Isn't it time to get some new laws on the books that recognize an individual's rights to be a superuser on their own equipment?
It should be illegal to manufacture, or offer for sale any device which has a privilege level technically feasible yet unattainable. There is literally no legitimate reason our society should allow non-rootable devices to exist. It's time for the practice to end.
I still don't see a use for a smartphone - I'd take a feature phone with Audible and Kindle if one existed.
Dude, you just described a smartphone!
A smartphone is literally a feature phone with user-defined extra features (apps). You can have your Audible and Kindle, and I can have my frequency database and marine navigation.
I drink more or less every night, but only ever at night, once they day's productivity is finished. Usually a bottle of wine. My whole family's the same way.
I can easily go a week without a drink.. no withdrawal, except a desire to have a glass of wine through habit.
I tell myself that if it becomes a problem, I might have to stop drinking completely, and that would make me sad... so I "don't" let it become a problem. Of course, the reality is that what's a problem is somewhat arbitrary, and that does worry me.
We need to start taxing devices into which batteries have been glued. If an end-user can't replace the battery themselves, the lifespan of electronic devices is cut significantly. This results in more waste, and should be taxed accordingly.
I've got a Huawei Watch (AW2.0) and a Fenix 3, and sadly, for the most part, I have to agree.
Android wear is a mess, and the Huawei watch's biggest problem is reliability. Since voice is the main interface, it must work 100% of the time, flawlessly. "Ok, Google" can't fail ever.. not even once. And, the voice interpretation and actions need to be instantaneous and perfectly reliable. Anything less makes the thing pretty useless, and sadly, it seems to work less than 50% of the time.
On the other hand, the Fenix 3 GPS watch is a nice safety measure I take out in the backcountry. I leave it on for the duration, even when sleeping, and it means I have a compass and GPS on my body even when I wander off to take a leak at night. But that's about all I use it for.
Once the dust settles, network neutrality is re-established, and the US 'net is back on track, are there to be any consequences for the people who created this mess?
Honestly, whether or not abortiion is "right" or "wrong" is utterly irrelevant.
We should be using terms like "forced birthers" because that describes what so-called "anti-abortionists" are supporting. Not saving a fetus, but forcing a woman to give birth without her consent.
Perhaps in 100 years, we will rightly refer to forced-birthers with a similar disdain that we currently reserve for rape supporters.
Not sure if sarcastic... but you should that eliminating corruption and temptation is helping first responders.
Take the drug war. If it were eliminated, violent crime would be significantly reduced, along with 90% of the no-knock raids. Protects the first responders. Literally everyone wins, except drug dealers and the DEA administration.
Eliminating profit from seizures would disincentivize performing seizures. Fewer seizures mean fewer raids, and less risk to first responders.
If they need more money, raise taxes like the rest of the civilized world. Theft is the wrong answer, even if it is done "legally."
- Pointless amount of RAM and storage (for future-proofing; I keep my devices for 5 years on average).. 8gb / 256gb would do fine
- Latest generation, flagship CPU
- MicroSD slot
- Multi-sim support
- Thick and ugly. Please, no concessions to the derpy fashionistas.
Please!
- Heavy
- Lanyard hole
- Rugged; IP67 would be fantastic.
- 5,000+ mAh cell; standby with all radios active and reasonable complement of apps: 36h. Heavy usage: 16-24h.
- Physical hardware buttons
- SIM and bootloader unlocked/unlockable
- Complete array of sensors: IMU, solid magnetometer, themometer, hygrometer, barometer, SpO2, GPS, ambient light, proximity.. all of the sensors.
- Global band and protocol support for the cellular radio
- Wireless charging
- USB-C and MicroUSB ports would be appreciated
I would pay $2k USD for this device tomorrow, and I know I'm not alone.
.. that government servants are able to cash in on their seizures like they earned the money. It should rightfully be destroyed, or returned directly to taxpayers via a refundable credit.
Here's a list of actual problems that should have been solved instead of introducing the nightmare of systemd upon the Linux (Debian specifically) world:
- Forceful, unconditional kernel operations. When I say "unmount this filesystem," I'm not asking a question. When I say "terminate this process," I expect the process to be removed from memory and the runqueue, regardless of consequences.
- When I say "reboot" I mean "reboot." Hangs are not okay, ever.
