There are no poisonous spiders here in the UK, or probably anywhere in Europe. Lots of girls still are very scared of spiders, even though they know they can't hurt them. I don't particularly like them either, but I know that they can't harm me, so I deal with them when necessary. There is no rational reason to be afraid of them here.
I didn't think he meant rationalise as in "explain why they are scared", I thought he meant give valid reasons to be scared. Some people are actually terrified of peanut butter clinging to the roof of their mouth.. and Doctors haven't found an explanation for it.
as the product matures and the technology gets better the details become invisible to consumers. It is going to be a long time before computer operating systems become as transparent, and maybe never, so to want to take away that access to the depths of them for some kind of mass appeal, is premature.
Operating systems have been shielding consumers from the depths of their computers since the late 80. If their car breaks, the average person will take it to a garage to get fixed. Same with a computer. People are shielded from things. You might complain that Ubuntu is harder for a techie to get into the underpinnings to fix things, but it's probably fine for consumers who just want something to "work". For "power user" types who want to be able to configure their interface (ie most traditional Linux users), it's not really a nice interface (well, it's not to me). But you can actually still get into everything, remove the parts you don't want, install parts you do, etc.. so I don't really agree with you about it being any more or less transparent than other distros yet. When they get rid of X it will cause more issues, but you can still install it again yourself. That's the beauty of Linux, and why we already have distros that cater to both of the user types that you mention, as well as many others.
I studied Computer Science myself, but in day to day work and life, I'm not usually looking for "close to the metal". I think you're getting a bit confused and basically suggesting something along the lines that the ideal way for someone to eat their breakfast cereal is with a hammer and screwdriver..
It's not "disingenuous", we're talking in the context of non appstore apps. I didn't even consider that someone might take my words so literally. Your last sentence answered my question though.
A search for overly broad keywords such as "CNO" and "computer network attack" would be tantamount to conducting a manual search through thousands of folders and then reading each document in order to determine whether the document pertains to a contract.
Tantamount means "equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as." So they didn't actually directly say that these files are on paper. Though there isn't any other explanation for why it would require a manual search. Either way, how can we actually trust that they're telling the truth there?
So, pay $99 a year just to install apps on your device? Can you actually install any app, or only your own apps? I think a much better option would be to root it.
Because it's not easy to untick "official sources only" and download from the Cyanogen mod website? Compared to going through the process of flashing a new ROM to your phone, that is very, very easy. It's not using an "iron fist", it's more they're like waggling a finger in a token gesture to placate the service providers. It's just as easy as before to put a new ROM on your device (which is to say: not always simple, but usually possible somehow).
Are you talking about for iOS, or Android? It seems like you're making a joke because of the Wireshark thing, but I'm afraid don't get it, because Wireshark doesn't work like that..:p
Why do you think making something attractive for "average people" is a good idea?
Because there are a lot more "average" than "highly technologically literate" type users out there. That's kind of the definition of average. So, if you want to make a lot of money, you cater to the average person.
Look what happened with Windows 8 and Microsoft's take on the fact that everyone has the opinion of "OMG TOUCHSCREEN STUFF IS SO COOL LOL"
That's an awful example. Look at iOS instead. The "average person" loves iOS. Just because MS's poorly thought out UI in Windows 8 isn't catching on has nothing to do with whether its users are "average" or not. Hardly anybody likes having a mobile-type, simplified, less functional UI forced onto their desktop machine - whether it's Metro, Unity or Gnome 3 (sans plugins).
Well, that is how things work I guess. Apple bought Siri, which was funded by DARPA, etc. I didn't actually know that though, thanks. I'd never heard of Android before Google made it mainstream.
I'm not sure what mfgs stands for (manufacturers? Management fags? whatever). I've no idea of the actual readership figures these days either, but for example earlier today Bruce Schneier linked to one of todays' Slashdot discussions which was discussing a fairly high profile article he'd just uploaded. I don't know any other sites better for interesting and informative technical discussions. I keep seeing posts like yours, but it actually seems likely that they're also shill posts. If these ACs really have such a low opinion of Slashdot, why are they even bothering to visit, and read the comments looking for places to inject their pointless vitriol?
