It's all "I don't do well in a meritocracy, so I wrote a paper on why you should still hire me" bullshit. While I agree that past results aren't a guarantee of good future performance, in general, hiring under-performers assures a lack of future performance.
We've specialized since the hunter/gatherer days. It's worked well so far.
"Literally useless" is a stretch, although close. Overpriced bling would be more accurate.
The summary claims " the primary problem with Android Wear watches is the hardware, like size, design (which is closely related to size), speed, and battery life." Nope. The primary problem is lack of demand. If they were selling like hotcakes, Qualcomm would be investing in new chips.
Heck, Apple is so embarrassed by their smartwatch sales numbers that they refuse to break them out separately.
The meaning of sentence is clear: "storing, packing for shipment, or distribution".
Yes, but not for the reason you give - you seem confused as to exactly what the "Oxford comma" is.
Words have purpose and meaning. "Packing for (shipment or distribution)" is redundant - distribution includes shipping, so including "shipment" adds nothing to the clause. And if that were the intended meaning, they could have stopped at "packing for distribution."
"Packing for shipment, or distribution" instead of being redundant, gives definite purpose to both words, and is therefore the more logical interpretation.
No, best thing is some people bind together and sue their asses. Software shrinkwrap licenses are at least based on the belief that copyright prevents a user from installing the software without agreement.
Not so much with a phone or IoT device - the user isn't copying anything, and has no need to agree to anything. There is no "consideration" to create a contract. There's nothing which legally prevents a purchaser from using a device without accepting terms. If you're sold a phone or IoT for some function, and they want you to agree to some terms before using it, after you've already bought it, that seems a perfect example of an attempt to create an unconscionable contract of adhesion. Same with, say, GM and OnStar tracking (they never explain how they know if a car has been sold, or what allows them to track the second purchaser).
When one of those things comes up on the screen, cover it with a sticky note saying "This is my device, and I'll use it as I please. By clicking continue, I retain all rights."
They're like lots of IOT devices - wide open on the local network for nefarious things like cranking up the volume. Not so much for the exaggerated claim that it can be done from the Internet. That's not happening unless you went out of your way to specifically configure your NAT gateway to allow incoming connections to your TV, in which case it's your own damn fault.
Sure, Roku and some others (a number of AVRs come to mind) and have no security, but in practical terms, it's only a matter of annoyance.
Reminds me on the time Consumer's Report dinged VW for only having a single turn signal "blinker" indicator on the dashboard, instead of two (showing left/right). Only an idiot CR reviewer wouldn't remember which way they wanted to turn and need a reminder.
"Apple is very insistent that the $349 HomePod has been in development for the past six years and that it's entirely focused on sound quality,"
C'mon. HiFi has been around since the 1950's. It doesn't take six years for a multi-billion dollar company to R&D good sound. I'll give them a bit of a break, though - they did buy Beats, which definitely set them back a bit.
"Nope, it's not. NIST has officially delisted SMS and phone numbers as a valid factor"
You are wrong. Use of the PSTN is now "RESTRICTED". "Delisted" is not even a category. Further, the guidelines specifically include the use of SMS:
The out-of-band authenticator SHALL uniquely authenticate itself in one of the following ways when communicating with the verifier: ...
Authenticate to a public mobile telephone network using a SIM card or equivalent that uniquely identifies the device. This method SHALL only be used if a secret is being sent from the verifier to the out-of-band device via the PSTN (SMS or voice).
"Using access to a phone number as an authentication method is the REAL problem here. Choose cryptocurrency/banking websites that don't allow access to your account simply by having access to your registered phone number."
Well, no.
The phone/SMS thing is supposed to be only one factor in a multi-factor ID system. And, since there are supposedly legal restraints in place to prevent unauthorized transfers of phone numbers, it's not unreasonable. When I read the title,
I was inclined to think the guy was just trying to misplace blame. But, if the carrier was social engineered to do a number transfer, the onus is on them. Number portability should require effort, for good reason.
Banks are, by law, supposed to require two factor authentication. (Crypto is the WWW - Wild Wild West). Unfortunately, the rules allow one factor to be the the device used to access the account (e.g. web cookies). That makes it too easy for both factors to be present on a single device (re: password managers). Multi-factor authentication only really works if the factors are forced to be physically separate.
steal 1,000 OmiseGo (OMG) tokens and 19.6 BitConnect coins, Tapang claims. The hackers then exchanged the coins for 2.875 Bitcoin and transferred it out of his account, the suit states. On November 7th, the price of Bitcoin was $7,118.80, so had the hackers cashed out then, they would have netted a profit of $20,466.55. Tapang goes on to say, "After the incident, BTC price reached more than $17,000.00 per coin,"
WTF does the price of Bitcoin have to do with it? If someone stole $20 from me 5 years ago and bought a Bitcoin with it, it's unreasonable for me to claim $9K in damages today.
Maybe the thieves then bought some coke off Silkroad and snorted it. Net Present Value, $0.
That "toy flamethrower" is basically a common propane torch, which you can buy at any Harbor Freight, packaged up all fancy. Use it to "Burn weeds, melt snow, remove paint from non-flammable surfaces and more..."
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Russia or North Korea?
"You are just jealous that Trump says more in 140 characters then you could say in a hundred forty pages."
Not really.
"Fuck you. I'm better than you."
See? I can do it in fewer characters than he can!
