jgeorge

25 ms·

211.
by jgeorge 13y ago
I'm glad I'm not alone in thinking the unspoken end of the sentence "I welcome a debate..." was "...anytime after February 2016."
212.
by jgeorge 13y ago
Vistaprint cards are terrible, in my experience. I've had excellent results with Moo, even if they're slightly more expensive I've always been happy with their results.
213.
by jgeorge 13y ago
No matter how many times it's encrypted, if it's encrypted solely with keys that Google generates, then it's insecure with respect to stuff like PRISM. What good is locking the door when you can simply give a spare key to som
214.
by jgeorge 13y ago
I bought this when it first came out. It's a fun trip down nostalgia lane.
215.
by jgeorge 13y ago
Well, no, not really. Path doesn't display YOUR password in plaintext. It shows what you've typed in the password box unobfuscated if you tap the "?" in the password field. Since the password masking field only shows the
216.
by jgeorge 13y ago
Aww, just a mapping error. I would have been far more impressed if Google had actually "annihilated" the island itself so reality would better match their maps.
217.
by jgeorge 13y ago
Macs are excellent machines for running non OS X operating systems on, they're even listed in several "best windows laptop" surveys (one at http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2369981,00.asp for example
218.
by jgeorge 13y ago
So would I. However, humanbeings kill each other all the time. Given the choice between killing another human being, or having another human being kill me, I know which choice I would make.
219.
by jgeorge 13y ago
Same here. I trust Waze with my location information, to provide a service to me. I do not trust Google with that same information, because it will be used for far more than providing that navigation service to me. No thanks.
220.
by jgeorge 13y ago
The "work harder" here is that you don't need to acknowledge pretty much any of those popups in Waze. If you leave them alone, they'll timeout and disappear automatically, you don't NEED to interact with the app whi
221.
by jgeorge 13y ago
If you find yourself in this position ever, do yourself a favor and try to avoid this immediate "jump to make it as close to Linux as possible". I know several people who've had this opinion (being hardcore Linux users) and o
222.
by jgeorge 13y ago
Why worry about the security of your passwords when the traffic you view with those passwords is probably already being logged? While it wouldn't surprise me that AES is encouraged because there's a backdoor in it, I'd be les
223.
by jgeorge 13y ago
Hot button inflammatory accusation. If the developers don't support non-English languages, which of the possible reasons do you think it may be? 1) Github developers aren't particularly internationalization-aware. Because, y'
224.
by jgeorge 13y ago
The only comment I'll make on this subject. "When I came into this office, I made two commitments that are more important than any other. Number one, to keep the American people safe. And number two, to uphold the constitution and
225.
by jgeorge 13y ago
Wow, what a complete content-free "aww, look how cute and backwards the flyover state people are" entitled whine of an article. I really hope this article is a joke, but I fear it's not. "Why haven't companies upgraded their dotmatrix print
226.
by jgeorge 13y ago
I typically skip quora links for this reason. However, appending "?share=1" onto the end of the URL makes it readable if it's something you're particularly interested in.
227.
by jgeorge 13y ago
I presume Xbox One pricing is still being hotly discussed to figure out how much of a loss they can sell it for and make up the profit in Xbox Live services and software.
228.
by jgeorge 13y ago
I really don't get this tax witch hunt. Is anyone actually saying that Apple is illegally sheltering revenue from being taxed? If so, have the IRS bring them to court and prove their case. If they're legally using the elephantine tax co
229.
by jgeorge 13y ago
The way this article is written really kind of irks me. The stock warrants were there as a guarantee in case Tesla defaulted on the loan, so that if they defaulted the government would have some collateral to collect in order to lower it's
230.
by jgeorge 13y ago
It bothers me that the biggest issue I have with this article is that "blue light specials" were K-Mart, not Sears.
231.
by jgeorge 13y ago
Developing in an echo chamber is kind of a hallmark of many of Microsoft's designs. (full disclosure: I hold a grudge against MSFT for echo-chamber design affecting me personally) (full disclosure 2: I actually kind of like the Xbox One and
232.
by jgeorge 13y ago
So in short, if (1.1) SCAD pays you for your work, or (1.2) you assist a paid employee, SCAD claims copyright. That's not all that unfair to me. Item 4 in the list seems like a reasonably standard "license to use" your work but they're not
233.
by jgeorge 13y ago
But they got you to click!
234.
by jgeorge 13y ago
I do /not/ want my phone apps updating automatically without my knowledge. That's just asking for an app developer to abuse that level of trust and install something under the radar. I can't imagine the level of spyware and malware that wou
235.
by jgeorge 13y ago
> Google is the ONE company that you should want to invade a new market Bull Hockey. Google is the LAST company that I want to invade my market. Google has gobs of cash that they can inject into a market to produce a mediocre service an
236.
by jgeorge 13y ago
I'd hazard to say that the graph is representative of the general app-using population and you are the outlier. You're one of a very small handful of iOS users I know who do this (my girlfriend is another one).
237.
by jgeorge 13y ago
"hires"? No. Fanboys work for free. (From all directions, not just pro-google.)
238.
by jgeorge 13y ago
I don't see why this is such a big deal. Under the new healthcare laws, the IRS is going to be managing a vast majority of American healthcare records anyway. I think these agents were just being proactive! Remember it's "theft" until you g
239.
by jgeorge 13y ago
Oh yay, a class action lawsuit. I'll be sure to thorougly enjoy the $0.17 iTunes gift card that we'll get as a "settlement", while some class action lawyers split ~$2M in fees. Seems fair to me.
240.
by jgeorge 13y ago
I always though nginx was some variant of Vogon. It /never/ occured to me to pronounce it "Engine X". I've heard other people mention Engine X and never made the connection.

More ›