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There are a lot of use cases where you want a machine to be running constantly but don't want the screen to be on constantly.

I can't put one of these in my bedroom unless I can easily and instantly switch the monitor on/off.

[edit] I have an existing PiTFT which also doesn't have a power button. I can turn it on/off programatically, but still a power button would be highly useful.

[edit2] Can this screen be turned off programatically without turning the Pi off at the same time, if the screen is powering the Pi?

[edit3] Hang on. Is it even possible to turn the screen on/off programatically from the Pi if the Pi is powered separately?
> Add the fact that the company has not had a new breaking star since Jobs died and that they are playing catch up with the other players on innovation

To be fair, has anyone had a 'blockbuster breakthrough' in innovation in the past 5 years (since Jobs died)?

I honestly think that innovations in consumer tech have more or less stalled as the lower hanging fruit was picked a while ago. What's left are more of the bigger issues, like energy and self driving cars.
I can still source original 2007 iPhone parts, I think it'll be safe for the foreseeable future, even if it is just salvage.
Absolutely.

And I'd like to strengthen the point you made even further. It's not just standard practice alone - it's the law. For example, from principle 8 of the data protection act:

Personal data shall not be transferred to a country or territory outside the European Economic Area unless that country or territory ensures an adequate level of protection for the rights and freedoms of data subjects in relation to the processing of personal data.

In my experience (with retail and banks), this means either hosting the data in a place where the law is the same (the EEA or acceptable countries), putting data under contract (EU Model contract), or using an acceptable scheme (such as US safe harbour).

At the moment, companies get around it as you said, by putting into the contract that the hosting has to be in the EU. However, if the US government win this court case, a lot of UK businesses will legally have to reconsider their use of US cloud companies at all.
csvkit.readthedocs.org also has some incredibly useful tools for this kind of thing.
But the £28 one comes with RAM, CPU, wifi sensor, camera, and it's two thirds of the price. Even if the other screen specs (brightness, viewing angle etc) are really terrible on the £28-tablet and incredible on the raspberry pi display, this still seems very expensive, and the difference seems like more than just an economy of scale thing.
For most other companies the iPad, Mac, AppStore, iTunes or even iPod product lines would be considered significant or market leading products.

Apple seems like a one-trick pony only in relation to the gargantuaness of the iPhone pony and the relative sparsity of ponies in the rest of the marketplace.
> there's colour reproduction, viewing angles, brightness, contrast and response time.

Which seem to be all crap for this panel anyway – 70° viewing angles implies it's the cheapest TN panel they could find.

For a non-profit(!) like the RPi foundation that can neither guarantee sales nor buy them in advance in massive bulks, availability is the only factor that really matters.
That one trick pony is going to be minting cash for the next 20 years at least, just like the Mac has been for the past 40 years.
You can make one with the GPIO ports :)
I'm lost on why any enterprise kit at all has a reset button. This isn't a Netgear router where the ISP regularly asks people to "press reset" when they forget their password.

I was happy to use a console cable and send a break when I rarely needed to reset Cisco kit. Why these sorts of buttons ever existed I don't understand.
The crystalisation analogy sounds about right, although it may be limited by the speed of light in its growth.

The dog analogy you have described assumes that the demeanor of the singularity were like that of an animal (such as a human). Although this is an option, it is not the only option. Humans act the way they do through those instincts created by natural selection -- where only those creatures that reproduced the most would have their genes persist. Humans come from a long and vicious cycle of evolution, whereas a thinking machine need not, especially if it has nothing to compete with. The most important point of this reply is that the desire for being in control does not whatsoever stem automatically from intelligence or processing ability. A thinking being without instinct would literally do nothing. A being does exactly as it is programmed to, and this applies to humans as well. There are even some humans who let their pets control them, tending to the pet's every need, and this is despite all that natural selection. There are also humans who kill themselves. Now, none of this is to discount that a singularity could certainly be programmed to want control, wherein it could act as you have described. There are also unforeseen possibilities, such as if the singularity becomes so introspective that it forgets about the outer world. Those problems that happen with human thought could in theory also happen with a machine. Perhaps the human condition would turn into the singularity condition -- where it begins contemplating whether it has a worthwhile purpose. It may even kill itself if it feels its existence is unnecessary or harmful.
> I just found a 7-inch tablet for £28 ($43.10) on Amazon (

Good luck taking the screen apart and making it work on Raspberry Pi.
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Interesting. I've been using (al)pine for years, and there are bits of it which really frustrate me - mostly how slow it is when dealing with large mailboxes - so i have been considering a move to mutt for a while. I'm not a vim fan, so i might have to reconsider!
You can by a USB cable with switch on it.
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Health services moving to digital working pay money to have software and services that respect privacy and that don't send data everywhere.
Your parents check your credit card bill? In my time, they just regularly transferred some money to my bank account.
Whilst that would work, it's less than ideal. I'd need to power the monitor and Pi separately at that point. If turning the screen off prevents that pass-through power capability, that is a poorly thought out design.
This is by far the most insane and stupid idea I have seen this year.
Text-only? I could have sworn sylpheed was a GUI program.
Doesn't anyone get that this is a joke?!?
Linear algebra (and most calculus) didn't really click for me until I needed to apply it to physics problems.

