Within the government, that is. The judicial folks enforcing the law probably think it's bullshit, so they just apply a slap on the wrist as a way of saying "We really don't give a shit."
Whoever lobbied to get the laws passed is probably pissed now. This will likely cause more drama going forward.
I never figured thieves would be dumb enough to steal what is basically a FREAKING SECURITY CAMERA, but then the stupidity to which criminals will sink has never had a lower limit, has it?
Aren't pretty much all of these permanently tied to an account so they'd be useless to the thieves anyway?
"Quick removal" means the OS will sync all data to disk BEFORE telling you the copy is complete. So if you wait until the OS says the data has been copied, you will be fine.
This is how floppy disks used to work. As soon as the copy completed the light would go out and you could eject the disk. It really should have been that way by default from the start with thumbdrives.
Computing power is so cheap these days that it's easy to own a powerful desktop computer for not that much money.
Why should we rent computing power from someone else when the cost to buy it is trivial? And that's not even counting latency and bandwidth issues accessing your rented computer.
Most E-mail providers including Gmail are doing 2FA now, so even if Facebook gets your password they can't log into your account without the two-factor code.
Unless they were asking for this code too in which case they should all be set on fire.
Google claims existing links are going to keep working; you just won't be able to make any new ones.
Of course, what people forget is that these short URLs usually rely on the TLD of a foreign country, in this case Greenland.
This potentially places all goo.gl links under the control of Greenland. Now, I don't expect them to do anything bad, but how many other link shorteners exist based on other countries' TLDs? How many of these countries will always be friendly? There's really no way to know.
With services like Spotify and Apple Music where you can listen to pretty much any song ever released any time for only a few bucks a month, is music piracy still such a big problem?
Aren't flight control systems supposed to be triple-redundant anyway? Everything I've read about them says they are; three systems and if there is incorrect data it uses the two that agree.
Because Verizon made an agreement with the FCC that if they got to use a specific band, devices would never be locked to Verizon.
It's as simple as that; Verizon made a deal with the FCC so they have to make a new deal with them to change it.
I think the FCC should tell Verizon where they can shove their carrier lock, but we all know it's run by big-business-friendly interests now so good luck with that.
The pre-paid carriers have really weird policies when it comes to SIM cards.
For example, MetroPCS locks the SIM card to the IMEI of the device, so if your phone dies you can't just take your SIM out and put it in another phone; you have to call them to give them the new IMEI and I think they charge a fee too.
It's frustrating; the entire point of SIM cards was to make it easy to keep the subscriber identity (hence the name SIM) from the device, making it easy to upgrade and swap devices. Of course the carriers in their infinite greed added artificial restrictions.
I've tried telling people this; stop reading things that piss you off, etc. and they turn it around saying that it's important to remain informed politically because we are in dire times.
While that may be true, there's a difference between remaining informed and constantly seeing the information every waking hour until you get angry and it adds stress to your life. There's very little any of us can do about politics, so there's no point in upsetting ourselves about it.
I've found a happy medium, staying informed but not making it my life, and it works for me. The sad thing is some of my friends are still all-in so it's hard to follow them online without being exposed to that stuff 24/7. It feels like choosing between being at peace and staying in touch with friends.
Rather than going in guns blazing and injuring people with excessive force, why not just pull the car over and talk to the people?
If they are going to be violent or belligerent it would be quite obvious.
The one time police pulled me over because I was driving the same kind of car as someone they were looking for, they just walked up, told me to keep my hands visible (this is sensible) and talked to me, calmly asked for my ID, ran it and said "you're free to go" once they realized I wasn't the person. No guns out, no "GET OUT OF THE CAR!!", no being wrestled to the ground.
Police have gotten way too gung-ho lately, it's time to dial that back a few dozen pegs.
I'm willing to tolerate a walled garden for my phone and tablet, because they are appliances. I don't consider them "real computers"; they serve a specific function, which is communicating and accessing the Internet and other systems. Basically they're like fancy terminals.
But definitely not for my desktop. I want a real computer on my desk, that I fully control and can run whatever code I want. I suppose Android wouldn't be too bad, though even on Android device makers try to take a lot more control than they do with PCs and Macs.
