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Comment Re:PDF reader can be browser (Score 1) 169

Web developer goes and grabs a webbundle so the site so can have a built-in PDF reader experience. Doesn't audit the bundle because of deadlines. The web developer doesn't know that the pdf reader is based on Adobe Acrobat. The site becomes a vector for security issues.

Comment Saturating the Market (Score 1) 21

This sounds like a plan of the tech industry to get lower paid employees. Employers will hire resource strapped people with very targeted training provided by the company (free / low cost) claiming it as good as a degree for get a job at THEIR company. They hire people the people to do a lower wage job that actually required higher cognitive ability / creativity. With targeted training, it isn't necessity easy to get job at another company. The job pay stays low because they don't have a formal degree. And annual raises barely meet the cost of inflation.

Comment For a daily driver, batteries or security updates. (Score 1) 393

My phones 'die' when the security updates stop or the battery dies (assuming non-replaceable). I don't use iPhones because I can't deal with who Apple treats its users. Thus, I use Android One phones. That guarantees phones get security updates for 3 years. Then there is the issue does that battery hold up and is it worth replacing it. Also, depends on how much RAM is on the Android device has. That is one of the main issues I see with Android nowadays. App RAM usage bloat is going nuts.

After the phone runs out of security updates, I still use it, just not as a daily driver. I use old phones for hobby projects, or change the ROM on them to keep them up to date. The problem with many ROMs is that they often have defects like the NFC, the fingerprint reader, the camera, which doesn't work reliably. I can't deal with that in a daily driver.

Comment Duration (Score 1) 83

I think there should be additional requirements for trademarking domain names. The trademark is only valid for as long as the organization owns the domain + (giving a year buffer) for mess-ups and to prevent cybersquatters from grabbing a domain and breaking a trademark. It would not be fair if an organization abandon's a domain and other organizations buy's it from a TLD seller then there is a trademark issue.

Also, the trademark can only apply to the TLD. Subdomains may not be trademarked.

Comment Why? (Score 2) 120

Why are they taking them away? You know the consumer isn't going to see a price break because we know Apple isn't going to change it's pricing over $5-$10 pair of earbuds. All this does is inconvenience the consumer. Apple may also be hoping that the lack of earbuds will push/ people to 'upgrade' to a pair of Apple Air Pods. This mainly for the unknowing people that other options exist.

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