Post was cut off by an XSS attack?;-) Seriously though, can't we just build those int the functions? This doesn't really seem late enough in the game to cry foul, just add security assertations to the existing functions. It's not as if it's that conplex yet, is it?
I don't understand, the code hasn't been designed yet. Patch it. The problem is there aren't any security assertations built into some transactions? How hard is submitting a patch with an "if GUID_allowed() != true then gtfo()" ? Shortcuts where taken to meet a deadline and provide a bare-bones demo. I'm pretty sure we can't be at the point of no return to implement security, even if a bunch of things get re-written and reworked in their entirety. It was either this or not release, which everyone would have screamed "OMFG VAPORWARE". Put your money where your mouth is, people, and patch, patch, patch.
Open Source projects for Windows mean more functionality, interoperability, and convenience for Windows users, and Microsoft doesn't have to do a damn thing to get it. Open Source and Linux are two different things, and Microsoft now realizes this.
It's more like putting all the swap space on the outer disc tracks and installing the drive vertically so the arm moves in a downward motion when seeking towards swap - it makes paging in/out just a wee bit faster in situations because the drive arm gets there faster due to gravity assist.
...which is likely complete bullshit, but so are most of the car analogies I've read:-)
Their pro-DRM stance should fit in nicely with the current state of affairs surrounding set-top boxes.
DRM? Like how they took all the DRM off all the iTMS downloads? Or are you talking about how they insist on approving apps to make sure there isn't scamware in their store, unlike Android, which has ALREADY had problems.
I don't care if you hate Steve and his turtlenecks, or if you hate every hipster with a trust fund whos daddy bought him a Macbook. it's time to face it: Apple makes good shit that works well, and people like it.
I was under the impression that cell towers where far enough apart that measuring not only signal strength but also phase and timing was used to trilaterate the signal for further accuracy. If we didn't have equipment that could do this, how would laser speed guns work?
I'm pretty sure YouTube (and any other site) doesn't HAVE to do shit about infringing materials unless a takedown is issued. That's the way it works.
The RIAA and MPAA are not in the business of producing content, they're in the business of copyright ownership. Everytime I read stories like this, I simply want to pirate more and more content, in the hopes that they'll just die. And so what? Someone else will come along and do it the right way.
Only 144 Comments? Why isn't everyone losing their shit over thisOH I see, it's not about Apple. I stand corrected. Please move to the next Apple thread and begin your irrational bashing there. Thanks!
This isn't being forced. This isn't stopping ads from loading. All this does is hilight the article content in an easy to read way, through the user's own actions.
What we might see as a result is that the content providers might not use the <article> tags (bad), or simply insert a premium-price ad image within the article text on each page, so the article is divided into sections by advertisements when Reader is used (better, still not technically standards-compliant). Initial page loads still view the ads, and reader will still load images IIRC, so AdBlock/NoScript is still a bigger problem. Nothing to see here.
Know what else is scary? Every time you went to Barnes & Noble and used your debit card, they made a record of what you bought. Scary, huh?
Also, last time you went to the grocery store and used your "Super Val-U Kard!" or whatever, they made a record of that purchase, too. This has been going on since the late 70s.
So what happens when Apple needs to change an API and it breaks everyone's $6000 CS5 suite and every app that was compiled with it? Do you think the first thing Apple's customers are going to do is write an angry letter to Adobe asking them to please hurry up and correct their linker so that developers and recompile their code and push a new version of their app out to the store as soon as possible?
No, they're all going to call Apple and be like "WTF MAN I DID THE UPDATE AND MY APPS ARE GONE I WANT YOU TO REFUND ME FOR MY APPZ NOW!!!!". It costs money to take all those pointless phone calls, answer all those pointless emails, and deal with all those pointless BBB filings over something that Apple has no control over because Adobe needs to update CS5 and then developers need to recompile and then upload and then Apple has to re-evaluate and re-release and everyone has to download before things are fixed.
From what I gather, this seems much less like a "don't walk across that highway or you'll die" and a little more like "You messed with us and now we're gonna kill you! Right? I bet someone out there is crazy enough to do it. Just saying someone should. You know?"
Disclaimer: I have not read the full post in context.
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[ Af:-2 At:-10 Sp:0] I put on my wizard robe and hat
Also, how does a jailbroken iPhone handle data connections differently than a non jailbroken iPhone, the claims made in TFA are just absurd.
Um, the jailbroken iPhone sends signals to T-Mobile's network?
EDGE is not counted as 3G anywhere I've lived. Is it seriously considered that in the USA??
No, but we do have a lot of people who like to think they know what they're talking about
..."genes to control human flight" and get really excited for a second?
Post was cut off by an XSS attack? ;-) Seriously though, can't we just build those int the functions? This doesn't really seem late enough in the game to cry foul, just add security assertations to the existing functions. It's not as if it's that conplex yet, is it?
