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  1. http://www.macworld.com/article/153306/201...l?lsrc=rss_main 6 more critical vulnerabilities patched in Flash today. 500,000 to go. As for the Google/Verizon plan -- f*** both of them. So much for Google's "Do No Evil" mantra. As for my thoughts/feelings on Google, that's a whole other can of worms I'm not opening today (as I don't have the time for that rant at the moment), but I'll be sure to check back and deliver.
  2. QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 10, 2010 -> 08:57 AM) That's just part of it. You can't attribute Carlos' .188/.267/.376/.643 to not playing at USCF. He's got to put up better numbers than that on the road. Yes, he does. Those road numbers say just about everyone on the team is better than he is while on the road...and being who he is, that's sad.
  3. QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 10, 2010 -> 08:43 AM) The team was doing fine last time we played them. It was Jenks that crapped his pants on the road. Yea, I know, cooler heads need to prevail here...but after that series with the O's, my faith in this team took a severe ding.
  4. QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 10, 2010 -> 08:30 AM) Over? Sheesh, we're tied for first. "Over" is an incredible overreaction. Winning this series is definitely big, but its not "over" for either team even if one sweeps the other. It's over if we go into any sort of sustained slump was kind of what I said. And I truly believe it is. We will not be going on another 25-5 run this year, and we've shown how afraid of the Twins we seem to be already. Our team looks scared every time they plan the Twins, I'm not sure why I feel like that, but I do. And what's sad is I think we're WAY better of a team, yet we continue to let their scrub ass players beat us. Not their stars. Their scrub players that wouldn't even be bench players on other teams.
  5. We wasted those quality starts on a mediocre team, and we looked dead ass in terms of any sort of offense. If they don't turn it around starting tonight, it might be over...we can't sustain a prolonged slump right now without losing heavy ground to the Twins.
  6. QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 9, 2010 -> 05:56 PM) I don't really remember there ever being a time where the resources consumed by software (especially RAM) weren't growing at about the same rate that hardware advances were. Every time I did major upgrades to my desktop with DIMMs that were twice the capacity, a CPU with another gigahertz over the last, or more cores on my CPU, I wouldn't really notice any speed increase (except for when I had a fresh Windows installation) because I always had new software that used even more resources. Believe it or not, such a time existed. It just doesn't exist anymore.
  7. QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Aug 8, 2010 -> 06:18 PM) Most of the issues I see are from bad programming or programmers using Flash in ways that it shouldn't be, such as security login screens. Integrating a Flash piece to a SQL database for instance is asking for trouble. SQL injections are hard enough to control in secure languages such as .NET, much less Flash. Asking a user for any secure information in a Flash piece is outside of the proper scope. Another issue is Flash programmers using things such as uploaders, which is ridiculous and can allow a user to upload any kind of malicious object they want. http://www.publish.com/c/a/Graphics-Tools/...MNL02102009STR3 Another big issues is that outside vendors have been very slow to create a Flash security software tool such as Fortify. Another issue is like you said, Adobe doesn't have a schedule for their security updates like Microsoft and Apple. Most of the issues are programmers not using Flash in it's proper place, but there are built in plugin issues over the years that have caused plenty of headaches such as the Flash Player 10.0 problems I admit. I won't even try to defend Acrobat or PDF files in general, it's a mess. If you need an uploader, database integration, secure logins etc, Flash is NOT the language a developer should be using. Well, in most cases I agree with you, with proper programming, a lot of the usual security concerns are of no consequence. However, we've come to a cross roads of sorts in the computer/information technology field where our hardware has surpassed our software/code. What I mean is, back in the 90's, good programmers had to squeeze every ounce of power out of a computer system as they could, through efficiency, improved algorithms, etc...today, since the speed of hardware has basically surpassed this need, programmers are prone to slop code/lazy coding. Programming today also changed in that most programming now is tying a