Exactly! Just like how those same companies are not paying for the data, they are donations!
(I jest of course, I have no idea if that's happening. My point is one about evaluating behaviors of companies in spirit and not just on technicalities)
I'm here to let you know it's on it's way. It was lost in Montana for awhile, and the crossing the Rockies was a bit rough. But it should be getting to you any day now!
The only thing left is to confirm your current address. Unfortunately, I can only time travel forward so letting them know where to send it in 1884 may be a challenge.
I'm more cynical. I think they are pulling a page from Walmart in an attempt to pay less in employee benefits and unemployment insurance. Just like the other companies that abuse part time status, people will be pressured into working more than part time off the books.
Boss:"Sorry Bill, but we're going to have to let you go. You are the least productive team member."
Bill: "But... but... they all work 50 hrs a week!"
Boss: "Thats not what their time cards say. They are clearly working 30hrs a week, same as you."
So much time spent working out how to design, construct, and replicate just close enough to make the sale...
I doubt there was little if any NRE (Non-Reoccurring Engineering) costs involved in the construction of these iPhonies. The price alone strongly suggests the most likely explanation is that the Chinese manufactures making the genuine iPhone, are running their production lines on the side, without Apple's consent.
Apple has handed them the specifications and all the manufacturer has to do is build a few thousand more than what Apple orders. The bootleg manufacturers don't even have to pay for things like molds or automation setup costs. They then fill in any missing pieces (such as software or mute slider switches) with the cheapest thing they can get.
You probably would be surprised at how often this happens with consumer goods built in China.
How stupid could they possible have been? It's easy (with the correct equipment) to extract white text on a white background. They should have used style="display: none"
Initially I was a little confused about the cable modem not being in bridge mode and having an admin interface at all. After RTFA, this vulnerability is only for SMC router/modem combo devices from TW. There was no mention of the Motorola cable modem I have from TW. The Motorola cable modems are acting as a bridge already because my router gets the lease to the public IP.
So apparently no worries regarding this vulnerability for me, but this certainly sucks for 65K other people.
I want this movie to succeed only so that it may have a Broadway adaptation and then later become a traveling figure skating exhibit. I mean, who wouldn't want to see "River Dances with Wolves in Space on Ice?"
[the customer] asked to see some ID before allowing access to the apartment
I think you are on to something. It seems more likely the alleged assailant has very strong feelings about the right to privacy and is making a statement about how a national ID card would be against the founding principles of this country; and that such a system does nothing ensure the safety of the public at all as the bureaucrats in Washington would have you believe, but in reality only serves to further the government's agenda towards a police state that will only result in violence towards its own citizens.
Surely, I can't be the only one to have gathered that from the summary?
I have to apologize. After reading the "smelloscope" tag under the summary, I could not help but hear the voice of Professor Farnsworth in my head while reading your post. For some reason, I can't read your post any other way now. I'm sure your post is well thought-out, and indeed informative, but I just can't take it seriously with that voice!
I wish people would stop propagating such silly misinformation. It read more like "Don't Panic" and it was never a motto, just a note poorly scribbled on a towel that was used as a replacement air filter for the first Google Server.
I remember reading this prophecy in Patch Tuesday School when I was a child:
Longhorn 6:8 -
"I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Bill, and Balmer was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by acquisition, lock-in and proprietary-standards, and by the wild clippies of the earth."
It always freaked me out that this might come to pass.
I wonder why he's "wasting" his time fighting bullies like RIAA in court instead of doing something really useful by trying to solve humanity's biggest problems.
He's seems pretty smart. Perhaps he has identified the RIAA as the biggest threat to humanity?
Upon hovering my mouse over that URL, I was left thinking: "Wow, only 4 dead after a car crash festival? The Dutch don't know how to properly honor a queen."
Why not? If I am a citizen of Wilson and I want my taxes subsidizing high-speed internet infrastructure, my vote for city council members and their policies should have more weight than the dollars of some foreign corporation that is lobbying the state government.
Slashdot Mirror
...the "blue screen of death" will have a whole new meaning.
But then the FAA would have to issue a warning against brining washing machines onto a plane with your carry-ons.
Data is shared, not sold.
Exactly! Just like how those same companies are not paying for the data, they are donations!
(I jest of course, I have no idea if that's happening. My point is one about evaluating behaviors of companies in spirit and not just on technicalities)
I'm here to let you know it's on it's way. It was lost in Montana for awhile, and the crossing the Rockies was a bit rough. But it should be getting to you any day now!
