Posts by Charles 9

Re: Any chance?

Sure they do: the embedded and IoT market. ALL the component manufacturers work the same way because it's the only way to survive, meaning they can ALL abandon phones and concentrate on IoT and embeddeds and still turn a profit. IOW, the phone manufacturers need them more than they need the phone manufacturers.

Re: Locked boot loaders

Android Pay/Google Pay was the trailblazer. Many banking apps feel the same way, as does Netflix IIRC (it'll be hidden from the Play Store even in a tainted environment). And I doubt the bulk of these are spyware unless you don't trust B&M banks anymore (in which case, you're already in DTA mode and should've left the Internet already).

Re: Any chance?

As noted, it's not always the manufacturers' faults. If the component manufacturers refuse to play ball, there's little you can do because they can always just walk away.

And no, you can't force component manufacturers to keep making drivers because their competitive environment is cutthroat. They black-box everything because they don't want to Give Information To The Enemy. Basically, if push comes to shove, they'll bail out instead and leave everyone hanging because there's no more profit in it.

Re: Locked boot loaders

Plus what about the increasing number of apps that won't run except in a pristine environment?

Re: No money in it

It's called the Midas Touch. That has little to do with RoI.

"I didn't think this was in doubt, you have to have spent convictions and the rehabilitation of offenders of the criminal justice system falls down because then you don't have any incentive to not commit further offences. The only other option is to lock all criminals up for life."

Well, the problem is, some people actually deserve this, and betrayals of trust are very difficult things to mend, which is why many places take a very dim view of convicted felons for that very reason. Then there's the whole recidivism thing, which I admit is very complicated because they interrelate.

Re: Does this cover all search engines - or just Google ?

Trouble is, #1 may be impossible to do if copies are stored in countries that do no business with the EU and thus aren't subject to nor afraid of the GDPR.

Re: I call BS

That doesn't make sense since it's also possible to toss a coin in a predictable manner, say making it flip only once or twice. By your reasoning, even that kind of flip is unpredictable due to quantum.

Re: Sounds a bit complicated.

I disagree. Randomness can apply to new members of a set (which can be empty OR solitary), describing the likelihood a new member of the set is in any way related to the existing members of a set; a truly random new entry would have NO relation to the existing members of the set.

I think the catch here is that it was the best that could be developed at the time, but it doesn't preclude the possibility of an entity with sufficient resources to be able to replicate/simulate the setup and predict the sparks. The mathematical principles for this machine seem sounder (Bell's theorem, by definition a proven statement) unless someone breaks the whole quantum mechanics system.

Re: Just a random idea

I believe the HAVEGE system runs on similar principles.

This article is reaching for a higher standard: PROVABLY, TRULY random numbers.

Re: They don't

I still wouldn't think it would disqualify a score if it came from a revised but still legal machine. Perhaps classify it differently, yes (say, list high scores by game revision), but not disqualify it. It would definitely make sense if official boards (which would still be original in contrast to say a modified or bootlegged board) had revisions during its working life or were re-published at a later date (such as the Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga anniversary combo machine, which BTW had no less than six versions released). And you can't say the earliest version is the authoritative one since earlier versions may have been replaced due to bugs.

Guess you didn't read the story where ALL (repeat, ALL) Sinclair newsrooms were ordered to read THE SAME commentary piece (and someone proved it was the same piece by stitching different stations in a YouTube clip). At least the big networks compete against each other, but Sinclair's control is, pardon the pun, closer to home.

Re: Red tape is socialist

The problem with self-regulation is that there is incentive to CHEAT. Think Volkswagen.

Re: No news here

One problem. The ones most deserving of the position are too dedicated to their jobs to go into politics. Politics almost requires a sociopathic streak.

Re: Penalties

Thing is, like very rich people, they know plenty of tricks to prevent this...including the threat of moving out, leaving the government a choice: 10% of something or 100% of nothing?

Re: Hold them accountable

I have a feeling anything gofundme could offer the monied interests could top tenfold and not even feel it.

Re: Hold them accountable

But how do you get the laws changed to enforce this?

