Sure, because Slashdot doesn't see my porn history. Neither does Bing, as long as the porn doesn't use Bing's ads. Different parts of the net will track different things, this is a fact of life and you can mitigate your exposure and risk by running tools to block as much as you can and finding acceptable alternatives to those sites you want to avoid.
But the ISP can track *EVERYTHING*, which puts them on an absolutely higher level. If you think the two kinds of information gathering are exactly the same risk, you're a moron.
Because if it's a lifestyle, that means they're likely to treat *non* consenting adults in a way that falls in accordance with the activities they engage in behind closed doors. That's the difference between roleplay and lifestyle here, roleplay stays in its own space, a lifestyle does not.
I can actually see a couple good reasons why Downloads isn't a share option. For a lot of less knowledgeable users, that's where the trojans and malware go, and people just don't sort through it which means they might be exposing themselves more than they expect to when they share it. I suspect the decision not to allow that is user oriented, and if you really want to share it, you still can with a manual shared folder.
It's always weird when I see people talking about $SOFTWARE like it must be terrible for everyone because they're one of those weird cases that has crashes and errors all the time, but nobody else seems to have the same kind of issue. Windows 10, for me at least, with maybe a handful of exceptions has worked far better than any previous iteration of the platform across two cheap tablets, two Surface Pros, a laptop and my desktop PC. It works just as well for most other machines I've seen too, so I have no idea where people like this must be coming from.
Your key isn't what puts you in Windows Insider, it's your Microsoft account. If you don't want to be in Insider, opt out on the settings screen and unsubscribe from the emails. Ta-da.
you can not even properly grab the edge of the window with a mouse to resize it.
Dragging a window from one screen to the other or releasing it to close to the edge...
Yes you can.
then it will go full screen automatically...
Windows 10 has different zones you can drag windows to in order to "snap" them into full screens, halves of a screen, or quarters of a screen. You can see an outline of where your window will land when you drag the menu bar around. If you don't want to snap it when you resize, just resize from the bottom or size it then move it in. Or, disable windows snapping. This is you not knowing how to use your tools.
the search function in the explorer is not working properly... since windows 7 I think.
Searching in Explorer works, if you let it index your machine. I agree that it could use better search tools and sorting, however. The UI is clunky, but it works.
I close my Dell Laptop, unplug it from the docking station.
Next morning I plug it in again.
All windows are now on the screen of the laptop and not where they have been before: a nice set of chat and mail tools on the laptop screen and all the programming tools on the "external/main" screen.
That's on you, because as soon as you unplugged the laptop from the docking station you told Windows "Hey, I don't have a second monitor anymore." and it shuffled everything to the laptop's display so you can use them as soon as you open the machine.
Helllllllllo? That worked 1987 on a Mac just fine!!
And it is impossible to have a window overlap screens, the sizes get distorted... and trust me, the resolution of the laptop is just fine, bullshit like this never happened on a Mac.
So the 10M people have no clue how a computer should work but are masochist enough to beta test...
A Mac in 1987 wasn't a laptop with multiple displays, and you can overlap screens just fine if your screens are the same size, aligned to the proper positions, and have the same DPI. I use a triple-head display and it works just fine, though I hate overlapping windows across displays because what kind of monster would do that?
If it's roleplay, and the participants are able to acknowledge this and function in society while adhering to standard social norms, that's one thing. But to my knowledge, many of the Gorean types are the ones that don't see it as roleplay and see it as a genuine lifestyle. These are people for whom the idea of regressive male/female relations are a fact of life.
If it's roleplay, that's a completely different discussion and it isn't something people should really get worked up over. But one of the big differentiators that I've heard between Goreans and the typical BDSM scene is that the Goreans live it and don't play it.
And you know what, if it means being called an SJW to say that kind of lifestyle and view of other people is fucking horseshit, I'll take that label gladly.
I don't believe WikiLeaks has anything to do with openness anymore. Not since they openly held back and released things during the US election timed specifically to harm a candidate. They're in it for something more now, and the only question is who benefits. It's not any of us, except maybe the remaining Putin shills.
Until we have the exact demands they're making of companies involved, we don't know that. We need to know exactly what the terms they are asking for are. Full stop. Someone should get them from Mozilla.
