So from what I can tell, this entire fiasco is basically some blogger who was clearly ignorant of how enterprise management features that have been present in hardware for *years*
It is true that this is not new. It's not clear to me how many people are aware of it however.
Intel ME has greater capabilities than I think it should have for its purpose. In fact, no one is sure of all its capabilities as it seems we'd discover a new and unexpected one every time we hit a bug (at the time, this was many times daily). It does, however, have a very valid and useful purpose that has a clear place in the world. To some degree we already trust Intel a lot, all of our processing and data goes through their chips. They could do very awful things if that was their intent. What concerns me about Intel ME is that it does not appear to be a closed system, it is somewhat promiscuous and seems like a potential entry point. Last I worked with it (admittedly a few generations ago), it got its code via BIOS boot-rom like everything else, this could easily be co-opted by our favorite far east manufacturers. So whatever Intel's intent, it's not clear that they are in a position to be sure of anything.
a dilemma whether someone using such an emoji in a message is making a threat,
no.
Context. If I put a rifle emoji next to the shit emoji, I clearly want to shoot the shit. If I put it next to the cow emoji, I want a steak dinner.
If I say "murder" in actual letters, it's unclear what my intent is. If I say "murder you", possibly I am making a threat, except in this case I put it in quotes as part of a sentence that changes it's meaning from a threat to an explanation.
The only things that may be confused are the exceptionally stupid, or people eavesdropping with automated technology.
The story here is that a lot of "shareholder value" is being flushed down the shitter, but nobody is sure how to stop it without "giving up their rights [to something of little value]"
I think putting ads in videos seems less intrusive than having big blocks of text in the middle of the page that either a) We've trained ourselves to totally ignore or b) is so large that the S/N of the site drops lower than it inherently is.
Even a bad search on google will prove you wrong, nevermind the nonsense of the WBC. I agree only that the sort of Christianity I was exposed to as a child would condemn any alleged Christian who did this sort of thing in the name of Christianity. Quite a lot of Christians do not agree and are spectacularly hateful towards homosexuals, but they tend to be the lone gunman type, and when their motivations are uncovered we write them off (probably correctly) as being unstable.
Have they fixed the problem where X-Ray, UV, and visible light are stopped by walls, and yet people are still too dumb to figure out microwave bluetooth signals aren't high-energy enough to cause cancer or brain damage
Absolutely, those people are invited to move out into the wilderness and not use technology.
And on countless BBSes in the late 80s and early 90s. The term "Trojan Horse" has some age to it as well, I hear it may have been coined a few years before the invention of the computer.
Burned by the realization that online social is just as bad as f2f social, with the danger of physical violence replaced by being ruined totally and permanently forever.
It's $8.20B (billion). Still pocket change for most governments.
I can think of better ways to spend that pocket change. I do not understand why you would do an app when a good website will do either. It seems like a design decision based on intended services and use cases, not an industry trend or even that newsworthy.
It's not about doing the work, it's the outsourced Indian team doesn't know how to do the work.
I am pretty sure this is the actual reason, not just cynicism. MS has fired or encouraged significant attrition amongst it's can-do types, focusing those few who remain and who know how to do things into certain areas. The rest...they've backfilled with H1B or outright offshoring. Any other company would have collapsed by now, but monopolies are a powerful thing.
Generally false. We don't SEE them, and expect they are looking out for us, being the lighter, more nimble and better sighted vehicle. Even big motorcycles are hard to see, nevermind a skinny little bike.
Now it is true that a cyclist holding up traffic makes people angry, and angry people may not use best judgement. There are some roads where bicycles just shouldn't be, or else the rides should be widened so that bicycles can be without disrupting traffic.
I was thinking the real story is that their guidance sensors are so accurate they can target and annihilate mosquitos only a few mm across. See also: dwarven fishing pole
nVidia works better in Linux, I have had bad experiences with AMD particularly their drivers in all operating systems, and I like nVidias development tools better.
