By annoying me to the point that I leave the Facebook site quickly and frustrated that the site doesn't do what I want it to do? Shouldn't a good AI learn what I want and give it to me?
... some as simple as the fact that i like to see my newsfeed with Recent Posts first, instead of what Facebook thinks I want to see first, is beyond the capability of the Facebook AI. Each time I go to Facebook,, I have to set the option to show Recent Posts first. If the Facebook AI can't get that right, what can it get right?
There are many what if's. But instead of sitting there throwing criticisms, what do you think needs to be done to resolve the lack of secuirty of IoT devices?
Its virtually impossible to compete with USB because it's ubiquitous and Good Enough(TM).
The "Good Enough(TM)" aspect would be enough by itself, but add in the "ubiquitous" aspect and... well, your comment is spot on. So this seems to be the case of a standard that is too popular for its own good....
It's the USB part. In other words, ISB-C should never have come into existence. Trying to build upon the weak foundation that is USB hurt USB-C from the beginning. The effort required for USB compatibility was overwhelming and crippling.
...Israel’s spying on Kaspersky, which U.S. officials said provided crucial evidence that Kaspersky Lab was working with the Russian government, and the use of Kaspersky to scan for classified keywords was first reported Tuesday by the New York Times....
[my emphasis]
The NYTimes may not be my favorite newspaper, but credit where credit isude, eh?
The Apple fanbois on this site ae amazing, down-rating even minor criticisms of Apple. One has to wonder why, when I post about my experience with Apple products, the Apple fanbois are so afraid of it. Why do they think that Apple is in such dire straits that they feel the need to down-rate even the slightest criticism of Apple products. It certainly makes one wonder what they know about Apple and are afraid of.
...I DO think that Apple engineering doesn't give a fuck about anything but the latest devices....
As the owner of two what I call abandoned Apple devices (Macmini and AppleTV), I would agree with your assessment. It is one of the main reasons why I left the Apple Walled garden in my rear view mirror. Apple is far too quick to abandon older devices.
But I pay $4.99 per month. I used to use the $7.99 per month DVD service, but Netflix had too much trouble getting the DVDs to me on time. So I dropped to the $4.99 per month service. I still use the DVD service instead of streaming because much more content is available via the DVD service, and navigation within a show is far easier. Plus, I don't want to use up my precious ISP data bits and run afoul of Comcast's monthly data cap.
...So bumping it up to $10.99 means it's increased by 1.27x the rate of inflation...
Good analysis. Also, when I look at your analysis, I note that the Netflix library is becoming a shadow of what it had been. That makes the 1.27 times inflation number look even worse. Paying more money, and getting less product.
What is the problem that needs to be solved? Is SSN the problem, or is the over use of SSN the problem? Will any replacement for SSN have the same overuse problem?
Within a marketspace, when there is an entrenched product, in this case Windows, you do not overtake it. You cannot overtake it by playing its game. You have to play a new game. With a new game, there is not entrenched product. Enter the new game, a.k.a., smartphones. Linux is quite popular with smartphones, Windows is not.
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So it you phrase the statement a little differently, from "Year of Linux on Desktop" to Year of Linux for Personal Computing," that year is in the past due to smartphones becoming the main personal computing device for many. Not only is it in the past, but it is continuing to recur each year..
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It's working exactly as intended....
By annoying me to the point that I leave the Facebook site quickly and frustrated that the site doesn't do what I want it to do? Shouldn't a good AI learn what I want and give it to me?
How many developers understand encryption algorithms that they use for security... this is the point of libraries?
Not enough developers understand encryption algorithms (and it shows), and libraries don't help because they still allow the misuse of encryption.
... some as simple as the fact that i like to see my newsfeed with Recent Posts first, instead of what Facebook thinks I want to see first, is beyond the capability of the Facebook AI. Each time I go to Facebook,, I have to set the option to show Recent Posts first. If the Facebook AI can't get that right, what can it get right?
There are many what if's. But instead of sitting there throwing criticisms, what do you think needs to be done to resolve the lack of secuirty of IoT devices?
Anyone who enables an insecure IoT device, and that device is found to be part of a botnet should have to pay a fine.
Bingo! Biometrics suck. How do you change your fingerprints, or your eye's iris?
... it certainly looks neglected. How long has it been since the last real upgrade to the Macmini hardware?
Has /. really stooped this low?
Its virtually impossible to compete with USB because it's ubiquitous and Good Enough(TM).
The "Good Enough(TM)" aspect would be enough by itself, but add in the "ubiquitous" aspect and ... well, your comment is spot on. So this seems to be the case of a standard that is too popular for its own good....
It's the USB part. In other words, ISB-C should never have come into existence. Trying to build upon the weak foundation that is USB hurt USB-C from the beginning. The effort required for USB compatibility was overwhelming and crippling.
...WSJ has a major scoop today.:...
From the WSJ article itself:
...Israel’s spying on Kaspersky, which U.S. officials said provided crucial evidence that Kaspersky Lab was working with the Russian government, and the use of Kaspersky to scan for classified keywords was first reported Tuesday by the New York Times. ...
[my emphasis] The NYTimes may not be my favorite newspaper, but credit where credit isude, eh?
Wow, I didn't know.
...While it could be argued that Windows Media Player is no longer an essential addition to Windows...
It could also be argued that the Windows 10 data harvesting is not an essential addition to Windows. Yet there it remains....
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Makes one wonder what the real reason is for removing Media Player.
You forgot at least one more: Exhibit F: Massive collection of customer data.
The Apple fanbois on this site ae amazing, down-rating even minor criticisms of Apple. One has to wonder why, when I post about my experience with Apple products, the Apple fanbois are so afraid of it. Why do they think that Apple is in such dire straits that they feel the need to down-rate even the slightest criticism of Apple products. It certainly makes one wonder what they know about Apple and are afraid of.
...I DO think that Apple engineering doesn't give a fuck about anything but the latest devices....
As the owner of two what I call abandoned Apple devices (Macmini and AppleTV), I would agree with your assessment. It is one of the main reasons why I left the Apple Walled garden in my rear view mirror. Apple is far too quick to abandon older devices.
Why would Apple, actively or passively, want to slow down Apple devices?
But I pay $4.99 per month. I used to use the $7.99 per month DVD service, but Netflix had too much trouble getting the DVDs to me on time. So I dropped to the $4.99 per month service. I still use the DVD service instead of streaming because much more content is available via the DVD service, and navigation within a show is far easier. Plus, I don't want to use up my precious ISP data bits and run afoul of Comcast's monthly data cap.
...So bumping it up to $10.99 means it's increased by 1.27x the rate of inflation...
Good analysis. Also, when I look at your analysis, I note that the Netflix library is becoming a shadow of what it had been. That makes the 1.27 times inflation number look even worse. Paying more money, and getting less product.
At what point does a 10% price increase be viewed as a significant price increase?
What is the problem that needs to be solved? Is SSN the problem, or is the over use of SSN the problem? Will any replacement for SSN have the same overuse problem?
... and so the censorship begins...
...then the task quickly becomes impossible.
But that's what the simulation wants us to think.
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So it you phrase the statement a little differently, from "Year of Linux on Desktop" to Year of Linux for Personal Computing," that year is in the past due to smartphones becoming the main personal computing device for many. Not only is it in the past, but it is continuing to recur each year..
Inquiring minds would like to know....