Because users expect thing to work magically out-of-the-box and to never have to configure or install anything. Developer expect to be able to tweak things to their liking (since they generally don't just happen to like *everything* as it is)., and to be able to set up a particular enviroment for their particular work case.
You can't serve both with the same OS, it's as simple as that.
Why is this downvoted? It's pretty insightful, if dell starts shipping Ubuntu with success, we might start getting documentation or open source drivers for hardware that is currently supported with reverse engineering in the long run!
Honestly, I can't tell the diference between those resolutions on such a tiny screen (suposing DPI is properly configure so that font size remains constant). I can't really tell if graphics are smoother or not. The same would not hold true on a >26" screen, but on a 13" screen, I guess most people don't have such a good eyesight.
XMPP (by far, the most used IM client) doesn't expose you IP address to other users, unless you do a video/voice chat, in which case, it's inevitable. Why would I except less for a closed service which has payed features?
any camera phone for the last 6-8 years has supported MMS
Wrong, one of Nokia's high end smartphones doesn't. If you google a while, you'll find it's a "missing feature". (in particular, it's the one I own, and the first one with a camera I've owned).
, you probably used it a dozen times with out knowing about...
anyone ever txt you a photo (hint:MMS)
Nope, never.
ever part of a group txt from someone with a iPhone? (hint:MMS)
Nope, never even heard of group texts.
ever send a picture? yup MMS
Nope, I use e-mail when I need to send a photo.
a lot of older dumb phones actually sent anything over 160 characters as MMS
it all set-up by default on phones...
Nope, previous phones I owned were Nokia 1600 and Nokia 1100. They split the text into several SMS.
The truth is, there's a great deal of people out there who've never used MMS, a great deal who don't even know what it is. It's just on of those things that never gained global popularity, only amongst some groups of people.
Email > MMS. I've yet to use MMS (AFAIK, my current cell phone doesn't support them out-of-the-box, and I never bothered configuring them since I don't know anyone who uses them).
Email on the other hand, is pretty dominant on smartphones nowadays.
So when you use any IM service, it's, in your opinion, normal for any random stranger to be able to deterine your IP address, even those totally unrelated to the service providers?
I think it isn't. And skype is the only one (save for IRC) with a hole like this.
I agree that there's little point on using this for everyday computer usage, it would be really cool for standing in front of classrooms giving presentations, and some other not-so-everyday-usages.
You don't even need to read TFA, just look at the photos and you'll know the answer. The user seems to have his hands hovering over the keyboard, so yes, it seems to work in much much smaller areas.
I can't see the video because it uses some unsupported codec, regrettably:(
You're just trolling, right? Users don't expect strangers to be able to track down sensitive data such as their IP address by using the service, it's generally implicit. Most IM/VoIP don't advertise this sort of feature; it's implicit.
There's a limit to how consistent you application can be. If a user installed a WM that has FOUR close buttons on every corner, the application can't show just one: it need to respect the enviroment at some level. Otherwise, we'd end up having grub > gimp.
Its a peer 2 peer network. Why would you expect any form of anonymity?
Let me rephrase:
"People would not expect a lack of anonymity asociated with p2p networks because skype is not advertised as a p2p network, rather as a "free internet phonecalls" service."
Actually, it's not a simple as "creating a proyect"; you need to create a "solution". Beats me why they decided to change the terminology everyone else uses.
I found most of the IDE counterintuitive, with insane defaults, and it seemed it was deliberately trying to make things harder for the user (developer) at every turn.
Because in this case, it means privacy (it divulges to third party my location), and in some cases, security (ir no-one knows your IP, I guess you're pretty safe from any sort of attack).
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Because users expect thing to work magically out-of-the-box and to never have to configure or install anything.
Developer expect to be able to tweak things to their liking (since they generally don't just happen to like *everything* as it is)., and to be able to set up a particular enviroment for their particular work case.
You can't serve both with the same OS, it's as simple as that.
Why is this downvoted? It's pretty insightful, if dell starts shipping Ubuntu with success, we might start getting documentation or open source drivers for hardware that is currently supported with reverse engineering in the long run!
Honestly, I can't tell the diference between those resolutions on such a tiny screen (suposing DPI is properly configure so that font size remains constant). I can't really tell if graphics are smoother or not.
