How does "correlation is not causation" apply to this situation?
It's Microsoft's product which is the target of these attacks. IMO the grandparent should be tagged captainobvious, rather than being tagged correlationisnotcausation.
When you hear about a massive distributed attack against Mac OS X and linux which goes undetected for a while, let us know.
The scary thing is... It could be happening right now! Quick! Unplug your ethernet cable and turn off your wireless radiooo!! They're gonna get youuuuu!!!/tinfoilhat
It was that feeling when you heard the percussive intro. You were like "WTF that is not what I was expecting!!!!!!... WAT! Why are they dancing, are they laughing at me???"
The intro to the song made it the best Roll'd video ever. I think it's going to be hard to find one so embarrassing.
The funny thing is, once you hear Rick Astley singing you realize he is actually a really good vocalist.
I've never thought magic = ease of use. The iPhone I have is pretty nice because I have everything I want in a phone in one place when I'm out walking around NYC.
Somehow, I doubt the iPad is going to be the same experience. I'm going to almost always end up going back to my desktop for anything beyond reading books/reading websites.
Honestly, the keyboard on the iTablet looks very painful to use for serious typing, and I'm just going to go to my desktop rather than use an external keyboard for the iTablet.
I'm definitely going to try the iTablet though, maybe I will be pleasantly surprised. I'm not really holding my breath at this point though, it's alot of money to drop on something that would just be a nice to have but not necessary.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
- Arthur C. Clarke, "Profiles of The Future", 1961 (Clarke's third law)
My guess is that Apple is betting that they can advance tablet technology far enough to make it indistinguishable from magic. I don't think I'm alone when I say that I feel extremely skeptical of this claim. We'll see when it's released how "magic" it seems.
Personally, I think a magic tablet would be one that is holographic AND can do everything my computer can, plus everything I would like it to do.
A tall order, but that's what you get when you start making claims about magic.
Honestly, it's been fun living in the wild, wild west of computing, but there is certainly an appeal to a mature, stabilized market.
DRM executed properly is a good idea. It allows the owners to control their creation. In the past, it has always been too obtrusive. Now that it will be transparent to users, is it so evil?
I dunno, I can't really make up my mind either way! There's a certain part of me that likes the freedom of OSS, but there's another part of me that just likes stuff to work.
TBH, I think Linux/OSS really missed the boat on this one, and they're going to be left behind. Sad.
I don't know, I think there's a very large market for an open source tablet. SSH + a nice virtual keyboard would be pretty sweet. Also maybe they could convince Amazon to release an app for the device for eReader functionality. And if they put flash and moonlight, then you could use netflix, hulu, youtube...
It'd be sweet. All it needs is a good touch interface.
First, the FSF needs to convince us average users need to have control. Why should average users have control over their computer? Isn't this what got us the virus nightmare in Windows?
Doesn't migrating to the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch model mean that social engineering has much less of an impact to the security of a system? I would think this would be a good thing.
I don't think Mac OS X will ever go away from giving you the control it does (and it is quite nice), but Mac OS X is not appropriate on a device like the iPad.
In fact, I would compare the iPad to the upcoming yet-to-be-made Chromium netbook. The vision Google laid out for their device is pretty much exactly the same as Apple's vision of the iPad. Except that Apple is actually _less_ connected in to your device than Google would be.
Sure, this is bad for the FSF, but what alternative vision of computing do they offer?
Attacking Apple's products is one thing. Why not create your own open source tablet to compete, and let the marketplace decide?
What I mean by full function computer is one with a real operating system, not a crippled version of an existing operating system. If it ran OS X and allowed installation of any application, then yeah, it would be full function.
Honestly I don't think it's reasonable to expect Apple to release a tablet with a full function OS like they have for their desktops due to the interface, but it still kind of sucks (for now). We'll see if the iPad App developers can pick up the ball and make some applications that make the iPad worth having beyond reading, writing and movie watching.
I beg to differ. I'm both a techie and an artist, and I have to say that it's the marriage of great hardware with great software that make a product great to use.
In this case it's missing some pretty important functionality: battery life is laughable in comparison to eReaders, can't use it outdoors, and no camera. Why would anyone want to get an iPad if they have an iPhone and a Kindle?
