Posts by Nuno

Signal president Meredith Whittaker says they had no choice but to use AWS, and that's a problem

I think that Skype was peer 2 peer, the comms did no go through a central server

Framework guns for cheap laptops with upgradeable alternative

Form factor

I love the framework concept.

That said, I don't see the point on adding another form factor to the mix, specially when you already have the 13" model.

I would much rather have the option of using the same motherboard on 13" and 16" models, so I could switch form factors as I see fit.

We can clone you wholesale: Boffins build ML agents that respond like specific people

Perfect

Now just ask the AI those 5 questions for password retrieval and we are good to go

Smartphone is already many folks' only computer – say hi to optional desktop mode in Android 15 beta

I'm also very keen on a good mobile desktop solution but, in your case, couldn't you use the android MS teams client?

Giving Windows total recall of everything a user does is a privacy minefield

Remote work

Great tech for companies that want to spy on their employees...

Long-term supported distros' kernel policies are all wrong

Re: I'm missing something

They are cutting LTS to 2 years because they don't have the resources to maintain them.

If enterprise Linux companies chip in with upstream patches, they don't need as many resources to maintain those LTS'.

German state ditches Windows, Microsoft Office for Linux and LibreOffice

Baby steps

The main change should be making the use of libre office mandatory.

Then, find multi platform open source solutions for all the apps used. The active directory replacement is user transparent, nobody will notice it

Then, the move to Linux is not an issue, most people will easily adapt within a week

Sorry, Siri: Apple may be eyeing Google Gemini for future iPhones

Re: A rotten Apple

No innovation?!

You just need to be patient. Wait and see, when Apple announces the invention of generative AI. It will be a great breakthrough, that will change human x machine interaction in ways you could never think possible...

Epic decision sees jury find Google's Play store is illegal monopoly

Re: confused

In their position, I would try to sue both google and apple as a cartel, as they both cornered the app store market with very high and very similar prices

We took a shot every time Qualcomm said 5G, AI or mobile gaming in its Snapdragon 865, 765 system-on-chip launch...

Re: " 'desktop-level' performance"

If we consider that probably 90%+ of the desktops are used to browse, email, erp, productivity applications, I don't see a big gap on the performance arm is giving to the performance those use cases need.

You can drive a Ferrari and a smart. They are both road-level performance cars...

Google buffs Chrome Enterprise with new tub of PartnerShine™

1% of installed base vs 5% of NEW sales

Cyanogen Inc 'axes 20%' staff

One plus

They had a contract with cyanogen, got f**ked by them for the Indian market, now they don't use it anymore. If I were an OEM, I would not trust cyanogen to be my partner. Guess I am not the only one...

Microsoft cracks open Visual Studio to Linux C++ coders

Odd...

They say they can run any Linux binary on Windows. Then they say they need to compile remotely because they have dependencies on Linux binaries...

GoDaddy goes boldly into cloudy servers

GoDaddy Still under boycott

I don't forget PIPA and SEPA

Linux lads lambast sorry state of Skype service

Re: Someone needs to port Signal to linux,

https://whispersystems.org/blog/signal-desktop/

Google to deep six dodgy download buttons

Re: What does to deep mean?

I would think of a "6 feet under" analogy, as in what to do after you kill them - those ads

Wanted! A browser to replace Xombrero

SRWare Iron

If your problem with Chromium is about privacy, SRWare Iron browser is based on Chromium, where you get Blink and V8, without the privacy problems that concern you.

http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron_download.php

Let's NUKE MARS to make it more like home says Elon Musk

Carbon Dioxide

>"The other 'small' problem is the almost total lack of oxygen and the very large amount (>95%) of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere already."

I've seen something, somewhere, about how to solve that part...

... Oh, I remember, they call them "plants"...

Google's Chrome to gag noisy tabs until you click on them

Re: Why not make it optional?

All flash content should be enabled ONLY after clicked, as in flashblock. Before that, it shouldn't even be downloaded.

So, I'll keep using flashblock, thank you...

Exploding 'laptop batt' IN SPAAACE! Speeding lithium spaffed by nova

So....

When those laptop batteries explode, they are just functioning as they were supposed to?

I can see a clever lawyer using this on court...

World-beating TWO-QUADRILLION-WATT LASER fired by boffins

Using sharks, obviously...

Boffins go to FUNGI town: Riddle of 100-year-old HAIRY, ICY dead wood finally cracked

Re: Next ...

Mine is without hairs, please!

NASA briefing in HOURS: 'We are upon the CUSP of finding ANOTHER EARTH'

@AC

If they really want to know who you are, they don't need your username on the post...

Behold: Pluto's huge ICE MOUNTAINS ... and signs of cryovolcanoes?

and still...

There is life in Uranus!

Uber to drivers: You make a ton of dosh for us – but that doesn't make you employees

The relation between Uber and their drivers is not much different from the relation between Apple and the developers that sell Apps in the AppStore, and nobody can honestly say that they are Apple's employees...

