As a motorbike rider it may have been useful way back when I first began, though without the ability to also indicate oil and diesel spills it's kind of a novelty, just some road eye candy.
You learn real early where the slippery stuff is so you look for it as a matter of routine.
Is this special paint also slippery in the wet (just like regular line markings) for the crowd on two wheels?
I've been churning out Java, c++, c, and unfortunately PHP for more years than I can remember using only vi. With Java specifically, even on huge projects, I've yet to find an IDE that increases my productivity, just the opposite actually. What could be better than a dozen virtual desktops and an unlimited supply of teminals?:-) I like Java myself, never found it hell at all.
Acknowledgement is one thing, any company that outright slags off another is walking in dangerous territory, I think Apple are doing themselves a lot more harm than good lately.
They are outing undercover police cars, not the police themselves. Big difference. Given the many makes and models they use and how common those vehicle types are on the roads, a public database is not going to put a dent in any undercover operation at all.
I think this you are wrong. There have been numerous studies of motorcycle accidents that prove helmets save lives. I'm all for pro-choice as an adult, but don't kid yourself, helets statistically do make a big difference. I get your meaning, but I would argue the design of the typical bicylcle helmet is simply wrong myself, little better than exposed foam with vents that barely cover the top of the head. The majority of impacts are going to be around the face, thus their ineffectiveness. ATGATT for me, your choice is your own to make.
You presume there is some giuding intelligence overseeing these power grabs with a view to a long term outlook. Having spent a big part of my career working for a secret 3 letter Australian agency, the reality seems more like everyone (particularly mid level management) simply needing to show they've been productively adding value between reporting periods. The vision extends no further than this.
These all start out as imaginary problems, some can be monetized, others enable dot points on power point presentations with much self aggrandizement for those involved.
The apology is worthless. If you set up the same intercept kit the government is using - which is not actually illegal, all on NZ soil, then used it to intercept the PM's phone and data channels via a box in the telco exchange, a satellite link, or the cell tower microwave trunks in his area, you would be fined or more likely end up in jail.
The law is quite clear on this, if one end point is overseas and one domestic, the domestic party can never be identified. Ever. Regardless of citizenship.
I don't know what my point is but every day I deal with Java devs that don't know the difference between the JDK and JRE, let alone how to actually install either of those. If the IT department doesn't configure their IDE of choice, if they screw up their config settings, they grind to a halt and work simply stops. Sure they can write code well enough, but what good is that when the same devs need to troubleshoot an app server issue at a client site.
Maybe I'm becoming more BOFH like the older I get, but is it really too much to expect anyone above software associate to know their way around simple systems administration tasks? Documentation is not difficult, writing an S.O.P for the IT support staff is even easier. Anyone calling themselves a developer that can't do this, or has a team to do this for them, well, I don't have that luxury and I'd bet that makes for a huge difference in salary, one person instead of 4 to do the same job.
Although I agree with the sentiment, as a former vicidial / polycom consultant in all cases where I had to log toilet breaks the underlying reason was always driven by the clients, not the call agent employers. The call centers would prefer to log nothing at all, but the clients pay good money for analysis of the dialler logging. Take a look at the contracts and you'll get an idea of how detailed these agreements are. It sucks, but that's where the pay check comes from. If you push back too hard there are a hundred more centers that could be up and running with the same product in a few days.
The idea is not bad, but the patent most certainly is. Flip to silence, shake to silence, press any key to silence, hit the volume rocker to silence, etc., there are a myriad of real world implementations that have been around for probably about a decade already. The accelerometer based methods popped up within days after sale of the first handsets to have those sensors.
No, voice calls don't get higher priority, they don't need to because they have their own dedicated timeslots in the trunk. They are entirely separate from CCITT7 and data slots. While data channels are often at capacity, you routinely see idling voice slots.
If Asia can get this stuff right with far higher population densities, I don't understand why the US can not - aside from greed and 100 years of fine tuning the monopoly:-)
That approach requires far more effort than is needed. Traffic analysis, everything required for this to work is in the SS7 links. The only limitation on tracking call associations would be hard drive space and a list of interesting targets, either actual or by proxy n-layers deep. As an added bonus you get to keep all the text messages too.
The N95 and N900 seemed to be about the last innovative pieces of hardware to come out of Nokia. I'm not too sure about the E series but it was also popular here in Asia until a year ago. The writing was already (perhaps dry and peeling) on the wall from the release of the N900, lots of devs jumping ship and writing about why on maemo.org.
Bye Nokia, I hope you claw your way back, I used to like you.
Nice troll. Going from android 2.3 to 4.0 many of the icon/label options are now icon only - obscure icons at that. Concepts are useless, I already know what I want to do but the interface changed for the worse such that I now have to relearn basic crap all over again. Backwards. This is where usability is going. I like a sleek interface as much as the next geek, just not at the expense of productivity.
One other possibility that doesn't seem to have been touched on is the reverse. Where intercept of domestic comms requires a warrant, intercept of domestic communications where one of the end points is located offshore provides significantly more latitude.
