After reading your comment about the arrow button, I clicked it and got the same behavior. It just keeps going for a while redrawing painfully slowly. Entering text lags significantly as well.
"the world turns out to be substantially more complex and nuanced"
So what happened to Morpheus saying "Neo, you can control anything in here because the Matrix is just a computer program"? Suddenly and without explanation he can control things in the real world too.
But if the policy is not to reveal details about security, and you do exactly that, then saying "But but everyone already knows!" isn't going to be much help.
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You know cars have heat nowadays right?
After reading your comment about the arrow button, I clicked it and got the same behavior. It just keeps going for a while redrawing painfully slowly. Entering text lags significantly as well.
"the world turns out to be substantially more complex and nuanced" So what happened to Morpheus saying "Neo, you can control anything in here because the Matrix is just a computer program"? Suddenly and without explanation he can control things in the real world too.
I'm pretty sure she didn't buy the thing in order to watch movies.
iPhone users don't care about incredibly nerdy things like "it can run Ubuntu!" BFD.
Zero, given that companies generally don't hire people with the propensity to steal.
Because you'd be foolish to count on your $500 toy to actually work when you need it. It's like making your dinner with an Easy-Bake Oven.
"It doesn't work, but it sure looks sexy"
I guess Apple doesn't have the ability to patch it.
Because the iPhone is a toy, not for actual business use. It's meant to look neat and play games.
Exactly. It's not hard to verify the correctness of these things, though it takes some effort.
Would you not buy an iPhone because of it? If you'd still buy it, then it's not a concern for Apple.
PC users do have a much higher rate of theft than console users; there tends to be more dishonesty there. So I can understand the concern.
I agree that it can be a pain, but whatever they have to do to keep people from stealing.
"Palm Pre had lousy sales" So being "open" didn't help them at all.
Tip: If you're on slashdot, then you're in the minority. Cell carriers aren't going to change their policies to appease Slashdotters.
"It contains a call from Google to handset manufacturers to open up their phones to give users choice."
What possible incentive would they have to do that? The vast majority of consumers already have all the choice they want.
But if the policy is not to reveal details about security, and you do exactly that, then saying "But but everyone already knows!" isn't going to be much help.
Anarchy is good, amirite?
The first sentence of the summary contradicts that. He does work for the TSA.
What would you expect if you purposefully published the flaws in your company's security? "Oh, you silly goose!"
"given that you're in a line, the odds are best that you're in the slowest one"
No they aren't.
Everyone knows about it in California. You can make an appointment online but good luck having it be within the next month and a half.
Unfortunately you can't trust people not to steal that way.
"Each time a customer clears the cash desk and the cashier has to wait for the next customer to arrive, time is lost. "
It's worth it to not have the person behind me shoving their cart into me and standing 6 inches behind me.