I don't understand, the code hasn't been designed yet. Patch it. The problem is there aren't any security assertations built into some transactions? How hard is submitting a patch with an "if GUID_allowed() != true then gtfo()" ? Shortcuts where taken to meet a deadline and provide a bare-bones demo. I'm pretty sure we can't be at the point of no return to implement security, even if a bunch of things get re-written and reworked in their entirety. It was either this or not release, which everyone would have screamed "OMFG VAPORWARE". Put your money where your mouth is, people, and patch, patch, patch.
Developers, developers, developers, developers.
Open Source projects for Windows mean more functionality, interoperability, and convenience for Windows users, and Microsoft doesn't have to do a damn thing to get it. Open Source and Linux are two different things, and Microsoft now realizes this.
It's more like putting all the swap space on the outer disc tracks and installing the drive vertically so the arm moves in a downward motion when seeking towards swap - it makes paging in/out just a wee bit faster in situations because the drive arm gets there faster due to gravity assist.
...which is likely complete bullshit, but so are most of the car analogies I've read :-)
What does any manufacturing have to do with ethics?
slave labor, destroying the environment, etc...
FTFY
Their pro-DRM stance should fit in nicely with the current state of affairs surrounding set-top boxes.
DRM? Like how they took all the DRM off all the iTMS downloads? Or are you talking about how they insist on approving apps to make sure there isn't scamware in their store, unlike Android, which has ALREADY had problems.
I don't care if you hate Steve and his turtlenecks, or if you hate every hipster with a trust fund whos daddy bought him a Macbook. it's time to face it: Apple makes good shit that works well, and people like it.
Imagine a beowulf cluster of those?
Or post it to 4chan, so we can at least get epic pics back...
I was under the impression that cell towers where far enough apart that measuring not only signal strength but also phase and timing was used to trilaterate the signal for further accuracy. If we didn't have equipment that could do this, how would laser speed guns work?
...or am I way off?
Someone patent an animation that looks like a real life action of turning a book page via a touch screen gesture...over the internet!!!!
I'm pretty sure YouTube (and any other site) doesn't HAVE to do shit about infringing materials unless a takedown is issued. That's the way it works.
The RIAA and MPAA are not in the business of producing content, they're in the business of copyright ownership. Everytime I read stories like this, I simply want to pirate more and more content, in the hopes that they'll just die. And so what? Someone else will come along and do it the right way.
Only 144 Comments? Why isn't everyone losing their shit over thisOH I see, it's not about Apple. I stand corrected. Please move to the next Apple thread and begin your irrational bashing there. Thanks!
This isn't being forced. This isn't stopping ads from loading. All this does is hilight the article content in an easy to read way, through the user's own actions.
What we might see as a result is that the content providers might not use the <article> tags (bad), or simply insert a premium-price ad image within the article text on each page, so the article is divided into sections by advertisements when Reader is used (better, still not technically standards-compliant). Initial page loads still view the ads, and reader will still load images IIRC, so AdBlock/NoScript is still a bigger problem. Nothing to see here.
Know what else is scary? Every time you went to Barnes & Noble and used your debit card, they made a record of what you bought. Scary, huh?
Also, last time you went to the grocery store and used your "Super Val-U Kard!" or whatever, they made a record of that purchase, too. This has been going on since the late 70s.
I didn't catch that story, but "Ball Lightning" is an awesome brand name for this technology once it goes into production.
My first thought was Big Brother is going to sterilize us all.
I admit that as I came to post this, I noticed that the story was tagged "ringtone" and now Slashdot collectively owes me a new keyboard.
Hey, it worked for Schick...
Cosmo, from the movie Sneakers with Robert Redford.
So what happens when Apple needs to change an API and it breaks everyone's $6000 CS5 suite and every app that was compiled with it? Do you think the first thing Apple's customers are going to do is write an angry letter to Adobe asking them to please hurry up and correct their linker so that developers and recompile their code and push a new version of their app out to the store as soon as possible?
No, they're all going to call Apple and be like "WTF MAN I DID THE UPDATE AND MY APPS ARE GONE I WANT YOU TO REFUND ME FOR MY APPZ NOW!!!!". It costs money to take all those pointless phone calls, answer all those pointless emails, and deal with all those pointless BBB filings over something that Apple has no control over because Adobe needs to update CS5 and then developers need to recompile and then upload and then Apple has to re-evaluate and re-release and everyone has to download before things are fixed.
From what I gather, this seems much less like a "don't walk across that highway or you'll die" and a little more like "You messed with us and now we're gonna kill you! Right? I bet someone out there is crazy enough to do it. Just saying someone should. You know?"
Disclaimer: I have not read the full post in context.
...while you're correct, I gotta admit that "Bronze age sky fairy" made me chuckle a little bit.