like TFA) that pays it's employees the same today, as they will next year, and the year after that. The cost of living continues to rise, Apple grows far more quickly than that rate, and the employees get paid the same peanuts they were paid for the last three years.
Who is in more need of a union? Sure you could argue that each still needs one, but they are not explicitly the same, thus can be show to be unequal in NEED.
Porn (as mentioned in other posts) is sex between consenting adults (generally speaking). For those less "vanilla," and you know who you are, even depicted rape in porn is consenting.
Lets take the extreme route of one of these government addresses being registered on one of these rape oriented sites... Just because you like all the SAW movies, doesn't mean you're going to go all Jigsaw on us...
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I once had a sociology professor address this issue. Everyone sees it differently, but I can offer his explanation:
The i in iPhone/iThis/iThat, is a self centered, consumer driver psycho trick, used by marketing companies, because they know people are stupid. Just like you see MySpace, YouTube, and anything else using these names. Most people are so self-absorbed, and feel that it is always about them, that it helps inflate their ego to sell them products that they think are just for them. It is a simple marketing ploy to get the monkeys to buy their products. It works.
Personally, I can see the validity in the idea. Do I particularly care? Nah. At least I can offer some closure though...
It was just poor timing on Netflix' part. Had they done this with a major (positive) UI overhaul, it would have eased the flak. Gaining nothing here, I see the outrage. I have since cancelled my own sub, but I didn't use it all that often to begin with. I have alternatives.
Just to add to the record, that's two weeks worth of coffees at my local shop.
The only reason I had Netflix was to play civilly with the MPAA. Netflix has betrayed me, and thus, I go back to the dark reaches of the internet 100% of the time.
What's the opposite of killing two birds with one stone? That's what just happened in this case.
Just to clarify...
He is taking the steps to investigate the vulnerabilities, and take precautions against further intrusion.
This is not to be confused with "let's go catch these boogeymen."
This just seems like a reasonable reaction (for once), unless I am mis-reading here. I did not RTFA.
While I agree with most of what you said, I'd like to voice one fundamentally different point.
A judge should have just as much authority to marry as a priest, yet at the same time, just as much authority as either of my two dogs. If two people choose to be together, that's their own business! I am not judging any religions here, because to each their own.
To try an offer up an explanation of the license thing... I think it is more or less a paper trail for the tax man, and thus the tinfoil hat heretics.
I respond aggressively. I have a fun, fast car. I drive it just like that. No accidents and never pulled over, in almost 10 years.
I never ride passenger, unless I am exhausted, because I find driving to be enjoyable, and I don't trust other drivers (including my own friends).
Automated cars are slowly, but surely going to be taking the fun out of driving. Not very dissimilar, the "green" movement is doing the same, with lower HP cars, and tiny gas sipping engines.
And don't even get me started on the "auto-pull-over/handcuff" option the 5-0 will have...
Facebook games are a big reason I ditched a long time ago. Facebook's privacy was horrible enough without allowing the apps to circumvent what few privacy settings they had. If g+ never has them, I will be one happy camper.
Once caught, you are no longer in Anonymous.
Identified =/= Anonymous
I am going to play Devil's Advocate here...
Instead of "the government is behind this to create new laws to lock down the interwebs," I would say it is entirely as plausible to say "the government is behind this to create new jobs and interest in information security to better arm the future with the tools needed to guard against such things, and also create more IS jobs."
The tinfoil hat works both ways.
Sorry, mis-quoted wiki... in any case, weapons are being tested at General Motors (?).
I'm sorry, something about "General Motors" and "Weapons Testing Facility" just doesn't make me warm and fuzzy inside.
I can see the similarities though... the only thing their cars are good for are going fast in a straight line, and crashing.
I like my puppies domestic, free-range, and aged to natural perfection.
They can't tell you WHEN to eat your pet... So eat them when you're good and ready. Until then, you're just stocking up for "later."
It was previously unavailable on the Federal Internet. It's a need-to-know basis kind of thing.
Having played and beaten (fully) Ocarina of Time 10+ times, I think I'd want to strangle a half baby half puppy, in front of some nuns, nude, reciting Mein Kampf.
To tie this all into the topic, and on another, less disturbing note: is this a reverse Streisand effect?
Ctrl alt del, tab to task manager, and new task.
Type cmd, .
Shutdown -r -t 00
The command, in specific, helps for terminal access only (ie. Text only, no gui).
for the wallets of the investors of any company developing airport security hardware.
I hope the only one dropping bombs in her diaper is her...
Call me "that tinfoil hat guy," but isn't this just another way to take away freedoms if abused? There are plenty of benefits, sure, but there are also many who want to know where you are, lock your car, and wait kindly for the reeducation agents to arrive.
I like my car. I like modding my car, and I sure like driving the way I do (like a maniac, thx Boston). This seems like a great way to censor that little bit of rule breaking, which has saved my life more than once.
Just couldn't help thinking Minority Report on this one...
I understand it may be something that matters to some of /.
But how... exactly... is this "News for Nerds?"
Crowdsourcing is the best way to get these lists, until someone breaks in and takes it.
Create a list, on a forum, or anywhere else anyone could contribute to it... and start announcing.
There are ways around it, but the idea in general is pretty offensive... Censor?
You'd be hard-pressed to not find an open network in a city...
Open up routers, and it creates a whole list of problems for many regulating bodies.
Option B: Boost Mobile. Their phones aren't iClones, but $50 unlimited everything more than makes up for that.
I have been following this somewhat without interest... /. only...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Nokia demand to see new Apple products before they were announced and released? Did this ever happen, or did Apple protect their cult/marketing steamroller and pay Nokia instead of potentially leaking new products ahead of time?
I could see that damaging the mystique of the "will they release it" factor of Apple. Was this their way of protecting that?
Why they changed it? I can't say...
People just liked it better that way!
Not necessarily. It is all in the approach of the company. Say you have a company that makes each employee a share holder, who are paid dividends based on the company's success. These people see a direct increase in pay, based (down the line) directly on their continued success in contributing to said company.
On the other hand, you have a company (let's take Apple, like TFA) that pays it's employees the same today, as they will next year, and the year after that. The cost of living continues to rise, Apple grows far more quickly than that rate, and the employees get paid the same peanuts they were paid for the last three years.
Who is in more need of a union? Sure you could argue that each still needs one, but they are not explicitly the same, thus can be show to be unequal in NEED.
Porn (as mentioned in other posts) is sex between consenting adults (generally speaking).
For those less "vanilla," and you know who you are, even depicted rape in porn is consenting.
Lets take the extreme route of one of these government addresses being registered on one of these rape oriented sites...
Just because you like all the SAW movies, doesn't mean you're going to go all Jigsaw on us...