I actually wish JavaScript and other client-side browser scripting would be done away with completely, but JS is not a particularly 'good' language. The only advantage I can see is that thousands of Web developers can now write desktop applications. Is that necessarily a good thing? or will it just lead to more inefficient crapware?
As far as I remember the Mumbai bombers used Thuraya satellite phones, they all have IMEI numbers but the gateway for the network is in the UAE, so well outside India's control.
This seems like just another power grab/invasion of privacy and like forcing people to use WPA on their routers, trying to make sure every packet on the internet has a traceable owner.
is it just me or does an ordinary 'easy' programming language like PHP, VB or python seem much easier to work with? the syntax of rev4 seems far too verbose, not nearly enough parenthesis.
also if you understand how the machine works is there any real need to program in 'plain english'? the syntax doesn't quite make sense to me like other languages would. for example it seems more logical to have a loop to move something along by a tiny amount and then wait a bit rather than telling it to move a thing from one side to the other "in 5 seconds". with plain english you also end up with stuff that has multiple equally valid meanings
i have nothing against making programming easier, just don't think this is the right way to go about it. a good IDE with syntax highlighting and prompting features like VB and a good set of libraries with decent error handling is better than any of this plain english stuff that introduces mostly redundant keywords for the sake of having plain english
No reason ordinary folk shouldn't be allowed to enjoy the benefits of an un-crippled, unrestricted phone. Jailbreaking utilities really should prompt the user for a new root password before they can continue, so there would be no point in even writing these worms. ,
Owners of a jailbroken iPhone with a default root password are advised to flash to the latest Apple firmware in order to ensure no malware is present.
That seems a bit excessive when a simple one-time usage of the included "passwd" utility will suffice. Srsly though, jailbreaking utilities should be pestering users to change their password from the default because this is only scaring less-knowledgeable folk into thinking Jailbreak == viruses
Except the smaller electronics firms will be able to get much cheaper 'conflict minerals'. Its good news for all really, smaller companies will be able to make cheaper stuff while the large ones get to tell everyone how ethical they are being.
Seriously, what a pile of Bee Ess. I always lol at these posts aspiring to some sort of utopian ultra-connected future. Seriously, this interweb thing is just a network that sends bits around the place (Now with added censorship!), not a freaking replacement for real life even though some people see it as such.
but without DRM and in common formats. streaming wastes bandwidth each time you want to watch the movie. there is probably a way to rip but with the MPAA involved you can be guaranteed 'the man' is putting in some sort of DRM to try and stop that
Its crazy that you can be sent to jail for many years and be alienated from society for the rest of your days for having a certain amount of bits stored on hard drives/flash memory/toggle switches arranged in a certain way.
Criminalising mere possession only drives the stuff up in value, if there was more of it freely available no pervert would feel the need to hand their credit card details over to some lads in Thailand so they can pick more 5-year-olds off the street.
autonomous vehicles and aggressive ride sharing are boring and actually a technology i dont look forward to at all. i'd rather drive a modified milk float with lead acid batteries to be honest.
Electric cars simply cannot beat the economics of a small commuter car. Until they get the price and performance of rechargeable batteries well below the cost of regular gas there's no financial incentive to buy an electric car.
They just need to stop using Lithium-based batteries. Lithium-ion is a horrible battery technology, manufacturers like Apple love it because they can use it to force the upgrade cycle and planned obsolescence.
The only way they should use lithium ion is for small-scale projects where before recycling 18650's and ipod batteries they shove them into car battery sized modules for a few years to make sure they are well and truly worn out before melting them down.
Ultracapacitors FTW. once they make them with an energy density comparable to lead acid they will be good enough for small commuter cars. until then lots and lots of scrap batteries from used consumer electronics is the way forward, but that doesn't scale
I have one of these running as a server. Great yoke, uses only 12w under load and i'm using a CompactFlash card for storage. right now have it downloading a shitload of torrents using an external hdd but I mightjust put it in a new box and connect a 1TB drive through the SATA port
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what's wrong with using an ordinary email client? or are you also stuck on the 'Everything over HTTP' bandwagon?
These guys use gopher:// :)
I actually wish JavaScript and other client-side browser scripting would be done away with completely, but JS is not a particularly 'good' language. The only advantage I can see is that thousands of Web developers can now write desktop applications. Is that necessarily a good thing? or will it just lead to more inefficient crapware?
They actually did use satellite phones. http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=5748
Sigh, another case of the authorities grabbing more power and trying to make sure every packet on the internet has a traceable owner
As far as I remember the Mumbai bombers used Thuraya satellite phones, they all have IMEI numbers but the gateway for the network is in the UAE, so well outside India's control.
