So what are the "interactive elements" Flash is supposedly used for? Let's see:
Video: HTML5 does that. I won't say it's ready to replace Flash today or tomorrow. Not all widely used browsers support it, they all have their own little bugs and annoyances, and, most importantly, there is no single format every browser supports. But it will get there eventually.
Games: Maybe HTML5 Canvas can replace Flash, but I don't know enough about it to be sure. Again, this won't happen over night (for the same reasons as with video), but I'm pretty sure it will eventually be possible to write browser games without Flash.
Crappy Menus: Flash menus tend to be pretty horrible. You can't tab through all the links on the site (and when Flash captures the focus, you even have to use the mouse to escape!), you can't ctrl-click a link to have it open in a new tab, you can't right-click it to copy the link URL, etc. Having these go away is a good thing.
Annoying ads: While it wouldn't hurt to have flashing and beeping banner ads fade into obscurity, I suspect advertisers will always find new ways to annoy users. But I couldn't care less if they use Flash or HTML5 to do it.
Have I forgot something that can be done with Flash but not with HTML 5? Not trying to flame you, just interested why you think Flash is (or will continue to be) necessary.
a San Francisco-based company that sells what it calls a "platform-agnostic" framework that allows its clients to create video with interactive elements that can be experienced on either the iOS-based devices or devices that run Flash.
So it works on iOS too. Which means it works without Flash. Chances are it's HTML 5, so it will work in every other modern browser too. Problem solved.
Except locks only keep the honest people out. Same with the insane visa requirements you seem to be proposing - someone who is determined enough will be able to harm you, no matter how much you try to stop him. What you do in local politics to combat crime is to reduce poverty. People who have no need to steal stuff in general won't.
It might come as a surprise to you, but if you stopped competing for the dubious title of the world's biggest asshole, most people would leave you alone. Don't start wars all over the world. People don't like that. Stop meddling with other countries' politics, even if that might have a somewhat uncomfortable outcome for you. The alternative, as you've clearly demonstrated in recent years, is much worse.
You can call it utopian, and maybe it is. But it's also the only way this world isn't doomed.
If the figure really is less than 1%, why not offer one of those "extended warranty"-like deals the retailers like to offer... for a cost of say 3% to 5% of the purchase price... but in this case an "absolutely zero dead or stuck pixels no matter what... warranty"? If only 1% of units are bad, then they should make a killing at 3% to 5% of purchase price.
Or, you know, they could just make the darn thing 1% more expensive instead of ripping people off with yet another useless "insurance". I'm sure they would sell at least as many of their guaranteed-dead-pixel-free $202 LCDs as the competition's maybe-maybe-not $200 one...
I'd say get them netbooks and set up a wireless router. It's more useful than a desktop PC and cheaper too. Regarding your desire for control, don't bother. If you want your kids to trust you, you need to trust them. It will work a lot better than exerting draconian control.
And if you really feel the need to punish your children for something by taking their computer away, you can just lock the netbook up somewhere for a day or two.
Huh? There's nothing illegal about logging the names of Wifi networks. Or at least there shouldn't be, as that would be completely crazy.
It's aking to noting the names people display publicly next to their doorbells, just easier to do. He didn't connect to any of the networks, just log their names. Nothing wrong with that.
Nice attack (and it seems pretty simple, actually). I wonder what dimwit decided it was a good idea not to authenticate the card's "PIN OK" success message in any way...
Yes, they do need the card. The actual transaction is still performed by the real card. The attack depends on the fact that the "PIN OK" message the card can send to the terminal is not authenticated, so it can easily be faked by the MITM.
Also, it only works because the protocol allows the terminal to decide whether to use PIN verification or not. The card, which has never seen a verification request in this attack, will happily believe that the terminal never asked for it, and so will the issuing bank at the other end.
This would guarantee a more reasonable level of ROI for an advertiser, thus encouraging more companies to adopt this model and therefore funding further growth and support of the internet infrastructure.
Not to mention it would greatly improve many a company's customer support!
Ok, redundancy and high availability is an issue. But isn't it still a lot cheaper to just duplicate the entire box (or hell, 3 commodity boxes are probably still a lot cheaper than one of these...) and use software which can fail over gracefully?
Actually, there have been some politicians who have called for these laws to be repealed. The trouble is, these politicians have all been very much of the far-right sort.
Just goes to show that apparently some people aren't yet ready for the laws to go away.
Actually, it wouldn't be intimidating. If you tried this (and it was legal), I can guarantee that the flag, the flagpole, the garden fence, your windows and many other things would be gone very soon.
Actually, if it were legal to hang a Nazi flag out of your window, it would for the same reason be illegal for someone else to take it down just because he doesn't like it. Just like homophobes can't just remove the local gay club's LGBT flag.
As long as it's illegal, you can at least call the police to have it removed, or you could probably even remove it yourself (although I would suggest not trying that if the owners are nearby, since neo-nazis tend to not only be assholes, but also very violent assholes).
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At seven planets, I'm reasonably sure this qualifies as the *second* richest planetary system we're aware of.
No no no, you're thinking the wrong way. They've found Magrathea!
You're a tool for even suggesting that bombing Iran back to the stone age is a good thing for anyone.
Of course. Bombing Iran back to the stone age would be a dream for western oil companies and their shareholders!
