Yup, we're already seeing the mess. My daughter's phone needs one connector. The laptop another. And the Nintendo switch a 3rd. (the switch is still using 3.1mm jack)
Its beyond irritating, she used to just go from one device to antoher without even thinking... her old phone, her old laptop, and her old 3DS... now its a chore, carrying different headphones, little adapters...
Can any corporate finance experts explain why companies would do this? Should we buy that they're just being generous/trying to foster goodwill?
My suspicion is it's to publicly fulfill a backroom promise to a politician. I.E., "Put XYZ in the tax law and we'll do this to make it look like it's working."
Visibilty testing server side is very straight forward it's not a hard problem. You just need basic representation of geometry via bounds and test for line intersection.
That's not based on research, that's based on actually implementing it for real games.
I'm pretty skeptical of cryptocurrencies in general and of the viability of BitCoin in particular, but--my goodness--what a needlessly loaded headline.
Now that it's shown to be possible to scan a fingerprint without an obvious fingerprint scanning area, be ready for the fingerprint wars. Any touchscreen anywhere, from a gas station pump to an ATM to a plain glass door, could be outfitted with a collection device to gather all our greasy fingertip data. And with the courts assuming that you have no expectation of privacy with third party data, everywhere is open season for state actors.
What exactly is an "an obvious fingerprint scanning area?" I really don't think there was anything preventing door handles or whatever from having scanners in them already.
That sure is starting to look like the good pump & dump strategy with the ignorant masses who can't understand that these coins won't ever be secure or distributed...
There has to be some automated trading being manipulated here.
If it was just a matter of the business owners saying "no, go away" that'd be one thing. When they organized mass harassment against the plaintiffs, that's a different matter altogether, and that part seems to be missing from much of the media coverage of the case (particularly on right-biased media sources).
Source please. I would really like to see the evidence that they "organized" mass harassment.
Microsoft really seems to be de-emphasizing quality assurance in the Windows product. Makes me feel real good about the forced updates of Windows 10.
Well, hurry up and grab the pitchforks. The article includes this helpful note on the scope of the issue:
The number of people experiencing the problem appears to be fairly significant
So we know that... somebody is affected, so it must be indicative of MS's gross incompetence. Oh, and let's be perfectly clear about something. If Microsoft delayed this patch, for any reason, whatsoever, you would still be condemning them for not snapping their fingers and producing a patch for this critical security vulnerability.
I'm sure I'll be flamed here for this, but I always thought the 25Mbps definition was too high as a "minimum definition." An HD NetFlix stream is 5Mbps. 10Mbps allows two simultaneous HD streams, or one HD stream plus plenty of headroom for other normal activities. I would rather that the FCC define it to be 10Mbps, but actually check that this bandwidth is available consistently during peak usage. The reason to make it as high as 25Mbps is because the telcos rarely actually deliver their promised speeds.
I agree, except maybe bumping the upload to 2-3 for video calls. Otherwise, you're right. that's about all you need to get 1-2 decent video streams. If you have a family, then you need either a family plan or to learn to manage bandwidth as a resource.
Because nobody works from home, nobody ever uploads anything to the Internet, and everyone lives alone and has the connection all to themselves.
If you work from home, that's a business expense. Who cares whether it's called "broadband" or not, your employer needs to pay what is required for you to get the job done.
This is the exact same type of b.s. that got them sued by the DOJ 23 years ago.
It is? The real world impact of this throttling of background processes, and these marketing claims by MS, are likely to approach zero. No special treatment is going to make Edge the more desirable browser. Besides, Google is not the best comparison to make for non-monopolistic behavior.
Just like in Russia. When the KGB did something like that, a man named Eugene Kaspersky saw this as a good moment to start hiring more people...
If I had to guess, many of the departing employees are already heading to small startups bathing in VC funding. Why be a Security Analyst for the NSA when you can print money as a Security Analyst for Blockchain Security Inc?
Just buy a nice 4k projector from Sony or JVC. You'll get a bigger, less expensive picture, and the resolution difference probably won't be as great as you imagine.
Learning another scripting language in order to do the exact same stuff.....
You're confusing the means and the end here. You don't learn a new scripting language to duplicate work, you duplicate work to learn a new scripting language.
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Yup, we're already seeing the mess. My daughter's phone needs one connector. The laptop another. And the Nintendo switch a 3rd. (the switch is still using 3.1mm jack)
Its beyond irritating, she used to just go from one device to antoher without even thinking... her old phone, her old laptop, and her old 3DS... now its a chore, carrying different headphones, little adapters...
Her laptop doesn't have a 3.5mm jack?
I don't see any shortage of wired headphones with a 3.5mm connector.
Not everyone wants to give Google more personal info
How is giving Google your phone number more worrisome than giving Google all of your correspondence?
Can any corporate finance experts explain why companies would do this? Should we buy that they're just being generous/trying to foster goodwill?
My suspicion is it's to publicly fulfill a backroom promise to a politician. I.E., "Put XYZ in the tax law and we'll do this to make it look like it's working."