- Actual, real soft NFS failures. Do not hang during boot for any reason unless that share is marked hard,nointr. Do not hang during shutdown/reboot, either.
- Enforce GPL-standard syntax on new incoming utilities. If you want into the package tree, use a GNU parsing library and use it correctly.
Perhaps a standardized syntax wrapper available for package maintainers.
- Bolt simple parallelization, triggers and flow control onto init/rc.
- Drop this selinux shit. It's too complicated and causes more problems than it solves. Vulnerabilities come from bad code, not a lack of complex call ACLs. Security is a process, not a feature.
- Standardize and fix bluetooth support ffs.
I think Google should really take a firm stance on advertising, lest they die of a thousand cuts:
If you submit ads to YouTube, they will universally be shown on all YouTube videos. You can't choose countries, ethics, subject matter, or complain about being "inappropriately" shown. All or nothing - your ads show up everywhere, or nowhere.
Google's big enough to implement that policy, and it'll shut up the whiney marketing departments that complain that they don't want their vegan mean substitute ad played during a hunting video (or whatever).
If they keep kowtowing to advertisers, the entire platform could fall apart, or at least expose itself to serious competition.
Slashdot Mirror
You are garbage and should burn - along with your cryptocurrency
Hehehe. See this brings me back to the good ol' days browsing at -1 for kicks. :p
Distributed ledgers are some freakin cool technology, and a worldwide Internet currency feels straight out of the future.
Rose coloured glasses? I don't know... but slashdot users are not the same I remember from 15 years ago.
Top comments: cryptocurrencies are garbage and should burn. Like wtf?
Canadian here too (Ontario). Definitely ads injected during content, at least with ChromeCast. It makes me mental.
... to sell a device into which a battery has been glued.
Isn't it time to get some new laws on the books that recognize an individual's rights to be a superuser on their own equipment?
It should be illegal to manufacture, or offer for sale any device which has a privilege level technically feasible yet unattainable. There is literally no legitimate reason our society should allow non-rootable devices to exist. It's time for the practice to end.
Could always just grind up the nuclear waste and discharge it to the atmosphere like we do with coal plants...
This isn't the Slashdot I remember.
Am I the only one willing to commit a large chunk of my income in the form of taxes to subsidize wasteful (or otherwise) space projects?
Like, let's build 5 space stations, and bombard the moon and Mars with rockets until we acheive perfection?
It seems like space exploration is one of the few useful things we can do with humanity's wealth at this point in time.
Nasa's budget should be more like 10% of tax revenue. The military should be more like 1%.
I still don't see a use for a smartphone - I'd take a feature phone with Audible and Kindle if one existed.
Dude, you just described a smartphone!
A smartphone is literally a feature phone with user-defined extra features (apps). You can have your Audible and Kindle, and I can have my frequency database and marine navigation.
lol
Late 30s, same.
I drink more or less every night, but only ever at night, once they day's productivity is finished. Usually a bottle of wine. My whole family's the same way.
I can easily go a week without a drink.. no withdrawal, except a desire to have a glass of wine through habit.
I tell myself that if it becomes a problem, I might have to stop drinking completely, and that would make me sad... so I "don't" let it become a problem. Of course, the reality is that what's a problem is somewhat arbitrary, and that does worry me.
Good luck, and keep it reasonable.. :)
We need to start taxing devices into which batteries have been glued. If an end-user can't replace the battery themselves, the lifespan of electronic devices is cut significantly. This results in more waste, and should be taxed accordingly.
This practice needs to stop.
I've got a Huawei Watch (AW2.0) and a Fenix 3, and sadly, for the most part, I have to agree.
Android wear is a mess, and the Huawei watch's biggest problem is reliability. Since voice is the main interface, it must work 100% of the time, flawlessly. "Ok, Google" can't fail ever.. not even once. And, the voice interpretation and actions need to be instantaneous and perfectly reliable. Anything less makes the thing pretty useless, and sadly, it seems to work less than 50% of the time.
On the other hand, the Fenix 3 GPS watch is a nice safety measure I take out in the backcountry. I leave it on for the duration, even when sleeping, and it means I have a compass and GPS on my body even when I wander off to take a leak at night. But that's about all I use it for.
Once the dust settles, network neutrality is re-established, and the US 'net is back on track, are there to be any consequences for the people who created this mess?
