Oh, I'm not worried about the government finding something out. I'm worried about a criminal organization finding ways to hurt me and/or my family, be it directly or indirectly. Sure, one might argue the line between criminal organizations and governments has become very blurry nowadays and to that I say... I say... damn, I got nothin'.
Building a TV with no voice recognition in it; permitting the user to completely disable recognition; having a module which interprets voice commands offline; having the offline learning feature which allows you to link "Gimme a Bierbitch" voice command to change channel to whatever. Just some random examples sprouting from my tired brain.
Siri is different. Siri doesn't always snoop on you. It is designed to take ANY voice command in and transform it into something it recognizes, so remote servers are needed for this to work. A TV doesn't need to do that. Call me old-fashioned, but I don't talk to my phone and would not talk to a TV either. They're inanimate objects. I tried it and instantly felt like that bloke from "The IT Crowd" yelling "Computer, ON!"
I've seen bad things live, with my own eyes. Warzones for example. Bombing sites post-fact. I don't need to watch a video to know what happened. But there's a huge amount of people in the civilized world who live a whole life without even imagining such things exist. they become apathetic and disconnected, and fail to take action when needed, simply because they're not exposed to the truth.
They need some wake-up call every now and then, even with the risk that there's very few people who derive pleasure out of that video.
1. Many people get off seeing scantily clad women dancing on bad music. Yet, this gets broadcasted everywhere. 2. Nobody's FORCED to see anything. Seeing it is entirely optional.
On top of that the Romanian Government is currently subsidising telecoms in order to get closer to universal access. Not really an apple to apple comparison.
No, it's not. These are private operators and those are real costs.
It's not dodgy, it's fear of being sued in a sue-friendly country. If they offer you more for the same price by default, some retard would sue because they don't want that option. If they keep the same offer but reduce the price by default, some retard would sue because they don't want that option. If they do as they are doing, Slashdot people would call that dodgy and some retard would sue them anyway, just because.
Check this offer and then tell me that's cheap. (page in Romanian, use Google Translate, works well enough) http://www.rcs-rds.ro/telefoni...
Those who for some reason don't want to click the link can read the translation below:
Best Mobile Digi Unlimited
Benefits:
Unlimited calls to any national network, fixed or mobile UNLIMITED international calls to fixed networks in major EU, US, Canada and China and international calls 3000 minutes to the main mobile networks in the US, Canada, China and the EU * unlimited mobile internet (speeds up to 21.6 Mbps up to 5 GB traffic) FINAL PRICE MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION (VAT included), after discounts: - 5 euro, if you are subscribed to TV + net fixed; 4 euros, if you opt for more subscription * - 7 euros, if you are subscribed to TV or fixed net; 5 euros if you opt for multiple subscriptions * - 10 euros if you are not a subscriber Digi, 7 euros if you opt for multiple subscriptions *; if you port your mobile number to Digi: 8 euro for a subscription, 6 euro for two subscriptions * Up to a maximum of four subscriptions. The subscription will be added to your shopping cart at list price, the discount will apply to the contract signing, based on criteria above.
I was wondering about this. If an entity restricts password length then does that indicate that they are keeping the passwords in clear text?
No, my ISP allows very long and complicated passwords but still keeps them in clear text. I found this out when they came and upgraded my Internet connection, brought a Gigabit router and configured it for me... with my supposedly secret password.
So I went and changed it online to "Fuck you [ISP Name] for storing passwords in plain text!" (in my native language). At least the would be able to read some proper customer feedback.
Apples and oranges. Tolerating people with vices falls under a different category than tolerating grammar blunders. Some things in languages are subject to change, yes. Random example: "all things considered" versus "all things considering". While the latter is considered as being incorrect, it is actually correct in some cases, when, let's say, you weigh components of an equation while building your own conclusion. "All things considered" technically refers to your train of thought ending before you draw a conclusion (implying you have enough time to do so), while "all things considering" means that the situation is ongoing and based on current set of events you decide to take *this* course of action.