The general idea started to make sense in mechanics class when I could see matrices are convenient shorthand for solving multiple variables at once, and which behave like 'regular' variables when trying to manipulate them algebraically.

Eigenvalues and eigenvectors didn't make sense until quantum mechanics, where your 'operator' is effectively a matrix and your 'state' is a vector. The allowed observed values are the eigenvalues, and your final state after measurement is the corresponding eigenvector. Wave functions are then an extension of this from discrete space (useful for modelling spins for instance) to the continuum of position space.
Expensive? $60 seems really cheap.
The brightest minds developing fart apps does seem like a waste.
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“Given the legal precedents, it’s clear that users have the right to try to block ads,” he said. “But at the same time, publishers have the right to respond, either by blocking access to ad-block users, or allowing us to help them serve ads in ways undetectable to ad-blocking software.”

That's a bit like saying that encrypting a DVD is going to prevent someone copying it. If you reveal something to the user you reveal it to the computer too and then it's just an arms race.It would be better to have a functioning micro-payments system.
Except the Mac would have died if it wasn't for Jobs return.

I remember those failed attempts to rejuvenate the Mac OS and not having any significant Macs sales on my country besides a single importer company on the capital.
Meanwhile Samsung gets over two thirds of it's operating profits from mobile(1), and a big chunk of the remainder comes from it's semiconductor sales, and a big chunk of those are to Apple. So not only is Apple's main handset competitor also highly dependent on it's own phone sales, it's also highly dependent on Apple's phone sales as well. But... oh yes, I forgot. It's not Apple so nobody gives a crap ;)

If you're going to paint Apple as being vulnerable, you need to say vulnerable to what. In every major market Apple competes in they have never looked healthier, and their competition has never looked weaker and with so few cards left to play.

(1) http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/investor_relations/fi...
I thought so as well, then I read some comments and doubt it a bit.

But this speaks for the current state of frontend. We are willing to be open/accept a lot of crazy ideas about organizing the frontend, but thankfully there is a limit.
A brilliant joke. :)
Was excited until I saw the resolution - 800x600 will struggle to view most websites, given the resolution it seems rather expensive for $60.
"For now, I am done with Jeanne" - that seemed way to abrupt. It could be that she's neglecting the details on how she moved on. It seems more likely that it's just a temporary reprieve. She needs long term help, not just a hospital to patch her up.
That's a good question.

My guess is that either the driver's vision will be quickly impaired or his/her eyes will quickly start hurting. In that case, the driver will quickly know something is wrong even if he/she may not know it's an attack.

I'm no expert on laser safety or human biology, so I left a question on biology SE: http://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/38603/how-quickly...

Hopefully somebody can give an answer.

And if the driver experiences no symptom, then the attack is just ineffective.
If you use an API or some backend for the app, be sure that you covered all bottlenecks and that you can scale.
They are still called unarranged overdraft at Santander and HSBC.

HSBC is now sending you an SMS and give you until the end of the day to transfer some money before you need to pay the fee. (note that unlike a few years back, money transfer seem to happen in a few hours, so that is actually possible) Not sure about Santander, I haven't been in the situation while banking with them.

I didn't see any option to disable it in either bank.
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Completely agree. Maintaining a node project is a nightmare job if you rely on any more than a trivial number of packages. The ecosystem is quicksand.
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AFAICT, Unix software that you compile with Cygwin's tools understands both Unix paths and Windows style paths. [0]

It also understands Windows environment variables. [1]

Cygwin is aware of Windows processes. [2]

Cygwin is aware of the Windows registry. [3]

The executables that are created by the default Cygwin build process are PE executables that have a dependency on the Cygwin DLLs and run on any Windows system. They are native Windows software, with a dependency on a third-party DLL.

If you build open-source software against the Cygwin libraries, that software can be distributed under its original license. If you modify the Cygwin build process to produce executables that do not depend on the Cygwin libraries, then you can distribute that software under any licence you like. Regardless, if you have cash you can always reach alternative licensing terms if you reach out to Red Hat. [4]

Cygwin symlinks don't make use of NTFS junction points, but I imagine that that is for two reasons:

1) Cygwin might be run on a FAT32 system.

