Comment Re:Just like Google Maps (Score 1) 59
In reality I think I'll end up using a few different sites if reddit goes to shit. Hence me being back here after a long hiatus.
Western Digital seems to have been on a downward path for quite a long time....I'm not sure why they are still in business.
Seagate had a real rough period a few years back. Their 1.5TB models especially had a lot of trouble. A lot of people are still boycotting them for that reason. Not sure how long your "long time" is.
Boycotting manufacturers rather than models is pointless, but it's like banks. People get screwed and vow never to give money to X again, even though Y and Z are equally likely to screw them.
choking child
I don't think that's the intended use at all.
I'm guessing they're expecting texts more like "someone broke into my house, and I'm hiding in the closet", or "my husband is abusing me, and thinks I'm just cleaning up in the bathroom, but I need help", etc. Situations where being discreet is important, situations where people currently try to text 911, and often get no response.
"how do I edit a file on Linux" (really!). So I replied "vi
really? You suggested a noob edit a file in vi? At least point the poor shmuck to nano or something else a mortal can use.
they install some nastyware on your phone
Any source on that? I'm using their JB and haven't found any reason why not to so far, but I'm always glad to read someone's analysis/complaints.
The local power company sells "Green Power" but, as best as I can find out, they just shove the "Green Power" into the lines and everybody gets some of it. The people who pay the inflated price don't actually get "Green Power"--false advertising and a bait-and-switch.
Do you expect them to track the individual electrons or something? This is exactly how a system like this should work.
Users purchase x kWh of 'green' energy, so the company produces x kWh and puts it on the grid. Sure "everybody gets that energy", but it was funded by and produced for those subscribing to the 'green' power service.
It's about producing power the way a customer wants, not tracking individual joules as they float through wires. That would be madness of the highest order.
most people, journalists included, barely even know what encryption is, let alone how to use it properly.
She doesn't need to know how to use it, really. She just needs to know that its possible to "put a lock" on files (and probably a good idea, considering her subject matter), and then ask a tech-minded individual to help her implement it.
Hopefully this news story makes at least one journalist ask about that process.
I have no idea where your 1.2 GW per person figure comes from
how will you fit your 3D 4K movies across a home Internet connection
With uncapped internet (a few of us still have it) and next-next generation codecs
There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.