Way nicer? Windows 7 has precisely the same search in the Start Menu!
What actually happens is that one is just forced to use the Start Screen's search because the Start Screen is otherwise an unusable mess.
But they don't seem to do what you say, I observed; they all have iPhones. 'I don't understand that either,' he said. 'If they don't realize that they need to defend their freedom, soon they won't have any.'
Some of the most powerful communication tools of current times are things like a smartphone and Facebook. RMS is correct about the privacy risks, and actually the situation is getting worse every day. But at the same time those are very practical tools and you lose a lot if you just throw them away. This is the dilemma.
That being said, at some point I expect there be a larger movement where some people will just find all the datamining and advertising too much to bear, and will stop using those services. IoT embedded devices will eventually bring more privacy-intruding trash into our lives. Operating systems and applications are also phoning home more and more often.
You long passwords and the biometrics all will sucumb to the $5 wrench attack, or the five year incarceration threat by government goon
A security feature does not have to be perfect to still provide value. If you think about it, almost all security features have some weaknesses or ways to bypass them.
Yes,
The problem still remains that after the package has been installed, a file in it can just be replaced with a malicious version either on disk or in memory.
"I think that the fact that you took the time to install Firefox on your computer shows us something about you. It shows that you're someone who is an informed consumer," says Housman.
Or it says that you are an arrogant shithead who doesn't want to use the tools that the company provides.
Imagine if you were assigned a screwdriver to assemble an enclosure. You brought in your own screwdriver because "it has better handle". However it would have a Philips head instead of Pozidriv. Yeah, it would do the job, but the project actually uses Pozidriv screws. But hey, I'm so informed about what kind of handle gives a good grip.
So I'm inclined to ask, what's the Mac Minis secret to be so silent?
It's probably explained in some video with white background and soft piano music: "I saw my friend's PC. It was okay, but it wasn't exactly quiet. I asked myself, how could that be improved. I wanted it to be whisper quiet. I knew it was okay to ask more. And that's where the story of the new cooling system of Mac Mini begins. The iCool."
In practice: some buzzy 40 mm radial fan with the text "O.E.M." silkscreened onto it, accompanied with thick layer of the most crusty thermal compound found in the market.
"Life sucks, but it's better than the alternative." -- Peter da Silva