Visibilty testing server side is very straight forward it's not a hard problem. You just need basic representation of geometry via bounds and test for line intersection.
That's not based on research, that's based on actually implementing it for real games.
This is so not even close to reality. See this Stack Exchange comment for an explanation https://gamedev.stackexchange....
I'm pretty skeptical of cryptocurrencies in general and of the viability of BitCoin in particular, but--my goodness--what a needlessly loaded headline.
What the hell does this have to do with people's political views? The comments on this site are awful, and are getting worse.
Well, if Slashdot would actually let me save my preferences, then I could filter out 0 and lower comments.
is that this results in stupid people having babies. Idocracy was not supposed to be a documentary.
I'd rather be stupid than mean.
You just left out most of the costs of fossil fuels!
What, objectively, is the full cost of fossil fuels?
The fake news bit is the article implying without saying that the LAEST / Current rise could be related to manipulation.
Couldn't it?
Now that it's shown to be possible to scan a fingerprint without an obvious fingerprint scanning area, be ready for the fingerprint wars. Any touchscreen anywhere, from a gas station pump to an ATM to a plain glass door, could be outfitted with a collection device to gather all our greasy fingertip data. And with the courts assuming that you have no expectation of privacy with third party data, everywhere is open season for state actors.
What exactly is an "an obvious fingerprint scanning area?" I really don't think there was anything preventing door handles or whatever from having scanners in them already.
That sure is starting to look like the good pump & dump strategy with the ignorant masses who can't understand that these coins won't ever be secure or distributed...
There has to be some automated trading being manipulated here.
AMDs are bricked, didn't you read the earlier news?
Except no PCs were bricked. An unspecified subset of computers needed the OS reinstalled.
If it was just a matter of the business owners saying "no, go away" that'd be one thing. When they organized mass harassment against the plaintiffs, that's a different matter altogether, and that part seems to be missing from much of the media coverage of the case (particularly on right-biased media sources).
Source please. I would really like to see the evidence that they "organized" mass harassment.
It's the same as hacker, cracker, and phreaker. Only us old people know the difference, to younger kids it's all hacker.
I think you mean to essentially the entire population.
Microsoft really seems to be de-emphasizing quality assurance in the Windows product. Makes me feel real good about the forced updates of Windows 10.
Well, hurry up and grab the pitchforks. The article includes this helpful note on the scope of the issue:
The number of people experiencing the problem appears to be fairly significant
So we know that... somebody is affected, so it must be indicative of MS's gross incompetence. Oh, and let's be perfectly clear about something. If Microsoft delayed this patch, for any reason, whatsoever, you would still be condemning them for not snapping their fingers and producing a patch for this critical security vulnerability.
I think the point is that it's not comparing Apple vs its competitors but Apple under Cook vs Apple under Jobs.
So, comparing Apples to Apples.
I'm sure I'll be flamed here for this, but I always thought the 25Mbps definition was too high as a "minimum definition." An HD NetFlix stream is 5Mbps. 10Mbps allows two simultaneous HD streams, or one HD stream plus plenty of headroom for other normal activities. I would rather that the FCC define it to be 10Mbps, but actually check that this bandwidth is available consistently during peak usage. The reason to make it as high as 25Mbps is because the telcos rarely actually deliver their promised speeds.
I agree, except maybe bumping the upload to 2-3 for video calls. Otherwise, you're right. that's about all you need to get 1-2 decent video streams. If you have a family, then you need either a family plan or to learn to manage bandwidth as a resource.
100mb symmetrical at about $50/month should be a minimum mandated starting point to drive innovation.
Regulating the price is about the surest way to prevent any new entrants from entering the market.
Because nobody works from home, nobody ever uploads anything to the Internet, and everyone lives alone and has the connection all to themselves.
If you work from home, that's a business expense. Who cares whether it's called "broadband" or not, your employer needs to pay what is required for you to get the job done.
An individual in Federal agencies that has broad rule-making powers has unilaterally decided
It was a vote, same as the action that imposed Net Neutrality.
This is the exact same type of b.s. that got them sued by the DOJ 23 years ago.
It is? The real world impact of this throttling of background processes, and these marketing claims by MS, are likely to approach zero. No special treatment is going to make Edge the more desirable browser. Besides, Google is not the best comparison to make for non-monopolistic behavior.
Just like in Russia. When the KGB did something like that, a man named Eugene Kaspersky saw this as a good moment to start hiring more people...
If I had to guess, many of the departing employees are already heading to small startups bathing in VC funding. Why be a Security Analyst for the NSA when you can print money as a Security Analyst for Blockchain Security Inc?
Just buy a nice 4k projector from Sony or JVC. You'll get a bigger, less expensive picture, and the resolution difference probably won't be as great as you imagine.
Learning another scripting language in order to do the exact same stuff.....
You're confusing the means and the end here. You don't learn a new scripting language to duplicate work, you duplicate work to learn a new scripting language.