I have adoptable storage on my Moto X and it's flakey as shit. Apps randomly move back to the phone when updating themselves, or uninstall themselves when updating (that one is fun since it leaves all the app's data orphaned).
I actually USE the headphone jack. I have a new 6s+ and will not replace it for some time, but when I do, I will not consider a jack-less phone if there is a competitor with one. So, Apple, remove the jack, and Samsung here I come.
You DO realize, of course; that as soon as Apple removes the jack, SO WILL EVERYONE ELSE.
Mark my words: You heard it here first. If Apple removes the 3.5mm jack, there won't be a SINGLE phone or tablet by ANYONE that will have one in 1 to 2 years' time.
I would be OK with that if they didn't replace it with something proprietary, but instead created an open standard for a new connection that any mfg could use. But, sadly, this is not how it works so....
Actually, most applications today store a lot more of garbage in the Windows Registry. Most use custom classes and type libraries that have to be registered, also custom file types. Windows Installer installation process will additionally create many keys for the software. And when the application happens to run as a service (a lot of them have a service component), it will contaminate the System hive also.
I really wouldn't count most of those as they are created by the system, not the application directly. They also don't influence the way an application is configured (the point I was replying to from the parent). They are OS housekeeping to allow the application to find its DLLs and their entry points. I would also say that the vast majority of software does not install any services. Maybe 1% overall if you are talking desktop and not server software. Even then, if you know it does have one, it's easy to find in the registry (HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ the usually either at that key or the \Parameters subkey).
Supposed illegitimate activities on the internet didn't close brick and mortar stores. Which is the theme of this entire post. Which you knew. Which you chose to pretend not to understand to make an irrelevant point.
What supposed illegitimate activities would close brick and mortar stores exactly? I doubt the OP meant it that way, and the parent has the right interpretation. You are the wrong one here.
For 99% of applications it's pretty simple actually. One HKLM\Software (or 64 bit equiv) key, and one HKCU\Software key per user. As long as you are not dealing with something that includes drivers or something crazy like that.
What I didn't like about the study is that they drew the conclusion that brain lesions are likely caused by radiation in males, although the results showed that 3W/kg GSM is more harmful than 6W/kg GSM and the 3W/kg CDMA group suffered no brain lesions although 1.5W/kg CDMA group had 2 cases. These counterintuitive results (and the very low nominal value of positives) mean we need much bigger sample sizes to draw conclusions.
The Schwann cell tumors in non-irradiated females (clamed to be non-susceptible) are as likely in as irradiated males (claimed to be susceptible).
Well, the announcement is mighty premature in my opinion, since it won't even be done until 2017.
Agreed. It was irresponsible to release these preliminary, non-peer reviewed results early. Waiting until the study is done, reviewed, and published won't change anything from a public health perspective, even if they are right. The results are interesting, even concerning, but the media is going ape shit, and the uneducated masses won't understand that it's one study, hadn't even be reviewed much less replicated yet. They will take it as conclusive proof and won't hear anything else that may contradict it down the road.
Gmail allows you to also do this even if you don't have your own domain. You can create virtual email addresses in the format of username+whatever@gmail.com. If the "whatever" account ever gets compromised, spammed, etc just set up an filter to automatically delete it (or at least categorize it as spam). It'll still show up in your inbox normally so you're not having to manage multiple email accounts either.
Yea but a lot of sites throw a hissy fit if you try to use one an address with a + in it. Annoying as hell since it's a perfectly valid email address if you go by the published standards. Plus it doesn't fix the OP's issue of not having Earny or some other app like it scan his entire email box looking for Amazon purchase emails.
Why? Amazon is doing this because of 'Earny'. Amazon is not the one scouring your mailbox. However, it is amazon's fault for playing with variable pricing schemes. Earny showed up to even the playing field.
A condition was proposed where the OP didn't want his mailbox scanned 24x7. A work around was proposed to send the emails that the 3rd party wanted to scan, emails from Amazon but scanned by Earny, to a sandbox account specifically setup for that purpose. This would allow the user to use Earny (or would have, RIP Earny) while maintaining as much privacy as possible while still benefiting from the Earny app.
