Microsoft Windows is not sold at a heavily subsidized price point. The cost of each additional copy after the first is almost nothing. They only had to resort to the free-to-tablets oem pricing for 10, and free-for-7-8.x to get it accepted because they know the lock-in will continue to generate revenue. Otherwise people would have just stuck it out with 7, same as many did with xp.
I'm free to run a *nix box without ever connecting it to the internet. How long before Windows 10 times out and refuses to work unless it's re-validated (may be in a future update, may already exist... but we know it's coming).
And what business is of theirs what software I'm running and how often I'm using it? It's not their computer. Also, the article writer attempted to minimize the consequences by saying that you can greatly limit the amount of requests in Windows Enterprise. The majority of users are not using the Enterprise edition.
Just the fact that it it phoning home is enough to reveal some information, such as that the device on the other end is running Windows 10. Looks like it's also trying to discover any other machines on the local network.
If it's suspicious activity that wasn't disclosed ahead of time, it should be considered nefarious until proven otherwise. Your machine is not under your control... that's a serious problem.
and in the US once one swipe or one untrustworthy bartender/waiter away from theft from thin air (no further access to your card required).
That's only true for backwards places that still require you to swipe your card. Even the US is changing - mostly moving to the less secure chip and signature, instead of chip and pin, but it's progress.
To fine one particular key for one particular individual, sure. However, there's more than one individual in the blockchain. That's why they were able to crack 18,000 passwords.
Either way is a cheap method to deny someone access to their bitcoins.We could call it a DoB (denial of bitcoins attack), or if we use a botnet, a DDoB.
Would any candidate actually WANT her endorsement? Lots of people have a visceral dislike of her superficial, scripted, lies. Any endorsement by her will be a contagion to any candidate.
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He hasn't learned anything. I watched a clip of him being interviewed about the debate gaffe, and ha had a Britney Speeres "oops, I did it again" momemt - he repeated the same scripted response over and over.
Ask most people what the big risks are, and you won't hear the IMF not releasing the next tranche of bailout funds to the Ukraine unless things change fast (because most of the previous tranche went to corrupt officials and crooks), various member countries resurrecting national borders, Brexit, Grexit, North Vietnam, Russia, Syria, negative interest rates in Japan and the European Central Bank, the F-35 needing the protection of a limited number of F-22s in a major confrontation, especially against the Su35 Flanker, China's erratic economy, the failure of QE (quantitative easing) to stimulate economies, the looming risk of deflation, the Sprattley Islands, South Korea missile defense system, South American economies on the verge of collapse, Puerto Rico's debt problems, massive corruption in various countries sapping their economies, the start of the latest tech bubble bust, droughts, profit-shifting to tax havens, global warming, etc., etc.
It's not just China that is due for a "massive correction in the economy." Look at how many first-world countries have negative interest rates, because printing money just meant more money stuck in "financial investments" rather than productive ventures.
You know that it's based on Chromium, right? Opera stopped being opera a long time ago.
My question is, why would they (the Chinese) pay so much for the name (it's not like they're paying for the code - Chromium source code is freely available), unless it's to put their own brand of spyware into it.
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Microsoft Windows is not sold at a heavily subsidized price point. The cost of each additional copy after the first is almost nothing. They only had to resort to the free-to-tablets oem pricing for 10, and free-for-7-8.x to get it accepted because they know the lock-in will continue to generate revenue. Otherwise people would have just stuck it out with 7, same as many did with xp.
I'm free to run a *nix box without ever connecting it to the internet. How long before Windows 10 times out and refuses to work unless it's re-validated (may be in a future update, may already exist ... but we know it's coming).
So does a 1' extension cord.
Disc brakes are self-adjusting. Drum brakes adjust when you apply press the brake pedal while backing up. No need to use the parking brake.
Well, I'm impressed. :-)
And what business is of theirs what software I'm running and how often I'm using it? It's not their computer. Also, the article writer attempted to minimize the consequences by saying that you can greatly limit the amount of requests in Windows Enterprise. The majority of users are not using the Enterprise edition.
What an obvious apologist/shill.
Just the fact that it it phoning home is enough to reveal some information, such as that the device on the other end is running Windows 10. Looks like it's also trying to discover any other machines on the local network.
If it's suspicious activity that wasn't disclosed ahead of time, it should be considered nefarious until proven otherwise. Your machine is not under your control ... that's a serious problem.
and in the US once one swipe or one untrustworthy bartender/waiter away from theft from thin air (no further access to your card required).
That's only true for backwards places that still require you to swipe your card. Even the US is changing - mostly moving to the less secure chip and signature, instead of chip and pin, but it's progress.
To fine one particular key for one particular individual, sure. However, there's more than one individual in the blockchain. That's why they were able to crack 18,000 passwords.
Either way is a cheap method to deny someone access to their bitcoins.We could call it a DoB (denial of bitcoins attack), or if we use a botnet, a DDoB.
We already have gravity bombs.
Well, it will take time for the gravity of this result to ripple through the media ...
Once you get used to power-shifting w/o using the clutch and not grinding the gears, who need neutral?
There are many places that don't have an annual inspection.
I'm glad she's out of the race but you realize Fiorina is the only candidate you refer to by first name.
Maybe you should look at yourself and decide why.
Many people refer to the GOP leader as "The Donald."
Would any candidate actually WANT her endorsement? Lots of people have a visceral dislike of her superficial, scripted, lies. Any endorsement by her will be a contagion to any candidate.
"reins", not "reigns". Thank you.
I still think the Marcobot has a good chance, they just need to patch his firmware before the next debate.
What could possibly go wrong go wrong go wrong go wrong go ...
Next contest - who can hack the Rubiobot?
He hasn't learned anything. I watched a clip of him being interviewed about the debate gaffe, and ha had a Britney Speeres "oops, I did it again" momemt - he repeated the same scripted response over and over.
Ask most people what the big risks are, and you won't hear the IMF not releasing the next tranche of bailout funds to the Ukraine unless things change fast (because most of the previous tranche went to corrupt officials and crooks), various member countries resurrecting national borders, Brexit, Grexit, North Vietnam, Russia, Syria, negative interest rates in Japan and the European Central Bank, the F-35 needing the protection of a limited number of F-22s in a major confrontation, especially against the Su35 Flanker, China's erratic economy, the failure of QE (quantitative easing) to stimulate economies, the looming risk of deflation, the Sprattley Islands, South Korea missile defense system, South American economies on the verge of collapse, Puerto Rico's debt problems, massive corruption in various countries sapping their economies, the start of the latest tech bubble bust, droughts, profit-shifting to tax havens, global warming, etc., etc.
It's going to be scary.
Rats are a huge problem with landfill operations.
Cool story, you forgot to turn that into a stab at Apple. I think.
Why bother - I'm sure there's an app for that. :-)
It's not just China that is due for a "massive correction in the economy." Look at how many first-world countries have negative interest rates, because printing money just meant more money stuck in "financial investments" rather than productive ventures.
You know that it's based on Chromium, right? Opera stopped being opera a long time ago.
My question is, why would they (the Chinese) pay so much for the name (it's not like they're paying for the code - Chromium source code is freely available), unless it's to put their own brand of spyware into it.
Vivaldi? A browser that sucks. Tried it, and it's crapware.