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Was Nokia's Elop history's worst CEO?
Thursday 9th October 2014 14:58 GMT 
Re: Um, no...
Exactly MS has paid a fortune and only got a licence for IP, a brand they will stop using, staff that they have laid off and factories that are closing.
At the end of the MS is losing a fortune, getting really nothing and Nokia got a fortune for a Zombie division.
Any conspiracy must be Nokia's not MS's
Sir Tim Berners-Lee defends decision not to bake security into www
Wednesday 8th October 2014 13:11 GMT
Re: HTTP or HTML?
I knew email security was broken in 1987 when I was using it. I was even able to use an email gateway in another country to send an official looking Telex to another country. Using a 300 baud modem, a server account, an X.25 account and CP/M.
UUCP was predecessor of email. Even then sensible people worried. The first trojans existed back in pre PC mainframe days.
By 1978 is was obvious to anyone that cared. This is a forty year old problem at least. Or over 100 years old if you include Telegraph spammers in Victorian London!
Wednesday 8th October 2014 13:03 GMT
Buy Certificates?
That model is daft and broken.
Of course you shouldn't have to buy certificates. It doesn't even work!
1) How often have you been told cert of MegaCorp site is invalid or expired?
2) How often have miscreants obtained certs?
3) HTTPS (which is what they are for) isn't even secure anyway. Evil SW on a Café or Hotel WiFi point, Or Government / Evil ISP on an ISP's router.
Wednesday 8th October 2014 12:51 GMT 
HTTP or HTML?
Yes, HTML should just be markup.
HTTP should be private. HTTPS seems broken (man in middle attacks).
But POP3, SMTP, IMAP (and all email gateways/MX servers), FTP, Telnet, and HTML are massive fails. Email in particular is wrong in concept from the beginning.
1) There should have been no way to spoof the From/Reply to data
2) A sender only allowed one short query explaining who they are to get Whitelisted with recipient. All subsequent emails to bounce otherwise, including if whitelisting is revoked.
All protocols should have had extensible upgradeable encryption.
I've never been 100% clear if he invented HTML, or the Protocol or both. Non-Internet 'Hypertext' systems (not using HTML) existed much earlier, apart from vapourware such as Project Xanadu. Such as Hypercard on Apple and Futurenet Schematic Capture on DOS, both in 1980s
I was using Internet ages before WWW existed.
So did he invent both HTTP and HTML?.
Sites using multiple unrelated domains are a red flag to me. Even with baked in security that is a serious privacy issue created by the site developers. Sometimes deliberately and sometimes clueless. It seriously annoys me too when I discover a skin or theme I have installed on my own websites is using 3rd party site resources, even if innocently. Stupidity. Please put the JS and CSS dependencies in the the theme / skin files you bloody thicko morons! I don't want those 3rd parties slowing load times, slurping my users IPs and page accesses, later introducing malware on my site or going titsup and breaking it.
So problem isn't what Tim Berners-lee put in or left out but the moronic designers of skins, themes, websites and dammed evil site owners or advertising companies!
LTE's backers vow to KILL OFF WI-FI and BLUETOOTH
Wednesday 8th October 2014 10:06 GMT
Piss off Qualcomm
For an earpiece or keyboard LTE is power hungry overkill.
For Gadgets, phones, laptops and tablets in the home and office LTE isn't a good match either. That's a lot of legacy gear.
Qualcomm have for years been more interested in patent revenue than technology. That's why they bought Flarion and killed it and Flash-OFDMA.
Sounds a bit like MS and one Windows to Rule them all.
One size doesn't fit all. Stick to Mobile Network stuff.
Oh and LTE totally messed up any provision for Mobile voice. On air should be a native frame based low overhead voice codec with conversion to VOIP at the mast equipment. Not VOIP over the Radio to /from the mast. The mind boggles at the dog's dinner a committee driven by Qualcomm patent revenue dreams would make of replacing Tetra, Bluetooth and WiFi.
Would we be happy with only Oracle controlling most patents for Databases?
Women! Worried you won't get that Job in IT? Mention how hot you are
Wednesday 8th October 2014 07:44 GMT
Re: Why?
Handy for mounting potentiometers, aerials etc.
Perhaps even assembling racks.
It's important that Engineers learn and have some experience of technician skills. You'd think the local Uni would give the students at least one lesson in Soldering.
The person in the article sounds like a 'Trick cyclist'.
The commentator was no doubt thinking of Mechanical Engineering or would have alluded to Soldering Irons (don't pick them up at hot end) if thinking of Electronics.
Adobe spies on readers: 'EVERY page you turn, EVERY book you own' leaked back to base
Tuesday 7th October 2014 19:46 GMT
192.150.16.235
Adding to block list on firewall
adelogs.adobe.com
and
192.150.16.235
I actually don't use this product, nor Adobe PDF reader.
I Use Ghostview & Foxit for PDF. Calibre and Mobi for eBooks. Also Kindle DXG with 3G turned off except when I'm panicking and need free 3G Wikipedia Access.