...we'd be the Jetsons. Cars have been getting better every year for 100 years. Soon we'll have electric cars, hybrid electric cars. If you assume any rate of improvement at all, then cars will fly.
Obamacare has been exactly irrelevant to me and affected me not at all, in fact I am substantially more prosperous 8 years later in spite of the socialist tax burden I was promised to be overwhelmed and crushed by. But the omnipresent and increasingly shrill noises coming from the right have definitely contributed to a decline in my mental health.
No mention is made of whether the cancellation of American Idol has offset this somewhat.
Maybe if they weren't so far up Cook's ass, they'd take the time to write some new drivers. Or even write older drivers to spec, since they should work with Windows 10 too.
In what way is Samsung up Cook's ass? I assume we're talking about Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, competitor to Samsung on many things including phones, tablets, laptops and PCs, and supplier on other things (SSDs, RAM).
Samsung isn't going to be writing drivers for Broadcom chips, only Broadcom can do that. No doubt Broadcom would like to be paid for it, since they have recently exited the 802.11 business (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/18/apple-supplier-broadcom-wi-fi-chip-business/), they probably have let most of that staff go or re-org'd them on to something else. I'm sure that BCM is just one component lacking driver support, but outside of SSDs which don't usually need drivers, it is unclear that Samsung is on the hook to write any drivers at all, but would have to pay someone else to do it, and they don't want to because you've already spent that money and what's in it for them exactly?
This is why linux people get so bent out of shape over proprietary drivers being a blight. Companies protect those secrets until one day they disappear into the mist, leaving us all holding the bag.
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So from what I can tell, this entire fiasco is basically some blogger who was clearly ignorant of how enterprise management features that have been present in hardware for *years*
It is true that this is not new. It's not clear to me how many people are aware of it however.
Intel ME has greater capabilities than I think it should have for its purpose. In fact, no one is sure of all its capabilities as it seems we'd discover a new and unexpected one every time we hit a bug (at the time, this was many times daily). It does, however, have a very valid and useful purpose that has a clear place in the world. To some degree we already trust Intel a lot, all of our processing and data goes through their chips. They could do very awful things if that was their intent. What concerns me about Intel ME is that it does not appear to be a closed system, it is somewhat promiscuous and seems like a potential entry point. Last I worked with it (admittedly a few generations ago), it got its code via BIOS boot-rom like everything else, this could easily be co-opted by our favorite far east manufacturers. So whatever Intel's intent, it's not clear that they are in a position to be sure of anything.
a dilemma whether someone using such an emoji in a message is making a threat,
no.
Context. If I put a rifle emoji next to the shit emoji, I clearly want to shoot the shit. If I put it next to the cow emoji, I want a steak dinner.
If I say "murder" in actual letters, it's unclear what my intent is. If I say "murder you", possibly I am making a threat, except in this case I put it in quotes as part of a sentence that changes it's meaning from a threat to an explanation.
The only things that may be confused are the exceptionally stupid, or people eavesdropping with automated technology.
The story here is that a lot of "shareholder value" is being flushed down the shitter, but nobody is sure how to stop it without "giving up their rights [to something of little value]"
I think putting ads in videos seems less intrusive than having big blocks of text in the middle of the page that either a) We've trained ourselves to totally ignore or b) is so large that the S/N of the site drops lower than it inherently is.
Even a bad search on google will prove you wrong, nevermind the nonsense of the WBC. I agree only that the sort of Christianity I was exposed to as a child would condemn any alleged Christian who did this sort of thing in the name of Christianity. Quite a lot of Christians do not agree and are spectacularly hateful towards homosexuals, but they tend to be the lone gunman type, and when their motivations are uncovered we write them off (probably correctly) as being unstable.
Have they fixed the problem where X-Ray, UV, and visible light are stopped by walls, and yet people are still too dumb to figure out microwave bluetooth signals aren't high-energy enough to cause cancer or brain damage
Absolutely, those people are invited to move out into the wilderness and not use technology.
I don't think even Apple would suggest using Siri for this rather than dialing 911...