If he took research product, he's fucked. Then the only question is how critical that product was to the rift as a working system. For example, if they find evidence that he took data regarding synchronizing two displays with exactly the same timing, and not just what he knew in his head? That could be crucial enough to the Rift as a product that Zenimax could get a huge payout.
But on the flipside, how many geniuses have we all known that were absolutely idiotic in regards to business, or other human beings, or the law, or hygiene, or any number of things? Just because someone is a certified genius doesn't mean they can't be a moron in some other aspect of life. And maybe Carmack just doesn't grok the fact you don't take work from one employer to another. It's not like he had a lot of employers in his life, either.
If there's no single email involving Zenimax IP regarding VR or honestly anything else, he might be okay. But let's be real here. Those emails will be LOADED with stuff he shouldn't have taken with him. Not unless his company email was there only to arrange birthday parties for staff.
If Zenimax can show he took data with him the day he left, that's probably all the smoking gun that's necessary. Why would he do that if he wasn't going to use it in some form? He had one job when he left id, and that was to get out the door as cleanly and with as little appearance of impropriety as possible. He doesn't appear to have pulled that off.
Nope, with comics it's pretty straightforward. The company owns the characters when it comes to DC and Marvel. Standard work for hire. However, DC and Marvel have both gotten much better about giving creators credit and royalties after they've created something. Create a character that breaks out and anchors a billion dollar franchise? You're going to get paid nicely. But, you have no say in what gets done with that character, who writes it, how many times they die and return, etc. But, you get a check.
I suspect that what Zenimax is talking about isn't limited to code, but also is likely including R&D resources like latency research and rendering schemes to reduce the negative reactions people can have to VR. (Complete wild-ass guess on my part) Really, the only thing Carmack was entitled to when he walked out the door - barring any kind of written agreement to other effect - was the knowledge in his head.
Carmack's brilliant, but I suspect he fucked up and took a shortcut possibly with the mindset "Well, I remember all this anyhow so it's not like I don't *know* it, this just makes it easier to share!"
Actually, with Zenimax talking about him taking actual data from Zenimax servers, you're right. This isn't about a contract dispute. It's about corporate espionage and theft, which is actually a much harder fight to win if you're just pissed off at an ex-employee. And if he took a single file from Zenimax-owned hardware, or a single piece of paper from his desk and his contract did not *specifically* say "You can take any IP regarding VR with you." he's committed IP theft. The only question is to what degree, and Zenimax seems to think that it was important enough to be worth the whole company (at least, before the inevitable negotiation for a settlement).
But interestingly, Zenimax doesn't seem to be positioning themselves for a quick settlement. They're aiming very, very high. This isn't true patent troll behavior, it's not even jilted lover behavior. This is "We got fucking robbed." behavior. They claim they have evidence that he took files on his way out the door, and then tried to cover it up by destroying said evidence. This is a very, very ugly accusation to make. It's the kind of thing you hold back in reserve in order to try and push for a settlement if you're willing to accept STFU money. They didn't hold back.
If he had it in writing, this wouldn't be a lawsuit. Zenimax wouldn't make the very specific claims that they've made now, unless they felt like they had pretty rock solid evidence. When you're dealing with a more "he said, she said" legal tiff, the plaintiffs usually use language that gives the defendant an out. "We believe" or "It appears" or "we suspect" and "may" would show up in the accusations. That way, the defendant has an easier time publicity-wise saying "Whoops, someone goofed. Here's some money."
In this case, Zenimax is being very, very specific and has been from the start. They say Carmack took files from Zenimax owned systems and that is the *biggest* no-no in the book. It's entirely likely that Zenimax knew he was collaborating with Oculus and was fine with it, but that they didn't want anything Carmack did while working for them to *officially* become Oculus IP. And then, Carmack not only leaves, but if he took things *with* him, that's a pretty severe case of IP theft. Even if none of that code actually got directly used in Oculus products, if it was used as a basis for any component required by Oculus that Carmack had a hand in generating while he was at Zenimax, he's fucked himself.
The only way for Carmack to have done things cleanly was to have absolutely no possible hint that he would have done what Zenimax is claiming he did so he could claim that he used knowledge in his head but *not* anything produced while working for Zenimax beyond that. And if Zenimax is telling the truth, he fucked up that *one* job.
If there are three open pumps in a row, and the one at the far end is the one with diesel? Tough shit, I'm taking it. Why? Because it's more efficient for everyone involved if there's a straight on drive up, drive straight out arrangement based on time of arrival. I'm not taking my time and wasting it on checking out every available pump so I can avoid the one with the green handle.
