Microsoft needs to focus on what's next, not what was. Ending support for legacy systems is important to prevent another Windows XP fiasco where the OS lives on for a decade and a half. It's not the 90s anymore, there are actual reasons why we need to continue to move forward.
Sprint is rubbish in my opinion, which makes them a perfect fit for Comcast. I'll do business with neither, although I welcome either changing my mind by proving they can deliver a good quality, competitive service.
Fixing could mean removing as I pointed out above. The predecessor to the Interstate system was the US Highway system which didn't have the drawbacks of Interstates and quite honestly aren't necessarily slower than an Interstate.
Excellent point. Interstates destroyed many communities due to their limited access nature. In recent years some roads formerly designated as Interstates have actually been torn down in some areas bringing back traffic (the good kind) to some communities that deperately need it.
Linux is a kernel, not an OS although we think of it that way. This has been RMS's point for quite some time. The kernel is Linux, most of the rest of a "Linux system" is GNU.
I just recently (August - September) completed a way too in depth review of T-Mobile and Sprint for my personal use. I'm a long time AT&T customer, and a happy one, but I was switching to a BYOD phone and thought I might find equal service for a lower price elsewhere. Of the three (ATT, TMOB and Sprint) Sprint's coverage didn't appear to come close, international plans were definitely not as good, and the pricing was no better. TMOB was very close to ATT, and I especially liked VoLTE and WiFi calling on TMOB, something ATT won't do on a BYOD. However in the end I stuck with ATT since the pricing was comparable and TMOB was never able to resolve a couple of sim issues, in fact they couldn't even respond to the inquiry.
In many enterprise environments the developer tools are disabled via group policy. This change means many users who may want to view this information now will no longer be able to. Considering how enterprise security teams are always trying to educate users on safety this simple check now cannot be done.
I'm assuming those buying copies of 1984 are under the age of 30, maybe 35, since I can't imagine anyone older than that hasn't already read this at least once, seen the movie, is familiar with the overall theme from the book being discussed at least here in America almost constantly as far back as I can remember (the early 80s). I also expect the majority of these new potential readers also tend to lean left. I hope what they come away with is an understanding of what an Orwellian society would actually look like and realize how ridiculous they sound to the rest of us when they compare that to now. Maybe while they are at it they can pick up a copy of Anne Frank's diary and gain some perspective on what Nazism was about as well since their comparison of American politics to Nazism is not only ignorant but insulting and rather disgusting.
Likely as part of their BYOD model they require the use of software on the phone to allow them to manage what features on the phone can be used. This would be the same software installed on company owned devices. Central management coupled with a gateway that only allows connections from devices with the software and policies in place before it can connect to corporate resources.
Unfortunately this is starting to occur is lots of places. Companies are being forced, or choosing to, move away from real time communication back to email in large numbers due to laws around compliance and a desire to comply at the lowest possible cost. Personally I see these moves as harmful to the business long term but the management I've spoken with about the issue are not interested in taking on that challenge now.
I bought a T440s a couple of years ago direct at a bargain price and it's been fantastic. As good as any ThinkPad I've used over the past almost 25 years including the T20, 600 series, 760 XL, 755 and 701. Probably a few others.
Thinkpad was the first one that came to mind, from an IT vet of 22 years who has used Thinkpads most of that time and was an early adopter of Linux. I don't use either on a daily basis at the moment, but still enjoy both!
I don't recall any election during my lifetime when the elected party has been on the receiving end of such disrespect. It's a disgusting example of what we've become I'm afraid.
Actually it could. Apple pays every dollar of tax it is required to by law. That is a fact. What is also a fact is that Apple keeps huge sums off money off shore because the tax imposed on that cash were it repatriated to the US is relatively astronomical. A more corporate friendly tax system could see that money brought back and used here for lots of things - salaries included.
Apple has already stated that in the current market the cost to produce an iPhone in the US would be double what it is now. I don't expect an extra $100-$200 in cost would equate to an increase quite as large as that. With some tax cuts, incentives and deregulation the cost could realistically stay the same.
This is really what some of us are talking about. Immigrants used to come to America and assimilate into the culture (my ancestors included). What we have in many cases today are people coming here and not assimilating, simply continuing to live as they did in their native countries creating these pockets of culture that are in many cases incompatible with American culture. Slow the influx of people, vet for people who want to be a productive part of our society, and help them assimilate.
This comment is quite ignorant, not interesting. Blaming age for someone's failure to properly handle sensitivity data is missing the point. This could be a policy issue, a training issue, a company cultural issue, or something more nefarious. Age likely has nothing to do with this.
Nothing here or in the article indicates if the information was downloaded as part of this individual's job responsibility. The article does call the information stolen but offers no support for that. The company is at least equally at fault here for PII being misplaced. Why were the USB ports enabled on a device that had access to sensitive data unless this was approved behavior? Why was there no DLP solution in place monitoring in real time a device with access to sensitive data and enabled USB ports and presumably internet access?
At least here in the US there seems to be a growing backlash against online retailers, Amazon especially. A large part of this is due to counterfeit products being misrepresented. When you have a million products on your site it's very difficult to properly vet each product and each provider. This is damaging the Amazon brand and similar online sellers with all but the lowest of the consumer, those that shop strictly by price and treat every product as if it is a commodity.
Home invasion? We don't all live in pristine gated communities where these things never happen. If you listen to most people after they experience an home invasion they typically start by saying "we didn't think this could ever happen here". Be prepared, not a victim is the point.
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Microsoft needs to focus on what's next, not what was. Ending support for legacy systems is important to prevent another Windows XP fiasco where the OS lives on for a decade and a half. It's not the 90s anymore, there are actual reasons why we need to continue to move forward.
