The paper checklists will still be on the plane. This is mostly about having an always up to date set of maps, approach plates, weather info, and Airport Facilities Directories, which weigh a lot, cost a lot, and expire frequently. Backup and approach data will also be in the navigation system. If (both) iPads stop working, the pilots have plenty of options to get on the ground. I don't know too many pilots who don't already use an iPad for charts.
I just got Waze on my Pioneer AppRadio.. Looks pretty cool... I can see and report accidents, police, and more.. This is the flipping future. And I care that the Feds know I'm driving to down Main Street because???? Unless someone uses the info to rob my house when I'm not there, I don't see the harm. I can always turn it off.
Any communication that a user expects should be private should be encrypted--personal info of any kind. Any prompt to enter a password should go through through SSL and not plaintext. Maybe time to get rid of Basic Authentication...
Every good security tech will suggest adding similar measures-- Security signs, dummy cameras, NRA member stickers, fake dog bark noises, even putting a huge dog bowl on the back porch. Just being a little harder target than the guy down the street helps. Criminals are usually not bright enough to figure out which threats are real or imagined.
Try online audio books if you commute.. Lots of free stuff online and at the library.. and Audible has tons of up to date new stuff. In case you want to try reading without the reading.
Herd mentality: People want to join popular groups--to get in on what is perceived as a good group. Nobody wants to join a group with a paltry number of members.
If CL wanted to be good digital citizens, they'd allow web developers to improve upon their crappy marketplace. Their apartment rentals and car sales are especially crap. Really, how hard would it be to add some criteria to a car sales ad so the buyer could search by brand, model, mileage.. Any time someone does a good thing and tries to add value to their crappy system (adding a google map interface and javascript sorting) to listings, Craig shuts em down. The site hasn't changed in 10 years and is overrun by spammers and scammers. Dude needs to get off his lazy ass, charge a few bucks for listings, and hire some decent talent to do justice to his product and market share.
Not true. I would have had to create a local only account--which required a number of back buttons and RTFM. But I am testing my product for compatibility and I wanted to use the default installation. Skipping my birth date, sex, and zip code was not an option.
Give me a break. I installed 8 to test one of my commercial apps to see if it worked or not so I could advertise "Works with Mountain Lion and Windows 8". And yes, I followed the default install options, because I figure most of my customers would do the same. Once it tested ok, I needed to shut down and get back to work on my 7 machine. Maybe I'll grow to like it. But typing in the name of the app you want to run did not work for a number of common control panels and setting utilities...
I installed it this morning on a second drive.. The installer forced me to enter an email, my name, zipcode, birthdate, and sex to complete the installation. Are you kidding me?! Welcome to 1984.
The start menu is gone as are control panels and anything that resembles Windows 7. I spent 2 minutes searching for the "restart" command and eventually just clicked the power button. UGH... Terrible.... DO NOT INSTALL OVER YOUR WINDOWS 7 UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING.
I've had some simply horrendous user experience problems with Quickbooks that have persisted release after release.. I imagine the real question is how do they manage feature requests from 100M customers.. Do they simply make it difficult for developers to fix obviously wonky UI?
Yes, the gubmint will be able to sign code and spy on you. And your point?
Required signing would certainly help with malware, as the cost to produce and maintain a fresh supply of certs will be costly and will allow instant removal from the phone. And with a certificate, you can learn more about an app vendor--see if they appear legit or shady.
Running unsigned apps on a smart phone is just plain stupid. Why not just require android apps to be signed by a revokable certificate.. Charge at least $100 to get the certificate.. and then reward the malware-free app developers with a credit of at least $100 to cover the certificate cost.
If anything small sells 2 million units, there is a good chance that 1:100,000 will end up in the tummy of a toddler... How many pennies, buttons, or rocks get swallowed each year? This is just another gift to the trial lawyers who can now sue for negligence.
I said it was the combination of the two--pirating and less spending, and didn't venture to guess which factor was the most significant factor for lower Android sales. I also mentioned higher disposable income of iOS users, which may be the primary reason. But the higher satisfaction levels of iOS users may also contribute--people love their iPhones and are happy to pay a little to see what can extend that level of satisfaction. It could also be a demographics thing where piracy is more prevalent.
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Yes, because all religions incite violence when confronted with a cartoon, a book, a burned page, an editorial, or as in this case, bad acting.
If you quote the Quoran, can it still be called hate speech?
Here is a video of an Egyptian Muslim leader tearing up and burning a Bible... No signs of Christians throwing a tantrum...
FYI, the Innocence of Muslims movie is also available on LiveLeak and other sites.
