The Mercator projection is ACCURATE for it's data view (to better display trade routes).
So long as the information itself isn't false it's just a different view facet of the data set.
My school system didn't use the Mercator maps but they weren't "accurate" either because they balanced out all the land masses so they were all VISIBLE so the various geographies and cities could be pointed out during lectures.
Also I question the income levels - Lower income peoples mainly have cell phones in place of pads/computers which, while they may have bigger screens, aren't great for ebook reading. (Of course those with lower incomes don't tend to read as much either)
I'd be interested to cross reference this data with video piracy...
There aren't THAT many repos with over 3 million files in them.
The great majority of projects I've been on have been around the 100k-300k range and doing a build (to properly test the product) required ALL of them.
And even then, once you've got all of them the first time, GIT does the diffing automatically so it "scales" already.
Maybe MS could put some of their vast R&D efforts to to something more useful... like having their free Visual Studio Code editor handle files bigger than 1gb?
Is this a one time thing, once a day, week, month? Does it show up on enterprise installs?
It shouldn't be appearing AT ALL - but if it's a one time thing to show a new "feature" (cough, spit) I can begrudgingly acknowledge it.
But this proves to me that the entire point of Windows 10 was not to ease computer usage or make it easier for me to get my work done or do more work but to turn all windows machines into store fronts for Microsoft.
"Hi I'm clippy - I see you're trying to write a Word Doc and haven't typed for a few minutes - Would you like to buy a Red Bull - it gives you wings? YES, RIGHT NOW | SPECIFY DELIVERY TIME | CHOOSE A DIFFERENT DRINK"
I'd prefer not getting the pop-ups now that the goal has been met - but if the money is still flowing in it's dumb of them to not capitalize (heh) on the desire to give to build up a larger buffer (and have fewer fund-raisers in the future).
Maybe the trick is to make a swipe code that's like a complex street fighter move that can't be mimicked by your typical policeman... left-right-left-right-hold-circle counterclockwise up while holding the power button...
No - Steven's point is the compelling of the combination/password from the suspect.
The only way to compel such evidence IS torture no matter how you slice it because the suspect hasn't been convicted.
In much the same way you can't compel a person to confess to murder. You can cajole, talk, intimidate for a few hours but ultimately you can't hold the person with no other evidence (EG Where'd you hide the body?!?!). it doesn't have anything to do with the technological reasons - even if all locks were combination locks now (and that's the courts rationale) it doesn't change Steven's ruling.
Stevens point was that if there's a key the police can find, they're entitled to use it. That includes finding the passcode on a sticky note or getting Apple to unlock the phone.
They are NOT allowed to compel a suspect to regurgitate words locked in his head... EVER... TECHNOLOGICAL REASONS BE DAMNED.
The Florida Supreme Court justices should be disbarred for such flimsy rationale.
Well as I'm sure you've RTFA A> They had to have the iCloud connection turned on to sync and backup to get the last 4 months of the call records. B> Even if they did it only collected call records made to and from the phone (this was pre-iOS10 so Skype calls weren't tracked) not contacts or text messages or emails or voicemails.
"“We offer call history syncing as a convenience to our customers so that they can return calls from any of their devices,” an Apple spokesperson said in an email.”Device data is encrypted with a user’s passcode, and access to iCloud data including backups requires the user’s Apple ID and password. Apple recommends all customers select strong passwords and use two-factor authentication.”
Not defending Apple here and I only have an iPhone (no other part of the Apple ecosystem) so I can't speak to the need (or usefulness) of being able to return a call from my iPad or Mac if I miss a call from my iPhone. This just smacks of more Siri/cloud/Cortana data collection garbage to me.
Heck, I'd have the iCloud completely turned off still if it weren't for their "new" feature where they stopped syncing with Outlook notes and I had to have someway of backing up/sync'ing note items with the rest of my PCs. (I backup my iPhone to an abacus at home...)
Slashdot Mirror
No one remembers that ad ya old fart...
"Sips Bartles and James"
Well... at least there's no black bars on the sides...
This is the problem with the whole definition -
The Mercator projection is ACCURATE for it's data view (to better display trade routes).
So long as the information itself isn't false it's just a different view facet of the data set.
My school system didn't use the Mercator maps but they weren't "accurate" either because they balanced out all the land masses so they were all VISIBLE so the various geographies and cities could be pointed out during lectures.
I've somehow woken up in the universe of Logan's Run!
LastDay anyone? :)
Also I question the income levels - Lower income peoples mainly have cell phones in place of pads/computers which, while they may have bigger screens, aren't great for ebook reading. (Of course those with lower incomes don't tend to read as much either)
I'd be interested to cross reference this data with video piracy...
When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail...
Or a scud missile...?
