Why does a user need to download and install optional stuff to make the basic functionality safe?
Because the browser's role is to use HTTP to access a server, process the the response and render it for the user.
The user needs to understand the range of responses that may be possible and whether to process and render them or not, including potential recommendations from the server to retrieve adverts, executable code or images of kittens playing in snow.
A browser that disables Javascript by default would be rejected by most people as it would fail miserably to correctly display the websites they want to use.
why should only the more-advanced users get these important options?
Because anybody that knows and understands that these options exist and should be considered is already immediately a more advanced user.
Again, my basic question: Why was a basic security function moved into a plugin?
Because security in IT terms is not an absolute. It's a compromise. If you want to be secure switch off your fucking computer.
Updates on Linux are fast and "rarely call for a restart" -- and are also more complete. "Updates are typically downloaded through a 'Software Updater' application that not only checks for operating system patches, but also includes updates for the programs that you've installed from the repository."
Updates on Windows take me about half an hour every six months or so, so I guess that counts as 'rarely call for a restart' too.
Shit, I spend more time updating the Linux subsystem for Windows than I do the main OS.
I'm also very comfortable with updating the applications I use only when I'm ready. I don't need everything updating at once, and anyway, my experience is that Linux distributions only update a subset of the applications so this point isn't even entirely true.
Windows "tries to serve a variety of markets...cramming in a scattered array of features" -- and along those lines, that Microsoft "has gradually implemented monetization schemes and methods for extracting user data." And yet you're still paying for that operating system, while Linux is less bloated and "free forever."
You can disable many of the features in Windows if you don't wish to use them.
I don't mind paying for good software. Windows 10 is bloody good software.
Except for the monetisation and data slurp. That's a very legitimate complaint and one that does fucking annoy me. Which is why I've asked the UK ICO to investigate this illegal activity by Microsoft.
"Because less people use Linux, the platform is less targeted by malware and tends to be more secure than Windows"
"Because Linux is shit people can't be arsed to hack it" isn't really an advert. I don't get malware on Windows either though, so it's not really a differentiator for me.
Much more relevant is the point made by half the people posting here, which is that "Because fewer people use Linux, software functionality needed and used daily by millions is unavailable". That's the differentiator. That's the one that matters.
Think about what we used to get with PC games in the 90's -- total ownership, dedicated servers, level editors, free maps, mods and skins.
I totally own the games I have on Steam. Several hundred of them are DRM free, so don't even pretend I can't download and just run them.
Dedicated servers have mostly vanished from all gaming arenas, whether you're on console or PC, and whether your PC games are on Steam or not. The market for dedicated servers clearly just wasn't there.
Level editors, free maps, mods and skins are not only still available but Steam actually makes it easier to find and add them to many games. It doesn't prevent you from finding and adding them to other games. It doesn't stop developers from adding them and does make it easier for developers to distribute them.
It's all about profits.
For the companies, sure. As a person that plays computer games it's about choice, availability, value and ease. I've never has as much choice or had it so easy to acquire and run games. It's bloody fantastic and I'm only spending about twice what I was spending in the mid-90s when I was earning too little to even pay my mortgage.
1) That sounds like public private indentured servitude.
It's not.
2) Hacking without actual harm to others being criminalized was a huge mistake, and it has led to weaker systems.
Several of the people interviewed in the article had caused harm to others.
You also can't hack most computer systems without causing harm to others.
3) These kids are learning how the man works, and getting underpaid, so they have plenty of incentive to go out and put on a black hat...
These kids are on an easily discernable career track that will let them earn twice the average salary in five years, let alone if they then decide to start their own business or take more lucrative offers elsewhere.
This is why you never take out dealer finance, and never secure your loan with your car.
Obviously the ideal is to make the payments on time but if you do suffer a shortage of liquid funds then you want to be in control of how to address that issue, not a finance company.
Though the driver is an asshole for trying to merge from a standstill at the end.
Well, you don't know if he drove past everybody as quickly as he could, got there and found no gap (in which case, you're probably right) or if he joined the road, found it congested and matched the speed of the vehicles next to him, waited for a gap to open and got fucked over by selfish cunts in the next line (in which case he's not the one to be berating).
