Quick, easy and painless. First time I installed OpenBSD was after having done a few Redhat and Mandrake installs (Mandrake 6 or 7 era). I remember thinking it couldn't have been finished, "That's it?" Moved on to configuring PF (which was simple thanks to good examples, excellent man pages and an easy sensible syntax). I don't remember how long it took, but I'm pretty sure it was under 30 minutes my first time from bare system to a running system with custom routing and filtering. Any time after that was even quicker since I didn't have to spend the 5 minutes learning PF.

I'd encourage anyone who hasn't tried OpenBSD to try it. Yes, Theo is a hard to love character, but don't let that get in your way.

Slashdot was already going downhill and dice pushed it over the edge. Half (or more) the "articles" are just click bait.

Used to be you could come to slashdot for an intelligent discussion. Yeah, clicks drive revenue, but when all the readers disappear there won't be anyone to click.

And the solution to that problem is easy. Money. Well money and indirection.

Most people can be bought for a price and they don't have to know it's the NSA doing the buying, it could be a terrorist group or something more benign. All that matters is there is not direct link between the code submitter and NSA. Heck, the submitter can claim the NSA made him/her do it as long as they come off as a crazy person (which they will with no direct proof.. "well this person paid me to submit this code, no they didn't say they were from the NSA.. BUT THEY HAD TO BE, I'M CERTAIN!"). Bonus points for finding some tinfoil hat wearing neckbeard that can be bought. If it ever hits the media it'll be short lived and humorous, "Crazy basement dweller claims NSA made him do it! Needed money for rare Star Wars collectibles."

I'm of course playing devil's advocate here. I think it's smarter to find holes in the existing implementation, especially one that has been audited as safe.

Just because you aren't using a search bar doesn't mean you aren't searching. Any time you look for an email you are searching, whether that be a quick visual scan of a folder you know it's in (after finding the folder) or what have you. You may consider your method superior, but it takes more effort to organize. If I can find an email as quickly as you using the gmail search, then my overall effort is lower, meaning I'm wasting less time on email and spending more time in the real world.

Maybe you use all automated organizing, but manual organizing seems pointless in 2013. I used to manually organize my MP3s.. in the 90s. I used to manually organize my email in the 00s. Now I don't have to do either and my life is better for it.

Don't know what Apple store you're on but the US and Canadian store base model MBAs have an i5 processor.

Exactly. Also even if you are using a default driver for some type of supported device class (HID being only one example) you might want to be able to uniquely identify your device from an application.

I worked at a company that sent a device to production without our own VID and PID on it (which we had, it just never made it into the image). It caused a few headaches. With a unique VID and PID you can use a generic driver (on windows you have your inf file point to it), but it gives you the ability to replace the generic serial driver or what have you with a custom driver for your device at some point in the future (without screwing up the system so everyone else's generic device has to attempt to use your driver).

Definitely. No matter where I've worked that has been an issue with someone at some level in the organization. "Oh that should be easy."

That also goes hand in hand with estimation. With proper estimates non-technical people will often think you're sandbagging. "There's no way it can take that long!"

I'm lucky with my current clients. They've been through a successful project and a few failed ones and have a much better grasp on how long it takes to develop reliable software and why it's best to get it as close to right the first time. This also means they are aware of the costs of developing and maintaining software.

Some of my biggest frustrations were working in companies under people that had no clue about software. Not budgeting for maintenance (i.e. assuming once the software is released it is done, and it just makes money with 0 more input of money), dictating deadlines with 0 input from the staff that will actually be writing the software, trying to create a product based on a name and no requirements then pushing the blame on the failed project onto the developers that did anything and everything that was asked of them... heck, one company I used to work at (prior to going on my own) just fired their lead dev. Why? He had the audacity to imply a failed project was the fault of people higher up. Something along the lines of:

"You can't put the blame on us. We wrote exactly what you asked for, changing directions every time you changed your mind on what the product was."
"Well you should have pushed back if you thought this wasn't the right way to go!"
"Here are emails showing I did.."
"Well you didn't push back hard enough!"
"You said the project goes on and I don't want to hear anymore about it. Here's the email!"
"Obviously you don't understand how things work here. We're going to have to let you go."

Classic case of the leader surrounding himself in people that will agree with everything he says. He only ever wants to hear, "Yes, that's an amazing idea boss, you are so smart."

For the Rav4s it appeared to be that once that logs were pulled. Most likely an elderly person that mistook the gas for the brake pedal (elderly people crash through stores yearly in my home town because of this) and a bunch of copy cats trying to get insurance money. In the case of the Lexus SUV apparently there was at least one legitimate case of the floor mat getting stuck under a pedal. They installed floor mat clips in all affected vehicles.

I heard one story of an upset Rav4 owner that wanted to return his vehicle and they wouldn't accept it. So his vehicle just happened to "unintentionally" accelerate through the front of the dealership.