Really we just need drone interceptors now (which at government prices will only cost $500k so it's 1/6 the cost of the system it replaces! A win!)
"The Razer Blade series have become the default coding machine for many out there"
Uh... No?
Show of hands here on Slashdot - which coders here use that as their default machine?
My grand total of app expenditures for all of 2016 was ZERO.
I haven't even spent a dime on Pokemon Go and I play it daily.
WE HAVE THE MALWARE!
Can we at least see a list of stores that were affected so I'd know if I need to take action?
Is that too much to ask?!
There aren't THAT many repos with over 3 million files in them.
The great majority of projects I've been on have been around the 100k-300k range and doing a build (to properly test the product) required ALL of them.
And even then, once you've got all of them the first time, GIT does the diffing automatically so it "scales" already.
Maybe MS could put some of their vast R&D efforts to to something more useful... like having their free Visual Studio Code editor handle files bigger than 1gb?
Do they dock the salaries of the programmers who made those bugs?
"Hey you just made us pay out a $5000 bug bounty!"
And if not.. how long before Google and other tech companies DO?
Is this a one time thing, once a day, week, month? Does it show up on enterprise installs?
It shouldn't be appearing AT ALL - but if it's a one time thing to show a new "feature" (cough, spit) I can begrudgingly acknowledge it.
But this proves to me that the entire point of Windows 10 was not to ease computer usage or make it easier for me to get my work done or do more work but to turn all windows machines into store fronts for Microsoft.
"Hi I'm clippy - I see you're trying to write a Word Doc and haven't typed for a few minutes - Would you like to buy a Red Bull - it gives you wings? YES, RIGHT NOW | SPECIFY DELIVERY TIME | CHOOSE A DIFFERENT DRINK"
+click+ +click+ +click+ +click+
Rosco P. Coltrane on Friday January 13, 2017 @05:07
We've always been at war with Oceana
I'd prefer not getting the pop-ups now that the goal has been met - but if the money is still flowing in it's dumb of them to not capitalize (heh) on the desire to give to build up a larger buffer (and have fewer fund-raisers in the future).
Maybe the trick is to make a swipe code that's like a complex street fighter move that can't be mimicked by your typical policeman...
left-right-left-right-hold-circle counterclockwise up while holding the power button...
Pfft - I didn't even RTFA... :)
No - Steven's point is the compelling of the combination/password from the suspect.
The only way to compel such evidence IS torture no matter how you slice it because the suspect hasn't been convicted.
In much the same way you can't compel a person to confess to murder. You can cajole, talk, intimidate for a few hours but ultimately you can't hold the person with no other evidence (EG Where'd you hide the body?!?!). it doesn't have anything to do with the technological reasons - even if all locks were combination locks now (and that's the courts rationale) it doesn't change Steven's ruling.
BS the technology makes the wording irrelevant.
Stevens point was that if there's a key the police can find, they're entitled to use it. That includes finding the passcode on a sticky note or getting Apple to unlock the phone.
They are NOT allowed to compel a suspect to regurgitate words locked in his head... EVER... TECHNOLOGICAL REASONS BE DAMNED.
The Florida Supreme Court justices should be disbarred for such flimsy rationale.
Battery life is up! :)
Well as I'm sure you've RTFA
A> They had to have the iCloud connection turned on to sync and backup to get the last 4 months of the call records.
B> Even if they did it only collected call records made to and from the phone (this was pre-iOS10 so Skype calls weren't tracked) not contacts or text messages or emails or voicemails.
"“We offer call history syncing as a convenience to our customers so that they can return calls from any of their devices,” an Apple spokesperson said in an email.”Device data is encrypted with a user’s passcode, and access to iCloud data including backups requires the user’s Apple ID and password. Apple recommends all customers select strong passwords and use two-factor authentication.”
Not defending Apple here and I only have an iPhone (no other part of the Apple ecosystem) so I can't speak to the need (or usefulness) of being able to return a call from my iPad or Mac if I miss a call from my iPhone. This just smacks of more Siri/cloud/Cortana data collection garbage to me.
Heck, I'd have the iCloud completely turned off still if it weren't for their "new" feature where they stopped syncing with Outlook notes and I had to have someway of backing up/sync'ing note items with the rest of my PCs. (I backup my iPhone to an abacus at home...)
"The only problem? The computers were out of the box new."
That's not a guarantee they were malware free. There are many reports of Malware being installed on new systems - even on Slashdot!
"A second test by a unaffiliated computer security firm found no symptoms of malware and no needs for repair."
But that's proper proof!
Like Venezuela is now?
Oh dear - I guess I should put my email here then... won't the ladies in my bridge club be jealous!
stephensfavoritegrandma123@aol.com
YES
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