So he's a grey hat, not surprised, what's that saying again??? [Googles..]
"He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee." - Nietzsche
That's what revolutions are for, I think we are somewhat overdue. The worst part (for me) is that a lot of the middle class are going to be dragged to the wall and shot as well.
Damnit I would mod you up, but I have already left several comments. Thank you for this information, it's nice to know that at least some attempt is being made to reduce upgrade sizes. Does this also hold true for Android?
The only reason I can think of is they don't want to lose control of distributing the application, which can be a big deal if you get a bad actor between you and the proxy or god forbid he takes over the proxy. So added security, other than that???
It would be if messaging apps only do messaging, but they keep shoving more and more functionality (not related to messaging) into every app.
Maybe their logic is that if you are going to uninstall some apps for space you pick the one that is less useful, I don't know. It annoys the crap out of me though because if the only reason you have the app is for messaging, being able to order a pizza through one is fucking useless to me.
And while I'm on a rant, I hate the fact that more and more websites keep popping up with "It's better in the app!" and nagging you to install their retarded, badly designed, cookie cutter application when all you are trying to do is follow a link on your phone that someone sent to you from their PC.
Also, why does a torchlight application require access to my contacts? Camera sure, but contacts WTF? It's getting almost as bad as blackberry was before it died.
Wrong, it's the software engineers problem. Most of these apps are huge because the decision was made to go with a framework which would make it easier to build for all relevant platforms without specifically catering for that platform (except maybe UI). Just before my last phone upgrade I was seriously hunting for space, and guess what apps got nuked first?
The largest that I don't use often or can live without. {{{ That makes it a software engineers problem, not the users.
If no one is using your application because they consider your flash light app that clocks in at 70mb too big to bother with, then you may as well not have written the software at all.
Xamarin is a prime example of this, a hello world app is over 16mb (the last time I looked) the same app in native Java is a couple kb.
There is also BPA in some heat sensitive paper - you know, like the one they use in every till and card machine. I was working on some software for handheld computers which connect to a thermal printer to print receipts, invoices etc. They original chop who coded it (was an idiot) hard coded all the company details, address, phone numbers etc. By the time they got me to change it the company had changed address three times and even their tax numbers, phone numbers etc. So moving it into a database and removing the hard coding required a LOT of test printing. Out of curiosity I looked up what was in it. After that I was very careful to keep my exposure to the paper down, just in case. My moobs are big enough as it is.
As far as smells go, I am in a 3rd world country, and we don't ALL use barbecue pits. I for instance use a standing barbecue, see some first world stuff has rubbed off. To be honest though, the fruit probably smells "better" because it's lower grade fruit, all the best fruit is exported. My wife went to the U.K. once and couldn't believe the quality of the fruit and remarked on it to the cashier, who told her it came from her own country.
Erm, they DO manipulate search results, they have been doing it for years. I've pretty much given up on using google when searching for certain things, because I know that google will remove most of them from the search results.
The TV series went "beyond" the books practically from the beginning, and no I did not subscribe to the hype, so I didn't get the memo.
To be honest I don't watch much TV in general, I have better things to do with my spare time.
I replace my phone when I can no longer repair it, my current one is 7 years old and still going strong. Have to admit I am running out of space though:-(
Agreed, but usually the rest of the business considers IT a cost center. Build a new feature into the product / website and the BA's or marketing take all the credit.
It's probably just easier for the layman - I was in a pub once and some guy couldn't understand why after a power failure he couldn't print and I.T. had to come and fix it. I tried to explain DHCP and DNS to him. I thought I was being non technical, but his eyes started glazing over, so I just said "Because your network admins are idiots."
To the layman (most of them anyway) "machine learning" is too technical.
So true, we were on a road trip when I was a teenager (3 countries blah blah, I read a LOT) and my dad realized if he was wearing his sunglasses at foot and mouth disease checkpoints the car always got stopped and searched (which was a pain because it was packed to the brim). If he took them off before we got to a checkpoint we were waved through without a search.
FYI in foot and mouth disease outbreaks they routinely put up roadblocks in strategic areas and any meat is not allowed through, it's kinda like a quarantine, but not really effective if you ask me. If they searched EVERY car then I would say it would help, but only searching cars with dodgy looking people in them is pointless.