How much is Microsoft earning from its Android taxes again?
'Apple Watch' sapphire glass maker files for bankruptcy protection
What’s the KEYBOARD SHORTCUT for Delete?! Look in a contextual menu, fool!
Worst. Comic. Book. Ever. Marvell's Chipman defeated by France in another patent battle
Particle that behaves like matter and antimatter found: Majorana fermion
Vanished blog posts? Enterprise gaps? Welcome to Windows 10
One Windows? How does that work... and WTF is a Universal App?
Thursday 2nd October 2014 11:27 GMT
Re: So Stupid
Only for trivial apps suitable for a phone screen.
Most of the applications I use on a Laptop are unsuitable for a phone, many unsuitable for a tablet. Some that might be applicable to any form factor need extensive design changes. No way does a Set-box / TV sensibly use same design.
1) I want to write a laptop/Desktop application and have it run on any GUI/OS. That is just about possible.
2) I want to write an App for 4" phone to 8" tablet and run on different OS. That's a little harder.
3) I want to write an application for a Set-box or TV. Extremely difficult to support different products
1 or 2 or 3 separately are Cross Platform development. Not developing for 1 & 2 or 1 & 2 & 3. Unless it's a trivial widget, maybe not even then. Of course some lunatics do and what you get is poor quality that really only suits one of 1 to 3 and poorer than if you took a specific approach. Yes it's nice if 1, 2 & 3 have a lot of the same APIs. That means less to learn.
Thursday 2nd October 2014 09:57 GMT
So Stupid
Different form factor / usage devices need different GUIs, sometimes different APIs and OS features
Different form factor, resource & use devices (Phones. tablets, desktop PC/Laptops, TVs, set-boxes, mobile Internet vs broadband vs no Internet) often have widely differing applications.
Applications can only be really GUI independent for the same form factor.
MS have always done this wrong (since Win CE, WWFG and Win9x) and are now making it worse.
They don't seem to get it.
Anti-Facebook Ello: Here's why we're still in beta. SPAMGASM!
Tuesday 30th September 2014 13:16 GMT
Joining
Shirley,
It seems to be invite only, but based on sample profiles made public, I'd decline if offered.
I'll stick to email and for more instant communications use the #2 Social Media's Messaging client.
You can create private groups on it
Do Video broadcast
and more.
If you live in west which is least bad reading your private stuff?
NSA
Google and Marketing Associates
Twitter and Marketing Associates
Facebook and Marketing Associates
Or Chinese Security?
What's a Chromebook good for? How about running PHOTOSHOP?
Tuesday 30th September 2014 08:36 GMT
Not suitable for anyone
Relying on Cloud (translation: Someone else's data centre over single point of failure local internet connection) for anything that can be done locally, better is stupid.
Spending more than $200 on a terminal is stupid. Actually since the last 20 years unless the issue was central control and maintenance running a terminal app is better value (Everything from PuTTY to Firefox Web browser, inc X, RDP and VNC clients)
I'd not use a Chromebook + Cloud for more than Instagram and I can't much see the point of instagram except for clueless mobile phone users.
I'm not interested in buying a Notebook alike without full notebook off-line functionality, nor ever in paying for Adobe's subscription "cloud" offerings.
Mine Bitcoins with PENCIL and PAPER
That glass of water you just drank? It was OLDER than the SUN
Monday 29th September 2014 12:20 GMT
Koran
Mohammed copied a lot of it from the Jewish and Christian books as he wanted them to join his new religion. He was quite puzzled that only taxes and/or swords convinced them to convert. The polytheistic people at the time though often converted.
He also only visited Jerusalem in a dream. It's not a reliable source for comment about science. For metaphysical or philosophical explanations the original texts may be clearer.
Internet of Stuff: Chip rivals try to stop Cortex-M7 from flexing ARM’s muscle
CURSE YOU, 'streaming' music services! I want a bloody CD
Saturday 27th September 2014 10:26 GMT
Streaming
Another subscription trap like Pay Tv.
Even a 1920s portable battery valve suitcase radio STILL works more places than Streaming services.
I'll buy CDs, thanks. Occasional downloads if no other way to get them. Same applies to DVD and Books. Books should all come with a free download option too, for the purchaser.
How the FLAC do I tell MP3s from lossless audio?
A Norsified Linux for Windows and OS X wobblers
Friday 26th September 2014 10:59 GMT
Re: Bottom Dock/Panel (Like ones from the 1980's)
That would be an illogical conclusion.
1) I don't design desktops
2) complete UIs I've designed are for 1 x line text, 2 x line text, 64 x 128 1 bit graphic and 320x240 colour with custom buttons & Keypads, sometimes physical buttons labelled by screen.
3) Desktop Applications without stupid impossible to understand icons or daft ribbons, but intuitive
4) Sensible navigation, layout, icons and search Web sites
5) UI for gadgets with no display panel
Been on the mailing list from this guru since forever
Don't agree with everything but a lot of common sense
Friday 26th September 2014 09:14 GMT
Bottom Dock/Panel
Why is everyone copying Apple's stupid dock?
