Ours is a world in which football players, reality TV stars and talentless singer bimbos earn hundreds of times more than Nobel prize-winning scientists, and represent what young people aspire to become when they grow up.
You may find it insightful to learn about Gaius Appuleius Diocles. He was a famous chariot racer who among other things amassed a fortune valued enough to feed the city of Rome for an entire year. Even in antiquity the entertainers fared quite well.
Julie Larsen-Green is totally a millennial. She's responsible for Metro and is in her 50s. When you start misattributing things to the youth you sound old and misinformed.
Clinton had a push to get females in as well. Let's hope it doesn't get under qualified people killed. Kara Hultgren: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
If you look closely at the thread the claim was that it's not worth billions to attempt to hack AWS. I've shown that the operation itself is worth over two billion just to Amazon. Including the businesses that run on it would easily increase that figure.
To have a government like Finland or the Netherlands requires pretty left-wing policies and attitudes, including paying civil servants well, which requires a lot of tax money. If you keep insisting on low tax rates because we don't have a government type that doesn't arise unless one has somewhat higher tax rates, I'm not sure what to say.
The Cato Institute’s Chris Edwards compared data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis to show that, in his view, civilian federal workers are overcompensated. Factoring both salary and benefits, Edwards pointed to BEA data showing the average federal employee earns about $119,000 annually, compared to the private sector worker who earns $67,000 per year. When comparing just salaries, feds collect 50 percent bigger paychecks, Edwards said.
Then around 2005 the Millennial Generation started getting involved, and things took a nosedive from there. We ended up with the debacles that I listed earlier. When three generations manage to do things right, and then the fourth royally fucks up everything, let's place the blame where it deserves to be placed: with that four generation!
If you've ever worked with Eclipse (or MyEclipse) and Java you'll take the SSD. From boot times, to seek (even on the low end it'll be several times faster than a HD) The component single handedly has the biggest impact for performance I've encountered in years. The prices are pretty affordable now, too.
Thank you for the link. I've seen similar but not that particular page.
It's a pretty solid breakdown and analysis of communications emitted during routine interactions with the system, conclusion being that while chatty nothing crazy (webcam firing up etc.) seems to be going on.
I'm concerned with people being able to control their own PC or, at least, know about what their computer is doing without their knowledge (we could argue that they consented by accepting the EULA even if they failed to read it). Thus, it's disheartening to see people lie and engage in hyperbolic rhetoric when such damages the cause - a cause which is that a user should know (and trust) what their computer is doing.
I'm concerned with people being able to control their own PC or, at least, know about what their computer is doing without their knowledge (we could argue that they consented by accepting the EULA even if they failed to read it). Thus, it's disheartening to see people lie and engage in hyperbolic rhetoric when such damages the cause - a cause which is that a user should know (and trust) what their computer is doing.
This aspect terrifies me, suppose they send out a hash of each image you view and later compare these against subversive content or whatever the powers that be determine isn't appropriate to view.
Anyhow, if you go back to my post you'll see that my only contention was that it wasn't actually "more than 100" (or however they put it) domains that were connected to by simply opening the calculator. Which is why I requested a citation - see, I know it's not that many (if any) because that many would just be silly for one single application to call...It's hard but I'm still giving you the benefit of doubt here. I've seen you post before, I am pretty sure you're a smart person. That is why I'm assuming there's some confusion here. The OP stated that opening the calculator would result in Windows connecting to over 100 domains. That is patently false. That doesn't mean that I'm okay with Windows connecting to even a single domain - it means that I am disgusted by their behavior and lack of morals.
If something I have said is confusing then, by all means, ask for me to clarify it and I'll do my best. Having seen your other posts, I can only assume you're not actually understanding or making some very strange (and wrong) opinions on my stance on things. Not only would such assumptions be wrong, they'd hardly be fair, given the actual content of my posts, my publicly available posting history, and my continued effort to explain my position.
I understand where the miscommunication occurred. I agree that the calculator connection claim is indeed hyperbole. My focus wasn't so much on the morality of the argument, which is a reasonable argument, my focus was on supporting the technical aspect of the parent, not the **grandparent ("...do something rudimentary like opening up the Windows Calculator. You'll see Windows suddenly contacting over 100 domains.") with the absurd claim. I appreciate your clarification, I was reading too much into the tone of your argument. Here's a page which the latest list of domains may be found at, currently the list is at 106.
Finally, I'd never dream of using Windows 10 as my desktop, or laptop, compute device. I'm a Linux user almost exclusively. I do use BSD in a VM, sometimes, and I've a bunch of VMs spun up that allow me to use lots of operating systems but not one single one is a Windows OS. I even have an OpenIndiana and Minix VM spun. There is a caveat, I will be getting a Windows phone on Monday (that's when it's scheduled to arrive by post to the hotel I'm currently visiting). Yes, it will collect my data and I'm aware of this. Yes, I'm willing to accept that loss of privacy.