Apple's only real competition is itself, and comparisons to Windows PCs are always going to be incredibly flawed because of that fact. The reasons why a person would choose macOS/OSX over Windows are pretty straightforward.
1. It's not Windows 2. It runs Final Cut/Garageband/iMovie/Photos/SomeOtherOSXOnlySoftware 3. I want to have what the cool kids have.
Lots of people choose reason #1 or reason #3, many users might choose #2. But none of these reasons can be logically countered by Windows based machines. If you do so little on your computer that OSX or Windows doesn't even matter at all, then you probably don't need application software and should just buy a Chromebook and call it done.
Your viewpoint made sense a few years ago, but Mac ownership and use has evolved. OSX/macOS has several advantages for security, including lack of commonality and the unix base code and security structure. However, it's an increasingly visible and profitable potential target for malware because people who have Apple hardware are a bit more likely to actually have money.
And don't forget, if you're running a system that doesn't get attacked because it's got a low market share? That is *still* some form of effective, if accidental and more fragile, security. Evading 95% of the threats in circulation just by choosing equipment that isn't vulnerable is a benefit. No, it doesn't mean you should get sloppy, but it's peace of mind.
Personally, macOS/OSX just bugs the hell out of me for some reason and gives me a headache every time I launch Finder, so I stick with Windows and don't download things like an idiot.
So ZaReason is Yet Another Clevo Resller, it appears. You say they thoroughly test builds, but c'mon. Clevo hardware is pretty much fucking reference parts to begin with. Oh, and battery life ranges from "Acceptable in a budget machine." to "You're only gonna unplug to move it across the room, right?"
All that said, I have a Sager branded model from 2011 that was an absolute beast for performance at the time I bought it, and still runs well today if you don't care about battery life.
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Hi. Welcome to being an edge case. 99.99% of people aren't you.
Sure, because Slashdot doesn't see my porn history. Neither does Bing, as long as the porn doesn't use Bing's ads. Different parts of the net will track different things, this is a fact of life and you can mitigate your exposure and risk by running tools to block as much as you can and finding acceptable alternatives to those sites you want to avoid.
But the ISP can track *EVERYTHING*, which puts them on an absolutely higher level. If you think the two kinds of information gathering are exactly the same risk, you're a moron.
Because I can stay away from Google, but if I want to be online I have no choice but to go with whatever ISP monopoly exists in my area.
Because if it's a lifestyle, that means they're likely to treat *non* consenting adults in a way that falls in accordance with the activities they engage in behind closed doors. That's the difference between roleplay and lifestyle here, roleplay stays in its own space, a lifestyle does not.
I can actually see a couple good reasons why Downloads isn't a share option. For a lot of less knowledgeable users, that's where the trojans and malware go, and people just don't sort through it which means they might be exposing themselves more than they expect to when they share it. I suspect the decision not to allow that is user oriented, and if you really want to share it, you still can with a manual shared folder.
It's always weird when I see people talking about $SOFTWARE like it must be terrible for everyone because they're one of those weird cases that has crashes and errors all the time, but nobody else seems to have the same kind of issue. Windows 10, for me at least, with maybe a handful of exceptions has worked far better than any previous iteration of the platform across two cheap tablets, two Surface Pros, a laptop and my desktop PC. It works just as well for most other machines I've seen too, so I have no idea where people like this must be coming from.
Your key isn't what puts you in Windows Insider, it's your Microsoft account. If you don't want to be in Insider, opt out on the settings screen and unsubscribe from the emails. Ta-da.
you can not even properly grab the edge of the window with a mouse to resize it.
Dragging a window from one screen to the other or releasing it to close to the edge ...
Yes you can.
then it will go full screen automatically ...
Windows 10 has different zones you can drag windows to in order to "snap" them into full screens, halves of a screen, or quarters of a screen. You can see an outline of where your window will land when you drag the menu bar around. If you don't want to snap it when you resize, just resize from the bottom or size it then move it in. Or, disable windows snapping. This is you not knowing how to use your tools.
the search function in the explorer is not working properly ... since windows 7 I think.
Searching in Explorer works, if you let it index your machine. I agree that it could use better search tools and sorting, however. The UI is clunky, but it works.
