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Comment: Re:You keep using that word (Score 1) 476

by Just Some Guy (#46448891) Attached to: Author Says It's Time To Stop Glorifying Hackers
I use 1Password on my Macbook. My password for 99% of websites is command-\, which autofills my username and password from its encrypted database.

There are plenty of alternatives for whatever platform you're using. Pick one and learn to love it. After all, the most convenient password is the one you never have to type.

Comment: Re:Very Sober (Score 1, Insightful) 289

by Just Some Guy (#46431929) Attached to: Why Robots Will Not Be Smarter Than Humans By 2029

It's because the naysayers are the ones more actively working in the field and closest to the experimental and theoretical results and are trying to actually accomplish these kinds of tasks.

More actively than Ray Kurzweil, Director of Engineering at Google in charge of machine intelligence? Very few people in the world are more active in AI-related fields than he is.

Comment: Re:A new law in not what is needed (Score 1) 516

by Just Some Guy (#46424591) Attached to: Massachusetts Court Says 'Upskirt' Photos Are Legal

Following the law literally and blindly is not a good idea.

I couldn't disagree more. I don't give a whit about intention - I care about what's actually written. I think most programmers should be familiar with this concept.

The alternative is a completely, utterly unjust world where laws are fluid and impossible to comply with because there's a difference between their wording and their meanings. If the law says "it shall be illegal to do X" and I don't do X, then I should not have broken that law. I can't imagine living in a society that said "well, you didn't technically do X, but we don't like you anyway so it's off to jail".

Comment: Re:I have your conversion right here... (Score 1) 856

by Trogre (#46413769) Attached to: Microsoft's Attempt To Convert Users From Windows XP Backfires

This is not the same as the little check box under the property settings for compatibility with older OSes.

No, it's a full-blown virtual Windows XP installation with all the flaws that come with it. In which case, what was the point of upgrading in the first place?

Comment: Re:Indeed. But how can they be "stolen"? (Score 1) 700

by Trogre (#46404279) Attached to: Bitcoin Exchange Flexcoin Wiped Out By Theft

Loosely speaking, a Bitcoin is a secret number.

Which brings up an interesting point. Can anyone actually steal a number or merely copy it? The number already existed, in a sense, long before bitcoin so how can anyone really "own" it?

Remember that similar arguments about stealing vs copying have been made in defense of copyright infringement claims by the MPAA, RIAA, etc.

Comment: Re:CompUSA (Score 1) 423

by Just Some Guy (#46402277) Attached to: RadioShack To Close 1,100 Stores

There were times where employees were basically instructed to use fear tactics to sell TAP, where they would play out scenarios for the customer like "You don't want to open this new monitor and find out there's a dead pixel do you? We can't return it if you don't purchase TAP!"

To which I once replied with a horrified "how much of a piece of crap is this thing if it's that likely to die on the drive home?", then walked out with a stammering salesman chasing me. It's not usually a good idea to convince your customers that your products are disposable junk.
