I still get irked when I see so many cases that are otherwise nice, but have a "window".... I'm over it for the most part... I'd relly like to see an improved refresh of the Cooler Master WaveMaster case... I'm much more into nicely designed subtle cases... recently leaning to Fractal Design. That said, Dell killed what was nice about alienware, and even their own stuff.
Actually from a business perspective, buying Dell might not be a bad idea... basically doing a reverse of what dell did to Alienware... buy it and actually improve the brand, support and image...
I've made friends with mklink in newer versions of windows... install to C:.. then when you aren't using it a lot move it to D:\!c_maps\Program...\game\ and link it back to C... My first SSD was 60GB and was not nearly enough... got used to it. About to drop in a 240GB drive as my main drive, my ESXi Server is using a pair of 480GB drives... works great.
My main point wasn't that EF + SQL + LINQ was bad... More that a platform change can be difficult to nearly impossible depending on the environment. A lot of my new development has been with EF and MVC or NodeJS and MongoDB. I like parts of each over the other, just depends on use cases.
NTLM is a bit more than 10 years old... Hell v2 which addressed most of the OP issues is older than that. LM was created in the late 80s iirc. As for the BSD code in the NT network stack, that had been known for long before the code leak... It's been noted in license documents for over a decade. Why because BSD coffee is allowed in closed source programs. The post I referred to is flame bait because it is... Your post wasn't about truth, it's about hate. I don't love Microsoft, but I certainly don't hate them. Maybe you should double check what you think you know before spouting off.
If you go to even a 50" TV the difference is far more noticeable... On my 42" TV from about 8' away, I notice the difference between DVD and HD content.
I do think it could be a boost for Sports... which along with feature films would be about the only real use.. of course it would be so DRM encumbered as to be almost worthless in execution... It would be cool... On the smaller scale it would be nice for 24-27" desktop displays as well... not just for media. I think computer displays are probably more likely to push that envelope in the near future in terms of consumer sales... but hey, I remember in 2001 or so thinking, I might be willing to get one of those 42" LCDs if they dropped below $2500, at the time they were about four times that.... Who knows.
Have you tried a Roku or WD TV? The advantage of the Roku is Amazon Prime Video *AND* Netflix, while the WD TV has broader format support... YMMV though as straight media devices they work.
Agreed, but when there is a critical flaw in the underlying structure, it won't help much... in this case you need the encryption key for the application to manipulate the cookies in play. If you have access to the encryption key, then it's pretty much game over anyways, as you already likely have access to everything.
To the GP, in terms of Entity Framework, or any other ORM in modern web applications, you need to be diligent in what you transmit over the wire as any other system. I will usually create a new object to copy just what I need over in place... (View Models for MVC, and even in passing results for web services)... for my Node services backed by MongoDB, I have scrubbers that delete sensitive properties, and the _id (Mongo's identifier) field...
The suggestion of the GP to work around the issues of one framework's security by using an even more closed framework is naive at best. I like the.NET stack, even more with ASP.Net MVC, LINQ etc. But it isn't the end-all, be-all by a long shot. Every language/platform I've used has me longing at times for something else that does X, Y or Z easier/better.
You don't think this is possible on Android, etc? Any vendor can modify the distributed OS to do something similar with the default browser.. and even at the OS level. Doesn't the OS controls DNS and certificate services in mobile...
Although GP is flamebait at best.. Because when LM and original NTLM were created it was an issue, and in 2003 compatibility was an issue, is why it is still around.
That said, I will say that for most people's needs there are plenty of adequate solutions. I find that LibreOffice(and OOo) do a decent job. PostgreSQL in many ways exceeds what MS-SQL does, and there are some decent integrated mail/calendar servers... I do think that Exchange is to this day best in it's class, and there are some features of MS Office that will lock some in. However, the fact is, most people don't need any MS software.
NOTE: I make my living doing software dev in an MS centered environment.
