BTW, how is Laphroaig compared to Bowmore? I've never had an Islay, but my friend swears by Bowmore.
Well, I remember that I like them both quite a lot... although it's been a while since I've had Bowmore.
I just picked up a bottle of Laphroaig a couple weeks ago. I'd been on a bourbon kick for a while, so jumping right back into a strong-flavored Islay like Laphroaig is a bit of a shock. It has a really distinct peat-y flavor which might be a bit off-putting for some folks; but I rather like it.
And you have what evidence for this? Unless you actually work at Google in a fairly technically privileged position you would have no way to know if they do or do not have backdoor access under any definition of the term you care to use.
I actually laughed at this, given that swillden really does work for Google.
The policy makers must be the 1st to respond to such a disaster.
Nuclear meltdowns don't happen very often, so I think it's feasible to require the head of the EPA to accompany any first responders as they make their initial foray into the site.
I'm sure there are exceptions, but for most of us - the rate of improvement with processors has far outstripped any growth in our need for that processing power. If it weren't for unnecessary bloat in macOS (or Windows) itself, I bet most of us could get along reasonably well with 10-year-old machines.
Using electricity to process a CC purchase is relatively new. This is a solved problem.
Kids today... using "Home Alone 2" to demonstrate "old" technology. There's probably at least one truly old movie where Ginger Rogers was working a store counter before Fred Astaire came strolling in (although, fun as they are, those do tend to blur together).
When I was in high school, I had a part time job in a music store. Not only did we use those mechanical credit card impresses - we had to call a phone number to verify that the person had enough room left on their credit line before approving the purchase. AND I think it was a different phone number depending on Visa (BankAmericard), Master Charge (now MasterCard), American Express, or some regional card.
So even then we were dependent on electricity. But fortunately POTS has its own power supply which is (or at least was) quite reliable - I don't remember ever losing phone service during a power outage.
I love how Comcast keeps sending me adverts to purchase their "Triple Play" package - Internet, Cable TV, IP-based home phone. We haven't had a "home phone" in years, thanks to our cell phones... and we cut back to the lowest tier cable + internet package several years ago. The only reason we keep even THAT is my wife likes all those silly NCIS:SVU:NKVD:IOU series that've been on forever.
It's bad enough that the price of Comcast's lowest Cable Internet + TV tier has climbed to $85 a month now in this region... but still, even that's $55/month less than we were paying them before we "downgraded". But why on earth do they think we'd want to start giving them $200/month - or more - to add a pointless home phone line? Their thinking is apparently still rooted in the 1980s...
40 years? More like 140... computer keyboards are essentially the same today as typewriter keyboards were more than a century ago. A little tweaking around the periphery; but that's about it.
It's hard to imagine ever wanting to code by talking or writing.
I don't care if voice recognition or handwriting interpretation gets to 100% accuracy - they're still significantly slower than I can type. And accurately positioning a cursor, now done quickly with a mouse or trackpad, would be horribly inefficient by voice (and, frankly, even touch screens are a big step backward for this purpose).
These methods could be very useful as supplementary input for certain specific use cases, so I do want to see them continue to advance... but they're not going to do away with our current input devices.
I originally stopped going because the experience was bad: high prices, noisy audiences, smaller screens, more crowded seats. And while some theaters are now addressing the latter two items, it's too late for me - I've found I'm perfectly happy watching movies on my flat-panel TV at home, eating my own popcorn, and having a "pause" button handy when I need to go to the bathroom.
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It depends whether they going collaborate on an as-needed basis, or are they going to collect and hoard zero-days without notifying the manufacturers?
We've seen how well the latter works... thanks, NSA!
Also, ARDBEG.
I've never had it - but, having just read a review, I'm going to add it to my shopping list!
BTW, how is Laphroaig compared to Bowmore? I've never had an Islay, but my friend swears by Bowmore.
Well, I remember that I like them both quite a lot... although it's been a while since I've had Bowmore.
I just picked up a bottle of Laphroaig a couple weeks ago. I'd been on a bourbon kick for a while, so jumping right back into a strong-flavored Islay like Laphroaig is a bit of a shock. It has a really distinct peat-y flavor which might be a bit off-putting for some folks; but I rather like it.
It is a somewhat odd story for Slashdot - but congrats to the submitter for getting his rant published.
