She used a tool which lets you interrogate the fields which were added to the jpeg format when it was designed so that she could see the information stored in the jpeg format and now she's revealing that people store information in those fields.
Fuck me, I have no idea what goes through the minds of the people deciding what to post on this site.
In software development such a system is described as being "opinionated". They have their pros and cons but it's nonsensical to say they are wrong. Clearly the fact that systemd has quickly usurped the alternative(s) means that for many people it solves more problems than it causes.
You may have decided you need to do something but perhaps the friction is because you actually don't, and people are telling you this and you don't want to hear it?
I know how you feel but all these companies are exactly the same; the same lawyers, managers etc float between them and so it's sheer luck that this or that company causes a problem in whatever territory at whatever point in time. I did remember the incidents you refer to at the point I ordered my Sony phone, but it was that or the Nexus (I've had build quality issues with them) or a HTC (usb socket failed 13 months in and they charged me to get it fixed), samsung (terrible android support for previous phones) etc etc. Boycotting a large company like that punishes yourself; they'd never notice in a million years.
It's a Turing machine. You can run any program on it. You can run most Android apps/games on it. You could get a shitty raspberry pi then struggle around paying 3 times as much again for wifi dongles, keyboards, mice, a display, a battery etc. Or you could use this $50 tablet.
Might have been tomorrow yesterday. It wasn't obvious this was a stupid headline as you were typing it? Or is this some joke on the inability to see into the future?
You can stop making browsers faster, putting more megapixels in camera sensors and resolution on phones, tablets and laptops, thanks. It's done; no-one's going to either notice or appreciate the difference any longer (apart from marketing, perhaps). You need to work on battery life, waterproofing (as in, actually waterproof), security and making the mobile experience better than the embarrassing ginger stepchild it currently is.
does that mean more crime in already crime stricken Barcelona, or less? I love the place but it needs a proper crackdown on pickpocketing, muggings and stabbings so that crime isn't the first thing people mention when you talk about the place.
The Distance Selling Act in the EU fixes that. Get a bad one, just return it immediately for a full refund. If they ask why you don't have to answer but you could always say "you tried to palm me off with a shit one".
This. Along with noscript and cookieselfdestruct, all of which work under Firefox on Android. What's not to like? I stopped using Chrome just so I could run plugins on my tablet and phone. I've no idea what's taking Google so long supporting plugins on Chrome on Android, but I no longer care.
> What kind of dumbass company is going to spend money porting a new version of an OS to an old platform, > with no payday for doing so?
Well, that's kind of the point. Companies should be forced to state up front how long the phones are going to be kept up to date (from both a security and Android version point of view) and if they don't they can be sued for breaking the terms under which people bought the phones in the first place.
No-one expects Microsoft to provide updates for windows xp, but they do expect them for 7, because of the published support timelines. Android needs the same; it's no different just because it's not a desktop or a laptop.
You've got it backwards. If you say up front "we're only interested in open source solutions" then only people with open source solutions, or people prepared to create one, will enter. There's absolutely no reason to do non open-source software except to attempt to make more money out of something but one company making money isn't the only reason these systems are designed and created. It's better for everyone if it's easy/possible for other people/companies to be able to continue running a system when the original company no longer exists, or has changed its focus.
If you turned your computer off now, and never turned it on again, would you notice any ill-effects? If someone in my office was doxxed, would I even know? I someone told me "bob in accounts was doxxed" I'd go "oh?". And that's it. Is it the fear that someone's going to turn up at your house and kill you? What is the fear?
If it's only an online thing, then just changed your online presence. I create a new account on pretty much every site I use every year or so - or just stop using them - to help avoid stalkers, spys, people tracking my usage patterns etc. Just do that. You lose nothing except a few minutes a year and whatever reputation you've earned (in the rare case that there's any reputation system in place).
I seriously doubt random people are scanning the internet for people they don't know and have had no interaction with and who've been doxxed so they can then turn it into a real world problem of some sort; it's just spotty little bedroom boy virgins with internet access and nothing better to do.
Do you see a difference between being old and running a business? "Well, if you can't afford to be old, you know, you've made choices, you didn't have to be old, and yet now you want other people to look after you. I'm sorry, I'm not seeing the return on investment here. You've depreciated beyond economic repair."
It is English. There's nothing to translate. If someone says something tastes of raisins then it tastes of raisins. I've seen this sort of criticism before and I don't understand it. When someone says something tastes like something else, why not take it at face value that it is at least their opinion?
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She used a tool which lets you interrogate the fields which were added to the jpeg format when it was designed so that she could see the information stored in the jpeg format and now she's revealing that people store information in those fields.
Fuck me, I have no idea what goes through the minds of the people deciding what to post on this site.
In software development such a system is described as being "opinionated". They have their pros and cons but it's nonsensical to say they are wrong. Clearly the fact that systemd has quickly usurped the alternative(s) means that for many people it solves more problems than it causes.