I'm with you.. for me, the biggest ding against IBM/Lenovo has been the position of the Fn key in the corner, or messing with the right shift on other mfg's... I never buy the biggest cpu, and usually upgrade the ram and to an ssd out of the box these days... That said, I am not sure which way I will go on my next laptop, using a 3yo MBP now, so will probably have that until it dies, with the 8gb of ram and SSD it's still enough today... I'd probably lean towards a 13-15" ultrabook of some sort. I don't like where OSX and Windows have gone this last release, so may even make Linux my desktop OS again.
I'm not a fanboi by any means... I have Windows on my desktops, Linux servers, a Macbook Pro laptop, a Nexus 4 for my phone, and an N7 is my preferred tablet... I don't see Apples products as 4x as much compared to competitive products, ever. I do see them sometimes at say a 50% premium.. and often that extra design and build quality is worth it... rarely to me... but others.
Computers are fast enough now, that I tend to recommend people spend over $1000 USD or under $500... Middle of the road isn't worth it... I prefer a more expensive system that lasts longer myself. I usually replace my desktop/laptop every 2-3 years.. both are now about 3 years old, and honestly I don't have reason to upgrade. My desktop has been having issues either with the PSU or MB, so may have to upgrade there (1156 socket core i7), my laptop is a Core 2 duo.. runs everything I need well. Though using an SSD helps a lot in that regard.
That said, there's little compelling reason to upgrade laptop/desktop every couple years these days, so having something that lasts, and is at a higher build/material quality is worth it. Phones/Tablets are starting to get there too. I'd rather not have to replace my appliances every 3-6 years... I think the race to the bottom only can work so far.. eventually value needs to improve, which may mean a rise in cost, and pricing.
I have to agree, though I haven't used them much in the past few years... the last one I had was docked most of the time, but the positioning of the Fn key really got to me, so I haven't used them unless they are docked most of the time, for a work laptop, and will usually use another keyboard. I really wish that a bit more effort was put into case materials... I'm using the last gen Core 2 based Macbook Pro as my personal laptop, mainly for look/feel of it. Still don't like the keyboard, but it was leaps and bounds ahead of the pack when I bought it (3 years old in May, when my extended warranty expires).
I've gone through 6 tablets in about 2 years before settling on the Nexus 7, liked it so much, I now have an N4 for my phone. In any case, I'm sick of lowering build quality to the lowest possible point.. I'll pay a more for better, not to the point that say Sony likes to push it (though I won't buy their stuff for other reasons). I won't always by Apple's new shiney, I don't think they're worth it in all cases. But I will spend upwards of 25-30% more for something I know will actually hold up better.
3D printing won't likely be able to do complex circuit boards for some time... if you look at say the bridge/motherboards for handheld devices as an example.. you're talking too fine of a size to really just slap together a concept... unless you want your concept handheld to be 1.5" or thicker... which will be hard to sell the point they are "demo"... There are already efforts in place to create life size mock ups that are 3D printed.. but for a phone or other handheld device, a working example just couldn't happen that way.
Personally, I think that a bluetooth game controller with a seat for a 4-6" device (phone or iThingy) with say Sega and/or Namco's classic game catalogs for android & iOS at release (not included, but for $1-4 ea.) would be incredibly successful.
Essentially a quality controller... make the cash on first to market, and best hardware... let the games come (beyond initial games from vendors)
Last November, I didn't vote for a single incumbent in any race, voted no on all ballot initiatives, and voted third party (L), where there was an option...
I don't know that I would say that.. for software development, it's booming here in Phoenix, and from what I can tell a lot of other larger cities as well. Now, IT overall, maybe not as much.. but software dev is good right now.
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No non-kindle video app for Android...
Dunno I see 3-5 calls a week and a few dozen emails for open positions... though half are out of state.
I still get irked when I see so many cases that are otherwise nice, but have a "window" .... I'm over it for the most part... I'd relly like to see an improved refresh of the Cooler Master WaveMaster case... I'm much more into nicely designed subtle cases... recently leaning to Fractal Design. That said, Dell killed what was nice about alienware, and even their own stuff.
