It might be me; but I usually blame my wife. There have been numerous times when I've seen her using her iPad while it's charging and the cable is bent just about 90 degrees, right where the cable meets the connector, because she's got it stretched out to the absolute maximum distance she can get it.
About a month ago, I speculated (only half jokingly) that Apple was knowingly and intentionally putting really crappy keyboards into their "Pro" laptops so that they could subsequently move to completely fake keyboards without the users noticing any further degradation in keyboard experience (because basically, at that point, Apple users would already be used to basically drumming their fingers on a piece of metal).
This guy is an idiot. An increase in complexity - which this most certainly would entail - will always lead to an increase in genuine bugs. And, as was said by someone further up... when programmers already can’t write bug-free code, how the heck are they going to make up 100% guaranteed non-exploitable false bugs which - at the same time - are indistinguishable from the real thing to a skilled hacker?
Of course, it seems like they are assuming that all this electronic garbage is being generated due to the non-standard phone charger, which is silly. In my experience, cables fail routinely - what connector is at the end of the thing is irrelevant.
It would be a better argument if they were including devices like the Nintendo portables you mention, since the transformer is permanently connected to the charging cable itself. But they’re only looking at phones, and I can’t remember the last time I saw a phone charging cable which wasn’t just a USB conversion cable.
Nothing wrong with that... but, given the subject being discussed, it’s something to keep in mind when reading his opinion regarding tracking and privacy.
Then theres the damned newsletter screen! Why did people all of a sudden start signing up for newsletters?? Didn't they stop doing that over a decade ago, maybe two? WHO THE HELL IS DOING THIS? The worst thing is you kinda know it's coming, but it's still just as annoying every time. Like a fullscreen popup add but worse. You could literally be on a website trying to buy something FROM THE WEBSITE and a freaking newsletter screen will pop up preventing you from doing it.
I am in complete agreement with you. Fortunately, with ublock origin, you only need to see it once.
The only people in our circle of friends who’ve had their dwelling burglarized are gun owners. Actually, they *were* gun owners - and yes, the burglar did steal their guns.
Lately I keep getting blindsided by these out-of-the-blue, shocking stories! A few days it was the problems at MoviePass; and now this! Once again I was fortunately sitting down... but this one knocked me out of my chair!
Since we’re talking about a country’s power grid, long term thinking is a necessity. What is the lifetime of the battery components of these powerpacks; and, when the time comes to replace them, how much of the old material can be reprocessed and reused versus having to go to the hazardous waste dump (and - separately - can that dump be in low-laying Samoa?)?
Actually, that “it took longer” statement could be totally bogus. Of course it took longer when the robot was verbalizing than when it wasn’t... listening to the words being uttered is going to take some discrete amount of additional time, and people - especially when they had been already interacting with the device - are going to want to listen and make sure there weren’t more tasks, or some sort of correction to previous instructions.
I am sure that when Larry and Sergey started Google, they had good intentions. I really believe that at the time that wanted to: "Do no evil".
Except they didn’t come up with that slogan - Marissa Mayer did.
Larry and Sergei were probably just trying to make some bucks in the Dot Com boom, like hundreds of thousands of other college students were trying to do at the time.
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Hopefully that 71.3 billion doesn’t include any significant portion of my retirement funds...
Note that I didn’t actually argue the “clumsy bastard” label, because anyone who knows me would call me on it. :-D
It might be me; but I usually blame my wife. There have been numerous times when I've seen her using her iPad while it's charging and the cable is bent just about 90 degrees, right where the cable meets the connector, because she's got it stretched out to the absolute maximum distance she can get it.
Yeah, that it. It's her fault.
Don't tell her I said that.
About a month ago, I speculated (only half jokingly) that Apple was knowingly and intentionally putting really crappy keyboards into their "Pro" laptops so that they could subsequently move to completely fake keyboards without the users noticing any further degradation in keyboard experience (because basically, at that point, Apple users would already be used to basically drumming their fingers on a piece of metal).