Add a me too to that. I jumped from a fairly scattered range of jobs to finacial services in Asia. There is a tremendous amount of work for developers in Hong Kong and other parts of China. The learning curve is steep but if I can do it at 40 pretty much anyone could. Almost doesn't need saying but most things are done with Java or Natural, knowing either of these will land you a job. As a foreigner experience tends to matter a lot more than a degree. Seems like a handshake and your word go a long way still.
As a former DSD drone I might ordinarily say "I can neither confirm nor deny anything about anything" - as a highly successful tin-foil hat manufacturer now living in Asia, I'd say the word 'suspicion' should really be your focal point good sir. Replace this with something more indicative of fact.
Do you really think the chipsets have not been decapped or x-rayed? The only thing political about the language is that it is indeed politically correct.
Cell phones transmit very low power, about half a watt or less, it'd be trivially simple to block out coverage over far more than 10 meters with something pocket sized running off a couple of AA batteries. High powered pocket sized jammers (relative to cell phones) are already available on line.
Having spent most of the 2000's working in and amongst charities directly, I'd say the Red Cross is just being (refreshingly) honest with their administrative costs.
The majority of charities I've encountered roll almost all admin costs in to their programs as a way of hiding the actual figures from casual view, be that from investors, donors, or for purposes of grant applications, or government bureaucracy. Creative accounting at its finest. Running a charity doesn't happen for free, the overheads are the same as for any other business.
I'd say most charities claiming to use less than 30% of income on admin are simply not being completely forthcoming.
Having said that, admin costs exist, they are a reality, charities live and die by their ability to manage these figures. It's a poor metric to base your donation on.
If you are using Android and you are wondering which applications have access to your SMS content, phone ID, location, contact list, and so on, I'd suggest installing something like LBC Privacy Guard or Permissions Denied. If you find Carrier IQ reprehensible, you may wish to expand your horizons a little bit. I'd say the vast majority of applications in the market have permissions that simply aren't needed, more than a few make CIQ seem quite harmless.
The customer is paying. Minimally you could assume this will only send out info when you have a data connection established. The payload is too large to make use of the signalling system (which is often saturated with SMS as it is) so it's either carrier data or wifi.
Although I prefer Maemo since it seems to be the least soul sucking OS around, Android is also quite nice once you install a few odds and ends to clean up the advertising mess - though you need hardware that can be rooted. Applications like DroidGuard, AdAway, LBE Privacy Guard, or similar will put a halt to anything trying call home or get in your way.
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As a motorbike rider it may have been useful way back when I first began, though without the ability to also indicate oil and diesel spills it's kind of a novelty, just some road eye candy.
You learn real early where the slippery stuff is so you look for it as a matter of routine.
Is this special paint also slippery in the wet (just like regular line markings) for the crowd on two wheels?
I've been churning out Java, c++, c, and unfortunately PHP for more years than I can remember using only vi. With Java specifically, even on huge projects, I've yet to find an IDE that increases my productivity, just the opposite actually. What could be better than a dozen virtual desktops and an unlimited supply of teminals? :-) I like Java myself, never found it hell at all.
Acknowledgement is one thing, any company that outright slags off another is walking in dangerous territory, I think Apple are doing themselves a lot more harm than good lately.
They are outing undercover police cars, not the police themselves. Big difference. Given the many makes and models they use and how common those vehicle types are on the roads, a public database is not going to put a dent in any undercover operation at all.
I think this you are wrong. There have been numerous studies of motorcycle accidents that prove helmets save lives. I'm all for pro-choice as an adult, but don't kid yourself, helets statistically do make a big difference. I get your meaning, but I would argue the design of the typical bicylcle helmet is simply wrong myself, little better than exposed foam with vents that barely cover the top of the head. The majority of impacts are going to be around the face, thus their ineffectiveness. ATGATT for me, your choice is your own to make.
You presume there is some giuding intelligence overseeing these power grabs with a view to a long term outlook. Having spent a big part of my career working for a secret 3 letter Australian agency, the reality seems more like everyone (particularly mid level management) simply needing to show they've been productively adding value between reporting periods. The vision extends no further than this.
These all start out as imaginary problems, some can be monetized, others enable dot points on power point presentations with much self aggrandizement for those involved.
I'm an ex-3-letter agency drone of more than a decade, your qualification on the subject good sir is what exactly? Best guess?
The apology is worthless. If you set up the same intercept kit the government is using - which is not actually illegal, all on NZ soil, then used it to intercept the PM's phone and data channels via a box in the telco exchange, a satellite link, or the cell tower microwave trunks in his area, you would be fined or more likely end up in jail.
The law is quite clear on this, if one end point is overseas and one domestic, the domestic party can never be identified. Ever. Regardless of citizenship.
I don't know what my point is but every day I deal with Java devs that don't know the difference between the JDK and JRE, let alone how to actually install either of those. If the IT department doesn't configure their IDE of choice, if they screw up their config settings, they grind to a halt and work simply stops. Sure they can write code well enough, but what good is that when the same devs need to troubleshoot an app server issue at a client site.