Well, the content of it made it very obvious in the cases that I'm thinking of. There was one where a guy was going on and on about stuff like Windows Server and Visual Studio, while clearly having very little idea about software development methods and philosophies outside of the Windows world. It was kind of amusing in a way. He'd had this massive pro-MS anti-Google post lined up for the minute that the story went live. I think that's when I realised that people are actually being paid to do this stuff, and then I saw some comments here later with a bit more detective work into the actual company (or companies) behind such posts. There was one guy in particular who had a lot of new accounts, kept saying "frankly" and some other give-away phrases, and couldn't resist any discussion involving Asia - especially North Korea. Bizarre.
It's pretty hilarious that you'd get so worked up over it, when it was Google that created and open sourced Android, which makes it easier for projects like Cyanogen Mod to exist in the first place.
Google are still allowing it to be installed - they're probably just trying to play nice with the phone service providers by doing this.
It would be pretty stupid if one of the apps in your app store requires you to root your device to get any functionality at all. There are some Play Store apps out there where some functionality won't work without root, but I'm not sure if there are any such high profile projects that entirely depend on it.
Nope. Abrasive first post within a minute or two of story being posted. Sometimes they've actually been several paragraphs long. Some people are literally paid to try to sway opinion here. If you pay attention, then you'd notice. Others have put up much more informative posts about the actual company that does all this bullshit, though I can't remember the name. It's not paranoia, it's simply how business and marketing works these days.
(though considering you posted this 2 minutes after the story went live, when there were no other comments.. you're clearly just a shill who knows there is is no reason for outrage)
The difference is that Apple only allows you to install apps from the official app store. To allow unofficial apps on an Android device, all you need to do is tick a box in the settings menu.
It doesn't. Not needing any credentials at all is quite different from duplicitously stealing existing user credentials or otherwise illegally gaining access to their servers.
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Yuck. Guess I'll just kill them all in future then.
They can't really do anything about you downloading the stories, only uploading.
Writing your story posthumously is the best way to keep it secret.
There are no poisonous spiders here in the UK, or probably anywhere in Europe. Lots of girls still are very scared of spiders, even though they know they can't hurt them. I don't particularly like them either, but I know that they can't harm me, so I deal with them when necessary. There is no rational reason to be afraid of them here.
I didn't think he meant rationalise as in "explain why they are scared", I thought he meant give valid reasons to be scared. Some people are actually terrified of peanut butter clinging to the roof of their mouth.. and Doctors haven't found an explanation for it.
How do you rationalise the fear of a small, non-poisonous spider? Or a friendly little dog with no history of violence?
Someone who bricks their phone.
Topcoder is maybe worthwhile in the short term if you're unemployed, but it's not an ideal solution.
Side note: even if you're on a phone, when you're posting such a short comment to Slashdot, you should make some effort to type like an adult.
I half agree with you, but things like this
as the product matures and the technology gets better the details become invisible to consumers. It is going to be a long time before computer operating systems become as transparent, and maybe never, so to want to take away that access to the depths of them for some kind of mass appeal, is premature.
Operating systems have been shielding consumers from the depths of their computers since the late 80. If their car breaks, the average person will take it to a garage to get fixed. Same with a computer. People are shielded from things. You might complain that Ubuntu is harder for a techie to get into the underpinnings to fix things, but it's probably fine for consumers who just want something to "work". For "power user" types who want to be able to configure their interface (ie most traditional Linux users), it's not really a nice interface (well, it's not to me). But you can actually still get into everything, remove the parts you don't want, install parts you do, etc.. so I don't really agree with you about it being any more or less transparent than other distros yet. When they get rid of X it will cause more issues, but you can still install it again yourself. That's the beauty of Linux, and why we already have distros that cater to both of the user types that you mention, as well as many others.
I studied Computer Science myself, but in day to day work and life, I'm not usually looking for "close to the metal". I think you're getting a bit confused and basically suggesting something along the lines that the ideal way for someone to eat their breakfast cereal is with a hammer and screwdriver..
It's not "disingenuous", we're talking in the context of non appstore apps. I didn't even consider that someone might take my words so literally. Your last sentence answered my question though.
The quote is:
A search for overly broad keywords such as "CNO" and "computer network attack" would be tantamount to conducting a manual search through thousands of folders and then reading each document in order to determine whether the document pertains to a contract.