It's not about the people who live there. Silly you. They're all just muslims anyway, who cares about a bunch of terrorists?
Have I forgot something that can be done with Flash but not with HTML 5? Not trying to flame you, just interested why you think Flash is (or will continue to be) necessary.
a San Francisco-based company that sells what it calls a "platform-agnostic" framework that allows its clients to create video with interactive elements that can be experienced on either the iOS-based devices or devices that run Flash.
So it works on iOS too. Which means it works without Flash. Chances are it's HTML 5, so it will work in every other modern browser too. Problem solved.
What color is the sky in that world of yours?
If the laws are uneven in time, that could lead to perpetual motion among other interesting consequences.
Meh. All this proves is that the loss rate for interstellar mail must be at least 21%. It's not the postman's fault, it's a law of nature!
Except locks only keep the honest people out. Same with the insane visa requirements you seem to be proposing - someone who is determined enough will be able to harm you, no matter how much you try to stop him. What you do in local politics to combat crime is to reduce poverty. People who have no need to steal stuff in general won't.
It might come as a surprise to you, but if you stopped competing for the dubious title of the world's biggest asshole, most people would leave you alone. Don't start wars all over the world. People don't like that. Stop meddling with other countries' politics, even if that might have a somewhat uncomfortable outcome for you. The alternative, as you've clearly demonstrated in recent years, is much worse.
You can call it utopian, and maybe it is. But it's also the only way this world isn't doomed.
How would a "social network" without other people even work?
It would obviously be an antisocial network.
To the idiot who tagged this 'idle': I'm sure you would show the same level of disinterest if this happened to you...
If the figure really is less than 1%, why not offer one of those "extended warranty"-like deals the retailers like to offer ... for a cost of say 3% to 5% of the purchase price ... but in this case an "absolutely zero dead or stuck pixels no matter what ... warranty"? If only 1% of units are bad, then they should make a killing at 3% to 5% of purchase price.
Or, you know, they could just make the darn thing 1% more expensive instead of ripping people off with yet another useless "insurance". I'm sure they would sell at least as many of their guaranteed-dead-pixel-free $202 LCDs as the competition's maybe-maybe-not $200 one...
I'd say get them netbooks and set up a wireless router. It's more useful than a desktop PC and cheaper too. Regarding your desire for control, don't bother. If you want your kids to trust you, you need to trust them. It will work a lot better than exerting draconian control.
And if you really feel the need to punish your children for something by taking their computer away, you can just lock the netbook up somewhere for a day or two.
fracture of a 10mm cube of rock on the atomic scale
Ha, I can do that in less than a second, with my serial mallet.
You left out an important detail: 1 sec of fracture of a 10mm cube of rock on the atomic scale
Whoa! Chuck Norris has a Slashdot account?
As much as I dislike the DEB being passed ...
Don't worry. Just use apt-get purge stupid-law and you're good to go.
Trust me, it works! Really!
(or, alternatively, apt-get ignore stupid-law seems to work okay as a hackish work-around)
That must be a really cool bar!
Huh? There's nothing illegal about logging the names of Wifi networks. Or at least there shouldn't be, as that would be completely crazy.
It's aking to noting the names people display publicly next to their doorbells, just easier to do. He didn't connect to any of the networks, just log their names. Nothing wrong with that.
Hmm, let's see. USB is a bit of a turd sometimes...
*ducks*
Nice attack (and it seems pretty simple, actually). I wonder what dimwit decided it was a good idea not to authenticate the card's "PIN OK" success message in any way...
Yes, they do need the card. The actual transaction is still performed by the real card. The attack depends on the fact that the "PIN OK" message the card can send to the terminal is not authenticated, so it can easily be faked by the MITM.
Also, it only works because the protocol allows the terminal to decide whether to use PIN verification or not. The card, which has never seen a verification request in this attack, will happily believe that the terminal never asked for it, and so will the issuing bank at the other end.
This would guarantee a more reasonable level of ROI for an advertiser, thus encouraging more companies to adopt this model and therefore funding further growth and support of the internet infrastructure.
Not to mention it would greatly improve many a company's customer support!
Wow - this Benedict XV must have been an amazing visionary to tell priests to blog, given that he died in 1922!
Ok, redundancy and high availability is an issue. But isn't it still a lot cheaper to just duplicate the entire box (or hell, 3 commodity boxes are probably still a lot cheaper than one of these...) and use software which can fail over gracefully?
Actually, there have been some politicians who have called for these laws to be repealed. The trouble is, these politicians have all been very much of the far-right sort.
Just goes to show that apparently some people aren't yet ready for the laws to go away.
Actually, it wouldn't be intimidating. If you tried this (and it was legal), I can guarantee that the flag, the flagpole, the garden fence, your windows and many other things would be gone very soon.
Actually, if it were legal to hang a Nazi flag out of your window, it would for the same reason be illegal for someone else to take it down just because he doesn't like it. Just like homophobes can't just remove the local gay club's LGBT flag.
As long as it's illegal, you can at least call the police to have it removed, or you could probably even remove it yourself (although I would suggest not trying that if the owners are nearby, since neo-nazis tend to not only be assholes, but also very violent assholes).
GPS doesn't work inside buildings. Guess where your child is going to be most of the time?
Repellant Array of Insect Death?