bunch of pre-written libraries together, and while this is often nice for the sake of uniformity and speed in terms of getting the job done, it also brings up another concern and that's size/efficiency. For example, loading an entire library to perform one minor function in a program, back in the day, the programmer would opt to code that function themselves since it would be the difference in taking up 4kb instead of loading a 10megabyte library, in this day where people have 4 gigs of ram and terabytes of hard drive space, this has become a lost art...and that truly is sad. As fast as our machines are now, they'd be even faster is people still programmed properly...sadly, our hardware has allowed efficiency to fall by the wayside... For example (one that I stated prior), Adobe Reader clocking in at 400+ MEGAbytes is just beyond insane and lazy. It's a reader that reads PDF files. Not only is it inefficient and bloated, but the more of these general use libraries you load and use, the less secure code becomes, as these libraries are often the source of these security holes. It's almost as if most modern programmers (not individuals, but companies) have lost their ability to use efficient code...see Adobe Flash 10.1 Mobile -- while it works on mobile platforms, it's beyond bad in terms of efficiency. Think about it, Flash is a small plugin for a web browser to display animation, interactive animation and video. Not for nothing, but these modern cellular phones have 1ghz cores with graphics acceleration and gobs of system memory. There is absolutely no reason why Flash shouldn't be 50X more efficient than it is. When I see it taking up 10% to 25% of a modern desktop dual core processor...it makes me shake my head at how lazy Adobe has become. There is no reason the Flash plugin should take up more than 1% of a desktop processor to do what it does, and the same applies to mobile technology. This is often why Windows gets slower with subsequent patches, as they continue to plug more holes or add more features, but do nothing to improve the code in terms of efficiency. Often, a release version of Windows will be faster than say, service pack 3. In the old days, subsequent patches would not only add features and fix security holes, but they'd also improve the efficiency of the code and/or make it even smaller, despite the added feature sets. While this still happens once in a while, it's a rarity these days.
  8. Y2HH

    Steve9347?

    QUOTE (IceCreamPants @ Aug 6, 2010 -> 10:41 AM) Hey, I thought you were still on suspension. Fuc...wait a minute! You almost sucked me into another suspension!
  9. Y2HH

    Steve9347?

    I have to say that overall the forum admins and moderators are pretty fair here...every time (aside from once) that I've been suspended, I've felt I deserved it...though the suspension lengths seem excessive for what I considered minor infractions. I had to stop posting in the Filibuster, because I'd get suspended about once a month in there.
  10. QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 4, 2010 -> 01:45 PM) Ah, jesus, developers vs analysts. Whats next, a DB admin coming in here saying that it wasnt SQL's fault Soxtalk went down? Nicely done.
  11. QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Aug 4, 2010 -> 09:11 AM) You are correct, HTML5 isn't completed yet, and has an estimated span of a decade before cross-browser rendering differences are solved. Most browsers/phone operating systems already have 10.1 available. However, with the fracture of mobile browsers available now, the issue isn't just a Flash issue. My fiancee's Droid has had 2.2 installed for well over a month now, and I'm still waiting on my Frodo build. Everyone hated on Flash originally, as it was simply a graphic designers tool that could provide the most basic ability to produce a website. However, the product has grown immensely with the release of AS3 several years ago, and has done a fantastic job of taking on the 3-D rendering world. Flash security is WAY overblown. Sandbox security fixed any cross domain scripts from running. The only reason people are griping about it is because the Flash player is installed on 90%+ of machines and has to be updated manually by the user each time. .NET for instance uses the Microsoft Windows Update to update it's security. However, these Flash Player updates aren't any more frequent than say Firefoxes browser updates. Most security breaches come in the form of executables in script, which generally present themselves in executable DLL files or as Javascript code. These are not actually part of the ActionScript language, but rather on the language required to run Flash player and programs in general. Counting on HTML5 and Javascript to be your savior in security issues is like hoping a bear