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flyingbuttress··on 2015: The year that Microsoft started getting the benefit of the doubt
Same here with a Surface Pro 4. Lots of little bugs that I'd never expect in an Apple device. Weird keyboard issues, random screen shutoff, DPI issues, etc. Luckily, Windows Updates have been fixing the issues a handful at a time, but this means that initial impressions will suffer. Hopefully they get their QA issues sorted out.
flyingbuttress··on Microsoft New England Redesign
Just the site has been redesigned. This is part of Microsoft's larger brand refresh, but we also made sure the site was fully responsive as well.
flyingbuttress··on SteamOS
I think he meant in terms of being the best option available. You would have a hard time arguing that Windows is significantly better than competitors like RHEL in the corporate space. For gaming, on the other hand, no other OS comes close to offering the selection that Windows has, at least for now.
flyingbuttress··on A story about Vienna. (an interactive narrative infographic)
This thing needs some max-width action. It looks completely broken on my 27" iMac.
flyingbuttress··on Dealing with SVG images in mobile browsers
The bright side is that no-one holds onto their phones as long as they hold onto their PCs. A given phone has a ~2 year lifespan thanks to carriers subsidizing upgrades. Now if only they would stop selling Android 2.x phones.
flyingbuttress··on New Sanctions Imposed on North Korea as it Warns of Pre-emptive Nuclear Attack
The "Iron Dome" is an anti-missile system. Artillery shells are a lot harder to shoot down. Last I heard, the US military was working on a laser-based system to heat the shells mid-flight and cause them to detonate prematurely. I don't know if this technology is mature enough for actual use, or if it's likely to be deployed to SK.
flyingbuttress··on Coding Horror: The PHP Singularity
Ooooh, thanks!
flyingbuttress··on Coding Horror: The PHP Singularity
Give me a non-PHP alternative to Drupal, and I'll switch in a second.
flyingbuttress··on The Darknet Project: netroots activists dream of global mesh network
All the government needs to know is what information is being requested, and who is requesting it.
flyingbuttress··on The Darknet Project: netroots activists dream of global mesh network
I think the goal of a darknet is more to prevent censorship than to ensure privacy. As you said, any untrusted nodes could easily reveal a user's location and intent.

I would much prefer a network that piggybacks on the existing infrastructure and poses as innocuous traffic through stenography or encryption.