Flash doesn't run on iOS, so it's already on the way out. I block Flash on most websites, and rarely need to enable it. Flash will be around for many years but it's already on a major decline.
Emacs is better than Vim in many ways, but editing with Vim is faster than Emacs unless you're using Evil. (assuming experienced users)
I'm a Vim user, but would consider Evil if it ran in the terminal everywhere as well as Vim.
One problem with it was the design. The interface was awful from the beginning. It looked sparse, while at the same time having WAY too much animation. It was so JavaScript-heavy that it wouldn't run on my netbook (4 Gb RAM). They killed off XMPP-integration and then abandoned RSS. There was no API for auto-posting, which increased the difficulty for creating content by people who take social media seriously. Google+ should have been much simpler and cooler. The Android app was (and is) completely obnoxious. Google are generally awful at design and should not try to be innovative with it. I can't stand animation, especially when it tries to be "cute". I stopped using it for those reasons, and I was a supporter in the beginning.
Unfortunately, it looks terrible in English. It looks like someone typed Dev-Juan but forgot the J. Just called it DevOne, or some other number, and it would be fine.
It doesn't sound like Debian, but the letters are similar. It looks terrible -- like a misspelled "Dev-Juan". If it's pronounced "Dev One" then spell it that way.
The name sounds so much like a joke that maybe someone is intentionally trying to sow more discord in the community. Or Maybe English isn't their native language and they don't know how bad it looks in English? It might look less ridiculous in Spanish. In either case, many people won't take something that is spelled "Devuan" seriously, and there will be a lot of arguing.
I think it's close enough -- two large tech projects with the same name. If you're having a conversation about "using gnome" and the topic is technology, it would be confusing. Groupon's project presumably has "gnome" software running on it.
"Do not track" was not enabled by default. That's what the outrage was about when Microsoft made it default-on in Internet Explorer: By making it the default, it gave advertisers a reason to ignore it. If users don't choose "do not track", then it's not their decision and it need not be accepted, is the argument.
You're right. I had it mixed up. Firefox was planning to enable 3rd-party cooking blocking by default.
I've seen sites that respect it. I think that Twitter does. IIRC, it triggers opt-out by default rather than opt-in. I haven't double checked it though.
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Many companies are tracking by MAC address. E.g., coffee shop Wi-Fi systems, retail analytics systems.
Or maybe Brainf*ck on Baboons.
Doesn't Google Analytics load some Flash for tracking purposes? I wonder if they will block that.
COBOL is making a comeback in the web development space: COBOL on Cogs.
Apparently, Flash is baked into Windows 10 and can't easily be uninstalled, so it will still take work to finish it off.
Firefox: go to "about:config" in the address bar. Search for "dom.battery.enabled" and double-click to set it to false.
This is one reason why GMO foods need labels.
I don't like the idea of precompiled JavaScript, because it will be harder to block trackers and advertising.
Flash doesn't run on iOS, so it's already on the way out. I block Flash on most websites, and rarely need to enable it. Flash will be around for many years but it's already on a major decline.
Emacs is better than Vim in many ways, but editing with Vim is faster than Emacs unless you're using Evil. (assuming experienced users) I'm a Vim user, but would consider Evil if it ran in the terminal everywhere as well as Vim.
One problem with it was the design. The interface was awful from the beginning. It looked sparse, while at the same time having WAY too much animation. It was so JavaScript-heavy that it wouldn't run on my netbook (4 Gb RAM). They killed off XMPP-integration and then abandoned RSS. There was no API for auto-posting, which increased the difficulty for creating content by people who take social media seriously. Google+ should have been much simpler and cooler. The Android app was (and is) completely obnoxious. Google are generally awful at design and should not try to be innovative with it. I can't stand animation, especially when it tries to be "cute". I stopped using it for those reasons, and I was a supporter in the beginning.
I'm referring to the OS, not the personal name, which is not trying to spell the word "One" as "uan".
Unfortunately, it looks terrible in English. It looks like someone typed Dev-Juan but forgot the J. Just called it DevOne, or some other number, and it would be fine.
It doesn't sound like Debian, but the letters are similar. It looks terrible -- like a misspelled "Dev-Juan". If it's pronounced "Dev One" then spell it that way.
The name sounds so much like a joke that maybe someone is intentionally trying to sow more discord in the community. Or Maybe English isn't their native language and they don't know how bad it looks in English? It might look less ridiculous in Spanish. In either case, many people won't take something that is spelled "Devuan" seriously, and there will be a lot of arguing.
Also via buying companies like Onavo, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Moves.
How can Facebook get personal information that you don't voluntarily share with it?
Offline data collection:
Tracking your browsing:
Getting tentacles in your OS:
Running analytics software and servers for other websites and apps:
Etc.
Sure it is. See the other replies.
I use GNOME and run xmonad inside of it. It's very nice.
I think it's close enough -- two large tech projects with the same name. If you're having a conversation about "using gnome" and the topic is technology, it would be confusing. Groupon's project presumably has "gnome" software running on it.
Firefox 33.0.3 is completely fucked up now swithching to Qupzilla ...
Firefox isn't perfect, but it has good privacy tools.
"Do not track" was not enabled by default. That's what the outrage was about when Microsoft made it default-on in Internet Explorer: By making it the default, it gave advertisers a reason to ignore it. If users don't choose "do not track", then it's not their decision and it need not be accepted, is the argument.
You're right. I had it mixed up. Firefox was planning to enable 3rd-party cooking blocking by default.
The only truly safe place is your mind, or whatever is left of it.
Sorry: http://www.scientificamerican....
I've seen sites that respect it. I think that Twitter does. IIRC, it triggers opt-out by default rather than opt-in. I haven't double checked it though.
Groupon should rename their device "Troll".