I think this goes beyond a few employees walking out with the occasional thumb drive. If they have a link inside Google* it means a sh*tload of additional traffic to their backbone provider. Or a dedicated fiber link. Someone would notice.
*Its more likely this is being monitored in real time at the backbone providers. The same people that were given unconditional amnesty for handing customer data out. Cue the movie scene where the crooked cop has all the local hoods on a short leash when he needs some dirty work done.
because every X app just gets its own mini X-server to deal with
And that's fine, as long as those mini X-servers are network capable. But then, don't have people from the Wayland camp follow up with "nobody needs a networked display". Or "my app has to have full screen. You can't open a window on top or minimize my app because everybody is a gamer."
X is full of cruft because it has attempted to support may different group's requirements over the years rather than throwing them out as "not important".
On the other hand, its a matter of volume. Much of the market for small camera sensors is being driven towards HD by other applications. The day will come when you'll have to pay a premium to buy 480p sensors. NTSC/PAL can be generated by downconverting an HD image and software is cheap.
... on your business model. If your knowledge and business rules are encoded within enterprise apps and they are core competencies, you will probably opt to keep some IT infrastructure to yourself. On the other hand, if its all standard process stuff, why not outsource it?
If you derive some strategic advantage over your competition from your processes, you will want to keep those close to your management chain. If your processes are standard things like payroll, a public web page, etc. then you derive little advantage by rolling your own. Let the consultants come in and lay their standard template on your organization. You can benefit from their broader view of your markets as well as best business practices in general.
IMO, the biggest mistake that companies make is to invite the consultants in with the idea that they will be adapting your proprietary process knowledge to some application service. They might smile and nod a lot when you tell them what you want. But in the end, their job is to convince you to adopt the standard process already encoded into their product suite. Fight that and your SAP or Salesforce migration will fail miserably.
Well, enough people whined that Microsoft offered to bring back the start button. Not a full start menu, just the button. I guess they figured it will take a few more O/S revs to herd their user base into their preferred direction. Meanwhile, every Linux distro I've used has had the ability (and utilities) preinstalled to allow me to customize the UI. No extra downloads needed. Apple, meanwhile seems to have a knack for understanding their users. At least through Jobs' reign, they built intuitive UIs that, while people might have found them novel, didn't piss them off. The loyal fan base wasn't disappointed by buying into the 'Apple Way'.
When Microsoft manages to upset their rank and file user base, something is wrong. Not just the geeks, who can fix the interface with a s/w install or registry edit. But grandma, who bought into the whole 'Microsoft knows what's good for you, so shut the hell up' corporate attitude.
Microsoft's only defenders seem to be their development community. Who want to build apps to one UI standard rather than desktop and tablet. But market share isn't built by catering to the people who know their way around Sourceforge and Github. And grandma is getting on my nerves, asking me to fix her Win 8 PC. She's damned close to getting Ubuntu on my next visit (or if I'm feeling evil, Slackware).
Or just keep walking if the door fails to unlock. If they are seen stepping into the street next to several cars before they get a hit, it looks pretty suspicious.
How many such casualties are you prepared to accept?
The same number as occurred before 9-11. I don't seem to recall too many instances of passengers going bonkers and slicing people up back when box cutters and pocket knives were a non-issue.
If I'm checking some luggage, its a non-issue*. But if I'm traveling light and could have made the trip with carry-on alone, now I've got to check a piece of luggage regardless.
*Except for the TSA weasels that will be opening my checked luggage to swipe my Leatherman.
How does it suck? I use Start8 to get a Start menu. I never use Metro apps, they all suck,
I think you are starting to answer your own question here.
If Windows 8 sucks on the desktop, so does Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000.
They all suck equally. But you've had to patch the Windows 8 UI and forego Microsoft's vision of the future just to get back to the old suckiness we've all become accustomed to.
Actually, its a dumb charger. This exploit just uses the fact that a USB 'charging' port also accepts USB data. And one can't easily tell whether or not a charger will be delivering 5 volts (as intended) or conceals USB memory or even an active host.
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Because your bank card lacks a feature key to any phone: A camera.
A server full of porn. Mission accomplished.
I think this goes beyond a few employees walking out with the occasional thumb drive. If they have a link inside Google* it means a sh*tload of additional traffic to their backbone provider. Or a dedicated fiber link. Someone would notice.
*Its more likely this is being monitored in real time at the backbone providers. The same people that were given unconditional amnesty for handing customer data out. Cue the movie scene where the crooked cop has all the local hoods on a short leash when he needs some dirty work done.