My iPad is great for sitting in a coffee shop reading something, surfing the web, reading E-mail, or even SSHing to a host or two. But if I have to do any sort of real work, the frustration level spikes quickly. iOS would need a substantial redesign to be a real desktop operating system, including ditching the walled garden. But then what do you have? MacOS. Why not just use the best tool for the job?
This is the sort of thing that tends to cause bank runs. I know if I had been a WF customer I'd be transferring every penny to a different bank and moving my direct deposit.
Banks are something we need to have 100% trust in.
>If a customer BUYS your software, then you get paid once but you still have to support it for years.
That's not really the case, though. Eventually people upgrade computers, operating systems, and so on. Eventually they'll have to buy the latest version to continue using it with the latest hardware.
With the news of Chrome disabling ad-blocking extensions, and now then, I guess we can put Google squarely in the "evil" category.
The thing is, what other options are there? There's Apple, which for the moment is a bit better but they have some evil of their own, and there's no guarantee they won't go full evil like Google has in the future.
Microsoft? HA, I kill me.
Should I just hunker down and stop using the Internet? I don't know anymore.
Why would anyone want to upload a screenshot to Mozilla's servers? Usually when you take a screenshot it's because you need to use it locally, as in sending the file to someone, or archiving it.
It seems odd that they'd implement this ability at all; a bit shady even. Surely if you need to upload a screenshot to Mozilla to report a browser bug, it makes more sense to just send the image file you just saved locally.
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Actually they will unlock them with proof of purchase information (a PO). Source: We've done it at work numerous times.
Within the government, that is. The judicial folks enforcing the law probably think it's bullshit, so they just apply a slap on the wrist as a way of saying "We really don't give a shit."
Whoever lobbied to get the laws passed is probably pissed now. This will likely cause more drama going forward.
I never figured thieves would be dumb enough to steal what is basically a FREAKING SECURITY CAMERA, but then the stupidity to which criminals will sink has never had a lower limit, has it?
Aren't pretty much all of these permanently tied to an account so they'd be useless to the thieves anyway?
"Quick removal" means the OS will sync all data to disk BEFORE telling you the copy is complete. So if you wait until the OS says the data has been copied, you will be fine.
This is how floppy disks used to work. As soon as the copy completed the light would go out and you could eject the disk. It really should have been that way by default from the start with thumbdrives.
Actually I'm an Apple user and enjoy their products.
I used them as an example because they're one of the largest companies with extremely popular products that most people trust, yet are made in China.
Computing power is so cheap these days that it's easy to own a powerful desktop computer for not that much money.
Why should we rent computing power from someone else when the cost to buy it is trivial? And that's not even counting latency and bandwidth issues accessing your rented computer.
We should probably consider ANY hardware manufactured in a country with an uber-authoritarian, paranoid government to be suspect.
How closely does Apple scrutinize iPhones coming out of Foxconn, I wonder?
Most E-mail providers including Gmail are doing 2FA now, so even if Facebook gets your password they can't log into your account without the two-factor code.
Unless they were asking for this code too in which case they should all be set on fire.
Google claims existing links are going to keep working; you just won't be able to make any new ones.
Of course, what people forget is that these short URLs usually rely on the TLD of a foreign country, in this case Greenland.
This potentially places all goo.gl links under the control of Greenland. Now, I don't expect them to do anything bad, but how many other link shorteners exist based on other countries' TLDs? How many of these countries will always be friendly? There's really no way to know.
Avoid using link shorteners.
Yeah, I'm a bit confused here. I don't recall Oracle or Sun ever trying to break into the smartphone market.
And frankly knowing Oracle I'm so incredibly glad they didn't.
With services like Spotify and Apple Music where you can listen to pretty much any song ever released any time for only a few bucks a month, is music piracy still such a big problem?
Why the hell wasn't this the case before?
Aren't flight control systems supposed to be triple-redundant anyway? Everything I've read about them says they are; three systems and if there is incorrect data it uses the two that agree.
What makes it even more mind blowing is that it LOOKS like a password you'd randomly type by bashing a bunch of letter and number keys.
k92jf8j2ih22
f8y23jk29ugwe
ji32k7au4a83
It doesn't even stand out!
Such an interesting world we live in.
Because Verizon made an agreement with the FCC that if they got to use a specific band, devices would never be locked to Verizon.