2) There are many, many, many pieces of Windows software (some of it is big name software!) out there that blow up spectacularly when they encounter a Junction Point. (Indeed, it was my direct experience that Windows Explorer behaved very poorly when asked to recursively delete a folder containing a couple of Junction Points in -I think- pre-SP1 Windows 7. I haven't tried JPs in AGES, so I can't speak to whether or not MSFTs own tooling has gotten better.)

At a minimum, software compiled against Cygwin meets the most basic definition of Windows software (A PE executable that runs on Windows systems). I hope that I have made it clear that the Cygwin libraries also provide a large amount of interoperability between Unix software and software originally written for Windows.

[0] Try it out. Fire up a Cygwin Bash shell and do the following (assuming that you're running on an English-language Windows):

echo "hello there" > "$USERPROFILE\Desktop\helloThere.txt"

then check the new file on your desktop. rm works just fine, too. Forward slashes work in paths, also!

[1] Try this out in a Cygwin bash shell:

echo $APPDATA ; echo $LOCALAPPDATA ; echo $SYSTEMROOT

[2] Again, in a cygwin bash shell do:

ps -W

[3] Do (in a Cygwin bash shell):

ls /proc/registry/

[4] https://cygwin.com/licensing.html
> I use the patent to sell a product

Let's say that you are a patent holder for an über-toaster.

If some company is making über-toasters using your patent, you can stop them from using your patent for their profit. This is what patents for.

If some other company is buying used über-toasters, fixes them and re-sells them, you should not be able to stop them from re-selling fixed über-toasters.
Brilliant! This way, if you are blaming, you can cry at both the poetry and the offending code.
While I would like to see the outcome as you describe it (both US business and government could use a splash of cold water from the EU data protection laws), I'm not so sure that's how it will play out. A common fallacy is to assume that the law and its implementation by government is logical, when in reality is full of contradictions, often on purpose.

The US has been throwing its weight around for a while now, so it wouldn't surprise me if it demands "special" treatment, even when it contradicts its past arguments. Without more evidence, I wouldn't rule out any possible outcome.

This whole revival of the Crypto Wars smells strange.
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I'm assuming the whole thing is a (pretty non-obvious) parody. If so, kudos to the creator – they had me for a moment there.

EDIT just actually read the post properly "More to come, including jQuery-less js components. Please stay tuned!" :-)
How does this article make you so mad? The author does not discuss whether Apple makes enough money or not. Rather, it points out that "gargantuan" profit almost entirely comes from iPhone.

> It's a nice touch that both graphs show the iPhone's share of revenue and units sold, rather than totals

Yes, because it's the only kind of graph that's relevant in this case.
There are businesses that sell single servings of eg shampoo to very poor people in developing worlds.

http://trendwatching.com/trends/SACHET_MARKETING.htm
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I took LA in university and I really wish they had offered it in high school or even middle school. It was a requirement for my major but not a requirement for any of my other math courses so I treated it like an elective. It was only after I took the course and started applying it that I realized how applicable it was to almost every math problem.

Instead of calculus for business majors or art majors they really should be using LA instead.

At the moment I'm trying to teach my son LA but I can't find any books for 8-10yo
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I've just confirmed with the foundation that the display will be controllable from software but the current Raspbian image doesn't have it yet - this will allow you to turn off the screen and backlight while leaving the Pi running.

So your use case will be possible!
Seconded. I've got lots of stuff from them.

They also run the official swag store. You can order the display on there. http://swag.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-7-inch-tou...

I ordered a Sense HAT from them recently and it arrived in a couple of days. It's pretty fun BTW, my thoughts are here: https://unop.uk/dev/raspberry-pi-sense-hat
I sometimes wonder if we really own the products we buy. It feels like I'm theoretically leasing, more and more products. Item breaks down, you need to send it back to the company. "We don't sell our service manuals." I need to buy their toner, ink, etc?

I repair watches. Their are certain brands I cannot buy parts for. Even as a certified watch repairer, most companies won't sell parts to me, or anyone else--no matter how much experience you have. You are forced to send that watch back to the factory, and pay outragious prices for repair and service.

So you did ok financially. You go out and buy a fine watch. A watch designed to be taken apart--over and over again. A watch you plan to hand down to your kids. The only problem is you, and everyone else who owns that watch needs to send it back to the factory for service(cleaning, and oiling), and parts when it stops keeping time. You don't own the watch, you are mearly leasing it. It's not about quality service; it's about money.

If you happen to own one of these watches. If it ever stops don't think you have the right to repair it yourself, or decide who repairs your timepiece. It has to go back to the factory.

