ok, so given that people are inherently selfish, what is the best way for a society to prevent the spread of disease? cordons are less effective than other options. instead of being absolutists and insisting on an ineffective cordon because we think it's "the way things should be", let's use cheaper, more effective solutions that will slow down the virus and save lives. it's like we're talking about teen abstinence. did you know the regions that are so focused on abstinence-only education have the highest rates of teen pregnancy?
Just because YOU fear choice doesnt mean it shouldn't be offered.
I respectfully disagree. think of it in terms of vaccinations. The purpose of a vaccination program is to reduce the potential vectors for disease spreading. if some people don't get vaccinated they become a risk to others. it's kind of like insecure phones like androids. it opens up a vector that puts me at risk because it is potential access to hackers. how long before an android phone is exploited to gain access to bofa or home depot? then we all lose because somebody made a poor phone decision.
I can't judge if macs are better than Linux, and I can't judge if macs are better for everybody because I don't know everybody's heads, but as a longtime windows user I can say that, for me, macs are better than windows. Here's why:
1) macs respect my time. I can't even tell you how much time I've spent futzing with windows computers. It's really hard and messy to uninstall things. drivers for new equipment are usually wrong. a new computer comes with a whole mess of crapware. when I search for the internet for solutions (or new drivers), half the sites I find are trying to get me to download malware. it's a waste of my time to sit down and troubleshoot, and it's a waste of my time to deal with a poorly operating computer that needs troubleshooting.
As a father and a consultant, my free time is extraordinarily valuable. with macs over the past 10 years I have rarely had any problems that sent me to the internet or stopped my work.
2) macs are designed by people who care about their work. I'm the kind of guy that likes to do things well, and hates it when things are done sloppily. I want the other people and things in my life to have the same values. And you have to admit, there's a lot of things about the windows ecosystem that are sloppy. The computers are generally "barely good enough" commodity component crapware-laden bottom barrel cutting corners bs, and you have to admit this is true. a lot of software is super sloppy get-it-out-the-door bug laden with no thought to design or efficient use of resources, let alone security. You have to admit this is true.
for macs, the industrial design of the products is top notch, and the graphical design of the software is top notch. a lot of thought is placed into small details, and I think small details matter. there might be an anaologue on the pc end with sony, but that would only apply to the device, not the user experience.
3): apple respects my privacy. let me preface this by saying I have been wary of google (and facebook) since more than 10 years ago. They give their stuff away because they want to make money on me, by tracking my preferences and habits and using that to advertise to me. That has always made me very uncomfortable. I don't use gmail. I use duck duck go as my search engine. Other people disagree with me, which is their prerogative.
apple is the opposite of this. they make all their money up front, and have no interest/opportunity in my usage. I appreciate this stance. It's true that up until a couple years ago they have been somewhat lax on security. I think this is because historically macs have been immune to viruses due to the inherent secure design (mach kernel, etc) and the user base. So they did not have a culture of explicit security. but they have turned the ship. 2-factor, encryption, local storage. They are also working hard to make the data secure from themselves. Think facetime and imessage.
Here's a caveat, to be fair. Many people who use macs were burned on windows in the 3.1/95/XP/Vista era (remember the I'm a mac, I'm a pc commercials). windows 7 is actually pretty good. still no comparison for me, but give credit where credit is due.
I hope this helps as specific actual reasons why macs are better for me. you may disagree with the points or the points may not apply to you.
this is true. I get my icloud email through a web app, but I can't get imessages through a web app. pop3/imap were not designed with this level of security.
no, but while there are no regulations on mandatory tracking equipment for phones, there are all sorts of regulations on cars. If we got legislation on the books to mandate this tech then it would be illegal to drive without letting the govt track you.
maybe for you but not for the rest of us. and there's no law to carry cell phones but if DMV and the insurance companies get their meat hooks into this then it will become legally required for cars. dmv, insurance cos, the us govt, and you can kma.
like in 5th element. a receipt printer on the dash to automatically spit out tickets. when you have too many points on your license they disable your car.