It's as simple as that; Verizon made a deal with the FCC so they have to make a new deal with them to change it.
I think the FCC should tell Verizon where they can shove their carrier lock, but we all know it's run by big-business-friendly interests now so good luck with that.
The pre-paid carriers have really weird policies when it comes to SIM cards.
For example, MetroPCS locks the SIM card to the IMEI of the device, so if your phone dies you can't just take your SIM out and put it in another phone; you have to call them to give them the new IMEI and I think they charge a fee too.
It's frustrating; the entire point of SIM cards was to make it easy to keep the subscriber identity (hence the name SIM) from the device, making it easy to upgrade and swap devices. Of course the carriers in their infinite greed added artificial restrictions.
I've tried telling people this; stop reading things that piss you off, etc. and they turn it around saying that it's important to remain informed politically because we are in dire times.
While that may be true, there's a difference between remaining informed and constantly seeing the information every waking hour until you get angry and it adds stress to your life. There's very little any of us can do about politics, so there's no point in upsetting ourselves about it.
I've found a happy medium, staying informed but not making it my life, and it works for me. The sad thing is some of my friends are still all-in so it's hard to follow them online without being exposed to that stuff 24/7. It feels like choosing between being at peace and staying in touch with friends.
Rather than going in guns blazing and injuring people with excessive force, why not just pull the car over and talk to the people?
If they are going to be violent or belligerent it would be quite obvious.
The one time police pulled me over because I was driving the same kind of car as someone they were looking for, they just walked up, told me to keep my hands visible (this is sensible) and talked to me, calmly asked for my ID, ran it and said "you're free to go" once they realized I wasn't the person. No guns out, no "GET OUT OF THE CAR!!", no being wrestled to the ground.
Police have gotten way too gung-ho lately, it's time to dial that back a few dozen pegs.
"Outrageous and blasphemous"? Bring it on!
There's always going to be some people who are pissed off at something. If you always listen to them, you'll never put anything out at all.
They should have just doubled down and rolled with this.
I actually looked up to make sure their username wasn't "mental reject". That sort of thing has happened a lot especially on Reddit.
"Why is this guy insulting them? OHH, their username is 'ambivalous-retard'."
I'm willing to tolerate a walled garden for my phone and tablet, because they are appliances. I don't consider them "real computers"; they serve a specific function, which is communicating and accessing the Internet and other systems. Basically they're like fancy terminals.
But definitely not for my desktop. I want a real computer on my desk, that I fully control and can run whatever code I want. I suppose Android wouldn't be too bad, though even on Android device makers try to take a lot more control than they do with PCs and Macs.
My iPad is great for sitting in a coffee shop reading something, surfing the web, reading E-mail, or even SSHing to a host or two. But if I have to do any sort of real work, the frustration level spikes quickly. iOS would need a substantial redesign to be a real desktop operating system, including ditching the walled garden. But then what do you have? MacOS. Why not just use the best tool for the job?
This is the sort of thing that tends to cause bank runs. I know if I had been a WF customer I'd be transferring every penny to a different bank and moving my direct deposit.
Banks are something we need to have 100% trust in.
>If a customer BUYS your software, then you get paid once but you still have to support it for years.
That's not really the case, though. Eventually people upgrade computers, operating systems, and so on. Eventually they'll have to buy the latest version to continue using it with the latest hardware.
With the news of Chrome disabling ad-blocking extensions, and now then, I guess we can put Google squarely in the "evil" category.
The thing is, what other options are there? There's Apple, which for the moment is a bit better but they have some evil of their own, and there's no guarantee they won't go full evil like Google has in the future.
Microsoft? HA, I kill me.
Should I just hunker down and stop using the Internet? I don't know anymore.
Why would anyone want to upload a screenshot to Mozilla's servers? Usually when you take a screenshot it's because you need to use it locally, as in sending the file to someone, or archiving it.
It seems odd that they'd implement this ability at all; a bit shady even. Surely if you need to upload a screenshot to Mozilla to report a browser bug, it makes more sense to just send the image file you just saved locally.
And what makes this really sad and petty is that if they can't come to an agreement, NO ONE will make money.
Why can't they just agree on a 50/50 deal and move on?