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Mark_Wallace wrote: Not that it should need to be, because no-one could possibly be so frugging stupid as to click links in e-mails or open ms office docs from unknown sources.
Against stupidity the Gods themselves struggle in vain.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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New rule narrows landmark 2014 Supreme Court decision limiting software patents. Oh, how I wish I had patented 'bad ideas'
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Does this mean that I can finally patent the process of sending out untested software updates?
And how much money does ms have? I need to set an appropriate figure.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Sorry, there is way too much prior "art" to grant that application.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Another balloon burst!
Ta very much, I don't think!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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It was just 5 years ago that there was an ample dose of skepticism from investors about the viability of open source as a business model. "Let my love open the door to your heart"
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They rule the world, now?
Does that mean that they'll implement laws that will force 2019 to become the year of the Linux desktop?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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https://www.macrumors.com/2019/01/10/ring-employees-customer-camera-access/
https://theintercept.com/2019/01/10/amazon-ring-security-camera/
At the same time, the source said, Ring unnecessarily provided executives and engineers in the U.S. with highly privileged access to the company’s technical support video portal, allowing unfiltered, round-the-clock live feeds from some customer cameras, regardless of whether they needed access to this extremely sensitive data to do their jobs.
Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YvAYIJSSZY
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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abmv wrote: Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me Abuse! Surely there's a section in the Terms and Conditions about this!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I should probably disassemble the doorbell I just installed on my toilet I guess.
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Assume anything connected to the internet isn't secure unless you have done the encrypting (and even then...).
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Amazon are making great headway on the way to getting a Wallace Award*, in 2019.
* I'm having statuettes made up of someone getting deservedly kicked in the nuts.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: * I'm having statuettes made up of someone getting deservedly kicked in the nuts.
Please post a picture... I want to see the finished product.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Security --they have an app for that right?
The ring of lords uncluttered with morality consigned to unwavering, implicit trust.
I was unaware of that...
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Notebooks and Chromebooks are poised to take advantage of the Project Athena spec, which will guide premium laptop designs from top PC makers (and Google!) over the next few years. That's where the computer leaps from your brain, fully formed and armoured
A little Greek mythology for your morning read - consider this your Arts degree elective.
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How about laptops that don't fall apart for no reason? Or laptops where the damn touchpad actually turns off when you plug in a mouse? Or one where the function keys work first as function keys then as shortcuts?
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Joe Woodbury wrote: How about laptops that don't fall apart for no reason? Or laptops where the damn touchpad actually turns off when you plug in a mouse? Or one where the function keys work first as function keys then as shortcuts?
You fool, have you not realised that the laptop makers know what you need/want more than you do.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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So the tl;dr is that next years laptops will be better specced than this years?
I never would have guessed that, so it's lucky someone wrote it down for me.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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But at the same time next years software will most likely be slower than this years ...
... so everything will kinda stay the same (w/o an article you probably wouldn't even have noticed).
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Kent Sharkey wrote: That's where the computer leaps from your brain, fully formed and armoured
I wasn't aware of any god-like powers that I have. My name certainly isn't Zeus, and my wife's name isn't Hera.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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I would like a laptop with an OS that does NOT turn on by itself when its lid is closed. That does not seem like too much to ask but apparently it is. Maybe I just need an OS written by people who have a clue. If they are turning on a laptop when its lid is closed then they obviously do not have one.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Greek mythos, literally translated (concerning Athena) into the venerable Joan of Ark --seeing the similarities yet?
Joan got burnt at the stake for heresy.
We will see how this all turns out I'm certain. Intel being at the center of the table will have undoubtedly good results as well considering how open/transparent and competent they've been in the last decade. An old roman saying comes to mind --buyer beware.
Can't say that I'm not curious, but also speculative/discerning; the name Intel jumped out as to say there's lead in the water pipes.
I was unaware of that...
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AWS launched DocumentDB today, a new database offering that is compatible with the MongoDB API. An infinitely scalable middle finger on the cloud? Where do I sign up?
Let's see - they make open source products on their cloud, and people complain. They don't use the open source products on their cloud, and people complain. Gotcha.
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Didn't MongoDB already give a middle finger to the same community?
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They seemed to be the ones whining about "Dah cloud is stealing all our customers with our free software", so I think this is karma.
TTFN - Kent
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