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by pawadu 9y ago
I actually think maps is the easiest to replace. We have bing maps, HERE, waze and multiple open source projects.
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by pawadu 9y ago
Technically, it could have. Windows Phone 7.0 was a wonderful experience, dare I say, significantly better than what Android and iOS at that time. Then Microsoft went ahead and shot itself in the foot, hang himself from the ceiling, commit
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by pawadu 9y ago
> Kotlin is a smart move to exfiltrate from the legal corner Google has painted itself with Java-the-Language, but the fact that this came from a 3rd party is pretty telling Android is open, most good ideas come from the community. The f
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by pawadu 9y ago
Note that this happens anytime you mistype a variable, e.g. export FOOBAR=/usr/local/lib export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$FOOBAL So yeah, fix the source of the problem in ld.so, don't blame it on To
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by pawadu 9y ago
> How many of the Android devices are using the latest version This comes up every time security discussed. But it is not as black as white as you think: 1. Security patches are separate from OS upgrades [1]. Many vendors incorporate sec
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by pawadu 9y ago
> lack of widespread backing store encryption I am not sure what you mean.
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by pawadu 9y ago
> Android, which is a privacy and security nightmare Only if your only source of information about Android is WWDC keynotes. But did Phil Schiller tell you about the Korean "malware" that was very quietly purged from App Stor
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by pawadu 9y ago
Because Microsoft provides a package repository for ubuntu. This means you will get automatic updates. If you don't like it you can install the same debian tarball on ubuntu.
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by pawadu 9y ago
Someone on redit used Samsung Dex as a laptop replacement for two weeks. I was sure she would hate it, but she seemed to like it.
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by pawadu 9y ago
Saving you a click: if you have malware already installed and a camera nearby, you can use the LEDs to transmit data to outside.
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by pawadu 9y ago
Android updates are very un-intrusive. It's just a notification and ends up in the same black hole unread emails and facebook friend requests go [1]. I wish Android updates were more aggressive. --- [1] anecdata: I know 4-5 older peo
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by pawadu 9y ago
If you think about it, this > needs half an hour of updates on every start. is directly caused by this > only use occasionally If you want a secure system but this bothers you, just leave the PC on once in a while.
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by pawadu 9y ago
Unlike Android which have precise and coarse location. If Google wanted, they could limit precise to GPS and similar apps and force everyone else to use coarse location or geo fencing. Unfortunately Google doesn't care about your priva
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by pawadu 9y ago
> and dont forget uac, which broke a ton of code that expected admin rights What do you mean?
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by pawadu 9y ago
I don't know about your apps, they may be great and 1K a month may be what you consider a great success. But multiple studies have shown that only a select few make the big bucks: https://techcrunch.com/2014/07&#x2
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by pawadu 9y ago
I have used it in a couple of projects and I find it very usable. I only have two issues with freecad 1. the constant switching between workspaces is annoying. we need less workspaces, better tools. 2. important functions such as assembly h
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by pawadu 9y ago
I know some people who own "app shops". They can only afford to hire students because the app business doesn't pay that well anymore. Also, they can't afford to do native app, it's almost always HTML5 or something s
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by pawadu 9y ago
Does mining shorten the life of a GPU? If I am in the market for a second hand GPU for gaming, should I avoid those?
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by pawadu 9y ago
Wasn't LTC also claimed to be GPU and ASIC proof due to its high memory usage?
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by pawadu 9y ago
The rise is because you can trade altcoins with bitcoins. I don't why anyone would want to pay bitcoin for an unknown altcoin but I guess some people are gambling on an altcoin to become successful.
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by pawadu 9y ago
Found this depressingly insightful recommendation in the comments: "And consider switching to a non-traditional phone company like Google Project Fi.. can’t socially engineer them because you can’t even contact them (and it’s same aut
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by pawadu 9y ago
> Call your cellphone company and tell them you are likely to be targeted for social engineering. Request more scrutiny for making requests. Didn't this have the exact opposite effect when someone else tried? (can't find the st
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by pawadu 9y ago
> it's also one of the highest-paying software niches Thats a myth, app development is one of lowest-paying software niches. Many don't even earn enough to recover their $99 fee. Sure, Apple hands out a huge pile of cash but
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by pawadu 9y ago
That PCB is very small! And it doesn't look extremely packed either.
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by pawadu 9y ago
> How would hardware emulation even work? Like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmeta_Crusoe In fact, most high-performance CPUs be it ARM or AMD or Intel do instruction translation internally.
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by pawadu 9y ago
Please explain to me, what happens if you receive a < 30s email which is related to a > 30s email that is being starred for later use? For example: 30 s : "Hej Joe, can you send <document> to <client>?" 5
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by pawadu 9y ago
From Apple's website: "processing is done by remote servers, it requires a data connection" From Apple employee: "only collects the Siri voice clips in order to improve Siri itself" Which is basically what Googl
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by pawadu 9y ago
Give a man a game engine and he will write a game. Give a man no game engine and he will write a game engine for the rest of his life. - unknown GDC speaker
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by pawadu 9y ago
gmail support = AI security related support = same AI, just slower response escalate to manager = talk to a different AI write a salty article, get it published on NY Times = talk to a human
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by pawadu 9y ago
Whats next? Dwarf Fortress acquired by EA?

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