They probably want to study them to see if there has been any damage from radiation or other issues, but leaving them running longer may help them to find more useful information.
It's time to give up on USB 3 and rebrand it as USB 4. They can have different speeds as USB 4, USB 4S, and USB 4+. Oh, and to make everyone happy, they should also redefine the HDMI cable as a USB-D cable.
Yes. That was clearly implied by several parts of what I wrote. When I mentioned the speed of sound, I included the phrase "at a 787's cruising altitude." I also was quite clear on the speed being relative to the air speed, and the big deal was the plane's ground speed.
That's significantly faster than the speed of sound! Sound travels at about 660 mph at a 787's cruising altitude. Of course, sound travels through the air, so the plane wasn't actually breaking the sound barrier, as the air speed was below that, so it wasn't really hitting Mach 1, but I suppose if the plane were to suddenly dive out of the jet stream into relatively still air, it would have done so; I wonder how well it would have handled the stress?
Many news sites let you have a few free articles every month. The number gets reset if you clear your cookies, but if you read in incognito mode, you start fresh every time. Taking this into account, I've hit one news site that simply blocks incognito mode. I'll be happy if this breaks their block.
Of course, with the vast number of APIs available now, fingerprinting is just about as good as cookies. Browsers reveal far too much information.
I want the software equivalent, which is the right to root. If I want to root my phone and uninstall all the bloatware, that's my business, and the vendor should be required to let me do so. And if they've put in technical measures to prevent that, they need to provide a way for me to bypass them.
First, there are different accounting standards. Wall Street uses GAAP ("generally accepted accounting principles," I believe) and sometimes non-GAAP (ignoring some non-cash costs like stock options). The IRS uses its own rules.
In the GAAP and non-GAAP rules, profits are for the given year (or quarter) only. So a loss in a previous period isn't subtracted from profits before reporting, just as profits from a previous period aren't added to the current report. Likewise with IRS rules, you can generally carry forward losses. So if they had a loss in the previous year, until they've realized that much profit, they won't pay taxes.
Now what is probably really going on is that much of the profits are realized by overseas subsidiaries, so they pay taxes in places like Ireland, but until those profits are moved back to the US, they don't pay US taxes on them.
And don't forget the rising costs of lobbying to ensure lack of regulatory oversight.
They spent a lot of money to be sure that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will stay away from them, so now they have to realize the return on their investment.
Not true. I've been on many flights where they gate-check your bags to your final destination. It's comical how we make a point of packing in carry-ons to avoid the baggage fee, but as soon as we're through security, they're happy to check our bags for free. In my experience, if it's a full flight on a 737 or larger, they will check through to the final destination, but if it's a small short-hop plane, then they'll check to the gate at the next airport.
The only reason I created a Samsung account was because it's required to get into the Bixby settings where I can disable the button. After doing that, I was able to delete the account from the phone. I've also gone in and removed all permissions from unwanted apps that it won't let me disable or uninstall. My Samsung calendar doesn't have access to my calendar anymore.
My only hesitation in doing this would be that if they force people to gate-check bags to the final destination, you're in big trouble. You can mitigate that risk by selecting seats that board earlier and by showing up early, but it's still a risk.
You can use this bug to execute privileged code? I assume that means as root. If someone publishes example code at some point, we could get a really convenient way to root phones. Maybe I should avoid updates for a while.
It's a cross between a chroot environment and a virtual machine. For most purposes, it is a virtual machine, but by using file system overlays, the overhead per VM is much lower; almost as low as running them all in the same environment.
That's the theory, anyway.
If you're running dozens or hundreds of web servers or something like that, it's probably a good solution. If you're only running a few, there's probably no reason not to just use real VMs. Of course, for many people it's not about what's the best fit, it's about using the tool you know.
What many have advocated for is a carbon tax. If we taxed all fossil fuels based on the amount of carbon (which becomes CO2 when burnt), the market would eliminate all but the most essential uses fairly quickly. This is often proposed as a "revenue-neutral" tax where the proceeds are returned to the people as a check to every citizen every month or something like that.
I was particularly annoyed that in order to disable the Bixby button, I had to sign up for a Samsung account to get far enough into the app to turn it off in its settings. Even now it still pops up for reasons I haven't figured out.
Eliminating Bixby entirely is the number one reason I'm interested in rooting my phone. It's also the number one reason I'm interested in a non-Samsung phone for my next phone if my employer makes that an option.
I hope they do something about grabbing data that people don't think they're sharing. Especially with apps that might be recording voices, grabbing location, noting WiFi and cell tower IDs to infer location, etc. They get enough data from what people choose to post, but their apps are downright espionage tools.
