I know for example that Apple uses broadcom chipsets and supports WPS (through Airport Utility) - are they vulnerable?

A known list of vulnerable routers would be very interesting.

I already replied in this argument, but this is probably the most insightful comment I've seen on this story. Setting up a very good reason why they should relocate their HQ for tax purposes (i.e., privacy of their files) seems a good PR move to offset any public outcry.

Microsoft is headquartered and incorporated in the US and thus subject to US law. QED.

The problem is, as is usually ignored by most /. geeks, interface. I already use my smartphone in a bracket on the car - and despite the tablet having larger touch surface, the problem is essentially the same - I want an interface with *big ass buttons* and voice control and preferably physical dials the the like - because I don't want to muck around with even a single more tap than needed.

Sure, I could replace my Prius console with a far more functional tablet, but unless it's designed to be used by a highly distracted user (i.e., Driver), it's neither safe nor fun to do so.

Regarding mounts - this has been absolutely awesome - and even works with my iPad mini:
http://www.mountek.com/press/2...

I took it on my europe trip - worked on every car I was in, and it's super-light, portable, and I stuck the metal plate to the *inside* of my case so not only is it not marring my phone, it's not even visible.

There are other brands that target the same space apparently, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Why should THE MAN want to brick your phone, when instead they can just track you - that's what they want - then they can brick *you* as needed.

When the UX fails, the role of documentation is to be there to prevent the user from quitting in frustration (and turning to a competing product).

I do think a rich user community forum and/or wiki can supplant most of the need for documentation (e.g. most open-source projects), however, all features of a product should have some basic documentation (e.g.: command-line usage --help).

Extensive documentation adds a lot of "drag" to a product - this is both good and bad, but where doc can't be updated, the user should *at least* know how stale it is.

Apple's current approach seems to parallel what they're doing with iTunes which really favors the labels over the artists. What they should look at is, instead, creating a community for social discovery and interaction - in short, what Amazon has done a fairly good job of (all review systems have faults and can be gamed, but it's clear that the average App Store review is generally of a lower quality than your average Amazon product review).

While I do like seeing "featured" stuff, I also like seeing what others buy based on what I bought, and whether there are any reviews.

Part of this may revolve around making reviews more seamless [1] while also putting down the ban-hammer on apps that have fake/bought reviews.

Also, I'd suggest Apple also adopt a "return period" - they support this for some jurisdictions (S.Korea? HK? I forget).

Absent this kind of reform, the App Store is simply a device for pushing the interests of publishers, not developers, let alone users.

[1] https://medium.com/@hliriani/r...

Clearly you haven't dealt with Oracle's licensing, compared to that, PDFLib is highly liberal stuff. They even give you one machine free (dev box).

Let's turn it around - *some* or "a lot* of people who buy super cars (especially of the electric variety) buy cars for their efficiency (speed/mileage).

Notes:
a) not all or nothing - a big enough niche where you dominate (and erect defenses from encroachment) will provide a solid business model and sustainable profits.
b) speed requires efficiency, unless you plan on putting rocket fuel into your afterburner.
c) I always thought dimples were sexy on a girl, why not a car?

Why is this comment rated so low? If anything, having such a politically invested person on the board of directors really does say something about Dropbox and their views on privacy and security (yes, I do think the same about Apple and Al Gore - his values did seem to align with the company's).

Ever since 1Password moved to iCloud sync, I've stopped using Dropbox for even stashing an encrypted file. For everything else there're more targeted cloud services.

The problem is in the measuring of "good" - this is realistically best measured in terms of outcomes - i.e., the better a student does a the end of their scholastic engagement, the teachers involved should be rewarded. Problem: this takes long-term thinking and doesn't profit private interests.

Some teachers had a profound impact on my education. I spend the majority of my educational years in US schools, after immigrating here. The impact could not likely have been measured within the year. You would have to have looked at my performance at the end of several years, or my matriculation out of the school to accurately see what those experiences did for me.

However then you run into the problem that a similar students in similar classes with perhaps abusive home environments, or being unlucky enough to live in more dangerous neighborhoods (gangs, drugs) who might have completely different scores - so you'd need to also cross-correlate with socio-economic factors to get a true view (i.e., factoring out economic standing, and possibly more uncomfortable factors like ethnicity and type of household like single-income vs. dual, vs. single-parent, etc).

All this shit is hard. And doesn't profit those who want to cash in on the education cash cow. So it's never going to happen. But it should.

The lyrics take on a whole new meaning with this exploit :)

I've been asking Toyota for years. That said, I finally caved and got a non-hybrid Sienna, and it gets about 20mpg combined average. I'd kill for that Estima to be sold here even if they did mark up for adding a hybrid drivetrain.

How would you feel if the school district made money off this venture thereby lowering tax burden or removing the need for "school foundation" donation culture? I, for one, would love that.

Maybe it's a precursor to this awesomeness [1].
[1] https://www.google.com/search?...