The only Chicago style pizza we have up here in New England is the Uno chain, which I refuse to visit because I don't want a chain to be my first experience of the style.
Good decision, because Uno pizza is absolutely horrible.
Uh, the celebrity photos weren't stolen from their phones, so encryption on them means nothing. Please help the average slashdot reader's IQ go up, by staying off the site.
Seems pretty straight forward to me. Take any current Macbook Pro, and look at a comparable Dell XPS, and it'll be $200-$400 cheaper, and have better specs. Wasn't hard. Next question?
Yes, the article refers to "Updates" which only makes sense if you realize that they are referring to things like Windows 10 Update 1. You quickly realize that they mean what used to be called service packs. Service Packs have always sort of been this way. Hotfixes, patches, etc aren't done this way and never have been.
Better tell our company, because we are HIPAA certified (and PCI), and all of our desktops are Windows 10. We get audited regularly, and not a peep from the inspectors.
No customers ever asked for a touch screen interface
And yet, touch is the most common way we interact with computers today. Wow.
no customers ever asked that the desktop be deprecated in Windows 8
No, customers asked that they be able to use the software they have no matter what windows device it was running on. The desktop isn't "depreciated", but it does allow a new type of application that is portable to be run on the desktop.
no customers ever asked for a broken implementation of a phone applet store
Really, because users have been begging for it for ~15 years now. What rock do you live under?
no customers ever asked for Microsoft to reboot their computers to apply updates
I did. Reboot your ass right in the middle of whatever the *&^^&* you are doing if you purposely delay installing critical 0-day exploit fixes, so that your unpatched piece of crap stops becoming a zombie and participating in DDOS attacks and spam mailing me.
Hey FUD monster, haven't seen you around in a while, how have you been?
As someone who actually deals with PCI and HIPAA compliance, I can tell you there is no conflicts with Windows 10, and never has been. That's just FUD.
With the current direction Microsoft have been taking, little transparency from them about what is really collected or how it is used
Really? There is an entire microsite on microsoft.com that details what they collect, and how it is used, and it specifically tells you no personal information is collected at any time (name, address, credit card information, blah blah blah). It's all about the OS and statistical data on how it's used so that Microsoft can make a better product. Feel free to google it and read it. Oh heck, here you go, so you don't get lost on the interwebs:
What is Windows telemetry?
Windows telemetry is vital technical data from Windows devices about the device and how Windows and related software are performing. It's used in the following ways:
Keep Windows up to date Keep Windows secure, reliable, and performant Improve Windows – through the aggregate analysis of the use of Windows Personalize Windows engagement surfaces Here are some specific examples of Windows telemetry data:
Type of hardware being used Applications installed and usage details Reliability information on device drivers
Telemetry isn't new. Telemetry has been around for 30+ years. It's new in Windows, but then again, so is that version of IE you are running. Did you vet that version of IE through your lawyers as well? It just got updated with security patches, it could be exploitable. You should turn your IE off until your lawyers vet it.
And why is Windows 7 still by far the largest OS in the marketplace well over a year after 10 was out
You know what was the largest OS in the marketplace well over a year after windows 7 was out? Windows XP by a HUGE margin (60%). Windows 7 barely hit 15% it's first year. Windows 10 is at 22% in it's first year.
It really is hard to argue facts when the numbers don't back you up.
Sounds like your company bought some crappy software. I'd suggest talking to the company that made it, and then the person who authorized it's purchase.
At the same time, the market share for Windows 8.1 is pretty stable since June.
Yes, it has stabilized to a point under those running Windows XP. There will always be a portion of the population no matter what version of an OS it is, just doesn't want to upgrade. New desktop OS's just don't matter to the vast majority of people that just use it to browse the web. The same thing was said of every version of Windows ever released, and Windows 10 is no different.
I agree completely with this. It's a state/local government issue, not a federal government issue. That said, I have no issue with the federal government doing what they are supposed to be doing... Mainly maintaining inter-state commerce and a federal militia. Other than those two things, they should butt out and leave it to the states -- as our constitution says it is supposed to be.
Depends on your point of view. Citizens are protected from "abusive" governments that want to tear up part of their property to lay down new stuff (fiber, water, sewage, copper) -- NIMBY (Not in my back yard). So while the government may want to lay down new stuff because 80% of the people in an area want something (or maybe just 10%), they can't because they need permission (or regulation) to be able to tear up people's property because there is one crazy person that claims the internet fiber will give him headaches if it's within a mile of his house.
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The only Chicago style pizza we have up here in New England is the Uno chain, which I refuse to visit because I don't want a chain to be my first experience of the style.
Good decision, because Uno pizza is absolutely horrible.
Uh, the celebrity photos weren't stolen from their phones, so encryption on them means nothing. Please help the average slashdot reader's IQ go up, by staying off the site.
