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  1. Apple does have a well-thought-out security design. Maybe there are things wrong with it, but to say they 'just fix bugs' and don't think about overall security ignores the truth. But I suppose that's what you get when you're click-seeking. See: https://www.apple.com/business... Can we find holes in that? I'm sure. But they do have a plan. And that's the public one. I'd wager there's an even more detailed internal one.

  2. Re: I would have liked to be asked... on Patreon Hits Donors With New Fees, Angering Creators (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yes, they are free to change the terms, obviously. I simply wanted to be asked. Mind you, my patrons are not leaving, and I'll come out ahead on this deal, but the original deal was simpler to explain and created less friction. A simple solution would be for Patreon to allow pre-funding your account which would allow for a single fee. It also helps non-USD patrons with exchange fees and other bank fees the incur outside of Patreon's fees.

  3. I would have liked to be asked... on Patreon Hits Donors With New Fees, Angering Creators (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    As a creator with several hundred patrons and about $1500/month in pledges, I had agreed to the terms where I paid the fees. Nobody asked if I wanted to change the deal I had made. I had no problem paying the fees because it kept things simple for my patrons. It almost feels like "I have altered the deal. Pray I do not alter it further."

  4. Re: Innocent? on Real-Time Radio Search Engine From Music Industry's Nemesis · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Sure. Pass new laws that make it illegal....or include it in the new Trans-Pacific treaty, along with every other wish they have on their list.....

  5. Re: ISP have there own TV systems and they cap on Why Internet Television Isn't Quite Ready To Save Us From Cable TV · · Score: 1

    I've been on Cmcast for years. Never been hit by a cap (despite going well over the old threshold amount several months in a row). Now I have 100mbps with no cap. And no cable TV. :-)

  6. Re: A Whole Social Movement on Pirates of the Caribbean: the Pirate Bay Moves To Island of Sint Maarten · · Score: 1

    With government, as with the mafia, you have to be a "made man" to have any power. Otherwise, you are just a soldier working to gain power for others....

  7. Re: Lock in Tactics? on iTunes Store Turns 10 · · Score: 1

    Note that I said "Not always on." In other words, the account needed to be connected to your iTunes and authenticated. But it didn't have to be always on. In other words, what I wrote was correct.

  8. Re: Lock in Tactics? on iTunes Store Turns 10 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Originally, iTunes had DRM on music so it could only be played while iTunes was connected to your account (not always on). They removed the DRM later for music. It's still there for movies.

  9. Wash the damn bags! on Are Plastic Bag Bans Making People Sick? · · Score: 2

    Simple. Do what I do. Wash your bags regularly. Problem solved. I haven't had a problem in the two years I've exclusively used my own bags.

  10. Why I dumped Android on Wireless Carriers Put On Notice About Providing Regular Android Security Updates · · Score: 1

    And this is exactly why I threw in the towel on Android. Two reference phones, bought unlocked, were abandoned. After the second one, and seeing my daughter's ancient iPhone 3GS continue to receive updates, I bought an iPhone 5. Perfect world? No. But I do get regular updates and it works with my iTunes/Apple TV. None of the phones worked perfectly in my Ford with SYNC, but sending text messages is limited to feature phones (reading on the iPhone was added in the latest Ford software update). Smartest thing Apple did was maintain control of updates.

  11. Re:People want cheaper tablets on Why the Tablet Market is Really the iPad Market · · Score: 1

    Exactly. In my house right now, 7 macs, 5 iPhones, 2 Apple TVS, 2 iPads. I would have bought a Courier in a New York minute. I was rooting for Microsoft at that point since they had it nailed. Alas, not to be.

  12. Re:INspector is Right on School Sends Child's Lunch Home After Determining it Unhealthy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Did you read what was in the lunch? You missed it. Not just a sandwhich and chips. A banana. Apple Juice. This is a perfectly healthy meal. The nanny state has gone mad and the enforcers have lost their minds due to abusive power....

  13. Re:democracy on 15 Years In Jail For Clicking 'Like' · · Score: 1

    Not at all. Each individual must agree to join the collective. Failing that, the collective has no just power over that individual.

