Without limiting it to an arbitrary number (why does 10 matter?), let me guess that these are the most popular sites on the web: google.com, yahoo.com, youtube.com, live.com, facebook.com, msn.com, wikipedia.org, myspace.com, microsoft.com, amazon.com, craigslist.org, flickr.com
Of those sites, only youtube loses functionality when Flash is not available. That loss is mitigated by youtube.com/html5
So there is your summary of "brands" - if you want a pair of Gucci sunglasses, buy them off of Amazon, flash-free.
I've found it fairly impossible to use Windows in concert with my college's computing services....but I don't think that has anything to do with Windows.
It is also pretty excessive to worry about a low cost event that is so incredibly unlikely that neither you nor anyone you know will ever experience it. The three suggestions I provided will also protect the device from other phenomenon (thermal expansion, short circuits, impact damage, etc) which after adding up all the benefits, may make the behavior or product worthwhile. Safety freaks should do these things. I don't use a leather case - the risk just great enough to worry about. But ignoring the thermal restrictions is just downright stupid.
Lithium Ion batteries are a wonderful technology - you just have to recognize that they require a little care.
The article in question does not cite any raw data. Useless.
Nokia had a similar problem with a subset of their BL-5C batteries. Nokia sold 300 million of these batteries, of which 46 million were defective. Of those, only 100 resulted in thermal failure, and all but a handful resulted only in the destruction of the device itself.
By comparison, Apple has sold about 175 million iPods. No doubt, only a subset of those contain a defective battery which could result in destructive failure. This isn't Apple being lazy, or even worthy of the publicity this news outlet is trying to generate. At worse, the chances of YOUR iPod bursting into flames is about 1:100,000
If you want to be cautious anyhow, follow these guidelines for protecting your iPod and any other device with a lithium ion battery: 1. Never leave it in your car or any other environment which would reach temperatures in excess of 120 degrees. 2. When charging a lithium ion device, do so while you are awake and in the room. If you charge overnight, do so on a non-flammable surface. 3. Buy a leather case for your cell phone. Not only does it protect the device, it also provides a thermal barrier should the battery fail while it is on your person.
There are various components inside the crew module (for example, a CRT display) which enclose a high vacuum. The outer shell of these components must withstand a certain pressure differential - in this case, 14.7 psid outside the enclosure to 0 psid on the inside.
If they were to recreate the overall condition of being in space, they would have to compress the cabin to 29.4 psid. This would apply twice as much force to the CRT display enclosure - twice as much as it was designed for. It would be very likely that many such components would implode and spread the damage to every corner of the cabin.
If they do as you suggest, expect hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.
Isn't it to be expected that the world's largest provider of cellular phones is better at providing connectivity devices than censorship devices?? At some point, some executives decided that a communications device with degraded service is better than no communications device at all. When you consider the utility of a cellular device, then subtract the censorship laws, you still are better off than when you started. We should be praising Nokia in particular for working around the laws of Iran and providing the Iranian people with the best tools available.
That aside, did anyone notice that the article chose to point fingers at two European companies? This would be a fine piece for brewing American distrust of Europe. I'm not so sure that was unintentional, given the messenger? Who owns the WSJ again ?? =)
I vote for the guy that will increase taxes and cut spending. My parents and grandparents vote for the guy that decreases taxes and increases spending.
Clearly, someone is wrong. Maybe I should blame my high school algebra teacher.
Browse a webpage with flash content, such as an ecard.
Modern smartphones can view Flash content.
Look at stupid Powerpoints sent by his friends.
The average user would probably just delete it.
Edit word documents
Your first valid point. Pay for a PC.
Manage a photos library
Your second valid point. Pay for a PC.
Manage a music library
My music library already lives on my phone.
iPhone... iPhone... iPhone... iPhone... iPhone
I said smartphone. I'm not talking about yesterday's obsolete product. The AT&T MediaNET plan is $15/mo, unless you are stupid enough to buy one of their branded, 2-year contract smartphones. And for pete's sake, the iPhone can't tether? I started tethering off a dumb phone some 4 years ago.
Besides, even if you buy a PC to go with option 2, you still get greater convenience at a lower cost.
Bluetooth in Windows XP:
1) Find Drivers
2) Install Drivers
3) Reboot
4) Plug in Dongle Bluetooth in Ubuntu:
1) Plug in Dongle/Got a generic bluetooth dongle off ebay. Don't know why it works, don't care to find out.
