If you ever meet a scientist who thinks somethings is finitely settled you have met a fool. We look at the universe through the eyes of our knowledge. We assume things based on that knowledge. We dismiss possibilities because we assume there isn't anything we don't know. Neil deGrasse Tyson makes fun of people who believe in an unseen entity while telling everyone we are all just computer AI programs without any proof! The irony is overwhelming!
"Unscrupulous VPN providers can steal your identity, peek in on your data, inject their own ads on non-secure pages, or analyze your browsing habits and sell that information to advertisers..."
Each use case is a little different. Someone in an oppressive country might be trying to get access to much needed news. Another just wants to stream Netflix without AT&T or Verizon from throttling their feed. While yet another wants to remain anonymous for less than honorable reasons. Each case needs their VPN to protect them from different types of intrusion. No one VPN will cover every use case. That's why I do my research at That One Privacy Site I don't know if the information there is all legit but it is mighty thorough. Everything from is the VPN located in a 5 eyes nation down to the ethics of whether they prevent SPAM.
What if there were a way to select the networks you want and have it spit out your best option to achieve your dream list? Just make sure you make the selection with only one nerd present
This report doesn't include 2 in 1 laptops like the Microsoft Surface, HP Envy, Dell Latitude 7K series, and Lenovo's plethora of 2 in 1 offerings. Most people are realizing they don't need a laptop and a tablet. They just need a tablet that runs Windows. I suspect that's part of the reason Google is finally bringing Android apps to the Chromebook. I've had numerous execs turn in their iPad and get a Surface Pro because the hassles of the iPad outweigh their utility.
I worked for a competitor to Medtronics that manufactured pacemakers in the 90s. The "state of the art" communication with the IC was an antenna that used PWM to talk. As long as you knew the handshake you could program it however you wanted. But if you wanted to be malicious you didn't even need to go to that much trouble. Many remember the signs posted in convenient stores that had microwave ovens because the stray noise from them could literally wipe out the programming on a pacemaker.
So you're telling me...a company with the resources of Alphabet/Google were unable to put together a viable social platform but Second Life is still a thing?
Microsoft only wishes it could have pulled off the kind of stunts Intel has. "We'd like to have a look at your bus architecture to optimize our CPU for it" Six months later..."What do you mean we stole your bus architecture? You licensed it to us remember? No? Well it would be a shame if you suddenly had to purchase all of your CPUs from the retail sector now wouldn't it? I see NOW you remember!"
This is about as genuine as when the ECO vigilantes would all pile into their Hummer to go protest some oil related activity and leave the place trashed.
I love how most of the comments are debates on whether the guy is a pedo or not and virtually none so far has addressed the fact that this vulnerability has been in use for fifteen years! I can't believe the Mac haters aren't piling on. Come on guys...don't let me down!
It was once revealed to me that for about 15 cents more per tire manufacturers could make tires that could last the entire life of a car. They choose not to for just this reason.
If what Apple did was so simple and obvious, why did nobody do it before them?
There were two driving factors to answer your question. First, the cost of implementing those features would make the device too expensive for their target audience. Apple's R&D was negotiating better pricing. And second, battery life! BlackBerry had a smartphone that ran JAVA apps and went a full week on a charge. Apple gambled that their New Shiny would tempt people into giving up their battery life. The bet paid off.
Most large European cities were large long before the advent of the automobile. This meant their transit infrastructure was designed at most for horse and buggy. To build roads to accommodate automobiles would mean tearing down buildings to widen roads. America by contrast grew up with automobiles and wide open spaces so except for the North East coastal cities the roads are at least big enough for most passenger cars. Several other factors contributed to make mass transit less of a necessity leading to low ridership.
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I am saying if you claim to cling to the scientific method and turn around and sat batshit crazy things you are a liar.
If you ever meet a scientist who thinks somethings is finitely settled you have met a fool. We look at the universe through the eyes of our knowledge. We assume things based on that knowledge. We dismiss possibilities because we assume there isn't anything we don't know. Neil deGrasse Tyson makes fun of people who believe in an unseen entity while telling everyone we are all just computer AI programs without any proof! The irony is overwhelming!