Firstly I am not religious or anything and believe in evolution and such, but I would just like to point out that in a less tolerant country (I hope you ARE in a more tolerant country) this statement of yours
Besides, we as their creator are flawed beings so inherently, our creations will be also flawed.
Sigh, so more innuendo and blaming, and absolutely no fucking evidence.
What boggles my mind is that America has interfered in other countries, overthrown entire governments by funding and arming malcontents, and then helping them fight for "freedom". Syria is a perfect example. Look what state Libya is in after the "evil" Saddam was overthrown, it's a fucking shit hole now with warring factions, mass killings, raping and child soldiers. Way to go America, but at least now they are "free" to starve to death in their own shit, since the first targets were water treatment plants and other infrastructure. Not sure why a sewerage plant makes a good military target though, maybe because it's big and you can hit it easier?
Even if the Russians had interfered by sending messages and leaking information regarding Hillary, if they had done it America style they would have funded and armed all the red necks who don't want no guvment, and America would now be in a civil war. I prefer Russia's way.
And you were so right, but someone modded you into oblivion. It's like he got up halfway though writing the post to take a shit and when he got back he brought the shit with him. Would also help if you didn't post as AC.
Agreed, where I live (South Africa) there are a LOT of places that ONLY take cash. That being said there is normally a way for them to charge it to your card, especially in the tourist trap areas, so it's not like you have to carry cash, it's just more convenient.
Also to all you card users - you take LONGER at the till point than a person with cash. When I am in a hurry and the person in front of me pulls out a card I grit my teeth.
There are a lot of industries (banks, insurance, betting etc.) who have to keep control of their data. Some of them can move to the cloud, but don't trust the security enough. Then where I live hosting on American servers is SLOW - to the point that we all play on EU or UK servers when playing online games (where we can). I know there is probably an Azure cluster in the EU etc. but the point remains, network speed could be another reason to host your own cloud on your own network backbone. You get all the advantages of the cloud with none of the drawbacks.
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Maybe I should make that my sig?
That's what revolutions are for, I think we are somewhat overdue. The worst part (for me) is that a lot of the middle class are going to be dragged to the wall and shot as well.
Damnit I would mod you up, but I have already left several comments. Thank you for this information, it's nice to know that at least some attempt is being made to reduce upgrade sizes. Does this also hold true for Android?
The only reason I can think of is they don't want to lose control of distributing the application, which can be a big deal if you get a bad actor between you and the proxy or god forbid he takes over the proxy. So added security, other than that???
It would be if messaging apps only do messaging, but they keep shoving more and more functionality (not related to messaging) into every app.
Maybe their logic is that if you are going to uninstall some apps for space you pick the one that is less useful, I don't know. It annoys the crap out of me though because if the only reason you have the app is for messaging, being able to order a pizza through one is fucking useless to me.
And while I'm on a rant, I hate the fact that more and more websites keep popping up with "It's better in the app!" and nagging you to install their retarded, badly designed, cookie cutter application when all you are trying to do is follow a link on your phone that someone sent to you from their PC.
Also, why does a torchlight application require access to my contacts? Camera sure, but contacts WTF? It's getting almost as bad as blackberry was before it died.
Wrong, it's the software engineers problem. Most of these apps are huge because the decision was made to go with a framework which would make it easier to build for all relevant platforms without specifically catering for that platform (except maybe UI). Just before my last phone upgrade I was seriously hunting for space, and guess what apps got nuked first?
The largest that I don't use often or can live without. {{{ That makes it a software engineers problem, not the users.
If no one is using your application because they consider your flash light app that clocks in at 70mb too big to bother with, then you may as well not have written the software at all.
Xamarin is a prime example of this, a hello world app is over 16mb (the last time I looked) the same app in native Java is a couple kb.
Get permission first, otherwise you might find yourself in handcuffs.
There is also BPA in some heat sensitive paper - you know, like the one they use in every till and card machine. I was working on some software for handheld computers which connect to a thermal printer to print receipts, invoices etc. They original chop who coded it (was an idiot) hard coded all the company details, address, phone numbers etc. By the time they got me to change it the company had changed address three times and even their tax numbers, phone numbers etc. So moving it into a database and removing the hard coding required a LOT of test printing. Out of curiosity I looked up what was in it. After that I was very careful to keep my exposure to the paper down, just in case. My moobs are big enough as it is.