With screens wider than tall (and currently only best suited for video) such a panel is best at the side.
For about 18 hours a day my desktop has full height of screen documents / windows open that are NEVER full width. I watch laptop video in a window (if at all), or for really watching and relaxing, I watch video in the Lounge on big TV (optionally fed from HDMI Media PC (or phone) or VGA netbook (or Laptop))
I have an auto hide/display side panel. ONE of them. So much UI design seems just glossier and prettier but backwards in useabily compared with best 1978 to 1998 designs.
But then I have actually been designing UI and GUI since 1986
Hackers thrash Bash Shellshock bug: World races to cover hole
Indian mom just loves it on Mars, tweets fave holiday snap
Hot wet alien world discovered in constellation Cygnus
Good grief! Have you seen BlackBerry's square smartphone?
Wednesday 24th September 2014 17:18 GMT 
Pity they didn't get this out last year.
This is probably their last chance. If it fits a standard inside pocket in a suit, a shirt pock and jeans, then the shape is OK. Less likely to get bent?
A real keyboard that is a touch pad sounds good if properly done.
Now if there was a Flip version same exact size (but a little fatter) with lid as 2nd screen able to fold underneath ...
Fake tape detectors, 'from the stands' footie and UGH! Internet of Things in my set-top box
Wednesday 24th September 2014 10:31 GMT
IBA
Yes. Lots of interesting stuff for Engineers.
I enjoyed my visits some years ago. I persuaded Turkish and Chinese stands to sell me something. Security to board the plane was interesting. Then the security guys wanted to know where to buy the large Turkish made item. Or maybe it was at the big 'Equipment for Cable TV providers' etc exhibition in Germany. (more specialised, but a similar Trade only show) Anga
MOM: CHEAP Mars ship got it right first time. Nice one, India
Wednesday 24th September 2014 09:10 GMT
Re: Venturesome Alien Forces Fielding Dark Web Enterprise GetGo .....dDutch Initiative
Quick nurse I need another dried frog pill. I'm starting to understand amanfromMars
Wednesday 24th September 2014 07:39 GMT
Re: Nice package...
Al -gebra is Indian stuff repackaged by Arabs
They may have invented place number notation to, indicating the lack of a power of ten which became the Zero
Read from " One to Zero"
Here are the previous posts about poverty, grants, space
My TIGHT PANTS made my HUGE iPHONE go all BENDY!
Le whoops! Microsoft France boss blows lid off 'Windows 9' event
Wednesday 24th September 2014 08:06 GMT
Re: Stop! Take a breath...
XP may be a bit more bloated, but Win2K was indeed the unfinished version of it.
ME was the most broken version of Win3.x, it, Win95 and Win98 was basically all the 32 bit addons for the 1993 version of WFWG.311 and the new explorer shell. Nothing to do with NT3.1 to XP development.
The Win9x family should only have been on a dedicated gaming console.
London slaps down Salesforce's bid to rename Heron Tower
Swiss cops BAN MASKS at meeting of rebellious United Nations IP staff
GRAV WAVE DRAMA: 'Big Bang echo' may have been grit on the scanner – boffins
Tuesday 23rd September 2014 08:48 GMT
Science vs Religion
There is no competition. One is about measurable things and the other is about meaning. There should be no overlap. Religion should have almost nothing to say about science (be Ethical). Science has nothing to much to say about Morality, Love, Hate, Justice, Mercy, Faith.
You need both, even if your 'religion' is 'Rational Atheistic Humanism".
I sold 10 MILLION iPhone 6es at the weekend, says Tim Cook. What did you do?
Monday 22nd September 2014 18:21 GMT 
Queue
I queued with the kids for a harry potter book once. Just because it was a fun street party, people were asked to come in Fancy Dress. Getting the book the night before the normal daytime release was irrelevant.
I can't imagine queuing again, or EVER for a piece of technology. If there is an apocalypse I'll queue if it's the only way to eat.
So are there Apple Street parties? Is it for 11 year old kids? Why would Adults queue outside of some bizarre dictatorship or post apocalyptic world for anything?
Mushy spam law's IDEAL for toothless watchdog: Spamhaus slams CAN-SPAM
Monday 22nd September 2014 11:44 GMT
Spamming old Databases
Three after taking over O2 in Ireland spammed both ex O2 customers and those that O2 had stopping emailing as they had asked for no more.
Three should never have been allowed to purchase O2. But that is another story.
Anti-spam legislation seems to be pointless. But the underlying problem is how email was designed in the first place. Step 1 should be "xyz" wants to add you as a contact, Yes/No. If No is selected then every email from "xyz" should be bounced from first SMTP / MX not under "xyz" control. Implementing this with the current systems is impossible as "spoofing" an approved contact as "from" is trivial.
India vs America: Earthling invaders in race to MARS
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