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It's quite entertaining to see Gruber struggle so much with the idea that Google has out innovated Apple. You can tell he really wishes he could say that everything about Google Glass sucks but deep inside, he knows that Google is onto something, so he ends up making a weak, half positive and half negative point about the product.

He knows deep inside that regardless of how Google Glass (and wearable glasses in general) fare in the future that Google has out innovated Apple, and he's really having a hard time coming to terms with that idea.
Working on my very first web app! I'm an aerospace engineer looking to get into web development.

-PushPlan, a group decision making app:
https://pushplan.meteor.com/huddles/pBpn7KJ7jtAqNbNrJ

(A better way for groups to brainstorm ideas and schedule events.)
Ha, I wonder what this will do to acceptance of Apple products inside DoD's (well govt in general). Many agencies and military branches love them some new cool toys and have been pushing for their inclusion. Now revealing that Apple security can so seemingly easily be compromised, will they still allow or advise use of Apple products on government's own networks?
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Chiming in here. Nathan and I both run membership sites that use the same underlying tech stack: a Discourse app that authenticates off a Stripe-aware Rails app that handles memberships and grouping users into cohorts.

Unfortunately, just about every forum that could be plugged into one of those "Membership site made easy" Wordpress plugins seemingly got lost in the 90s.
> new interfaces of Gmail, it will be a new client for me to learn, thus i might as well learn a completely new client - like eg mutt

That seems sort of silly... Various gmail interface changes have annoyed some people, but they're quite small by comparison with the difference with an email client like mutt with a completely different model, and not just the UI model, but mail delivery, storage, backup, and spam-handling, not to mention the integration of gmail with a vast swath of other software.

Certainly mutt (and all the associated things that go with it) are better-liked by some people, but it most certainly isn't going to be easier to learn than new gmail UI for an existing gmail user. Not even close.
> All writing, graphics, coding and publishing was done on a nexus 7

This deserves a dedicated blog post
>Regardless, I can say for a fact that there are exploits for all cell phone platforms. iOS exploits are by far the hardest to find

Harder to find than for Windows Phone?

Given the 100% success they get with the iPhone, my guess is that they hijacked one of Apple's remote control mechanisms, e.g. we do know that Apple has the ability to uninstall apps from any iPhone, perhaps there's a way to install too.
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On being secure
Anyone interested in working on a man-in-the-middle resistant version of browser/Javascript encryption? I have the basic idea described here: http://www.research.rutgers.edu/~ashwink/ajaxcrypt/index.htm...
I have working code, but it needs some refactoring.
The screenshots that are used for transition animations do not make the dimming "screenshot" effect that occurs when pressing the Menu and Power button. That invisibly occurs immediately prior to an animation, to produce a less computationally intensive 2D effect.

The iPhone 4 runs iOS 7 terribly and more likely you are seeing some graphics stuttering from the (albeit limited on that device) new iOS 7 fade/transition animations.
If you were the NSA, would you be taking screenshots just as the target was /switching/ apps, instead of taking them while they're using it? Oh, he's opened Mail, take a screenshot of Mail's splash screen while it's loading, now don't do anything. Oh, he's done using the app, quick, take a screenshot of his empty inbox before the app switches to Candy Crush.

Not to mention that the screen flash while a screenshot is being taken is a usability feature and is there to help us know when a screenshot has been successfully taken. I know there are tweaks on Cydia that allow screen recordings, so why are the NSA messing about taking screenshots of some unimportant (no offense, i mean it in a national security sense) guy?

tl;dr your iPhone 4 is struggling with iOS 7 and probably has some redraw problems, most likely no one is taking screenshots of you while you're switching apps.
I second the idea that this is all deliberate in order to get rid of you; that was the first thing I thought of. It sounds like you've tried to handle the situation the right way and your boundaries keep getting stepped on. I myself have gotten snippy due to stress, but I certainly felt guilty and made an effort to double check my behavior. Either Jerry is immature or this is all deliberate. If the chain of command has been informed, yet do nothing, and you're easier to replace... then it sounds like they want you gone.

In any case, staying there out of some sense of loyalty is noble, but the world doesn't care about such things. Life is too short to work with people who treat you badly, no matter what the situation. Your stress is only going to keep increasing. Finding another job is a PITA, but as long as you go about it consciously, it shouldn't be too bad. I myself got forced out / forced to quit - my stress levels were deliberately ratcheted up, my emotions took over and I made bad decisions. That is how people get manipulated - keep putting them under stress till they make short sighted emotionally based decisions.
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http://vmux.co/

http://vline.com

http://thisisdrum.com/

http://www.frisb.com/

Companies like Twilio, Voxeo, TokBox are already starting to make use of webRTC in their APIs and SDKs, where it works along the native and Flash-based solutions.

