Fingerprints are a source of identification not authorization. They're not private. No matter how good your sensor is, there's nothing secret about your authorization. Its a "what you have", which conveniently you always have.
If you are going to provide authorization, you need to use a "what you know" (password) to even have a minimum of security.
Doing anything else is an explicit decision to disable security. Hopefully an acceptable reduction in exchange for a necessary benefit. Most of the time its not, however... its just people who don't know what they're doing.
Apple stands to make 30% of every iPhone app that goes onto the phone.
You better damn well believe they're doing everything they can to ensure there is NO way to get any other software on their but through them.
Scripting, plug-in modules, extensions, etc all mean that there are ways to get code onto the phone after Apple has approved the software and taken money for it.
Apple pushed THOSE carriers into THEIR terms, not the other way around.
For any other phone, for any other manufacturer, you're right. Apple calls all the shots here. I mean, what other phone vendor gets monthly kick-backs per handset?
Android is. The reason is the intent behind it. Android wants to keep binary executables from limiting platforms for Android phones, and as Java and.NET have shown, these days there is little reason to use native code except when the "interpreted" (which is a bad word for it) code can't access all the native APIs.
Apple wants no interpreted code so there is no way any software can get onto the iPhone that they haven't approved -- and they aren't going to approve a lot of the types of software that regular people are going to want (IM that works when they're on a phone call or surfing the net, for example).
Apple's made a huge mistake in their lockdown and with any luck Google will either beat them or force them to stop being... well... Apple. (And I say this as an iPhone and Mac user...)
If you bet the same every hand, you get that advantage.
If you work with a team and the next guy bets BIG, then its hugely in your advantage.
Your numbers are WAY off how multi-person counting works.
Interestingly, I've had dealers help me count before. Doing simple "count the tens" helps your odds on a non-continuous-dealt game, especially if you can get a one or two deck hand dealt. I had a dealer, who was watching me pull back as the tens had largely made their appearances actually told me "you don't want to take this next hit".
And presumably you could get someone in a generous position to offer free distribution of open source applications under a single "publisher". Ie, twenty free apps published by "FreeSoftwareInc", and suddenly its $5 per developer, not $100.
Thats a price thats easy to make back up with ads, etc, on the "application" website.
Actually you missed one other group: splash screens.
For good or bad, a LOT of restaurants I've noticed have them, and often have no way to get past them if you don't have flash. For most sites, if that happens I'll just go somewhere else but it drives me nuts when I'm trying to get a menu or address for a restaurant.
Also, lack of Pandora sucks. I hope Pandora at some point realizes they've got a potential big iPhone market and does either a native client or a web-only client.
Why do people always call that out as an example of a "lost" format war?
They were available for 20 years with virtually every movie released on them that anyone would want to own. (Keep in mind they predated the VHS/Beta "war"). The only thing that took them out was a new technology two generations removed which offered significant savings to content producers.
Don't the bankers realize they have nothing to worry about? According to the OOXML people, these documents will be unreadable in a matter of days or something because they're not saved in an XML format!
Simple -- because every app that uses WebKit would need to be changed. Every. Single. One.
They added a "hack" to WebKit so they don't screw up the performance of all those apps.
This is a troll article. Apple did the *right* thing here. A Firefox developer screwed up and shot his mouth off before knowing what he was talking about.
The difference between t-shirts and jeans and suits and ties is one of corporate culture, not management vs grunt.
That sort of elitist thinking ("programming sounds far more fun than managing things and people") is part of the culture that keeps IT and engineering staff out of decision making positions. You're looking at the business from your perpective and yours only, and announcing it to everyone.
Building a business, building a team, management -- they're all forms of creative problem solving every bit as "fun" or creative as programming is. In fact, imaging programming for a CPU whose instructions have unpredictable execution speeds and results.
Management isn't generally a bunch of PHB's who flail around with no idea what they're doing. Just as there are good engineers and bad engineers, the same is true of people who build and run businesses, but good or bad they're doing the same thing you're doing -- they're engineering teams or a business just as you are engineering classes or applications.