But that really doesn't pass Occam's Razor. It doesn't even pass Hanlon's Razor
there should be a third razor specifically for companies: follow the money. we can call this Hader's Razor. Google would never lock their phones down so they can't read them, because they get money by accessing their users' information. apple makes money from selling devices, so there's no profit motive to maintaining access to the data.
dignity has nothing to do with this. there is a contract between the govt and the people of united states. this contract cannot be violated. there's not much more to talk about.
small correction, should be "Defend the rights of accused pedophiles" Once proven guilty of a crime, the law (mostly) and most people then (and only then) support taking away many rights of the individual.
nopee. yes, there are some limitations that apply specifically to the crime. and if specific restrictions have been ruled constitutional then they are permitted. but all the rest of the rights are just as inviolable as they were before. it's called a principle.
I don't understand androids. I prefer knowing the scope of everything I can do, and doing those things. I don't like these "anything under the sun" pones because that's how the hackers get you. before you know it, they're hacking your Bluetooth with NFC and then making a wifi to infect your root.
a foundational principle for justice in the US is that it's better for ten guilty men to go free than one innocent man to go to prison. Another principle is it's legal for a man to protect himself and his family. it's not really a grey area. America, love it or leave it.
why is everybody so full of hate here. apple takes a step forward in security that no other phone company has done. they should be applauded for this. they are doing a bunch of things with iOS 8: randomizing mac addresses that a city-wide wifi network can't track you as you move around (seattle and google have done this). published a 50 page white paper on how iOS security works (nobody else is this transparent). 2-factor authentication needed to change your password, log in to the internet, restore your device (this is a catch-up move but still good to hear). they are making big strides here, and this is a GOOD THING. maybe people can show their appreciation and not tear things down all the time?
Slashdot Mirror
It's better than EncryptoBarn or KeyHaul.
Lol I would totally store my shizz in an encryptobarn.
Wasn't there something in the news recently about a Canadian streaming co and Netflix?
ok, so given that people are inherently selfish, what is the best way for a society to prevent the spread of disease? cordons are less effective than other options. instead of being absolutists and insisting on an ineffective cordon because we think it's "the way things should be", let's use cheaper, more effective solutions that will slow down the virus and save lives. it's like we're talking about teen abstinence. did you know the regions that are so focused on abstinence-only education have the highest rates of teen pregnancy?
Just because YOU fear choice doesnt mean it shouldn't be offered.
I respectfully disagree. think of it in terms of vaccinations. The purpose of a vaccination program is to reduce the potential vectors for disease spreading. if some people don't get vaccinated they become a risk to others. it's kind of like insecure phones like androids. it opens up a vector that puts me at risk because it is potential access to hackers. how long before an android phone is exploited to gain access to bofa or home depot? then we all lose because somebody made a poor phone decision.
I can't judge if macs are better than Linux, and I can't judge if macs are better for everybody because I don't know everybody's heads, but as a longtime windows user I can say that, for me, macs are better than windows. Here's why:
1) macs respect my time. I can't even tell you how much time I've spent futzing with windows computers. It's really hard and messy to uninstall things. drivers for new equipment are usually wrong. a new computer comes with a whole mess of crapware. when I search for the internet for solutions (or new drivers), half the sites I find are trying to get me to download malware. it's a waste of my time to sit down and troubleshoot, and it's a waste of my time to deal with a poorly operating computer that needs troubleshooting.
As a father and a consultant, my free time is extraordinarily valuable. with macs over the past 10 years I have rarely had any problems that sent me to the internet or stopped my work.
2) macs are designed by people who care about their work. I'm the kind of guy that likes to do things well, and hates it when things are done sloppily. I want the other people and things in my life to have the same values. And you have to admit, there's a lot of things about the windows ecosystem that are sloppy. The computers are generally "barely good enough" commodity component crapware-laden bottom barrel cutting corners bs, and you have to admit this is true. a lot of software is super sloppy get-it-out-the-door bug laden with no thought to design or efficient use of resources, let alone security. You have to admit this is true.
for macs, the industrial design of the products is top notch, and the graphical design of the software is top notch. a lot of thought is placed into small details, and I think small details matter. there might be an anaologue on the pc end with sony, but that would only apply to the device, not the user experience.