My experience is that matching the speed but staying in that extra lane improves everybody's traffic flow without upsetting the people I'm about to merge in with, and they create space for me with no problems.
Well done, you've managed to miss my point entirely.
The 7-11 wont sell my newsletter, the printer refuses to print it, nobody will take my nickel, paper manufacturers wont let me buy any paper, ink supplies have dried up, I've been banned from the town square and when I try and visit a bar to spread my message I'm pinned down and someone sticks a ball gag in my mouth.
I mean, it's all very erotic but it's not how you assure healthy debate on contentious issues.
Good questions. Are there any games development conferences (or games conferences) near you any time soon at which you could meet indie developers that have been through this learning curve?
To be fair, existing audience, good gaming skills.. he'll move onto a new game.
Even if he doesn't have career longevity delaying entry to college by 2-3 years isn't going to hurt him long term, especially if he's starting from a wealthier position. He'll be gaining valuable business experience already too, which'll help him in the future.
I am 52, still play video games and have the same super twitch reflexes I had as a kid gamer
I fucking hate you. In my forties I'm down to 'normal teenager' levels of reactions, way slower than I used to be.
I still beat many teens at many games but that's because you need more than raw reactions. Any professional gamer is going to beat me in any game I choose, and that very much wasn't the case when I was 20.
If they're saying, "Ok, $200k means you can have your choice of top gaming peripherals and an extra $20/week pocket money, we'll invest the rest" then he'll be fine.
If they're saying, "Did you want a Ferrari or a Maserati for your 15th birthday?" then yeah, he's fucked.
To be fair, his father realising they needed professional help suggests that they're at least trying to assure the money is properly managed and invested.
Yeah, that's the bit that pisses me off the most. I have around 1200 videos that the music cartels have monetised because of incidental background music.
Yeah. That's not sufficient these days; content delivery networks will refuse to carry your content, ISPs will refuse to host your server, registrars will revoke your domain, payment providers will refuse your business.
There's a disturbing move online to try and eliminate unwanted viewpoints and it's reaching extreme levels already.
Hosting a single video is trivial. Reaching an audience for it can be achieved.
Hosting a thousand videos with an audience of millions takes infrastructure. Youtube lets you start small and scale up, and offers network effects to boost your audience.
That's kind of weird. Being repetitious and non-educational doesn't mean that your content lacks an audience, and it's the audience that advertisers pay for.
There may indeed have been a dislike for your content but the reason you cited is demonstrably bollocks.
Not that you can do much about it. Tried bitchute?
Fuck them veterans, right! What did they do for us? Oh, that's right they only keep us safe from terrorism.
While the US military do many good and useful things, I'm not sure you can make that particular claim.
Admittedly it's not as laughable as the person that proclaimed US troops are "willing to take a bullet for freedom" but nonetheless US military actions abroad are a leading cause of anti-US terrorism.
No, my diet isn't the best, but I'm not trying to be an Olympic athlete so I'm not going to eat like one.
Your diet is almost certainly better than many Olympic athletes. e.g. the guy that won gold at five consecutive olympics was on 7000 calories a day, resulting in type 2 diabetes.
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Why does a user need to download and install optional stuff to make the basic functionality safe?
Because the browser's role is to use HTTP to access a server, process the the response and render it for the user.
The user needs to understand the range of responses that may be possible and whether to process and render them or not, including potential recommendations from the server to retrieve adverts, executable code or images of kittens playing in snow.
A browser that disables Javascript by default would be rejected by most people as it would fail miserably to correctly display the websites they want to use.
why should only the more-advanced users get these important options?
Because anybody that knows and understands that these options exist and should be considered is already immediately a more advanced user.
Again, my basic question: Why was a basic security function moved into a plugin?
Because security in IT terms is not an absolute. It's a compromise. If you want to be secure switch off your fucking computer.