I own a lot of Apple products and I must say I was very disappointed in this presentation. Two major problems with the iPad will probably keep me from buying one.
1. LED backlit screen. This seems strange given the existence of PixelQi and mirasol type LCD displays. Not being able to read this outside really makes it useless as an ebook reader. Oh, and also the 10 hours of reading time is simply pathetic for an eReader.
2. No camera? What happened? This is very disappointing.
I must admit I have, in the past, thought it would be cool to have a large version of my iPhone to view movies in bed or browse the web before going to sleep, but honestly it is not worth the $500 price tag without the 2 features above.
I think I'll just stick with my iPhone, thanks. "Nice-to-haves" do not make product demand.
Battery life and use in sunlight, however, go to the e-ink machines.
Clearly, you have never heard of PixelQi or mirasol. eInk doesn't win in usage under direct sunlight anymore. Perhaps battery life, but that remains to be seen.
Usually eyestrain is a result of glare/backlighting on LED/LCDs. It wears down the eyes.
If the iPad is using a PixelQi screen or something similar, then there won't be backlighting most of the time (it uses ambient lighting and reflective display to enhance the pixels), and there won't be eyestrain. In fact, it is almost exactly the same as eInk, but extremely cheap AND capable of color.
If this catches on, the Kindle won't stand a chance. Sorry.
It's not just about armor anymore. You can also view number of kills for a specific boss, and other simple statistics that weren't tracked before. It's kind of crazy. They can see your exact raid history!
I think the moral of the story is, if you don't want people to know about your playing habits, don't tell them your character name...
Did the session IDs get crossed? This is the only thing I can think of: that the cookie got sent to the wrong handsets, perhaps because they were logging in simultaneously. This would be very worrisome if it were true, as it would not apply to other sites besides facebook, e.g. banking sites.
However, I'm wondering if it may be a problem with the Facebook login system. Perhaps there is something wrong with how they identify a browser who is currently logging in, and they confused handsets on the carrier (since they probably share IPs with other handsets).
More testing needs to be done to determine if this really is an ATT issue, or just a facebook issue. Facebook doesn't exactly have cast-iron, secure code, from my experience.
Also, AJAX can get wonky sometimes if you don't code it right, and facebook relies on a lot of AJAX now.
IE6 will never die. I wish it would, to be honest; I agree that I hate IE6 with a passion as a web developer and wish it would go the way of the dinosaur.
However, here's a little anecdote of why IE6 will never die:
Company that uses a COTS product that runs ONLY on IE6 and fails to work on any other browser, refuses to upgrade from IE6. 2020 will likely roll around, and they will still be using IE6. This COTS product is irreplaceable and they use it for their core business.
Now, you may think the previous anecdote is laughable and never happens. I can tell you personally, that it is true.
It makes me a sad panda:( Especially when I realize there are so many people still using IE6 in that company that have opened themselves up to huge security breaches just by browsing the web.
Perhaps it will take some huge widespread event (like Operation Aurora) to change the minds of companies that rely on web products that only work in IE6, but I am not so sure. The risks have to outweigh the benefits.
There might be some confusion here. You're referring to JQuery UI, which is not the same thing as the core JQuery language. 19kb is referring the gzipped, minified version of JQuery. What you're seeing is probably the JQuery UI script (which is pretty large, even if you cut out the extra stuff).
If you just want a simple calendar, I've found Unobtrusive Date Picker to be quite nice. It also doesn't take up a whole lot of space, AND is keyboard friendly! Oh, and it plays nice with JQuery (a big plus).
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How does "correlation is not causation" apply to this situation?
/tinfoilhat
It's Microsoft's product which is the target of these attacks. IMO the grandparent should be tagged captainobvious, rather than being tagged correlationisnotcausation.
When you hear about a massive distributed attack against Mac OS X and linux which goes undetected for a while, let us know.
The scary thing is... It could be happening right now! Quick! Unplug your ethernet cable and turn off your wireless radiooo!! They're gonna get youuuuu!!!
What are they cleaning?
It was that feeling when you heard the percussive intro. You were like "WTF that is not what I was expecting!!!!!! ... WAT! Why are they dancing, are they laughing at me???"
