first world problems - Page 12

tesla69 · 08.21.2013, 08:18 AM

You can do so many things with your phone, it feels like a new found form of freedom never before experienced, right? Well, don’t hold your breath. It seems that Apple has just patented a new piece of technology which would allow certain phone features to be blocked at what they term ‘sensitive events.’ What are these events?
For now, Apple Inc. says the feature is largely being implemented for use during rock concerts, cinemas, theaters and similar venues, though admits “covert police or government operations may require complete ‘blackout’ conditions.”

Rob Instigator · 08.21.2013, 08:55 AM

blacking out phone communications when the police are buttwhuppin on a homeless is good for Big Brother.

!@#$%! · 08.21.2013, 09:07 AM

thing is though, while i love my phone, nobody put a gun to my head and forced me to buy it. when the big brother features get out of hand i'll simply buy something else and i'm sure millions of other people will do the same. supply will meet demand.

i think even if the snowden leak doesn't get to change government policy (there will be some window-dressing but nothing more) consumers are becoming wary enough of intrusive technologies that a backlash is brewing.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 08.21.2013, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

thing is though, while i love my phone, nobody put a gun to my head and forced me to buy it. when the big brother features get out of hand i'll simply buy something else

SUUUURE you will

!@#$%! · 08.21.2013, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

SUUUURE you will

of course i will. i'm not a professional victim.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 08.21.2013, 03:33 PM

Sure could have fooled me

!@#$%! · 08.21.2013, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

Sure could have fooled me

i'm not the one constantly crying about "the man, conspiring to keep me down"

for more on this, look in the mirror.

"winky winky," or whatever.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 08.21.2013, 03:39 PM

Haha. You're cute. Why are you starting shit? I'm just playing with you fucker, but if you want to ram your iPhone up your ass you're free to do that too. Besides, you know I can't look in the mirror, my sheer sexiness will stop me in my tracks, I'd be stuck there all day stunned and mesmerized by the beauty like in a Hubble Deep Scan image

!@#$%! · 08.21.2013, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

Haha. You're cute. Why are you starting shit? I'm just playing with you fucker, but if you want to ram your iPhone up your ass you're free to do that too

Ha ha. You're cute. Why are you starting shit? i'm just playing with you fucker, but if you want to ram a payphone up your ass you're free to do that too

winky winky, etc

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 08.21.2013, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

Haha. You're cute. Why are you starting shit? I'm just playing with you fucker, but if you want to ram your iPhone up your ass you're free to do that too. Besides, you know I can't look in the mirror, my sheer sexiness will stop me in my tracks, I'd be stuck there all day stunned and mesmerized by the beauty like in a Hubble Deep Scan image

In your rush for a clever and-1 response you missed the best part!

!@#$%! · 08.21.2013, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

In your rush for a clever and-1 response you missed the best part!

damn. i could have made fun of you giving yourself "deep scans"

o well. next time!

tesla69 · 08.23.2013, 08:10 AM

So the German govt has evidence Windows 8 includes a method for Microsoft to gain access to your pc remotely without your knowledge. Maybe I need to look int Linux...

http://www.testosteronepit.com/home/...use-windo.html

The backdoor is called “Trusted Computing,” developed and promoted by the Trusted Computing Group, founded a decade ago by the all-American tech companies AMD, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, and Wave Systems. Its core element is a chip, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), and an operating system designed for it, such as Windows 8. Trusted Computing Group has developed the specifications of how the chip and operating systems work together.
Its purpose is Digital Rights Management and computer security. The system decides what software had been legally obtained and would be allowed to run on the computer, and what software, such as illegal copies or viruses and Trojans, should be disabled. The whole process would be governed by Windows, and through remote access, by Microsoft.
Now there is a new set of specifications out, creatively dubbed TPM 2.0. While TPM allowed users to opt in and out, TPM 2.0 is activated by default when the computer boots up. The user cannot turn it off. Microsoft decides what software can run on the computer, and the user cannot influence it in any way. Windows governs TPM 2.0. And what Microsoft does remotely is not visible to the user. In short, users of Windows 8 with TPM 2.0 surrender control over their machines the moment they turn it on for the first time.

Nefeli · 08.26.2013, 03:34 AM

i shouldnt get pissed with the widespread usage of the term for the new cheap i-phone, 'i-phone for the poor', now should i?
its like so many other things called that way, like anchovy is called the fish of the poor.

!@#$%! · 08.26.2013, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Nefeli

i shouldnt get pissed with the widespread usage of the term for the new cheap i-phone, 'i-phone for the poor', now should i?
its like so many other things called that way, like anchovy is called the fish of the poor.

i dont know what you mean but i shamelessly love anchovies. especially in a grilled cheese sandwich. mmm, anchovies! also, in a tapenade. and in pizza. and with pasta. i'm hungry now...