Also, LAPHROAIG.
What , the Android and iOS keyboards aren’t hard enough?
And you have what evidence for this? Unless you actually work at Google in a fairly technically privileged position you would have no way to know if they do or do not have backdoor access under any definition of the term you care to use.
I actually laughed at this, given that swillden really does work for Google.
Ever see the Steve Martin movie “The Man with Two CPUs”?
Netflix is what nudged people to stop renting movies.
Back when they actually had movies, anyway...
The policy makers must be the 1st to respond to such a disaster.
Nuclear meltdowns don't happen very often, so I think it's feasible to require the head of the EPA to accompany any first responders as they make their initial foray into the site.
Won't make a bit of difference if the access points are still vulnerable.
This seems to be more of an attack on clients (e.g. laptops, tablets, phones) rather than access points.
Interestingly, this vulnerability does not expose a network's WPA2 passphrase.
And you all call yourself nerds...
That hover bike doesn't need lame crap like blade protectors. What it DOES need is a couple of rocket launchers.
Don't let Jony Ive run amok with your "Pro" laptops.
I'm sure there are exceptions, but for most of us - the rate of improvement with processors has far outstripped any growth in our need for that processing power. If it weren't for unnecessary bloat in macOS (or Windows) itself, I bet most of us could get along reasonably well with 10-year-old machines.
Using electricity to process a CC purchase is relatively new. This is a solved problem.
Kids today... using "Home Alone 2" to demonstrate "old" technology. There's probably at least one truly old movie where Ginger Rogers was working a store counter before Fred Astaire came strolling in (although, fun as they are, those do tend to blur together).
When I was in high school, I had a part time job in a music store. Not only did we use those mechanical credit card impresses - we had to call a phone number to verify that the person had enough room left on their credit line before approving the purchase. AND I think it was a different phone number depending on Visa (BankAmericard), Master Charge (now MasterCard), American Express, or some regional card.
So even then we were dependent on electricity. But fortunately POTS has its own power supply which is (or at least was) quite reliable - I don't remember ever losing phone service during a power outage.
I love how Comcast keeps sending me adverts to purchase their "Triple Play" package - Internet, Cable TV, IP-based home phone. We haven't had a "home phone" in years, thanks to our cell phones... and we cut back to the lowest tier cable + internet package several years ago. The only reason we keep even THAT is my wife likes all those silly NCIS:SVU:NKVD:IOU series that've been on forever.
It's bad enough that the price of Comcast's lowest Cable Internet + TV tier has climbed to $85 a month now in this region... but still, even that's $55/month less than we were paying them before we "downgraded". But why on earth do they think we'd want to start giving them $200/month - or more - to add a pointless home phone line? Their thinking is apparently still rooted in the 1980s...
Get in touch with them - why? For commiseration? It's not as if the newspaper and publishing industries have figured out a solution either.
40 years? More like 140... computer keyboards are essentially the same today as typewriter keyboards were more than a century ago. A little tweaking around the periphery; but that's about it.
It's hard to imagine ever wanting to code by talking or writing.
I don't care if voice recognition or handwriting interpretation gets to 100% accuracy - they're still significantly slower than I can type. And accurately positioning a cursor, now done quickly with a mouse or trackpad, would be horribly inefficient by voice (and, frankly, even touch screens are a big step backward for this purpose).
These methods could be very useful as supplementary input for certain specific use cases, so I do want to see them continue to advance... but they're not going to do away with our current input devices.
"it's okay for me to throw my butts into the street, because a crow will pick it up and get fed. I'm thinking of the crows"
It's pretty obvious most smokers already think it's okay for them to throw their butts on the street - no justification necessary.
At least it's not another Kickstarter.
It was also pretty cheeky of him to "ask management to resign, effective immediately". :-)
What's a helpdesk ticketing system like RT got to do with the topic at hand?
I haven't been to a movie theater in 10-15 years.
I originally stopped going because the experience was bad: high prices, noisy audiences, smaller screens, more crowded seats. And while some theaters are now addressing the latter two items, it's too late for me - I've found I'm perfectly happy watching movies on my flat-panel TV at home, eating my own popcorn, and having a "pause" button handy when I need to go to the bathroom.
Even guys like you need to either adapt, or die.
But it's a dead giveaway when they squirt ink at you.