will protect you from a lion. HTML5 isn't going to cause the doom of the Flash language, programs such as Flex have taken the AS3 semi object-oriented level language to new levels and have completely thrown out the graphic design part of the integration that Flash still clings to. HTML5 is a step in the right direction, which is a unified programming language. But this is going to be a very long process, and it's up to other languages to adapt. If Adobe doesn't take steps towards unifying their products with HTML in future releases then they will eventually die out, and should die out. But for now, Flash is a viable option, and is improving with each release. Jobs might want to watch his own back before spouting off ignorance, http://www.csoonline.com/article/448865/ap...time-ipod-touch http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-centra...ant-dns-bug-889 http://www.infoworld.com/t/platforms/patch...curity-bugs-301 http://www.dbtechno.com/apple/2008/06/22/a...ugs-for-safari/ http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/1949...bug-fix_iphone/ As for Jobs complaining about Flash problems, this is fantastic. "Because Apple bundles Flash Player with Mac OS X, it regularly distributes patches for the Adobe software, at times months after the latter has shipped patches. The six-week gap between Adobe's issuing fixes and Apple delivering them this time was similar to the time it took Apple to update Flash in the summer of 2009." As a security researcher in the internet security profession, no...I'm afraid flash security isn't overblown at all. It's not just a concern, it's a primary concern as more CRITICAL holes exist in flash than any other application that is seemingly used on a daily basis, with or without a general users knowledge. For example, my parents have no idea that when they browse website that those animated graphics or advertisements are primarily flash driven/executed. Most users have no idea, either. As a developer, I can see why you'd say that security is overblown, but it's not, and it's a concern for many in my profession. I fight with developers about this all the time, and it's always the same story...in the end, they think that what they did is "good enough", and I should just clear it for production use. It's dead on critical, and it's THE biggest hole between end users and the internet in which is exploited, in multiple fashions, sandboxed or not. Sandboxing is merely a method of protecting a subsection of memory from being exploited/read/written by other applications...it does not, however, plug open holes in security, which Flash has more than any other application I've ever known. And Adobe issues new bug fixes to flash on seemingly a daily basis...so whether Apple speeds up it's patch releases or not, it wouldn't matter. Just because Adobe releases a patch, doesn't mean I can clear it for use in production environments...that patch may break more than it fixes, causing the loss of service, causing the loss of money...so no...simply issuing fix after fix doesn't help me...as a matter of fact, it's a hindrance, because every patch needs to be re-vetted and re-tested for production because clearance. They need to fix as many as they can at once...not one a time every other day, such as they do now. This is why companies like Microsoft and Apple have patch schedules outside of insanely critical security breaches. While all of these patches on a daily basis are fine for end users, they are NOT fine for businesses, and they never will be.
  12. QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 01:19 PM) So why doesn't Jobs eliminate Adobe Reader from Apple products? It looks like a risky program to include. Because it's a business requirement, where Flash isn't. So even the mighty Jobs has to bow down here to corporate pressure. I actually wish the industry WOULD do away with PDF's, to be perfectly honest...as bad as I think Flash is, Adobe PDF/Reader is even worse. If you have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, look at how big it is. The free reader software clocks in at OVER 400 megs. 400 megs for a f***ing reader? That's bigger than Microsoft Word. That's absolutely pathetic. It's another sign of pure Adobe bloat/laziness...I despise that companies laziness when it comes to programming...their CS products aside, Adobe needs to go back to school and learn how to do things the right way.
  13. QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 12:18 PM) What's that about security? Thank you for proving the point we made. These types of things aren't as bad as they sound -- but once again -- read the story. That's ANOTHER Adobe security breech, as it's being done through a PDF exploit in which a program is embedded into a PDF (a technology owned by guess who...Adobe).
