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  1. Re:What took them so long? on Apple Announces New Programming Language Called Swift · · Score: 1

    proprietary standards

    Swift compiles with LLVM/Clang, which is open source. So I wouldn't call the standard proprietary, as anyone can fork it.

  2. Re:2-D: Says It All About Apple's Direction To Com on Apple WWDC 2014: Tim Cook Unveils Yosemite · · Score: 1

    OS X is still more than POSIX compatible, it's UNIX certified, including the current version.

  3. Re: people ruin everything on The Sudden Policy Change In Truecrypt Explained · · Score: 1

    Don't forget to download some more RAM too, just in case.

  4. Re:OpenSSL and what else. on OpenSSL To Undergo Security Audit, Gets Cash For 2 Developers · · Score: 2
  5. Re:One drop rule? on Facebook Refuses To Share Employee Race and Gender Data · · Score: 1

    you might have significant P.R. issues.

    So that's why there aren't that many black Klansmen! I'd always wondered.

  6. Re:Just bought a GTX 660.... on The Truth About OpenGL Driver Quality · · Score: 2

    you dont have any games to worry about

    Have you even looked at the OS X/Linux sections of the Steam Store?

  7. Re:Kind of understandable from Nintendo on Nintendo Apologizes For Not Allowing Same-Sex Relationships In Life Sim Game · · Score: 1

    Still too negative. "Minority?"

  8. Re:Hmmm some artful Apple misdirection on Apple Can Extract Texts, Photos, Contacts From Locked iPhones · · Score: 1

    Those passwords are encrypted using the phone's UID (which can't be accessed directly), and their backups in the iCloud are presumably highly encrypted too. According to TFA, however, the types of data law enforcement would be able to access in the iCloud don't seem to cover the iCloud Keychain, so those would be safe. Plus, the Calendar app also interfaces with Google Calendar, etc. depending on the account.

  9. Re:So... cloud access? on Apple Can Extract Texts, Photos, Contacts From Locked iPhones · · Score: 4, Informative

    TFA says that the data can only be accessed at the company HQ, so no, it seems that they are referring to local data that is unencrypted. It also states that they can access some data in the iCloud, too.

  10. Re:Not in my experience. on SanDisk Announces 4TB SSD, Plans For 8TB Next Year · · Score: 1

    Weren't optical disks deprecated?

  11. Re:All part of the plan. on Could Google's Test of Hiding Complete URLs In Chrome Become a Standard? · · Score: 0

    Besides, there's no "hover" gesture with a touchpad.

    Tapping and holding gives you the link's URL and the standard set of right-click options you'd get on a desktop browser in iOS Safari. Probably does in Android browsers too.

    Now we know why UX people hate status bars, and now that they've gotten rid of those, they're going after the URL bar.

    Plus, there are a lot of status bar extensions, and OS X Safari still has one.

  12. Re:As always, balance is best on Could Google's Test of Hiding Complete URLs In Chrome Become a Standard? · · Score: 0

    Safari does this, but hides the protocol if it's HTTP. If it's HTTPS, it either displays "https://" or the site's certificate name.

  13. Re:Immediately Hostile on Could Google's Test of Hiding Complete URLs In Chrome Become a Standard? · · Score: 0

    It only hides the "http://" at the start, and that's only if it's not HTTPS, in which case it'll display "https://" or the name of the site's certificate. The only other alteration to the URL is making the root domain solid black and the rest of the URL grey.

  14. Re:And the question of the day is... on Could Google's Test of Hiding Complete URLs In Chrome Become a Standard? · · Score: 0

    The information (certificate name) confirming that the bank website is what it claims to be is probably displayed in the address bar over "https://." No need to change it.

  15. Re:And the question of the day is... on Could Google's Test of Hiding Complete URLs In Chrome Become a Standard? · · Score: 0

    Safari doesn't hide anything about the URL. It simply puts the root domain in solid black and the rest of the address in grey.

  16. Re:Not in my experience. on SanDisk Announces 4TB SSD, Plans For 8TB Next Year · · Score: 1

    In general, less moving parts = lesser chance of failure.

