Firefox will ask you whether you want to leave a page before going back if there's data entered on the page.
I call bullshit. I have lost many FogBugz responses over the years because Firefox inexplicably decided that a Backspace keystroke in a case edit should be interpreted as a 'Previous page' command instead of deleting the previous character. When dealing with longer responses we now tend to write them in Atom, Notepad, etc. and copy-paste the final output into FogBugz so as to avoid the pain.
Why isn't there more mainstream backlash against Windows 10?
It's gonna have to wait at least until Windows 10 kills somebody (say, by shutting down their hospital life support to install updates) for that to happen, and probably not even then.
Luckily that's never going to happen. Most computer-based hospital equipment is either running Windows XP or, heaven forbid, Windows CE. Neither of those OSes qualify for the free upgrade.
The issue here is that the USB group is engaging in anti-competitive practices by scaring users who dare to use non-authenticated USB cables. Printer manufacturers have been doing the same with ink cartridges for years, nobody stomped on them, now it's going to happen with USB cables. No doubt others will follow their lead.
Maybe it was different in your country but the "White Pages" telephone books never had full names (only family names and initials), social security numbers, dates of birth, etc.
And the FBI probably chose an Israeli company as they're not beholden to DMCA provisions. So now Apple cannot sue them to find out how they broke into the phone.
You also missed that failure reports get sent to email address(es) listed in the rua=... parameter of the STS1 TXT record. Want to guess at what percentage of those email addresses will be handled by the target mail server as opposed to servers on alternate domains?
Currently anybody with a crimp tool can make their own Ethernet cables with cheap and commonly available RJ-45 connectors. Any attempt to shrink Ethernet cable connectors will inevitably require factory-made molded cables and drive prices up for no good reason.
It almost happened to one of my work computers over the weekend. We still keep some Windows 7 computers for development and testing because the majority of our customers still use various incarnations of it. This computer was configured for manual updates, thankfully, and we routinely hide all the Windows 10-related "security updates". On Friday I left with 21 updates pending and returned on Monday with just 1 update pending, which I thought was very odd. Checking the list of updates it had deselected all other updates and ticked only the "Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, version 1511, 10586" item. Fucking Microsoft.
Even if the gov't had apples signing keys afaik they can't force an update without physical access.
While this is true for current installations Gov's access-to/possession-of Apple's private keys would reduce (read: eliminate) overall security for iOS and anything else signed by those keys.
Consider this: iOS updates are currently code signed updates provided though the non-HTTPS (I believe) Akamai content distribution network. Utilizing existing infrastructure access agreements with telcos it would be extremely easy for Gov to MITM the iOS update process, not just for individuals but for whole continents. At some future point Gov would be able to deploy their own version of iOS which might even remove current protections.
Everything is very up front about what it is so long as you actually read what it is.
You don't actually use Windows, do you? If, in Windows Updates, you elect to view the list of updates it wants to install then every update is described with the same boilerplate "update to security and stability blah blah" text. Often the links for the updates go to a generic Microsoft Support page and if you want to find out about a specific update you have to search for the specific KB number in its title.
Imagine electric aircraft that are more quiet, fuel-efficient and adaptable and are capable of runway-independent operations.
Yep, I'm imagining it. And it won't be using ducted fans if it wants to be quiet. Anyone who's actually used ducted fans knows they are much, much louder than either turbines or turbo props. And due to their relatively small size they're not particularly efficient either.
XNA was focused on.NET-based games development for Xbox and Windows and got abandoned by Microsoft in 2013. UWP is supposed to be a generic application development system, not games-specific, so how long will it really last?
The final ultra-thin, flexible solar cells, including substrate and overcoating, are just one-fiftieth of the thickness of a human hair and one-thousandth of the thickness of equivalent cells on glass substrates — about two micrometers thick — yet they convert sunlight into electricity just as efficiently as their glass-based counterparts.
Seriously, you can't see Microsoft going down the YouTube route with this? The next thing will be that you'll open your computer to login and have to wait through five seconds of advertising before you can click "Skip ad" to get to the actual username/password prompt.
You laugh but I think this could actually be a genuine problem once robots start coming into mainstream use. It will be the next generation's form of cow-tipping: there will be plenty of jackass kids out there just toppling robots for fun after having seen roboticists doing it in all the YouTube videos.
Yes and if it happened in the real world they would be arrested by the police and carted away at least for being a public nuisance. But it's on the internet, so it's okay (according to them).
