Posts by Test Man 1192 publicly visible posts • joined 1 May 2007
Only if they know about it. Seeing as the US allows it, it's probably not that uncommon for Chinese nationals to also become a US citizen without declaring it to the Chinese authorities, whereas a US citizen applying for a Chinese citizenship would be specifically asked to relinquish their US citizenship as a condition of attaining Chinese citizenship.
Nah, I had an N95. It was described as a "computer" because it was. It was the last great Nokia phone. Even when the very first iPhone came out, it was clear the N95 could do far far more than it.
However, the successors N96 had awful firmware issues at the start, the N97 was utter pants with a firmware that was a clear jerryrigged S60 interface rather than a proper touch-orientated one, and the iPhone gained 3G, apps, and had a screen that utilised fonts that were properly readable, so for me the writing was on the wall.
I don't know if this applies to the "Upgrade" disc. I distinctly remember back in uni I had to install MS DOS and then Windows 3.1x (3.11) before I could install Windows 95 as I had an upgrade disc that wouldn't install Windows 95 if Windows 3.1x wasn't on the HDD already.
Although thinking about it, I vaguely remember a Windows Setup programme that was an "Upgrade" disc that was fine installing on a blank HDD if you at least "proved" that you have a previous version of Windows (the proof was by inserting the floppy disk or CD of the previous version so that it could check). Did the Windows 95 Upgrade disc work like this? I can't remember for sure.
The question here should always be: "what actual issue are you trying to fix here with this new system?". If there isn't any substantial reasons, then it should be killed there and then.
In respect to this, we can go back and forth over how good this system is, or the risks (of hacks), but at the end of the day, if there isn't any real reason for implementing it, then it's pointless.
Taking aside the fact that BitLocker will only come into play on Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise devices – everyone else must make do with "data encryption"
It's all BitLocker, even on Home. The only difference is that on Home it's "feature-limited" which they name something else, while the full-featured-with-lots-of-options feature on other editions is called BitLocker.
Functionally speaking, it's the same encryption and therefore absolutely no difference in this context.
It's trivial for an organisation of Apple's size. Right now they have to go through a ton of very different regulations that apply to specific regions and countries just to sell the "same" device (which technically speaking aren't actually exactly the same due to said differing regulations). Having to maintain separate code bases is nothing.
For me the absolute reason why I hate these in-app browsers is because they do not contribute to my History list, so I don't know whether I visited particular sites, nor do they allow me to utilise my existing autofill texts.
I really hate Facebook, Instagram and Threads' in-app browsers, and being forced to use them. There is only one reason they are utilising it - in order to more easily see what people are clicking on.
This is a Meta issue whether they like it or not. It's been well known right from when mobiles started to become popular in the 80s and 90s that numbers get recycled in much the same way that landlines do, yet companies like Meta use them for identification without coming up with a solution for number recycling. It is they who need to find a solution, not telecoms companies.
Yep, all of this.
I read *UNSIGNED* as "National Speed Limit", because different class of vehicles have different limits, although *currently* it's 30MPH across all classes for vehicles in built-up areas (apart from Wales, where it's 20MPH).
See here - https://www.gov.uk/speed-limits
I think it's not because there are other app stores, it's that Google have selectively allowed these app stores by way of payment, which means unless you are a massive company like Samsung you are not going to be able to launch an app store on Android, or launch your app on another app store without contravening Google's Android agreements.
Ha yeah, I remember when DVDs started to become a thing, and the likes of Warner Bros would put out bare minimum on their DVDs in order to fill the shelves. I still have Passenger 57 - a DVD with just the movie (at "acceptable" quality), and a static menu, nothing else.
Yeah I would have presumed that the majority of the operations of the self-driving features would be done on-board, and therefore any bandwidth issues would merely stop real-time reporting back to the mothership, or the ability to cope with more advanced driving (and still leave it with the capability to drive around at least).
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