I can write a formula to predict the world is going to end tomorrow. It doesn't mean it will be correct. Sadly, some will take these results as gospel and will suggest we base policies on these results.
It sounds to me like it's not disconnecting, regardless of what it says. If its by design, as they state, it's not a very good design. When I turn something off, I'd like it to be off and to remain off until such time as I turn it back on again.
Maybe that's just me?;-)
I must have an archaic definition for off. Somewhere, I do have an iPhone but it's not used for anything other than I played with it a few times. Someone gave it to me because I'd done some nice things for them and they thought I'd like it. I remain unimpressed.
Even the first gen iPad got cut and paste. It even works between applications. You can cut a URL and paste it into your email client, apps, or another tab in Safari.
I know because I still have one. I still sometimes use it as a disposable device. If something happens to it, I don't much care. So, I use it in places I'd not willingly risk a newer device. Other than Safari crashing when sites are bloated, it's still very functional.
HCI? Now there's a term I haven't seen in a very long time. I think it's UX and UI now. Human-computer Interaction seems almost archaic. It's a great phrase but, as I said, I've not seen it in ages. I seldom see 'compute cycles' these days, either.
A couple of my best programmers were in possession of a functional vagina. Well, I assume they were functional, as both of them had children. I did not actually inspect them, not because I have morals but because they weren't attractive.
The 1990 ADA set that up. The door has to remain open long enough for those in chairs or using crutches. The button doesn't even exist in some modern elevators, just like the crosswalk buttons don't always have an effect. The lights are operated by computer. Pushing the button does nothing. In NYC, only 120 of them work and those are being disabled. Yes, they will keep the buttons there.
It was either here or HN, but someone earlier today said that making phone calls while driving is a necessity. Yup. We need to be able to make phone calls while driving, at least according to them.
I'll help you out. You are at Slashdot. Slashdot is many things, but one of the things Slashdot does best is teach people - assuming you're receptive to it. Slashdot can be pretty abrasive, but is often correct in many areas.
One are where it's often correct is security best-practices. If you've read Slashdot for any length of time, you'd have picked up on some of them.
One of the easiest ones to pick up is that automatically connecting to unknown networks is fucking stupid. Don't fucking connect to open access points and certainly don't fucking connect to them automatically. That's just fucking stupid.
So, consider this a teaching moment and don't do stupid shit. You're basically saying that you kept intentionally smashing your thumb with your hammer, so you threw your hammer away. Well, stop smashing your thumb with a hammer.
Seriously, don't let any of your devices automatically connect to unknown networks. Hell, you probably shouldn't connect to them on purpose, either. You should go to Vegas during Defcon. They will really appreciate you. You probably plug in thumb drives you found in the parking lot. Hint: Don't do that either.
Yeah, I suspect that everyone who wanted to help fund it has already done so. They were pleased to announce rapidly getting partial funding, but that appears to have considerably slowed down.
I'd love a real Linux based phone, so long as it was practical and realistic. This project seems like it is neither, though I've voiced that opinion before. So, I didn't fund it, nor will I. I suppose I could be talked into making a donation for such a product, but this is not that product. I'd be inclined to donate to such a product without prepurchasing said product. These are preorders, not donations.
Meh... I'll keep donating to Canonical. Maybe there will be a good hardware vendor who will easily support it.
I have been using a Windows phone for a long time. It's the only Windows OS that I have, actually.
I have zero apps installed, except those that came by default. I still assume there's some level of monitoring going on, but I have close to what you ask for. Hell, I don't even need some of the items on your list.
I make calls, text, take pictures, email, and browse. That's about it, actually. I don't use GPS on it, as I have dedicated devices and usually know where I'm going. I don't have any additional apps installed because I don't need any more functionality. It is Windows on a phone, so it's not much of a target for exploits and malware.
I do need to replace it. It's getting old and the OS is no longer going to be updated, but the updates came from Microsoft themselves and didn't need carrier involvement. I treat it as a compromised device and do nothing secure on it and have no qualms about wiping it at the slightest provocation.
I know it may sound strange, but I really like it. I'm not even all that worried about the OS being unsupported. I do nothing secure on it, including using a dedicated email address that is unconnected by anything else. At worst, I log into a forum like Slashdot and they could steal my account until I noticed and reset the password.
