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by wernercd 9y ago
How does "Project Treble" affect this "issue"? The extra layer of APIs that Android will be built on should solve the "Fork for Every Device and Every Build" problem, yes? https://arstechnica.com&#x2
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by wernercd 9y ago
Not everyone outside that 78.6 is employable... disabled, students, retired (some are that lucky), stay at home moms, etc. The question is: Who is employable (outside of disability, student, etc) and not for legitimate reasons. The U3 (4.4)
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by wernercd 9y ago
Or, perhaps, do something about the layer (lawyers) after layer (coders) after layer (nurses) after layer (administration) after layer (...) of "support" staff? I'm willing to bet that something to relieve the massive amount
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by wernercd 9y ago
Forbes is the one known for saying "Stop the Ad Blocker" then serving Pop Under Malware: https://www.engadget.com/2016/01/08/you-say-advertising-i-sa...
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by wernercd 9y ago
The question isn't "Is Windows installed"... it's "Is the install of Windows on a laptop legal and legitimate". A sticker says Windows is installed... it doesn't say anything about legality. OP said "
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by wernercd 9y ago
I agree on all points - the consultant has his own objectives just like the owners and my manager. Is it the worst situation EVER!...? Undoubtedly not... but its definitely twisted like a pretzel with problem layers on top of problem. But w
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by wernercd 9y ago
"This is not impressive" That's because I've given you a mile high description. We have an outside consultant who does one thing: Fix businesses. When he says this is the worst situation he's ever seen? I take it wi
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by wernercd 9y ago
Absolutely. I try not to bad mouth the individual - because the two guys seemed like good people. Secondly, programming - to a degree - is "art". My version of a masterwork is different than yours. But the framework decisions? Lac
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by wernercd 9y ago
> > What is the hardest technical problem you have run into? >I never seem to find a quick good answer for this. Real easy: Overcoming technical debt/bad decisions of the previous group of programmers. At my current company&#x
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by wernercd 9y ago
Good ones don't... just like any field... "Intelligent" people know how much they don't know... "Stupid" or "ignorant" know everything and want you to know it. Doctors, Mechanics, ... nerds... no one
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by wernercd 9y ago
My first thought: iTunesU, Youtube, etc... there HAS to be tons of videos on "entry level" stuff like this... Yale Entry Level Physics Class: https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/physics-video/id3416
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by wernercd 10y ago
Just a throw out question: One of the biggest issues (IMO) is the security threat... if there is a second copy that "we" don't see, doesn't that mean that the second copy can do "bad things" still? Case in Poin
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by wernercd 10y ago
The Switch has a lesser appeal than a $50 box that has a lifetime of nostalgia.
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by wernercd 10y ago
If they can iterate, increase the value (more games? SNES? Gameboy? etc) and "fix" the DRM "issue" (Ability to hack it... I know that's gotta be burning them up)...
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by wernercd 10y ago
If you get enough info... and compare it to someone else's set of info... there is going to be an intersecting set of information. Combine that with unique combinations... and you get an increasing confidence of who the end user is. It
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by wernercd 10y ago
The TP-Link "crap" I've bought has been bottom priced and dependable. Why by expensive routers, repeaters, etc when you can get a TP-Link for $20 that lasts for years and if it breaks... you spend another $20 to get the newes
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by wernercd 10y ago
Apps such as Titanium Backup * Root ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.... ) ( Or similar )
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by wernercd 10y ago
> This sort of shit is why. This sort of shit is why I only get phones I can root (except for my current iPhone, which was Buy One, Get One). Root gives you access to tools that can disable/backup/uninstall stuff you otherwise
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by wernercd 10y ago
It's sad that I know immediately which ads are "trypophobia" tiggerers... now that i know what that phobia means...
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by wernercd 10y ago
Obligatory: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160111/05574633295/forbe...
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by wernercd 10y ago
Being homeschooled doesn't mean the kid(s) don't get socialized. There is more than one way to interact with other people in formative years... I have close family members who have been home-schooled and they are very well rounded
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by wernercd 10y ago
Is there any proof that this is standard for Car companies? Tech companies are bound to have good procedures for tech... that's what they do. Car companies? They should be good at car stuff... but... tech stuff? Look at all the angst s
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by wernercd 10y ago
Damn... I was really hoping for Angular 16 next year...
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by wernercd 10y ago
Well not all platforms are created equal... it's why you have fall-backs to "Stable but not shiny" for platforms you don't support... or platforms you don't know supports New Shiney Thing (tm). If you know browser X
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by wernercd 10y ago
Of course MS is unable to tell the difference between code that works and code that doesn't... on an unsupported platform. Incompetent? "MS: We support Platform X, Y, Z." ... "Mob: MS must be malicious or incompetent bec
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by wernercd 10y ago
You forgot Revolutionary. Break Through. Cool. Beautiful. Faster. Zippy. Precise. Awesome. Magic! https://www.youtube.com/embed/BETSuT2RNLs?version=3&hl=en&fs...
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by wernercd 10y ago
Obligatory Forbes push to stop ad-blockers... followed by serving malware: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160111/05574633295/forbe...
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by wernercd 10y ago
"Wouldn't it be scary if..." is different than being provably known to do/use/abuse.
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by wernercd 10y ago
No issue with uMatrix/uBlock.
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by wernercd 10y ago
> Summary: Disputes like “Why do I need PHP if there’s Java?” have become more frequent nowadays. I don’t know who’s in the right, Holly Wars are tricky. Who is this Holly and why are we starting a war over her? All this talk about &quot

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