Yeah GP was a bit too hyperbolic and I've been happy with either method. It's not that TouchId is "so inconvenient that I needed facial recognition" - that's hyperbole too. So TouchId was never anywhere near inconvenient, it's great but for me FaceId *is* an improvement and it's even more seamless an fails even less often.
That's me though; for some it's the other way around and others need to disable "attention detection" for it to work well.
Well I should say: The fingerprint reader on my Samsung GS6 was terrible but TouchId on the iPhone 5S was really good.
Person of interest is one of the best shows in many years. The actors are spectacularly well chosen and the writing is of a very high standard. And while so many shows wallow in betrayal and mistrust scenarios, because it's the low hanging fruit of writing, this one doesn't. The team members know each other and to what extent they can trust each other.
I used wired headphones with an adapter on a phone with no headphone port because I don't want to bother with charging BT devices. I don't notice the adapter in daily use, it's just there. I have wireless phone chargers so don't need splitter adapter but generally I only need to charge when I sleep anyway.
So I really don't notice a problem in daily life and it's not that I'm a fanboi, I detest loyalty of this sort and I've had both Android and iPhones and enjoyed both.
Just offering the view that there's differing opinions and they're all valid because of different usecases. I'm happy there's still choice and hope it'll remain for those to whom it matters.
Firefox with Temporary Containers add-on takes you quite far in that direction. Each tab is a new container and all data, except bookmarks, is wiped after closing the tab.
Indeed! My wife with an iPhone 5S just got the latest iOS 12 on it and it got faster - it practically got a new "lease on life" and she'll keep it for another year.
My Samsung GS6 stopped getting OS upgrades after three years.
If the RCMP wants a look at my phone I'll happily unlock it for them. What's important to me is that if a random meth-head or similar thieving opportunist steals my phone they can't grab my personal data for nefarious purposes.
If I was into serious stuff and using my daily phone for it, I'd disable biometrics. Until then FaceId is brilliant and safe for my use case.
I never saw a problem with this. Whenever a word with a previous meaning is used as a name I automatically start associating it purely with the project/person/etc. instead of the word meaning, when used in that context. It's just automatic for me. Same for family names with a original meaning - the meaning fades away and the name is associated with the person.
A year and a half is not long and I still remember the first LTE chip from Qualcomm,- it would drain your battery in no time turning your phone into a toaster.
Reportedly the first 5G chipsets from both Intel and QC are to be avoided for similar reasons, not to mention bugs and compatibility issues being ironed out for second generation.
The main problem solved by 5G is congestion in the cell tower and while that'll be nice I can wait a bit longer.
I eat meat most days. However I'll try and eat anything tasty and nutritious. I have loved travelling the planet and trying local dishes. While I love meat I'd be perfectly happy to eat my proteins in other ways as long as it satisfies above - whether it mimics meat or is its own thing, I'm happy either way. If keeping an open mind and having enjoyable food lowers my impact on the planet that's great. Our children or grandchildren might not get a choice.
BTW, I often enjoy a A Beyond Meat burger from A&W, they're yummy, though I don't agree with adding beet juice to simulate myoglobin, it seems silly and it's gone after cooking it anyway.
Found this: "The Autopilot feature includes machine steering, collision avoidance, assisted lane changing and adaptive cruise control. On a well-marked highway, the car can nearly drive itself, although the human driver is expected to remain alert and take over the controls when necessary. The system periodically warns drivers to put their hands on the steering wheel, and the car will slow down and eventually stop if they don't."
My friend was driving home at night one time. He suddenly woke up to a loud screeching sound as the side of the car were dragging along the fence in the centre divider. He grabbed the steering wheel, got back into the lane and continued home - never to repeat that mistake again. His Volvo 240 was not pretty on that side.
Many years later I talked to a lady who gets off work at 10pm. She told be that she have caught herself nodding off several times driving home. I was horrified but suspect she's not the only person catching themselves nodding off.
Anyway, as you hint, a a tesla would be able to handle and even to stop for a lot of obstacles making it much more safe for this. However, I was led to believe a Tesla would gradually come to a stop if no driver attention is detected, I guess I was wrong?
I gave my kid an old phone without sim card so he can contact me anywhere with wifi. Hangouts is a lightweight messenger that doesn't require cell #, like most do. I guess Skype can do the same but most others require a number.
I've been hoping it'd come to Canada though it's probably very unlikely. Our providers would probably fight it any way possible, they wouldn't want anything to interrupt their party.
I'm any case I also wonder how the Fi privacy policy looks like, considering the main business of the mothership.
Indeed, all of the people I've worked with that got a standing desk got it because of their back and having more options for work positions during the day. Nobody (I know) ever claimed it had other health benefits, that some people think so is new to me.
Actually this is the point you also bring up about changing positions; I never had a standing desk, I always sat but I would change positions throughout the day; sitting straight (recommended position), switch chair back to front, lean back, sit on front edge of chair, fold a leg under me and I suspect that may be why I don't have back problems, changing position often - or I may just be lucky.
You know in Quebec they don't enjoy English much so the tried to replace the word "selfie" with a more proper one: "Egoportrait". I'm sad it never caught on.
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Yeah GP was a bit too hyperbolic and I've been happy with either method. It's not that TouchId is "so inconvenient that I needed facial recognition" - that's hyperbole too.
So TouchId was never anywhere near inconvenient, it's great but for me FaceId *is* an improvement and it's even more seamless an fails even less often.
That's me though; for some it's the other way around and others need to disable "attention detection" for it to work well.
Well I should say: The fingerprint reader on my Samsung GS6 was terrible but TouchId on the iPhone 5S was really good.
I switched off "Require Attention for Face ID" in Settings.
