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by dimino 10y ago
I think you're way over-tuned to the press's perception and it's relevance. 99.99% of people don't care, and Microsoft sells their products to them. The loudest among us do care, but that doesn't mean their voic
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by dimino 10y ago
Google Remote Desktop, maybe?
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by dimino 10y ago
I get that, but when you roll back, you don't really control what else you're removing, and you're implying that a roll back wouldn't break other parts of the system, or that it even makes sense, given the state of the s
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by dimino 10y ago
Their support is telling you to upgrade (for FREE) to Windows 10. They never said how they would offer you support. Edit: Also, I'm not entirely sure there are any support contracts for Windows by itself, I think you need to buy a co
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by dimino 10y ago
Like I said elsewhere, this is a shortsighted view. Windows version fragmentation is a security problem, in general, just like any other software fragmentation. There isn't a specific unsupported thing that's currently out there,
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by dimino 10y ago
Because the people providing support would rather not. They're the ones telling you to upgrade.
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by dimino 10y ago
That is an interesting idea, and on first blush I do think it'd be safer, but it does rely on figuring out exactly when the flaw was introduced, and will result in the "YoYoing" of features, which is confusing from a consumer
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by dimino 10y ago
I don't honestly care what you pictured in your head you were paying for, because it clearly was different from what you got. Your unhappiness as a customer of Microsoft is completely worth it for me, as someone who would eventuall
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by dimino 10y ago
Windows 10 doesn't have built-in "surveillance functions". Your cell phone is much worse, from a "surveillance functions" point of view. It's got GPS in it, they know where you are all the time!!! Give me a
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by dimino 10y ago
This is a shortsighted way of thinking. The goal is to move beyond "releases", and to a continuously upgrading OS, like OS X.
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by dimino 10y ago
> Also, do you seriously think that upgrading their OS will stop users from continuing to download and install malware? Yes, I do. An operating system without a particular vulnerability cannot be infected by malware that exploits said v
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by dimino 10y ago
I hope there are many more "surprises" in store for the luddites who refuse to install a modern operating system on their computers. This actively harmful view of how computer security works needs to be swiftly punished.
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by dimino 10y ago
This is a shortsighted way of thinking. The goal is to move beyond "releases", and to a continuously upgrading OS, like OS X. Sure, OS X has new releases, but adoption rate is high, and Apple is quick to cut support for legacy ve
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by dimino 10y ago
Microsoft is trying to unify as many devices as possible, in an effort to secure Windows around the world. Too many people are running insecure versions of Windows, and frankly I'd rather break them (the small percentage that they are)
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by dimino 10y ago
How does VC funding for a non-profit work? How does YC exit or recoup their investment?
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by dimino 10y ago
That's not an argument, that's a statement. If it were an argument (in the sense that a fallacy like ad hominem applies), he would have a set of premises and a conclusion. Also, the comment we're talking about would have to
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by dimino 10y ago
It's not an ad hominem, because the article isn't making an argument, and someone questioning his motives isn't saying he's wrong because of his motives.
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by dimino 10y ago
Each decision being made will be evaluated for its merits. "It's only a small change" doesn't actually work as rationale with this many people watching. There is no slippery slope, it's a... grippy slope, because o
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by dimino 10y ago
Free speech: "I fucking hate white people holy shit with their mayonnaise and classic rock god damn." Hate speech: "On Decembruary 45th I call all my allies to throw glitter at every white person you see because they're
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by dimino 10y ago
This is what surprised me, I assumed Google ran all ads through their own servers.
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by dimino 10y ago
Different strokes, I suppose. Also "understand fully" isn't "can contribute to a sub-problem meaningfully".
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by dimino 10y ago
I'm sorry, but can you walk me there? I know very little about how Google ads work. If I buy an ad from Google, I supply my own URL, which can be http or https, and if my site is https it can't display the http ad?
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by dimino 10y ago
Wait, I don't get it. The blog post explains what's happening but not the why. How could HTTPS possibly lower ad revenue? What is the mechanism?
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by dimino 10y ago
The answer that employers are thinking is you shouldn't try to get any particular job, but try to find the job that fits you best. At least in startups (The focus of this site), all the hiring advice is focused around finding folks
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by dimino 10y ago
I feel that regex is kind of like SQL -- it's universal enough that knowing the major tropes is important for general software development.
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by dimino 10y ago
I subscribed to this man's newsletter (literally) because while I realize the skills I can pick up from him aren't going to translate 1:1 to other interviews and jobs, this article resonated with me and what I already know about s
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by dimino 10y ago
You make a good point, but if I'm getting to pick my ideal work environment though, it's one where I can get ramped up and contributing meaningfully in a week.
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by dimino 10y ago
But my point is why must people live on that land? Why not go live on some other land nearby? What is the foundational belief backing the idea that everyone should be able to live everywhere?
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by dimino 10y ago
When your cost to fix a bug is very low, maybe you don't need unit tests. Every middle manager on the planet thinks their product/system/whatever is the most critical part of the business, and any errors are unrecoverable and
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by dimino 10y ago
Cost is always important, everyone has the price at which they're no longer comfortable.

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