Maybe I'm becoming more BOFH like the older I get, but is it really too much to expect anyone above software associate to know their way around simple systems administration tasks? Documentation is not difficult, writing an S.O.P for the IT support staff is even easier. Anyone calling themselves a developer that can't do this, or has a team to do this for them, well, I don't have that luxury and I'd bet that makes for a huge difference in salary, one person instead of 4 to do the same job.
Although I agree with the sentiment, as a former vicidial / polycom consultant in all cases where I had to log toilet breaks the underlying reason was always driven by the clients, not the call agent employers. The call centers would prefer to log nothing at all, but the clients pay good money for analysis of the dialler logging. Take a look at the contracts and you'll get an idea of how detailed these agreements are. It sucks, but that's where the pay check comes from. If you push back too hard there are a hundred more centers that could be up and running with the same product in a few days.
The idea is not bad, but the patent most certainly is. Flip to silence, shake to silence, press any key to silence, hit the volume rocker to silence, etc., there are a myriad of real world implementations that have been around for probably about a decade already. The accelerometer based methods popped up within days after sale of the first handsets to have those sensors.
No, voice calls don't get higher priority, they don't need to because they have their own dedicated timeslots in the trunk. They are entirely separate from CCITT7 and data slots. While data channels are often at capacity, you routinely see idling voice slots.
If Asia can get this stuff right with far higher population densities, I don't understand why the US can not - aside from greed and 100 years of fine tuning the monopoly :-)
That approach requires far more effort than is needed. Traffic analysis, everything required for this to work is in the SS7 links. The only limitation on tracking call associations would be hard drive space and a list of interesting targets, either actual or by proxy n-layers deep. As an added bonus you get to keep all the text messages too.
The N95 and N900 seemed to be about the last innovative pieces of hardware to come out of Nokia. I'm not too sure about the E series but it was also popular here in Asia until a year ago. The writing was already (perhaps dry and peeling) on the wall from the release of the N900, lots of devs jumping ship and writing about why on maemo.org.
Bye Nokia, I hope you claw your way back, I used to like you.
Speaking of the word fuck, isn't that scattered throughout the kernel in places?
Might be handy for deduplicating my porn collection :-)
Nice troll. Going from android 2.3 to 4.0 many of the icon/label options are now icon only - obscure icons at that. Concepts are useless, I already know what I want to do but the interface changed for the worse such that I now have to relearn basic crap all over again. Backwards. This is where usability is going. I like a sleek interface as much as the next geek, just not at the expense of productivity.
One other possibility that doesn't seem to have been touched on is the reverse. Where intercept of domestic comms requires a warrant, intercept of domestic communications where one of the end points is located offshore provides significantly more latitude.
Add a me too to that. I jumped from a fairly scattered range of jobs to finacial services in Asia. There is a tremendous amount of work for developers in Hong Kong and other parts of China. The learning curve is steep but if I can do it at 40 pretty much anyone could. Almost doesn't need saying but most things are done with Java or Natural, knowing either of these will land you a job. As a foreigner experience tends to matter a lot more than a degree. Seems like a handshake and your word go a long way still.
As a former DSD drone I might ordinarily say "I can neither confirm nor deny anything about anything" - as a highly successful tin-foil hat manufacturer now living in Asia, I'd say the word 'suspicion' should really be your focal point good sir. Replace this with something more indicative of fact.
Do you really think the chipsets have not been decapped or x-rayed? The only thing political about the language is that it is indeed politically correct.
Cell phones transmit very low power, about half a watt or less, it'd be trivially simple to block out coverage over far more than 10 meters with something pocket sized running off a couple of AA batteries. High powered pocket sized jammers (relative to cell phones) are already available on line.
Having spent most of the 2000's working in and amongst charities directly, I'd say the Red Cross is just being (refreshingly) honest with their administrative costs.
The majority of charities I've encountered roll almost all admin costs in to their programs as a way of hiding the actual figures from casual view, be that from investors, donors, or for purposes of grant applications, or government bureaucracy. Creative accounting at its finest. Running a charity doesn't happen for free, the overheads are the same as for any other business.
I'd say most charities claiming to use less than 30% of income on admin are simply not being completely forthcoming.
Having said that, admin costs exist, they are a reality, charities live and die by their ability to manage these figures. It's a poor metric to base your donation on.
If you are using Android and you are wondering which applications have access to your SMS content, phone ID, location, contact list, and so on, I'd suggest installing something like LBC Privacy Guard or Permissions Denied. If you find Carrier IQ reprehensible, you may wish to expand your horizons a little bit. I'd say the vast majority of applications in the market have permissions that simply aren't needed, more than a few make CIQ seem quite harmless.
The customer is paying. Minimally you could assume this will only send out info when you have a data connection established. The payload is too large to make use of the signalling system (which is often saturated with SMS as it is) so it's either carrier data or wifi.
Although I prefer Maemo since it seems to be the least soul sucking OS around, Android is also quite nice once you install a few odds and ends to clean up the advertising mess - though you need hardware that can be rooted. Applications like DroidGuard, AdAway, LBE Privacy Guard, or similar will put a halt to anything trying call home or get in your way.