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I call bullshit. I have lost many FogBugz responses over the years because Firefox inexplicably decided that a Backspace keystroke in a case edit should be interpreted as a 'Previous page' command instead of deleting the previous character. When dealing with longer responses we now tend to write them in Atom, Notepad, etc. and copy-paste the final output into FogBugz so as to avoid the pain.
Why the fuck should they be deleting files?
In what universe does that even make sense?
FTFY
Luckily that's never going to happen. Most computer-based hospital equipment is either running Windows XP or, heaven forbid, Windows CE. Neither of those OSes qualify for the free upgrade.
The issue here is that the USB group is engaging in anti-competitive practices by scaring users who dare to use non-authenticated USB cables. Printer manufacturers have been doing the same with ink cartridges for years, nobody stomped on them, now it's going to happen with USB cables. No doubt others will follow their lead.
Yes and cars are heading down this path too.
Maybe it was different in your country but the "White Pages" telephone books never had full names (only family names and initials), social security numbers, dates of birth, etc.
Even if it didn't the FBI didn't do the cracking - they hired an Israeli company to do the cracking and Israel never signed on for DMCA.
Cellebrite is an Israeli company and Israel is not bound by DMCA requirements.
And the FBI probably chose an Israeli company as they're not beholden to DMCA provisions. So now Apple cannot sue them to find out how they broke into the phone.
You also missed that failure reports get sent to email address(es) listed in the rua=... parameter of the STS1 TXT record. Want to guess at what percentage of those email addresses will be handled by the target mail server as opposed to servers on alternate domains?
Currently anybody with a crimp tool can make their own Ethernet cables with cheap and commonly available RJ-45 connectors. Any attempt to shrink Ethernet cable connectors will inevitably require factory-made molded cables and drive prices up for no good reason.
It almost happened to one of my work computers over the weekend. We still keep some Windows 7 computers for development and testing because the majority of our customers still use various incarnations of it. This computer was configured for manual updates, thankfully, and we routinely hide all the Windows 10-related "security updates". On Friday I left with 21 updates pending and returned on Monday with just 1 update pending, which I thought was very odd. Checking the list of updates it had deselected all other updates and ticked only the "Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, version 1511, 10586" item. Fucking Microsoft.
Even if the gov't had apples signing keys afaik they can't force an update without physical access.
While this is true for current installations Gov's access-to/possession-of Apple's private keys would reduce (read: eliminate) overall security for iOS and anything else signed by those keys.
Consider this: iOS updates are currently code signed updates provided though the non-HTTPS (I believe) Akamai content distribution network. Utilizing existing infrastructure access agreements with telcos it would be extremely easy for Gov to MITM the iOS update process, not just for individuals but for whole continents. At some future point Gov would be able to deploy their own version of iOS which might even remove current protections.
You don't actually use Windows, do you? If, in Windows Updates, you elect to view the list of updates it wants to install then every update is described with the same boilerplate "update to security and stability blah blah" text. Often the links for the updates go to a generic Microsoft Support page and if you want to find out about a specific update you have to search for the specific KB number in its title.
See the picture in TFA.
The original Dutch article had an update that the user has since removed the video.
Yep, I'm imagining it. And it won't be using ducted fans if it wants to be quiet. Anyone who's actually used ducted fans knows they are much, much louder than either turbines or turbo props. And due to their relatively small size they're not particularly efficient either.
XNA was focused on .NET-based games development for Xbox and Windows and got abandoned by Microsoft in 2013. UWP is supposed to be a generic application development system, not games-specific, so how long will it really last?
Really? I'm pretty sure that like most aquatic creatures sharks are poikilothermic.
You release what you have and then keep on adding features to the next model.
FTFY. In the software world there's almost never improvement in subsequent releases, just new features to keep the marketing people happy.
Seriously, you can't see Microsoft going down the YouTube route with this? The next thing will be that you'll open your computer to login and have to wait through five seconds of advertising before you can click "Skip ad" to get to the actual username/password prompt.
You laugh but I think this could actually be a genuine problem once robots start coming into mainstream use. It will be the next generation's form of cow-tipping: there will be plenty of jackass kids out there just toppling robots for fun after having seen roboticists doing it in all the YouTube videos.
Yes and if it happened in the real world they would be arrested by the police and carted away at least for being a public nuisance. But it's on the internet, so it's okay (according to them).