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Comment Microsoft tried that (Score 2) 24

Microsoft tried that with Windows 8 / server 2012 / Windows phone and it was hated and removed.

Perhaps the best user interface for a device should be determined by the device characteristics. A small touchscreen device (phone) is quite different from a TV that uses a remote. A mouse or keyboard greatly changes the way you can interact with a device as well.

Good luck with that!

Comment Impressive (Score 4, Interesting) 82

Write a Powershell script to output the first 1000 prime numbers that don't have a 3 for a digit.

$counter = 0
$num = 2

while ($counter -lt 1000)
{
        $isPrime = $true

        for ($i = 2; $i -le ($num/2); $i++)
        {
                if($num % $i -eq 0)
                {
                        $isPrime = $false
                        break
                }
        }

        if($isPrime -eq $true -and $num.ToString() -notmatch '3')
        {
                $counter++
                Write-Output $num
        }

        $num++
}

Comment Old problem (Score 4, Insightful) 85

This is a twist on the old issue where you can break out of kiosk system without a shell (such as Explorer.exe) by using a file open dialogue box to run cmd/powershell. In this case we have a shell but are breaking out of a program ran with administrative privileges to run a shell as system. I'm not sure whether to fault razor or Microsoft. Razor shouldn't let a user execute Powershell from their software, but Microsoft shouldn't allow a file/open or even a path select dialogue box to open programs.

Comment Wrong features (Score 3) 117

If only I could buy an electric car that:
1. Matches the drive train efficiency and power/range of a Tesla
2. Has a normal dash with a HUD and things like knobs instead of just a screen.
3. Has normal door handles.
4. Preferably the charge port near the front of the car. Every Tesla owner I see has to back into their driveway.
5. And now to add to that, a normal steering wheel.

Comment The Social Dilemma (Score 4, Insightful) 84

This exact problem is described in the documentary The Social Dilemma. https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt1... I'd recommend it. Basically is shows how tech company's algorithms designed to keep your attention to profile, track, and monetize you for the highest bidder are damaging to individuals and society.

Comment Big difference with SARS (Score 3, Insightful) 194

I hope I am not understanding this correctly or received misinformation, but SARS had an incubation period of just a day or more and would not be contagious until days after the symtoms began to show, allowing people to be quarantined.

Coronavirus symptoms take up to 2 weeks to appear but can spread to others before they appear. That is a HUGE difference and worries me.

Comment Tracking (Score 2) 217

This stuff irks me. First they make the offline account option hard to see, then they hide it.

The offline local account is specific to one device, while the Microsoft Account can be used to log in to multiple devices and comes with the benefit of Microsoft's recent work on passwordless authentication with Windows Hello.

More like:

The offline local account is an anonymous account on one device, while the Microsoft Account can be used to track you across multiple devices.

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