Drivers are the largest problem with x86 Windows - well over 50% of the stability problems and blue screens come from badly written drivers. Microsoft has a process to submit a driver to their labs for testing and approval today - but (a) they make it insanely difficult and expensive, and (b) the market doesn't care whether a driver is approved or not.
Drivers are also the largest security hole there is - a kernel module has full and complete access to your system. People claim to be concerned about security, but then install third party drivers without a second thought.
Overall, it looks like Microsoft is doing exactly what people have been asking for - a more secure Windows environment. Locking down software to approved sources only, and getting rid of creakingly old APIs that date back to Windows 3.1, will make it faster, more stable, and more secure - but now people are complaining.
Note that for the hardware/software developers - hobbyist or professional - there will be a developer switch, to turn off security and allow you to load unsigned/unapproved programs and drivers.
Doesn't everyone realize the "tom tom pro 3100" won't be able to communicate without some sort of data plan?
Apps like waze provide GPS routing and real-time traffic information (including location of police speed-traps) for free, all you need is a smartphone.
You do realize that your smartphone won't work without some sort of data plan, right?
Fortunately, on the millions of other projects that do succeed, the right calls are made.
Not exactly. On the millions of other decisions, when the wrong call was made, it was either (a) caught in time, or (b) was non-fatal, or (c) was like Apollo 13, where an engineering mistake caused an extremely serious incident, which was rescued by the brilliance of other engineers.
Selling? They would lose money doing that. Now, they can threaten to stop building them in China. That's a threat.
It's not much of a threat - there's nowhere else on earth that could build them for the same cost. Raising the retail price of an iPad to $999 would severely slow sales.
If Apple loses the suit they would either need to (a) pay up; or (b) move all manufacturing of Apple products, including iPhone and iPod, outside of China, to stop the unsold product from being seized for lack of payment.
Email/PM doesn't give you the attention of the audience.
Neither does an in-person meeting. I used to enjoy my daily 15-minute standup coffee break - gave me a chance to zone out and ignore the world for a few minutes.
Yes. In a world of international corporations, with people in the same group spread across four time zones on three continents, meetings are silly.
The daily standup is a crock, even if all employees work at the same site. 15 minues daily is 75 minutes a week - which is more time than a typical once-a-week meeting, which rarely stretches to an hour. But, hey, agile is the buzzword, all 'hip' managers must pray at the altar of agile.
Apple is still a niche player. IT shops can easily buy elsewhere, and bring in policies that lock out employee-owned devices. How is this a good business model for Apple?
Seriously - what computer does come as a component-level kit? Yes, the Altair did, but that was a long time ago. Does anyone really sell a bare motherboard??
Let's say you own a car dealership. You sell new and used cars, do service, and sell accessories. In the accessory department, some employee mistakenly purchases and stocks some knock-off Pioneer stereos. It is a very minor part of your business, and you actually never sold any.
The federal government can now come in, shut down your business, seize all of your stock, and seize your building.
Never overlook the ability of fat rich people to spend $500 on a set of carbon fiber bicycle handlebars that are 1.3 ounces lighter than stock carbon steel.
They haven't made steel handlebars in a very, very long time. Metal handlebars are aluminum.
For many components, your statement may be correct, especially for the non-racer. But for serious cyclists, carbon bars have a major advantage: they are more comfortable. Metal - and aluminum in particular - transmits vibration, while carbon fibre tends to damp it out. The difference between the two is noticable. Whether it is worth an extra $100 or so is open to debate, but with a decent race bike being in the $10,000 region these days, it is a minor amount.
It looks like there is a great business opportunity here - set up cloud services and guarantee in writing that (a) no data will be hosted in the USA, it's protectorates, or in extremely US-friendly countries (England, Canada), and (b) you won't turn over data to any US authority under any circumstance.
In an urban setting, guns are like fire extinquishers. They're something you hope you never need, but you should have one around anyways.
The consequences of the accidental use, misuse, or theft of a fire extinguisher are very low, and virtually never involve injury. The consequences with a firearm are much more severe, and often involve death. Not very comparable.
A firearm is much more like an ejector seat in a fighter jet. Not something that is used very often, and misuse can cause death. In fact, correct use often causes injury or death.
Note that they don't install ejector seats in automobiles, or even in commercial aircraft - they are only for use by trained members of the military.
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It's not an SUV, and Tesla never claimed it was. TFS is wrong.
from the Tesla web site: "Blending the best of an SUV with the benefits of a minivan".
Low profile road tires, no elevated truck chassis, and little loading space
Just like the majority of SUVs these days.
Drivers are the largest problem with x86 Windows - well over 50% of the stability problems and blue screens come from badly written drivers. Microsoft has a process to submit a driver to their labs for testing and approval today - but (a) they make it insanely difficult and expensive, and (b) the market doesn't care whether a driver is approved or not.
Drivers are also the largest security hole there is - a kernel module has full and complete access to your system. People claim to be concerned about security, but then install third party drivers without a second thought.