Recognizing that will get you a long ways towards getting into the sort of position in a company where you can do what you find fun *and* have the influence needed to ensure decisions that impact areas of your responsibility are made correctly. Ignoring it will leave you forever being the monkey who has to jump when asked.
I think its because the moderators recognized the flaw in his suggestion to call delete() -- clearly the grandparent did not take into account the substantial object creation overhead, or he would've made a point of ensuring the telescopes were pooled and left for later generations.
I'm curious what your experience in this area is. I'm not meaning anything as a flame or an attack here, but I'm curious if you've ever run a very large software project.
Its been my experience that while its a risky move to consolidate those roles into a single position, the alternative never works. I don't believe big projects work as a democracy or an oligarchy. Debates and discussions slow the project down and in many cases stall projects.
If you've actually managed large projects, then your viewpoint is interesting and it'd be good to hear more about your experiences with large team-led projects, particularly how decisions actually got made.
And in terms of "that kind of money", its my experience that a project manager who actually can run a large project being the captain of the ship is worth their weight in gold. You want someone whose gut instincts are honed to the point where they are the right decisions, without debate.
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Fingerprints are a source of identification not authorization. They're not private. No matter how good your sensor is, there's nothing secret about your authorization. Its a "what you have", which conveniently you always have.
If you are going to provide authorization, you need to use a "what you know" (password) to even have a minimum of security.
Doing anything else is an explicit decision to disable security. Hopefully an acceptable reduction in exchange for a necessary benefit. Most of the time its not, however... its just people who don't know what they're doing.
They're talking about things that are classified.
The alternative, according to existing law, is to not talk about it outside of closed committee meetings.
This is a good thing, not a bad thing. Well, as good as you can hope based on how the law is written (law that goes back decades, not years).
What?
That doesn't even make any sense.
Apple stands to make 30% of every iPhone app that goes onto the phone.
You better damn well believe they're doing everything they can to ensure there is NO way to get any other software on their but through them.
Scripting, plug-in modules, extensions, etc all mean that there are ways to get code onto the phone after Apple has approved the software and taken money for it.
No, the iPhone works the same globally.
Apple pushed THOSE carriers into THEIR terms, not the other way around.
For any other phone, for any other manufacturer, you're right. Apple calls all the shots here. I mean, what other phone vendor gets monthly kick-backs per handset?
None.
Apple is protecting themselves.
Android is. The reason is the intent behind it. Android wants to keep binary executables from limiting platforms for Android phones, and as Java and .NET have shown, these days there is little reason to use native code except when the "interpreted" (which is a bad word for it) code can't access all the native APIs.
Apple wants no interpreted code so there is no way any software can get onto the iPhone that they haven't approved -- and they aren't going to approve a lot of the types of software that regular people are going to want (IM that works when they're on a phone call or surfing the net, for example).
Apple's made a huge mistake in their lockdown and with any luck Google will either beat them or force them to stop being... well... Apple. (And I say this as an iPhone and Mac user...)
No, she didn't. If you think she did that pretty much demonstrates you lack enough knowledge about cognitive neurology to continue in this thread.
I don't mean to be dickish about it, but your first statement is so blindingly wrong, anything else you say after it is meaningless.
I was thinking Kobe Sushi might be good... Maybe they really want to be able to fish their beef?
If you bet the same every hand, you get that advantage.
If you work with a team and the next guy bets BIG, then its hugely in your advantage.
Your numbers are WAY off how multi-person counting works.
Interestingly, I've had dealers help me count before. Doing simple "count the tens" helps your odds on a non-continuous-dealt game, especially if you can get a one or two deck hand dealt. I had a dealer, who was watching me pull back as the tens had largely made their appearances actually told me "you don't want to take this next hit".
She was right.
Wait, he wasn't talking about an iPod?
