Speaking of name changing, what if you're on the no-fly list and then you go change your name? Does the no-fly list get updated with your new name? I can't imagine so.
There's a reason the pilot of a plane is sectioned away from the screaming babies.
you know, people love to complain about screaming babies on the plane, but I've never really had a problem with it. also, I remember being a kid and the change in cabin air pressure really hurt my ears, so I have sympathy.
Given that driving using a mobile phone seriously inhibits your ability to concentrate on driving and that the main cause of accidents is driver error, its a very good assumption.
wait, you're using your phone to drive? what is that, an app or something?
i think GP is incredulously posing the question, why on earth would we think the russians are being paranoid? from their perspective, they have massive evidence that americans are spying on everybody and have owned all the interneet and equipmetn. not to mention that snowden is living in putin's house.
i think the new mac pros say made in china. assembled in usa. designed in california. what components need to be "made in usa" for us to rule out chinese interference? the processor chips? the memory? the fab equipment? where are the true scotsmen?
You just cannot trust anything with bits&bytes made in the US. How can anyone think otherwise these days?
this is why the typewriter method mentioned in the summary is so brilliant. at the very least, it would drive the NSA nuts, to know that some data was recorded and stored in analog and paper. their data wouldn't be complete, and who knows what they could be missing? those russkies are a crafty bunch.
Why would I want my oven to be online? Seriously? If you can't think of advantages to having appliances capable of communicating over the internet, and being controlled by same, then you aren't thinking.
yes yes, a bit of an exaggeration on my part. the point being, if somebody owns your iOS in the car, they can get at your phone stuff but not the can bus or other car stuff.
I thought a lot about this when there were dueling announcements with iOS and Android in the car. The two approaches are completely different. The android approach is to be a central hub that all components can plug into, as well as you can download apps. iOS is the exact opposite, a gated system that only has access to the screen and input buttons. Android wants to be the car's brain, and iOS wants to be the car's entertainment console.
The concern, what happens when a hacker exploits one of android's (many) security weaknesses? they have the keys to the kingdom. Can they kill the engine while you're on the freeway? in contrast, what if a hacker pwns your iOS? maybe they change the apple maps to drive you into a lake?
The stakes just seem a lot higher when you start letting others into your car's electronics system. These also apply to other things, like the oven in the summary.
old games would be hard, but they were designed to reward you for hard work. in short, they were balanced so big time investment provided big rewards (e.g. lots of fun/satisfaction). free-to-win games are tuned so a big time investment is supposed to be frustrating, so the best way to get rewards is to pay. congratulations, you invested many hours to get something that another person got in 30 seconds. you could also spend time reordering your books from tallest to shortest. would this provide a reward? would this be fun?
The obvious question is: why Facebook would buy a company focused on VR gaming? The Oculus team says, "But when you consider it more carefully, we're culturally aligned with a focus on innovating and hiring the best and brightest; we believe communication drives new platforms; we want to contribute to a more open, connected world; and we both see virtual reality as the next step.... It opens doors to new opportunities and partnerships, reduces risk on the manufacturing and work capital side, allows us to publish more made-for-VR content, and lets us focus on what we do best: solving hard engineering challenges and delivering the future of VR."
tl;dr: $2 billion for a product that doesn't even exist.
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you're assuming a lot of competence on the part of the govt.. but what if you got married in another country, and took on a different last name?
Idiot.
If you live in Georgia then you should get a gun because it is now legal to shoot people on the street there.
I agree. Let's not cast blame on the most powerful man on earth who said he would get something done and then decided it was too hard.
I'm an American and I've never been a foreigner.
Speaking of name changing, what if you're on the no-fly list and then you go change your name? Does the no-fly list get updated with your new name? I can't imagine so.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to invade you.
My understanding is it was a private db and somebody leaked the contents
who is this guy? what does he believe? why is it bad? who did he donate to? I have zero information. you call him a bigot buy whyy?
There's a reason the pilot of a plane is sectioned away from the screaming babies.
you know, people love to complain about screaming babies on the plane, but I've never really had a problem with it. also, I remember being a kid and the change in cabin air pressure really hurt my ears, so I have sympathy.
Given that driving using a mobile phone seriously inhibits your ability to concentrate on driving and that the main cause of accidents is driver error, its a very good assumption.
wait, you're using your phone to drive? what is that, an app or something?
i think GP is incredulously posing the question, why on earth would we think the russians are being paranoid? from their perspective, they have massive evidence that americans are spying on everybody and have owned all the interneet and equipmetn. not to mention that snowden is living in putin's house.
i think the new mac pros say made in china. assembled in usa. designed in california. what components need to be "made in usa" for us to rule out chinese interference? the processor chips? the memory? the fab equipment? where are the true scotsmen?
You just cannot trust anything with bits&bytes made in the US. How can anyone think otherwise these days?
this is why the typewriter method mentioned in the summary is so brilliant. at the very least, it would drive the NSA nuts, to know that some data was recorded and stored in analog and paper. their data wouldn't be complete, and who knows what they could be missing? those russkies are a crafty bunch.
Buttle, meet Tuttle. I can't believe this hasn't come up yet on this thread.
Apple TV
What about it?
It satisfies my streaming needs. 2 dozen channels, everything from breaking bad to game of thrones.
Why would I want my oven to be online? Seriously? If you can't think of advantages to having appliances capable of communicating over the internet, and being controlled by same, then you aren't thinking.
Enlighten us please.
aluminum melts at 1,200 F. I don't think it would get that hot sitting on your stove.
yes yes, a bit of an exaggeration on my part. the point being, if somebody owns your iOS in the car, they can get at your phone stuff but not the can bus or other car stuff.
I rarely watch a movie more than once; no need to rip it.
I thought a lot about this when there were dueling announcements with iOS and Android in the car. The two approaches are completely different. The android approach is to be a central hub that all components can plug into, as well as you can download apps. iOS is the exact opposite, a gated system that only has access to the screen and input buttons. Android wants to be the car's brain, and iOS wants to be the car's entertainment console.
The concern, what happens when a hacker exploits one of android's (many) security weaknesses? they have the keys to the kingdom. Can they kill the engine while you're on the freeway? in contrast, what if a hacker pwns your iOS? maybe they change the apple maps to drive you into a lake?
The stakes just seem a lot higher when you start letting others into your car's electronics system. These also apply to other things, like the oven in the summary.
fuck, i'm an idiot. I meant pay-to-win, not free-to-win.
old games would be hard, but they were designed to reward you for hard work. in short, they were balanced so big time investment provided big rewards (e.g. lots of fun/satisfaction). free-to-win games are tuned so a big time investment is supposed to be frustrating, so the best way to get rewards is to pay. congratulations, you invested many hours to get something that another person got in 30 seconds. you could also spend time reordering your books from tallest to shortest. would this provide a reward? would this be fun?
People don't have the patience for hard games anymore and think that because there's an easy pay option to progress it automatically means pay-to-win.
disagree. response is self evident, don't have time to type it out.
easy to explain. from the summary:
The obvious question is: why Facebook would buy a company focused on VR gaming? The Oculus team says, "But when you consider it more carefully, we're culturally aligned with a focus on innovating and hiring the best and brightest; we believe communication drives new platforms; we want to contribute to a more open, connected world; and we both see virtual reality as the next step. ... It opens doors to new opportunities and partnerships, reduces risk on the manufacturing and work capital side, allows us to publish more made-for-VR content, and lets us focus on what we do best: solving hard engineering challenges and delivering the future of VR."
tl;dr: $2 billion for a product that doesn't even exist.