Yay! Ford ditches Microsoft for Unix! (Well, Unix-like.... kinda like Linux is, although not it isn't open source, nor free) (OK, well, I would be much more happy if it were a switch to Linux or BSD... maybe even Android Linux).
I wish we would. My pleas to Finance and Admin have been pretty much ignored. They don't think it is a big deal.
>"Let's be clear: This is an Opt-In "feature". It is neither mandated nor included by default."
That completely depends on the bank and the type of account. It was not optional with Suntrust business accounts. We are forced to use that s**t.
>"If a bank/CD/whatever other crazy thing requires you to install software to use it, take your business elsewhere."
You try telling that to your Finance Department or Board. We did- and it fell on completely deaf ears.
It certainly won't change the fact that we can't run it on Linux and it is a pain in the ass under any platform.
Trusteer Rapport is a HORRIBLE idea and many businesses are being FORCED to deal with it because it is essentially mandatory for many banks (looking at YOU, Suntrust).
It is a totally unacceptable "solution" from an I.T. department perspective. And it is also unnecessary for many situations, if they just allow us some additional common-sense controls (like limiting access to just certain IP addresses, or using hardware token devices).
What if I want my server in a different room from my router?
Minimal solution: run a cable between rooms.
Better solution: put in structured wiring and use that to make the connection between rooms.
Best solution: buy a home where the builder put in structured wiring, and use it.
It is not a "near miss", it is a "near hit", or more properly "Heathrow Plane Nearly Hit a Drone". If it were a near MISS, then the two would have collided.
We keep hearing this is going to be the vehicle that's going to take us to Mars. Excuse me? Exactly how is a vehicle that can only carry 6 people carry supplies for even one person for nearly a year?
Multiple launches to first put supplies for the trip in orbit, with the last launch bringing the crew up on one of these. Assemble the Mars-bound bits in orbit, then send them on their way. I read something about this the other day, but don't remember where.
Actually it'd have to go through the Tropicana, and/or swerve around several blocks because the side of the airport that faces the strip is the runways. Getting the monorail out there would be a clusterfuck to say the least.
The part of Trop that passes north of the airport is mostly empty near the street, with the few businesses in there set well back. They could bring the monorail down to ground level (or even dig a trench for it) to keep from obstructing air traffic. Instead of bringing it down alongside Paradise Road, they could avoid that disruption by turning south sooner and going through the economy-parking lot and by Terminal 2 (which AFAICT is no longer in use) to bring it to Terminal 1. There should already be something in place to move people between Terminals 1 & 3, but if they want to extend the monorail out to Terminal 3 (I've only flown through it once), that'd be a bonus.
Not to mention it being legal to rip cds you own for your own personal use.
Not to mention that iTunes itself provides this feature. "Rip. Mix. Burn," anyone? This whole story sounds like ambulance-chaser bullshit.
Here we go again.... WTF is "video chat" a core feature instead of an addon? It really doesn't even have anything to do with web browsing. And I can't imagine the code is small, either. Ug.
Make threats to intimidate and milk them for money (extortion) and not actually go to court. I know the lawyers have a legal term for this kind of bad faith, but I've no idea what it is right now.
IANAL, but I think the word you're looking for here is "barratry."
Root:
Yep, and then some possibly important apps no longer work due to them being locked down. Example: the TiVo streaming video app. And no "masking root" type app works, which sucks.
Deep vein scan (typically of the palm) is the only biometric that I would find acceptable from a privacy standpoint. It can't be "stolen" or "lifted", it is not visible from a reasonable distance, it can't be easily scanned without the user's consent. It requires being "alive". It is reliable and simple to acquire. I have used it and seen it in action... very impressive.
Fingerprints are horribly abused and left everywhere and can't be read through gloves. Easily copied and fooled.
DNA is extremely expensive, extremely slow, has severe privacy implications, and is left everywhere.
Facial recognition is not extremely accurate, is often slow, and is the WORST biometric from a privacy standpoint.
Retina scan is complex and probably the most expensive besides DNA.
Finger spread biometric is inaccurate and insecure (can be obtained from a distance via
Without life, Biology itself would be impossible.
