So here is the link to the last set of Windows 7 updates.
Good luck to all!
The devices are not set up in a way to let you either quickly find information, or quickly reference information, or "study" (hit target areas).
This! Couple this with a kid struggling with their "new math" homework and this Computer Scientist cannot help his own child with there Math homework. Sure we can get the right answer, but not credit.
You are painting with too broad a brush there.
Well, only 17% of Americans currently, "trust the govt in Washington always or most of the time." So no, the brush used is of appropriate size.
For anyone who cares here is the link.
A 2018 MacBook Pro you say. Then I suggest you watch this. Not that you should have to.
Check out what they where really thinking in the 70s. I grew up with a very different concern.
There's books and tutorials and videos on how to hack just about anything.
We do not need guides on how to hack, we need information on how to program securely.
There's documentation from NIST
I have read NIST articles until my eyes wanted to bleed and never come across how to program more securely. Only what must happen and hints at what can help make it happen. I can't speak to the other initiatives you mention.
learn how to do their jobs
It seems that we know how to program. Do you know how to secure what we program?
simple information they could easily learn by using some of the free resources I mentioned above..
Mention, but provide no links to. I own a book on hacking. I own books and have many PDFs that I only have to help me reverse engineer and interoperate with closed systems. I write services that check network security (especially TLS) is being done properly and in an interoperable way. Yet, I have nothing on how to program more securely and I would love to. My favorite learning platform is books. I love learning. Maybe you could point me to one you like on secure programming.
And if you are a dev and your app is not getting security scans, why aren't YOU doing them?
Have you ever met a manager? I have projects with compiler warnings I have been told not to fix. I inherited one project that doesn't scale, with its current data-set it takes and hour and a fifteen minutes to start on my work supplied computer for doing development. That means every time I think I have fixed something, it is over an hour to test it. I profiled the system, isolated the problem, presented it to management with a pretty graph, and proposed a fix. I was told it was not a priority and not to waste my time fixing the thing that was wasting all my time.
I bet if you would work with the developers to help convince management to address large chunks of technical debt (which usually has security implications) you would find you had many allies.
Why is 3mbit good enough for upstream but 25mbit required for down?
Because residential service is for consumption. If I want to read a webpage the GET request is tiny, the page bigger. If I want to stream a movie, asking for it doesn't take much while receiving the movie takes a ton. Now I understand that power users and IT professionals need to upload stuff, however we are greatly outnumbered by those who just want to consume the internet.
This looks fun, let me play
Do you have cable?
Yes.
Do you watch cable only on demand?
No, but mostly yes.
Would you pay for cable if it didn't make your internet cheaper?
Short Answer: No.
Long Answer: That is not the way I look at it. I pay for internet and literally they throw in cable for free. The only exception is a small cable box rental fee (which we keep to only one box).
Someone please provide the "Free for download" link to get this software.
Sure!
Windows 7: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7
Windows 10: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
Presumably I can download the version of Windows that 'Auto-magically' detects that the computer has a valid license/via and will'just work' with my Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc. desktop - right?
Nope. For Windows 7 you just enter a valid activation key. For Windows 10 you just need to tell it what version you are after (although it currently only provides one valid option) and what language you would like it in. Then you have a choice between using the 32-bit or 64-bit link. It is a great way to get an ISO and install windows in a VM on Linux or Mac. Not that I find that necessary anymore.
It is much, much more expensive because that cost is per computer. I backup seven computers. That will be $70 per month. That is not good.
So it seems to me Crashplan counted on the vast majority of their personal customers having one, maybe two, computers. Which I would have thought reasonable. However their pricing model attracted the computer enthusiasts and they wound up with an average somewhere around 3.5. I am a big believer in having two computers at home and I currently have three and am in the market for a fourth. So about 3.5 seems like a reasonable average to me for enthusiasts, especially given the parent's seven computers. Because of this, their pricing structure is not the good business decision they thought it was.
Most people are not willing to fuss with a PC
Those who would, got cut out of the market. I will spend many hours setting up the computing environment that I want. I was quite interested in getting an Oculus Rift. But the idea that I would have to add a powerful Windows computer to the mix just to give it a try, isn't in the cards right now.
I've noticed several design suggestions in your code.