I suppose an alternative statement - which I probably should’ve used - is “this idea is idiotic”.
This guy is an idiot. An increase in complexity - which this most certainly would entail - will always lead to an increase in genuine bugs. And, as was said by someone further up... when programmers already can’t write bug-free code, how the heck are they going to make up 100% guaranteed non-exploitable false bugs which - at the same time - are indistinguishable from the real thing to a skilled hacker?
Of course, it seems like they are assuming that all this electronic garbage is being generated due to the non-standard phone charger, which is silly. In my experience, cables fail routinely - what connector is at the end of the thing is irrelevant.
It would be a better argument if they were including devices like the Nintendo portables you mention, since the transformer is permanently connected to the charging cable itself. But they’re only looking at phones, and I can’t remember the last time I saw a phone charging cable which wasn’t just a USB conversion cable.
only as long as the thing you looking for is not censored by cloudflare
... or Mozilla.
Nothing wrong with that... but, given the subject being discussed, it’s something to keep in mind when reading his opinion regarding tracking and privacy.
I predict 75% of Slashdotters are too young to get the joke.
How much are the 48% who want this fast WiFi actually willing to pay for it though.
The first secret to getting the poll results you want is knowing how to phrase the question.
Then theres the damned newsletter screen! Why did people all of a sudden start signing up for newsletters?? Didn't they stop doing that over a decade ago, maybe two? WHO THE HELL IS DOING THIS? The worst thing is you kinda know it's coming, but it's still just as annoying every time. Like a fullscreen popup add but worse. You could literally be on a website trying to buy something FROM THE WEBSITE and a freaking newsletter screen will pop up preventing you from doing it.
I am in complete agreement with you. Fortunately, with ublock origin, you only need to see it once.
Wish I could give you mod points...
The only people in our circle of friends who’ve had their dwelling burglarized are gun owners. Actually, they *were* gun owners - and yes, the burglar did steal their guns.
Play a recording of Walt Mossberg, reading one of his reviews... that should drive them away equally effectively.
”There are conversations from a book club where no one discusses the book”
I’m pretty sure I was a member of that book club a while back.
Lately I keep getting blindsided by these out-of-the-blue, shocking stories! A few days it was the problems at MoviePass; and now this! Once again I was fortunately sitting down... but this one knocked me out of my chair!
My old heart can’t take it!
Since we’re talking about a country’s power grid, long term thinking is a necessity. What is the lifetime of the battery components of these powerpacks; and, when the time comes to replace them, how much of the old material can be reprocessed and reused versus having to go to the hazardous waste dump (and - separately - can that dump be in low-laying Samoa?)?
... or become executives in the insurance industry.
Actually, that “it took longer” statement could be totally bogus. Of course it took longer when the robot was verbalizing than when it wasn’t... listening to the words being uttered is going to take some discrete amount of additional time, and people - especially when they had been already interacting with the device - are going to want to listen and make sure there weren’t more tasks, or some sort of correction to previous instructions.
On a related note, owners of large motor homes are 75% more likely to die in the next 10-15 years compared to the average person!
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What are they moving TO? The article doesn’t seem to say.
I don't have quite the faith in Wikipedia that you have. Here's one mention of Mayer's involvement, from 2012:
"Eleven years ago on Thursday, Mayer was one of 15 Googlers behind the company's famous motto: Don't Be Evil."
Admittedly that declares it was more of a group effort.
Regardless, all of these "origin stories" occurred well after Google was founded, and none of them involve Larry or Sergei.
I am sure that when Larry and Sergey started Google, they had good intentions. I really believe that at the time that wanted to: "Do no evil".
Except they didn’t come up with that slogan - Marissa Mayer did.
Larry and Sergei were probably just trying to make some bucks in the Dot Com boom, like hundreds of thousands of other college students were trying to do at the time.
Well, at least you've still got your Beanie-Babies.