Seems perfectly reasonable to have a walled garden, and an option to unlock the phone but then no warranty, support, etc. How's that for whining, fucko?
It sure does seem reasonable, and that's pretty much how Android works now. So I'd have to say pretty poor whining on your part.
And why allow side channels for installation, e.g. via WhatsApp, if it's got problems like this and no QA?
Interesting. What would said QA test? That every single app coded on the face of the planet, even the ones Google or anyone else knows about, aren't malicious? I guess said QA would need to decompile every app and go over every line of code to ensure they aren't doing anything malicious. And if the app used the network, we'd need to get the source to all of the servers it's calling to ensure they aren't malicious either.
I'd really love to hear more about how you think this would work. It really is a practical plan though I'm sure, we just need you to explain more.
GhostCtrl is not a bug, it's a new daemon for systemd.
No, it's not. It's an app that requests a bunch of permission. And gets them, if the user accepts. It's nothing more than an app. An app you had to sideload, only after going into settings and allowing apps to be be sideloaded and accepting the various scary warnings you will see in the process.
This is what allows Android to be used in for example enterprise environments where the lock screen needs to have enterprise-specific policy. Note there's a UI flow *required* for any app to escalate to being a device policy admin. The user had to explicitly allow it. Note that it couldn't disguise itself or otherwise attempt to trick the user.
These articles are published by corporations who have an interest in scaring you into buying their products and services. They never explain all the hoops they had to jump through to have the device compromised.
Basically this is an app that requests a ton of permissions, including being a device administrator allowing it to control the lockscreen. The user had to accept several scary warning dialogs for the app to obtain these privileges. They also had to go outside the Play store, and specifically allow untrusted apps to be sideloaded.
TFA states this app can escalate to root, but doesn't explain how that's possible across different versions of Android / Linux and different hardware. I've never heard of a root for Android that involves simply installing an app, let alone a universal one.
While what you wrote is true enough, for your case, it is actually a disadvantage.
It's nothing more than a fact. Windows is the best option for gaming, and the only option for AAA gaming.
I have exactly 1 program that I have to run Windows,
Well then this doesn't apply to you now does it? The OP was suggesting Windows had no place between the usability of Mac and the technical prowess of Linux. I'm pointing out it does have a place, and that's gaming. Do you really think the fact that _you_ don't need it for gaming changes that in any way?
"Fords are great cars!" "No they aren't they suck, because I don't own a car and only ride bicycles."
If they had kept perfecting and perhaps even evolving Windows 7, maybe I'd have bought in by now. I'm not interested in trying to turn my desktop into a tablet.
Just so you know, you can turn off the start screen in Windows 8 in 30 seconds, and Windows 10 doesn't even have it by default. Windows 10 basically looks and operates like Windows 7. You can even theme to Windows 7 if you like.
Don't let any of this get in the way of ranting though.
That's like a championship sports team trading away all of their best players for a bunch of rookies. Makes no sense at all.
Windows 10 looks, operates similar to Windows 7 for the most part. But hey, same goes for Windows 8. I guess spending 30 seconds disabling the start screen was just too much. Understandable though, we are busy people we can't be bothered with such things.
That's why Windows is suffering, because it is not as good at being commercial as the Mac is, and it's not as good as being technically rich as Linux is.
It's far better at hosting games than anything. There really isn't even any competition in this regard.
We don't even have a ship capable of putting a man in space anymore. So pretty much all of them.
We put a nuclear-power dune buggy on mars and it's still there driving around. We have another rover that's been active for 13+ years (planned operation was 90 days). Nobody has come close to that.
I want my tax dollars spent in a way that results in the most scientific and economic progress, not where it creates the most national pride.
How can Waymo or Uber expect any of its engineers to do real work while stuff like this is going on?
They can do all the real work they want. They just can't steal the IP from another company. As a side note, stealing IP is not technically "engineering".
Waymo should have at least waited until Uber launched an actual product into wide release before suing.
So that way Uber would spend billions developing a technology they would not be able to use? Makes sense.
Every citizen should have the income to afford an internet connection and computer to access Facebook. Every citizen should have the means to purchase the products they see advertised to them on Facebook.
In other shocking news, Mark Z. is a proponent of an unhindered H1-B programs and open immigration in general (really). He sponsors propaganda on the subject.