Pookie · 08.26.2013, 07:48 AM

I had a delicious fruits de mer at the weekend, complete with anchovies. fyi

Trama · 08.27.2013, 04:22 AM

dishwasher cooking

!@#$%! · 08.27.2013, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Pookie

I had a delicious fruits de mer at the weekend, complete with anchovies. fyi

mmm-mmm-mmm!

i also love tuna-- the kind that comes in a can. with some cold lentils, it's great. sardines too, even from a can-- a sardine spanish tortilla, hot damn!

and herring-- smoked, pickled, whatever, always awesome.

pony · 08.28.2013, 02:25 AM

too much coffee and cheese

Genteel Death · 02.11.2014, 10:42 AM

I don't know which record I should listen to next.

MellySingsDoom · 02.11.2014, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Genteel Death

I don't know which record I should listen to next.

How about a Nicole Roberts one? Seems to do the trick for messrs Glice and demonrail.

08.21.2013, 08:18 AM	#221
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	You can do so many things with your phone, it feels like a new found form of freedom never before experienced, right? Well, don’t hold your breath. It seems that Apple has just patented a new piece of technology which would allow certain phone features to be blocked at what they term ‘sensitive events.’ What are these events? For now, Apple Inc. says the feature is largely being implemented for use during rock concerts, cinemas, theaters and similar venues, though admits “covert police or government operations may require complete ‘blackout’ conditions.”
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08.21.2013, 08:55 AM	#222
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,969	blacking out phone communications when the police are buttwhuppin on a homeless is good for Big Brother. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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08.21.2013, 09:07 AM	#223
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,563	thing is though, while i love my phone, nobody put a gun to my head and forced me to buy it. when the big brother features get out of hand i'll simply buy something else and i'm sure millions of other people will do the same. supply will meet demand. i think even if the snowden leak doesn't get to change government policy (there will be some window-dressing but nothing more) consumers are becoming wary enough of intrusive technologies that a backlash is brewing.
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08.21.2013, 03:33 PM	#226
SuchFriendsAreDangerous invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fucking Los Angeles Posts: 14,801	Sure could have fooled me __________________ Today Rap music is the Lakers
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08.21.2013, 03:39 PM	#228
SuchFriendsAreDangerous invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fucking Los Angeles Posts: 14,801	Haha. You're cute. Why are you starting shit? I'm just playing with you fucker, but if you want to ram your iPhone up your ass you're free to do that too. Besides, you know I can't look in the mirror, my sheer sexiness will stop me in my tracks, I'd be stuck there all day stunned and mesmerized by the beauty like in a Hubble Deep Scan image __________________ Today Rap music is the Lakers
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08.23.2013, 08:10 AM	#232
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	So the German govt has evidence Windows 8 includes a method for Microsoft to gain access to your pc remotely without your knowledge. Maybe I need to look int Linux... http://www.testosteronepit.com/home/...use-windo.html The backdoor is called “Trusted Computing,” developed and promoted by the Trusted Computing Group, founded a decade ago by the all-American tech companies AMD, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, and Wave Systems. Its core element is a chip, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), and an operating system designed for it, such as Windows 8. Trusted Computing Group has developed the specifications of how the chip and operating systems work together. Its purpose is Digital Rights Management and computer security. The system decides what software had been legally obtained and would be allowed to run on the computer, and what software, such as illegal copies or viruses and Trojans, should be disabled. The whole process would be governed by Windows, and through remote access, by Microsoft. Now there is a new set of specifications out, creatively dubbed TPM 2.0. While TPM allowed users to opt in and out, TPM 2.0 is activated by default when the computer boots up. The user cannot turn it off. Microsoft decides what software can run on the computer, and the user cannot influence it in any way. Windows governs TPM 2.0. And what Microsoft does remotely is not visible to the user. In short, users of Windows 8 with TPM 2.0 surrender control over their machines the moment they turn it on for the first time.
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08.26.2013, 03:34 AM	#233
Nefeli invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,147,485,022	i shouldnt get pissed with the widespread usage of the term for the new cheap i-phone, 'i-phone for the poor', now should i? its like so many other things called that way, like anchovy is called the fish of the poor.
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08.26.2013, 07:48 AM	#235
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	I had a delicious fruits de mer at the weekend, complete with anchovies. fyi
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08.27.2013, 04:22 AM	#236
Trama stalker Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 419	dishwasher cooking
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08.28.2013, 02:25 AM	#238
pony the end of the ugly Join Date: May 2013 Location: pony farm Posts: 1,061	too much coffee and cheese
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02.11.2014, 10:42 AM	#239
Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	I don't know which record I should listen to next.
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