The paper checklists will still be on the plane. This is mostly about having an always up to date set of maps, approach plates, weather info, and Airport Facilities Directories, which weigh a lot, cost a lot, and expire frequently. Backup and approach data will also be in the navigation system. If (both) iPads stop working, the pilots have plenty of options to get on the ground. I don't know too many pilots who don't already use an iPad for charts.
I just got Waze on my Pioneer AppRadio.. Looks pretty cool... I can see and report accidents, police, and more.. This is the flipping future. And I care that the Feds know I'm driving to down Main Street because???? Unless someone uses the info to rob my house when I'm not there, I don't see the harm. I can always turn it off.
Any communication that a user expects should be private should be encrypted--personal info of any kind. Any prompt to enter a password should go through through SSL and not plaintext. Maybe time to get rid of Basic Authentication...
Every good security tech will suggest adding similar measures-- Security signs, dummy cameras, NRA member stickers, fake dog bark noises, even putting a huge dog bowl on the back porch. Just being a little harder target than the guy down the street helps. Criminals are usually not bright enough to figure out which threats are real or imagined.
Try online audio books if you commute.. Lots of free stuff online and at the library.. and Audible has tons of up to date new stuff. In case you want to try reading without the reading.
The dude who tracked down his stolen bike in Seattle used "Burner" app to spoof his CallerID... http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/09/burner-iphone-app-disposable-number/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-GVpIaPEGM
Herd mentality: People want to join popular groups--to get in on what is perceived as a good group. Nobody wants to join a group with a paltry number of members.
Any examples of improvements to CL in the last 10 years? I didn't think so.
If CL wanted to be good digital citizens, they'd allow web developers to improve upon their crappy marketplace. Their apartment rentals and car sales are especially crap. Really, how hard would it be to add some criteria to a car sales ad so the buyer could search by brand, model, mileage.. Any time someone does a good thing and tries to add value to their crappy system (adding a google map interface and javascript sorting) to listings, Craig shuts em down. The site hasn't changed in 10 years and is overrun by spammers and scammers. Dude needs to get off his lazy ass, charge a few bucks for listings, and hire some decent talent to do justice to his product and market share.
As soon as Al Gore gives up his mansions and jet setting lifestyle, I'll join you in turning off my computers and air conditioner.
Watch out for isolated snow storms in South Africa.
Not true. I would have had to create a local only account--which required a number of back buttons and RTFM. But I am testing my product for compatibility and I wanted to use the default installation. Skipping my birth date, sex, and zip code was not an option.
Give me a break. I installed 8 to test one of my commercial apps to see if it worked or not so I could advertise "Works with Mountain Lion and Windows 8". And yes, I followed the default install options, because I figure most of my customers would do the same. Once it tested ok, I needed to shut down and get back to work on my 7 machine. Maybe I'll grow to like it. But typing in the name of the app you want to run did not work for a number of common control panels and setting utilities...
I installed it this morning on a second drive.. The installer forced me to enter an email, my name, zipcode, birthdate, and sex to complete the installation. Are you kidding me?! Welcome to 1984.
The start menu is gone as are control panels and anything that resembles Windows 7. I spent 2 minutes searching for the "restart" command and eventually just clicked the power button. UGH... Terrible.... DO NOT INSTALL OVER YOUR WINDOWS 7 UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING.
I've had some simply horrendous user experience problems with Quickbooks that have persisted release after release.. I imagine the real question is how do they manage feature requests from 100M customers.. Do they simply make it difficult for developers to fix obviously wonky UI?
I agree, sandboxing has been a bitch. Should be able to turn it off for apps the user trusts...
Yes, the gubmint will be able to sign code and spy on you. And your point? Required signing would certainly help with malware, as the cost to produce and maintain a fresh supply of certs will be costly and will allow instant removal from the phone. And with a certificate, you can learn more about an app vendor--see if they appear legit or shady.
Running unsigned apps on a smart phone is just plain stupid. Why not just require android apps to be signed by a revokable certificate.. Charge at least $100 to get the certificate.. and then reward the malware-free app developers with a credit of at least $100 to cover the certificate cost.
You didn't build that! - Obama's most famous and perhaps only memorable quote.
As far as I know, no one has died from eating too many buckyballs. Consuming the other type of Buckyballs, Buckminsterfullerene, might make you live longer.
If anything small sells 2 million units, there is a good chance that 1:100,000 will end up in the tummy of a toddler... How many pennies, buttons, or rocks get swallowed each year? This is just another gift to the trial lawyers who can now sue for negligence.
I said it was the combination of the two--pirating and less spending, and didn't venture to guess which factor was the most significant factor for lower Android sales. I also mentioned higher disposable income of iOS users, which may be the primary reason. But the higher satisfaction levels of iOS users may also contribute--people love their iPhones and are happy to pay a little to see what can extend that level of satisfaction. It could also be a demographics thing where piracy is more prevalent.