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Comment Re:There is no hope. (Score 1) 223

by Sir_Eptishous (#48982947) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Gaining Control of My Mobile Browser?
You just wrote one of the best descriptions of "smart phones" I've yet to read on /.
Well done.

On a side note I've read that many people here don't browse on their devices, whether Android or iPhone.
I thought I was only one.

I rooted my Galaxy a while back, etc; to gain a little control over it, but to be honest, the "browsing of websites" is utter dreck on any smart phone. Just annoying as hell, and not just because of ads. Also because of how the sites look in the different browsers is just really bad and not worth the hassle. Apps are alright, but really the only reason I have a "smart phone" with data is because of my work, not because I'm another screen zombie who looks at their phone all day.

Comment FTFA (Score 1) 379

by Sir_Eptishous (#48981415) Attached to: Confirmed: FCC Will Try To Regulate Internet Under Title II

This week, I will circulate to the members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed new rules to preserve the internet as an open platform for innovation and free expression.

Keep your fingers crossed:

Originally, I believed that the FCC could assure internet openness through a determination of “commercial reasonableness” under Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. While a recent court decision seemed to draw a roadmap for using this approach, I became concerned that this relatively new concept might, down the road, be interpreted to mean what is reasonable for commercial interests, not consumers. That is why I am proposing that the FCC use its Title II authority to implement and enforce open internet protections. Using this authority, I am submitting to my colleagues the strongest open internet protections ever proposed by the FCC. These enforceable, bright-line rules will ban paid prioritization, and the blocking and throttling of lawful content and services. I propose to fully apply—for the first time ever—those bright-line rules to mobile broadband. My proposal assures the rights of internet users to go where they want, when they want, and the rights of innovators to introduce new products without asking anyone’s permission.

Comment Re:Speaking of mistakes (Score 1) 425

by Sir_Eptishous (#48972543) Attached to: One Man's Quest To Rid Wikipedia of Exactly One Grammatical Mistake

There are many wikis in the world. There are many others like it, but this one is mine. My wiki is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my wiki is useless. Without my wiki, I am useless. I must edit my wiki true. I must edit better than submitters, who are trying to confuse and annoy me. I must edit him before he edits me. I will. Before God I swear this creed: my wiki and myself are defenders of my sanity, we are the masters of our wikis, we are the saviors of my sanity. So be it, until there are no more edits, but peace. Amen.

Comment Re:Microsoft would be onto a winner if... (Score 1) 378

by Sir_Eptishous (#48907643) Attached to: Windows 10: Charms Bar Removed, No Start Screen For Desktops
Exactly.
I've often wondered why they try to reinvent the wheel with things like a gui, etc;

It would be like "we just implemented the new dinner fork. You're going to love it! It's shaped like a flower petal attacked to a crowbar. Our marketing and eating interface people tell me it's great!"

Comment Re:Yawn ... (Score 3, Insightful) 228

by Sir_Eptishous (#48885473) Attached to: Eric Schmidt: Our Perception of the Internet Will Fade

Why wouldn't you want to be able to be informed as to what everything in your house is doing

Are you fucking kidding me? Really?
People don't give two shits about that sort of thing.
People(consumers...) want things that are RELIABLE and CONVENIENT. They don't care how many loads a week they've done in their dishwasher or that they can remotely change their lights in the downstairs bathroom to purple...
Repeat after me: RELIABLE and CONVENIENT.
That is what people want in appliances, etc;

Anyone who deals with the hassles of home wifi and configuring home routers, etc, in addition to the usual pc/table/phone issues, upgrade and configuration hassles knows the IoT is a CF waiting to happen.

Comment Re:Yawn ... (Score 1) 228

by Sir_Eptishous (#48885077) Attached to: Eric Schmidt: Our Perception of the Internet Will Fade
The biggest concern here?
Who will install/manage/update/troubleshoot an army of IoT(crap) devices in someones house?

Who?

Sure, some duechebag home automation company, or even Google, but there you have it, in addition to the initial cost, you will have a monthly fee for support, ugrades, etc;
More bills for the average American who lives paycheck to paycheck. You know, the people who eat crap food just so they can continue to pay for cable tv and internet...
Who does Schmidt think he is talking to?

Comment Re:If all goes well. . . (Score 1) 228

by Sir_Eptishous (#48884969) Attached to: Eric Schmidt: Our Perception of the Internet Will Fade
As much as I would like to agree with you on that point, the way I see it is, anything compromising that Big Data grabs from some influential/powerful person will be removed just as quickly, unless of course, the Big Data in question is more powerful than said influential/powerful person, then they either "play ball" with Big Data or pay the price, aka extortion.

I think we all inherently understand that this is the real power behind all the tracking, etc;, so that in the future those holding the dirt on you can blackmail you.

Comment Re:If all goes well. . . (Score 5, Insightful) 228

by Sir_Eptishous (#48884941) Attached to: Eric Schmidt: Our Perception of the Internet Will Fade
I think you've summed it up rather nicely. Brazil, yes.

I've had one of my smoke alarms(the are brand new, and are wired to the house current) go off in the middle of the night. Scared the bejeezus out of me. I ran around at 3am looking for a fire that wasn't there, nor was there smoke... I am still wary of those things.

Events like that are just the tip of the iceberg if we give control of our homes over to nonsensical "smart" IoT devices. Bad updates, security issues, constant rebooting, replacements on backorder from a factory in China that is down because of an earthquake, botnets constantly banging on the door to take control, etc;

Comment Is this the world we want? (Score 2) 228

by Sir_Eptishous (#48884823) Attached to: Eric Schmidt: Our Perception of the Internet Will Fade
I enjoy having control over my house when arriving home at night. I enjoy having control over my vehicles. If there is one HUGE and glaring issue with all this IoT nonsense, it is the loss of control.

Control over our own residence, etc is to be given over to Google or whoever. Really? Could this be any more wrong. Wrong on so many levels and in so many ways that I need not explain them all. Common sense shows us what a CF this idea really is.

I don't want a smart home.
I don't want a smart car.

And with your permission and all of that,

What a joke...

As others have pointed out, "all of that" will be having this nonsense foisted on us without any real choice.

I don't want to have to pay for this, to monitor it, to have to constantly upgrade it, etc;
Look at the sad state of security with home routers, wifi, etc.
Do we want to have our oven, fridge and toilet be connected to the internet?

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