>> once respected publications he has bought such as the Wall Street Journal
AFAIK, WSJ is still a top-tier newspaper in the same class as the NYT or Washington Post. (And its circulation is still strong.)
>>"dread" among the publication's journalists
From what I've seen in print media over the past 15 years, any journalists left are lucky to have their jobs. Fortunately, NG is as much a photography magazine as anything else (if you don't believe me, look at who advertises in it) so I don't see that changing, even if the print staff decides to take their ball and go...well, where?
Somebody at the federal level is about to take your money (paid as taxes) and spend it on a program that will probably dole out grants to organizations that say they're working on maker spaces and need tools.
>> Making X affordable and accessible to Y is not a bad idea....and that's how we got the national debt.
>> 3) Students can't be assumed to have the technical know-how to fix up a Salvation Army computer
This is the cheapest option. For $50 you can get a working computer, with monitor. If you think that's rough, think of all the gummed-up, malware-laden computers that the 85%-ers have at home. Yet somehow, they muddle through enough to keep basic word processing, youtube videos, and internet searches working.
>> (I wouldn't mind helping out a bit, but I don't want to turn into tech support)
If you do ANY of these options, or anything else suggested here, you WILL turn into tech support. Deal with it.
Who the hell would select a map view that pushes the coasts to the edges, makes the mostly empty-of-data-points great plains the biggest US section, and gives us a full frontal close-up of zero-data-point Mexico?
I only buy Android phones for me and my family that cost less than $100. If they break (and it has yet to happen), oh well - I'll just buy another one. Ditto tablets (though I've tossed and replaced two of those). Our laptops are also cheapy Toshiba/HP's that cost maybe $300 each.
All of these have replaceable batteries, and I can generally replace the disk, screen, keyboard and other major parts of the laptops for $60.
The common thread here? None of these are Apple products.
As I understand the iMessage, Apple hides some of the key selection process from end users. (This is considered a good thing - without it, fewer people would use it because it would be like using PGP.) If Apple was compelled, they could also encrypt outgoing messages with one of the FBI's public keys and either send the same message across the wire (where the FBI could pick it up) or send a second message encrypted just for the FBI to the FBI. Either method would be discoverable, but Apple could paper over that issue in its interface because it controls the software. (Apple could also limit the discoverability of such a "feature" by using its phone home key request to request the FBI's key for and encrypt only certain monitored people's communications - that way most security experts WOULDN'T see a change.)
Long story short, Apple COULD provide real-time access to encrypted messages, but it would take a little work to sneak that in, and eventually someone would find it.
I just read that and thought, "tablets have stereo speakers"? Isn't that what headphones are for? Would having stereo speakers really make a difference on a 9-inch wide device?
Headline probably should have been, "Uber accidentally shares more information about 'public' rides than its customers expected"
The point of TFA seems to be that specific addresses and start/finish times were published, when the public "shared rides" site makes it seem like that information is hidden.
I worked at a place that offered to allow us to use personal phones for business with their "wipe everything" app. Instead, I just published my personal cell phone everywhere (and on my sig) with a note that said "urgent issue? text me." If I was interested in work email, I could always VPN in, but I didn't want full email following me around during off-hours. (These days I work at a place with gmail, so I just run multiple email clients on my phone since the company doesn't care about remote wipe, and I turn off all alerts on company email.)
>> What? No more discount on ThinkGeek for/. employees?
I'm more surprised that there are actual SlashDot employees. From the quality of editing and community response we get around here I guess I just thought this place was run by a bunch of unpaid Dice interns.
>>...some of the softest air currents in 40 years... "We never anticipated a drop-off in the wind resource as we have witnessed over the past six months," says David Crane.
You mean you thought Al Gore was right around ever-more energetic winds, while ignoring historical wind trends?
Slashdot Mirror
Are you the new "Moo Cow"?
>> Where do you think all the Java programmers come from?
I thought there was a spawn point in India, actually.
No.
>> once respected publications he has bought such as the Wall Street Journal
AFAIK, WSJ is still a top-tier newspaper in the same class as the NYT or Washington Post. (And its circulation is still strong.)
>>"dread" among the publication's journalists
From what I've seen in print media over the past 15 years, any journalists left are lucky to have their jobs. Fortunately, NG is as much a photography magazine as anything else (if you don't believe me, look at who advertises in it) so I don't see that changing, even if the print staff decides to take their ball and go...well, where?
