Looks like it would be pretty easy to tape an LED with a little battery to your Poppy and I bet they could be talked into creating a version with either a visible or IR LED, if you asked really nice.

OK. Alice is in the Tesla that plays vroom-vroom sounds on the Blaupunkt stereo. Bob is in the Chevy. They both turn their keys but neither car starts. Carl turns the key in his Civic and all three cars start. I think.

Even then it would be longer than many many lifetimes. If that were truly a measure of security, I think it would be adequate.

This was my first computer. I tried booting in CPM mode about twice, the rest of the time I was happy in C64 mode or C128 mode.

Agreed! The article implies that his "awesome" hack gives him infinite control of the skies. It really only gives him control of one kind of toy drone and then only until they release an update that blocks his hack.

Lincoln Nebraska has a technology focus program http://itfp.lps.org/

In the entertainment industry, it has produced an editor for Pawn Stars and an Emmy winner, among others. I don't have any information on how many successful software developers it has produced.

http://itfp.lps.org/alumni.html http://itfp.lps.org/graphics/Kelly.htm

Here's a nickel. I'll take six. Does that include shipping?

I don't think the original poster's numbers are that odd. I think he just doesn't understand the big picture. More goes into creating a product than just engineering and if no one buys it, the engineering is entirely pointless.

In his article The Development Abstraction Layer, Joel Spolsky said "...support and administrative functions which, in a typical company, add up to about 80% of the payroll."
I highly recommend that article as there is a lot of great information in that article that can help with developing perspective on what really needs to happen to make a great product.

You're just not grasping it. It isn't about whether I use best practice, worst practice, or really stupid practice. It is about an unexpected change to my expectations.

I don't think it is the end of the world, I think it is more about expectations. I haven't seen the screen in question but I would probably be fine with it as long as it had a warning that the password would be displayed. Suppose I am installing a virtual machine while sitting in a shared space or while sharing my screen on a projector. I go type that password in with the expectation it would be hidden and next thing you know, everyone knows my password. I suppose you could say I'm a bad person for using my login password on my virtual machine's install, but I want something easy to remember. It could very easily be something else but the point is, I didn't expect to be showing that password to anyone, even with others viewing my screen.

Very said. I met him once at an ArsDigita event when he was around 14. I was surprised to find that the posts I had been reading came from someone so young. He was a very smart guy and he made a lot of waves. I am sad to see him go.

If we improve, the author can put us near the bottom of the top 5. Or maybe even near the bottom of the top 2. Perhaps we could even be the last of the first place finishers.

Yes. Thank goodness the corporate giants are there to protect with their giant wads of cash.

If that many people are pirates, shouldn't we just use our voting power to deem the BSA as an illegal racket trying to hit us up for protection money?