I see no reason not to. My "No soliciting" sign keeps most of the salespeople away, and the few who knock are easily gotten rid of by saying "leave my property" and shutting the door.
On the other hand, there have been times when people have knocked on my door because they were having an emergency and were in genuine need of help. There's no way that I want to let them suffer.
It's too bad that Kaspersky took the money (and such a small amount of it, too). It would have been to the benefit of society at large if they'd insisted on taking it to court.
Is it wrong for me to hope that this corporation goes belly-up and that all of its rich shareholders lose a lot of money because they're stomping on the privacy of their customers like an elephant steps on ants?
We'll see. From where I sit, it looks like the company is rotten throughout. I'm deeply skeptical as to whether or not they can ever be any different without -- at a minimum -- a wholesale change in management, including the board.
Graffiti wasn't a great selling point for me. I mean it was OK, and probably the best solution given the technical limitations of the day, but it wasn't great.
However, the battery life was a huge selling point for me (it's still one of the top three things I look for in portable devices). That, and size and weight -- the other PDAs available at the time weren't even in the same ballpark.
I've seen the original twice, and the director's cut once. The director's cut is OK.
What I find irritating about the movie is that it's so close to being good. And I agree that the aspects of it that people tend to rave about are pretty great (cinematography, mostly). I also can't fault the acting. I have serious problems with the script, but there are other movies with sub-par scripts that I love, so *shrug*
I can't really explain what it is I don't like about it.
somewhere you go to look at a product before buying it on amazon, but this is embarrassing.
That's a terrible reason to subject yourself to the experience of setting foot in a Best Buy. I only enter them in emergency situations, like when I need a cable of some sort right now, and nothing else is open.
We're delving into philosophy now, but in my mind "good" and "evil" are matters of intent. Non-sentient things have no intent, and so can't be either. However, they can be used to further good or evil ends.
This article smacks of early confirmation bias. It seems like the "peers," instead of testing the new theoretical proof, are instead simply looking for errors in it
...which is exactly how you test a mathematical proof.
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This.
There's a word for what patent trolls do, and the word is "extortion". You don't extort from people who are likely to put up a fight.
The reason they'd want to track users after the ride ends is pretty obvious. But it's still wrong.
I see no reason not to. My "No soliciting" sign keeps most of the salespeople away, and the few who knock are easily gotten rid of by saying "leave my property" and shutting the door.
On the other hand, there have been times when people have knocked on my door because they were having an emergency and were in genuine need of help. There's no way that I want to let them suffer.
It's too bad that Kaspersky took the money (and such a small amount of it, too). It would have been to the benefit of society at large if they'd insisted on taking it to court.
Is it wrong for me to hope that this corporation goes belly-up and that all of its rich shareholders lose a lot of money because they're stomping on the privacy of their customers like an elephant steps on ants?
If so, then we can be wrong together.
Agreed. It's a good thing that locked-down spy devices aren't your only smartphone options.
We'll see. From where I sit, it looks like the company is rotten throughout. I'm deeply skeptical as to whether or not they can ever be any different without -- at a minimum -- a wholesale change in management, including the board.
They'll need a whole lot more than a good CEO.
Uber has demonstrated forcefully and repeatedly that they can't be trusted. There's no reason to think something is true just because they said it is.
Also, exceptional battery life.
Graffiti wasn't a great selling point for me. I mean it was OK, and probably the best solution given the technical limitations of the day, but it wasn't great.
However, the battery life was a huge selling point for me (it's still one of the top three things I look for in portable devices). That, and size and weight -- the other PDAs available at the time weren't even in the same ballpark.
I've seen the original twice, and the director's cut once. The director's cut is OK.
What I find irritating about the movie is that it's so close to being good. And I agree that the aspects of it that people tend to rave about are pretty great (cinematography, mostly). I also can't fault the acting. I have serious problems with the script, but there are other movies with sub-par scripts that I love, so *shrug*
I can't really explain what it is I don't like about it.
I found the director's cut to be OK. I don't hate it, but I don't feel the need to see it again. Haven't seen the final cut. I dislike the others.
Oddly, I love the story Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.
True, but six figures is also about twice the median wage in the US, so by today's standards it's not too shabby.
I do seriously miss physical keyboards on phones/PDAs.
Wrong comparison.
I'd rather be in a train going 500MPH than on an airplane going the same speed.
At least until/unless the TSA ruins that, too.
It sounds like the only thing that this will be bringing to the market is an old brand name. Are we supposed to be excited?
I hate the movie Blade Runner. There, I said it.
Maybe, but Best Buy will charge you twice as much, miss your balls, and shit on your porn.
Do you really still open your front-door for random non-appointment morons ringing the bell?
Do you mean "answer the door"? Sure, why not? Unless I'm busy -- I'm not going to drop everything to do it.
Do you mean "let them in"? No.
The pushback might have something to do with it being Best Buy, one of the most notoriously terrible chains of its kind.
somewhere you go to look at a product before buying it on amazon, but this is embarrassing.
That's a terrible reason to subject yourself to the experience of setting foot in a Best Buy. I only enter them in emergency situations, like when I need a cable of some sort right now, and nothing else is open.
this seemingly desperate move in some way helps BestBuy find a way to stop the beating that Amazon is putting on them.
I think a more effective way would be for Best Buy to stop overcharging for their stuff, and to stop using the Geek Squad to scam people.
Oh, wait...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Man, thanks for the laugh. I needed that today!
Both are extreme security threats.
We're delving into philosophy now, but in my mind "good" and "evil" are matters of intent. Non-sentient things have no intent, and so can't be either. However, they can be used to further good or evil ends.
This article smacks of early confirmation bias. It seems like the "peers," instead of testing the new theoretical proof, are instead simply looking for errors in it
...which is exactly how you test a mathematical proof.