You may have decided you need to do something but perhaps the friction is because you actually don't, and people are telling you this and you don't want to hear it?
I know how you feel but all these companies are exactly the same; the same lawyers, managers etc float between them and so it's sheer luck that this or that company causes a problem in whatever territory at whatever point in time. I did remember the incidents you refer to at the point I ordered my Sony phone, but it was that or the Nexus (I've had build quality issues with them) or a HTC (usb socket failed 13 months in and they charged me to get it fixed), samsung (terrible android support for previous phones) etc etc. Boycotting a large company like that punishes yourself; they'd never notice in a million years.
It's a Turing machine. You can run any program on it. You can run most Android apps/games on it. You could get a shitty raspberry pi then struggle around paying 3 times as much again for wifi dongles, keyboards, mice, a display, a battery etc. Or you could use this $50 tablet.
Does the $50 include US state tax?
This is why the internet has an advantage over stuff that's been physically printed; it's trivial to make corrections.
Might have been tomorrow yesterday. It wasn't obvious this was a stupid headline as you were typing it? Or is this some joke on the inability to see into the future?
Why? Why not just boil a kettle?
How is that different to having your android phone stolen, where you have gmail, facebook etc etc open, logged into etc all the time?
You can stop making browsers faster, putting more megapixels in camera sensors and resolution on phones, tablets and laptops, thanks. It's done; no-one's going to either notice or appreciate the difference any longer (apart from marketing, perhaps). You need to work on battery life, waterproofing (as in, actually waterproof), security and making the mobile experience better than the embarrassing ginger stepchild it currently is.
does that mean more crime in already crime stricken Barcelona, or less? I love the place but it needs a proper crackdown on pickpocketing, muggings and stabbings so that crime isn't the first thing people mention when you talk about the place.
The Distance Selling Act in the EU fixes that. Get a bad one, just return it immediately for a full refund. If they ask why you don't have to answer but you could always say "you tried to palm me off with a shit one".
Same as Android malware then!
Well, the question is why do they let you block them on the desktop but not mobile.
This. Along with noscript and cookieselfdestruct, all of which work under Firefox on Android. What's not to like? I stopped using Chrome just so I could run plugins on my tablet and phone. I've no idea what's taking Google so long supporting plugins on Chrome on Android, but I no longer care.
> What kind of dumbass company is going to spend money porting a new version of an OS to an old platform,
> with no payday for doing so?
Well, that's kind of the point. Companies should be forced to state up front how long the phones are going to be kept up to date (from both a security and Android version point of view) and if they don't they can be sued for breaking the terms under which people bought the phones in the first place.
No-one expects Microsoft to provide updates for windows xp, but they do expect them for 7, because of the published support timelines. Android needs the same; it's no different just because it's not a desktop or a laptop.
You've got it backwards. If you say up front "we're only interested in open source solutions" then only people with open source solutions, or people prepared to create one, will enter. There's absolutely no reason to do non open-source software except to attempt to make more money out of something but one company making money isn't the only reason these systems are designed and created. It's better for everyone if it's easy/possible for other people/companies to be able to continue running a system when the original company no longer exists, or has changed its focus.
If you turned your computer off now, and never turned it on again, would you notice any ill-effects? If someone in my office was doxxed, would I even know? I someone told me "bob in accounts was doxxed" I'd go "oh?". And that's it. Is it the fear that someone's going to turn up at your house and kill you? What is the fear?
If it's only an online thing, then just changed your online presence. I create a new account on pretty much every site I use every year or so - or just stop using them - to help avoid stalkers, spys, people tracking my usage patterns etc. Just do that. You lose nothing except a few minutes a year and whatever reputation you've earned (in the rare case that there's any reputation system in place).
I seriously doubt random people are scanning the internet for people they don't know and have had no interaction with and who've been doxxed so they can then turn it into a real world problem of some sort; it's just spotty little bedroom boy virgins with internet access and nothing better to do.
Huh? Raisins have a flavour, as do apples, mangoes and pineapples. "It tastes like a mango. Any questions?".
You're better off installing Facebook and just putting a bookmark to the web page on your launcher.
Do you see a difference between being old and running a business? "Well, if you can't afford to be old, you know, you've made choices, you didn't have to be old, and yet now you want other people to look after you. I'm sorry, I'm not seeing the return on investment here. You've depreciated beyond economic repair."
I paid £40 for a 120gig ssd recently. I imagine it's a little cheaper if you buy a million, especially if you only need 40odd gig.
It is English. There's nothing to translate. If someone says something tastes of raisins then it tastes of raisins. I've seen this sort of criticism before and I don't understand it. When someone says something tastes like something else, why not take it at face value that it is at least their opinion?
Why would anyone want to do that?