Eric_WVGG

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1. 1921.▲
   by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

   Imagine the USB controller as being some kind of butler for the OS — though subservient, he has a mind of his own, which can be compromised. The OS/employer takes anything the butler says as factual. "Your granddaughter Red Riding
2. 1922.▲
   by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

   Thank you for the clarification.
3. 1923.▲
   by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

   short explanation: there's no security running along the USB bus. Not even bad security. Every device on the bus has "admin" privileges to the other devices, and that includes the ability to update the firmware. A scenario… •
4. 1924.▲
   by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

   incidentally, I heard about the potential for this vulnerability in a security session last year. I could hardly believe my ears. I don't recall if the instructor described using unknown USB devices as akin to unprotected sex, but that
5. 1925.▲
   by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

   The USB standards board has a unique opportunity in front of them: the upcoming Type C plugs — which, as I understand it, can replace the Type A sockets on the computers themselves. The standards board could coincide the release of the new
6. 1926.▲
   by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

   there was a massive internal debate to talk the marketing dept down from naming it Windows 10 Live Active Desktop 2015 Home Edition
7. 1927.▲
   by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

   “the iPod succeeded because of a synergy with other parts of Apple's empire” That is absolute crap. iTunes had no foothold to speak of in the marketplace. The notion of Apple having an "empire" at the time of the iPod’s relea
8. 1928.▲
   by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

   stuff I’ve done with Wordpress lately… - made a paid membership system for a major trade organization, including renewable credit card payments and integration with a third-party CRM - built an event tracking calendar, including import from
9. 1929.▲
   by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

   Good point. Perhaps a better comparison would be doctors?
10. 1930.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    Most people’s understanding of mathematics, astrophysics, chemistry, biology and plumbing is much lower than their understanding of banking. They are, indeed, largely “ignorant” of these topics. But I’m not aware of commonplace hatred of ma
11. 1931.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    That was the argument for music subscription services. $10/month for practically-unlimited music sounds bananas on the surface, but they're making more money than the 2-4 albums a year most people bought back in the glory days of
12. 1932.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    or Sotomayor all Robert Rodriguez style
13. 1933.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    Yeah, link rot was kind of our Achilles Heel.
14. 1934.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    Am I the only person who was genuinely disappointed that this wasn’t about the vegetable? It’s a sadly under-rated ingredient! The flavor is subtle but unmistakable.
15. 1935.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    I must admit that “AkaSoft” is a stunning name.
16. 1936.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    What kind of web development do you do? Dwarf Fortress could totes be accomplished in Angular.js
17. 1937.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    James just edited it. The contributions were from (ahem) Mark R. Anderson, Ronald P. Andring Sr., Andrew Anker, Carla Barros, Dave Barry, David Batstone, John Battelle, Michael Behar, Jackie Bennion, Gareth Branwyn, Van Burnham, Seth Chandl
18. 1938.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    This was a Wired magazine classic. They should have run a “101 Ways to Save Microsoft” sequel before the Ballmer retirement.
19. 1939.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    They're competing ideas from different industry-folk. There's a ton of contradiction in the article, and that was kind of the point.
20. 1940.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    This seems like a job for one of those wacky mineral-oil-submersion aquarium PC things. http://www.pugetsystems.com/submerged.php
21. 1941.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    ikr. Three problems about this article. First, he better be rich if he’s serious about living in these zones. Second, his data analysis is blowing past a multitude of equally livable, more affordable PDX neighborhoods. Third, within his zon
22. 1942.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    This was written by David Rees, whose comic strip Get Your War On had to be the single best thing to come out of the 2001 wars.
23. 1943.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    It’s a lot like the difference between shitty code that is barely held together and happens to work, and really well written code that is beautiful from end to end. It’s sometimes invisible to the user, but these details are indicative of a
24. 1944.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    I was all set to agree with you and criticize OP for being overly sensitive; but yeah, the writer was less making a biblical reference than calling a young woman a slut. Uncalled for.
25. 1945.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    There's an excellent story about Norton in Neal Gaiman's Sandman: Fables and Reflections
26. 1946.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 12y ago

    I agree but I think there’s a third reason. This Jimmy Iovine guy is no joke, he’s like the Johnny Ive of music and Hollywood, and the ability to work out deals with media companies is priceless. http://www.dailydot.com/tech
27. 1947.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 13y ago

    Steven Baxter wrote about this in his sci-fi novel Manifold:Origin. Terrific trilogy, I highly recommend them. And he’s ex-NASA, so the sci (of which there’s plenty) is above-par.
28. 1948.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 13y ago

    I think if you took a look at the timeline between USB spec proposals and deployment times, you wouldn’t be so optimistic. I would be shocked to see even one laptop ship with USB power before 2015.
29. 1949.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 13y ago

    1 year of Dropbox == 1 "Transporter Sync personal cloud" I guess this is the push I needed.
30. 1950.▲
    by Eric_WVGG 13y ago

    All of the Manhattan ones are, obviously.