  14. QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 10:35 AM) Flash loads at the same speed as HTML. Every Flash site I have built has been under 400k and is completely run through XML and CSS. Adobe took their time with fixing Flash's CPU hogging nature of the past, but Flash Player 9 was released a few years ago and took care of this outside of the 3-D world, which Flash Player 10 has since taken care of. ActionScript 3 is an actual object-oriented language that is built in the image of Java. There is nothing wrong with the programming from Adobe, it is headed in the same direction as 95% of the other languages out. The main thing holding Flash back is that it is still a plugin, which is what it was always supposed to be. Flash was never meant to be an information-rich content producer, Flash was always supposed to be about the visual experience. The things Flash does well happen to be a nice companion for mobile devices and new TV's. Things like video players, music players, picture galleries, etc have always been Flash's strong suit and will continue to be. Many new TV's will have their menu's in Flash. There's a reason Flash gained tons of market share over the span of Flash's life, and I love the point you make about Flash taking it's time compared to HTML 5. You do realize that HTML 4 was the HTML standard for 9 years!!! before HTML 5 came out? Flash has been consistently improving in programming and in the Flash Player itself. Flash isn't going anywhere, and Apple seeking a monopoly on application software is not going to be a sustaining endeavor. I work with HTML, AJAXX, Javascript, and Flash on a daily basis, and there's still no comparison of a Flash presentation vs. AJaxx or Javascript. Flash wins everytime. However, information and security environments just run better in HTML environments. HTML's Canvas tag will be used for a lot of banners replacing some Flash, however the use of Javascript and CSS will take up the same amount of CPU usage as Flash. Here's a fantastic(long) piece on the subject from another .NET/Flash developer. http://flashworks.wordpress.com/2010/04/29...ure-of-the-web/ HTML 5 isn't done yet, and Flash does indeed have performance issues still, which is why their 10.1 players are still in beta on multiple platforms...they've been working on that for what, 1+ years now and it's still in beta? Give me a break. What Flash has is better tools/programs to use it, since it's been around so long. That's the only thing it has going for it, as time goes on and more and more HTML 5 dev tools come out, HTML 5 development will easily catch up. People forget that before Adobe bought Shockwave -- Adobe itself was trying to kill Flash all the while telling everyone how crappy it was. This is a true story, btw, go look it up. Adobe itself was saying all the same stuff Jobs is saying now before they bought the technology. And last but not least, Flash has almost ZERO security. I'd venture to guess that a majority of web based hacks happen through Flash...they need to fix that once and for all. The fact that they plug 30 holes a week in Flash isn't good enough...secure it already, Adobe shouldn't need years to do it, either...
  15. QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 10:02 AM) I'd like to see the results of the official poll you took. Something you admittedly don't even want to do yourself. And you don't think with tens of millions of android phone users that flash games won't be made specifically for this demographic? And many do. It's working perfectly on my EVO so I'm very happy. Actually, when iPhone 4.1 comes out, I'm considering jailbreaking it now that it's legal...and Apple can't really say much about it anymore. Mostly to break away from AT&T stupid rules...such as Facetime over 3G and tethering, etc...all of which are hampered by AT&T's contract with Apple. And I'm not sure...Flash games are mostly stupid...I'd rather play a real game. Heh. And you say, "and many do", there was a time, just a few months ago that they ALL did...now most do not require Flash...as time goes on, none will. Hulu is the latest to jump the HTML5 wagon...it's not IF flash goes away, it's WHEN flash goes away.
  16. QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 2, 2010 -> 09:22 PM) Just got the OTA Froyo update for my EVO. Flash 10.1 is awesome! Currently testing full episodes of Family Guy from Fox.com and they are running seamlessly. There's another good reason to go Android. Free online episodes of tv shows for the major networks that provide them. That and flash games online. Flash is working really well and Steve Jobs will never implement it. If iPhone users want flash that badly (most of us don't), you can jailbreak and have it. Also, Flash games have to be rewritten for touch interfaces so playing them as is won't work very well, unless you like your hand covering the game you are trying to play. Most episodes of online TV shows don't require Flash anymore, either. Not to agree with Jobs, but Flash is a BAD technology and needs to either a) be fixed BIG TIME, or B) go away forever and be replaced by something newer. Flash is slow on desktops, and I've seen it on Android phones...and I'm not impressed...I see quite a bit of slowdown with it, unless everything goes perfectly, which almost never happens. Of course, this isn't the Android's fault...it's Adobe's...they need to seriously learn how to program over there already. In time, I'm sure they will get it to a more real world usable point, but right now it's not there. The problem is, the longer Adobe takes to really make mobile flash efficient the worse it gets for Flash, as so many online video players are also running HTML 5 at this point. If I were Adobe, I'd kick flash production into high gear and really showcase it so they can tell Steve Jobs how wrong he is about it's inefficiency.