Language is everchanging, yes, but some of its components need to be represented correctly to eliminate inconsistencies, especially where said inconsistencies might give a totally different meaning to what's being said, effectively corrupting conveyed information. Another reason is more of a personal perception: whoever consistently makes blatant mistakes is much more likely to not respect both themselves and the audience. Shortly put, they're less likely to be trusted by me, not in the "I won't lend you money" sense, but in the "it's riskier to do business with you" sense.
I don't care if the person next to whom I party is less literate but I do care if I am supposed to do business with them. Just today I cut a small deal with a company which sent me an e-mail telling me they extended their offer until 31st of February. This mistake meant (to me) they're prone to overlooking shit. If one can't properly verify a 3 row e-mail, how am I supposed to trust them to properly verify 100K lines of code?
So yes, shortly put it's about self esteem, attention to details and how prepared one is to care about details, learn proper ways of doing things and not mess up because "hey, it happens".
I am one of those people. I eat whatever I want, whenever I want and stay skinny. Heck, I can't get fatter although I should gain 25-30 pounds to reach "normal" weight. Even my doctor used to say "you're too thin" until I told him I always was like that and I'm not gonna overstuff myself just to meet some statistical threshold.
Youtube sound might not be audiophile-quality, but we're talking about top 100 songs, which are 100% garbage. Means no audiophile's touching any of those songs with a 10-foot pole. therefore your point is moot:)
No, it's not. The hours start AFTER everything was installed and configured (allegedly so, because Linux-based OSs likely ask you to drop to terminal and enter commands a long time after you thought you're finished).
Star Wars nerd here: The Star Wars Universe is so filled with habitable planets that many which would have required much smaller terraforming efforts were left alone without so much as a closer look. One of the foremost examples would be Dagobah. But I digress:)
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There's a big, big difference between "talk into it" and "talk to it".
I stand corrected :)
Oh, I'm not worried about the government finding something out. I'm worried about a criminal organization finding ways to hurt me and/or my family, be it directly or indirectly.
Sure, one might argue the line between criminal organizations and governments has become very blurry nowadays and to that I say... I say... damn, I got nothin'.
Building a TV with no voice recognition in it; permitting the user to completely disable recognition; having a module which interprets voice commands offline; having the offline learning feature which allows you to link "Gimme a Bierbitch" voice command to change channel to whatever.
Just some random examples sprouting from my tired brain.
Siri is different. Siri doesn't always snoop on you. It is designed to take ANY voice command in and transform it into something it recognizes, so remote servers are needed for this to work. A TV doesn't need to do that. Call me old-fashioned, but I don't talk to my phone and would not talk to a TV either. They're inanimate objects. I tried it and instantly felt like that bloke from "The IT Crowd" yelling "Computer, ON!"
but when it would count your average number of thrusts... might be embarrassing data if leaked.
Less noise, more comfort, etc. Those are functional improvements too.
I've seen bad things live, with my own eyes. Warzones for example. Bombing sites post-fact. I don't need to watch a video to know what happened. But there's a huge amount of people in the civilized world who live a whole life without even imagining such things exist. they become apathetic and disconnected, and fail to take action when needed, simply because they're not exposed to the truth.
They need some wake-up call every now and then, even with the risk that there's very few people who derive pleasure out of that video.
1. Many people get off seeing scantily clad women dancing on bad music. Yet, this gets broadcasted everywhere.
2. Nobody's FORCED to see anything. Seeing it is entirely optional.
On top of that the Romanian Government is currently subsidising telecoms in order to get closer to universal access. Not really an apple to apple comparison.
No, it's not. These are private operators and those are real costs.
It's not dodgy, it's fear of being sued in a sue-friendly country.
If they offer you more for the same price by default, some retard would sue because they don't want that option.
If they keep the same offer but reduce the price by default, some retard would sue because they don't want that option.
If they do as they are doing, Slashdot people would call that dodgy and some retard would sue them anyway, just because.
Cheap?
Check this offer and then tell me that's cheap.
(page in Romanian, use Google Translate, works well enough)
http://www.rcs-rds.ro/telefoni...