The intro to the song made it the best Roll'd video ever. I think it's going to be hard to find one so embarrassing.
The funny thing is, once you hear Rick Astley singing you realize he is actually a really good vocalist.
I've never thought magic = ease of use. The iPhone I have is pretty nice because I have everything I want in a phone in one place when I'm out walking around NYC.
Somehow, I doubt the iPad is going to be the same experience. I'm going to almost always end up going back to my desktop for anything beyond reading books/reading websites.
Honestly, the keyboard on the iTablet looks very painful to use for serious typing, and I'm just going to go to my desktop rather than use an external keyboard for the iTablet.
I'm definitely going to try the iTablet though, maybe I will be pleasantly surprised. I'm not really holding my breath at this point though, it's alot of money to drop on something that would just be a nice to have but not necessary.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
- Arthur C. Clarke, "Profiles of The Future", 1961 (Clarke's third law)
My guess is that Apple is betting that they can advance tablet technology far enough to make it indistinguishable from magic. I don't think I'm alone when I say that I feel extremely skeptical of this claim. We'll see when it's released how "magic" it seems.
Personally, I think a magic tablet would be one that is holographic AND can do everything my computer can, plus everything I would like it to do.
A tall order, but that's what you get when you start making claims about magic.
Honestly, it's been fun living in the wild, wild west of computing, but there is certainly an appeal to a mature, stabilized market.
DRM executed properly is a good idea. It allows the owners to control their creation. In the past, it has always been too obtrusive. Now that it will be transparent to users, is it so evil?
I dunno, I can't really make up my mind either way! There's a certain part of me that likes the freedom of OSS, but there's another part of me that just likes stuff to work.
TBH, I think Linux/OSS really missed the boat on this one, and they're going to be left behind. Sad.
I don't know, I think there's a very large market for an open source tablet. SSH + a nice virtual keyboard would be pretty sweet. Also maybe they could convince Amazon to release an app for the device for eReader functionality. And if they put flash and moonlight, then you could use netflix, hulu, youtube...
It'd be sweet. All it needs is a good touch interface.
First, the FSF needs to convince us average users need to have control. Why should average users have control over their computer? Isn't this what got us the virus nightmare in Windows?
Doesn't migrating to the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch model mean that social engineering has much less of an impact to the security of a system? I would think this would be a good thing.
I don't think Mac OS X will ever go away from giving you the control it does (and it is quite nice), but Mac OS X is not appropriate on a device like the iPad.
In fact, I would compare the iPad to the upcoming yet-to-be-made Chromium netbook. The vision Google laid out for their device is pretty much exactly the same as Apple's vision of the iPad. Except that Apple is actually _less_ connected in to your device than Google would be.
Sure, this is bad for the FSF, but what alternative vision of computing do they offer?
Attacking Apple's products is one thing. Why not create your own open source tablet to compete, and let the marketplace decide?
The PixelQi screen is not OLED. It uses existing LCD fabs and is very low cost to produce.
Video of an early prototype from CES using the PixelQi screen with a touchscreen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy9fPc1yGSU
What I mean by full function computer is one with a real operating system, not a crippled version of an existing operating system. If it ran OS X and allowed installation of any application, then yeah, it would be full function.
Honestly I don't think it's reasonable to expect Apple to release a tablet with a full function OS like they have for their desktops due to the interface, but it still kind of sucks (for now). We'll see if the iPad App developers can pick up the ball and make some applications that make the iPad worth having beyond reading, writing and movie watching.
I beg to differ. I'm both a techie and an artist, and I have to say that it's the marriage of great hardware with great software that make a product great to use.
In this case it's missing some pretty important functionality: battery life is laughable in comparison to eReaders, can't use it outdoors, and no camera. Why would anyone want to get an iPad if they have an iPhone and a Kindle?
All of what you said would be true, if this were actually a full function computer. However, this is just an oversized iPod Touch.
I'm afraid this is going to fail, hard. And I'm usually an Apple fanboi. Sadly, not this time...
I own a lot of Apple products and I must say I was very disappointed in this presentation. Two major problems with the iPad will probably keep me from buying one.
