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smaxp writes:
It is important to understand that a cop's first principle is to go home at the end of his or her shift unharmed. This is reason that cops use overwhelming force in encounters with the public. It seems to have worsened from the militarization of police since 911.
Malcom Gladwell reported in his book "Blink" that communities policed with cruisers manned with one cop had fewer incidences such as this because without overwhelming force behind him a lone cop had to assess and respond to the situation more thoughtfully.
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smaxp writes:
Apple has yet to prove that it can surgically segment enough wealthy consumers from the 2.7 billion in culturally diverse China and the emerging market economies to matter to Wall Street.
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smaxp writes:
Elan Musk is the real deal. Most of the money the Department of Energy invested in clean tech was for nougat except for the big win with Tesla.
Musk is a rare example of how to think big.
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smaxp writes:
The death, from an apparent drug overdose, was confirmed by the police. Mr. Hoffman was found in the apartment by a friend who had become concerned after being unable to reach him. Investigators found a syringe in his arm and, nearby, an envelope containing what appeared to be heroin.
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smaxp writes:
If it were really easy to tether a tablet to a smartphone, so easy that your grandmother could do it, free or nearly free of data fees and overages and secure, tablet shipments would pick up.
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smaxp writes:
Microsoft continues to pursue its fatal attraction to proprietary mobile devices, much like Michael Douglas pursued Glen Close in the 1987 movie Fatal Attraction.
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smaxp writes:
Verizon Seeks Next Generation TV Leadership buying Intel Media. Intel Media’s OnQue technology will improve Verizon's network efficiency and how people search for and watch television. With the cooperation of big Television Media, it could deliver OTT and LTE 4G television that disrupts the industry.
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smaxp writes:
If the credit card data was encrypted using the Triple DES algorithm thieves got nothing more than worthless bits and an FBI bullseye on their backs.
The malware that infected Target's POS named Reedum, was a variant of the BlackPOS malware discovered in March of 2013, and is difficult to detect using malware scanners. Nevertheless Target could have defended against it .
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smaxp writes:
Net Neutrality was terminated by a Federal Court of Appeals decision in an action brought by Verizon, making it harder for breakthrough startup internet streaming companies to get off the ground.
Tier 1 networks are vital to the efficient use of the internet. Based on this U.S. Appeals Court’s ruling, the Internet Exchange Points (IX) could become choke points to a free and open internet..
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smaxp writes:
All business in the front and party in the back, dual boot Windows 8 and Android devices are for Microsoft, the mullet of mobile.
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smaxp writes:
Thinking about making a Verizon Wireless smartphone upgrade? For subscribers with an unlimited data plan, a subsidized upgrade will cap monthly data allowances at 6GB per user. Is it a good deal?
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smaxp writes:
Smartphone maker competition shifted from hardware to user interfaces (UI) and design because faster hardware isn't a significant differentiator. And nowhere did this competition pick up more than in the Android world, different handset makers battled to differentiate their products from others in the Android ecosystem. Here are the 10 best Android phones released in 2013.
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smaxp writes:
As the statute of limitations on the fraud committed during the financial crisis is about to expire with few indictments US District Court Judge Jed Rakoff explains why.
According to Rakoff "I suggest that this is not the best way to proceed. Although it is supposedly justified because it prevents future crimes, I suggest that the future deterrent value of successfully prosecuting individuals far outweighs the prophylactic benefits of imposing internal compliance measures that are often little more than window-dressing. Just going after the company is also both technically and morally suspect."
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smaxp writes:
AppOps is important because some developers aggressively require unnecessary permissions that can be used to misappropriate personal information. Galand cited in an email the Brightest Flashlight app as an aggressive use of unnecessary Android permissions. Brightest Flashlight lets a user use the camera’s flash LED as a flashlight. But this app requires the user to allow the developer, Golden Shores Technology, access to location, phone call logs and full network access that are obviously unnecessary for a flashlight app. Ironically, many users accept these permissions; Brightest Flashlight has been downloaded 50 million times and has a five-star rating from over 1 million users
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smaxp writes:
AppOps is important because some developers aggressively require unnecessary permissions that can be used to misappropriate personal information. Galand cited in an email the Brightest Flashlight app as an aggressive use of unnecessary Android permissions. Brightest Flashlight lets a user use the camera’s flash LED as a flashlight. But this app requires the user to allow the developer, Golden Shores Technology, access to location, phone call logs and full network access that are obviously unnecessary for a flashlight app. Ironically, many users accept these permissions; Brightest Flashlight has been downloaded 50 million times and has a five-star rating from over 1 million users.
