Posts by derekmorr

Quote:Originally Posted by EricTheHalfBee Oh for crying out loud. People still bringing up that user agent crap? What is this, 2010? As I've said before, changing your user agent DOES NOT fool modern analytics software, which looks...

Quote:Originally Posted by Marvin Don't you ever have to manually type in the long addresses? Compared to IPv4 would you rate it harder, easier or the same to deal with on a daily basis? Rarely. When I do, I can usually copy and...

Quote:Originally Posted by Corrections Nobody uses VP8, and nobody is going to suddenly flock to an inferior product just because it still exists 3 years after its failed launch. Wrong. Skype uses it for video calls. Support was...

I have to disagree with much of that. I've been an IPv6 deployment lead at my employer for several years, and, frankly, it's not that hard to work with. NAT is not a security technology. It was never designed to be. IPv6 doesn't change...

Quote:Originally Posted by Marvin Still, think how many transactions a site like Amazon has to deal with. Encrypted communication with a store should have been in place at all times. It's about time all internet communication was...

*sigh* Here we go again with the Android bashing. Quelle surprise, AppleInsider. This article isn't a study; it's speculation. The author isn't investigating why something has happened; she's guessing that something might happen. I have...

Quote: Originally Posted by EricTheHalfBee  "Mostly fixed". ASLR is an all or nothing affair. You can't have "most" things fixed and call it implemented.   ASLR is usually added gradually. OS X got limited...

Quote:Originally Posted by EricTheHalfBee So Derek and KD are again making statements and leaving out details. derek, even if 2.3 hits 30% (unlikely considering how many new handsets are being shipped with it), that still leaves JB...

Quote:Originally Posted by Corrections Yes, and all of your half-truths explain exactly why virtually no serious enterprise or government users are actually using Android at all. Hi, Daniel (btw, why don't you use your real name...

Even for DED, this article has low standards. It's so full of distortions and cherry picked half-truths that it's disturbing to think anyone will take it seriously.   A few points:   * Android has had full-disk encryption...