  14. Re:democracy on 15 Years In Jail For Clicking 'Like' · · Score: 1

    Governments do not have rights,only people do. Legitimate governments have powers which are delegated by the people, who agree to limit their freedom in certain areas in exchange for order in society. I do believe I read that somewhere once. Sadly, people seemed to have forgotten, or perhaps never learned, the basic principles of government espoused by the Founders of the United States. Personally, I blame parents for this - they have allowed the schools, which are run locally here, to become cesspools that no longer provide even a semblance of good education. Kids here succeed in spite of their 'education' not because of it....

  15. Re:The skill of intelligence is filtering the nois on Assange: Facebook 'the Most Appalling Spy Machine' Ever · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The social graph is a very interesting thing to police and intelligence agencies. Just knowing who knows who can be very useful. That said, there are lots of dead-ends and rabbit trails on the social graphs....but it is a great place to start.

  16. Re:Age of consent on Sweden May Mandate Opt-in For Cookie Transfer · · Score: 1

    Pretty sure he means age of majority - the age at which you can legally enter into contracts, join the armed forces and generally control your own legal, financial, living and life arrangements. In the US, this is generally 18, though there are exceptions (e.g alcohol age is 21). Nothing to do with age of consent, which is about sexual relations (and tis age varies widely from US state to US state).

  17. Re:Yay on Sweden May Mandate Opt-in For Cookie Transfer · · Score: 1

    Get the SafariCookies plug-in. Manages flash cookies as well. Works a treat!

  18. Re:Worse than you think :P on Contemplating Financial Trading At Picosecond Resolution · · Score: 1

    And that my friends is "front-running" which if done by certain people (brokers, for example) is illegal. Doing it by computer with the assistance of the exchange is using a loophole. Close the loophole and this goes away...

  19. Re:interesting on 'Pocket Airports' Would Link Neighborhoods By Air · · Score: 1

    This is changing. The local airfield where my son is taking flying lessons just installed required security gates, and access now must be verified by cardkey or going past an attendant.

  20. Re:Cycle on Beware the Garden of Steven · · Score: 1

    And yet, on balance, he has done a lot of good. Consumers like his products. They are selling faster than Apple can make them in many cases. The majority of Apple's revenue comes from products that didn't exist 5 years ago at all. I can't say that my life is any worse for my Macbook Pro, my iPad and my Mac Mini which runs my media center. In fact, I'd say it's better. I don't have an iPhone - I think the Nexus One is an all-around better phone. But the other stuff? Rocks. All of it. Better than anything the competitors make.

  21. The system is set up that way!!! on The Creativity Crisis · · Score: 1

    Our educational system is designed to foster corporatism, mediocrity, and blind submission to authority. Creative thinking and action are purposely suppressed and individualism is held out to be evil. The real question is, why would anyone be surprised?

  22. Re:Summary judgment on Tetris Clones Pulled From Android Market · · Score: 1

    Summary judgment is not automatic and can be appealed. And that costs money.

  23. Re:How about replying? on Tetris Clones Pulled From Android Market · · Score: 1

    Which does NOT preclude Tetris from suing Google. I was personally involved in a lawsuit where AT&T, Yahoo and others claimed immunity. The person suing disputed the immunity. They spent a lot of money, all they way through the US Court oF Appeals to defend their immunity. Immunity is from LIABILITY, not from being sued. Anyone can sue over anything in the US.

  24. Re:How about replying? on Tetris Clones Pulled From Android Market · · Score: 1

    Maybe to avoid liability, but it doesn't keep you from being sued. Anyone can sue anyone. Winning such a suit might be impossible for Tetris, but does Google really want to waste time and money defending a lawsuit? Not much upside and a big moneynsink on the downside.

  25. Re:Breaking up companies on Group Calls For Google Antitrust Probe · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There is NOTHING unmanageable about Google. Their management and board are doing just fine, thanks. Breaking up a company for being successful is INSANE. The entire claims appear to be predicated on a wrong understanding of what the law says. Being a monopoly is not, in and of itself illegal. Anti-competitive practices ARE illegal. Google is not, from what I can see, doing anything other than being very good at what they do.

    Barriers to entry are limited to having servers and a search algorithm. I can have a web-crawer running tomorrow and a search engine in short order. If I do bette than Google, people will come to me. If I don't, I don't get to whine to the government because I am not competent enough to do a better job!