Actually from a business perspective, buying Dell might not be a bad idea... basically doing a reverse of what dell did to Alienware... buy it and actually improve the brand, support and image...
Web Applications... rich UI's (HTML5, Canvas, WebRTC), NodeJS (express, nunjucks, socket.io), MongoDB (Redis, Couch, etc.)
I've made friends with mklink in newer versions of windows... install to C: .. then when you aren't using it a lot move it to D:\!c_maps\Program...\game\ and link it back to C ... My first SSD was 60GB and was not nearly enough... got used to it. About to drop in a 240GB drive as my main drive, my ESXi Server is using a pair of 480GB drives... works great.
My main point wasn't that EF + SQL + LINQ was bad... More that a platform change can be difficult to nearly impossible depending on the environment. A lot of my new development has been with EF and MVC or NodeJS and MongoDB. I like parts of each over the other, just depends on use cases.
Fair enough.. Buy it is a complete package that does the job pretty well. Just a suggestion for those not planning on much tinkering...
Looks like LM 1.0 was released in 1987, and NTLM in 1993...
NTLM is a bit more than 10 years old... Hell v2 which addressed most of the OP issues is older than that. LM was created in the late 80s iirc. As for the BSD code in the NT network stack, that had been known for long before the code leak... It's been noted in license documents for over a decade. Why because BSD coffee is allowed in closed source programs. The post I referred to is flame bait because it is... Your post wasn't about truth, it's about hate. I don't love Microsoft, but I certainly don't hate them. Maybe you should double check what you think you know before spouting off.
If you go to even a 50" TV the difference is far more noticeable... On my 42" TV from about 8' away, I notice the difference between DVD and HD content.
I do think it could be a boost for Sports... which along with feature films would be about the only real use.. of course it would be so DRM encumbered as to be almost worthless in execution... It would be cool... On the smaller scale it would be nice for 24-27" desktop displays as well... not just for media. I think computer displays are probably more likely to push that envelope in the near future in terms of consumer sales... but hey, I remember in 2001 or so thinking, I might be willing to get one of those 42" LCDs if they dropped below $2500, at the time they were about four times that.... Who knows.
Have you tried a Roku or WD TV? The advantage of the Roku is Amazon Prime Video *AND* Netflix, while the WD TV has broader format support... YMMV though as straight media devices they work.
Agreed, but when there is a critical flaw in the underlying structure, it won't help much... in this case you need the encryption key for the application to manipulate the cookies in play. If you have access to the encryption key, then it's pretty much game over anyways, as you already likely have access to everything.
.NET stack, even more with ASP.Net MVC, LINQ etc. But it isn't the end-all, be-all by a long shot. Every language/platform I've used has me longing at times for something else that does X, Y or Z easier/better.
To the GP, in terms of Entity Framework, or any other ORM in modern web applications, you need to be diligent in what you transmit over the wire as any other system. I will usually create a new object to copy just what I need over in place... (View Models for MVC, and even in passing results for web services)... for my Node services backed by MongoDB, I have scrubbers that delete sensitive properties, and the _id (Mongo's identifier) field...
The suggestion of the GP to work around the issues of one framework's security by using an even more closed framework is naive at best. I like the
Wild.. haven't seen this myself, running a stock Nexus 4 bought directly from Google though...
You don't think this is possible on Android, etc? Any vendor can modify the distributed OS to do something similar with the default browser.. and even at the OS level. Doesn't the OS controls DNS and certificate services in mobile...
Although GP is flamebait at best.. Because when LM and original NTLM were created it was an issue, and in 2003 compatibility was an issue, is why it is still around.
That said, I will say that for most people's needs there are plenty of adequate solutions. I find that LibreOffice(and OOo) do a decent job. PostgreSQL in many ways exceeds what MS-SQL does, and there are some decent integrated mail/calendar servers... I do think that Exchange is to this day best in it's class, and there are some features of MS Office that will lock some in. However, the fact is, most people don't need any MS software.