... fuck off, and do your job?
Sadly all of their efforts are rendered worthless due to the fact they chose to glue the battery into the device. :(
+1.
Honestly, whether or not abortiion is "right" or "wrong" is utterly irrelevant.
We should be using terms like "forced birthers" because that describes what so-called "anti-abortionists" are supporting. Not saving a fetus, but forcing a woman to give birth without her consent.
Perhaps in 100 years, we will rightly refer to forced-birthers with a similar disdain that we currently reserve for rape supporters.
.. I'd like to post a rant, but can't afford the data.
Not sure if sarcastic... but you should that eliminating corruption and temptation is helping first responders.
Take the drug war. If it were eliminated, violent crime would be significantly reduced, along with 90% of the no-knock raids. Protects the first responders. Literally everyone wins, except drug dealers and the DEA administration.
Eliminating profit from seizures would disincentivize performing seizures. Fewer seizures mean fewer raids, and less risk to first responders.
If they need more money, raise taxes like the rest of the civilized world. Theft is the wrong answer, even if it is done "legally."
My personal wishlist:
- Pointless amount of RAM and storage (for future-proofing; I keep my devices for 5 years on average) .. 8gb / 256gb would do fine
- Latest generation, flagship CPU
- MicroSD slot
- Multi-sim support
- Thick and ugly. Please, no concessions to the derpy fashionistas. Please!
- Heavy
- Lanyard hole
- Rugged; IP67 would be fantastic.
- 5,000+ mAh cell; standby with all radios active and reasonable complement of apps: 36h. Heavy usage: 16-24h.
- Physical hardware buttons
- SIM and bootloader unlocked/unlockable
- Complete array of sensors: IMU, solid magnetometer, themometer, hygrometer, barometer, SpO2, GPS, ambient light, proximity.. all of the sensors.
- Global band and protocol support for the cellular radio
- Wireless charging
- USB-C and MicroUSB ports would be appreciated
I would pay $2k USD for this device tomorrow, and I know I'm not alone.
I have two thousand US dollars with your name written on it. Pretty please, can you release a serious flagship phone with a replaceable battery?
At the moment, you have no competition in this market space.
.. that government servants are able to cash in on their seizures like they earned the money. It should rightfully be destroyed, or returned directly to taxpayers via a refundable credit.
Every company that rises to prominence and then market domination eventually falls victim to the very same motivator that got them there.
Circle of life, and all that. Still, it's sad to watch, until some other company is born from the ashes and the cycle begins anew.
Here's a list of actual problems that should have been solved instead of introducing the nightmare of systemd upon the Linux (Debian specifically) world:
- Forceful, unconditional kernel operations. When I say "unmount this filesystem," I'm not asking a question. When I say "terminate this process," I expect the process to be removed from memory and the runqueue, regardless of consequences.
- When I say "reboot" I mean "reboot." Hangs are not okay, ever.
- Actual, real soft NFS failures. Do not hang during boot for any reason unless that share is marked hard,nointr. Do not hang during shutdown/reboot, either.
- Enforce GPL-standard syntax on new incoming utilities. If you want into the package tree, use a GNU parsing library and use it correctly. Perhaps a standardized syntax wrapper available for package maintainers.
- Bolt simple parallelization, triggers and flow control onto init/rc.
- Drop this selinux shit. It's too complicated and causes more problems than it solves. Vulnerabilities come from bad code, not a lack of complex call ACLs. Security is a process, not a feature.
- Standardize and fix bluetooth support ffs.
My $0.02, as a 25-year Linux admin.
I think Google should really take a firm stance on advertising, lest they die of a thousand cuts:
If you submit ads to YouTube, they will universally be shown on all YouTube videos. You can't choose countries, ethics, subject matter, or complain about being "inappropriately" shown. All or nothing - your ads show up everywhere, or nowhere.
Google's big enough to implement that policy, and it'll shut up the whiney marketing departments that complain that they don't want their vegan mean substitute ad played during a hunting video (or whatever).
If they keep kowtowing to advertisers, the entire platform could fall apart, or at least expose itself to serious competition.
The human mind has evolved to solve problems. Once all of the problems have been solved, invent new ones. It's what we do.
.. and you are 100% correct. It's infuriating. So much great software has been lost to "UI experts" in the past 20 years.