This. This. A million times this.

People who have never been in at least a relatively serious accident don't understand this. Even a "minor" accident (which on the radio they would announce as no serious injuries) can end up being years worth of suffering for the victim. Being in the clear legally just means you will eventually get money to cover your expenses and a little extra for "pain and suffering" (non-pecuniary).

I was in an accident, not my fault. Did everything possible to avoid it (but when you are between a concrete barrier and an elderly driver that doesn't notice your horn there aren't many options.. it's just how fast you are going to hit them or the concrete). If it was possible to pay whatever I get out of the accident to not have had it in the first place I do that in a second.

In driving class I was taught to hit the small animal if it wasn't possible to safely avoid it (don't swerve if there's oncoming traffic or a bike, don't slam the brakes if someone is tailing you etc). It didn't really truly hit me until I was in an accident. You do not want to be in a collision if you can avoid it. A small cute and furry is worth that cost (and if it's someone's pet they shouldn't have been in the road in the first place.. if that helps you rationalize it). Even a relatively minor accident can put your life on hold for months. I only had a broken arm (bit of a major problem as someone that codes for a living). It took me a few months to get back up to working full time and more than a year later I'm still having issues (possible ligament issue) and no where near settling the case. My wife was out of work more than a month as well. Luckily we are scraping by month to month.

I've been rear ended a few times and generally it's not too bad (month of pain or so), but they can be bad too and much harder to argue if you only have soft tissue damage. It's just easier to not get hit.

Targeting a luxury (or mid luxury / high end?) segment is a perfectly legitimate model. It works for BMW, Rolex, Gucci, Bowers & Wilkins etc. The problem for Apple is that as a luxury or high end producer of tech goods is being aesthetically pleasing and having brand recognition isn't enough. They have to innovate to stay in their position. Other luxury companies have to compete on performance (I'm sure the BMW R&D budget is huge) and often they do cutting edge, but it isn't really the same as the tech arena where things move very quickly and even small companies can compete. If Apple can't continue to innovate they are going to find themselves in the awkward position they were in during the 90s (prior to Steve's return). They were hemorrhaging money on failed projects (how much did they spend on Pink?), their processors were falling behind the competition, their OS was getting long in the tooth and they were still attempting to charge a premium for their products.

That being said, Apple has a LOT of money and a huge cult following. At worst there is going to be some attrition in their market share, but even that's doubtful as they can sell their existing products into new markets to keep revenues up. Apple dying would be a very slow death (unless they make really huge mistakes consecutively and continuously).

And I'm sure it develops harmonics well below that. It's not like the spinning generates a pure sine at 10khz.

You can type in full words with very little overhead.

Or a Yaris for $14K that seats 4 and gets 30/37 mpg?

I'm surprised the SMART fortwo is that cheap. When the diesel ones came out in Canada they were much more than that (current msrp for a smart fortwo gas is more than a yaris in Canada). The biggest benefit of a "smart" car over a yaris was parking (special half spots to fit them where I live). Now, if you have the money, an electric car is tempting due to the free charging stations.

Smart cars seemed to all be owned by businesses (with full wrap advertising) or rich people that have it as a city car (but generally drive their BMW or Mercedes if they plan on transporting anything or want comfort).

Last company I worked at (private) had plenty of over 40 employees in R&D. We had a physics PhD in his 70s who could sling some mean awk and run circles around me in C. While the guy was still excellent at coding his biggest value was his knowledge (both company related history and general tech.. want a quick synopsis of rfc XXXX? He's your man.). The guy would have had value sitting in a throne all day as an oracle, disseminating his knowledge and wisdom to those who brave enough to approach. His value was well known within R&D, however I'm not sure the latest CEO understood his value to the company. He's an asset you keep at all costs and should be willing to bend over backwards to keep him happy (not that he ever asked for much).

This. You can also tell by what state they are in and whether there is shedded skin. As they become adults they shed a layer. That's not going to happen in a matter of hours. Also any signs of eggs etc. I experienced this in a hotel in Florida. They didn't deny the infestation (didn't even feign surprise), but they insisted we pay for the first night despite not having stayed.

I got on their Facebook page and started Tweeting relentlessly. They locked their twitter account and made the Facebook page private. No BS libel suit though. Of course we had 3 rooms in different wings all in various stages of infection. They did manage to get my tripadvisor review pulled (claiming I didn't stay there). If I didn't stay there then why do I have a bill for the night? Can't have it both ways. Tripadvisor wasn't interested in my receipt, they just said to post it again and make sure there is nothing in the wording that sounds like I didn't stay there.

Personally I'd sick the local health authority on them. I've done that to local restaurants (after getting food poisoning) and in the case of the Florida hotel I even sought out their local inspectors. A bad review may or may not hurt them. A failed inspection can have them shut down and protects your ass against a libel suit.