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Just get a Lotus Elise!
"Unscrupulous VPN providers can steal your identity, peek in on your data, inject their own ads on non-secure pages, or analyze your browsing habits and sell that information to advertisers ..."
Each use case is a little different. Someone in an oppressive country might be trying to get access to much needed news. Another just wants to stream Netflix without AT&T or Verizon from throttling their feed. While yet another wants to remain anonymous for less than honorable reasons. Each case needs their VPN to protect them from different types of intrusion. No one VPN will cover every use case. That's why I do my research at That One Privacy Site I don't know if the information there is all legit but it is mighty thorough. Everything from is the VPN located in a 5 eyes nation down to the ethics of whether they prevent SPAM.
If ever a headline with a question mark needed a yes...it's this one!
What if there were a way to select the networks you want and have it spit out your best option to achieve your dream list? Just make sure you make the selection with only one nerd present
This report doesn't include 2 in 1 laptops like the Microsoft Surface, HP Envy, Dell Latitude 7K series, and Lenovo's plethora of 2 in 1 offerings. Most people are realizing they don't need a laptop and a tablet. They just need a tablet that runs Windows. I suspect that's part of the reason Google is finally bringing Android apps to the Chromebook. I've had numerous execs turn in their iPad and get a Surface Pro because the hassles of the iPad outweigh their utility.
So the OEM will just say "Sorry, that phone is not popular."
In unrelated news. Samsung today announced they will start selling a version of the Galaxy and Note 9 phones running their Tizen OS in the EU.
I worked for a competitor to Medtronics that manufactured pacemakers in the 90s. The "state of the art" communication with the IC was an antenna that used PWM to talk. As long as you knew the handshake you could program it however you wanted. But if you wanted to be malicious you didn't even need to go to that much trouble. Many remember the signs posted in convenient stores that had microwave ovens because the stray noise from them could literally wipe out the programming on a pacemaker.
So you're telling me...a company with the resources of Alphabet/Google were unable to put together a viable social platform but Second Life is still a thing?
Microsoft only wishes it could have pulled off the kind of stunts Intel has. "We'd like to have a look at your bus architecture to optimize our CPU for it" Six months later..."What do you mean we stole your bus architecture? You licensed it to us remember? No? Well it would be a shame if you suddenly had to purchase all of your CPUs from the retail sector now wouldn't it? I see NOW you remember!"
Google forcing "security" on people it has already stolen identities from.
This is about as genuine as when the ECO vigilantes would all pile into their Hummer to go protest some oil related activity and leave the place trashed.
An increase in the diagnoses of brain cancer in surgeons has been reported.
I love how most of the comments are debates on whether the guy is a pedo or not and virtually none so far has addressed the fact that this vulnerability has been in use for fifteen years! I can't believe the Mac haters aren't piling on. Come on guys...don't let me down!
But is he Woody Harrelson or Demi Moore?
"You're Holding it WRONG!" comments in 3, 2, 1
It was once revealed to me that for about 15 cents more per tire manufacturers could make tires that could last the entire life of a car. They choose not to for just this reason.
a Beowulf cluster of these?
There's no way I can answer this headline with no!
If what Apple did was so simple and obvious, why did nobody do it before them?
There were two driving factors to answer your question.
First, the cost of implementing those features would make the device too expensive for their target audience. Apple's R&D was negotiating better pricing.
And second, battery life! BlackBerry had a smartphone that ran JAVA apps and went a full week on a charge. Apple gambled that their New Shiny would tempt people into giving up their battery life. The bet paid off.
I'm currently reading Wired That Way by Marita Littauer
Understanding personality type.
I just finished Big Potential by Shawn Achor
I'll probably read this one numerous times
And next up is Bringing Out The Best In People by Aubrey C. Daniels
Most large European cities were large long before the advent of the automobile. This meant their transit infrastructure was designed at most for horse and buggy. To build roads to accommodate automobiles would mean tearing down buildings to widen roads. America by contrast grew up with automobiles and wide open spaces so except for the North East coastal cities the roads are at least big enough for most passenger cars. Several other factors contributed to make mass transit less of a necessity leading to low ridership.