Firefox + Pidgin is where I'm at right now, but I'm still fuckered into using Hangouts through it because there isn't a good, truly cross-platform (I mean Windows/Linux/Mac/iOS/Android, all of them. Everything is either iOS/Android only or Windows/Mac/Linux only. WTF?) messenger that is worth a damn that I can get people to switch to.
You know why there isn't a free alternative? You might want to sit down for this.... stuff like this costs money.
Why would I just use a browse whose entire purpose is to advertise to me and gather as much information about me as possible.
Because you are not willing to pay for such a service, and as a reasonably rational human you understand that if someone is offering a good, x-platform chat service, they has to be some sort or motivation for them to build, maintain, and support said service.
That is a poor example. That would be illegal in America as well, since it is not only false, but caused tangible harm to customers. What Gwyneth did would likely not be legally actionable in America because no one was actually harmed by the false statements.
Is exchanging your hard earned money for a product that claims to do X and doesn't count as harm?
Being separated from your money under false pretenses seems actionable in every other scenario I can think of.
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You had to Foe me? I guess mom and dad never disagreed with you. It must be quite shocking, I apologize for not handling you more gently.
Okay sure.
Seems perfectly reasonable to have a walled garden, and an option to unlock the phone but then no warranty, support, etc. How's that for whining, fucko?
It sure does seem reasonable, and that's pretty much how Android works now. So I'd have to say pretty poor whining on your part.
And why allow side channels for installation, e.g. via WhatsApp, if it's got problems like this and no QA?
Interesting. What would said QA test? That every single app coded on the face of the planet, even the ones Google or anyone else knows about, aren't malicious? I guess said QA would need to decompile every app and go over every line of code to ensure they aren't doing anything malicious. And if the app used the network, we'd need to get the source to all of the servers it's calling to ensure they aren't malicious either.
I'd really love to hear more about how you think this would work. It really is a practical plan though I'm sure, we just need you to explain more.
GhostCtrl is not a bug, it's a new daemon for systemd.
No, it's not. It's an app that requests a bunch of permission. And gets them, if the user accepts. It's nothing more than an app. An app you had to sideload, only after going into settings and allowing apps to be be sideloaded and accepting the various scary warnings you will see in the process.
It can do things like lock the screen because it requests to be a device policy admin.
https://developer.android.com/...
This is what allows Android to be used in for example enterprise environments where the lock screen needs to have enterprise-specific policy. Note there's a UI flow *required* for any app to escalate to being a device policy admin. The user had to explicitly allow it. Note that it couldn't disguise itself or otherwise attempt to trick the user.
These articles are published by corporations who have an interest in scaring you into buying their products and services. They never explain all the hoops they had to jump through to have the device compromised.
Am I the only person who turns off Android and apps updates on each brand new Android phone because after while they make the phone sluggish?
Are you suggesting the act of writing new bits to flash slows the device down permanently? Yes, you are the only person that thinks that.
Sorry, got to call FUD. If you read this,
https://blog.trendmicro.com/tr...
Basically this is an app that requests a ton of permissions, including being a device administrator allowing it to control the lockscreen. The user had to accept several scary warning dialogs for the app to obtain these privileges. They also had to go outside the Play store, and specifically allow untrusted apps to be sideloaded.
TFA states this app can escalate to root, but doesn't explain how that's possible across different versions of Android / Linux and different hardware. I've never heard of a root for Android that involves simply installing an app, let alone a universal one.
And why allow side channels for installation, e.g. via WhatsApp, if it's got problems like this and no QA?
Because then people like you would be whining about the Google Walled Garden, and we don't like whining.
Solar cells do not generate energy when there are people sitting on top of them.
And the only thing in the world is gaming, amiright?
Did anyone at all say that it was? I am not sure who your imagined antagonist is here, but it isn't me.
While what you wrote is true enough, for your case, it is actually a disadvantage.
It's nothing more than a fact. Windows is the best option for gaming, and the only option for AAA gaming.
I have exactly 1 program that I have to run Windows,
Well then this doesn't apply to you now does it? The OP was suggesting Windows had no place between the usability of Mac and the technical prowess of Linux. I'm pointing out it does have a place, and that's gaming. Do you really think the fact that _you_ don't need it for gaming changes that in any way?
"Fords are great cars!"
"No they aren't they suck, because I don't own a car and only ride bicycles."
Wow! What's your point? The internet is mad you are wasting it's bits.
It has no real advantages in games- except that most games are written for it.
So, no real advantage, other than it's the only way to run the games?
