Well, in such a situation, I would imagine that I would not try to blame my failings as a parent on the evils of profanity heard on television - it would be nice if other people thought that way as well.
Yeah, this is pretty ridiculous. Working in the email business, I realize things hardly work perfectly, but the conclusions jumped to are ludicrous. I just sent myself a couple messages with attachments to my Hotmail account and both arrived - though they were filtered as junk. Maybe he doesn't know what a spam filter is?
Oh, bullshit. The fact that this particular security vulnerability exists does not mean that OS X is just as much a wide-open target as Windows is.
Guess how many vulnerabilities it takes to exploit a machine? That's right: one. There is no more vulnerable or less vulnerable, just like there is no more or less dead.
On one hand, if people are required to have insurance, this is essentially forcing them to buy a product, which doesn't seem like a fair thing for the consumers.
FYI, most people can get them installed for free (MPI, the insurance 'company', pays for them) and having one installed will lower the cost of your insurance.
As an inhabitant of Winnipeg, I can add some anecdotal evidence. Yearly insurance for my fairly new car is $1500 (this is with a $200 deductible, loss of use coverage and fairly high liability coverage as well). From what I've heard, in Ontario (which is not public insurance) I would be paying 2-3 times as much for the same coverage.
Also, for the past couple years (if I'm remembering correctly) Manitoba Public Insurance has issued rebates - I got about $120 back from last year. Not a lot, but I don't think private insurance does things like that.
Sure, if EVERY action you do prompts a "You are clicking your mouse, cancel or allow", or some other message, sure that is security, but then you are left with a crappy user experience. I think Linux and Mac have got a better balance between allowing actions in user mode without authorization and actions requiring authorization.
Agreed. Hopefully it will be ironed out a bit more in SP1 - I think OS X handles this sort of thing more gracefully at present. That being said, it is a significant step up from XP, for which I (and the rest of the internet) am grateful.
Wait, assuming both assumptions here are true (i.e. Windows has fewer vulnerabilities and you would fix all security problems brought to you in Linux), you would still rather _personally_ fix a lot of bugs over having a more secure platform (again, big assumption there)?
This will give MS more of a foothold in the market. They wanted this to happen! Now flash isn't the only cross platform game in town so now the marketing guys will be able to say YES IT WILL WORK ON LINUX so you dont just need to use flash!
...because whether or not something works on Linux has been a top concern in the past.
There are features I wish it had, there are things I think Apple could have done better (Cingular) but to say the iPhone is a been there, done that device is missing the mark by a wide shot.
How about you both get back to us after you've actually tried using what you're reviewing?
One thing that amazes me of Microsoft is how, having so many bright people at MS reasearch, most of their stuff is so bad, and/or lacks innovation.
Seriously? It's the same in any industry. Just look at the 'concept' cars released by major car manufacturers - the actual cars made seldom have more than a glancing resemblance with those cars. Making a sweet prototype is not nearly the same as making something for mass consumption.
Same here in Canada - our local telco has been offering this kind of service for quite awhile. The really ironic thing is that at present the phone company seems to be offering better TV service and the cable company provides better phone service.
Yeah, I agree. I don't use IE much, but I would certainly never call it bloated. That is more the realm of Netscape and Mozilla of days past - said bloat being the reason for switching to IE at the time (it was much faster than the monster Netscape 4.7). I really hope that Firefox does not fall into the same trap as I don't particularly want to go back to IE again.
Yeah, about as reasonable as:
You want me to buy a suit for the interview to get employment? You're supposed to pay me!
You want me to buy gas to drive to the interview to get employment? You're supposed to pay me!
You want me to pay for university and get a degree to get employment? You're supposed to pay me!
Sometimes they do, but more often then not you have to do some things for yourself. Get used to it.
Instead examples should be networking protocols, spoken/written language, mobile phone protocols, DVD formats etc. Things which are designed to convey information. These are all highly standardised.
So, which do you prefer, CDMA or GSM; HD-DVD or Blu-ray (I know, not DVD formats, but are similar nonetheless)?
At the top? The textbox with the mail and web buttons beside it? If you've been using it since the beta started I'd have thought you would have noticed that:)
Interesting how you equate something like breaking copyright to a much more heinous crime like illegal drug manufacturing. Dude, seriously, it's goddamn software.
I find it equally interesting that you indicate that making/selling drugs is a 'heinous' crime.
Note: I don't do drugs, but I find the whole war on drugs to be pretty ridiculous.
The biggest companies respond to highly moderated negative posts about them even if the story isn't about them. It's pretty clear these companies have full time Slashdotters.
