deftturtle

I always just scribble or write celebrity names, since there's no security benefit to a signature.

Pretty sure some android versions or phones let you delete the documents and data, whereas on iOS you have no freedom to clear the cache manually. It only happens when you run low on storage.

We're talking about people, not CPUs or flash memory. People change slowly.

This feature was never useful. Not to mention wasted bandwidth. Glad it's dead. Just give me simplicity.

I always try to run a web version of this stuff. Web music player, web Slack, etc. Don't need more garbage on my machine, and since it's essentially a bundle of Chrome, it's good enough to just use it in the browser - where it belongs.

Most people in my graduating class use Square Cash. The next oldest class, which graduated this year, mostly uses Venmo. Very much a social network effect

Went to college with a guy. Freshman year calculus. He was really slow with it. I helped him, and we did homework together. Now he's a math major. Totally surprised me, but he's now majoring in a subject that he wasn't super good at.

People need good teachers at all ages. I'm glad his college professors helped him out enough to lead him to major in math.

Ultimately you will win on the relationship with people. Building trust, delivering service, being friendly, treating them as people and not customers, and doing your best is the right mindset. You can and perhaps should be more expensive in some industries, because you offer better relationships and service.

How is this even up for speculation? Why is there a need to quantify this with a study? Of course it curbs drunk driving. When you have better options, they're used.

Most people don't give a shit. Plenty of my friends don't block ads. They don't care enough to care about anything "technical." Kind of like how my dad refuses to learn how to upload documents in an email. So we might make decisions and change our behavior, but I can assure you that the masses just go with the flow and probably don't care. It's why people shop at Walmart and don't change their privacy settings. They don't care enough to do differently, or sometimes it's not feasible. It takes a while to lock down your Facebook properly, and even then, they still collect so much data on you. Pretty much everyone I know wouldn't care to hear about the NSA, security, Facebook, etc. None of it matters. This is a pretty poorly worded and incoherent post, but my point is that many people don't even know what could be better. They don't realize the flaws in websites or companies or government programs, and they don't want to think about it. At least that's been my experience.

It's an expression

Lol this kind of stuff isn't a priority for most websites. But you'd think financial operations would be the first to update.

Yes, any treaties or laws ratified by congress have the full legal weight as any national law. They must be upheld by our nation; otherwise, it's unconstitutional.

You actually can't use Craigslist over Tor, so it's not anonymous. Also, your contact details can be leaked in their email relay system. If your name in your Gmail account is Jane Doe, the other person will receive an email from a Craigslist domain with your name as the sender... so just be careful.

It can mount HD, but the read/write privileges are the same as any other OS I imagine. I've copied files from my HD to Tails, but I've yet to try dropping files into the shared folder on my HD.

As far as I know, you can't call landlines with WhatsApp, iMessage, or FB Messenger. There's value in having a second number that is treated like a cell phone. I can register for accounts with it (Signal, Twitter, etc), and my real phone number stays private. During college, I gave out my GV number for privacy, but it didn't support MMS at the time. Couldn't get photos, and then they wanted me to use Hangouts & claimed voice would be phased out. It was a real bummer, and the Hangouts experience was strange, as mentioned elsewhere in the thread.

I'm glad this is being updated, because it provides value to me and definitely other people, too. If WhatsApp can connect you to landlines or function as an actual phone, then that's excellent news. Even so, I would still appreciate having more options.

What would DDG have to do to earn greater trust?

tl;dr: If the design philosophies for Alexa, IFTTT, Siri, and Google all came together in one beautiful, open platform, I would be so happy. I hate apps so much, and voice assistants offer amazing convenience and better interaction. I don't need the extra fluff with a huge app.

Once Apple opens Siri to a greater extent, we'll have even more flexibility & power. I could delete so many apps if Siri could handle the few, basic functions that I actually need. Currently, SiriKit is limited to particular domains, like messaging, payments, or reservations, so it's not capable of a whole lot [1]. The Alexa Skills Kit [2] is ahead of Siri at this point, only because it's more open to developers.

One day, this is what Siri will do:

Siri takes a photo of my checks, handles my banking logins, and submits the photos for deposit processing. I delete my banking app.

Siri records my voice, sends it to Google Translate, and returns the appropriate translation. Then I delete Google Translate.

With the IntentsUI Framework, apps could include a visual experience, too. There's plenty of room for growth and customization.

Siri even lets you activate Google Now, Alexa, or a different voice assistant that is more intelligent. Sorry Siri, but you just aren't as good :(

Siri would handle security and API stuff. It would store my logins and account information, and then it would appropriately handle my Intents. I could download particular functions and increase the capabilities of Siri, like how iMessages has its own App Store.

One selling point with Firefox OS was the Adaptive App Search, where relevant apps would be available as you needed them. Searching for coffee? A Starbucks web app would appear, and you could use it on the fly, similar to the Progressive Web Apps with Android. In either case, the purpose was to limit installed software and prioritize what was actually needed at the time [3].

But Siri, or Alexa, or any voice assistant will push this further when all of the APIs Just Work™. I don't know how soon this day will come, but I could delete so many apps if Siri could process my data and communicate with 3rd parties.

[1] SiriKit: https://developer.apple.com/sirikit/

[2] Alexa Skills Kit: https://developer.amazon.com/alexa-skills-kit

[3] Firefox Adaptive App Search: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9zwf0VMVDI

yeah, make 2nd account, get in touch w/ Spotify support regarding closing, and then they help w/ transfer.

you have to create another account and contact Spotify support. Then they'll migrate your FB-created account to the new one, preserving playlists and followers and stuff.

Inconvenience aside, I'm more concerned about the unconstitutional surveillance that's probably being performed on all students at the college. Sure, it'd be nice to check finances, but I can do personal stuff at home if I need to. If the FBI/college is monitoring stuff in violation of 4th amendment,it should be exposed to the press. But I don't want to look like an idiot if it turns out I'm entirely wrong. Is the command line OpenSSL thing the best way to go? HTTPSeverywhere has the SSL Observatory thing where you can submit certs; maybe I'll have a look there, too. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks! I'll give it a try