Dan O'Brien - Slashdot User

Comment Re:why would you assume it costs the same? (Score 1) 181

by Dan O'Brien on Thursday December 17, 2015 @02:05PM (#51138349) Attached to: Why Won't T-Mobile Let Us Binge On All Of It?

There's also the possibility of kickbacks - maybe Hulu and Netflix are paying T-Mobile for the privilege of unlimited streaming. It's certainly a competitive advantage for them compared to other video services.

Isn't this the very scenario that Net Neutrality rules seek to avoid?

Comment Re:Lucky Android Users (Score 1) 94

by Dan O'Brien on Tuesday May 07, 2013 @12:14PM (#43655029) Attached to: Popular Android Anti-Virus Software Fooled By Trivial Techniques

yes android is probably pathetically insecure ...but the linux kernel underneath dalvik is as tight and tested as the numerous datacenters around the world require it to be.

Even if true, how exactly does this distinction matter to the millions of Android users out there?

"My phone was so infected that it was unusable, all my accounts were hacked, and my porn stash was stolen, but at least it was just the vm and my linux kernel held up! (at least I think.. i can't really tell...)"

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