Probably less when they have to send one out for the link to qtv.mobitv.com/sprintTVlive.mcd that you posted.
Quantity discount and all.
Several multiples more?
Or were you assuming it was less and trying to pretend to make a point about something you don't understand?
And presumably you could get someone in a generous position to offer free distribution of open source applications under a single "publisher". Ie, twenty free apps published by "FreeSoftwareInc", and suddenly its $5 per developer, not $100.
Thats a price thats easy to make back up with ads, etc, on the "application" website.
Streaming music works fine. Pandora's streaming doesn't.
Actually you missed one other group: splash screens.
For good or bad, a LOT of restaurants I've noticed have them, and often have no way to get past them if you don't have flash. For most sites, if that happens I'll just go somewhere else but it drives me nuts when I'm trying to get a menu or address for a restaurant.
Also, lack of Pandora sucks. I hope Pandora at some point realizes they've got a potential big iPhone market and does either a native client or a web-only client.
Only moronic DJs who can't read.
The site says explicitly that a $39 4 disc vinyl set will be available soon.
The $300 set is for collectors.
Its hard to play one-handed!
Why do people always call that out as an example of a "lost" format war?
They were available for 20 years with virtually every movie released on them that anyone would want to own. (Keep in mind they predated the VHS/Beta "war"). The only thing that took them out was a new technology two generations removed which offered significant savings to content producers.
There's a difference between an expert and a superstar.
You'll know what that is the first time you work with a superstar.
Don't the bankers realize they have nothing to worry about? According to the OOXML people, these documents will be unreadable in a matter of days or something because they're not saved in an XML format!
Simple -- because every app that uses WebKit would need to be changed. Every. Single. One.
They added a "hack" to WebKit so they don't screw up the performance of all those apps.
This is a troll article. Apple did the *right* thing here. A Firefox developer screwed up and shot his mouth off before knowing what he was talking about.
Eyes should be on him, not Apple, on this.
The difference between t-shirts and jeans and suits and ties is one of corporate culture, not management vs grunt.
That sort of elitist thinking ("programming sounds far more fun than managing things and people") is part of the culture that keeps IT and engineering staff out of decision making positions. You're looking at the business from your perpective and yours only, and announcing it to everyone.
Building a business, building a team, management -- they're all forms of creative problem solving every bit as "fun" or creative as programming is. In fact, imaging programming for a CPU whose instructions have unpredictable execution speeds and results.
Management isn't generally a bunch of PHB's who flail around with no idea what they're doing. Just as there are good engineers and bad engineers, the same is true of people who build and run businesses, but good or bad they're doing the same thing you're doing -- they're engineering teams or a business just as you are engineering classes or applications.
Recognizing that will get you a long ways towards getting into the sort of position in a company where you can do what you find fun *and* have the influence needed to ensure decisions that impact areas of your responsibility are made correctly. Ignoring it will leave you forever being the monkey who has to jump when asked.
I think its because the moderators recognized the flaw in his suggestion to call delete() -- clearly the grandparent did not take into account the substantial object creation overhead, or he would've made a point of ensuring the telescopes were pooled and left for later generations.
*fixes robots.txt on his website*
Everyone has a pet name for it, right!?
I'm curious what your experience in this area is. I'm not meaning anything as a flame or an attack here, but I'm curious if you've ever run a very large software project.
Its been my experience that while its a risky move to consolidate those roles into a single position, the alternative never works. I don't believe big projects work as a democracy or an oligarchy. Debates and discussions slow the project down and in many cases stall projects.
If you've actually managed large projects, then your viewpoint is interesting and it'd be good to hear more about your experiences with large team-led projects, particularly how decisions actually got made.
And in terms of "that kind of money", its my experience that a project manager who actually can run a large project being the captain of the ship is worth their weight in gold. You want someone whose gut instincts are honed to the point where they are the right decisions, without debate.
Not me, I preserve my sushi with mercury and other heavy metals. Keeps the bacteria in check.