Thanks for bringing up China.
On the eve of Obama's meeting with President Jinping, any conversations about Chinese espionage is going to be quite embarrassing.
because every X app just gets its own mini X-server to deal with
And that's fine, as long as those mini X-servers are network capable. But then, don't have people from the Wayland camp follow up with "nobody needs a networked display". Or "my app has to have full screen. You can't open a window on top or minimize my app because everybody is a gamer."
X is full of cruft because it has attempted to support may different group's requirements over the years rather than throwing them out as "not important".
On the other hand, its a matter of volume. Much of the market for small camera sensors is being driven towards HD by other applications. The day will come when you'll have to pay a premium to buy 480p sensors. NTSC/PAL can be generated by downconverting an HD image and software is cheap.
Or not be ordered to hand over the camera after filming Rodney King Jr. getting worked over by the LAPD.
If you derive some strategic advantage over your competition from your processes, you will want to keep those close to your management chain. If your processes are standard things like payroll, a public web page, etc. then you derive little advantage by rolling your own. Let the consultants come in and lay their standard template on your organization. You can benefit from their broader view of your markets as well as best business practices in general.
IMO, the biggest mistake that companies make is to invite the consultants in with the idea that they will be adapting your proprietary process knowledge to some application service. They might smile and nod a lot when you tell them what you want. But in the end, their job is to convince you to adopt the standard process already encoded into their product suite. Fight that and your SAP or Salesforce migration will fail miserably.
They are going to consolidate all of the TOR exit nodes in one data center.
Because the phone thieves aren't using them. They're selling them.
Well, enough people whined that Microsoft offered to bring back the start button. Not a full start menu, just the button. I guess they figured it will take a few more O/S revs to herd their user base into their preferred direction. Meanwhile, every Linux distro I've used has had the ability (and utilities) preinstalled to allow me to customize the UI. No extra downloads needed. Apple, meanwhile seems to have a knack for understanding their users. At least through Jobs' reign, they built intuitive UIs that, while people might have found them novel, didn't piss them off. The loyal fan base wasn't disappointed by buying into the 'Apple Way'.
When Microsoft manages to upset their rank and file user base, something is wrong. Not just the geeks, who can fix the interface with a s/w install or registry edit. But grandma, who bought into the whole 'Microsoft knows what's good for you, so shut the hell up' corporate attitude.
Microsoft's only defenders seem to be their development community. Who want to build apps to one UI standard rather than desktop and tablet. But market share isn't built by catering to the people who know their way around Sourceforge and Github. And grandma is getting on my nerves, asking me to fix her Win 8 PC. She's damned close to getting Ubuntu on my next visit (or if I'm feeling evil, Slackware).
This will be an 'Agile' project. So there's no telling how tall it will actually be.
Or just keep walking if the door fails to unlock. If they are seen stepping into the street next to several cars before they get a hit, it looks pretty suspicious.
Maybe while shots are being fired. But bystanders tacked Jared Loughner when he tried to reload during the 2011 incident Tucson AZ.
How many such casualties are you prepared to accept?
The same number as occurred before 9-11. I don't seem to recall too many instances of passengers going bonkers and slicing people up back when box cutters and pocket knives were a non-issue.
If I'm checking some luggage, its a non-issue*. But if I'm traveling light and could have made the trip with carry-on alone, now I've got to check a piece of luggage regardless.
*Except for the TSA weasels that will be opening my checked luggage to swipe my Leatherman.
How does it suck? I use Start8 to get a Start menu. I never use Metro apps, they all suck,
I think you are starting to answer your own question here.
If Windows 8 sucks on the desktop, so does Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000.
They all suck equally. But you've had to patch the Windows 8 UI and forego Microsoft's vision of the future just to get back to the old suckiness we've all become accustomed to.
Just Googled "ebcdic to ascii converter"
About 123,000 results.
The IRS wants to audit me, going back several years. I kept the records as required but they are unreadable now.
Thanks Microsoft!
but it works realy well for tablets and touch-enabled devices.
How nice for you. But some of us need a desktop to actually get some work done. And there, it sucks.
Actually, its a dumb charger. This exploit just uses the fact that a USB 'charging' port also accepts USB data. And one can't easily tell whether or not a charger will be delivering 5 volts (as intended) or conceals USB memory or even an active host.
Don't upset a witch doctor.
...."Ribbit"
I think substance abuse is a prerequisite for a Hollywood career, not an impediment.
You have soup?
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