May I present two packages: 1) Dumb Cell Phone ($0), Desktop PC ($600), Wireless Service ($35/mo), and Wired Internet ($30/mo). They can make calls anywhere, but they have to go home to check their email. Total cost: $600 up front, $65 a month.
2) Smart Phone ($200), No PC ($0), No wired Internet ($0), Wireless service with data ($50/mo). Suddenly, their email goes with them. If they opt for a computer, they can get a laptop and tether.
Yes, Windows and iPhone belong on the same usage chart. It shows that the average consumer is finally figuring out that option 2 makes a lot more sense.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_(2007_film): "The Sun has instead been "infected" with a Q-ball - a supersymmetric nucleus, left over from the Big Bang - that is disrupting the normal matter. The situation compells humanity to send a spacecraft to the Sun in 2050, the Icarus I, which carries a massive payload, an experimental nuclear bomb, intended to reignite the Sun."
The part that makes the story completely unbelievable??? Humanity working together to fix something.
Or maybe.pa or maybe even.penn or maybe even.hist or maybe even.bells or maybe even.revwar?
Or maybe.pa.com or maybe even.penn.com or maybe even.hist.com or maybe even.bells.com or maybe even.revwar.com?
As when visiting a retail location, the address of a site is not part of any useful security procedure. Instead, security is provided by the way a site presents itself. In retail, this is represented by a clean storefront and professional salesmen. Similarly, a website presents a TLS certificate linking the DNS request to a Company Name.
The Epic Security Problem has nothing to do with any of these mechanisms. Ultimately, it is the customer who must be trained to verify the chain of trust before exposing private information. The most common point-of-failure is the last step, and improving awareness is the most effective solution.
Slashdot Mirror
mod parent up ^^
Without limiting it to an arbitrary number (why does 10 matter?), let me guess that these are the most popular sites on the web:
google.com, yahoo.com, youtube.com, live.com, facebook.com, msn.com, wikipedia.org, myspace.com, microsoft.com, amazon.com, craigslist.org, flickr.com
Of those sites, only youtube loses functionality when Flash is not available. That loss is mitigated by youtube.com/html5
So there is your summary of "brands" - if you want a pair of Gucci sunglasses, buy them off of Amazon, flash-free.
OGG isn't a audio codec.
CNET isn't a tech news site.
I've found it fairly impossible to use Windows in concert with my college's computing services....but I don't think that has anything to do with Windows.
Who cares how it was designed? Cars are not designed to kill people, but they do a pretty good job anyhow.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Someone needs emergency control to disconnect Uncle Sam from the internet.
Regional Monopolies are either utilities subject to intense regulation, or are subject to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Where's your Attorney General now? Seriously....where is he/she??
It is also pretty excessive to worry about a low cost event that is so incredibly unlikely that neither you nor anyone you know will ever experience it. The three suggestions I provided will also protect the device from other phenomenon (thermal expansion, short circuits, impact damage, etc) which after adding up all the benefits, may make the behavior or product worthwhile. Safety freaks should do these things. I don't use a leather case - the risk just great enough to worry about. But ignoring the thermal restrictions is just downright stupid.
Lithium Ion batteries are a wonderful technology - you just have to recognize that they require a little care.
The article in question does not cite any raw data. Useless.
Nokia had a similar problem with a subset of their BL-5C batteries. Nokia sold 300 million of these batteries, of which 46 million were defective. Of those, only 100 resulted in thermal failure, and all but a handful resulted only in the destruction of the device itself.
By comparison, Apple has sold about 175 million iPods. No doubt, only a subset of those contain a defective battery which could result in destructive failure. This isn't Apple being lazy, or even worthy of the publicity this news outlet is trying to generate. At worse, the chances of YOUR iPod bursting into flames is about 1:100,000
If you want to be cautious anyhow, follow these guidelines for protecting your iPod and any other device with a lithium ion battery:
1. Never leave it in your car or any other environment which would reach temperatures in excess of 120 degrees.
2. When charging a lithium ion device, do so while you are awake and in the room. If you charge overnight, do so on a non-flammable surface.
3. Buy a leather case for your cell phone. Not only does it protect the device, it also provides a thermal barrier should the battery fail while it is on your person.
It is supposed to take 1 atmosphere of pressure more than the outside, yes?
The pressure cabin? Yes. All the junk inside the Pressure cabin? Not likely...
There are various components inside the crew module (for example, a CRT display) which enclose a high vacuum. The outer shell of these components must withstand a certain pressure differential - in this case, 14.7 psid outside the enclosure to 0 psid on the inside.
