There's a big difference between the common practice of "you no install" and running usb security software.

The only place I've worked that locked out any writable device was a place where PID was handled. No one would go through that kind of hassle without needing to.

luckily, we could still charge off the USB ports ;)

that is one weird comparison.

wondering if they meant vbscript?

but, don't ya know, all "real" programmers must know and profess their undying love of C.

/cough
//don't care much for PhP, simply because of how easy it is to have a badly secured website and how low the pay for a PhP developer is

dear god and if that was the actual wording, they could say they own anything you do in your off time as well. /keep my work, and my 'play' very separate

I believe that's the point

If an employer is so cavalier with personally identifiable information that they would ask for your password to a social media site, they probably can't be trusted to keep your employment records, including your SS and your bank information, secure either.

If you haven't been taught, or feel you haven't been taught, enough about coding conventions (god knows I wasn't), try reading Clean Code by Robert Martin and also Refactoring by Martin Fowler.

A good knowledge of design patterns is also very useful to cultivate. It makes problems easier to handle and solutions faster to devise.

mate, assuming you think I'm responding to you,oddly enough, I'm not silly enough to quote back on myself and swear at someone while pretending to be anonymous.

/sigh

Rant on. I read that hoping for some interesting discussion of how open source hardware filters down to users. Enabling people to build better, and innovate quicker, and all I got was some weird manifesto about how no one is doing it right except the few people this guy knows.

So, bascially they take took FATCA and expanded the idea to get a worldwide power to get data on anyone. nice.

I prefer the theory that well developed code is it's own documentation. (believe this comes from reading a lot from Uncle Bob)

Crud loads of javadoc/msdn like documents aren't as effective as readable code and a few real world examples.

... or as opposed to those who play well made online games that have no subscription and a one off fee like Guild Wars.
or games like Anarchy and Ryzom which are both free, totally, for vary large portion of the game.

the small amount of people who rack up debt to farmville are very odd ducks indeed. I don't think any subscription system would save them from their own madness.

My mother did the same and still loves her iPad.

However there are considerations that need to be made, especially the ergonomics issues that have been posted.
And also, a iPad requires either an internet connection, or a computer to connect it to (with an internet connection). I'm not sure if a computer running iTunes is required to do a first time boot with the new iPad/iOS anymore, but you do need one in order to update it. The OP said an internet connection was unnecessary, but it would still need to exist to use an iPad, and possibly a computer as well.

I don't know if iTunes requires a debit/credit card either, that could be an issue with someone who's quite elderly.

OP, is there any way you can borrow an iPad and see if it's feasible to your grandmother?

i wish i had points

every single one of them if you pay attention to the internet.

unless your car is very old, it still has a ECU and possibly a programmable ECU

Maybe I missed the part in the article where the car's OS was open to internet, so how would it be vulnerable to virus in a way that a programmable ECU isn't?