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1. Comment - MySpace to be bathed in a Silverlight

   (Mar 30, 2009 - 6:22 PM)

   Maybe I'm missing something, but Silverlight is not available on iPhone.

2. Comment - Microsoft on Win7 UAC: 'Take the emotions out of the discussion'

   (Feb 5, 2009 - 7:33 PM)

   "Legacy software may require administrative rights on Windows even when the features of the software can be accomplished without admin rights... thus UAC will have to be used to elevate those legacy programs."
   
   True, but we're talking about new software too. Developers are forced to adjust their programs in order to reduce the number of UAC prompts or eliminate them entirely, thus making the whole experience better and more secure.
   
   "sudo integrates with the terminal, allowing one-time elevation of specific commands as well as output from both "elevated" and normal commands to live in the same terminal."
   
   I agree with that point, I'd also like to have the ability to elevate specific programs from the command line, but sudo does not use the secure desktop, thus a keylogger could steal your password.

3. Comment - Microsoft on Win7 UAC: 'Take the emotions out of the discussion'

   (Feb 5, 2009 - 5:45 PM)

   NEWSFLASH: Most people don't understand what UAC is all about.
   It's not a security barrier by itself. It's not meant to protect users from malware they download and open themselves.
   
   UAC is a measure that aims to stop clueless developers from writing broken software with the assumption that everyone runs as an admin (e.g., storing data and settings in Program Files, writing to HKLM registry hive and so on).
   Even though technically users could use standard accounts since NT, nobody used them before Vista, because of the amount of broken software out there (including even written by Microsoft).
   Now with UAC in place it's easier to run as a standard user most of the time, elevating privileges only when necessary to install software or change system settings.
   
   Think of UAC as analog of *nix command "sudo", only better (because of the use of secure desktop) and more convenient (because usually all is needed is to click "Continue", as opposed to entering your password). Nobody seems to complain about using sudo on Linux, or having to click a lock icon and typing a password on Mac OS X, yet everyone is b****ing that Vista's UAC is annoying.

4. Comment - PDC 2008: Will multitouch change the Windows application?

   (Nov 3, 2008 - 5:33 PM)

   "crap OS X"?
   
   OS X was the first popular consumer OS to support multitouch, both on iPhone and current MacBooks.
   
   Nice trolling though.

5. Comment - YouTube and the DMCA: Ten years of takedowns

   (Oct 17, 2008 - 2:09 PM)

   Quite ironically, there's an ad for Scientology YouTube channel on this page.