And on countless BBSes in the late 80s and early 90s. The term "Trojan Horse" has some age to it as well, I hear it may have been coined a few years before the invention of the computer.
Burned by the realization that online social is just as bad as f2f social, with the danger of physical violence replaced by being ruined totally and permanently forever.
1 and 2 will periodically hack your account and sign you up for hedgehog porn though only #2 will bring beer and make a party of it.
It's $8.20B (billion). Still pocket change for most governments.
I can think of better ways to spend that pocket change. I do not understand why you would do an app when a good website will do either. It seems like a design decision based on intended services and use cases, not an industry trend or even that newsworthy.
It's not about doing the work, it's the outsourced Indian team doesn't know how to do the work.
I am pretty sure this is the actual reason, not just cynicism. MS has fired or encouraged significant attrition amongst it's can-do types, focusing those few who remain and who know how to do things into certain areas. The rest...they've backfilled with H1B or outright offshoring. Any other company would have collapsed by now, but monopolies are a powerful thing.
, people driving cars/trucks don't like cyclists
Generally false. We don't SEE them, and expect they are looking out for us, being the lighter, more nimble and better sighted vehicle. Even big motorcycles are hard to see, nevermind a skinny little bike.
Now it is true that a cyclist holding up traffic makes people angry, and angry people may not use best judgement. There are some roads where bicycles just shouldn't be, or else the rides should be widened so that bicycles can be without disrupting traffic.
I was thinking the real story is that their guidance sensors are so accurate they can target and annihilate mosquitos only a few mm across. See also: dwarven fishing pole
nVidia works better in Linux, I have had bad experiences with AMD particularly their drivers in all operating systems, and I like nVidias development tools better.
Also, in keeping with recent trends, Apple would probably us an AMD GPU. No thanks.
He didn't say no new display. He said no new display with integrated GPU.
I would really, really like a 17" MBP. Not AC, not alone. I do real work, I need pixels.
My hunch is that getting "retina" pixels in a 17" form factor is probably expensive/difficult. I'd be happy with their best effort.
First, you gotta nip the tip
...we'd be the Jetsons. Cars have been getting better every year for 100 years. Soon we'll have electric cars, hybrid electric cars. If you assume any rate of improvement at all, then cars will fly.
CEO logic, avoid it.
Obamacare has been exactly irrelevant to me and affected me not at all, in fact I am substantially more prosperous 8 years later in spite of the socialist tax burden I was promised to be overwhelmed and crushed by. But the omnipresent and increasingly shrill noises coming from the right have definitely contributed to a decline in my mental health.
No mention is made of whether the cancellation of American Idol has offset this somewhat.
live, intact people
This would make a better headline!
Mars to Be Overrun With Circumcised Zombies in 9 Years!
You got modded down for this, but this is actually the sort of visionary thinking that I have come to expect from top executives.
Equally, a less Obamacare-dead-horse-beating person could have written,
"No mention was made of whether the cancellation of American Idol had some effect"
In this case perhaps inverse, suicides may decline somewhat.
Maybe if they weren't so far up Cook's ass, they'd take the time to write some new drivers. Or even write older drivers to spec, since they should work with Windows 10 too.
In what way is Samsung up Cook's ass? I assume we're talking about Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, competitor to Samsung on many things including phones, tablets, laptops and PCs, and supplier on other things (SSDs, RAM).
Samsung isn't going to be writing drivers for Broadcom chips, only Broadcom can do that. No doubt Broadcom would like to be paid for it, since they have recently exited the 802.11 business (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/18/apple-supplier-broadcom-wi-fi-chip-business/), they probably have let most of that staff go or re-org'd them on to something else. I'm sure that BCM is just one component lacking driver support, but outside of SSDs which don't usually need drivers, it is unclear that Samsung is on the hook to write any drivers at all, but would have to pay someone else to do it, and they don't want to because you've already spent that money and what's in it for them exactly?
This is why linux people get so bent out of shape over proprietary drivers being a blight. Companies protect those secrets until one day they disappear into the mist, leaving us all holding the bag.