It's all "I don't do well in a meritocracy, so I wrote a paper on why you should still hire me" bullshit. While I agree that past results aren't a guarantee of good future performance, in general, hiring under-performers assures a lack of future performance.
We've specialized since the hunter/gatherer days. It's worked well so far.
Trump needing to fit code words in proper order into his tweets would explain a lot.
"Literally useless" is a stretch, although close. Overpriced bling would be more accurate.
The summary claims " the primary problem with Android Wear watches is the hardware, like size, design (which is closely related to size), speed, and battery life." Nope. The primary problem is lack of demand. If they were selling like hotcakes, Qualcomm would be investing in new chips.
Heck, Apple is so embarrassed by their smartwatch sales numbers that they refuse to break them out separately.
Yes, but not for the reason you give - you seem confused as to exactly what the "Oxford comma" is.
Words have purpose and meaning. "Packing for (shipment or distribution)" is redundant - distribution includes shipping, so including "shipment" adds nothing to the clause. And if that were the intended meaning, they could have stopped at "packing for distribution."
"Packing for shipment, or distribution" instead of being redundant, gives definite purpose to both words, and is therefore the more logical interpretation.
So, when the summary says
...it really means "unauthorized?"
That's as intelligible to someone who doesn't speak German as "LCS Syndrome" is to an English speaker who expects the summary to support the headline.
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"Best thing to do is return the product."
No, best thing is some people bind together and sue their asses. Software shrinkwrap licenses are at least based on the belief that copyright prevents a user from installing the software without agreement.
Not so much with a phone or IoT device - the user isn't copying anything, and has no need to agree to anything. There is no "consideration" to create a contract. There's nothing which legally prevents a purchaser from using a device without accepting terms. If you're sold a phone or IoT for some function, and they want you to agree to some terms before using it, after you've already bought it, that seems a perfect example of an attempt to create an unconscionable contract of adhesion. Same with, say, GM and OnStar tracking (they never explain how they know if a car has been sold, or what allows them to track the second purchaser).
When one of those things comes up on the screen, cover it with a sticky note saying "This is my device, and I'll use it as I please. By clicking continue, I retain all rights."
They're like lots of IOT devices - wide open on the local network for nefarious things like cranking up the volume. Not so much for the exaggerated claim that it can be done from the Internet. That's not happening unless you went out of your way to specifically configure your NAT gateway to allow incoming connections to your TV, in which case it's your own damn fault.
Sure, Roku and some others (a number of AVRs come to mind) and have no security, but in practical terms, it's only a matter of annoyance.
Reminds me on the time Consumer's Report dinged VW for only having a single turn signal "blinker" indicator on the dashboard, instead of two (showing left/right). Only an idiot CR reviewer wouldn't remember which way they wanted to turn and need a reminder.
Does he have the same worry about stock markets? We just had a huge, highly correlated move, not just of stocks in a market, but also between markets.
If you like soun defects, just admit it. Never met a violin which did beam forming.
FTFY. War is Peace.
"Apple is very insistent that the $349 HomePod has been in development for the past six years and that it's entirely focused on sound quality,"
C'mon. HiFi has been around since the 1950's. It doesn't take six years for a multi-billion dollar company to R&D good sound. I'll give them a bit of a break, though - they did buy Beats, which definitely set them back a bit.
A draft is never normative.
You are wrong. Use of the PSTN is now "RESTRICTED". "Delisted" is not even a category. Further, the guidelines specifically include the use of SMS:
"Using access to a phone number as an authentication method is the REAL problem here. Choose cryptocurrency/banking websites that don't allow access to your account simply by having access to your registered phone number."
Well, no.
The phone/SMS thing is supposed to be only one factor in a multi-factor ID system. And, since there are supposedly legal restraints in place to prevent unauthorized transfers of phone numbers, it's not unreasonable. When I read the title, I was inclined to think the guy was just trying to misplace blame. But, if the carrier was social engineered to do a number transfer, the onus is on them. Number portability should require effort, for good reason.
Banks are, by law, supposed to require two factor authentication. (Crypto is the WWW - Wild Wild West). Unfortunately, the rules allow one factor to be the the device used to access the account (e.g. web cookies). That makes it too easy for both factors to be present on a single device (re: password managers). Multi-factor authentication only really works if the factors are forced to be physically separate.
WTF does the price of Bitcoin have to do with it? If someone stole $20 from me 5 years ago and bought a Bitcoin with it, it's unreasonable for me to claim $9K in damages today.
Maybe the thieves then bought some coke off Silkroad and snorted it. Net Present Value, $0.
Gravity is pretty easy to figure out. It's the opposite of comedy.
Whoosh. The GP claimed they don't come with CDs anymore. That's not true - it's a buyer's choice.
"Since laptops and new computers does not......come with a CD drive anymore, this is to be expected."
No, but they often come with DVD or Blu-Ray drives, which much to your surprise, read CDs.
That "toy flamethrower" is basically a common propane torch, which you can buy at any Harbor Freight, packaged up all fancy. Use it to "Burn weeds, melt snow, remove paint from non-flammable surfaces and more..."
" 32GB for $499, 128GB for $589, and 256GB for $679,"
A million bucks for the Brooklyn bridge seems cheap.
Really, what does it do that a 2 year old, $100 on Swappa (iThing or cybernetic something) doesn't?
If only you weren't an AC, and had mod points.