Those who for some reason don't want to click the link can read the translation below:
Best Mobile Digi Unlimited
Benefits:
Unlimited calls to any national network, fixed or mobile
UNLIMITED international calls to fixed networks in major EU, US, Canada and China and international calls 3000 minutes to the main mobile networks in the US, Canada, China and the EU *
unlimited mobile internet (speeds up to 21.6 Mbps up to 5 GB traffic) FINAL PRICE MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION (VAT included), after discounts: - 5 euro, if you are subscribed to TV + net fixed; 4 euros, if you opt for more subscription * - 7 euros, if you are subscribed to TV or fixed net; 5 euros if you opt for multiple subscriptions * - 10 euros if you are not a subscriber Digi, 7 euros if you opt for multiple subscriptions *; if you port your mobile number to Digi: 8 euro for a subscription, 6 euro for two subscriptions * Up to a maximum of four subscriptions. The subscription will be added to your shopping cart at list price, the discount will apply to the contract signing, based on criteria above.
I was wondering about this. If an entity restricts password length then does that indicate that they are keeping the passwords in clear text?
No, my ISP allows very long and complicated passwords but still keeps them in clear text. I found this out when they came and upgraded my Internet connection, brought a Gigabit router and configured it for me... with my supposedly secret password.
So I went and changed it online to "Fuck you [ISP Name] for storing passwords in plain text!" (in my native language). At least the would be able to read some proper customer feedback.
"cut" = "cut off". ...but wait, there was a disclaimer... now I'm confused :)
Damn, now I can't do business with myself!
Apples and oranges.
Tolerating people with vices falls under a different category than tolerating grammar blunders.
Some things in languages are subject to change, yes. Random example: "all things considered" versus "all things considering". While the latter is considered as being incorrect, it is actually correct in some cases, when, let's say, you weigh components of an equation while building your own conclusion. "All things considered" technically refers to your train of thought ending before you draw a conclusion (implying you have enough time to do so), while "all things considering" means that the situation is ongoing and based on current set of events you decide to take *this* course of action.
Language is everchanging, yes, but some of its components need to be represented correctly to eliminate inconsistencies, especially where said inconsistencies might give a totally different meaning to what's being said, effectively corrupting conveyed information. Another reason is more of a personal perception: whoever consistently makes blatant mistakes is much more likely to not respect both themselves and the audience. Shortly put, they're less likely to be trusted by me, not in the "I won't lend you money" sense, but in the "it's riskier to do business with you" sense.
I don't care if the person next to whom I party is less literate but I do care if I am supposed to do business with them. Just today I cut a small deal with a company which sent me an e-mail telling me they extended their offer until 31st of February. This mistake meant (to me) they're prone to overlooking shit. If one can't properly verify a 3 row e-mail, how am I supposed to trust them to properly verify 100K lines of code?
So yes, shortly put it's about self esteem, attention to details and how prepared one is to care about details, learn proper ways of doing things and not mess up because "hey, it happens".
Disclaimer: English is not my native language.
Comprised of the ability to withstand the urge of doing anything else but this.
The cost would be smaller than imbedding a mistress...
I am one of those people. I eat whatever I want, whenever I want and stay skinny. Heck, I can't get fatter although I should gain 25-30 pounds to reach "normal" weight.
Even my doctor used to say "you're too thin" until I told him I always was like that and I'm not gonna overstuff myself just to meet some statistical threshold.
Nah, let's behead them all and be done with spending time and money. /sarcasm
Youtube sound might not be audiophile-quality, but we're talking about top 100 songs, which are 100% garbage. Means no audiophile's touching any of those songs with a 10-foot pole. :)
therefore your point is moot
No, it's not. The hours start AFTER everything was installed and configured (allegedly so, because Linux-based OSs likely ask you to drop to terminal and enter commands a long time after you thought you're finished).
Improve worker conditions so this shit doesn't hit the fan anymore.
When 3 hours, converted to money, equal a Windows license price, his calculation is correct.
Caves do a good job protecting people from rain, I wonder why did we ever move to huts and apartments and whatnot. Crazy!
Star Wars nerd here: Cloud City wasn't really floating all by itself, it used city-wide repulsors to do so. Around 36K of them IIRC.
Star Wars nerd here: The Star Wars Universe is so filled with habitable planets that many which would have required much smaller terraforming efforts were left alone without so much as a closer look. One of the foremost examples would be Dagobah. But I digress :)