The only thing left is to confirm your current address. Unfortunately, I can only time travel forward so letting them know where to send it in 1884 may be a challenge.
Boo! Too soon!
I'm more cynical. I think they are pulling a page from Walmart in an attempt to pay less in employee benefits and unemployment insurance. Just like the other companies that abuse part time status, people will be pressured into working more than part time off the books.
Boss :"Sorry Bill, but we're going to have to let you go. You are the least productive team member."
Bill: "But... but... they all work 50 hrs a week!"
Boss: "Thats not what their time cards say. They are clearly working 30hrs a week, same as you."
WTF did I just read?
You wouldn't understand. It's a Jeep thing.
Like Pokemon Go!
So much time spent working out how to design, construct, and replicate just close enough to make the sale...
I doubt there was little if any NRE (Non-Reoccurring Engineering) costs involved in the construction of these iPhonies. The price alone strongly suggests the most likely explanation is that the Chinese manufactures making the genuine iPhone, are running their production lines on the side, without Apple's consent.
Apple has handed them the specifications and all the manufacturer has to do is build a few thousand more than what Apple orders. The bootleg manufacturers don't even have to pay for things like molds or automation setup costs. They then fill in any missing pieces (such as software or mute slider switches) with the cheapest thing they can get.
You probably would be surprised at how often this happens with consumer goods built in China.
How stupid could they possible have been? It's easy (with the correct equipment) to extract white text on a white background. They should have used style="display: none"
Initially I was a little confused about the cable modem not being in bridge mode and having an admin interface at all. After RTFA, this vulnerability is only for SMC router/modem combo devices from TW. There was no mention of the Motorola cable modem I have from TW. The Motorola cable modems are acting as a bridge already because my router gets the lease to the public IP.
So apparently no worries regarding this vulnerability for me, but this certainly sucks for 65K other people.
Adding a long streamer to the payload to act like a tail on a kite should have done the trick.
Ah ha ha ha! It's like the original joke never happened!
(Much like the 2003 Hulk movie)
you know, that same computer INCAPABLE of real multitasking?
So a pair of conjoined twins is like a Core 2 Duo?
This looks like Dances with Wolves in Space
I want this movie to succeed only so that it may have a Broadway adaptation and then later become a traveling figure skating exhibit. I mean, who wouldn't want to see "River Dances with Wolves in Space on Ice?"
[the customer] asked to see some ID before allowing access to the apartment
I think you are on to something. It seems more likely the alleged assailant has very strong feelings about the right to privacy and is making a statement about how a national ID card would be against the founding principles of this country; and that such a system does nothing ensure the safety of the public at all as the bureaucrats in Washington would have you believe, but in reality only serves to further the government's agenda towards a police state that will only result in violence towards its own citizens.
Surely, I can't be the only one to have gathered that from the summary?
I have to apologize. After reading the "smelloscope" tag under the summary, I could not help but hear the voice of Professor Farnsworth in my head while reading your post. For some reason, I can't read your post any other way now. I'm sure your post is well thought-out, and indeed informative, but I just can't take it seriously with that voice!
"Don't be Evil"
I wish people would stop propagating such silly misinformation. It read more like "Don't Panic" and it was never a motto, just a note poorly scribbled on a towel that was used as a replacement air filter for the first Google Server.
Longhorn 6:8 -
"I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Bill, and Balmer was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by acquisition, lock-in and proprietary-standards, and by the wild clippies of the earth."
It always freaked me out that this might come to pass.
If you work in IT, it's difficult not to care about Windows when it's 90% of the market.
True, but I am getting better at it every day.
Holy crap! That joke cut his head off!
I wonder why he's "wasting" his time fighting bullies like RIAA in court instead of doing something really useful by trying to solve humanity's biggest problems.
He's seems pretty smart. Perhaps he has identified the RIAA as the biggest threat to humanity?
Good news! You can easily switch this feature off: In Firefox press Ctrl+Shift+Del, select "Cookies" and click "Clear Private Data Now"
Upon hovering my mouse over that URL, I was left thinking: "Wow, only 4 dead after a car crash festival? The Dutch don't know how to properly honor a queen."
Why not? If I am a citizen of Wilson and I want my taxes subsidizing high-speed internet infrastructure, my vote for city council members and their policies should have more weight than the dollars of some foreign corporation that is lobbying the state government.