As you say; my main threat is the average meth head stealing my phone and FaceId will prevent them and any downstream buyer from looking at my data.
Person of interest is one of the best shows in many years. The actors are spectacularly well chosen and the writing is of a very high standard. And while so many shows wallow in betrayal and mistrust scenarios, because it's the low hanging fruit of writing, this one doesn't. The team members know each other and to what extent they can trust each other.
I used wired headphones with an adapter on a phone with no headphone port because I don't want to bother with charging BT devices. I don't notice the adapter in daily use, it's just there.
I have wireless phone chargers so don't need splitter adapter but generally I only need to charge when I sleep anyway.
So I really don't notice a problem in daily life and it's not that I'm a fanboi, I detest loyalty of this sort and I've had both Android and iPhones and enjoyed both.
Just offering the view that there's differing opinions and they're all valid because of different usecases. I'm happy there's still choice and hope it'll remain for those to whom it matters.
Screw ideal condition speed that everybody is wailing about. The main benefit is less congestion.
But they're right, QC are complete assholes, like many large dominant companies, like Intel themselves have been for decades.
Firefox with Temporary Containers add-on takes you quite far in that direction. Each tab is a new container and all data, except bookmarks, is wiped after closing the tab.
Indeed! My wife with an iPhone 5S just got the latest iOS 12 on it and it got faster - it practically got a new "lease on life" and she'll keep it for another year.
My Samsung GS6 stopped getting OS upgrades after three years.
PC speaker? I only had a buzzer you insensitive clod!
Spent a lot of time playing Strip Poker in CGA on my 8086. It was glorious.
If the RCMP wants a look at my phone I'll happily unlock it for them. What's important to me is that if a random meth-head or similar thieving opportunist steals my phone they can't grab my personal data for nefarious purposes.
If I was into serious stuff and using my daily phone for it, I'd disable biometrics. Until then FaceId is brilliant and safe for my use case.
HDD can also die suddenly, it's just that they also, in addition, have a class of failures that can be detected early.
I never saw a problem with this. Whenever a word with a previous meaning is used as a name I automatically start associating it purely with the project/person/etc. instead of the word meaning, when used in that context. It's just automatic for me. Same for family names with a original meaning - the meaning fades away and the name is associated with the person.
Well, except for my urologist - Dr Waters.
A year and a half is not long and I still remember the first LTE chip from Qualcomm,- it would drain your battery in no time turning your phone into a toaster.
Reportedly the first 5G chipsets from both Intel and QC are to be avoided for similar reasons, not to mention bugs and compatibility issues being ironed out for second generation.
The main problem solved by 5G is congestion in the cell tower and while that'll be nice I can wait a bit longer.
I believe it's bleedin' obvious that this prototype or proof of concept is not ready for mass production.
I eat meat most days. However I'll try and eat anything tasty and nutritious. I have loved travelling the planet and trying local dishes.
While I love meat I'd be perfectly happy to eat my proteins in other ways as long as it satisfies above - whether it mimics meat or is its own thing, I'm happy either way. If keeping an open mind and having enjoyable food lowers my impact on the planet that's great. Our children or grandchildren might not get a choice.
BTW, I often enjoy a A Beyond Meat burger from A&W, they're yummy, though I don't agree with adding beet juice to simulate myoglobin, it seems silly and it's gone after cooking it anyway.
Found this: "The Autopilot feature includes machine steering, collision avoidance, assisted lane changing and adaptive cruise control. On a well-marked highway, the car can nearly drive itself, although the human driver is expected to remain alert and take over the controls when necessary. The system periodically warns drivers to put their hands on the steering wheel, and the car will slow down and eventually stop if they don't."
Notice that last line, I guess it didn't...
My friend was driving home at night one time. He suddenly woke up to a loud screeching sound as the side of the car were dragging along the fence in the centre divider. He grabbed the steering wheel, got back into the lane and continued home - never to repeat that mistake again. His Volvo 240 was not pretty on that side.
Many years later I talked to a lady who gets off work at 10pm. She told be that she have caught herself nodding off several times driving home. I was horrified but suspect she's not the only person catching themselves nodding off.
Anyway, as you hint, a a tesla would be able to handle and even to stop for a lot of obstacles making it much more safe for this. However, I was led to believe a Tesla would gradually come to a stop if no driver attention is detected, I guess I was wrong?
I gave my kid an old phone without sim card so he can contact me anywhere with wifi. Hangouts is a lightweight messenger that doesn't require cell #, like most do. I guess Skype can do the same but most others require a number.
Mmhmm. I was thinking "Aw crap. Now instead of tailoring my resume for a HR droid I have to tailor it for a pseudo AI wannabe!"
I've been hoping it'd come to Canada though it's probably very unlikely. Our providers would probably fight it any way possible, they wouldn't want anything to interrupt their party.
I'm any case I also wonder how the Fi privacy policy looks like, considering the main business of the mothership.
Indeed, all of the people I've worked with that got a standing desk got it because of their back and having more options for work positions during the day. Nobody (I know) ever claimed it had other health benefits, that some people think so is new to me.
Actually this is the point you also bring up about changing positions; I never had a standing desk, I always sat but I would change positions throughout the day; sitting straight (recommended position), switch chair back to front, lean back, sit on front edge of chair, fold a leg under me and I suspect that may be why I don't have back problems, changing position often - or I may just be lucky.
I think it wise to stay away from any 1st gen 5G chipset, no matter the manufacturer. I remember the early LTE days.
You know in Quebec they don't enjoy English much so the tried to replace the word "selfie" with a more proper one: "Egoportrait". I'm sad it never caught on.
5G solves the cell congestion problem that's more and more common. Well, hypothetically ofcourse.
You're assuming manufacturers think not having easily replaceable batteries is a problem in the first place.