I dunno... It works for me. The phone is stable and speedy. I'm pretty happy with it. I've had it for years and was pretty surprised by my level of satisfaction. I don't normally use Windows, but this has been pretty good. I do like Microsoft mice and keyboards, but that's another story.
I don't prefer Gnome, but I don't hate it. I've used it as my DE, but changed it. I didn't find it all that bad.
How is it harmful to Linux? I guess I'm not seeing why you'd say that. It's just one of many desktop environments that you can select. More choices are good, yes? Competition is good, yes?
Oddly, even with modern hardware, I prefer LXDE. Still, I didn't find Gnome to be that bad.
You're probably not sitting alone, after hours, in a conference room, without an appointment, and scouring the network.
If you are, it's reasonable to suspect you of nefarious activities. That's what a trial is for, to prove your guilt beyond reasonable doubt. We shall see.
If it is vulnerable after hours, it is vulnerable when people are there. This isn't the movies, they don't have a dedicated staff member there observing all connections and traffic in real-time.
This is pretty basic stuff, so basic that even I know it. Turning off the network is just stupid. In fact, when nobody is there its quite responsible for the computers to be doing other work, such as updating or serving outbound requests, catching email, etc... This isn't your home computer.
You're a developer, aren't you? *sighs* I'd not be surprised if you even added 'engineer' to your title.
Slashdot is not journalism. It never has been and criticizing them for that is just silly.
It's not good editing, good presentation, or very helpful - that much is true. That it isn't good journalism is just silly, as this site doesn't have journalists.
They say he had no meeting scheduled, but the guy's company had really contacted the CEO and asked him if he wanted to see his dong. Simple miscommunication, really.
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I question your use of the word 'reality.'
I can write a formula to predict the world is going to end tomorrow. It doesn't mean it will be correct. Sadly, some will take these results as gospel and will suggest we base policies on these results.
You have to work really hard to be this incompetent. Doing nothing, nothing all all - just playing mine sweeper, has to be better than this.
... Do you know how big the blades are for turbines on this scale?
Strom was pretty squarely in the not-a-good-man category.
Alright, what is your real name, primary email address, and password for that email address?
Also, do they even get funding from banks, or is it all from venture capitalists and individuals?
It sounds to me like it's not disconnecting, regardless of what it says. If its by design, as they state, it's not a very good design. When I turn something off, I'd like it to be off and to remain off until such time as I turn it back on again.
Maybe that's just me? ;-)
I must have an archaic definition for off. Somewhere, I do have an iPhone but it's not used for anything other than I played with it a few times. Someone gave it to me because I'd done some nice things for them and they thought I'd like it. I remain unimpressed.
Even the first gen iPad got cut and paste. It even works between applications. You can cut a URL and paste it into your email client, apps, or another tab in Safari.
I know because I still have one. I still sometimes use it as a disposable device. If something happens to it, I don't much care. So, I use it in places I'd not willingly risk a newer device. Other than Safari crashing when sites are bloated, it's still very functional.
Why yes, yes I did just defend Apple.
They said ack because they used an analog version of TCP/IP.
I'm a little sorry for this post, but just a little.
HCI? Now there's a term I haven't seen in a very long time. I think it's UX and UI now. Human-computer Interaction seems almost archaic. It's a great phrase but, as I said, I've not seen it in ages. I seldom see 'compute cycles' these days, either.
Girls can be hackers. Girls can code.
A couple of my best programmers were in possession of a functional vagina. Well, I assume they were functional, as both of them had children. I did not actually inspect them, not because I have morals but because they weren't attractive.
The 1990 ADA set that up. The door has to remain open long enough for those in chairs or using crutches. The button doesn't even exist in some modern elevators, just like the crosswalk buttons don't always have an effect. The lights are operated by computer. Pushing the button does nothing. In NYC, only 120 of them work and those are being disabled. Yes, they will keep the buttons there.
It was either here or HN, but someone earlier today said that making phone calls while driving is a necessity. Yup. We need to be able to make phone calls while driving, at least according to them.
I didn't have the energy to respond to them.
Cook is a master at logistics. When it comes to optimizing the supply line, I can think of none better.
I'll leave it up to you to decide if that makes for a good CEO.
Huh... Do you know where you are?
I'll help you out. You are at Slashdot. Slashdot is many things, but one of the things Slashdot does best is teach people - assuming you're receptive to it. Slashdot can be pretty abrasive, but is often correct in many areas.
