If you care about any data that could be collected from your phone, you should probably consider not using a smartphone at all. It shouldn't be news to anyone at this point that all free apps collect and sell your data, to some degree. Also you should probably stay away from PCs and smart TVs.
I am afraid it's a case of too little too late. Skype on Windows and Linux has been a complete and utter mess since Microsoft took over. At this point I've migrated all my contacts over to Discord. It does everything Skype does, but better.
I use Oister. Pay around $20 a month for unlimited talk + data + text in all of Scandinavia. It also includes 60GB data for internet sharing, and while that isn't enough for my monthly desktop use, it's very handy to have as a backup (faster than my wired connection).
Who are these tourists he's talking about? Who are these people that can't stand the sigth of a windmill? And how do they feel about street lights, overhead electrical cables, fences, walls, lighthouses, cars and stuff? I'm serious. I'd like to build tourism in my local area and I would like to know all of the things we should try to take legal action to get rid of.
On another note, if Trump is so concerned about what people find offensive, maybe he should look into getting a $5 haircut and getting his lips surgically sealed.
I don't go to the movies anymore. Last few times I've gone I've wished I was back home before the 25-30 minutes of ads were done. It costs around $20 to buy a movie ticket here, so I don't see why they need to waste my time with these ads. If they can't afford to show the movies without the ads, then maybe they should just stop having cinemas. I'm perfectly happy watching movies from the comfort of my home, using whatever streaming service is all the rage. I'll microwave some popcorn and spread it out all over the sofa and pour soda under my feet for that authentic cinema feel. Maybe even invite a really tall friend over to sit in front of me and partially block out the screen.
I think that's smashing news. Microsoft branded hardware with Microsoft software, and on top of all that you get Dell quality service. What an age we live in. Now excuse me, I have to go turn the gas on so it's ready for dinner in 4 hours.
Users didn't start blocking ads because of some unreasonable hatered towards good deals on stuff and services. Users started blocking ads because of bad ad practices. I don't want to search through 10 tabs looking for that one dickhead page that's playing audio half way down a mile long article. I don't want to search for an X and cross my fingers that I'm not getting hijacked, simply because my cursor ventured away from the content area of the website. I really really really don't want to take your survey about how well your website works 1½ seconds after loading the page. I don't want blinking banners telling me I've won some imaginary prize.
Bad ad practices have gotten so out of hand that I would claim it's down right a security risk for the average user not to run some sort of ad/flash blocker. My pensioned mother has installed trojans in the belief that she's actually getting a real security warning that her computer is infected, because of fraudulent ads served on regular websites. If the people that manage those ad networks don't give a damn what they're serving, I don't give a damn about what they want to sell me.
I unblock on a pr. page basis. I do believe the content creators I follow, on for example youtube, deserve some money for their efforts, so I sit through some of their video ads. Slashdot ads I've simply forgotten to unblock, because they're so unintrusive that I forget they're there (will unblock after submitting this). Random faceless media can however kiss my ass. If I don't trust them, if I can't trust them and if I don't have any emotional/personal connection to them, they don't deserve the income I can generate for them.
I've only ever used voice mail when incredibly drunk. I actually think phones should have a needle to perform blood tests, so that once your blood alcohol levels are too high, you can only call taxi services and pizza places.
Microsoft says pen and paper isn't fair for students, and at the same time they're trying to push electronic devices that have pen input. So instead of actually innovating and creating a better solution, they've made the paper run on batteries. Problem solved?
I've got like 5-6 keys, including a couple I don't know what are for. And I have a knife with a 2 cm blade which comes in handy if I have to cut open a box or letter. The only other things I carry around are my wallet with cash, cards and ID, my phone and a can of snus.
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If you care about any data that could be collected from your phone, you should probably consider not using a smartphone at all. It shouldn't be news to anyone at this point that all free apps collect and sell your data, to some degree. Also you should probably stay away from PCs and smart TVs.
They need to boast more about the camera zoom. I don't care about megapixels... that's not gonna win me any dickpic awards.
It's the year of the linux desktop! On the windows desktop!!!
Who needs plugins when you've got telemetry?
I am afraid it's a case of too little too late. Skype on Windows and Linux has been a complete and utter mess since Microsoft took over. At this point I've migrated all my contacts over to Discord. It does everything Skype does, but better.
