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Comment Or you could go open source instead... (Score 3, Informative) 35

Been able to do this for many years using obs. https://obsproject.com/

But there are plenty of apps that turn your phone into a webcam in the various app stores. I had best usage with droidcam, but there's going to be plenty open source app alternatives too. https://play.google.com/store/...

Submission + - Brexit deal describes Netscape Communicator 4 as modern email software. (bbc.co.uk)

rainmouse writes: References to decades-old computer software are included in the new Brexit agreement, including a description of Netscape Communicator and Mozilla Mail as being "modern" services.

Experts believe officials must have copied and pasted chunks of text from old legislation into the document.

Comment Re:Try looking at all of them. (Score 1) 85

Got Amazon Prime connected to your smart TV? Well now they have your credentials. I'll bet a lot of people would be rather uncomfortable with their shopping and browsing history on Amazon being available to a foreign state. Couple this with possibly similar intrusions on other devices, suddenly there is an uncomfortably complete picture of someones private life for grabs.
When the victims are politicians aides, statesmen, lawmakers etc, this blossoms into significant national security risk.

Comment Re:brand loyalty (Score 2) 85

It's a lot more than viewing habits. They will have access to data / credentials of connected apps, such as Amazon, Netflix etc and login there, which contains a trove of personal data. This can easily be abused to put pressure on public figures or used in identity theft. It's also not inconceivable that this could also be used to backdoor into your network, which of course would be very very bad.

Comment Re:Microaggressions (Score 1) 75

Absolute this ^^

As a developer with very strong, ADHD it's definitely a double edged sword but to me, a lot more of a disadvantage.
The advantages a wandering mind seems to bring, includes being more likely to consider the bigger picture on tasks/projects, see unconsidered risks and tend to find more novel or creative uses for things and unconventional approaches.
I'm consistently more productive at applying my knowledge to the tasks, however when acquiring new knowledge, which is probably the biggest part of my job, I fall very far behind.

Without ADHD medication, I am completely unable to read most documentation. I struggle with long sentences in emails and I miss much of what it said in meetings. The longer someone talks, the less I take in.
Peer reviews are particularly difficult for me, and I sometimes really struggle understanding undocumented or unclear code.
This is mitigated by the medication, it's not a brain pill that makes me smarter or gives me more concentration energy, it merely reduces these symptoms.

Comment Re: Killed is a bit of a strong word (Score 0) 353

That's a relief then. I can switch back to Samsung when I'm done with my Pixel 2. It was a terrible mistake to switch to a phone without the jack. Bluetooth is just crap, gets interference and it simply doesn't sound as good. I've had no end of problems getting speakers and headphones to pair. Not having a common feature is not a sign of good engineering, if you can't achieve what others can, it's a failing, not innovation.

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