Too many price drops and your storefront starts to look like Steam: people will only buy when the product is on sale for 50% or more.
Depends on the return policy. Many B&M stores will price match for the same period as their return policy, otherwise people would just return the item and repurchase it anyway. Amazon charges return shipping if it's not due to a problem on their part (damaged, DOA, wrong item, etc) so it's got a bit of an advantage there.
Sadly, just about everyone left at Slashdot is "that guy" these days. If anyone wants a negative spin on any technology, this is the place to go.
Yea I kind of hate that this was the first thing I thought of. I have to agree with you, it's become very anti-technology, anti-science, anti-society around lately.
I really hate to be "that guy" since I'm actually pretty excited for what VR can bring to entertainment but... A room full of people with VR headsets on who can't see the room around them. I am not looking forward to the first time some crazy decides to shoot one of these up. Or one of them has a major fire or other emergency.
"Wow Bob, the surround sound is amazing. Those gunshots sound so real! Wait, why are their gunshots in Fried Green Tomatoes 2? Bob?.... Bob?"
due to multiple locations (bot net example) or if they simply can't geolocate the computer they need to get into.
Should you be subject to total loss of personal privacy and having your digital life turned upside-down by the gov't due to a search warrant of your machines, just because a computer on your LAN (Possibly a visiting friend's computer) happened to be compromised and joined in a Botnet?
Why are you asking me? I'm just responding to the OP on WHY they wanted the change. My name is EvilSS not Obama
The notion of having a capability for judges to write search warrants against people in outside jurisdictions, where the judge is not accountable to the local populous is very dangerous and anti-democratic as well....
Since when are federal judges accountable to the local populous of their districts? They are appointed at the federal level, not elected.
... the government wants to ensure that any magistrate in a judicial district where a crime may have occurred can sign off on a search warrant that gives investigators remote access to the computer.
And if the remote computer is located somewhere that local magistrate doesn't have any jurisdiction?
That's the whole point of the rule change. It would allow them to go to one magistrate and get the required warrant in situations where either they would need warrants from dozens of magistrates due to multiple locations (bot net example) or if they simply can't geolocate the computer they need to get into. It makes sense, on the surface at least. However this is law enforcement so you know there is some way they can use this to completely screw over the people.
GM (quite a few different labels have them as options), Mercedes, VW (Audi and probably other high ends), Hyundai, Lexus, Land Rover, and BMW (including Mini) just to name a few.
Does anyone still use Symantec? Yeah, I didn't think so. This matters to all of three neckbeards. I'll get modded down to -1 for asking this because Slashdot users can't handle the truth. All three of the neckbeards still using Symantec probably have mod points.
This troll is getting old fast. I'll get modded up to 420x10^69 for saying this because Slashdot users are unicorns who poop pepper jack burgers.
Sounds to me like some local governments may be a wee bit worried that their local police won't be able to setup roadblocks and speedtraps to write out massive amounts of tickets to fill their coffers anymore? With self driving cars all going the speed limit and obeying all the traffic laws.... what will they do for money.
True. Think of all the drug runners and terrorists that will go free as well!
And suppose you use your "self driving car" just to make little trips back and forth to friend like we "text" right now? Send the car with a small package, send the car with a joke, send the car... For anything?
You jest a bit but I imagine things like package or shopping backhauling will be a thing. Drop passenger off, pick up package destined for location near next passenger, drop off package, pick up next passenger, rinse, repeat.
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I have adoptable storage on my Moto X and it's flakey as shit. Apps randomly move back to the phone when updating themselves, or uninstall themselves when updating (that one is fun since it leaves all the app's data orphaned).
I actually USE the headphone jack. I have a new 6s+ and will not replace it for some time, but when I do, I will not consider a jack-less phone if there is a competitor with one. So, Apple, remove the jack, and Samsung here I come.
