I was pointing out that Microsoft is quietly walking towards that future already. They only have to get all their building blocks in position (which is easy when you can change things in the operating system down the line without having to get the user's consent first). Most of these things (built-in antivirus, an App Store), looks fairly innocuous or downright decent at first (why pay a yearly fee for Norton when Redmond has you protected?). Their main hurtle is getting everyone onto a platform that supports this future (I doubt Win 7-8.1 with backported telemetry is enough). So they institute forced upgrades when possible, then attempt to cut short existing support responsibilities on those pesky "freer" versions of Windows. Eventually the problem will solve itself as old computer die out and new ones will not run older versions of Windows (because they made them not work in a fully patched form).
Then they can just flip that last switch that causes pirated videos to be treated like "suspicious" files, warez to not launch, etc. What are people going to do? Complain their stolen goods aren't working?
By that logic, Windows would need to be restricted on what programs you can install, since a person might install pirated software.
For that to work, first Microsoft would have to have some really nefarious monitoring built into Windows that keeps tracks of what apps you have installed on the system and report it to them. Also, a something built into Windows that can prevent certain programs from opening if they are deemed a problem, kinda like how antivirus software can stop things from opening and encrypt files so they are unable to be used. Customers would naturally need a way of finding programs for their computer that they can be assured are legitimate, a curated collection, or "marketplace", if you will.
Finally, a solution like this to curb warez will only really work if all users are on board. It would be in Microsoft's interest to get everyone on a operating system that supports these technologies, I'm not sure what steps they could take to help to increase their adoption, though...
announced plans to hire 30,000 part-time workers in the U.S. over the next year, including 5,000 positions that will allow employees to work from home as customer service representatives. Amazon's incoming part-time employees will work 20 or more hours and receive benefits. About 25,000 of the positions Amazon has floated will work in the company's sorting and fulfillment centers...
So they're only hiring 5K work-from-home CS positions, the rest of these are just an expansion of their horrible warehouse positions. Aren't they always taking applications for those jobs?
Me too. Information is good! It's tough to look at public policy issues with no data (unless you're an orange shit-for-brains windbag).
Maybe it would help if I thought there was actually going to be some change that came about because of this data? Ballooning student loan debt is not a new problem. For the last decade all I've seen is navel-gazing. Will there ever be actual action? Some of us are literally waiting to go back to school.
On the one hand, Trump does whatever he wants with Executive Orders and doesn't care about how it effects consumers. One the other hand, he fucks up so much of his agenda I wonder if he will accomplish any harm.
Wouldn't they then be one of the ones 'most' affected by random people cutting the cord?
Yup. Turns out ESPN isn't nearly as popular a network as they think they are. Now that people can increasingly watch what they want through means besides cable/satellite it's becoming apparent there are lots of people who care nothing about sports. Something the cord-cutters have been saying every time someone wants to bring out a "skinny bundle" channel lineup.
not even the throwaway $30 inkjet ones that are sold as an excuse to sell you ink cartridges that cost four times as much?
Need to watch sales more, bro. I bought a Pantum wireless laser printer on NewEgg Flash for $25 with free shipping. Works with the Windows desktops, Linux desktops, and Mac laptops here with no issue. Bought it in August 2015 and it is just recently started displaying the notification LED that the original (lower yield) toner cartridge is running low.
How do you even attempt to make any sort of phone call without first unlocking the phone and opening the the call app? Is their some secret password that calls 911 for you?
Yes. The password is "Emergency". Not very secretive though, since the phone puts it on the screen in the lower-left corner.
Cable providers can't really be that concerned about cord cutting either, or they would be doing something meaningful like dropping prices 30%
They aren't concerned about the cord cutting, they're concerned about the loss of profits, so lowering prices is going to be the last choice they make. First they're try every option to raise revenue from their subscribers they have.
I think people are actually not happy with how large physically smartphones are now. But they like having a large screen to look at. So the solution in their eyes is to get the largest screen they can on a phone of certain dimensions. Reducing the bezels around the screen, which they no not view as really important, allows this.
He operated a cleaning company. It's likely nothing more than him cleaning houses as a sole proprietorship, which means the materials and fine probably cost him an entire year's profits.
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The latter.
I was pointing out that Microsoft is quietly walking towards that future already. They only have to get all their building blocks in position (which is easy when you can change things in the operating system down the line without having to get the user's consent first). Most of these things (built-in antivirus, an App Store), looks fairly innocuous or downright decent at first (why pay a yearly fee for Norton when Redmond has you protected?). Their main hurtle is getting everyone onto a platform that supports this future (I doubt Win 7-8.1 with backported telemetry is enough). So they institute forced upgrades when possible, then attempt to cut short existing support responsibilities on those pesky "freer" versions of Windows. Eventually the problem will solve itself as old computer die out and new ones will not run older versions of Windows (because they made them not work in a fully patched form).
Then they can just flip that last switch that causes pirated videos to be treated like "suspicious" files, warez to not launch, etc.