  17. QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 2, 2010 -> 09:21 AM) At the end of the day the things that matter to me, such as the 4G speed and the much cheaper monthly bill, I'm a happy camper. There is nothing about my phone that makes feel as if I have some inferior product that I'm working with. My only real issue with the EVO is the size and it's poor battery life, it's a nice looking phone other than that. While technically inferior to the newer Droid X, I think it was designed better. The reason I say I'll be looking toward Gingerbread (An3.0) for true alternatives to the iPhone is because Google is focusing their efforts on user experience to kill off the custom skinning everyone is doing. Right now, I truly dislike all these custom skins the different manufacturers are slapping on Android to make their devices custom. I do not like the HTC crap, and I do not like the Moto crap either. And I'm not into the entire hacker community anymore, I don't want to worry about having to root and hack roms onto my phones, I just want them to do what they do and work with the default roms. I get a 19% discount on AT&T right now (through work), so the iPhone is nice for me, without it, I'd probably be more open to the EVO/Sprint alternative, as Verizon is just WAY expensive. I had Verizon before I moved to AT&T for the iPhone, and as expensive as people claim AT&T is...it's not. Verizon is just crazy expensive and they don't allow rollover. My old Verizon bill for 1 windows mobile phone was more than my current AT&T bill with 2 iPhones on it.
  18. QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 2, 2010 -> 09:14 AM) Also, the EVO has dual cameras for video chat. Plus I get a cheaper monthly bill for sticking with sprint and 4G speeds. Like I said....options, pros/cons. And you're obviously not including other phones and operating systems when saying an iphone isn't obsolete for a full 2 years. Oops, misread that. As for the video chat thing -- I find this totally gimmicky and stupid, especially on the i4, which requires WIFI...the porn industry seems to love facetime, though. Right now it's one of those features that people love to show off...but I find annoying and have thus far, never used other than to show people heh. When Gingerbread (And3.0) comes out, I'll be ready to take a serious look at Android alternatives to the iPhone...but right now Android isn't quite there yet, despite it's openness. I think it will be a true alternative come 3.0, however.
  19. QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 2, 2010 -> 08:52 AM) Obviously that's your personal opinion but people like choices. Apple provides one option for screen size. I'm 6'4" with large hands so the EVO screen size is absolutely perfect for me. Who cares if there are a lot of phones coming out? Again, people like choices. All of these phones aren't cookie cutter options. You can weigh the pros and cons for which one to get. The EVO for example isn't the best gaming phone option out there for android but I don't really care much about mobile gaming so it didn't affect me. Plus you can look at provider plans. I get a nice discount from work for using Sprint so that made my choice even easier. And as far as obsolescence, the iphone is just as "obsolete" after 1 year as any android phone is. Besides, most carriers provide a big discount after 1 year with a phone to allow you to upgrade. As a self-proclaimed techie you should know that. My point is that it takes over a year for an iPhone to be obsolete. It takes 2 months for an Android to be obsolete. You seemed to have completely missed that point. The Droid X is way better than the EVO, contrary to your claim that the EVO is the best gaming option...it's not. The Droid X is the same size as the EVO, only it doesn't suffer the slowdowns, and has WAY better battery life. My point proven again. The EVO isn't even a half year old and it's obsolete. Usually the discounts your talking about are 2 year upgrades...SOMETIMES they make special acceptions and let you upgrade after a year at the subsidized price...but even then, you're talking 200+$ for said upgrade, that's not cheap. As a self proclaimed techie, I do know that...
  20. QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Aug 2, 2010 -> 08:52 AM) I know a few people at work with the new iphone and tehy are pretty upset by it, they just arent taht impressed compared to everyone around them with droids. If these people are so jealous of Droids, why don't they just return their iPhones and get them? Makes no sense. I've heard things like this before, but again, all unsubstantiated, since all these iPhone4 users always seem to be complaining and saying Droids are better...but none of them return their iPhones and get Droids.
