Very insightful. I'm surprised nobody else mentioned the FM radio issue. I doubt USB headphones could act as an antenna either so the manufacturers will likely just drop FM.
Also, the ability to use one headphone/mic on different devices is a big deal. Abandoning the 3.5mm jack is just a way of forcing customers to cough up more cash in return for less value.
I wonder if it'd be possible (for somebody with knowledge/talent) to build a mini StingRay-like device that would force your phone to communicate through it and its firewall?
Yeah, when not using pad-and-pencil, using any plain-text editor means your notes are as portable as possible. Sync the files with SyncThing to almost any device and import the text into any word processor if you need to print. Ascii text is editable on practically any o/s - and will be for the foreseeable future.
Wouldn't it have been simpler to say, "AI must be designed for privacy" if privacy was the real goal? This is just CEO-speak for "AI must be designed for private information to be shared with our advertisers."
I don't think iPhones have radios to pick up broadcasts but if Android phone makers follow suit, the built-in radios will necessarily be dropped, too, won't they?
There have been several posts recommending this approach but I don't think I'd count on it working. The 7/8.1 license converts to a Win10 license after 30 days. So, until it converts, you have a 7/8.1 license, not a Win10 license. Also, once it converts, you can't go back to 7/8.1.
To me, the deciding factors are Windows 10's automatic updates and the economic decision.
The privacy issues are becoming moot because Microsoft is salting the earth of Windows 7 and 8.1 with privacy-stealing "features."
I've already had updates that broke Windows 10 and that, alone, is probably enough to avoid it.
The economic decision boils down to: if your machine will be replaced before your OS EOL, don't bother with the upgrade. If you expect it to be around longer than the EOS, consider getting the "free" upgrade.
Today, one of my repair shop customers (a senior gentleman), having seen and tried Windows 10 and having seen Microsoft's aggressive tactics, asked if he could get Linux on his laptop. I was so happy and impressed I did it for free (Mint-Cinnamon).
As much as I think Feinstein is a twat, I think this is part of a clever ploy by the Democrats to establish a precedent for gun control.
This is about making the manufacturer responsible for damage done with their products. If they can get this law passed (with Republican help - because terrorists), they will have the footing to say gun manufacturers should be held accountable for crimes committed with their products.
The use of "from x to y," where x and y don't represent the start and end of a range of related items, is called a "false range." Lots of marginal writers use false ranges but this summary contains 3. That's like using everything from soup to dirigibles.
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Very insightful. I'm surprised nobody else mentioned the FM radio issue. I doubt USB headphones could act as an antenna either so the manufacturers will likely just drop FM.
Also, the ability to use one headphone/mic on different devices is a big deal. Abandoning the 3.5mm jack is just a way of forcing customers to cough up more cash in return for less value.
I wonder if it'd be possible (for somebody with knowledge/talent) to build a mini StingRay-like device that would force your phone to communicate through it and its firewall?
Yeah, when not using pad-and-pencil, using any plain-text editor means your notes are as portable as possible. Sync the files with SyncThing to almost any device and import the text into any word processor if you need to print.
Ascii text is editable on practically any o/s - and will be for the foreseeable future.
Hey, Lifelock is working - your post shows up as being from "Anonymous Coward!"
Wouldn't it have been simpler to say, "AI must be designed for privacy" if privacy was the real goal?
This is just CEO-speak for "AI must be designed for private information to be shared with our advertisers."
Their statement doesn't say they aren't tracking - and using - location data. They just said they weren't using location data to suggest friends.
I don't think iPhones have radios to pick up broadcasts but if Android phone makers follow suit, the built-in radios will necessarily be dropped, too, won't they?
I believe there is prior art.
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There have been several posts recommending this approach but I don't think I'd count on it working. The 7/8.1 license converts to a Win10 license after 30 days. So, until it converts, you have a 7/8.1 license, not a Win10 license. Also, once it converts, you can't go back to 7/8.1.
To me, the deciding factors are Windows 10's automatic updates and the economic decision.
The privacy issues are becoming moot because Microsoft is salting the earth of Windows 7 and 8.1 with privacy-stealing "features."
I've already had updates that broke Windows 10 and that, alone, is probably enough to avoid it.
The economic decision boils down to: if your machine will be replaced before your OS EOL, don't bother with the upgrade. If you expect it to be around longer than the EOS, consider getting the "free" upgrade.
We might finally get real DuckLips!
Today, one of my repair shop customers (a senior gentleman), having seen and tried Windows 10 and having seen Microsoft's aggressive tactics, asked if he could get Linux on his laptop. I was so happy and impressed I did it for free (Mint-Cinnamon).
Hey, I read that same, exact post a year ago!
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I guess the answer is "no."
Wouldn't "physical vr" reduce to "reality?"
It'll never happen because you have to upload human consciousness into computers - you have to download it from the human brain.
If they have to get within 30km of their target, MAD does not exist.
Suddenly I feel slimy for belonging to an "exclusive" Prime. Thanks, Amazon.
So, just to tie your points together, how much of that VR is available on Linux?
As much as I think Feinstein is a twat, I think this is part of a clever ploy by the Democrats to establish a precedent for gun control.
This is about making the manufacturer responsible for damage done with their products. If they can get this law passed (with Republican help - because terrorists), they will have the footing to say gun manufacturers should be held accountable for crimes committed with their products.
The breadth of your knowledge of Americans is truly astounding.
The use of "from x to y," where x and y don't represent the start and end of a range of related items, is called a "false range." Lots of marginal writers use false ranges but this summary contains 3. That's like using everything from soup to dirigibles.