Or maybe people find it ridiculous that comments slamming certain corporations (deservedly are not) are constantly made and highly moded even when the article has nothing to do with them? I have often found myself on the "defensive" side (I tend to think benefit of the doubt side, myself) mainly because of how ridiculous some of the comments are. Bullshit from Linux trolls is just as annoying as bullshit from MS.
Oh, that's not a subsidy. That's just Cingular/AT&T wanting to give it to you in the pooper. In other words, business as usual.
Ahh, that's what is meant by a "subsidy". Ever notice that phones are cheaper when you get a contract? That's because the carrier will cover part of the cost of the phone to get you on a contract (usually 50-100/year, here in Canada at least).
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Something tells me that Red Hat isn't going to suddenly start working on Ubuntu and/or Suse.
Well, in such a situation, I would imagine that I would not try to blame my failings as a parent on the evils of profanity heard on television - it would be nice if other people thought that way as well.
Yeah, this is pretty ridiculous. Working in the email business, I realize things hardly work perfectly, but the conclusions jumped to are ludicrous. I just sent myself a couple messages with attachments to my Hotmail account and both arrived - though they were filtered as junk. Maybe he doesn't know what a spam filter is?
Guess how many vulnerabilities it takes to exploit a machine? That's right: one. There is no more vulnerable or less vulnerable, just like there is no more or less dead.
FYI, most people can get them installed for free (MPI, the insurance 'company', pays for them) and having one installed will lower the cost of your insurance.
As an inhabitant of Winnipeg, I can add some anecdotal evidence. Yearly insurance for my fairly new car is $1500 (this is with a $200 deductible, loss of use coverage and fairly high liability coverage as well). From what I've heard, in Ontario (which is not public insurance) I would be paying 2-3 times as much for the same coverage.
Also, for the past couple years (if I'm remembering correctly) Manitoba Public Insurance has issued rebates - I got about $120 back from last year. Not a lot, but I don't think private insurance does things like that.
Fantastic sleuthing! here I was reading the article like a chump:
Agreed. Hopefully it will be ironed out a bit more in SP1 - I think OS X handles this sort of thing more gracefully at present. That being said, it is a significant step up from XP, for which I (and the rest of the internet) am grateful.
Wait, assuming both assumptions here are true (i.e. Windows has fewer vulnerabilities and you would fix all security problems brought to you in Linux), you would still rather _personally_ fix a lot of bugs over having a more secure platform (again, big assumption there)?
...because whether or not something works on Linux has been a top concern in the past.
How about you both get back to us after you've actually tried using what you're reviewing?
Seriously? It's the same in any industry. Just look at the 'concept' cars released by major car manufacturers - the actual cars made seldom have more than a glancing resemblance with those cars. Making a sweet prototype is not nearly the same as making something for mass consumption.
I see no reason why you both can't be right.
Same here in Canada - our local telco has been offering this kind of service for quite awhile. The really ironic thing is that at present the phone company seems to be offering better TV service and the cable company provides better phone service.
What is this, Digg?
Yeah, that's almost as much as Outlook.
Yeah, I agree. I don't use IE much, but I would certainly never call it bloated. That is more the realm of Netscape and Mozilla of days past - said bloat being the reason for switching to IE at the time (it was much faster than the monster Netscape 4.7). I really hope that Firefox does not fall into the same trap as I don't particularly want to go back to IE again.
Yeah, about as reasonable as:
You want me to buy a suit for the interview to get employment? You're supposed to pay me!
You want me to buy gas to drive to the interview to get employment? You're supposed to pay me!
You want me to pay for university and get a degree to get employment? You're supposed to pay me!
Sometimes they do, but more often then not you have to do some things for yourself. Get used to it.
So, which do you prefer, CDMA or GSM; HD-DVD or Blu-ray (I know, not DVD formats, but are similar nonetheless)?
At the top? The textbox with the mail and web buttons beside it? If you've been using it since the beta started I'd have thought you would have noticed that :)
Just do what TV studios do - pretend that the numbers are real.
I find it equally interesting that you indicate that making/selling drugs is a 'heinous' crime.
Note: I don't do drugs, but I find the whole war on drugs to be pretty ridiculous.
Amazingly insightful posts - especially the part with respect to the GPL. People seem to forget that without copyright the GPL would be meaningless.
Or maybe people find it ridiculous that comments slamming certain corporations (deservedly are not) are constantly made and highly moded even when the article has nothing to do with them? I have often found myself on the "defensive" side (I tend to think benefit of the doubt side, myself) mainly because of how ridiculous some of the comments are. Bullshit from Linux trolls is just as annoying as bullshit from MS.
Ahh, that's what is meant by a "subsidy". Ever notice that phones are cheaper when you get a contract? That's because the carrier will cover part of the cost of the phone to get you on a contract (usually 50-100/year, here in Canada at least).