If they were to recreate the overall condition of being in space, they would have to compress the cabin to 29.4 psid. This would apply twice as much force to the CRT display enclosure - twice as much as it was designed for. It would be very likely that many such components would implode and spread the damage to every corner of the cabin.
If they do as you suggest, expect hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.
Isn't it to be expected that the world's largest provider of cellular phones is better at providing connectivity devices than censorship devices?? At some point, some executives decided that a communications device with degraded service is better than no communications device at all. When you consider the utility of a cellular device, then subtract the censorship laws, you still are better off than when you started. We should be praising Nokia in particular for working around the laws of Iran and providing the Iranian people with the best tools available.
That aside, did anyone notice that the article chose to point fingers at two European companies? This would be a fine piece for brewing American distrust of Europe. I'm not so sure that was unintentional, given the messenger? Who owns the WSJ again ?? =)
I vote for the guy that will increase taxes and cut spending. My parents and grandparents vote for the guy that decreases taxes and increases spending.
Clearly, someone is wrong. Maybe I should blame my high school algebra teacher.
Browse a webpage with flash content, such as an ecard.
Modern smartphones can view Flash content.
Look at stupid Powerpoints sent by his friends.
The average user would probably just delete it.
Edit word documents
Your first valid point. Pay for a PC.
Manage a photos library
Your second valid point. Pay for a PC.
Manage a music library
My music library already lives on my phone.
iPhone ... iPhone ... iPhone ... iPhone ... iPhone
I said smartphone. I'm not talking about yesterday's obsolete product. The AT&T MediaNET plan is $15/mo, unless you are stupid enough to buy one of their branded, 2-year contract smartphones. And for pete's sake, the iPhone can't tether? I started tethering off a dumb phone some 4 years ago.
Besides, even if you buy a PC to go with option 2, you still get greater convenience at a lower cost.
Bluetooth in Windows XP: /Got a generic bluetooth dongle off ebay. Don't know why it works, don't care to find out.
1) Find Drivers
2) Install Drivers
3) Reboot
4) Plug in Dongle
Bluetooth in Ubuntu:
1) Plug in Dongle
May I present two packages:
1) Dumb Cell Phone ($0), Desktop PC ($600), Wireless Service ($35/mo), and Wired Internet ($30/mo). They can make calls anywhere, but they have to go home to check their email. Total cost: $600 up front, $65 a month.
2) Smart Phone ($200), No PC ($0), No wired Internet ($0), Wireless service with data ($50/mo). Suddenly, their email goes with them. If they opt for a computer, they can get a laptop and tether.
Yes, Windows and iPhone belong on the same usage chart. It shows that the average consumer is finally figuring out that option 2 makes a lot more sense.
In the clear? No.
In apache access logs? muahahah....
'cobbled together set of components designed to mimic similar functionality.'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-oriented_programming
The difference?
Price Tag: $2.99
Total: $3.15
- versus -
Price Tag: $3.15
Total: $3.15
Shouldn't need sudo...gnome-panel runs as a user process.
If all else fails, logout/login.
pwnt
killall gnome-panel
^^ Incredible.
Netherlanders == Nerds
if anyone knows a free beer version of a jabber client for blackberry let me know
If you had a WinMo or Symbian phone, I could recommend a half dozen different apps. CrapBerry apps? Not so much.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_(2007_film):
"The Sun has instead been "infected" with a Q-ball - a supersymmetric nucleus, left over from the Big Bang - that is disrupting the normal matter. The situation compells humanity to send a spacecraft to the Sun in 2050, the Icarus I, which carries a massive payload, an experimental nuclear bomb, intended to reignite the Sun."
The part that makes the story completely unbelievable??? Humanity working together to fix something.
Or maybe .pa or maybe even .penn or maybe even .hist or maybe even .bells or maybe even .revwar?
Or maybe .pa.com or maybe even .penn.com or maybe even .hist.com or maybe even .bells.com or maybe even .revwar.com?
As when visiting a retail location, the address of a site is not part of any useful security procedure. Instead, security is provided by the way a site presents itself. In retail, this is represented by a clean storefront and professional salesmen. Similarly, a website presents a TLS certificate linking the DNS request to a Company Name.
The Epic Security Problem has nothing to do with any of these mechanisms. Ultimately, it is the customer who must be trained to verify the chain of trust before exposing private information. The most common point-of-failure is the last step, and improving awareness is the most effective solution.