The same would not hold true on a >26" screen, but on a 13" screen, I guess most people don't have such a good eyesight.
Really, why does having a user-friendly OS make a laptop developer-friendly?
I think both things are generally mutually exclusive.
XMPP (by far, the most used IM client) doesn't expose you IP address to other users, unless you do a video/voice chat, in which case, it's inevitable.
Why would I except less for a closed service which has payed features?
any camera phone for the last 6-8 years has supported MMS
Wrong, one of Nokia's high end smartphones doesn't. If you google a while, you'll find it's a "missing feature". (in particular, it's the one I own, and the first one with a camera I've owned).
, you probably used it a dozen times with out knowing about...
anyone ever txt you a photo (hint:MMS)
Nope, never.
ever part of a group txt from someone with a iPhone? (hint:MMS)
Nope, never even heard of group texts.
ever send a picture? yup MMS
Nope, I use e-mail when I need to send a photo.
a lot of older dumb phones actually sent anything over 160 characters as MMS
it all set-up by default on phones...
Nope, previous phones I owned were Nokia 1600 and Nokia 1100. They split the text into several SMS.
The truth is, there's a great deal of people out there who've never used MMS, a great deal who don't even know what it is. It's just on of those things that never gained global popularity, only amongst some groups of people.
Because poor people need an xbox NOW, and can't wait a couple of months, right?
This isn't food, of a roof over their heads, it a video game console!
You know, anyone can pick up your phone and make the phone call as well. And it's a bit faster too.
I'd avoid leaving the phone unattended close to people willing to make prank calls to 911 on your behalf, for a start.
Email > MMS.
I've yet to use MMS (AFAIK, my current cell phone doesn't support them out-of-the-box, and I never bothered configuring them since I don't know anyone who uses them).
Email on the other hand, is pretty dominant on smartphones nowadays.
Yeah, the same CSI that made a Visual Basic interface to track IP addresses which turned out to be "275.3.9.64".
So when you use any IM service, it's, in your opinion, normal for any random stranger to be able to deterine your IP address, even those totally unrelated to the service providers?
I think it isn't. And skype is the only one (save for IRC) with a hole like this.
I agree that there's little point on using this for everyday computer usage, it would be really cool for standing in front of classrooms giving presentations, and some other not-so-everyday-usages.
You don't even need to read TFA, just look at the photos and you'll know the answer.
The user seems to have his hands hovering over the keyboard, so yes, it seems to work in much much smaller areas.
I can't see the video because it uses some unsupported codec, regrettably :(
You're just trolling, right?
Users don't expect strangers to be able to track down sensitive data such as their IP address by using the service, it's generally implicit. Most IM/VoIP don't advertise this sort of feature; it's implicit.
When you read this question, can you answer it saying no?
There's a limit to how consistent you application can be.
If a user installed a WM that has FOUR close buttons on every corner, the application can't show just one: it need to respect the enviroment at some level. Otherwise, we'd end up having grub > gimp.
Yeat, it should work on every enviroment, but not *identically*, and even compensate for the user's poor choices.
If a user chose a crappy WM, it's not gimps fault.
Heck, would you want it to re-implement Xorg for users who decided not to install it as well?
It's not an incomplete point of view, you just stated a fact that was a different PoV.
Its a peer 2 peer network. Why would you expect any form of anonymity?
Let me rephrase:
"People would not expect a lack of anonymity asociated with p2p networks because skype is not advertised as a p2p network, rather as a "free internet phonecalls" service."
No, they can't try the same password somewhere else, but they can click "I forgot my password, email me a reset link" anywhere else.
Actually, it's not a simple as "creating a proyect"; you need to create a "solution". Beats me why they decided to change the terminology everyone else uses.
I found most of the IDE counterintuitive, with insane defaults, and it seemed it was deliberately trying to make things harder for the user (developer) at every turn.
Not anonymous from them, but you'd expect third parties no to be able to trace you down through them.
They certainly don't advertise it as a p2p network, rather as a "free internet phonecalls" service.
Because in this case, it means privacy (it divulges to third party my location), and in some cases, security (ir no-one knows your IP, I guess you're pretty safe from any sort of attack).
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