NOTE: I make my living doing software dev in an MS centered environment.
I'm with you.. for me, the biggest ding against IBM/Lenovo has been the position of the Fn key in the corner, or messing with the right shift on other mfg's... I never buy the biggest cpu, and usually upgrade the ram and to an ssd out of the box these days... That said, I am not sure which way I will go on my next laptop, using a 3yo MBP now, so will probably have that until it dies, with the 8gb of ram and SSD it's still enough today... I'd probably lean towards a 13-15" ultrabook of some sort. I don't like where OSX and Windows have gone this last release, so may even make Linux my desktop OS again.
I'm not a fanboi by any means... I have Windows on my desktops, Linux servers, a Macbook Pro laptop, a Nexus 4 for my phone, and an N7 is my preferred tablet... I don't see Apples products as 4x as much compared to competitive products, ever. I do see them sometimes at say a 50% premium.. and often that extra design and build quality is worth it... rarely to me... but others.
Computers are fast enough now, that I tend to recommend people spend over $1000 USD or under $500... Middle of the road isn't worth it... I prefer a more expensive system that lasts longer myself. I usually replace my desktop/laptop every 2-3 years.. both are now about 3 years old, and honestly I don't have reason to upgrade. My desktop has been having issues either with the PSU or MB, so may have to upgrade there (1156 socket core i7), my laptop is a Core 2 duo.. runs everything I need well. Though using an SSD helps a lot in that regard.
That said, there's little compelling reason to upgrade laptop/desktop every couple years these days, so having something that lasts, and is at a higher build/material quality is worth it. Phones/Tablets are starting to get there too. I'd rather not have to replace my appliances every 3-6 years... I think the race to the bottom only can work so far.. eventually value needs to improve, which may mean a rise in cost, and pricing.
I have to agree, though I haven't used them much in the past few years... the last one I had was docked most of the time, but the positioning of the Fn key really got to me, so I haven't used them unless they are docked most of the time, for a work laptop, and will usually use another keyboard. I really wish that a bit more effort was put into case materials... I'm using the last gen Core 2 based Macbook Pro as my personal laptop, mainly for look/feel of it. Still don't like the keyboard, but it was leaps and bounds ahead of the pack when I bought it (3 years old in May, when my extended warranty expires).
I've gone through 6 tablets in about 2 years before settling on the Nexus 7, liked it so much, I now have an N4 for my phone. In any case, I'm sick of lowering build quality to the lowest possible point.. I'll pay a more for better, not to the point that say Sony likes to push it (though I won't buy their stuff for other reasons). I won't always by Apple's new shiney, I don't think they're worth it in all cases. But I will spend upwards of 25-30% more for something I know will actually hold up better.
3D printing won't likely be able to do complex circuit boards for some time... if you look at say the bridge/motherboards for handheld devices as an example.. you're talking too fine of a size to really just slap together a concept... unless you want your concept handheld to be 1.5" or thicker... which will be hard to sell the point they are "demo" ... There are already efforts in place to create life size mock ups that are 3D printed.. but for a phone or other handheld device, a working example just couldn't happen that way.
Personally, I think that a bluetooth game controller with a seat for a 4-6" device (phone or iThingy) with say Sega and/or Namco's classic game catalogs for android & iOS at release (not included, but for $1-4 ea.) would be incredibly successful.
Essentially a quality controller... make the cash on first to market, and best hardware... let the games come (beyond initial games from vendors)
Last November, I didn't vote for a single incumbent in any race, voted no on all ballot initiatives, and voted third party (L), where there was an option...
What, you don't have a C.S. Degree from an Ivy League college? Good luck getting past the H.R. dept.
I don't know that I would say that.. for software development, it's booming here in Phoenix, and from what I can tell a lot of other larger cities as well. Now, IT overall, maybe not as much.. but software dev is good right now.