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Well, that was 60 cents well spent wasn't it.
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I've made a lot of money off of OriginalGriff. How do you think he got to be #1?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Hi! Is it just me or the MSDN page is down? I keep getting an "Unable to Service Request" error message when entering to http://msdn.microsoft.com/[^]. Anybody else's got the same problem?
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Thanks!
So this is why one should download MSDN content from Visual Studio rather than have the online option enabled... 
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MDSN help completely sucks. That their page is down is no great loss.
Google is your friend.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Kevin Marois wrote: Google is your friend.
Yes, until all Google results point you back to MSDN...  
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Even when all the links Google finds point to MSDN, those links lead to pages that are relevant to the search. That rarely, if ever happens searching MSDN directly.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Yes, that's what I do, usually a "SP.UI.ModalDialog.showModalDialog parameter options site:msdn.microsoft.com" Google search. MSDN search sucks, I know.
Still, this kind of documentation is usually only available at MSDN site, hence having the page down causes problems to good ol' me.
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Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote: "Unable to Service Request"
Truth in advertising?
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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There is an easy way to check this: isup.me[^] - but MSDN is up and running at the moment.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Nice, thanks! I'll use this isup.me site instead, the next time!
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Sorry - that was me downloading a replacement for XP
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Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote: Unable to Service Request
I get the same message even when the site is up, rather indirectly
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Can someone explain it to me? Currently, all phones have a network radio with a unique identifier making it trivial for any and all networks to not allow access to stolen phones. So why is a mandatory kill switch that is capable of deleting data required since the technology already supports it? Even with a SIM card you still have the radio on the phone.
Next will we have mandatory kill switches on Laptops?
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Not all carriers have a stolen/lost list and it's not always accurate anyway.
Even for those carriers who do, most of the phones end up in foreign countries where the IMEI ID is irrelevant.
The kill switch will not only delete the data, it will render the phone useless. That is, it will "kill" the phone.
The market for stolen phones is annually in billions of dollars globally.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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Kill in your context implies permanent destruction of the device, yet from what I read, the data will be recoverable when the phone is recovered. How do you "kill" hardware with software when fresh software is merely a flash away? A write once burner chip? That is replaceable with a solder gun a few minutes of time?
Who kills the phone? The consumer? Or the government that wants to shut down comms in an area? Seems like a good weapon.
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Cell phone thefts soar as advocates hail 'kill switch'[^]
Quote: That's why New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon formed the Secure Our Smartphones (S.O.S.) initiative to push for "kill switch" technology in all new smartphones.
Throw that kill switch and the phone would never work again—anywhere in the world. That, they say, would remove the economic incentive for this crime
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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Sounds like politicians making retarded decisions about technology they don't understand at the behest of lobbyists
yet again.
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And they're making that decision at the behest of customer's ire at being the victims of crime.
Yet again.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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ahmed zahmed wrote: And they're making that decision at the behest of customer's ire at being the victims of crime.
That would be the right reason, but the action taken also has to be the right one.
This kill switch idea would cost an incredible amount to implement and enforce, but workarounds for bad guys (who either want to steal phones or kill their victims' phones) would require a trivial amount of effort.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: This kill switch idea would cost an incredible amount to implement and enforce,
Not so. It's a simple thing for phone vendors (Samsung, Apple) to implement and provide. In fact, it's already available on some phones, but the carriers refuse to enable it.
Mark_Wallace wrote: workarounds ... would require a trivial amount of effort.
I don't believe that's true. The only workaround would be to turn the phone off. As soon as you turn it on, *boom* it blows up. The other possibility is to do surgery on the phone to remove the chip, but that's too much effort.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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ahmed zahmed wrote: Not so.
'Fraid so. Making it mandatory means monitoring by and clearance from external entities -- yet another thing for governments to stick their noses into and profit from.
ahmed zahmed wrote: The only workaround would be to turn the phone off.
Yup, and no-one will ever be able to copy encrypted DVDs, or hack games.
ahmed zahmed wrote: As soon as you turn it on, *boom* it blows up.
Something has to be loaded to issue the kill command, no?
Hacked within three days. Betcha.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: 'Fraid so.
I never said anything about mandatory, I'd much rather voluntary. But since the carriers are being too greedy and stoopeed then the threat of mandatory is making them do the "voluntary".
Mark_Wallace wrote: no-one
Nothing's perfect! Even the locks on your doors only keep your friends out and the casual and inept burglar.
Mark_Wallace wrote: loaded to issue the kill
No. A simple radio signal reception will do.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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