Windows 10 is horrendously ugly.
So you are reducing yourself to subjective opinions about the colors, fonts, and icons it uses to determine if it's "broken and useless"?
Anyway, why don't you theme it however you like? They even have a Windows 7 theme.
There are many bugs which have existed since day one and still haven't been fixed.
Links? I'm sure you'll have a list of major issues affecting the majority of users.
Major design flaws that are too numerous to list (and if you've used Windows 10 you already know what they are).
I'd rebuff that, but my arguments against you are too numerous to list.
I've got a fast computer with an 8 core CPU, 32 GB of RAM and booting from an SSD. The performance of Windows 10 is noticeably worse than Windows 7
Link the perf tests buddy. Oh that's okay I know you are lazy, here you go:
https://www.techspot.com/revie...
Spoiler alert: 7,8,10 are essentially equal.
If they had kept perfecting and perhaps even evolving Windows 7, maybe I'd have bought in by now. I'm not interested in trying to turn my desktop into a tablet.
Just so you know, you can turn off the start screen in Windows 8 in 30 seconds, and Windows 10 doesn't even have it by default. Windows 10 basically looks and operates like Windows 7. You can even theme to Windows 7 if you like.
Don't let any of this get in the way of ranting though.
That's like a championship sports team trading away all of their best players for a bunch of rookies. Makes no sense at all.
Windows 10 looks, operates similar to Windows 7 for the most part. But hey, same goes for Windows 8. I guess spending 30 seconds disabling the start screen was just too much. Understandable though, we are busy people we can't be bothered with such things.
That's why Windows is suffering, because it is not as good at being commercial as the Mac is, and it's not as good as being technically rich as Linux is.
It's far better at hosting games than anything. There really isn't even any competition in this regard.
We don't even have a ship capable of putting a man in space anymore. So pretty much all of them.
We put a nuclear-power dune buggy on mars and it's still there driving around. We have another rover that's been active for 13+ years (planned operation was 90 days). Nobody has come close to that.
I want my tax dollars spent in a way that results in the most scientific and economic progress, not where it creates the most national pride.
How can Waymo or Uber expect any of its engineers to do real work while stuff like this is going on?
They can do all the real work they want. They just can't steal the IP from another company. As a side note, stealing IP is not technically "engineering".
Waymo should have at least waited until Uber launched an actual product into wide release before suing.
So that way Uber would spend billions developing a technology they would not be able to use? Makes sense.
... will use only 2.7uW of power.
http://appleinsider.com/articl...
Every citizen should have the income to afford an internet connection and computer to access Facebook. Every citizen should have the means to purchase the products they see advertised to them on Facebook.
In other shocking news, Mark Z. is a proponent of an unhindered H1-B programs and open immigration in general (really). He sponsors propaganda on the subject.
I had the same question. Everything I can find shows it being Windows XP, or maybe 2k.
Still running a 15 year old insecure by design, unpatched, unsupported OS? Good luck with that.
i have ubuntu on my desktop and am not looking forward to having that be my daily computing experience. but such is life.
Get used to it. 2018 is poised to be the year of the Linux Desktop.
True, but hangouts is much worse.
False.
Don't need for chat
False.
See, I can play too.
Firefox + Pidgin is where I'm at right now, but I'm still fuckered into using Hangouts through it because there isn't a good, truly cross-platform (I mean Windows/Linux/Mac/iOS/Android, all of them. Everything is either iOS/Android only or Windows/Mac/Linux only. WTF?) messenger that is worth a damn that I can get people to switch to.
You know why there isn't a free alternative? You might want to sit down for this .... stuff like this costs money.
Why would I just use a browse whose entire purpose is to advertise to me and gather as much information about me as possible.
Because you are not willing to pay for such a service, and as a reasonably rational human you understand that if someone is offering a good, x-platform chat service, they has to be some sort or motivation for them to build, maintain, and support said service.
Hello troll.
Support for every possible platform.
Video and voice support.
Multi media support.
Screen sharing.
Groups (mix and match video, voice, and chat).
Yep, pretty much sucks.
That is a poor example. That would be illegal in America as well, since it is not only false, but caused tangible harm to customers. What Gwyneth did would likely not be legally actionable in America because no one was actually harmed by the false statements.
Is exchanging your hard earned money for a product that claims to do X and doesn't count as harm?
Being separated from your money under false pretenses seems actionable in every other scenario I can think of.