The right tool for the right job. Which BSD? I'm a longtime fan of F
I have made no claim either for for against the arbitrary number of endpoints windows 10 may connect to. Your post asked for some proof, specifically wireshark captures of these events. Here's the quote:
I'll accept anything similar to a wireshark printout side-screened with a video of the OS in action
At one point in time there was indeed a video at the URL quoted that met these requirements which was created by another Slashdot poster, that many people saw and reviewed (hence the upvotes and replies). My goal was to provide what you requested. Here's something that you might find interesting for argument.
How am I being dishonest? Your entire post is about tribal emotional ME ME ME us or them crap. I notice you're not doing any experiments yourself and encouraging others to join you on the righteous enlightened path blahblah hyperbole, it's like witnessing an argument over whether a Star Destroyer or the USS enterprise would win in a fight when the rest of us are interested in why does Microsoft want this information? I don't care, please read what others have researched on this very topic, or let the seeds stop you from enjoying the watermelon.
Is the thread that the comment from unavailable, too? tl;dr Claims were made that disabling "tracking" features prevents telemetry data being sent out, the video that was available until very recently proved otherwise. Why does it need to send anything out when using calculator or an image viewing program?
I bet not. It was probably less than a dozen. In other words, let's try to be factual if we want people to listen.
I like that my post is some how conflated with this 100 or 1 nonsense. The simple fact that it bleeds information out despite privacy settings being dialed down is alarming enough. Also, tell the person who made the 100 claim to be factual and you won't come off as patronizing.
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As an aside: Experiences shared on Twitter. It's quite a tale/adventure.
How long have you lived in Portland?
Ours is a world in which football players, reality TV stars and talentless singer bimbos earn hundreds of times more than Nobel prize-winning scientists, and represent what young people aspire to become when they grow up.
You may find it insightful to learn about Gaius Appuleius Diocles. He was a famous chariot racer who among other things amassed a fortune valued enough to feed the city of Rome for an entire year. Even in antiquity the entertainers fared quite well.
Julie Larsen-Green is totally a millennial. She's responsible for Metro and is in her 50s. When you start misattributing things to the youth you sound old and misinformed.
Clinton had a push to get females in as well. Let's hope it doesn't get under qualified people killed. Kara Hultgren: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
If you look closely at the thread the claim was that it's not worth billions to attempt to hack AWS. I've shown that the operation itself is worth over two billion just to Amazon. Including the businesses that run on it would easily increase that figure.
None of this is relevant. The point is that nobody has made billions secretly hacking AWS and Azure. This is just FUD with no basis in reality.
How many businesses do you think run on AWS and Azure? Considering revenue for AWS is at $2.1 billion dollars. AWS also offers a cloud computing aimed at the Feds, which certainly wouldn't be of interest to anyone else out there.
I forgot my summary. America has a spending problem and massive corruption.
To have a government like Finland or the Netherlands requires pretty left-wing policies and attitudes, including paying civil servants well, which requires a lot of tax money. If you keep insisting on low tax rates because we don't have a government type that doesn't arise unless one has somewhat higher tax rates, I'm not sure what to say.
Feds earn 74% more than people in the private sector.
The Cato Institute’s Chris Edwards compared data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis to show that, in his view, civilian federal workers are overcompensated. Factoring both salary and benefits, Edwards pointed to BEA data showing the average federal employee earns about $119,000 annually, compared to the private sector worker who earns $67,000 per year. When comparing just salaries, feds collect 50 percent bigger paychecks, Edwards said.
Since the 1990s, federal workers have enjoyed faster compensation growth than private-sector workers.
More sources:
U.S. Office of Personnel Management: "Senior Executive Service Performance & Compensation"
Congressional Research Service: "The Federal Workforce: Characteristics and Trends"
Congressional Budget Office: "Comparing the Compensation of Federal and Private-Sector Employees".
Apparently our Government is starved for cash? Here's where we tax. Look at how it's spent.
Thanks for the heads up.
666 is referred to as a "Nick Perry" hah.
Then around 2005 the Millennial Generation started getting involved, and things took a nosedive from there. We ended up with the debacles that I listed earlier. When three generations manage to do things right, and then the fourth royally fucks up everything, let's place the blame where it deserves to be placed: with that four generation!
Windows 8 Metro designer is Julie Larson-Green born in 1962. She's a 22 year Microsoft veteran headed to Office next. The Gnome 3 design history shows William Jon McCann (whom I cannot find a DOB for. I don't think it's strictly a generational thing, and if anything you're barking at GenX.
That's a lot of families affected for what might be an office dispute. Wonder what the DMV Christmas parties are like?
I'd also like to see what, if anything, is FreeBSD doing as a succession for system init.
Launchd is one of many potential routes.
Well done.