Re: Window view

"That's why on most aircraft they'll ask you to open them before landing/take-off, after that they're quite happy if everyone closes them and goes to sleep to make their lives easier. The Boeing 787 having fancy computer controlled window tint can just do that automatically."

I've only had that happen on one or two flights, and usually not American-based airlines, which is why I didn't see the evacuation angle. Probably because they work on the assumption of poor internal visibility anyway (eg. smoke in the cabin).

Because of that catch word "practically". The most sensitive part of the flight happens to be the ends of it: the takeoff and landing, especially if the weather's uncooperative.

Re: Window view

"So in the case of emergency your eyes can adjust to outside light levels."

Still, it makes you wonder why, if that's such an issue, why the windows have user-adjustable shades, which made me think of claustrophobes for which lack of spatial awareness can trigger panic attacks.

If it was on deck and openable to the front, it could be possible to roll out, perhaps onto a slide setup.

Re: At 6ft8

"If all passengers were transported like cargo, lots of problems would be solved,"

And could introduce others. Some people are sensitive to sedatives, meaning they could go to sleep and never wake up (= wrongful death suits from the families). What if a passenger is incontinent? Can't sedate them since they may not be able to hold themselves in for the whole flight, creating a real mess.

Re: Done before..

"I don't have anything against it, but I doubt it will catch on in these times due to the less revenue for airlines with precious space taken up with beds."

Depends. If you can say replace three seats with three tiers of bunks, it can become a wash capacity-wise.

Re: Window view

Claustrophobes, mostly. They'd be too scared to fly otherwise, and any business would be interested in reducing turnover. I know I prefer to be able to look out on takeoff and landing so as to retain spatial awareness.

Re: Glossing a commercial turd

"The A380neo is like a gun held to the head of the entire aviation industry; if it is built, and it turns up competing on a route you operate with your puny 777s / 787s, you're likely going to lose all your passengers on that route to the A380neo operator."

Not necessarily. You have to be able to accommodate that huge plane, and that requires three considerations: runways, gates, and terminals. Unless you can accommodate them already, or the 380 has the capability to operate within the envelopes of the more-limited jets already in service, especially Re: the runway lengths, then pulling in an A380 is a nontrivial matter, especially since the status quo currently seems to be handling things.

Re: Insecure by design

Pretty much everyone acknowledges that there will always be a need for speed. Code efficiency has driven computing technology from its beginnings and will never go away. In a decision between fast and right, fast wins because you can BS a wrong answer but can't BS a missed deadline.

Re: Hypervisor?

"Sending native x86 binaries over the web to execute in a sandbox on the other hand is what Google Chrome did with NaCl. That went over with developers like a lead balloon, and Google pulled the life support on it last year in favour of joining Mozilla in using WebAssembly."

Because Google's strongest platform, Android, runs on ARM, as does Apple's iOS the #2 mobile platform.

Re: More brilliance from BGU ...

Then how do you get data in or out, particularly if it's not in human-readable form?

Re: Nominative Determinism?

"That makes me think. Has toothpaste got chilli in it? It certainly gave me a Clarkson experience."

You're probably thinking like arthritis creams that use capsaicin as an analgesic. That's why the Dragon's Breath has half its crop earmarked for medical research.

Capsaicin is engineered to be able to be eaten by birds. They don't trigger avian pain receptors. That's so the birds fly away and crap the seeds to spread them (because birds tend to eat the seeds whole). Surprised about the rabbit bit, as they're mammals and should respond to the stuff.

Re: In my youth

To deal with capsaicin, you need either fats or alcohol. It's not water-solubule. Ice cream's a good idea not really for the sugar but for the fat content. The cheese is a good move, too. Cream cheese should hit the spot because it's only semi-solid. A good creamy dip or dressing (like Ranch) should be fatty enough to take the edge off. And using mouthwash is handy for a quick fix in the mouth (because of its alcohol content).

Re: Oh Good Grief

"Whilst running a CA remains a profit-motivated business, MITM will continue to be a problem."

Then you can't win. You can't trust private enterprise to do it right because they're corrupt, you can't trust government to do it right because they're corrupt, and you can't trust yourself to do it right for lack of knowledge. IOW, who CAN you trust?