>> in part by relentless focus on business sales
"in part"...vs...."relentless focus" - which is it?
>> What does that mean?
Somebody at the federal level is about to take your money (paid as taxes) and spend it on a program that will probably dole out grants to organizations that say they're working on maker spaces and need tools.
>> Making X affordable and accessible to Y is not a bad idea. ...and that's how we got the national debt.
>> 3) Students can't be assumed to have the technical know-how to fix up a Salvation Army computer
This is the cheapest option. For $50 you can get a working computer, with monitor. If you think that's rough, think of all the gummed-up, malware-laden computers that the 85%-ers have at home. Yet somehow, they muddle through enough to keep basic word processing, youtube videos, and internet searches working.
>> (I wouldn't mind helping out a bit, but I don't want to turn into tech support)
If you do ANY of these options, or anything else suggested here, you WILL turn into tech support. Deal with it.
>> Luckey made a big mistake by selling his company
Did you read the part about $2B? Whatever his fantasy is, he can live it now.
>> Microsoft Continues To Resist US Warrant For Irish Data
Spoiler: every tenth word is "Guinness"
I'll fix your SHIFT keys for free.
Who the hell would select a map view that pushes the coasts to the edges, makes the mostly empty-of-data-points great plains the biggest US section, and gives us a full frontal close-up of zero-data-point Mexico?
I only buy Android phones for me and my family that cost less than $100. If they break (and it has yet to happen), oh well - I'll just buy another one. Ditto tablets (though I've tossed and replaced two of those). Our laptops are also cheapy Toshiba/HP's that cost maybe $300 each.
All of these have replaceable batteries, and I can generally replace the disk, screen, keyboard and other major parts of the laptops for $60.
The common thread here? None of these are Apple products.
Where is MOOOO cows when you need him?
Also, "Black-box" testing uncovers several ways the NSA could tap iMessage (from 2013)
http://arstechnica.com/securit...
>> What are you doing that you even have to think about wiping your phone?
Working for a corporation. What did you think that app they asked to install on your phone (for BYOD) does?
>> And no, i haven't a clue how to wipe my phone.
Your IT department might.
As I understand the iMessage, Apple hides some of the key selection process from end users. (This is considered a good thing - without it, fewer people would use it because it would be like using PGP.) If Apple was compelled, they could also encrypt outgoing messages with one of the FBI's public keys and either send the same message across the wire (where the FBI could pick it up) or send a second message encrypted just for the FBI to the FBI. Either method would be discoverable, but Apple could paper over that issue in its interface because it controls the software. (Apple could also limit the discoverability of such a "feature" by using its phone home key request to request the FBI's key for and encrypt only certain monitored people's communications - that way most security experts WOULDN'T see a change.)
Long story short, Apple COULD provide real-time access to encrypted messages, but it would take a little work to sneak that in, and eventually someone would find it.
I'm not sure I get this. Who's walking around with a phone that they're not prepared to wipe at a moment's notice anyway?
>> a mono speaker
I just read that and thought, "tablets have stereo speakers"? Isn't that what headphones are for? Would having stereo speakers really make a difference on a 9-inch wide device?
>> New 3D Metal Printing Technique Combines Lasers and Advanced Robotics
Anyone else think that headline sounds a lot like a mod for a Civilization tech tree?
>> long line of megalithic stones lies 3 feet underground
I believe they meant 3 INCHES underground.
Headline probably should have been, "Uber accidentally shares more information about 'public' rides than its customers expected"
The point of TFA seems to be that specific addresses and start/finish times were published, when the public "shared rides" site makes it seem like that information is hidden.
Says who?
http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=U...
I worked at a place that offered to allow us to use personal phones for business with their "wipe everything" app. Instead, I just published my personal cell phone everywhere (and on my sig) with a note that said "urgent issue? text me." If I was interested in work email, I could always VPN in, but I didn't want full email following me around during off-hours. (These days I work at a place with gmail, so I just run multiple email clients on my phone since the company doesn't care about remote wipe, and I turn off all alerts on company email.)
>> What? No more discount on ThinkGeek for /. employees?
I'm more surprised that there are actual SlashDot employees. From the quality of editing and community response we get around here I guess I just thought this place was run by a bunch of unpaid Dice interns.
>> ...some of the softest air currents in 40 years... "We never anticipated a drop-off in the wind resource as we have witnessed over the past six months," says David Crane.
You mean you thought Al Gore was right around ever-more energetic winds, while ignoring historical wind trends?