This seems like just another power grab/invasion of privacy and like forcing people to use WPA on their routers, trying to make sure every packet on the internet has a traceable owner.
So what are the odds that this is a falsified user agent and that someone with a jailbroken iPhone is having a good laugh at this article?
do they choose these numbers for a reason?
is it just me or does an ordinary 'easy' programming language like PHP, VB or python seem much easier to work with? the syntax of rev4 seems far too verbose, not nearly enough parenthesis.
also if you understand how the machine works is there any real need to program in 'plain english'? the syntax doesn't quite make sense to me like other languages would. for example it seems more logical to have a loop to move something along by a tiny amount and then wait a bit rather than telling it to move a thing from one side to the other "in 5 seconds". with plain english you also end up with stuff that has multiple equally valid meanings
i have nothing against making programming easier, just don't think this is the right way to go about it. a good IDE with syntax highlighting and prompting features like VB and a good set of libraries with decent error handling is better than any of this plain english stuff that introduces mostly redundant keywords for the sake of having plain english
It would be interesting to see Satellite phone traffic from that day. Iridium also runs a pager service that still works :)
i would rather edit config files than use a web interface, tbh
Srsly, who comes up with these acronyms? and don't say it was mom
Outsource everything to "de cloud", because that way when everything fails spectacularly it isn't your fault.
No reason ordinary folk shouldn't be allowed to enjoy the benefits of an un-crippled, unrestricted phone. Jailbreaking utilities really should prompt the user for a new root password before they can continue, so there would be no point in even writing these worms.
,
Owners of a jailbroken iPhone with a default root password are advised to flash to the latest Apple firmware in order to ensure no malware is present.
That seems a bit excessive when a simple one-time usage of the included "passwd" utility will suffice. Srsly though, jailbreaking utilities should be pestering users to change their password from the default because this is only scaring less-knowledgeable folk into thinking Jailbreak == viruses
Except the smaller electronics firms will be able to get much cheaper 'conflict minerals'. Its good news for all really, smaller companies will be able to make cheaper stuff while the large ones get to tell everyone how ethical they are being.
Seriously, what a pile of Bee Ess. I always lol at these posts aspiring to some sort of utopian ultra-connected future. Seriously, this interweb thing is just a network that sends bits around the place (Now with added censorship!), not a freaking replacement for real life even though some people see it as such.
anyone who uses HTTP as the protocol for a game server should be shot. UDP is where its at man
but without DRM and in common formats. streaming wastes bandwidth each time you want to watch the movie. there is probably a way to rip but with the MPAA involved you can be guaranteed 'the man' is putting in some sort of DRM to try and stop that
It's pretty fun to yank the plug out on your web server and see everything continue to tick along. "
Or an ordinary, every day run of the mill 'off the shelf' plain jane beige UPS. or a Ghetto one, if you'd like.
Still its pretty cool, just wondering how much overhead there is by setting up this system
Its crazy that you can be sent to jail for many years and be alienated from society for the rest of your days for having a certain amount of bits stored on hard drives/flash memory/toggle switches arranged in a certain way.
Criminalising mere possession only drives the stuff up in value, if there was more of it freely available no pervert would feel the need to hand their credit card details over to some lads in Thailand so they can pick more 5-year-olds off the street.
autonomous vehicles and aggressive ride sharing are boring and actually a technology i dont look forward to at all. i'd rather drive a modified milk float with lead acid batteries to be honest.
sounds like a conspiracy. why only 10%?
falsifying the coordinates wouldn't be hard. serial port + null modem => fake GPS data and the password still works.
Electric cars simply cannot beat the economics of a small commuter car. Until they get the price and performance of rechargeable batteries well below the cost of regular gas there's no financial incentive to buy an electric car.
They just need to stop using Lithium-based batteries. Lithium-ion is a horrible battery technology, manufacturers like Apple love it because they can use it to force the upgrade cycle and planned obsolescence.
The only way they should use lithium ion is for small-scale projects where before recycling 18650's and ipod batteries they shove them into car battery sized modules for a few years to make sure they are well and truly worn out before melting them down.
Ultracapacitors FTW. once they make them with an energy density comparable to lead acid they will be good enough for small commuter cars. until then lots and lots of scrap batteries from used consumer electronics is the way forward, but that doesn't scale
I have one of these running as a server. Great yoke, uses only 12w under load and i'm using a CompactFlash card for storage. right now have it downloading a shitload of torrents using an external hdd but I mightjust put it in a new box and connect a 1TB drive through the SATA port