One thing that has held back webRTC is mobile support. It has landed in Chrome for Android recently; I believe we'll see major uptake as soon as it is available in most smartphones off the shelf.
> pg spent weeks on each of his early essays. He spent a solid month writing What You Can't Say. He spent at least a couple days writing this one.

Stephenie Meyer spent years writing the Twilight books. Time spent on a work is in no way indicative on the quality of that work.
And "allochton" is your real name?
They are a subset of random people, and one OP is less concerned about having his credentials than random people as a whole.
Well, the big problem is that the default state of a secret spy agency is to deny everything and to classify everything. So their denial means very little. I would expect them to deny what they could. GG may, in fact be right in part but wrong on some details; he may be right in principle but wrong in fact; or he may be wrong, period. The preponderance of evidence of NSA behavior (going back to the 90s), the previous whistleblowers, and the admissions to date indicates that in principle, GG is correct. He may be wrong in detail or in facts, but his story is generally consistent, if more than expected.

Of course, it would be nice if Congress forcibly opened the archives and let the truth out into open air - then we could see clearly and make educated decisions! Until then, we have to rely on the somewhat foggy environment of leaks, whistleblowing, and journalists.
> I guess I'm just not ready for a society always recording everything.

Surely you are aware this society has been existing for close to a decade, right?

> If Glass use does become widespread, I have a feeling many private companies, such as restaurants, and malls will ban its use indoors

People were saying the exact same thing about cell phones ten years ago.
Are my friends and family crazy?
Hello,
My name is Rob and I can't believe I'm writing this.
Here goes.
I have been on the sidelines reading Hacker News for 3 years now and too scared to ask any questions because I am just a regular Joe with no technical background....NONE!
The Story;
I have an idea for a online marketplace website. The user base I am catering to is huge.
Hint:
My users are a lot like me.
We barely understand how a computer works.
We can barely type.
We don't Tweet.
We do not have books with Faces on it.
We do not use Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat or any other social platforms. I know, how can we function on this planet without any of these things in our lives.
My users are smart, work hard and this country could not survive without them. They are the forgotten ones with all this high tech hoopla.
I know the trendy word nowadays is it "disruptive"? The answer is yes.
I have presented my idea to friends and family and the general reaction is usually ..... holy crap! They joke with me and say the market is in the Godzillions. Are you hiring? Hahaha!

I am a family guy and I'm concerned.
I'm sure most of you all have heard or read about the poor guy who pissed off his kids college fund on a pipe dream but I can't and won't let that happen to me. That's why I need your help.

So, my question to you is;
How do I find the right person or company to help me build this thing?

For me it's all about trust.

Thank you for not laughing at me too hard and helping me chase "the dream". I look forward to your advise.

Thank you!
Rob
Police already have dash-cams, but when something suspicious happens they either don't release the footage or they claim that it malfunctioned. Similarly, the London trains had cameras on them on 7/7/2005 but the authorities stated that all the cameras malfunctioned.
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To me this is the prime reason that the TSA is useless. There are a half dozen ways to get explosives and other stuff THROUGH TSA checkpoints, not to mention the other dozen exit points into the airport. Anyone determined enough, will get through. About the only person they have a chance in stopping is a random lay person who just decided this morning. And they don't even seem to be able to stop that person. But looking at all the other risks in life, I'll take my chances.
Yeah.. close access methods..

Hope you didn't have that phone shipped to you, because apparently the NSA is cool with slicing open your new package before conveniently reshipping it.
um, no, that's just your sexism and assumptions talking. I agree with the correction.
That's weird, my Apple TV (latest model) starts in a lower res and you notice the HD stream "pop in".
I would like to think that I could do both. I really want to believe that the playing field is level no matter if your first name is Paul or Venkatesh or Bambi or LaTonya, but I don't have absolute trust in that. The "screen" is a tool in helping with that.
Monkey see, monkey do.

Discussing any behavior, especially in the media, makes it more likely.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copycat_suicide (Werther effect)

The interesting bit (from the book IIRC) is that the copiers will often wait some time so it seems like they are not copying. This is why the risk to subsequent air travel increases after some delay from the original incident. People are partially unpredictable, so it's possible to have an immediate copy as well.
Agreed, but that's exactly what I've come to expect from Gruber. Rather than use Google's "physically grotesque and glaringly obtrusive" device, he's waiting on Apple's "elegant, beautiful, graceful" execution.
I've found that I've done pretty well with the default organization of the Primary/Social/Promotion etc. tabs. Since you can mark any tab as completely read at once, I just keep my todos unread in my Primary tab. A simple search for is:unread displays what I need to work on.
"Is the iPhone taking secret pictures of FaceTime users?" (2011)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20051758-17.html#!