You DO realize, of course; that as soon as Apple removes the jack, SO WILL EVERYONE ELSE. Mark my words: You heard it here first. If Apple removes the 3.5mm jack, there won't be a SINGLE phone or tablet by ANYONE that will have one in 1 to 2 years' time.
I would be OK with that if they didn't replace it with something proprietary, but instead created an open standard for a new connection that any mfg could use. But, sadly, this is not how it works so....
Who cares, and why?
The guberments, they do be spying on him night and day.
Wow!
why purchase $5.00 headphones to listen to highly compressed lossy music...
If you really hate your ears that much just use the shitty ones that come with the phone.
Actually, most applications today store a lot more of garbage in the Windows Registry. Most use custom classes and type libraries that have to be registered, also custom file types. Windows Installer installation process will additionally create many keys for the software. And when the application happens to run as a service (a lot of them have a service component), it will contaminate the System hive also.
I really wouldn't count most of those as they are created by the system, not the application directly. They also don't influence the way an application is configured (the point I was replying to from the parent). They are OS housekeeping to allow the application to find its DLLs and their entry points. I would also say that the vast majority of software does not install any services. Maybe 1% overall if you are talking desktop and not server software. Even then, if you know it does have one, it's easy to find in the registry (HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ the usually either at that key or the \Parameters subkey).
Supposed illegitimate activities on the internet didn't close brick and mortar stores. Which is the theme of this entire post. Which you knew. Which you chose to pretend not to understand to make an irrelevant point.
What supposed illegitimate activities would close brick and mortar stores exactly? I doubt the OP meant it that way, and the parent has the right interpretation. You are the wrong one here.
For 99% of applications it's pretty simple actually. One HKLM\Software (or 64 bit equiv) key, and one HKCU\Software key per user. As long as you are not dealing with something that includes drivers or something crazy like that.
https://technet.microsoft.com/...
Or just use the approved way.
There might not be a ADMX for it yet. There are a couple of GPO settings there are no proper templates for. Annoying as hell.
What I didn't like about the study is that they drew the conclusion that brain lesions are likely caused by radiation in males, although the results showed that 3W/kg GSM is more harmful than 6W/kg GSM and the 3W/kg CDMA group suffered no brain lesions although 1.5W/kg CDMA group had 2 cases. These counterintuitive results (and the very low nominal value of positives) mean we need much bigger sample sizes to draw conclusions.
The Schwann cell tumors in non-irradiated females (clamed to be non-susceptible) are as likely in as irradiated males (claimed to be susceptible).
Well, the announcement is mighty premature in my opinion, since it won't even be done until 2017.
Agreed. It was irresponsible to release these preliminary, non-peer reviewed results early. Waiting until the study is done, reviewed, and published won't change anything from a public health perspective, even if they are right. The results are interesting, even concerning, but the media is going ape shit, and the uneducated masses won't understand that it's one study, hadn't even be reviewed much less replicated yet. They will take it as conclusive proof and won't hear anything else that may contradict it down the road.
Gmail allows you to also do this even if you don't have your own domain. You can create virtual email addresses in the format of username+whatever@gmail.com. If the "whatever" account ever gets compromised, spammed, etc just set up an filter to automatically delete it (or at least categorize it as spam). It'll still show up in your inbox normally so you're not having to manage multiple email accounts either.
Yea but a lot of sites throw a hissy fit if you try to use one an address with a + in it. Annoying as hell since it's a perfectly valid email address if you go by the published standards. Plus it doesn't fix the OP's issue of not having Earny or some other app like it scan his entire email box looking for Amazon purchase emails.
Why? Amazon is doing this because of 'Earny'. Amazon is not the one scouring your mailbox. However, it is amazon's fault for playing with variable pricing schemes. Earny showed up to even the playing field.
A condition was proposed where the OP didn't want his mailbox scanned 24x7. A work around was proposed to send the emails that the 3rd party wanted to scan, emails from Amazon but scanned by Earny, to a sandbox account specifically setup for that purpose. This would allow the user to use Earny (or would have, RIP Earny) while maintaining as much privacy as possible while still benefiting from the Earny app.
