Also, bundled developer tools can be nice when you're trying to debug an issue on a user's machine. It's a small thing, but it's nice to not make them install some plugin.
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As for losing the phone, he suggests a passphrase-like "local password" on "The user's view of the application" page [1].
(And no problem. If we were forced to comment using only precise terms, with no simplifications, comments would either be ridiculously long or nonexistent.)
I've wondered about the "something I know" dimension as well. Perhaps a passphrase could be used (it already is used to secure the master key). It'd still be a major improvement, as only your local device would need it, and you wouldn't have to have a separate password for each site.
He spends a good chunk of the latest episode of Security Now [1] describing it's advantages over current schemes. The episode isn't up yet (I listened to it on the the site's live stream), but it should be soon.
Ultimately, individual users have to take charge of their own individual attack surface. If switching from one Flash player to another increases their personal security, it's a good thing.
Edit: The idiom's mentioned in the Python docs on IO [1] as "memory efficient, fast, and leads to simple code"
[1] http://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/inputoutput.html#methods-o...
I remember this actually not being too bad. I didn't use it over the D-pad for any precise movement, but part of that was the awkwardness of having to stretch the thumb over the the touch screen. There also was a little thumb pad on the DS strap you had to wear to get it to work smoothly, and that was a little clumsy to use. It was also hard to get a sense of where the neutral zone was, etc., since the only indication was a diagram under your thumb.
It looks like this controller takes that same idea and improves on it. You won't have to stretch your thumb or wear a thumb pad, and the circular trackpad maps better to a joystick than an arbitrary circle somewhere on a touch screen. It also looks like there's ridges on the pad, which could help with getting a sense of where you are.
If it was sort-of viable as a side feature in a nine-year-old game, I'm optimistic about Valve's ability to make it work. As you said, it's not like Valve is unfamiliar with the area.
It also says that if your team can agree on a longer length, it's okay to increase it.
That said, after you hit tab, you'll probably type a word and hit space, which will then click the button and send off the message.
It's a shame this is the case. Isn't it part of the point of legal documents to be hard to misinterpret? Isn't that supposed to be why they use such stiff language?