murjinsee

My dad gave me a laptop with games and basic tools on it when I was 2 years old, and i figured that out pretty quickly.

When I was 6, I was allowed to use the internet but there were limitations for time and keyloggers.

My parents gave up when they found out I was booting up with linux off a flash drive at 14.

I feel like I learned more about technology when there were obstacles to overcome, rather than instant gratification.

I would start my own kids off air-gapped and then gradually allow access, since for me it gave me a healthy respect for danger and taught me to find solutions.

Adb yo, you can remove packages without root. Even then, I do wonder what fragments are left behind. I fear Facebook/Google/et. al are too intertwined with the likes of Samsung and LG.

Even when I remove all related packages, Facebook stuff still shows up in the app manager as 'Not Installed'.

Anybody have a complete list of packages and know if removing them prevents data harvesting by FB?

What do you mean? Should refinement equal surface complexity?

It's because our politicians are hypocrites who use morality as prestige, all the while engaging in the very behavior they decry.

I guess there's also less of a paper-trail when prostitution is illegal, and girls are less willing to come forward about beatings and nonpayment, so...

You think it's irreconcilable for an individual to be okay with farming data, but not with indirectly killing people?

Everybody has a slightly different moral compass. Every "good" person does "bad" things.

I highly doubt, for instance, that everyone who commits check fraud would be okay with murder; I also doubt every murderer would be okay with committing check fraud.

I can only view like 4 lists of 13 articles each right now. The website directs you to download an app, which seems to be nothing more than a shortcut to a webpage. When i open the app, there is a banner at the bottom that says, "Get it on Google play".

All in all, Mix seems to be a work in process to me, and not a smooth landing off Stumble

Wouldn't modifying the sample slightly, like lowering pitch by a few cents or stretching parts, also make it seem original?

Audio is definitely too easy to spoof for it to be a security method IMO.

Are they the only provider in your area?

Every year when my contract is about to expire they tell me my rates will be increasing from $60 to $90/mo., I call in and say I want to cancel and go to CenturyLink unless there is a comparable retention offer, and they continuously offer me a similar rate if I sign a new contract. It takes about 5 minutes, though I wish I didn't have to jump through hoops.

In a competitive market, they will do this for me within 2 calls usually with no escalations.

My friends in places where there is no other option go all the way up the chain with no results, since their threat to leave has no teeth.

It was crazy observing the difference in customer service when I moved to a major metro.

What I'm trying to say is that I agree that they suck, but they do subsidize the cities with higher fees in the country, and also that haggling is important.

In addition to competition, there were also safety issues with proprietary chargers. I personally experienced this, when I had an emergency and my LG Lotus was dead. I tried using a borrowed microUSB charger at the hospital, only to be presented with the message, "Please use an LG-branded charger."

The power rating was identical; but, they had some kind of crazy, DRM-like scheme in place.

I'm very glad that I can now use or buy a cable anywhere and use pretty much any block, even an inefficient one.

I don't know any good reason for them not to make ast2 and the battery health check available directly, other than to promote sales and additional door swings at their retail locations.

I've always hated how opaque iOS is; Android allows wayyyy more insight into data/battery stats, and most Android phones (unless carrier locks them down) allow the user to dial a #code to test most features.

Hopefully, Apple will change their tune going forward.

I read Wheeler's statement as sarcasm. He said the decision was "tragic" right before that line. It seems like he is implying that nobody likes cable companies, and now they're going to hate the similarities in internet service providers if this bill passes.

Wheeler, despite being a former industry man, definitely pushed for the consumer agenda despite industry pressure.

I am not sure I follow your line of reasoning. It is obvious that Kaspersky does not advertise itself in such a way, and the average consumer probably has no idea the company is even based out of Russia.

Who cares if Putin personally calls the shots to the leaders of the company? There are a thousand shades of grey, for instance: Kaspersky knowledgeably allowing backdoors about which they could later feign ignorance.

I don’t trust US, Chinese, or Russian software. Big companies with access to sensitive data invariably become targets, and are only allowed to exist peacefully with the blessing of their masters.

...or, just sign out of Snapchat before turning airplane mode off. At least that's how it used to work.

I fix phones for a living and frequently assist customers with calling manufacturers for warranty issues.

LG and HTC are the worst, with the most frequent denial of customer assistance. Samsung and Apple have their faults, but you can typically reach someone helpful when there is an issue.

HTC has some of the worst design decisions I've ever seen. The M8 and M9 each contain approximately 20 pieces of tape on the inside, holding important components together. It takes about 4 hours to replace a screen or charging port, and usually doesn't go back together well.

LG is pretty terrible, as well. Read the horror stories about the G4. The G5 is already exhibiting some of the same flaws, such as half the screen freezing or just showing static, or the device not powering on fully straight out of the box.

Nothing is perfect, and every device has its own faults, but I strongly caution people about dealing with companies like this.