Tantamount means "equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as." So they didn't actually directly say that these files are on paper. Though there isn't any other explanation for why it would require a manual search. Either way, how can we actually trust that they're telling the truth there?
So, pay $99 a year just to install apps on your device? Can you actually install any app, or only your own apps? I think a much better option would be to root it.
Because it's not easy to untick "official sources only" and download from the Cyanogen mod website? Compared to going through the process of flashing a new ROM to your phone, that is very, very easy. It's not using an "iron fist", it's more they're like waggling a finger in a token gesture to placate the service providers. It's just as easy as before to put a new ROM on your device (which is to say: not always simple, but usually possible somehow).
Are you talking about for iOS, or Android? It seems like you're making a joke because of the Wireshark thing, but I'm afraid don't get it, because Wireshark doesn't work like that.. :p
Why do you think making something attractive for "average people" is a good idea?
Because there are a lot more "average" than "highly technologically literate" type users out there. That's kind of the definition of average. So, if you want to make a lot of money, you cater to the average person.
Look what happened with Windows 8 and Microsoft's take on the fact that everyone has the opinion of "OMG TOUCHSCREEN STUFF IS SO COOL LOL"
That's an awful example. Look at iOS instead. The "average person" loves iOS. Just because MS's poorly thought out UI in Windows 8 isn't catching on has nothing to do with whether its users are "average" or not. Hardly anybody likes having a mobile-type, simplified, less functional UI forced onto their desktop machine - whether it's Metro, Unity or Gnome 3 (sans plugins).
Well, that is how things work I guess. Apple bought Siri, which was funded by DARPA, etc. I didn't actually know that though, thanks. I'd never heard of Android before Google made it mainstream.
I'm not sure what mfgs stands for (manufacturers? Management fags? whatever). I've no idea of the actual readership figures these days either, but for example earlier today Bruce Schneier linked to one of todays' Slashdot discussions which was discussing a fairly high profile article he'd just uploaded. I don't know any other sites better for interesting and informative technical discussions. I keep seeing posts like yours, but it actually seems likely that they're also shill posts. If these ACs really have such a low opinion of Slashdot, why are they even bothering to visit, and read the comments looking for places to inject their pointless vitriol?
Well, the content of it made it very obvious in the cases that I'm thinking of. There was one where a guy was going on and on about stuff like Windows Server and Visual Studio, while clearly having very little idea about software development methods and philosophies outside of the Windows world. It was kind of amusing in a way. He'd had this massive pro-MS anti-Google post lined up for the minute that the story went live. I think that's when I realised that people are actually being paid to do this stuff, and then I saw some comments here later with a bit more detective work into the actual company (or companies) behind such posts. There was one guy in particular who had a lot of new accounts, kept saying "frankly" and some other give-away phrases, and couldn't resist any discussion involving Asia - especially North Korea. Bizarre.
Nope. I meant shill as in a literal paid shill. I'm not sure if it's still the same guy that was being a North Korea apologist all the time though.
It's pretty hilarious that you'd get so worked up over it, when it was Google that created and open sourced Android, which makes it easier for projects like Cyanogen Mod to exist in the first place.
Google are still allowing it to be installed - they're probably just trying to play nice with the phone service providers by doing this.
It would be pretty stupid if one of the apps in your app store requires you to root your device to get any functionality at all. There are some Play Store apps out there where some functionality won't work without root, but I'm not sure if there are any such high profile projects that entirely depend on it.
Nope. Abrasive first post within a minute or two of story being posted. Sometimes they've actually been several paragraphs long. Some people are literally paid to try to sway opinion here. If you pay attention, then you'd notice. Others have put up much more informative posts about the actual company that does all this bullshit, though I can't remember the name. It's not paranoia, it's simply how business and marketing works these days.
When I read an article it suggested that even just rooting the device was a warranty violation.
(though considering you posted this 2 minutes after the story went live, when there were no other comments.. you're clearly just a shill who knows there is is no reason for outrage)
The difference is that Apple only allows you to install apps from the official app store. To allow unofficial apps on an Android device, all you need to do is tick a box in the settings menu.
Well, it worked last night. I remembered my bag! But I managed to forget my wallet
It doesn't. Not needing any credentials at all is quite different from duplicitously stealing existing user credentials or otherwise illegally gaining access to their servers.