So the longer range forecasts are more accurate than ever. Why cut off at 10 days, then, and not 11? Sure, 10 is a very human number, but there's no scientific reason to assume it's a natural cutoff in reliability. Why not use the current methods for a 10-day forecast and extend it out to 100 days. Then study the accuracy and see if there's a sudden drop-off, and cut off the published forecasts just short of that. It would also be interesting if they would publish a confidence rating on the forecasts, so that we could see how it drops off as the time increases.
With the Internet, there's no space limit, so have the soft mushy short version that most people will stop with, but also put out more detailed information for people who really want to understand.
Sites could implement a simple password rule: You may not use the same password and email address at other sites. To enforce this, you agree to allow the site to attempt to log in to other sites using the same information, and if successful, your account will be disabled.
I would prefer it if that weren't necessary, but it looks like that's where we're heading.
There are several posts about how this is about time. If you read the article, you'll see that this is a huge step above anything out there now. All existing robotic lawnmowers require you to bury a wire around the perimeter of your lawn. It's essentially the same technology as the invisible fence that many dog owners use to keep pets in their yards. This is fine if you have a nice contiguous lawn, but if you have sidewalks and driveways breaking up your grass, it can be a huge pain. The Roomba system uses beacon transmitters to give it precise location information. This makes setting it up for your lawn much simpler, especially if you have weird geometries to deal with.
I'm excited.
If it goes well and they do a full roll-out, I'll likely buy one next spring.
For people who pay for a landscaping service, this would likely pay for itself the first year, two tops (well, unless the prices are insane; we'll see).
Just because I don't remember details about a nearly 20-year-old unpopular OS you accuse me of astroturfing? And after I pointed out that I didn't use it because I was already using Linux? And from someone who isn't an anonymous coward who has been here forever? You're nuts.
What was wrong with Windows ME? My impression was that Windows 98 and Windows ME were, at least from a user perspective, little more than service updates to Windows 95. I was already running Linux by then, though, so I wasn't paying that much attention. It was released at about the same time as Windows 2000, which was at the time viewed as the corporate solution, with Windows ME being the home solution. I think Windows ME flopped in the marketplace as consumers saw no compelling reason to upgrade, and Windows 2000 proved successful enough to dominate sales with new computers.
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True, but it's more than at home.
Of course, I expect what they're really testing is the marketing advantages of having computers in space.
They probably want to study them to see if there has been any damage from radiation or other issues, but leaving them running longer may help them to find more useful information.
It's time to give up on USB 3 and rebrand it as USB 4. They can have different speeds as USB 4, USB 4S, and USB 4+. Oh, and to make everyone happy, they should also redefine the HDMI cable as a USB-D cable.
Yes. Read what I wrote, not just the subject line.
Yes. That was clearly implied by several parts of what I wrote. When I mentioned the speed of sound, I included the phrase "at a 787's cruising altitude." I also was quite clear on the speed being relative to the air speed, and the big deal was the plane's ground speed.
That's significantly faster than the speed of sound! Sound travels at about 660 mph at a 787's cruising altitude. Of course, sound travels through the air, so the plane wasn't actually breaking the sound barrier, as the air speed was below that, so it wasn't really hitting Mach 1, but I suppose if the plane were to suddenly dive out of the jet stream into relatively still air, it would have done so; I wonder how well it would have handled the stress?
Many news sites let you have a few free articles every month. The number gets reset if you clear your cookies, but if you read in incognito mode, you start fresh every time. Taking this into account, I've hit one news site that simply blocks incognito mode. I'll be happy if this breaks their block.
Of course, with the vast number of APIs available now, fingerprinting is just about as good as cookies. Browsers reveal far too much information.
I want the software equivalent, which is the right to root. If I want to root my phone and uninstall all the bloatware, that's my business, and the vendor should be required to let me do so. And if they've put in technical measures to prevent that, they need to provide a way for me to bypass them.
First, there are different accounting standards. Wall Street uses GAAP ("generally accepted accounting principles," I believe) and sometimes non-GAAP (ignoring some non-cash costs like stock options). The IRS uses its own rules.
In the GAAP and non-GAAP rules, profits are for the given year (or quarter) only. So a loss in a previous period isn't subtracted from profits before reporting, just as profits from a previous period aren't added to the current report. Likewise with IRS rules, you can generally carry forward losses. So if they had a loss in the previous year, until they've realized that much profit, they won't pay taxes.
Now what is probably really going on is that much of the profits are realized by overseas subsidiaries, so they pay taxes in places like Ireland, but until those profits are moved back to the US, they don't pay US taxes on them.
Exactly.
And don't forget the rising costs of lobbying to ensure lack of regulatory oversight.
They spent a lot of money to be sure that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will stay away from them, so now they have to realize the return on their investment.