I close my Dell Laptop, unplug it from the docking station.
Next morning I plug it in again.
All windows are now on the screen of the laptop and not where they have been before: a nice set of chat and mail tools on the laptop screen and all the programming tools on the "external/main" screen.
That's on you, because as soon as you unplugged the laptop from the docking station you told Windows "Hey, I don't have a second monitor anymore." and it shuffled everything to the laptop's display so you can use them as soon as you open the machine.
Helllllllllo? That worked 1987 on a Mac just fine!!
And it is impossible to have a window overlap screens, the sizes get distorted ... and trust me, the resolution of the laptop is just fine, bullshit like this never happened on a Mac.
So the 10M people have no clue how a computer should work but are masochist enough to beta test ...
A Mac in 1987 wasn't a laptop with multiple displays, and you can overlap screens just fine if your screens are the same size, aligned to the proper positions, and have the same DPI. I use a triple-head display and it works just fine, though I hate overlapping windows across displays because what kind of monster would do that?
From the headline of an article that came up in a Google Search, which I will not link to nor did I click:
"House Votes Tuesday to Restore Consistent Online Privacy Regulation"
Fuck tolerance, those people just need to be driven off the goddamn internet. It's too good for them to ruin.
No Democratic senators, and one Democratic representative who I can't find information on. Whoever that is needs to get smacked the hell down.
But it's not "a few Democrats", it's one idiot.
If it's roleplay, and the participants are able to acknowledge this and function in society while adhering to standard social norms, that's one thing. But to my knowledge, many of the Gorean types are the ones that don't see it as roleplay and see it as a genuine lifestyle. These are people for whom the idea of regressive male/female relations are a fact of life.
If it's roleplay, that's a completely different discussion and it isn't something people should really get worked up over. But one of the big differentiators that I've heard between Goreans and the typical BDSM scene is that the Goreans live it and don't play it.
And you know what, if it means being called an SJW to say that kind of lifestyle and view of other people is fucking horseshit, I'll take that label gladly.
I don't believe WikiLeaks has anything to do with openness anymore. Not since they openly held back and released things during the US election timed specifically to harm a candidate. They're in it for something more now, and the only question is who benefits. It's not any of us, except maybe the remaining Putin shills.
Until we have the exact demands they're making of companies involved, we don't know that. We need to know exactly what the terms they are asking for are. Full stop. Someone should get them from Mozilla.
If he took research product, he's fucked. Then the only question is how critical that product was to the rift as a working system. For example, if they find evidence that he took data regarding synchronizing two displays with exactly the same timing, and not just what he knew in his head? That could be crucial enough to the Rift as a product that Zenimax could get a huge payout.
But on the flipside, how many geniuses have we all known that were absolutely idiotic in regards to business, or other human beings, or the law, or hygiene, or any number of things? Just because someone is a certified genius doesn't mean they can't be a moron in some other aspect of life. And maybe Carmack just doesn't grok the fact you don't take work from one employer to another. It's not like he had a lot of employers in his life, either.
If there's no single email involving Zenimax IP regarding VR or honestly anything else, he might be okay. But let's be real here. Those emails will be LOADED with stuff he shouldn't have taken with him. Not unless his company email was there only to arrange birthday parties for staff.
If Zenimax can show he took data with him the day he left, that's probably all the smoking gun that's necessary. Why would he do that if he wasn't going to use it in some form? He had one job when he left id, and that was to get out the door as cleanly and with as little appearance of impropriety as possible. He doesn't appear to have pulled that off.
Nope, with comics it's pretty straightforward. The company owns the characters when it comes to DC and Marvel. Standard work for hire. However, DC and Marvel have both gotten much better about giving creators credit and royalties after they've created something. Create a character that breaks out and anchors a billion dollar franchise? You're going to get paid nicely. But, you have no say in what gets done with that character, who writes it, how many times they die and return, etc. But, you get a check.
I suspect that what Zenimax is talking about isn't limited to code, but also is likely including R&D resources like latency research and rendering schemes to reduce the negative reactions people can have to VR. (Complete wild-ass guess on my part) Really, the only thing Carmack was entitled to when he walked out the door - barring any kind of written agreement to other effect - was the knowledge in his head.
Carmack's brilliant, but I suspect he fucked up and took a shortcut possibly with the mindset "Well, I remember all this anyhow so it's not like I don't *know* it, this just makes it easier to share!"
