Comment On Staff? (Score 5, Funny) 241
I don't need a hacker on staff. I'll just leave a few ports open, like FTP, Telnet, HTTP, RDP, etc. They'll find me and I won't have to spend a cent on payroll! ;-)
a 1/256 chance of getting in when using a valid username and invalid email? I don't like those odds.
Email? WTF? That should be password.
Apple would have girls that were actually sexy.
With rounded corners, of course
Yes, that would have been a ridiculous decision and also pointless; that was the point.
At the very least the
For better or for worse, betting on self-interest over altruism usually wins.
Don't bet on it yet. The government sponsored benefits in Finland are much better than in Ireland. If management (and possibly staff) move to Ireland with their families they'll be giving up things they take for granted at the moment. This could result in higher salaries and benefit costs. It may not rise to the 12.5% they'll be saving on corporate taxes on profits, but it will surely eat into it
Obviously you understood very little. Although most people cannot code themselves, with free software they're allowed to ask anybody who can to help them.
And these people consumers are supposed to ask are going to do a full code review for free? And let's hope these 'code reviewers' are very good, because no software company is going to code the sneaky stuff in obvious ways. Don't expect to find function spy_on_user() when looking around.
With proprietary software they face a vendor-lock-in with monopoly on changes to the product and usually to support for the product.
That's the same case for FOSS. Sure, they could find someone to write another software package so they can access their data, or they could convert it to something else, but both of these aren't free. When someone else writes your code you are at their mercy regarding changes, support and/or abandonment. Consumers, who are 99.9% of the software users, are locked in in one way or another.
And free software is not always gratis. Red Hat runs a billion dollars a year business with free software.
Yes they do - by charging for support. If you don't want to pay for their support you are free to hire your own support staff, which isn't exactly an option for consumers.
How?
Harry Potter WiFi antennas. They can magically connect you to just about anything
Contrary to popular belief, most programmers are not socially inept basement dwellers at the mom's house.
Damn, I didn't get that memo. Was it posted on Facebook? I don't have an account. Should I have been following #basementbrains on Twitter? My phone didn't like all the updates to Twitter feeds. Oh well, I guess I'll call someone and ask them (as soon as the dryer is done 'cuz that thing is getting loud these days).
...or is the entire Aussie Patent Office staff dressed like that ?
Only on casual Fridays.
I was wondering how you thought your upcoming iPhone5 stacked up against the S3. It's too close to launch to change it now, so these desperate acts speak volumes.
I'm not sure that the two are directly related. Apple has been using Samsung as a patent punching bag for the last few years. I can't foresee a day in this decade when Apple isn't trying to sue Samsung for something. Just wait until Samsung has a manufacturing issue with some of Apple's components and Apple sues Samsung for sabotaging their parts supply. Grab a comfy chair, a barrel of popcorn and a good book 'cuz this is going to get boring.
Isn't Apple that all the time sues Samsung or, (... put another Android phone maker here).
When it comes to tablets, I think Apple is the lead horse regarding lawsuits, but the entire technology industry uses the courts as a 'business partner'. Just look at all the patents that are bought and sold when troubled or failing companies need to raise money, or when large companies want to strengthen their positions against their competitors.
Would it mean that Apple is losing more and more ground compared to Android ? Patent justice is the last method when you have no more alternative to compete.
Apple has no other option but to lose ground to competitors. They were the first largely successful tablet on the market and grabbed a huge percentage of sales. As competition comes along Apple can't realistically hold onto its entire marketshare. That doesn't mean that they are failing or being driven out of the market, it's just the reality of the numbers.
Don't think that Apple can't compete just because they're spending as much time on legal maneuvers as they do on R&D. They're still the market leader in tablets, they're near the top in smart phones, and they're only going to branch out further into the new areas of consumer electronics. They may act like dicks a lot of the time but that doesn't mean being a dick and being competitive are mutually exclusive.
Wait, the MPAA is claiming the Megaupload EULA/TOS as a reason why people shouldn't get their data back? That's kinda a dick move.
I'm sure that the MPAA also wants some type of payment for all those illegal copies the FBI stole and shuttled out of NZ.
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I regularly start with a TLD and work backwards when I'm looking for things, rather than searching Google...
*facepalm*
You're in luck! Google registered the
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