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Comment · 13 years ago
Comment · 13 years ago
And if it wasn't a government but instead a corporation, the only thing that would change is that you don't even get to vote!
Comment · 13 years ago
Why Iran? Surely Russia is a bigger suspect, but right now, my biggest suspect would be the NSA/CIA, the timing of the Syrian escalation is just too perfect.
Comment · 13 years ago
>Tor guarantees anonymity.
No it does not, it is always best to use a seperate browser for tor because your browser & OS fingerprint is significant
https://panopticlick.eff.org/index.php?action=log&js=yes
And that is ignoring the fact that most people will continue to login to the HN and facebook accounts.
Comment · 13 years ago
Even with Patent trolls and week patents, patents still allow companies to license innovative technology rather than hide it away for fear of copying (ala qualcomm)
Patents are a good idea, it's the current implementation that sucks
Comment · 13 years ago
Wayland alone might not, but MAC can limit access to file descriptors
Comment · 13 years ago
1.4.2 is safe, 1.4.1 contained the fix for CVE-2013-2028
Comment · 13 years ago
Why Oauth2? I've read about it being less secure http://hueniverse.com/2012/07/oauth-2-0-and-the-road-to-hell... but would like to hear the case for it.
Comment · 13 years ago
Hurd has been in development since 1990, Tanenbaum–Torvalds was 92. The shipping and loading of drivers separately from the kernel was a micro-kernel advantage and Linux being able to do the same is a move towards micro-kernel features in Linux (fuse and cuse being others).
Comment · 13 years ago
> Linux being as monolithic as ever
Except for loadable kernel modules which is a pretty big move towards microkernel-like features from the original versions.
Comment · 13 years ago
Wow people trust tools that don't have valid SSL certificates , it's no wonder groups like HTP roam free.
Comment · 13 years ago
I'm sure there will be a GUI way to switch the default but I tend to use environmental variables when I want to launch a program out of a non-default device
>Is it possible to use/set environment variables to change the default ALSA device?
>you can use ALSA_PCM_CARD or ALSA_CARD to set the default card, either by name or by number. If both are set, ALSA_PCM_CARD takes precedence. The device on the card can be set in the variable ALSA_PCM_DEVICE.
Comment · 13 years ago
Don't forget Samsung produce more than just phones, even if Tizen doesn't take off for phones, Samsung do a lot of other embedded Linux stuff.
As for Tizen's success on phones, apart from lower end devices (where you probably don't want many custom apps just a solid base, symbian style), I see the appeal of all you're devices (TV, Fridge, Car, etc) running a consistent UI with plenty of magic and auto-configuration running behind the scenes and I'm not seeing many low end devices with Android yet.
At work I have to use a mac, it's a PITA to manage multiple non fullscreen windows on it. There is also a fair amount of screen estate lost per window.