Comment Re: I am glad that I went to school in the 1980's (Score 1) 79
We're also slaughtering, killing and oppressing fewer and fewer people each passing year.. Coincidence?
We're also slaughtering, killing and oppressing fewer and fewer people each passing year.. Coincidence?
Well, there are a lot of lessons. Sustained browser development costs tens of millions. And only a few companies can pay for market share like Google and Microsoft did/do. If only two companies make cars, you can't expect someone to start a brand new car company if you're not already swimming in cash (Musk). All governments are arbitrary entities we made up to serve our needs. If we want more competition, we'll have to lower the barrier in some fashion. The cliche of "make a better product" might have worked a few centuries ago (when capitalist greed wasn't as rampant), but is only a nice statement of platitude in 2019.
Logical arguments are not necessarily the only means to reach the truth. The world, including people actions, are not solely governed by logic because our model is incomplete. Which is why we have Experimental Physics in addition to Theoretical Physics
I work on embedded systems and system level software for a living and I prefer the C++ tooling on Windows over Linux. Specifically I feel that my productivity using Visual Studio + Visual Assist is greater than when I'm developing/debugging on Linux. Its fine to like or prefer a particular OS for any reason or no reason at all, but its important to also recognize that people _choose_ Windows for rational and pragmatic reasons and not simply because they're forced or are stupid or just don't know any better.
Heh, thats pretty much the first thing that came to my mind too. But I chuckle everytime I see a blue screen on a giant public facing screen. Regardless of whose fault it is, its like "... and someone got paid for THAT piece of quality engineering"
How is it a simple fact? I get months of uptime on all of my windows workstations (desktop + laptop). This alone downgrades your so called "fact" to "opinion", or perhaps "facts" that only exist inside your own mind.
Someone put in the minimum amount of effort into this display and it shows
Looks like someone took your advice
Oh, I know, its anything but a Linux issue...
Both Apple and Google continue to follow dark patterns to trick the user into subscribing for their shitty services. Nearly everytime I start up youtube or itunes on my phone, I get the nagscreen popup for itunes radio or YT "premium" that does not have the "No, and don't ask me ever again" option.
The problem is the creation of silos. Following this trajectory, we're going to end up with CompuServe all over again. Google wants you trapped inside their walled garden. When they started out with "Organizing the worlds information" - They went "hey we're like a library" that makes it easy to find information. Increasingly, they don't want you actually checking out that book or leaving their site. Now, they want you to capitalize on content that they don't create, and copy-paste it with their ads inserted for your kind viewing pleasure.
Publishers and businesses are encouraged to prioritize internal links over external links that may boost the competition in Google's rankings.
Its rather hilarious that Google does this exact same thing. All Google search results are internal google links. That's millions and millions of internal links.
Tinworth explains that Google tries to minimize the effect of these 'unnatural linking patterns', which includes comment spam and 'guest posts', but it remains part of "how the shadier side of the SEO industry operates."
I guess when Google does it, its not considered "unnatural".
It probably means that they were not sure of the exact count. Happens when you have to get your article out on a deadline..
So in your mind, the Chinese government has no say over how iPhone is made _IN CHINA_? If they wanted to, they could introduce the malware at the source in Foxcon's factory itself.
Are the consumers gonna blame the dodgy Chinese company who put in the bug when it comes out they've all been duped and the reason their device feels like its gonna melt is its been turned into a bitcoin miner? Nope they are gonna blame the OEM,
And if a repair shop replaces a battery, and then the wifi chip dies, the customer is going to blame the repair shop. Yeah, people are dummies. So what? It cuts both ways...
Now personally I'm all for letting folks get their stuff fixed from whomever they want, and that anybody should be able to import after market or refurb parts to fix these devices, but OTOH I can also see the OEMs deserving at least a way to let the consumer know if that used device they are picking up on eBay is using genuine OEM parts or Cheapo Chinese Crap, same as how AFAIK you aren't allowed anywhere to take a car out of the junkyard, fix it up and then sell it without a salvage title to let people know its been busted up. To me that is fair to all parties and personally I'd like to know if that device I'm buying used has a real OEM screen and battery or is hacked together from parts on Ali Express or the replacement part I get is the real deal or a fake.
How would you know when buying a used car? Do people check if they swapped the headers out, or the battery, or the turbo or the tranny? Sure you can go to a mechanic and get it checked out for $100, but there is no way they can do a thorough job for that little money - considering it will take them days if not weeks to check every single part.
There exist non-OEM refurbishers that have been doing a quality job on all kinds of products for decades. This is just a money grab from Apple
Government has no business legislating this stuff;
The government and its constitution, is a tool that humans created to serve us. If it is no longer doing that, and has flaws, we should change things we don't like about it.
I was referring to their antivirus software in general. If the WebSheild part isn't a kernel component, I stand corrected..
They probably want a general solution for all HTTPS traffic.
The software is already running in the kernel. If the software was malicious, you're already screwed. MITM doesn't make it worse IMO.
It's an assumption either way. People can change their mind too. Nobody knows anything for sure.
IF I HAD A MINE SHAFT, I don't think I would just abandon it. There's got to be a better way. -- Jack Handley, The New Mexican, 1988.