Overall, it looks like Microsoft is doing exactly what people have been asking for - a more secure Windows environment. Locking down software to approved sources only, and getting rid of creakingly old APIs that date back to Windows 3.1, will make it faster, more stable, and more secure - but now people are complaining.
Note that for the hardware/software developers - hobbyist or professional - there will be a developer switch, to turn off security and allow you to load unsigned/unapproved programs and drivers.
Doesn't everyone realize the "tom tom pro 3100" won't be able to communicate without some sort of data plan?
Apps like waze provide GPS routing and real-time traffic information (including location of police speed-traps) for free, all you need is a smartphone.
You do realize that your smartphone won't work without some sort of data plan, right?
Fortunately, on the millions of other projects that do succeed, the right calls are made.
Not exactly. On the millions of other decisions, when the wrong call was made, it was either (a) caught in time, or (b) was non-fatal, or (c) was like Apollo 13, where an engineering mistake caused an extremely serious incident, which was rescued by the brilliance of other engineers.
Selling? They would lose money doing that. Now, they can threaten to stop building them in China. That's a threat.
It's not much of a threat - there's nowhere else on earth that could build them for the same cost. Raising the retail price of an iPad to $999 would severely slow sales.
If Apple loses the suit they would either need to (a) pay up; or (b) move all manufacturing of Apple products, including iPhone and iPod, outside of China, to stop the unsold product from being seized for lack of payment.
Came here to say exactly that. I can't believe the US Government based a research project on a cartoon.
Email/PM doesn't give you the attention of the audience.
Neither does an in-person meeting. I used to enjoy my daily 15-minute standup coffee break - gave me a chance to zone out and ignore the world for a few minutes.
Yes. In a world of international corporations, with people in the same group spread across four time zones on three continents, meetings are silly.
The daily standup is a crock, even if all employees work at the same site. 15 minues daily is 75 minutes a week - which is more time than a typical once-a-week meeting, which rarely stretches to an hour. But, hey, agile is the buzzword, all 'hip' managers must pray at the altar of agile.
OK, so I have a large x86/64 server and want to follow your advice. Can you please tell me where you can get AIX, or HP-UX, to run on X86?
Inside some of these technically 3D ultrathin materials, the electrons behave like their world is two dimensional.
Nonsense. Is one single atom zero-dimensional?
Even one single electron has a measurable size, and is a three-dimensional object.
New menu at Outback restaurants?
Apple is still a niche player. IT shops can easily buy elsewhere, and bring in policies that lock out employee-owned devices. How is this a good business model for Apple?
Seriously - what computer does come as a component-level kit? Yes, the Altair did, but that was a long time ago. Does anyone really sell a bare motherboard??
Let's say you own a car dealership. You sell new and used cars, do service, and sell accessories. In the accessory department, some employee mistakenly purchases and stocks some knock-off Pioneer stereos. It is a very minor part of your business, and you actually never sold any.
The federal government can now come in, shut down your business, seize all of your stock, and seize your building.
Never overlook the ability of fat rich people to spend $500 on a set of carbon fiber bicycle handlebars that are 1.3 ounces lighter than stock carbon steel.
They haven't made steel handlebars in a very, very long time. Metal handlebars are aluminum.
For many components, your statement may be correct, especially for the non-racer. But for serious cyclists, carbon bars have a major advantage: they are more comfortable. Metal - and aluminum in particular - transmits vibration, while carbon fibre tends to damp it out. The difference between the two is noticable. Whether it is worth an extra $100 or so is open to debate, but with a decent race bike being in the $10,000 region these days, it is a minor amount.
Where do you think the whole middle-aged-guy-living-in-parents-basement meme comes from?
The only new thing here is that it happens to girls, as well as guys.
If you want to become a bomb disposal expert, trial and error is a poor way to learn.
It looks like there is a great business opportunity here - set up cloud services and guarantee in writing that (a) no data will be hosted in the USA, it's protectorates, or in extremely US-friendly countries (England, Canada), and (b) you won't turn over data to any US authority under any circumstance.
It may have something to do with the world's largest military force, backed by several thousand nuclear warheads.
That's "Romani"; Vocative plural of "annus". Now right it out a hundred times!
Grammar trolls are so amusing when they make grammar errors themselves.
In an urban setting, guns are like fire extinquishers. They're something you hope you never need, but you should have one around anyways.
The consequences of the accidental use, misuse, or theft of a fire extinguisher are very low, and virtually never involve injury. The consequences with a firearm are much more severe, and often involve death. Not very comparable.
A firearm is much more like an ejector seat in a fighter jet. Not something that is used very often, and misuse can cause death. In fact, correct use often causes injury or death.
Note that they don't install ejector seats in automobiles, or even in commercial aircraft - they are only for use by trained members of the military.
Yeah, yeah, we know - America is getting fatter.
because it bada bing
Bada bing? Is that their search engine?
why not just call it $companyfunction $company
So do you call this site slashdot, or do you call it uber-geek discussion board slashdot?
Religion does not imply belief in a god. You are confusing religion with theism.