As far as smells go, I am in a 3rd world country, and we don't ALL use barbecue pits. I for instance use a standing barbecue, see some first world stuff has rubbed off. To be honest though, the fruit probably smells "better" because it's lower grade fruit, all the best fruit is exported. My wife went to the U.K. once and couldn't believe the quality of the fruit and remarked on it to the cashier, who told her it came from her own country.
Agreed, although I dare say some of them just end up homeless.
Don't be so sure, the mainframe made a come back in the form of the "cloud".
Well his first issue was that he was using hotmail.
Erm, they DO manipulate search results, they have been doing it for years. I've pretty much given up on using google when searching for certain things, because I know that google will remove most of them from the search results.
Cheap? You have to be fucking kidding me. I could put a PC together with BETTER specifications for the same price.
The TV series went "beyond" the books practically from the beginning, and no I did not subscribe to the hype, so I didn't get the memo.
To be honest I don't watch much TV in general, I have better things to do with my spare time.
I gave up on the TV series because I've read the books.
I replace my phone when I can no longer repair it, my current one is 7 years old and still going strong. :-(
Have to admit I am running out of space though
I think your tin foil hat might have slipped off.
Agreed, but usually the rest of the business considers IT a cost center. Build a new feature into the product / website and the BA's or marketing take all the credit.
It's probably just easier for the layman - I was in a pub once and some guy couldn't understand why after a power failure he couldn't print and I.T. had to come and fix it. I tried to explain DHCP and DNS to him. I thought I was being non technical, but his eyes started glazing over, so I just said "Because your network admins are idiots."
To the layman (most of them anyway) "machine learning" is too technical.
So true, we were on a road trip when I was a teenager (3 countries blah blah, I read a LOT) and my dad realized if he was wearing his sunglasses at foot and mouth disease checkpoints the car always got stopped and searched (which was a pain because it was packed to the brim). If he took them off before we got to a checkpoint we were waved through without a search.
FYI in foot and mouth disease outbreaks they routinely put up roadblocks in strategic areas and any meat is not allowed through, it's kinda like a quarantine, but not really effective if you ask me. If they searched EVERY car then I would say it would help, but only searching cars with dodgy looking people in them is pointless.
Would get you beheaded in certain countries.
Sigh, so more innuendo and blaming, and absolutely no fucking evidence.
What boggles my mind is that America has interfered in other countries, overthrown entire governments by funding and arming malcontents, and then helping them fight for "freedom". Syria is a perfect example. Look what state Libya is in after the "evil" Saddam was overthrown, it's a fucking shit hole now with warring factions, mass killings, raping and child soldiers. Way to go America, but at least now they are "free" to starve to death in their own shit, since the first targets were water treatment plants and other infrastructure. Not sure why a sewerage plant makes a good military target though, maybe because it's big and you can hit it easier?
Even if the Russians had interfered by sending messages and leaking information regarding Hillary, if they had done it America style they would have funded and armed all the red necks who don't want no guvment, and America would now be in a civil war. I prefer Russia's way.
And you were so right, but someone modded you into oblivion.
It's like he got up halfway though writing the post to take a shit and when he got back he brought the shit with him. Would also help if you didn't post as AC.
Agreed, where I live (South Africa) there are a LOT of places that ONLY take cash. That being said there is normally a way for them to charge it to your card, especially in the tourist trap areas, so it's not like you have to carry cash, it's just more convenient. Also to all you card users - you take LONGER at the till point than a person with cash. When I am in a hurry and the person in front of me pulls out a card I grit my teeth.
There are a lot of industries (banks, insurance, betting etc.) who have to keep control of their data. Some of them can move to the cloud, but don't trust the security enough. Then where I live hosting on American servers is SLOW - to the point that we all play on EU or UK servers when playing online games (where we can). I know there is probably an Azure cluster in the EU etc. but the point remains, network speed could be another reason to host your own cloud on your own network backbone. You get all the advantages of the cloud with none of the drawbacks.