If you bought before a price drop, deal with it.
Too many price drops and your storefront starts to look like Steam: people will only buy when the product is on sale for 50% or more.
Depends on the return policy. Many B&M stores will price match for the same period as their return policy, otherwise people would just return the item and repurchase it anyway. Amazon charges return shipping if it's not due to a problem on their part (damaged, DOA, wrong item, etc) so it's got a bit of an advantage there.
Just setup a gmail account specifically for amazon.
Sadly, just about everyone left at Slashdot is "that guy" these days. If anyone wants a negative spin on any technology, this is the place to go.
Yea I kind of hate that this was the first thing I thought of. I have to agree with you, it's become very anti-technology, anti-science, anti-society around lately.
I really hate to be "that guy" since I'm actually pretty excited for what VR can bring to entertainment but... A room full of people with VR headsets on who can't see the room around them. I am not looking forward to the first time some crazy decides to shoot one of these up. Or one of them has a major fire or other emergency.
"Wow Bob, the surround sound is amazing. Those gunshots sound so real! Wait, why are their gunshots in Fried Green Tomatoes 2? Bob?.... Bob?"
due to multiple locations (bot net example) or if they simply can't geolocate the computer they need to get into.
Should you be subject to total loss of personal privacy and having your digital life turned upside-down by the gov't due to a search warrant of your machines, just because a computer on your LAN (Possibly a visiting friend's computer) happened to be compromised and joined in a Botnet?
Why are you asking me? I'm just responding to the OP on WHY they wanted the change. My name is EvilSS not Obama
The notion of having a capability for judges to write search warrants against people in outside jurisdictions, where the judge is not accountable to the local populous is very dangerous and anti-democratic as well....
Since when are federal judges accountable to the local populous of their districts? They are appointed at the federal level, not elected.
... the government wants to ensure that any magistrate in a judicial district where a crime may have occurred can sign off on a search warrant that gives investigators remote access to the computer.
And if the remote computer is located somewhere that local magistrate doesn't have any jurisdiction?
That's the whole point of the rule change. It would allow them to go to one magistrate and get the required warrant in situations where either they would need warrants from dozens of magistrates due to multiple locations (bot net example) or if they simply can't geolocate the computer they need to get into. It makes sense, on the surface at least. However this is law enforcement so you know there is some way they can use this to completely screw over the people.
OP said "No one ever does that". He's wrong, lots of people do that. What are you arguing? I made zero assertions about transparent displays.
I think mirror displays are about their best hope for a market overall. That and AR if you can make them small enough and in the right shape.
That would suck. It would be like drawing with a marker on glass. No one ever does that.
Never been to an office with a shortage of white boards, but no shortage of big windows? People do it all the time. Not ideal but it works.
GM (quite a few different labels have them as options), Mercedes, VW (Audi and probably other high ends), Hyundai, Lexus, Land Rover, and BMW (including Mini) just to name a few.
Does anyone still use Symantec? Yeah, I didn't think so. This matters to all of three neckbeards. I'll get modded down to -1 for asking this because Slashdot users can't handle the truth. All three of the neckbeards still using Symantec probably have mod points.
This troll is getting old fast. I'll get modded up to 420x10^69 for saying this because Slashdot users are unicorns who poop pepper jack burgers.
Yea it's not the carriers so much as Google/Apple, who happen to sell music downloads and streaming services, that don't want them turned on.
Sounds to me like some local governments may be a wee bit worried that their local police won't be able to setup roadblocks and speedtraps to write out massive amounts of tickets to fill their coffers anymore? With self driving cars all going the speed limit and obeying all the traffic laws.... what will they do for money.
True. Think of all the drug runners and terrorists that will go free as well!
And suppose you use your "self driving car" just to make little trips back and forth to friend like we "text" right now? Send the car with a small package, send the car with a joke, send the car... For anything?
You jest a bit but I imagine things like package or shopping backhauling will be a thing. Drop passenger off, pick up package destined for location near next passenger, drop off package, pick up next passenger, rinse, repeat.