Comments for Divide By Zero http://www.nirdvana.com Rants, Gadgetry & Boring Ole Philosophy Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:54:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Response to Vic Toews’ Email re Bill C-30 Privacy Concerns by Tyler Style http://www.nirdvana.com/2012/02/22/response-vic-toews-email-bill-c-30-privacy-concerns/#comment-6198 Tyler Style Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:54:11 +0000 http://www.nirdvana.com/?p=692#comment-6198 Also, there's some interesting points raised in the comment thread on Toews' automated email reply on <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/q11ds/reply_from_victoewsc1parlgcca_regarding_bill_c30/" title="Reddit" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">reddit</a>. Also, there’s some interesting points raised in the comment thread on Toews’ automated email reply on reddit.

]]> Comment on Response to Vic Toews’ Email re Bill C-30 Privacy Concerns by Tyler Style http://www.nirdvana.com/2012/02/22/response-vic-toews-email-bill-c-30-privacy-concerns/#comment-6197 Tyler Style Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:51:41 +0000 http://www.nirdvana.com/?p=692#comment-6197 <a href='http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/judges-not-child-pornographers-are-the-real-tory-targets/article2345969/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Politics&utm_content=2345969' rel="nofollow">Nice article in the Globe & Mail that talks up the view that Bill C-30 is not just about eroding civil rights, but also about limiting the power of the judiciary</a> (for example, taking away judges' ability to sentence appropriately by requiring mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes). My favourite quote: <blockquote cite="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/judges-not-child-pornographers-are-the-real-tory-targets/article2345969/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Politics&utm_content=2345969">The online-surveillance bill is the symptom, not the sickness. To protect our privacy, we must end the war on judicial discretion. Want to tell Vic Toews everything? Tell him this: Our judges are not standing with child pornographers when they protect our civil liberties.</blockquote > Nice article in the Globe & Mail that talks up the view that Bill C-30 is not just about eroding civil rights, but also about limiting the power of the judiciary (for example, taking away judges’ ability to sentence appropriately by requiring mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes).

My favourite quote:

The online-surveillance bill is the symptom, not the sickness. To protect our privacy, we must end the war on judicial discretion. Want to tell Vic Toews everything? Tell him this: Our judges are not standing with child pornographers when they protect our civil liberties.

]]> Comment on Android Security Apps Review: Lookout, SeekDroid, Cerberus, Prey & Theft Aware by Wild Bill http://www.nirdvana.com/2011/06/19/android-security-apps-review/#comment-6190 Wild Bill Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:51:12 +0000 http://www.nirdvana.com/?p=492#comment-6190 could you please do an update trying out PhoneLocator Pro – it seems to be the only other main contender you missed, and might in fact be the best one. Let us know! by the way, there are two apps with the PhoneLocator name, it’s this one we need opinion on – https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rvo.plpro PS – if you have time, also test out WatchDroid Pro could you please do an update trying out PhoneLocator Pro – it seems to be the only other main contender you missed, and might in fact be the best one. Let us know!

by the way, there are two apps with the PhoneLocator name, it’s this one we need opinion on – https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rvo.plpro

PS – if you have time, also test out WatchDroid Pro

]]> Comment on Google Music releases Linux Music Manager! by John Tetreault http://www.nirdvana.com/2011/07/22/google-music-releases-linux-music-manager/#comment-6188 John Tetreault Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:47:28 +0000 http://www.nirdvana.com/?p=602#comment-6188 All well and good if you're on x86 hardware... running Linux on ARM architecture, you're SOL, since they have only released pre-compiled binaries. All well and good if you’re on x86 hardware… running Linux on ARM architecture, you’re SOL, since they have only released pre-compiled binaries.

