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  1. Same survey, different machine on Apple Explores the Idea Of Killing Headphone Jack On the MacBook Pro (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    I had the same question asked on a survey regarding my Mac Mini. It had a bunch of questions about which monitor ports I use as well.

  2. People are members of more than one team at any given time. We have project teams and we have discipline/community teams (e.g. a .NET developer team, a JVM developer team, an architect team, a BA team etc.) and each is used for the purposes that make sense such as managing training, pay and performance across all of the comparable developers instead of a single project team.

  3. As someone who works in such a team, I generally agree. We have a hierarchical reviewer/reviewee structure that allows us to manage performance reviews in a reasonable (if enormously time-consuming) way and enough communication methods to create a sense of community for those willing to get involved but trying to impose common tooling, processes and standards across close to 100 developers working in different locations on different projects for different customers with different attitudes and requirements is like trying to herd cats by standing still and asking them nicely to get in the corner, please. We have a team "ethos" but anything less abstract is defined by each project.

  4. Re:No. on Is Agile Development a Failing Concept? · · Score: 1

    met the original specifications

    The key word here being "original" when discussing waterfall vs iterative development. Agile is not meant to deliver the original specification; it's meant to allow developers to adapt to a changing specification.

  5. The Somebody Else's Problem Field on Google Lollipop Bricking Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 Devices · · Score: 2

    It's probably unrelated but my Nexus 9 went into a terminal boot loop this week (it was lagging severely and taking 10 minutes to boot beforehand so I suspect a memory or CPU issue). I just find it amusing that Google are putting this on the manufacturer because when I complained to HTC they told me to go talk to Google instead. Fortunately since it's fairly new and UK law is very clear about responsibility I can go to the retailer instead of playing customer support ping-pong.

  6. Does it claim to encrypt files? on Popular Android Package Uses Just XOR -- and That's Not the Worst Part · · Score: 1

    Nowhere in the app's description could I see where it claim to encrypt files. It does say that it encrypts SMS and message alerts but aside from that the term used is "camouflage" (which this does to some extent by moving files and obfuscating magic numbers and other file headers so they take some small effort to open). Maybe they've changed the app description since this was announced but otherwise ninjadoge24 is essentially complaining that this software doesn't live up to his/her assumptions.

  7. Re:Hardly allegedly on Lenovo Allegedly Installing "Superfish" Proxy Adware On New Computers · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Not allegedly at all. My new Y50 (3 weeks old) came with Superfish pre-installed, phoney root certificates and all. Luckily I've encountered Superfish before when they were trying to insinuate themselves into every extension they could on the Chrome Web Store so it was easy to spot and obliterate.

  8. Hacker categories on Lizard Squad Hits Malaysia Airlines Website · · Score: 2

    Some "hackers" are black-hat, some are white-hat and some are just ass-hat.

  9. Re:I think the term you're looking for is.. on How To Hijack Your Own Windows System With Bundled Downloads · · Score: 1

    It's a crapalanche

  10. Re:What a surprise on UK ISP Filter Will Censor More Than Porn · · Score: 2

    Given that they are keeping the blacklist secret surely WikiLeaks is already going to be on said list.

  11. The Law or the Implementation? on UK ISP Filter Will Censor More Than Porn · · Score: 1

    The ORG surveyed ISPs on what they will be implementing rather than what the government is asking them to do which (and I think this sets a far more worrying precedent) is not subject to public scrutiny and, given the lack of information even from 'rebel' ISPs, may well be classified under the Official Secrets Act as it is in Australia.

  12. Re:Regulation of tools? on California Lawmaker Wants 3-D Printers To Be Regulated · · Score: 1

    Who needs tools? A heavy stick can be a formidable and lethal weapon and can easily slip through a metal detector. I suggest the immediate registration of everyone who owns or has access to a tree or bamboo plant.