Sprint is rubbish in my opinion, which makes them a perfect fit for Comcast. I'll do business with neither, although I welcome either changing my mind by proving they can deliver a good quality, competitive service.
Fixing could mean removing as I pointed out above. The predecessor to the Interstate system was the US Highway system which didn't have the drawbacks of Interstates and quite honestly aren't necessarily slower than an Interstate.
Excellent point. Interstates destroyed many communities due to their limited access nature. In recent years some roads formerly designated as Interstates have actually been torn down in some areas bringing back traffic (the good kind) to some communities that deperately need it.
Linux is a kernel, not an OS although we think of it that way. This has been RMS's point for quite some time. The kernel is Linux, most of the rest of a "Linux system" is GNU.
Fire them, union goes away and the company is no longer held hostage, hire new people (or even the same people in some cases).
Maybe you should go and get a job instead of sitting around whining on Slashdot in that case.
I just recently (August - September) completed a way too in depth review of T-Mobile and Sprint for my personal use. I'm a long time AT&T customer, and a happy one, but I was switching to a BYOD phone and thought I might find equal service for a lower price elsewhere. Of the three (ATT, TMOB and Sprint) Sprint's coverage didn't appear to come close, international plans were definitely not as good, and the pricing was no better. TMOB was very close to ATT, and I especially liked VoLTE and WiFi calling on TMOB, something ATT won't do on a BYOD. However in the end I stuck with ATT since the pricing was comparable and TMOB was never able to resolve a couple of sim issues, in fact they couldn't even respond to the inquiry.
In many enterprise environments the developer tools are disabled via group policy. This change means many users who may want to view this information now will no longer be able to. Considering how enterprise security teams are always trying to educate users on safety this simple check now cannot be done.
I bet they are counting the woman at Home Depot who asks me if I want solar panels literally EVERY TIME I walk by her.
I'm assuming those buying copies of 1984 are under the age of 30, maybe 35, since I can't imagine anyone older than that hasn't already read this at least once, seen the movie, is familiar with the overall theme from the book being discussed at least here in America almost constantly as far back as I can remember (the early 80s). I also expect the majority of these new potential readers also tend to lean left. I hope what they come away with is an understanding of what an Orwellian society would actually look like and realize how ridiculous they sound to the rest of us when they compare that to now. Maybe while they are at it they can pick up a copy of Anne Frank's diary and gain some perspective on what Nazism was about as well since their comparison of American politics to Nazism is not only ignorant but insulting and rather disgusting.
That article is over 2 years old. Those numbers have certainly changed significantly in that time.
Likely as part of their BYOD model they require the use of software on the phone to allow them to manage what features on the phone can be used. This would be the same software installed on company owned devices. Central management coupled with a gateway that only allows connections from devices with the software and policies in place before it can connect to corporate resources.
Unfortunately this is starting to occur is lots of places. Companies are being forced, or choosing to, move away from real time communication back to email in large numbers due to laws around compliance and a desire to comply at the lowest possible cost. Personally I see these moves as harmful to the business long term but the management I've spoken with about the issue are not interested in taking on that challenge now.
I bought a T440s a couple of years ago direct at a bargain price and it's been fantastic. As good as any ThinkPad I've used over the past almost 25 years including the T20, 600 series, 760 XL, 755 and 701. Probably a few others.
Thinkpad was the first one that came to mind, from an IT vet of 22 years who has used Thinkpads most of that time and was an early adopter of Linux. I don't use either on a daily basis at the moment, but still enjoy both!
I don't recall any election during my lifetime when the elected party has been on the receiving end of such disrespect. It's a disgusting example of what we've become I'm afraid.
Actually it could. Apple pays every dollar of tax it is required to by law. That is a fact. What is also a fact is that Apple keeps huge sums off money off shore because the tax imposed on that cash were it repatriated to the US is relatively astronomical. A more corporate friendly tax system could see that money brought back and used here for lots of things - salaries included.
Apple has already stated that in the current market the cost to produce an iPhone in the US would be double what it is now. I don't expect an extra $100-$200 in cost would equate to an increase quite as large as that. With some tax cuts, incentives and deregulation the cost could realistically stay the same.
This is really what some of us are talking about. Immigrants used to come to America and assimilate into the culture (my ancestors included). What we have in many cases today are people coming here and not assimilating, simply continuing to live as they did in their native countries creating these pockets of culture that are in many cases incompatible with American culture. Slow the influx of people, vet for people who want to be a productive part of our society, and help them assimilate.
This comment is quite ignorant, not interesting. Blaming age for someone's failure to properly handle sensitivity data is missing the point. This could be a policy issue, a training issue, a company cultural issue, or something more nefarious. Age likely has nothing to do with this.
Except now everyone always has a camera with them at all times.
Nothing here or in the article indicates if the information was downloaded as part of this individual's job responsibility. The article does call the information stolen but offers no support for that. The company is at least equally at fault here for PII being misplaced. Why were the USB ports enabled on a device that had access to sensitive data unless this was approved behavior? Why was there no DLP solution in place monitoring in real time a device with access to sensitive data and enabled USB ports and presumably internet access?
At least here in the US there seems to be a growing backlash against online retailers, Amazon especially. A large part of this is due to counterfeit products being misrepresented. When you have a million products on your site it's very difficult to properly vet each product and each provider. This is damaging the Amazon brand and similar online sellers with all but the lowest of the consumer, those that shop strictly by price and treat every product as if it is a commodity.
Home invasion? We don't all live in pristine gated communities where these things never happen. If you listen to most people after they experience an home invasion they typically start by saying "we didn't think this could ever happen here". Be prepared, not a victim is the point.