One are where it's often correct is security best-practices. If you've read Slashdot for any length of time, you'd have picked up on some of them.
One of the easiest ones to pick up is that automatically connecting to unknown networks is fucking stupid. Don't fucking connect to open access points and certainly don't fucking connect to them automatically. That's just fucking stupid.
So, consider this a teaching moment and don't do stupid shit. You're basically saying that you kept intentionally smashing your thumb with your hammer, so you threw your hammer away. Well, stop smashing your thumb with a hammer.
Seriously, don't let any of your devices automatically connect to unknown networks. Hell, you probably shouldn't connect to them on purpose, either. You should go to Vegas during Defcon. They will really appreciate you. You probably plug in thumb drives you found in the parking lot. Hint: Don't do that either.
Yeah, I suspect that everyone who wanted to help fund it has already done so. They were pleased to announce rapidly getting partial funding, but that appears to have considerably slowed down.
I'd love a real Linux based phone, so long as it was practical and realistic. This project seems like it is neither, though I've voiced that opinion before. So, I didn't fund it, nor will I. I suppose I could be talked into making a donation for such a product, but this is not that product. I'd be inclined to donate to such a product without prepurchasing said product. These are preorders, not donations.
Meh... I'll keep donating to Canonical. Maybe there will be a good hardware vendor who will easily support it.
I have been using a Windows phone for a long time. It's the only Windows OS that I have, actually.
I have zero apps installed, except those that came by default. I still assume there's some level of monitoring going on, but I have close to what you ask for. Hell, I don't even need some of the items on your list.
I make calls, text, take pictures, email, and browse. That's about it, actually. I don't use GPS on it, as I have dedicated devices and usually know where I'm going. I don't have any additional apps installed because I don't need any more functionality. It is Windows on a phone, so it's not much of a target for exploits and malware.
I do need to replace it. It's getting old and the OS is no longer going to be updated, but the updates came from Microsoft themselves and didn't need carrier involvement. I treat it as a compromised device and do nothing secure on it and have no qualms about wiping it at the slightest provocation.
I know it may sound strange, but I really like it. I'm not even all that worried about the OS being unsupported. I do nothing secure on it, including using a dedicated email address that is unconnected by anything else. At worst, I log into a forum like Slashdot and they could steal my account until I noticed and reset the password.
I dunno... It works for me. The phone is stable and speedy. I'm pretty happy with it. I've had it for years and was pretty surprised by my level of satisfaction. I don't normally use Windows, but this has been pretty good. I do like Microsoft mice and keyboards, but that's another story.
I don't prefer Gnome, but I don't hate it. I've used it as my DE, but changed it. I didn't find it all that bad.
How is it harmful to Linux? I guess I'm not seeing why you'd say that. It's just one of many desktop environments that you can select. More choices are good, yes? Competition is good, yes?
Oddly, even with modern hardware, I prefer LXDE. Still, I didn't find Gnome to be that bad.
You're probably not sitting alone, after hours, in a conference room, without an appointment, and scouring the network.
If you are, it's reasonable to suspect you of nefarious activities. That's what a trial is for, to prove your guilt beyond reasonable doubt. We shall see.
I figure they'll swap him for yuan, dong is Vietnamese.
If it is vulnerable after hours, it is vulnerable when people are there. This isn't the movies, they don't have a dedicated staff member there observing all connections and traffic in real-time.
This is pretty basic stuff, so basic that even I know it. Turning off the network is just stupid. In fact, when nobody is there its quite responsible for the computers to be doing other work, such as updating or serving outbound requests, catching email, etc... This isn't your home computer.
You're a developer, aren't you? *sighs* I'd not be surprised if you even added 'engineer' to your title.
Slashdot is not journalism. It never has been and criticizing them for that is just silly.
It's not good editing, good presentation, or very helpful - that much is true. That it isn't good journalism is just silly, as this site doesn't have journalists.
Don't be dumb.
See? Now this is condescending.
They say he had no meeting scheduled, but the guy's company had really contacted the CEO and asked him if he wanted to see his dong. Simple miscommunication, really.
One of my favorite Buddhist sayings:
No two people can walk through the same stream.
You may wish to reflect on that. They may be similar events, but they aren't the same.