No, you are just sane.... sort of... the fact that you would buy him a weapon of this power as a play thing really says something about your sense of responsibility.
The thing is, the story is just pure sappy, over-the-top drama.
I would watch the original movie over and over as a kid but I was always just waiting for the last run on the DS sequence... the rest of the movie was just a bunch of talking.
The only thing that made SW enthralling was the space ships and it did that VERY WELL... better than anything had before that time. To me, the space ships have been the one consistency between all of the SW movies; They are all pretty neat.
You are right though, over time my perceptions and expectations have changed and I can appreciate drama more than I did as a kid... but through this lens SW is just like any other soap opera.
I agree with you in the sense that SW is a children's franchise. I loved SW as a kid (but only for the last 20 minutes of space battling), but then by the time Empire came out I wasn't so enthralled anymore.
I don't know, I will always have a soft spot for the original, like many my age, but I certainly don't live for the movies.
Now, the Star Wars universe is *very* compelling to me. The idea of alien civilizations who have lived with technology for thousands of years before we were even walking upright and which appears to be magic to us... THAT is cool to think about. Probably my favorite interpretation of Star Wars is the MMO "Star Wars: The Old Republic" which is very creative and really takes time to delve into many unique and inspired stories.
Telemetry is any measurement sent to a remote host.
My examples were flawed, you are right. I apologize.
An IP address is not telemetry per se, but a cookie containing geo-location is.
Telemetry can also be tracking information, which nearly every web page you visit is sending, not to the 1st party site owner, but to services like Google.
Telemetry is simply a measurement of some kind that is sent back to a service that collects that information.
Telemetry could be as simple as your device gathering any errors your system has encountered and sending that back to Microsoft to be analyzed for better compatibility in future updates or perhaps the number of updates you have installed versus what the server has available for you to download.
Telemetry does not automatically mean that personal or identifying information about you or your device is being transmitted.
So, yes, I guarantee that apps on your phone are sending telemetry all the time. The most obvious one is geo-location telemetry as measured by your GPS or by doing a geo-ip lookup.
Inbthe corporate world it's because they have millions of dollars tied up in Microsoft software
More likely it is because of stuff like:
- Software (you got that one) - Group policy - Built-in deployment tools - Built-in administration tools - Wizard configurations that make it almost brain-dead easy to set up complex systems (Exchange, IIS, SQL, etc)
In the consumer world it's because the alternatives are more expensive (Apple) or don't support all your software and hardware (any of the free Unixes).
You pretty much nailed it here, except I would also include PC gaming as a big driver for consumer use of Windows (Xbox is Windows after all).
In addition, Windows is pretty easy to use and stuff Just Works for the most part.
Basically, on the consumer side, if stuff works well enough to do what you want then who really cares about a little telemetry going back to the mother ship? Especially if it is only used to make your experience better and improve the product.
What if you happen to have the disposable income to buy a ticket at the full price, but your best friend does not and you both wish to sit together?
You either will have to subsidize your friend and eat the difference yourself or wait until the tickets reach a price that both you and your friend can both afford.
Now, how likely do you think it would be that both people just choose not to attend the show based on the negative feelings of unfairness over the situation? I think it is a non zero percent chance...
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On the other hand, FSM adherents don't *actually* believe in a Flying Spaghetti Monster. Could they say so under oath? No, you couldn't.
I wouldn't underestimate people's ability to believe in stuff.
Everybody knows that the Invisible Pink Unicorn is the only true goddess.
May her hooves never be shod.
The article doesn't really go into what the intent was.
I don't think that the book should be thrown at somebody for exposing criminally negligent security practices.
If anything, VTech should be happy the guy was apparently novice enough to leave a clear trail which exposed their security weaknesses.
No, you are just sane.... sort of... the fact that you would buy him a weapon of this power as a play thing really says something about your sense of responsibility.
The thing is, the story is just pure sappy, over-the-top drama.
I would watch the original movie over and over as a kid but I was always just waiting for the last run on the DS sequence... the rest of the movie was just a bunch of talking.
The only thing that made SW enthralling was the space ships and it did that VERY WELL... better than anything had before that time. To me, the space ships have been the one consistency between all of the SW movies; They are all pretty neat.
You are right though, over time my perceptions and expectations have changed and I can appreciate drama more than I did as a kid... but through this lens SW is just like any other soap opera.
I agree with you in the sense that SW is a children's franchise. I loved SW as a kid (but only for the last 20 minutes of space battling), but then by the time Empire came out I wasn't so enthralled anymore.