What are people going to do? Complain their stolen goods aren't working?
No need to specify your gender...
> Implying Google hasn't already figured out the gender of the user from their normal data-mining.
Top kek.
By that logic, Windows would need to be restricted on what programs you can install, since a person might install pirated software.
For that to work, first Microsoft would have to have some really nefarious monitoring built into Windows that keeps tracks of what apps you have installed on the system and report it to them. Also, a something built into Windows that can prevent certain programs from opening if they are deemed a problem, kinda like how antivirus software can stop things from opening and encrypt files so they are unable to be used. Customers would naturally need a way of finding programs for their computer that they can be assured are legitimate, a curated collection, or "marketplace", if you will.
Finally, a solution like this to curb warez will only really work if all users are on board. It would be in Microsoft's interest to get everyone on a operating system that supports these technologies, I'm not sure what steps they could take to help to increase their adoption, though...
A developer of GNOME thinks that one of the largest Linux distros giving up on their own DE and going back to GNOME is a great thing.
This is like that article a few days back where GE said that more robots in the factory was nothing to worry about.
Dear Slashdot: I'd be far more interested in commentary by people who don't have a conflict of interest with the topic.
announced plans to hire 30,000 part-time workers in the U.S. over the next year, including 5,000 positions that will allow employees to work from home as customer service representatives. Amazon's incoming part-time employees will work 20 or more hours and receive benefits. About 25,000 of the positions Amazon has floated will work in the company's sorting and fulfillment centers...
So they're only hiring 5K work-from-home CS positions, the rest of these are just an expansion of their horrible warehouse positions. Aren't they always taking applications for those jobs?
I bet Uber thinks that since he's a former employee that automatically takes them off the hook for this whole thing.
Me too. Information is good! It's tough to look at public policy issues with no data (unless you're an orange shit-for-brains windbag).
Maybe it would help if I thought there was actually going to be some change that came about because of this data?
Ballooning student loan debt is not a new problem. For the last decade all I've seen is navel-gazing. Will there ever be actual action? Some of us are literally waiting to go back to school.
Skynet's army was built by the humans.
On the one hand, Trump does whatever he wants with Executive Orders and doesn't care about how it effects consumers.
One the other hand, he fucks up so much of his agenda I wonder if he will accomplish any harm.
Wouldn't they then be one of the ones 'most' affected by random people cutting the cord?
Yup. Turns out ESPN isn't nearly as popular a network as they think they are. Now that people can increasingly watch what they want through means besides cable/satellite it's becoming apparent there are lots of people who care nothing about sports. Something the cord-cutters have been saying every time someone wants to bring out a "skinny bundle" channel lineup.
...says company that makes robots for assembly lines.
What's next, an article by Wall Street about how regulation is not needed in the banking industry?
When life gives you the synthesizing ability for lemons...
So you're prone to negative readings of stories like these?
This is completely unacceptable, unethical, immoral, and it cannot be allowed to spread.
What more would you expect from Comcast?
Or like trying to repeal a half-baked healthcare system before we actually come up with a new one that addresses the needs to everyone.
You can buy a cheap Android phone for $10 in a grocery store.
I can't afford to own a printer.
not even the throwaway $30 inkjet ones that are sold as an excuse to sell you ink cartridges that cost four times as much?
Need to watch sales more, bro. I bought a Pantum wireless laser printer on NewEgg Flash for $25 with free shipping. Works with the Windows desktops, Linux desktops, and Mac laptops here with no issue. Bought it in August 2015 and it is just recently started displaying the notification LED that the original (lower yield) toner cartridge is running low.
How do you even attempt to make any sort of phone call without first unlocking the phone and opening the the call app? Is their some secret password that calls 911 for you?
Yes. The password is "Emergency". Not very secretive though, since the phone puts it on the screen in the lower-left corner.
Those are probably owned by iPhone users.
The 29% of Android devices with all security patches are iPhone users? Okay...
Cable providers can't really be that concerned about cord cutting either, or they would be doing something meaningful like dropping prices 30%
They aren't concerned about the cord cutting, they're concerned about the loss of profits, so lowering prices is going to be the last choice they make. First they're try every option to raise revenue from their subscribers they have.
I think people are actually not happy with how large physically smartphones are now. But they like having a large screen to look at. So the solution in their eyes is to get the largest screen they can on a phone of certain dimensions. Reducing the bezels around the screen, which they no not view as really important, allows this.
He operated a cleaning company. It's likely nothing more than him cleaning houses as a sole proprietorship, which means the materials and fine probably cost him an entire year's profits.
What'd happen if it was hacked - explosions? Fires? Crashes?
Well, if you hack up a Li-Ion battery yes, fire and explosion are two possibilities. Even alkaline batteries have those warnings not to puncture them.
Good thing we're cutting funding for the sciences so we can find out what happened.
Thats really cool!
Not as cool as it theoretically could be.