Robo-taxis, what are they good for? Er, the environment and traffic

"those who freelance on services like Lyft and Uber, would be out of a job"

They can buy a robo-taxi, add it to a fleet and go do something else. Or just spend that robo-taxi income...

Paranoid Android Kaymera smartmobe takes on Blackphone

Distress PIN

a feature that clears the sensitive data if someone forces you to log in, would be very nice to have. Not only for phones... I can see real use for it on Laptop passwords and even more on ATM machines, to change your available balance into a lower predefined amount.

Ubuntu smartphone to go on sale: It'll be harder to get than a new iPhone

if we'll be able to connect the phone to a bigger screen and use it as a desktop, it will be very appealing!

with mobile processors getting more powerfull everyday, phones will soon have enough processing power for all the tasks most people use a computer for.

Google crashes supposedly secure Aviator browser

Re: Doesn't exonerate Google though

If the privacy controls exist, then maybe the right way of making it more private for everyone would be with an extension that could set better defaults and display every one of those controls inside a very easy to get to interface. Problem solved.

instead of forking and staying some versions behind, and inserting vulnerabilities durinng the process...

Samsung says teaming up with mobe-maker Microsoft could violate antitrust law

Re: Isn't that a bit risky?

Nokia kept the patents. Microsoft just got a license to them

White LED lies: It's great, but Nobel physics prize-winning great?

light vs energy

although I believe in your numbers about the stability of the amount of money spent, I don't think that comes from more light on our houses. You get more efficient lights, you use more energy on computers, tablets, smartphones, etc.

Our energy consumption is not going to fall, that's for sure, but due to new uses, not for brighter lights indoors.

India vs America: Earthling invaders in race to MARS

they are, obviously, looking for cows

Get your Indian Landfill Android One handsets - they're only SIXTY QUID

Re: Similar to mine

Yes, and you forgot to mention that yours will be stuck on whatever version of OS they came with...

Organic food: Pricey, not particularly healthy, won't save you from cancer

risk of cancer

"agricultural workers were healthier than the general population"

Absolutly no relation to the fact that they do exercise everyday, right?

Instead of sitting all day at the computer and watch tv all night, as the general population do...

Fukushima radioactivity a complete non-issue on West Coast: Also for Fukushima locals, in fact

Forget about the facts

Can you spot a Lewis Page article just by reading the headline?

it's like a 100/100 ratio here...

Vodafone, Moneygram hook up to create mobe money MONSTER

the receiving end of a moneygram transaction only have to suply a transaction code and the receiver's name

UK claims 'significant lead' in drones after Taranis test flight

impressive

"could strike with precision over a long range whilst remaining undetected.”

And it stayed undetected for 6 months...

Greenland glacier QUADRUPLES speed, swells seas

Did/can the planet survive?

Of course the planet will survive!

The big question here are the consequencies for life on the planet, humans included.

One thing we know for sure: plenty of insects will make it...

University boffins build snoop-spotting snitch app

XPrivacy

but you will need root access to run it...

Boffins demo re-usable paper and waterjet printers

great tech

to sign a loan contract...

Japanese quantum boffins 'may have the key to TELEPORTATION'

You lost me on

"Don't get too excited"

Sinclair's ZX Spectrum to LIVE AGAIN!

ARM inside

Forget the bluetooth part, and build an Android computer inside. Like a tablet, but with keyboard and using a large monitor / TV set

The REAL JUICE behind leaked BlackBerry OS: Android apps to slip in without protection

Choice

As a consumer, I would like to buy whatever hardware (cell phone) I like and install whatever OS I choose. Android compatibility would be needed, to tap into the huge number of available apps.

As cell phones close the gap to PCs, in terms of power and usage, I expect to have those same options.

ZTE Open: This dirt-cheap smartphone is a swing and a miss

Re: Swing and a miss ... of the point

Yes, and that world changing £800 marvel, didn't even support copy past!

chill out, wait for a more mature product, then make a fair review...

Google Nexus 7 2013: Fondledroids, THE 7-inch slab has arrived

Augmented Reality

A back camera is mandatory for any augmented reality application

Chrome, Firefox blab your passwords in a just few clicks: Shrug, wary or kill?

html manipulation

if you go to any page for which you have a saved password, and the browser auto-completes the login form, you can manipulate the html input tag, stating that the input is not of type password, and the password will show up easily...

Murdoch machinations mean Microsoft must rename SkyDrive

SkyDive

If we have a reference to RT, surely the best name would be SkyDive

Chromecast: We get our SWEATY PAWS on Google's tiny telly pipe

play videos stored on your device

"It can't stream anything that you've loaded directly onto the control device."

If it can show the contents of your Chrome browser, you can watch your device's videos. Just drag and drop them into a Chrome tab...

Obama weighs in on NSA surveillance imbroglio

USA <-> CHINA

wasn't it supposed for the USA to put pressure on China to respect human rights and all that? It now looks like that it's USA using China's methods instead!

Sad times...

Google erects tech specs tech specs, APIs hit the decks

Re: And if I already wear normal glasses?

you can write an app that takes a video feed from where you are looking at, and put it right in front of your eyes (hummm, your eye), so you don't need prescription lenses anymore.