I don't know, I will always have a soft spot for the original, like many my age, but I certainly don't live for the movies.
Now, the Star Wars universe is *very* compelling to me. The idea of alien civilizations who have lived with technology for thousands of years before we were even walking upright and which appears to be magic to us... THAT is cool to think about. Probably my favorite interpretation of Star Wars is the MMO "Star Wars: The Old Republic" which is very creative and really takes time to delve into many unique and inspired stories.
Free the beer!
Telemetry is any measurement sent to a remote host.
My examples were flawed, you are right. I apologize.
An IP address is not telemetry per se, but a cookie containing geo-location is.
Telemetry can also be tracking information, which nearly every web page you visit is sending, not to the 1st party site owner, but to services like Google.
Telemetry is simply a measurement of some kind that is sent back to a service that collects that information.
Telemetry could be as simple as your device gathering any errors your system has encountered and sending that back to Microsoft to be analyzed for better compatibility in future updates or perhaps the number of updates you have installed versus what the server has available for you to download.
Telemetry does not automatically mean that personal or identifying information about you or your device is being transmitted.
So, yes, I guarantee that apps on your phone are sending telemetry all the time. The most obvious one is geo-location telemetry as measured by your GPS or by doing a geo-ip lookup.
LOL
I am imagining post-beard Riker, complete with "manual control" joystick.
You know that you send "telemetry" every time you visit a web page in the form of your IP address, user agent string and cookies, right?
Better stop using your iPhone or Android device because, guaranteed you have some app that is phoning home telemetry.
Even if you don't have any apps, the OS is constantly in communication with the mothership looking for updates and sending information about you.
If the computer is part of a Windows domain this update will never be installed and you will never see the "upgrade notification".
First rule in IT: Never put 100% stock in what users tell you. Always test for yourself.
I agree completely.
Windows 10 on the same hardware I was running Windows 7. The UI of Windows 10 *feels* a lot snappier and the big 3D games I play perform just as well.
It used to be that a new version of Windows would push the hardware envelope to the max and necessitate new hardware.
I guess that hardware has leveled off somewhat.
Inbthe corporate world it's because they have millions of dollars tied up in Microsoft software
More likely it is because of stuff like:
- Software (you got that one)
- Group policy
- Built-in deployment tools
- Built-in administration tools
- Wizard configurations that make it almost brain-dead easy to set up complex systems (Exchange, IIS, SQL, etc)
In the consumer world it's because the alternatives are more expensive (Apple) or don't support all your software and hardware (any of the free Unixes).
You pretty much nailed it here, except I would also include PC gaming as a big driver for consumer use of Windows (Xbox is Windows after all).
In addition, Windows is pretty easy to use and stuff Just Works for the most part.
Basically, on the consumer side, if stuff works well enough to do what you want then who really cares about a little telemetry going back to the mother ship? Especially if it is only used to make your experience better and improve the product.
Now, I was thinking:
"An ill wind comes arising
Across the cities of the plain
There's no swimming in the heavy water
No singing in the acid rain
Red alert
Red alert"
Yeah, because we really need cheap Chinese made gadgets in order to live...
What about companies or other entities who want to purchase a bunch of tickets to raffle off or hand out as prizes?
Sitting together is no longer as much of a concern perhaps, but you don't know who would end up getting the ticket.
Would this practice have to become illegal too?
What if you happen to have the disposable income to buy a ticket at the full price, but your best friend does not and you both wish to sit together?
You either will have to subsidize your friend and eat the difference yourself or wait until the tickets reach a price that both you and your friend can both afford.
Now, how likely do you think it would be that both people just choose not to attend the show based on the negative feelings of unfairness over the situation? I think it is a non zero percent chance...
There is a huge problem with this which is that groups of people want to be able to sit together.
The only way to guarantee that all of you group can sit together is to allow a single purchaser to get X number of seats in a single transaction.
Not being able to sit with your friends is a deal breaker for most people, even if you love the performer.
I think you are missing their target market here: People who have $1500 to spend on a watch...
I don't think these people will be all that annoyed to have to lay down another $1500 next year on the next "new thing"
Yes, this happens every winter in Minnesota...
8 lane highways reduced to basically 2 or 4 lanes because everyone is following the tire tracks of the person ahead of them.
Well, public safety is pretty much in the purview of government responsibility, I think.
probably the same people who name everything "smart"