Updates on Linux are fast and "rarely call for a restart" -- and are also more complete. "Updates are typically downloaded through a 'Software Updater' application that not only checks for operating system patches, but also includes updates for the programs that you've installed from the repository."
Updates on Windows take me about half an hour every six months or so, so I guess that counts as 'rarely call for a restart' too.
Shit, I spend more time updating the Linux subsystem for Windows than I do the main OS.
I'm also very comfortable with updating the applications I use only when I'm ready. I don't need everything updating at once, and anyway, my experience is that Linux distributions only update a subset of the applications so this point isn't even entirely true.
Windows "tries to serve a variety of markets...cramming in a scattered array of features" -- and along those lines, that Microsoft "has gradually implemented monetization schemes and methods for extracting user data." And yet you're still paying for that operating system, while Linux is less bloated and "free forever."
You can disable many of the features in Windows if you don't wish to use them.
I don't mind paying for good software. Windows 10 is bloody good software.
Except for the monetisation and data slurp. That's a very legitimate complaint and one that does fucking annoy me. Which is why I've asked the UK ICO to investigate this illegal activity by Microsoft.
"Because less people use Linux, the platform is less targeted by malware and tends to be more secure than Windows"
"Because Linux is shit people can't be arsed to hack it" isn't really an advert. I don't get malware on Windows either though, so it's not really a differentiator for me.
Much more relevant is the point made by half the people posting here, which is that "Because fewer people use Linux, software functionality needed and used daily by millions is unavailable". That's the differentiator. That's the one that matters.
Umm. What's wrong with Steam?
Think about what we used to get with PC games in the 90's -- total ownership, dedicated servers, level editors, free maps, mods and skins.
I totally own the games I have on Steam. Several hundred of them are DRM free, so don't even pretend I can't download and just run them.
Dedicated servers have mostly vanished from all gaming arenas, whether you're on console or PC, and whether your PC games are on Steam or not. The market for dedicated servers clearly just wasn't there.
Level editors, free maps, mods and skins are not only still available but Steam actually makes it easier to find and add them to many games. It doesn't prevent you from finding and adding them to other games. It doesn't stop developers from adding them and does make it easier for developers to distribute them.
It's all about profits.
For the companies, sure. As a person that plays computer games it's about choice, availability, value and ease. I've never has as much choice or had it so easy to acquire and run games. It's bloody fantastic and I'm only spending about twice what I was spending in the mid-90s when I was earning too little to even pay my mortgage.
Yeah, I started reading the summary thinking, "This could be awesome for chilli plants" then reached the price and thought, "..or I could buy a farm."
1) That sounds like public private indentured servitude.
It's not.
2) Hacking without actual harm to others being criminalized was a huge mistake, and it has led to weaker systems.
Several of the people interviewed in the article had caused harm to others.
You also can't hack most computer systems without causing harm to others.
3) These kids are learning how the man works, and getting underpaid, so they have plenty of incentive to go out and put on a black hat...
These kids are on an easily discernable career track that will let them earn twice the average salary in five years, let alone if they then decide to start their own business or take more lucrative offers elsewhere.
That is not 'underpaid'.
1) Drunk Driving is not the #1 cause. It's DISTRACTED driving. so now lets try to solve #4 rather than address the big elephant in the room?
Improving road safety isn't a linear single thread process.
ROUNDABOUTS! save $, reduce fatalities, and can somewhat catch drunks.
Can they fuck.
deep grooves in the road edges that tend to rip off your wheels
Oh. You actually WANT to cause accidents. Oh dear.
This is why you never take out dealer finance, and never secure your loan with your car.
Obviously the ideal is to make the payments on time but if you do suffer a shortage of liquid funds then you want to be in control of how to address that issue, not a finance company.
Though the driver is an asshole for trying to merge from a standstill at the end.
Well, you don't know if he drove past everybody as quickly as he could, got there and found no gap (in which case, you're probably right) or if he joined the road, found it congested and matched the speed of the vehicles next to him, waited for a gap to open and got fucked over by selfish cunts in the next line (in which case he's not the one to be berating).