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]]> Comment on GoDaddy’s Stance On SOPA Shows Off Their Ignorance In More Ways Than One! by Tyler Style http://www.nirdvana.com/2011/12/22/godaddy-sopa/#comment-6132 Tyler Style Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:56:48 +0000 http://www.nirdvana.com/?p=634#comment-6132 Good thing I decided to post a browsershot of GoDaddy's first position on SOPA. After the redditor campaign to get people to transfer their domains away from GoDaddy (and to date 2 million domains, include some very big names, have done so), they've flip flopped on the issue, issued <a href='http://www.godaddy.com/newscenter/release-view.aspx?news_item_id=378&isc=smtwsup' rel="nofollow">a very terse retraction of GoDaddy's SOPA suppport</a>, and yanked the original posts. Creeps. At least own up to your original mistakes instead of trying to cover up like a dog that made a mess on the carpet; if you wanted to make sure people knew you'd retracted your position, you could always put some text at the top of the original post to let people know instead of trying to hide it altogether. Good thing I decided to post a browsershot of GoDaddy’s first position on SOPA. After the redditor campaign to get people to transfer their domains away from GoDaddy (and to date 2 million domains, include some very big names, have done so), they’ve flip flopped on the issue, issued a very terse retraction of GoDaddy’s SOPA suppport, and yanked the original posts. Creeps. At least own up to your original mistakes instead of trying to cover up like a dog that made a mess on the carpet; if you wanted to make sure people knew you’d retracted your position, you could always put some text at the top of the original post to let people know instead of trying to hide it altogether.

]]> Comment on Android Security Apps Review: Lookout, SeekDroid, Cerberus, Prey & Theft Aware by Tyler Style http://www.nirdvana.com/2011/06/19/android-security-apps-review/#comment-6120 Tyler Style Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:35:29 +0000 http://www.nirdvana.com/?p=492#comment-6120 Thanks for the input. I find basic features matrices often have so many details that it's easy to get lost trying to figure out what's important and what's not. I defined what I thought was important at the beginning of the review and then went on in a narrative style pointing out which apps met my expectations, which didn't, and why. Since this is a blog and not a tech review site, this is both appropriate and (much more to the point) the style <em><strong>I</strong></em> enjoy writing in :) Thanks for the input. I find basic features matrices often have so many details that it’s easy to get lost trying to figure out what’s important and what’s not. I defined what I thought was important at the beginning of the review and then went on in a narrative style pointing out which apps met my expectations, which didn’t, and why.

Since this is a blog and not a tech review site, this is both appropriate and (much more to the point) the style I enjoy writing in :)

]]> Comment on Android Security Apps Review: Lookout, SeekDroid, Cerberus, Prey & Theft Aware by Petre http://www.nirdvana.com/2011/06/19/android-security-apps-review/#comment-6119 Petre Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:26:55 +0000 http://www.nirdvana.com/?p=492#comment-6119 Take a look at "Android lost". And if you can do a comparation like this please abaut the function wil it be very useful. Somme thing like this: http://www.mobiucare.com/about/comparision Sory for my english, i am not from an eglish language country. Take a look at “Android lost”. And if you can do a comparation like this please abaut the function wil it be very useful. Somme thing like this:
http://www.mobiucare.com/about/comparision
Sory for my english, i am not from an eglish language country.

]]> Comment on Android Security Apps Review: Lookout, SeekDroid, Cerberus, Prey & Theft Aware by SscoootzZ http://www.nirdvana.com/2011/06/19/android-security-apps-review/#comment-6110 SscoootzZ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:14:46 +0000 http://www.nirdvana.com/?p=492#comment-6110 IMHO, Cerberus is still the go-to for mobi anti-theft exies. One of the biggest pieces not mentioned in this review, otherwise well-executed, is that the exie's price is a single point charge. This fact alone, especially when viewed with the depth & functionality of the feature set, will handily sway the opinion of many buyers. Also, I find comfort choosing this exie since it's the only one included in the ROM Manager lineup. ~:sDs:~ IMHO, Cerberus is still the go-to for mobi anti-theft exies. One of the biggest pieces not mentioned in this review, otherwise well-executed, is that the exie’s price is a single point charge. This fact alone, especially when viewed with the depth & functionality of the feature set, will handily sway the opinion of many buyers. Also, I find comfort choosing this exie since it’s the only one included in the ROM Manager lineup. ~:sDs:~

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