A. Lange & Sohne
Alfred Dunhill
(Rolex, and Omega sell to some certified watch repairers, but are trying to find ways to eliminate 3rd party watch repairers.)
Audemars Piguet
Bertolucci
Blancpain
Breguet
Breitling
Bulgari
Cartier
Certina
Chaumet
Chopard
Daniel Mink
David Yurman
Dior
Diesel
Doxa
Fossil
Franck Muller
Frederique Constant
Glycine
Guess
Harry Winston
Hublot
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Krieger
Luminox
Marcel Watch
Meylan Stopwatches
Mont Blanc
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Parmigiani
Piaget
Pierre Balmain
Raymond Weil
RGM
Sector
Skagen
Tourneau
Tutima
Ulysse Nardin
Vacheron Constantin
Van Cleef & Arpels
Zodiac

Yes, the watch analogy is little off topic, but I believe relevant. If consumers don't smarten up, more and more companies are going to be "milking" you for money, or we will be forced--economically to just buy another expensive unit of their product? (It's not just ostentatious watches, it's car companies that won't sell 3rd party auto repairers scan codes in order to repair their complicated/mess of wires, and computers? It's more product than people realize? I believe in recycling/repairing goods? I don't like this throw away society.
Samsung is much bigger than just Samsung Electronics however.
Have you seen an i8 - they are one of the best looking cars I've seen in the last few years. They look much nicer than they do in pictures.
The point is that comparing shapes of different sizes still overly exaggerates the scale of the bigger one here. It does not allow for any kind of "true size" comparison.
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Google is hardly the only one with this kind of power. News media have been doing this for ages, and are doing it far more explicitly. How many news stations in the US are still neutral and unbiased?

Worth noting, for example, is the relative lack of coverage for Bernie Sanders in mainstream media, despite his name being all over the internet. Could that be related to Sanders wanting to break up big media conglomerates?

Google seems a lot less politically motivated, and seems to be under a lot more scrutiny, than most news media.
That makes the screen a whole lot more useful to me. I will probably buy one when that happens.
I've not got the screen (it's only just come out) but I assume it should work. It uses a standard interface.

I tried out Win 10 IoT a bit. You can find my thoughts in this post and the others linked from it. https://unop.uk/dev/windows-10-iot-core-on-a-raspberry-pi-2
What are the bugs you are referring to? I have been using it for a few weeks for a couple of mail accounts without trouble so far. It could probably be faster though (customizing 'maxconnections' does help).
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At this time, it is not available as an off-line bundle.
There are a ton of Chinese brands that sell rasperryPi compatible touch screens (of very varying quality) at half the price. That being said if I actually needed a touch screen for a rasperryPi I wouldn't hesitate to spend $60 on an official screen and save myself a lot of potential hassle.
Can you expand on this? I know Robin Raphel almost got packed off to jail...
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To put things in perspective, here's a far better graph, showing both both the total revenue and how it's split between the various product segments: http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2014/10/linechart.png
There are three methods of powering the display.

1) Separate power supply

2) USB link

3) GPIO pins

Yes, it is possible to switch the display off and leave the RPi powered on.
Mac is 31 years old

but yes, I do agree that innovations on the scale of GUI desktops and touchscreen pocketable computers take place once every several decades. Interesting that the same company was largely responsible for bringing both of those to market, though...
Surprisingly accurate list. Especially:

7. No one cares how you did it

9. Presentation is key

If you think academia has problem with unreproducible research, you should work in private sector consulting for some time.

If you can use data science to make your customers to do random walk in the space of doing their business and they reverse the negative changes after some time, it shows in the bottom line after a while.
Google Domains (if you're in the US) or AWS Route 53. They cost about the same ($12/year for most domains, including private registration) but AWS charges extra (about $6/year) if you host your DNS with Route 53 as well.
While there are many situations where regulation is important, I'm not so sure about governments secretly interfering with how media report on electoral candidates. The agency responsible for this would have to be absolutely guaranteed completely independent from political branches of government and established parties.

We don't accept this kind of interference with newspapers and TV news. Why would it be acceptable for search engines?
That's true, but I'm not sure how that's relevant to their competitiveness versus Apple. I suppose it might mean they could operate at a loss for longer, but that hardly seems like something Apple's leadership should loose sleep over. If anything, doing so would be more damaging to other Android handset manufacturers that are themselves close to the wire financially than it would to Apple, so if it came to that it might even end up being a net strategic plus for Fruit Co.
it is but should apple start making iTanks?
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after a quick research, it seems that esd might be a bit outdated now [1] and that more recent sound API could be used. it seems however to do the job just fine.

[1] http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/programming-9/esound...
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So a CA got caught red-handed having issued an intermediate CA that spoofed google domains ... and instead of throwing them out of the CA club, their response was to reluctantly limit them to *.fr and 12 other TLDs?

Explain why they aren't permanently blacklisted and banned from ever being in the root store for any purpose again???
As much as I normally hate these sort of lists, this one was very spot on.