  13. Re:That's great on UK Passes "Instagram Act" · · Score: 1

    Considering how many on-line references there are for music lyrics, old games and movies it would be very difficult for any moderately popular work to become orphan. Stripping meta-data off, say, an MP3 of Wonderwall by Oasis wouldn't make it suddenly unidentifiable. Nor would removing the credit sequence at the end of Blade Runner.

  14. Java is not the only choice for Android on Why Hasn't 3D Taken Off For the Web? · · Score: 1

    The Chrome beta track for Android now supports WebGL.

  15. Re:Sorry, but... on Amazon Patents 'Maintaining Scarcity' of Goods · · Score: 1

    This is maintaining the scarcity of digital goods - i.e. when you lend someone an eBook or music track you can't use it yourself or lend it again until the original borrower has returned it.

  16. Re:Stockphotos on Instagram Wants To Sell Users' Photos Without Notice · · Score: 1

    Do I need to point out the irony of that statement or was it intentional?

  17. Re:Stockphotos on Instagram Wants To Sell Users' Photos Without Notice · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Odd that everyone is complaining about their land-grab of photographs and very few are mentioning their permitted use of your username and likeness which seems a lot more objectionable to me. Facebook is full of invasive and misleading ads for dating sites that would just love a cache of readily available real names and profile photos to attach to their fake users. I'd much rather they nicked my spur-of-the-moment snaps than used me to defraud lonely and desperate people.

  18. Re:We are the 30% on Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS · · Score: 1

    But then again, what would the Microsoft do if they were in their position, suddenly play fair?

    Microsoft have been in a very similar position when the BBC wanted to put their iPlayer video streaming app on the XBox 360. It took an awfully long time for Microsoft to agree not to put it behind the XBox Live Gold pay-wall (a sticking point because the BBC is expressly forbidden from charging a subscription to UK viewers) but in the end they allowed it.

  19. Re:Chrome crashing is nothing new for me. on Google Sync Clobbers Chrome Browsers · · Score: 1

    You're not the only one with issues. Chrome crashes every 5-10 minutes on one of my laptops (a Windows 7 64-bit machine) which is down to a known compatibility problem with a DLL that's part of the Killer NIC drivers and some other software (bfllr.dll). This problem has been knocking around for a while but Google have done nothing to address it and Killer just try to blame it on browser extensions and ignore the problem.

  20. Re:Another reason... on Windows 8 Changes Host File Blocking · · Score: 2

    I suspect the most popular use for hosts is actually to stop pirate software *cough*Photoshop*cough* from dialling home.

  21. The Question is on Copyrights To Reach Deep Space · · Score: 1

    When the aliens finally discover Voyager 1 and want to see what's inside... will they have to slide something to unlock it?

  22. Re:Lack of standards, quality. on The Wretched State of GPU Transcoding · · Score: 1

    I used the first version of Badaboom which was pretty good until I upgraded to an unsupported nVidia GPU and then had to wait several months for a new, almost abandonware version that would cost me again. The focus was definitely on speed rather than video quality. PavTube is a good replacement since it supports Blu-ray as well as DVD though there isn't much of a speed difference apparent between GPU transcoding on a GTX580 and CPU transcoding using a 3.2GHz i7.

  23. Re:Yeah but? on Is Siri Smarter Than Google? · · Score: 1

    Siri is considerably less intelligent outside the USA too. I've never had any problems searching for a local business using Google. After spending 10 minutes trying to over-pronounce the name of someone I was trying to call and being told that a pair of random words do not exist in my list of contacts I wouldn't rate its speech recognition particularly capable when there is road noise in the background compared with Android's equivalent.

  24. New product range on Facebook Purchases 650 AOL Patents From Microsoft · · Score: 2

    Now Facebook will be able to mass produce drinks coasters with impunity.

  25. Misinformed on Asus Transformer Drops Quad-core In Favor of Dual-core · · Score: 5, Informative

    They announced two Infinity models. Once of them has LTE/3G and the dual-core S4, the other is Wi-fi only and is still toting a 1.6GHz Tegra 3.