Actually, with Zenimax talking about him taking actual data from Zenimax servers, you're right. This isn't about a contract dispute. It's about corporate espionage and theft, which is actually a much harder fight to win if you're just pissed off at an ex-employee. And if he took a single file from Zenimax-owned hardware, or a single piece of paper from his desk and his contract did not *specifically* say "You can take any IP regarding VR with you." he's committed IP theft. The only question is to what degree, and Zenimax seems to think that it was important enough to be worth the whole company (at least, before the inevitable negotiation for a settlement).
But interestingly, Zenimax doesn't seem to be positioning themselves for a quick settlement. They're aiming very, very high. This isn't true patent troll behavior, it's not even jilted lover behavior. This is "We got fucking robbed." behavior. They claim they have evidence that he took files on his way out the door, and then tried to cover it up by destroying said evidence. This is a very, very ugly accusation to make. It's the kind of thing you hold back in reserve in order to try and push for a settlement if you're willing to accept STFU money. They didn't hold back.
If he had it in writing, this wouldn't be a lawsuit. Zenimax wouldn't make the very specific claims that they've made now, unless they felt like they had pretty rock solid evidence. When you're dealing with a more "he said, she said" legal tiff, the plaintiffs usually use language that gives the defendant an out. "We believe" or "It appears" or "we suspect" and "may" would show up in the accusations. That way, the defendant has an easier time publicity-wise saying "Whoops, someone goofed. Here's some money."
In this case, Zenimax is being very, very specific and has been from the start. They say Carmack took files from Zenimax owned systems and that is the *biggest* no-no in the book. It's entirely likely that Zenimax knew he was collaborating with Oculus and was fine with it, but that they didn't want anything Carmack did while working for them to *officially* become Oculus IP. And then, Carmack not only leaves, but if he took things *with* him, that's a pretty severe case of IP theft. Even if none of that code actually got directly used in Oculus products, if it was used as a basis for any component required by Oculus that Carmack had a hand in generating while he was at Zenimax, he's fucked himself.
The only way for Carmack to have done things cleanly was to have absolutely no possible hint that he would have done what Zenimax is claiming he did so he could claim that he used knowledge in his head but *not* anything produced while working for Zenimax beyond that. And if Zenimax is telling the truth, he fucked up that *one* job.
If there are three open pumps in a row, and the one at the far end is the one with diesel? Tough shit, I'm taking it. Why? Because it's more efficient for everyone involved if there's a straight on drive up, drive straight out arrangement based on time of arrival. I'm not taking my time and wasting it on checking out every available pump so I can avoid the one with the green handle.
Apple's only real competition is itself, and comparisons to Windows PCs are always going to be incredibly flawed because of that fact. The reasons why a person would choose macOS/OSX over Windows are pretty straightforward.
1. It's not Windows
2. It runs Final Cut/Garageband/iMovie/Photos/SomeOtherOSXOnlySoftware
3. I want to have what the cool kids have.
Lots of people choose reason #1 or reason #3, many users might choose #2. But none of these reasons can be logically countered by Windows based machines. If you do so little on your computer that OSX or Windows doesn't even matter at all, then you probably don't need application software and should just buy a Chromebook and call it done.
Your viewpoint made sense a few years ago, but Mac ownership and use has evolved. OSX/macOS has several advantages for security, including lack of commonality and the unix base code and security structure. However, it's an increasingly visible and profitable potential target for malware because people who have Apple hardware are a bit more likely to actually have money.
And don't forget, if you're running a system that doesn't get attacked because it's got a low market share? That is *still* some form of effective, if accidental and more fragile, security. Evading 95% of the threats in circulation just by choosing equipment that isn't vulnerable is a benefit. No, it doesn't mean you should get sloppy, but it's peace of mind.
Personally, macOS/OSX just bugs the hell out of me for some reason and gives me a headache every time I launch Finder, so I stick with Windows and don't download things like an idiot.
So ZaReason is Yet Another Clevo Resller, it appears. You say they thoroughly test builds, but c'mon. Clevo hardware is pretty much fucking reference parts to begin with. Oh, and battery life ranges from "Acceptable in a budget machine." to "You're only gonna unplug to move it across the room, right?"
All that said, I have a Sager branded model from 2011 that was an absolute beast for performance at the time I bought it, and still runs well today if you don't care about battery life.