3): apple respects my privacy. let me preface this by saying I have been wary of google (and facebook) since more than 10 years ago. They give their stuff away because they want to make money on me, by tracking my preferences and habits and using that to advertise to me. That has always made me very uncomfortable. I don't use gmail. I use duck duck go as my search engine. Other people disagree with me, which is their prerogative.
apple is the opposite of this. they make all their money up front, and have no interest/opportunity in my usage. I appreciate this stance. It's true that up until a couple years ago they have been somewhat lax on security. I think this is because historically macs have been immune to viruses due to the inherent secure design (mach kernel, etc) and the user base. So they did not have a culture of explicit security. but they have turned the ship. 2-factor, encryption, local storage. They are also working hard to make the data secure from themselves. Think facetime and imessage.
Here's a caveat, to be fair. Many people who use macs were burned on windows in the 3.1/95/XP/Vista era (remember the I'm a mac, I'm a pc commercials). windows 7 is actually pretty good. still no comparison for me, but give credit where credit is due.
I hope this helps as specific actual reasons why macs are better for me. you may disagree with the points or the points may not apply to you.
if illegal stuff is in my home, then how could the police know it was there, then came in to get it?
the whole thread is about the rights of citizens vs. government, and the difference between US and europe. did you not read it?
kma
what good is a phone when you are unable to speak?
this is true. I get my icloud email through a web app, but I can't get imessages through a web app. pop3/imap were not designed with this level of security.
no, but while there are no regulations on mandatory tracking equipment for phones, there are all sorts of regulations on cars. If we got legislation on the books to mandate this tech then it would be illegal to drive without letting the govt track you.
maybe for you but not for the rest of us. and there's no law to carry cell phones but if DMV and the insurance companies get their meat hooks into this then it will become legally required for cars. dmv, insurance cos, the us govt, and you can kma.
maybe for you but many people don't want to have a smartphone, nor do they want spy cars.
like in 5th element. a receipt printer on the dash to automatically spit out tickets. when you have too many points on your license they disable your car.
true. your point?
what good is a car if you are unable to drive?
This is exactly the point. Police can serve a warrant on a person, but they can't take the legal wrench to apple.
Oh yeah totally because slashdot articles and comments on apple are always glowing with praise. It's practically Macworld.
Dignity is the only thing, that suffers, when a cop violates an innocent man's privacy.
I disagree, but your opinion or mine aren't relevant. If it's in the constitution then it's in the constitution.
But that really doesn't pass Occam's Razor. It doesn't even pass Hanlon's Razor
there should be a third razor specifically for companies: follow the money. we can call this Hader's Razor. Google would never lock their phones down so they can't read them, because they get money by accessing their users' information. apple makes money from selling devices, so there's no profit motive to maintaining access to the data.
dignity has nothing to do with this. there is a contract between the govt and the people of united states. this contract cannot be violated. there's not much more to talk about.
>defend the rights of pedophiles
small correction, should be "Defend the rights of accused pedophiles" Once proven guilty of a crime, the law (mostly) and most people then (and only then) support taking away many rights of the individual.
nopee. yes, there are some limitations that apply specifically to the crime. and if specific restrictions have been ruled constitutional then they are permitted. but all the rest of the rights are just as inviolable as they were before. it's called a principle.
I don't understand androids. I prefer knowing the scope of everything I can do, and doing those things. I don't like these "anything under the sun" pones because that's how the hackers get you. before you know it, they're hacking your Bluetooth with NFC and then making a wifi to infect your root.
a foundational principle for justice in the US is that it's better for ten guilty men to go free than one innocent man to go to prison. Another principle is it's legal for a man to protect himself and his family. it's not really a grey area. America, love it or leave it.
why is everybody so full of hate here. apple takes a step forward in security that no other phone company has done. they should be applauded for this. they are doing a bunch of things with iOS 8: randomizing mac addresses that a city-wide wifi network can't track you as you move around (seattle and google have done this). published a 50 page white paper on how iOS security works (nobody else is this transparent). 2-factor authentication needed to change your password, log in to the internet, restore your device (this is a catch-up move but still good to hear). they are making big strides here, and this is a GOOD THING. maybe people can show their appreciation and not tear things down all the time?