  17. Re:Remaining a "consumer" on Report: 99 Percent of New Mobile Threats Target Android · · Score: 0

    I don't have any ideas for content creation on smartphones/tablets, and the ideas I do have would be much better implemented on a desktop or server. I'm perfectly fine with remaining a consumer using a well-made, more power/system resources-efficient, sturdy and nice-looking device in the mobile market.

  18. Re:Niches that Apple has chosen not to serve on Report: 99 Percent of New Mobile Threats Target Android · · Score: 0

    Until your functionality needs end up growing to encompassing one of the forbidden categories.

    Let's see here...

    I don't play a lot of games on iOS, and the ones I do play are extremely casual.

    Card Counting: Why would any corporation in their right mind allow applications to do what is technically illegal in many states?

    I don't see the point of programming on a smartphone.

    I find the default UI of iOS quite functional, well-designed and good looking.

    I don't maintain networks.

    I don't browse a lot of websites outside of discussion boards or other places which are mostly text and CSS, at least on my mobile device.

    A month seems like a reasonable minimum period for a subscription.

    I prefer swiping to tapping buttons to change pages on a book displayed on a touchscreen.

    Even as a theist, I don't support forceful proselytization.

    Apple is a bit crazy about privacy and encryption.

    In short, none of these look like things I'd do on a mobile device. I'm just speaking from the average consumer's point of view.

  19. Re:Because it's physically smaller than a laptop on Report: 99 Percent of New Mobile Threats Target Android · · Score: 0

    Why should it require a laptop?

    I thought the applications like that would benefit from the interface options and processing power a laptop has, but then again, I don't have much experience with wireless network maintenance.

    Laptops are getting very small and thin these days, and are pretty convenient to carry, even if you had one in a backpack while riding a bike (I'm citing my MacBook Air as evidence, but a Chromebook with a light Linux distro installed would probably be comparable in terms of portability).

    Also, using a smartphone as a Wi-Fi diagnostics tool is pretty niche. iOS is enough for me. The security seems solid (judging by the whitepaper), it has all the basic functionalities a smartphone needs, the App Store, while not offering the wide library Android has, covers the same bases (e.g. while the iOS App Store has one or a few (hopefully) good app(s) for function X, Android has a lot of them, but everyone uses a few or one because the rest aren't as good), iPhones have good build quality (my 4S has been dropped and accidentally flung towards walls a lot and survived with only a few cosmetic scratches), and the keyboard feels less laggy than the keyboards I've used on Android phones. For the average user, it seems more like a matter of the amount of money they have to spare.

  20. Re:Droid does what iDon't: WiFi-Where on Report: 99 Percent of New Mobile Threats Target Android · · Score: 0

    Wouldn't you be much better off running that on a desktop OS? If you're maintaining someone else's Wi-Fi network, why don't you bring your laptop with you?

  21. Re:Silicon on Sapphire on How Apple's Billion Dollar Sapphire Bet Will Pay Off · · Score: 0

    Did you just refer to Apple as an innovator here, out of all places? Run before the swarm of rabid Slashdotters can find you!

  22. Re:Worth pointing out on Women Increasingly Freezing Their Eggs To Pursue Their Careers · · Score: 0

    Obviously the latter. Sarcastic putdowns and comedic crowd appeals have almost never failed against reasonable arguments.

  23. Re:Useless without a surrogate on Women Increasingly Freezing Their Eggs To Pursue Their Careers · · Score: 0

    ...it doesn't let guys be teachers anymore.

    I don't think so. Statistics show an approximately 50% ratio of female teachers which doesn't seem to be going up (thus implying a decrease in the ratio of male teachers).

  24. Re:There aren't infinite bugs on Bug Bounties Don't Help If Bugs Never Run Out · · Score: 0

    [1]: The exception to this rule being malware, which is probably the most bug-free code written anywhere these days. It is lean, robust, does what it is purposed to do, and is constantly updated without a fuss.

    I contest that point. Have you ever even used MS Office?

  25. Re:Safeguard the farmers? on Plant Breeders Release 'Open Source Seeds' · · Score: 0

    This. As a malicious criminal, I'd like to say that we're not all like them. People keep making broad generalizations after they've seen a vocal minority.