My experience is that matching the speed but staying in that extra lane improves everybody's traffic flow without upsetting the people I'm about to merge in with, and they create space for me with no problems.
Clearly you haven't been reading about the Chinese social credit score, which is already being used to restrict travel.
Well done, you've managed to miss my point entirely.
The 7-11 wont sell my newsletter, the printer refuses to print it, nobody will take my nickel, paper manufacturers wont let me buy any paper, ink supplies have dried up, I've been banned from the town square and when I try and visit a bar to spread my message I'm pinned down and someone sticks a ball gag in my mouth.
I mean, it's all very erotic but it's not how you assure healthy debate on contentious issues.
Good questions. Are there any games development conferences (or games conferences) near you any time soon at which you could meet indie developers that have been through this learning curve?
To be fair, existing audience, good gaming skills.. he'll move onto a new game.
Even if he doesn't have career longevity delaying entry to college by 2-3 years isn't going to hurt him long term, especially if he's starting from a wealthier position. He'll be gaining valuable business experience already too, which'll help him in the future.
I am 52, still play video games and have the same super twitch reflexes I had as a kid gamer
I fucking hate you. In my forties I'm down to 'normal teenager' levels of reactions, way slower than I used to be.
I still beat many teens at many games but that's because you need more than raw reactions. Any professional gamer is going to beat me in any game I choose, and that very much wasn't the case when I was 20.
Depends on his parents.
If they're saying, "Ok, $200k means you can have your choice of top gaming peripherals and an extra $20/week pocket money, we'll invest the rest" then he'll be fine.
If they're saying, "Did you want a Ferrari or a Maserati for your 15th birthday?" then yeah, he's fucked.
To be fair, his father realising they needed professional help suggests that they're at least trying to assure the money is properly managed and invested.
Yeah, that's the bit that pisses me off the most. I have around 1200 videos that the music cartels have monetised because of incidental background music.
Sadly UK law leaves me no options.
Yeah. That's not sufficient these days; content delivery networks will refuse to carry your content, ISPs will refuse to host your server, registrars will revoke your domain, payment providers will refuse your business.
There's a disturbing move online to try and eliminate unwanted viewpoints and it's reaching extreme levels already.
Oh, I know I _can_ host my own video site. I just can't be bothered, and it would cost more than I want to spend.
So yeah, I do give a shit about Youtube. If they fail me I'm going to be exposed to an irritating level of effort and cost.
Hosting a single video is trivial. Reaching an audience for it can be achieved.
Hosting a thousand videos with an audience of millions takes infrastructure. Youtube lets you start small and scale up, and offers network effects to boost your audience.
There aren't many sites offering that.
That's kind of weird. Being repetitious and non-educational doesn't mean that your content lacks an audience, and it's the audience that advertisers pay for.
There may indeed have been a dislike for your content but the reason you cited is demonstrably bollocks.
Not that you can do much about it. Tried bitchute?
28k views isn't terribly many. I've had 20k in the last month, 375k lifetime.
I consciously chose not to monetise, although the 1000 subscribers requirement would prevent me anyway. My audience isn't the type to subscribe.
Fuck them veterans, right! What did they do for us? Oh, that's right they only keep us safe from terrorism.
While the US military do many good and useful things, I'm not sure you can make that particular claim.
Admittedly it's not as laughable as the person that proclaimed US troops are "willing to take a bullet for freedom" but nonetheless US military actions abroad are a leading cause of anti-US terrorism.
No, my diet isn't the best, but I'm not trying to be an Olympic athlete so I'm not going to eat like one.
Your diet is almost certainly better than many Olympic athletes. e.g. the guy that won gold at five consecutive olympics was on 7000 calories a day, resulting in type 2 diabetes.
I gain weight eating a single meal a day and no snacks, nothing to drink except water and black coffee.
I dropped to four meals a week and didn't lose weight. Being hungry is easy.
Humans have been subsisting on wheat since before the dawn of recorded history!
They've been eating raw eggs all that time too, but I'm not convinced it's a good idea.
I like bread so I'm going to keep eating it, but "people always ate wheat" isn't exactly a scientific analysis.