  21. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 06:56 PM) Well, I'll admit it's scared me somewhat as a person who's considering one. I won't attempt it while they're still on AT&T and that's by far my biggest issue, but it did bother me a bit. Their reaction bothered me a bit too...lecturing users on how they're using it wrong didn't go over well. I think the iPhone4 is the best phone out there right now. I've used the newer Android units, and frankly, the really nice ones (Evo/DX) are simply too big for a phone. The iPhone is 3.5", while the EVO and X are 4.3", which is nice for screen size, but simply too big for my liking. They need to pare those down to 4", which I feel could be the happy medium between the 3.5" size and the enormous 4.3" sizes. They also have to up the resolution. No reason the i4 with a 3.5" screen should have higher pixel density and resolution anymore, especially when you consider a new Android phone comes out once a month. And that's my other problem with Android right now...too much too soon. The release schedule for Android phones (and I'm not talking about competitors either, but the SAME manufacturers) have to slow down. There is no excuse for a Droid, a Droid X and a Droid 2 (next few weeks) to come out in the same year, and I bet they have a few other Androids that I'm failing to mention here, making it probably 5 different Motorola branded Droids in less than 1 year. Choice is good, too much choice is not. As a gadget freak, I don't want my Droid that I just bought 7 months ago obsolete by 2 NEWER phones in the same year. I already feel Apple comes out with them too fast, but a year between releases I can deal with. Take your time and release a phone that's good enough to last a year is the way I look at it, and if you can't do that, then I'll never be interested. Also, Google should release a minimum spec sheet for Android devices upon every update, so these manufacturers can't slop together a bunch of crap in a box and stuff Android on it, as it can end up spoiling the experience. Android is GOOD for competition, too much Android will actually begin to hurt itself. I already see the Android community splintering as everyone that I've spoken with has a different experience with the devices...this is coming from the fact that every Android manufacturer has 50 devices already. Make one very good low end model and one very good high end model and support them, but seriously stop with this 30 devices in 5 months crap.
  22. QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 12:01 PM) Apple Sheepishly Removes Competitor Antenna Performance Comparisons From Site Not sure what happened here, but it has been pointed out that the Nokia N97 mini and the Motorola Droid X videos were manipulated. Not the video it self, but the results were manipulated. The N97 mini was being run in Power Save mode which cuts back on signal power and the Droid X wasnt running on 3G. Apple never should have bothered with any of this nonsense, if people dont like their iPhone, they should just return them. Case closed. It's sort of how it works with everything else in this country that you buy and dislike...you return it and get something else. I found it weak that Apple even tried the, "well it happens with other phones, too", bs. They should have just said, that in certain areas signal loss will occur if you hold the phone like this, you can use a case...or just return it and move on. This is basically what ended up happening anyway. This story has been so overblown from the get go, it's not even funny. It's pretty apparent by now that aside from Android users, nobody cares about this so called signal issue. I don't know a single person with an I4 that returned it. I personally do not use a case of any sort, and have never had any issues with phone calls aside from the usual AT&T bs. As a matter of fact, in what were former dead zones, my phone gets signal now...so I find the i4 even better than it's predecessors. And considering they sold well over 4 million of them by now (not including the worldwide sales that just started this past weekend), it's obvious that people don't want to return them, at least, not in any percentage that matters.
  23. QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 9, 2010 -> 12:36 PM) 1. You missed the point. Someone said he got shot in the face, therefore the shooter must have been in front of the trick. I pointed out, no, there are other possibilities, very logical ones, such as the one I presented. 2. You posted in the RULES thread at the top of the forum saying you agreed to them. Note in those rules that its not about just other posters, its about anyone in the public eye. Ignorance of the rules, especially when you specifically said you read them, is not an excuse for breaking them. Then I disagree with that part of the rules and will stop posting in the buster...because, IMO, it's a rule that just goes too far. Not being able to wish ill will upon anyone in the public eye?! Really?! Way over the line of needless suppression of free speech.
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