> One person said that her boyfriend saw a picture of himself at work displayed in FaceTime, even though he has never used the service in the office.
Ignoring the fact that it was pointed out elsewhere in the comments that pg has a BA in Philosophy (apparently confirmed by wikipedia), this assumes that someone without training has nothing worthwhile to contribute[1]. While that may end up being true in the majority of cases, I don't think it's valid to apply the term to individuals just because they don't have credentials, in the absence of other evidence. I do like Merriam Webster's definition[2].

1: I'm not trying to argue with you. You plainly qualified it as a clarification, not a position. I just think your definition falls short in some respects, so thought I would clarify your clarification. :)

2: http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/pseudo-intellec...
Relax dude, you can protect your phone by using the fingerprint sensor!

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5949

:-P
That's the major issue at play, but the article is about Apple. There can be more than two things happening at once. Most Apple fans natural reaction to any negative article about them is "Why Apple?" and to work from there.

Because more often than not, the answer is "Because it draws clicks". Since that isn't the case here, the next step is typically "Is this unique or specific to Apple, and does the issue at hand pertain to other devices or OSes?" In OPs opinion, it isn't. His evidence is the high cost of zero day exploits relative to other platforms.

He's not "defending Apple by saying their competitors are worse", he's providing context to an article that provides none itself. If negative articles about Apple weren't such rabid click bait, this wouldn't be needed as it would be part of the reporting process. Unfortunately, that isn't the case.

"Wake the fuck up!" is an extremely patronizing sentiment. I can be both aware of the overall NSA situation while simultaneously defending Apple from knee-jerk reactionaries. They aren't mutually exclusive activities.
I guess I see "being early" and "building the right product" as orthogonal. Microsoft / HP built the wrong product for the wrong market, but that's not necessarily because they were too early!
I am not talking about the "NSA taking screen shots" -- I am talking about the iOS taking screenshots... this is just a "nice feature" that any phone tapper/hacker (like the NSA) could exploit.

My question is: Does the iOS device, in fact, take a screenshot of every single transition?

everyone seems to miss my question, thus I must be posing it poorly.

What I said again, simply, was that:

I knew that some transitions had a screen capped to allow for a faster, subjective, transition to the user... a UX cheat.

However, I noticed that my iOS7 device APPEARS to be doing this on EVERY transition... Is it really capping, or, as you smartly suggest; the iPhone 4 is a POS that struggles in the anims for each transition.

Finally, I was just surmising that should the device, indeed, take a screen for every transition; this could be a sweet exploit in rebuilding session actions for any user of the device.
Who said Apple doesn't provide one voluntarily? In such case no one will get anything for it.
I don't think the real problems with Google Glass have much to do with showing off how rich the wearer is. Most of the strong concerns I've heard -- and I thought I was pretty down on the idea, until I heard some otherwise very level-headed people I know speak about it -- relate to the privacy aspect. I don't see that going anywhere, just as today most of us have mobile phones but there are plenty of places that will ask you to turn them off so you're not disturbing everyone else around you with your conversations/ring tones/etc.
I'm not sure what your first problem is. Are you implying that hijacking would NOT increase? Statistically speaking there have been more US hijackings before 9/11 than after. Couple that with "we are making it easier for bad guys to bring weapons on board" I think it is a reasonable assumption to say "it will PROBABLY increase hijacking"
Didn't the author actually that that terrorists attacks ARE a zerosum game? (There was evidence, but the author admitted it was more anecdotal than proof) I don't think he was subtle here at all.

If we ONLY had passwords because of phishing attacks, then it wouldn't be stupid to get rid of them (based on your statement) But we have passwords for other reasons. We don't have TSA for other reasons (well some people think we do, that is to find drugs)
Very cool workflow. I also use Gmail extensively as my primary task management platform and have a simple workflow that works great for my needs. I wrote about it here: http://www.manuelflara.com/ultimate-todo-list-inbox/
You're still not addressing the point. If there is a shortage of women in computing then nothing you just mentioned will fix that. Sure those might be problems that could be fixed but that's not even what we're talking about. Those things aren't going to solve the underlying shortage.
Microprocessors were one of those "disruptive" innovations, in that their architectures mostly threw out the previous 30 years of good Engineering design ideas in order to give customers something cheap and immediately useful. Oddly, it's taken another 30 years for microprocessors to reabsorb those ideas.
It doesn't record unless you explicitly tell it to, and even then, it does it in short bursts. So the vast majority of the time, it's not. Having a camera mounted on your head doesn't make you an asshole, recording can.
The update is appreciated, I'm glad I switched to DigitalOcean for my personal projects.

Like I've said before, I care very much less about the existence of problems than I care about the timely and appropriate response to them.

A question: is the lapse here going to trigger any bigger-picture analysis of your security practices?
Very nice hack, Andreas. I've set it up per your instructions and I will commit to using it.