History of the Big Bang Theory cites a Belgian Catholic Priest named Georges Lemaître as the originator of the theory.
I see you've been browsing Youtube again...
The whole world didn't stop after the Russian plane went down either.
Which Frys?
If you've ever worked with Eclipse (or MyEclipse) and Java you'll take the SSD. From boot times, to seek (even on the low end it'll be several times faster than a HD) The component single handedly has the biggest impact for performance I've encountered in years. The prices are pretty affordable now, too.
Thank you for the link. I've seen similar but not that particular page.
It's a pretty solid breakdown and analysis of communications emitted during routine interactions with the system, conclusion being that while chatty nothing crazy (webcam firing up etc.) seems to be going on.
I'm concerned with people being able to control their own PC or, at least, know about what their computer is doing without their knowledge (we could argue that they consented by accepting the EULA even if they failed to read it). Thus, it's disheartening to see people lie and engage in hyperbolic rhetoric when such damages the cause - a cause which is that a user should know (and trust) what their computer is doing.
I'm concerned with people being able to control their own PC or, at least, know about what their computer is doing without their knowledge (we could argue that they consented by accepting the EULA even if they failed to read it). Thus, it's disheartening to see people lie and engage in hyperbolic rhetoric when such damages the cause - a cause which is that a user should know (and trust) what their computer is doing.
This aspect terrifies me, suppose they send out a hash of each image you view and later compare these against subversive content or whatever the powers that be determine isn't appropriate to view.
Anyhow, if you go back to my post you'll see that my only contention was that it wasn't actually "more than 100" (or however they put it) domains that were connected to by simply opening the calculator. Which is why I requested a citation - see, I know it's not that many (if any) because that many would just be silly for one single application to call...It's hard but I'm still giving you the benefit of doubt here. I've seen you post before, I am pretty sure you're a smart person. That is why I'm assuming there's some confusion here. The OP stated that opening the calculator would result in Windows connecting to over 100 domains. That is patently false. That doesn't mean that I'm okay with Windows connecting to even a single domain - it means that I am disgusted by their behavior and lack of morals.
If something I have said is confusing then, by all means, ask for me to clarify it and I'll do my best. Having seen your other posts, I can only assume you're not actually understanding or making some very strange (and wrong) opinions on my stance on things. Not only would such assumptions be wrong, they'd hardly be fair, given the actual content of my posts, my publicly available posting history, and my continued effort to explain my position.
I understand where the miscommunication occurred. I agree that the calculator connection claim is indeed hyperbole. My focus wasn't so much on the morality of the argument, which is a reasonable argument, my focus was on supporting the technical aspect of the parent, not the **grandparent ("...do something rudimentary like opening up the Windows Calculator. You'll see Windows suddenly contacting over 100 domains.") with the absurd claim. I appreciate your clarification, I was reading too much into the tone of your argument. Here's a page which the latest list of domains may be found at, currently the list is at 106.
Finally, I'd never dream of using Windows 10 as my desktop, or laptop, compute device. I'm a Linux user almost exclusively. I do use BSD in a VM, sometimes, and I've a bunch of VMs spun up that allow me to use lots of operating systems but not one single one is a Windows OS. I even have an OpenIndiana and Minix VM spun. There is a caveat, I will be getting a Windows phone on Monday (that's when it's scheduled to arrive by post to the hotel I'm currently visiting). Yes, it will collect my data and I'm aware of this. Yes, I'm willing to accept that loss of privacy.
The right tool for the right job. Which BSD? I'm a longtime fan of F
I'll accept anything similar to a wireshark printout side-screened with a video of the OS in action
At one point in time there was indeed a video at the URL quoted that met these requirements which was created by another Slashdot poster, that many people saw and reviewed (hence the upvotes and replies). My goal was to provide what you requested. Here's something that you might find interesting for argument.
How am I being dishonest? Your entire post is about tribal emotional ME ME ME us or them crap. I notice you're not doing any experiments yourself and encouraging others to join you on the righteous enlightened path blahblah hyperbole, it's like witnessing an argument over whether a Star Destroyer or the USS enterprise would win in a fight when the rest of us are interested in why does Microsoft want this information? I don't care, please read what others have researched on this very topic, or let the seeds stop you from enjoying the watermelon.
The video is unavailable.
Is the thread that the comment from unavailable, too? tl;dr Claims were made that disabling "tracking" features prevents telemetry data being sent out, the video that was available until very recently proved otherwise. Why does it need to send anything out when using calculator or an image viewing program?
I bet not. It was probably less than a dozen. In other words, let's try to be factual if we want people to listen.
I like that my post is some how conflated with this 100 or 1 nonsense. The simple fact that it bleeds information out despite privacy settings being dialed down is alarming enough. Also, tell the person who made the 100 claim to be factual and you won't come off as patronizing.
Here's a previous post that links to a Wireshark session.