Seems pretty straight forward to me. Take any current Macbook Pro, and look at a comparable Dell XPS, and it'll be $200-$400 cheaper, and have better specs. Wasn't hard. Next question?
Apparently, yes. There is a large group of people that aren't even making minimum wage (or any wage) that have iPhones.
Some, yes.
The only state they are illegal in is Virginia.
No, they shouldn't. The electoral college does serve a purpose. It gives voice to states (like 8 of them) that otherwise wouldn't have one.
Or look at the one in this thread?
No worries, here you go: https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk...
Yes, the article refers to "Updates" which only makes sense if you realize that they are referring to things like Windows 10 Update 1. You quickly realize that they mean what used to be called service packs. Service Packs have always sort of been this way. Hotfixes, patches, etc aren't done this way and never have been.
I would suggest looking at Windows Server 2012 R2.
Better tell our company, because we are HIPAA certified (and PCI), and all of our desktops are Windows 10. We get audited regularly, and not a peep from the inspectors.
No customers ever asked for a touch screen interface
And yet, touch is the most common way we interact with computers today. Wow.
no customers ever asked that the desktop be deprecated in Windows 8
No, customers asked that they be able to use the software they have no matter what windows device it was running on. The desktop isn't "depreciated", but it does allow a new type of application that is portable to be run on the desktop.
no customers ever asked for a broken implementation of a phone applet store
Really, because users have been begging for it for ~15 years now. What rock do you live under?
no customers ever asked for Microsoft to reboot their computers to apply updates
I did. Reboot your ass right in the middle of whatever the *&^^&* you are doing if you purposely delay installing critical 0-day exploit fixes, so that your unpatched piece of crap stops becoming a zombie and participating in DDOS attacks and spam mailing me.
Hey FUD monster, haven't seen you around in a while, how have you been?
As someone who actually deals with PCI and HIPAA compliance, I can tell you there is no conflicts with Windows 10, and never has been. That's just FUD.
With the current direction Microsoft have been taking, little transparency from them about what is really collected or how it is used
Really? There is an entire microsite on microsoft.com that details what they collect, and how it is used, and it specifically tells you no personal information is collected at any time (name, address, credit card information, blah blah blah). It's all about the OS and statistical data on how it's used so that Microsoft can make a better product. Feel free to google it and read it. Oh heck, here you go, so you don't get lost on the interwebs:
What is Windows telemetry?
Windows telemetry is vital technical data from Windows devices about the device and how Windows and related software are performing. It's used in the following ways:
Keep Windows up to date
Keep Windows secure, reliable, and performant
Improve Windows – through the aggregate analysis of the use of Windows
Personalize Windows engagement surfaces
Here are some specific examples of Windows telemetry data:
Type of hardware being used
Applications installed and usage details
Reliability information on device drivers
Telemetry isn't new. Telemetry has been around for 30+ years. It's new in Windows, but then again, so is that version of IE you are running. Did you vet that version of IE through your lawyers as well? It just got updated with security patches, it could be exploitable. You should turn your IE off until your lawyers vet it.
And why is Windows 7 still by far the largest OS in the marketplace well over a year after 10 was out
You know what was the largest OS in the marketplace well over a year after windows 7 was out? Windows XP by a HUGE margin (60%). Windows 7 barely hit 15% it's first year. Windows 10 is at 22% in it's first year.
It really is hard to argue facts when the numbers don't back you up.
Sounds like your company bought some crappy software. I'd suggest talking to the company that made it, and then the person who authorized it's purchase.
At the same time, the market share for Windows 8.1 is pretty stable since June.
Yes, it has stabilized to a point under those running Windows XP. There will always be a portion of the population no matter what version of an OS it is, just doesn't want to upgrade. New desktop OS's just don't matter to the vast majority of people that just use it to browse the web. The same thing was said of every version of Windows ever released, and Windows 10 is no different.
It wasn't the software that got him into trouble, it was the decryption key.
I agree completely with this. It's a state/local government issue, not a federal government issue. That said, I have no issue with the federal government doing what they are supposed to be doing... Mainly maintaining inter-state commerce and a federal militia. Other than those two things, they should butt out and leave it to the states -- as our constitution says it is supposed to be.
Depends on your point of view. Citizens are protected from "abusive" governments that want to tear up part of their property to lay down new stuff (fiber, water, sewage, copper) -- NIMBY (Not in my back yard). So while the government may want to lay down new stuff because 80% of the people in an area want something (or maybe just 10%), they can't because they need permission (or regulation) to be able to tear up people's property because there is one crazy person that claims the internet fiber will give him headaches if it's within a mile of his house.
You know they actually make that. It's called Windows 10 Enterprise. Feel free to run out and buy it now.
Yes, I regularly hear them talking about going to the corner pub to get 0.47317 liters of beer.
I forget, where is Stanford, MIT, Cornell, UICU, and DARPA located again?
Maybe it's his mom.