1. LED backlit screen. This seems strange given the existence of PixelQi and mirasol type LCD displays. Not being able to read this outside really makes it useless as an ebook reader. Oh, and also the 10 hours of reading time is simply pathetic for an eReader.
2. No camera? What happened? This is very disappointing.
I must admit I have, in the past, thought it would be cool to have a large version of my iPhone to view movies in bed or browse the web before going to sleep, but honestly it is not worth the $500 price tag without the 2 features above.
I think I'll just stick with my iPhone, thanks. "Nice-to-haves" do not make product demand.
Looks like I might have to eat crow on this one. I haven't seen any mention of the iPad using a PixelQi or similar type of screen yet.
Battery life and use in sunlight, however, go to the e-ink machines.
Clearly, you have never heard of PixelQi or mirasol. eInk doesn't win in usage under direct sunlight anymore. Perhaps battery life, but that remains to be seen.
Usually eyestrain is a result of glare/backlighting on LED/LCDs. It wears down the eyes.
If the iPad is using a PixelQi screen or something similar, then there won't be backlighting most of the time (it uses ambient lighting and reflective display to enhance the pixels), and there won't be eyestrain. In fact, it is almost exactly the same as eInk, but extremely cheap AND capable of color.
If this catches on, the Kindle won't stand a chance. Sorry.
This ties in to exactly what Apple is doing. McGraw Hill releases their textbooks for iPad -> Schools adopt iPad -> Locked in!
It worked for Microsoft, why not Apple?
My guess is that they are trying to improve their search results on Google. Yay slashdot as SEO?
It's not just about armor anymore. You can also view number of kills for a specific boss, and other simple statistics that weren't tracked before. It's kind of crazy. They can see your exact raid history!
I think the moral of the story is, if you don't want people to know about your playing habits, don't tell them your character name...
Correction, first paragraph should end with "as it would apply to other sites besides facebook, e.g. banking sites."
Did the session IDs get crossed? This is the only thing I can think of: that the cookie got sent to the wrong handsets, perhaps because they were logging in simultaneously. This would be very worrisome if it were true, as it would not apply to other sites besides facebook, e.g. banking sites.
However, I'm wondering if it may be a problem with the Facebook login system. Perhaps there is something wrong with how they identify a browser who is currently logging in, and they confused handsets on the carrier (since they probably share IPs with other handsets).
More testing needs to be done to determine if this really is an ATT issue, or just a facebook issue. Facebook doesn't exactly have cast-iron, secure code, from my experience.
Also, AJAX can get wonky sometimes if you don't code it right, and facebook relies on a lot of AJAX now.
IE6 will never die. I wish it would, to be honest; I agree that I hate IE6 with a passion as a web developer and wish it would go the way of the dinosaur.
:( Especially when I realize there are so many people still using IE6 in that company that have opened themselves up to huge security breaches just by browsing the web.
However, here's a little anecdote of why IE6 will never die:
Company that uses a COTS product that runs ONLY on IE6 and fails to work on any other browser, refuses to upgrade from IE6. 2020 will likely roll around, and they will still be using IE6. This COTS product is irreplaceable and they use it for their core business.
Now, you may think the previous anecdote is laughable and never happens. I can tell you personally, that it is true.
It makes me a sad panda
Perhaps it will take some huge widespread event (like Operation Aurora) to change the minds of companies that rely on web products that only work in IE6, but I am not so sure. The risks have to outweigh the benefits.
http://www.themovieinsider.com/m4713/hyperion-cantos-/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213645/
I think it's more than talk now.
Eh, here's a link to the main page, that link that I gave was for the demo only: http://www.frequency-decoder.com/2009/02/03/unobtrusive-date-picker-widget-v4
There might be some confusion here. You're referring to JQuery UI, which is not the same thing as the core JQuery language. 19kb is referring the gzipped, minified version of JQuery. What you're seeing is probably the JQuery UI script (which is pretty large, even if you cut out the extra stuff).
If you just want a simple calendar, I've found Unobtrusive Date Picker to be quite nice. It also doesn't take up a whole lot of space, AND is keyboard friendly! Oh, and it plays nice with JQuery (a big plus).