Not true. I've been on many flights where they gate-check your bags to your final destination. It's comical how we make a point of packing in carry-ons to avoid the baggage fee, but as soon as we're through security, they're happy to check our bags for free. In my experience, if it's a full flight on a 737 or larger, they will check through to the final destination, but if it's a small short-hop plane, then they'll check to the gate at the next airport.
The only reason I created a Samsung account was because it's required to get into the Bixby settings where I can disable the button. After doing that, I was able to delete the account from the phone. I've also gone in and removed all permissions from unwanted apps that it won't let me disable or uninstall. My Samsung calendar doesn't have access to my calendar anymore.
My only hesitation in doing this would be that if they force people to gate-check bags to the final destination, you're in big trouble. You can mitigate that risk by selecting seats that board earlier and by showing up early, but it's still a risk.
You can use this bug to execute privileged code? I assume that means as root. If someone publishes example code at some point, we could get a really convenient way to root phones. Maybe I should avoid updates for a while.
It's a cross between a chroot environment and a virtual machine. For most purposes, it is a virtual machine, but by using file system overlays, the overhead per VM is much lower; almost as low as running them all in the same environment.
That's the theory, anyway.
If you're running dozens or hundreds of web servers or something like that, it's probably a good solution. If you're only running a few, there's probably no reason not to just use real VMs. Of course, for many people it's not about what's the best fit, it's about using the tool you know.
What many have advocated for is a carbon tax. If we taxed all fossil fuels based on the amount of carbon (which becomes CO2 when burnt), the market would eliminate all but the most essential uses fairly quickly. This is often proposed as a "revenue-neutral" tax where the proceeds are returned to the people as a check to every citizen every month or something like that.
You've got that right.
I was particularly annoyed that in order to disable the Bixby button, I had to sign up for a Samsung account to get far enough into the app to turn it off in its settings. Even now it still pops up for reasons I haven't figured out.
Eliminating Bixby entirely is the number one reason I'm interested in rooting my phone. It's also the number one reason I'm interested in a non-Samsung phone for my next phone if my employer makes that an option.
I hope they do something about grabbing data that people don't think they're sharing. Especially with apps that might be recording voices, grabbing location, noting WiFi and cell tower IDs to infer location, etc. They get enough data from what people choose to post, but their apps are downright espionage tools.
So the longer range forecasts are more accurate than ever. Why cut off at 10 days, then, and not 11? Sure, 10 is a very human number, but there's no scientific reason to assume it's a natural cutoff in reliability. Why not use the current methods for a 10-day forecast and extend it out to 100 days. Then study the accuracy and see if there's a sudden drop-off, and cut off the published forecasts just short of that. It would also be interesting if they would publish a confidence rating on the forecasts, so that we could see how it drops off as the time increases.
With the Internet, there's no space limit, so have the soft mushy short version that most people will stop with, but also put out more detailed information for people who really want to understand.
Sites could implement a simple password rule: You may not use the same password and email address at other sites. To enforce this, you agree to allow the site to attempt to log in to other sites using the same information, and if successful, your account will be disabled.
I would prefer it if that weren't necessary, but it looks like that's where we're heading.
That's a fair point. We had an early Roomba vacuum, and it didn't last long.
There are several posts about how this is about time. If you read the article, you'll see that this is a huge step above anything out there now. All existing robotic lawnmowers require you to bury a wire around the perimeter of your lawn. It's essentially the same technology as the invisible fence that many dog owners use to keep pets in their yards. This is fine if you have a nice contiguous lawn, but if you have sidewalks and driveways breaking up your grass, it can be a huge pain. The Roomba system uses beacon transmitters to give it precise location information. This makes setting it up for your lawn much simpler, especially if you have weird geometries to deal with.
I'm excited.
If it goes well and they do a full roll-out, I'll likely buy one next spring.
For people who pay for a landscaping service, this would likely pay for itself the first year, two tops (well, unless the prices are insane; we'll see).
That explains it! I have a dog. That must be how I missed how horrible it was.
WTF?
Just because I don't remember details about a nearly 20-year-old unpopular OS you accuse me of astroturfing? And after I pointed out that I didn't use it because I was already using Linux? And from someone who isn't an anonymous coward who has been here forever? You're nuts.
What was wrong with Windows ME? My impression was that Windows 98 and Windows ME were, at least from a user perspective, little more than service updates to Windows 95. I was already running Linux by then, though, so I wasn't paying that much attention. It was released at about the same time as Windows 2000, which was at the time viewed as the corporate solution, with Windows ME being the home solution. I think Windows ME flopped in the marketplace as consumers saw no compelling reason to upgrade, and Windows 2000 proved successful enough to dominate sales with new computers.
Was Windows ME really bad, or just irrelevant?