The die-cision to use anything from Microsoft in a mission-critical environment, let alone a 16+ year old OS with a giant list of known exploits goes so far beyond amazingly stupid I can't even find the words.
Of course it is. Do you think we've always had cellphones? No-one uses their cellphone while driving in Europe because of the strict laws. This isn't human nature it's pig-headed american nature.
>> Well, the idea is that you can use your phone in a self-driving car.
I'd rather not be obliged to pay extra for all that tech whenever I buy a car, and just not be able to update my facebook profile. Besides, so-called self-driving cars actually aren't. Not yet anyway.
>> radio communications technology is not all that unpredictable.
Great because what we need is just to throw even more overcomplex, unpredictable tech at the problem rather than to simply get people to put their damn phones down when driving.
There is PLENTY of evidence that Microsoft have always worked hand-in-glove with the FBI/CIA/NSA/whoever, by doing things such as including back doors in their encryption, in Windows, and providing tools to the government to extract data.
Microsoft just pretend to revolt every now and again in order to keep fooling the sheeplike morons that continue to buy their products into thinking that they are safe putting their personal data in Microsofts hands.
Its because Microsoft's entire playbook still only contains multiple variations of embrace/extend/extinguish.
People that are still being fooled by Microsoft (i.e. most purchasing managers) won't understand this so won't actually know that it isn't what it pretends to be, but will think this must be a good thing in some general way.
Yep I totally agree. I can get many of the same channels for free, OTA with an antenna, plus they look MUCH better than the same channel coming in via cable that costs like $50/month.
>> "Our members, however, I think are very aggressive in how they are trying to provide consumers that they serve with more choice..."
No they REALLY haven't, at least here in Phoenix. Cox pretty much have a cable TV monopoly and they haven't done diddly squat, other than renaming their same tired old shit to try and fool people into thinking its some new deal.
What people REALLY want is to be able to pick and choose individual channels, and not have a cable box at all.
Cable companies have known this for years, Its perfectly technically possible, but they STILL refuse to give us what we actually want to buy. Their ongoing stupidity/arrogance is exactly what opened the door to companies like Netflix and Hulu in the first place, and they STILL haven't learned.
Cable's crumbling TV business is ENTIRELY self inflicted.
The problem with allowing corps to hack back is that you've only got their word that someone hacked them first. What constitutes a hack attempt and what constitutes an appropriate response comes entirely down to individual interpretation. I can imagine many if not most companies would use that ruling tactically rather than honestly.
Just encrypt and remove the harddrive and ship it to where you're going separately, or even just carry it separately to your laptop and don;t tell them its the drive for it. I'll bet a Whole different set of rules would apply when they have to prove that "thing" is infact a hard drive, and they can only presume it came out of the same PC they want to search. If you're an engineer and travelling on business you could even claim that they shouldn't plug it in because they will damage it and its actually not your laptop's storage but one of the very expensive components for some new prototype which is the purpose of your business trip.
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The die-cision to use anything from Microsoft in a mission-critical environment, let alone a 16+ year old OS with a giant list of known exploits goes so far beyond amazingly stupid I can't even find the words.
>> there is no contesting the simple fact the the greatest danger is the human,
You're kidding right?
Well said.
Bad analogy. It would be a better one if planes NEEDED radio in order to just keep flying.
>> "just" changing human nature is "simple"?
Of course it is. Do you think we've always had cellphones? No-one uses their cellphone while driving in Europe because of the strict laws. This isn't human nature it's pig-headed american nature.
>> Well, the idea is that you can use your phone in a self-driving car.
I'd rather not be obliged to pay extra for all that tech whenever I buy a car, and just not be able to update my facebook profile. Besides, so-called self-driving cars actually aren't. Not yet anyway.
>> radio communications technology is not all that unpredictable.
Would you want to bet your life on it?
Thanks for agreeing with me.
Great because what we need is just to throw even more overcomplex, unpredictable tech at the problem rather than to simply get people to put their damn phones down when driving.
No you don;t get it.
There is PLENTY of evidence that Microsoft have always worked hand-in-glove with the FBI/CIA/NSA/whoever, by doing things such as including back doors in their encryption, in Windows, and providing tools to the government to extract data.
Microsoft just pretend to revolt every now and again in order to keep fooling the sheeplike morons that continue to buy their products into thinking that they are safe putting their personal data in Microsofts hands.
>> There are no murdering, thieving, raping thugs running around in Europe.
So how is that whole "living in denial" thing working out for you?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/...
>> Europe, especially germany, has the same free speech rights than you have
No you don't You even admitted it yourself:
>> .... inflaming hate versus others, that is a legal crime here.
I'll take his clueless over your insultingly rude assholeism any day.
the way the universe actually works is not a constant.
Thats what I was wondering. Would a phone store even sell a phone contract to a minor? Surely this is actually being enabled by the parents?
>> The ransoms Troia helps his clients pay are those stemming from ransomware attacks, which have surged in number over the past few years.
Well, duh. Maybe if they didn't make it a successful business model in the first place, it would go away.
I'm thinking what those companies actually need to spend their money on is better backup solutions.
Its because Microsoft's entire playbook still only contains multiple variations of embrace/extend/extinguish.
People that are still being fooled by Microsoft (i.e. most purchasing managers) won't understand this so won't actually know that it isn't what it pretends to be, but will think this must be a good thing in some general way.
The actual merit doesn't depend on the general idea, it depends on the specific project.
Not going to work, at least for very long. Although fridges can get pretty cold, it takes time. They don't actually transfer heat quickly enough.
Yep I totally agree. I can get many of the same channels for free, OTA with an antenna, plus they look MUCH better than the same channel coming in via cable that costs like $50/month.
>> "Our members, however, I think are very aggressive in how they are trying to provide consumers that they serve with more choice..."
No they REALLY haven't, at least here in Phoenix. Cox pretty much have a cable TV monopoly and they haven't done diddly squat, other than renaming their same tired old shit to try and fool people into thinking its some new deal.
What people REALLY want is to be able to pick and choose individual channels, and not have a cable box at all.
Cable companies have known this for years, Its perfectly technically possible, but they STILL refuse to give us what we actually want to buy. Their ongoing stupidity/arrogance is exactly what opened the door to companies like Netflix and Hulu in the first place, and they STILL haven't learned.
Cable's crumbling TV business is ENTIRELY self inflicted.
The problem with allowing corps to hack back is that you've only got their word that someone hacked them first. What constitutes a hack attempt and what constitutes an appropriate response comes entirely down to individual interpretation.
I can imagine many if not most companies would use that ruling tactically rather than honestly.
Just encrypt and remove the harddrive and ship it to where you're going separately, or even just carry it separately to your laptop and don;t tell them its the drive for it. I'll bet a Whole different set of rules would apply when they have to prove that "thing" is infact a hard drive, and they can only presume it came out of the same PC they want to search. If you're an engineer and travelling on business you could even claim that they shouldn't plug it in because they will damage it and its actually not your laptop's storage but one of the very expensive components for some new prototype which is the purpose of your business trip.
Thankyou. At least someone here has some freaking brains.
What is your point, or the logic behind it? you making no actual sense. You're not even addressing what I actually said.
What they actually said was "we will be replacing the current build of RiME with one that does not contain Denuvo".
This is absolutely NOT the same as saying what they will replace it with will be DRM-free.