It's not still a thing. I can make a case that it hasn't been a thing since Windows XP.

I've had systems with Windows XP on them that have been fine for years without any major issues. The secret is simple, and it comes from SpaceBalls Nonetheless.

Take only what you need to survive

Install what you need and that's it. If you start installing and uninstalling everything under the sun of course it's going to get slower because you're filling up the system with bootup garbage or adware you probably don't need, and it's probably not going to remove itself cleanly because you're relying on some Monkey in a Code Zoo that doesn't know how an MSI Installer works to make a clean uninstaller.

Likewise. I've got a Windows 7 gaming rig that has seen LOTS of installs and uninstalls, driver updates and Windows updates and have seen zero performance reduction.

Maybe this was a thing in Windows 95, but I'm not sure it's a thing now as long as you're not getting infected with malware.

This story has pretty much nothing to do with the "Internet of Things" they are trying to sell us.

I seriously doubt that any of the WiFi sensors in Intel's machinery required an account with a third party company which then collected data on how Intel used their machines.

We already have an Internet of Things. It's called, "things".

I don't know, we call just about everything a terrorist act these days. Anything high profile they try to announce that it WASN'T called a terrorist attack. Look at the Chicago airport issue last week, many news outlets lead with "In what is not a terrorist attack, a fire in an ATC building..." I've seen news reports that call simple street vandalism and muggings "domestic terrorism".

However, I completely agree with you. Holder's statement basically says personal devices should be inherently insecure, but it is okay for corporations to have a little bit of security. How many companies have BYOD policies? How many companies buy consumer parts?

Is he thinking the government can compel Apple to make "iPhone 7 Unencrypted Consumer Edition", and "iPhone 7 Corporate Secure Edition"? Or similarly force Android, with Google and LG and Samsung and others to split into an insecure consumer version and a more secure corporate version? I don't know, maybe they could. Of course, even the non-technical sheep could be taught to notice and push back.

Yes, a security hole that will play wonderfully when it hits the news:

HEADLINE: Millions of credit cards stolen in latest data breach, NSA encryption backdoor blamed.

Counterpoint: people who have the most to gain from racist propaganda and muckraking are black "leaders."

And the ones who have the most to lose are the racists.

It's gotten so bad that you can hardly use racial slurs for sports team names any more. Thanks a lot, Obama.

Google care or appleMed

Better yet, you can look at the porn you steal, so long as you don't -

The recursive expansion will keep it tied up in court forever.

Windows, nein!

You beat me to it.

A tricorder's nice and all, but you wanna see real technological innovation? Here, I got your technological innovation right here:

https://vine.co/v/O7jjJMi5wTa

I like how you think. I'm OK with this thread turning into ideas for ways to turn the ebola zombie apocalypse to our advantage.

On the down side, I'm leading my fantasy football league by almost thirty points. Just my luck the world comes to an end in week five.

I wonder if LTE D2D still works if the network gets turned off. Since its not out yet, wonder if there are kill switches.