One thing... the multiple inbox feature doesn't appear to work on the iPad Gmail app. My inbox is simply empty... and I don't see the additional inboxes anywhere. Just an FYI for those who go this route.
It's pretty easy to do the equivalent, I just flip it to the top of my head like I do with sunglasses when I go indoors.
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1. The word "fanboy" is dismissive and only makes people defensive. If you want people to actually listen to you, please consider avoiding it.

2. This is a linkbaity article that needs to be corrected. This correction may be an important factor in determining which devices are more secure.

3. Yes, the NSA spying fiasco is the bigger topic here. No, it's not a competition.
A more interesting question to me is, what is the benefit of maintaining the architecture in silicon, rather than as a software emulation/compatibility layer on top of modern commodity hardware (e.g. x86)? Keeps all the lock-in and services contracts, loses the supply-chain costs.
If I were a capitalist VC, and discovered I was potentially missing out on a raft of profitable ideas only because otherwise capable founders were intimidated by the selection process... I would change the process asap to increase my win ratio.
hash photo, remember hash.
Meriwether apparently deserves all the scorn you can muster, but Merton and Scholes don't according to my recollection of the book (and from people who had actually been there)
I was showing my Glass to a family member who visited from out of state. He's a commercial helicopter pilot, isn't wired in to the tech space, and didn't know much of anything about it.

He went completely mental after putting it on.

A few interesting things he noted:

1. Many commercial helicopter pilots today use iPads with a software called Foreflight (http://foreflight.com/). They mount the iPad in the cabin and prefer it to the older analog stuff.

2. The form factor alone is a huge improvement over anything else available on the market, he told me. He also said that many pilots would pay top dollar for a device like Glass. "All" it would need to do is: a) display a hud w/ waypoints, b) show current conditions, c) know which direction he's looking at.

4. Pilots see the world differently. We look at Google Maps, they look at SkyVector[2]. Flying commercially is mostly an automated affair with everything planned out ahead of time. Computers do all the work. The location/size/properties of every airport is stored in a consistent format. Pretty much everything is standardized and easily accessible, no matter how remote the location! [3]

5. He told me that the day-to-day processes are ancient. Logbooks are kept by hand, for example. This is interesting considering aviation is a highly regulated industry. All process are laid out in great detail and slow to change. This could make building software in this space easier once you get past the initial hump.

6. Military pilots have had things like this for years, but way more advanced. He told me about helmet-mounted displays (woah) [1].

We went on to discuss the myriad of practical applications for a device like Glass, even if the cost stays high past the prototyping phase. Unfortunately none of them included every-day usage by his wife and kids.

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmet-mounted_display

[2]: http://skyvector.com/

[3]: http://skyvector.com/airport/ZMCD/Dornod-Choibalsan-Internat...
It's hopeless to attempt to extract a correction from a journalist on a matter of interpretation and context. It isn't forthcoming, even though in this case the omission of the qualifier 'these', which selects some subset of a set, cannot be omitted without changing the meaning.
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I think a lot of new years resolutions come down to time management, what is your ideal weekly schedule for 2014?
an interesting question GP raises...

Who would you be more worried about having access to your email account and why?

a. NSA
b. a random criminal (unaffiliated with government)

For me, the answer is not even close, but I'm more interested in understanding how others on HN process this.
The idea that the Bush administration created the TSA just to create jobs is ridiculous. There are much cheaper ways to create jobs (e.g. fixing highways), and much as people like to deride George Bush's intelligence, there is no way his administration would have created the TSA for such a stupid reason.
I don't know why it has to be so negative. All the negativity seems to be privacy concern. I respect that and I do understand there is privacy concern.

But the technology is pretty fun for people who just want to capture every fun moment of their life. I, for one, would love to wear it every day. I always see interesting stuff. But holding a physical phone on my hand seems weird to me. I feel like if I could just film the current event as I am looking would be awesome and easy. I don't have to pull out my device and stand there. Putting it on my head seems natural to me. Imagine instead there is Google Watch with the same functionality, it'd surely would be awkward. When I am searching for a place, I imagine that Glass could just scan my environment as I look and tell me "oops there is the coffee shop you are looking for!" To me, the most awkward thing about taking photos with cell phone by myself or with a group of people (call it selfie) is holding a cell phone.
Every time when someone pull out a cell phone taking some instagram photos on the food or people, everyone around will look at him.

I broke up with this lovely girl. I wish I had this shiny toy when I was with her. It would be really fun to take lots of pictures and video. Kids like me love blogging too. I always entertain myself thinking "it would be nice if I had the gut and time to do vblog."
I can 100% guarantee the current hardware iteration will never support always on recording. It would kill the battery in 45-60 minutes. That added to the fact that almost everyone has a phone on them that can already be geolocated makes using Glass unnecessary for tracking. You could argue that Glass would be useful in taking a photo snapshot every minute but with the growth of security cameras it's estimated that in some areas people are caught on camera as many as 300 times/day. That makes Glass not all that useful.
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