I use Oister. Pay around $20 a month for unlimited talk + data + text in all of Scandinavia. It also includes 60GB data for internet sharing, and while that isn't enough for my monthly desktop use, it's very handy to have as a backup (faster than my wired connection).
Can you give us a date? I need to set a notification on my phone to when we won't be using leap days anymore.
Without encryption, none of us would have any money in our bank accounts. How's that for a headline?
I use it at least 3-4 times a year to go to mozilla.org
Who are these tourists he's talking about? Who are these people that can't stand the sigth of a windmill? And how do they feel about street lights, overhead electrical cables, fences, walls, lighthouses, cars and stuff? I'm serious. I'd like to build tourism in my local area and I would like to know all of the things we should try to take legal action to get rid of.
On another note, if Trump is so concerned about what people find offensive, maybe he should look into getting a $5 haircut and getting his lips surgically sealed.
Can we ban them from the streets as well? I'm tired of the little shits in this neighborhood.
I don't go to the movies anymore. Last few times I've gone I've wished I was back home before the 25-30 minutes of ads were done. It costs around $20 to buy a movie ticket here, so I don't see why they need to waste my time with these ads. If they can't afford to show the movies without the ads, then maybe they should just stop having cinemas. I'm perfectly happy watching movies from the comfort of my home, using whatever streaming service is all the rage. I'll microwave some popcorn and spread it out all over the sofa and pour soda under my feet for that authentic cinema feel. Maybe even invite a really tall friend over to sit in front of me and partially block out the screen.
but it can definitely find milk, right? Guys? Right?
I think that's smashing news. Microsoft branded hardware with Microsoft software, and on top of all that you get Dell quality service. What an age we live in. Now excuse me, I have to go turn the gas on so it's ready for dinner in 4 hours.
Ahh, is that the switch and cable combo Ubisoft is using for Uplay? So it's all really Cisco's fault then!
Users didn't start blocking ads because of some unreasonable hatered towards good deals on stuff and services. Users started blocking ads because of bad ad practices. I don't want to search through 10 tabs looking for that one dickhead page that's playing audio half way down a mile long article. I don't want to search for an X and cross my fingers that I'm not getting hijacked, simply because my cursor ventured away from the content area of the website. I really really really don't want to take your survey about how well your website works 1½ seconds after loading the page. I don't want blinking banners telling me I've won some imaginary prize.
Bad ad practices have gotten so out of hand that I would claim it's down right a security risk for the average user not to run some sort of ad/flash blocker. My pensioned mother has installed trojans in the belief that she's actually getting a real security warning that her computer is infected, because of fraudulent ads served on regular websites. If the people that manage those ad networks don't give a damn what they're serving, I don't give a damn about what they want to sell me.
I unblock on a pr. page basis. I do believe the content creators I follow, on for example youtube, deserve some money for their efforts, so I sit through some of their video ads. Slashdot ads I've simply forgotten to unblock, because they're so unintrusive that I forget they're there (will unblock after submitting this). Random faceless media can however kiss my ass. If I don't trust them, if I can't trust them and if I don't have any emotional/personal connection to them, they don't deserve the income I can generate for them.
I presume they just didn't connect the network cable.
Stop ruining my life!
I've only ever used voice mail when incredibly drunk. I actually think phones should have a needle to perform blood tests, so that once your blood alcohol levels are too high, you can only call taxi services and pizza places.
Is the conduit bing browser hijack also considered malware? Cause it bloody well should.
Microsoft says pen and paper isn't fair for students, and at the same time they're trying to push electronic devices that have pen input. So instead of actually innovating and creating a better solution, they've made the paper run on batteries. Problem solved?
I've got like 5-6 keys, including a couple I don't know what are for. And I have a knife with a 2 cm blade which comes in handy if I have to cut open a box or letter. The only other things I carry around are my wallet with cash, cards and ID, my phone and a can of snus.
In a couple of generations, smartwatches will come with 7" displays anyway.
It's pretty damn funny running through an airport terminal yelling "bomb" too. Maybe he should try that next time... for science.
Nevermind the Kurdish minority. Look at what they did to Minecraft!