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BZ’s Berserk Bobcat Saloon Radio Show, Thursday, 11-15-18, with guests JEFF DUNETZ & SHAUN LEWIS

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Featuring Right thinking from a left brain, doing the job the American Media Maggots won’t, embracing ubiquitous, sagacious perspicacity and broadcasting behind enemy lines in Occupied Fornicalia from the veritable Belly of the Beast, the Bill Mill in Sacramento, Fornicalia, I continue to proffer my thanks to the SHR Media Network for allowing me to utilize their studio and hijack their air twice weekly, Tuesdays and Thursdays, thanks to my shameless contract — as well as appear on the Sack Heads: Against Tyranny Show every Wednesday night.

Hour 1: BZ talked to irascibly-lovable iconoclast extrovert extraordinaire JEFF DUNETZ of the LidBlog.com, where he opined on the midterms, the confounding continuance of Jews to vote Demorat and hence against Israel, and that the ADL is essentially worthless having forgotten its core mission. He also recommends cutting out the ADL middleman and simply donating to the Demorat party directly instead of the ADL. JEFF is an author who has written for Breitbart.com and currently for the Jewish Press. He is also an SHR Media Network radio host with his own stellar show every Wednesday at 2 PM Eastern, 11 AM Pacific, at SHRMEDIA.COM. As Sack Heads Shaun stated, JEFF is the Justifiably Jovial Jew or J-Cubed.

Hour 2: BZ spoke to SHR Media Network co-owner SHAUN LEWIS about midterm results also, plus social media, the intentional throttling of Conservative thought, writing, videos and postings, as well as technology, President Trump and hanging chads.

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Windows 10, professionally viewed:

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W10After this post, many persons were kind enough to comment on my question: what do you think of Windows 10?

I asked because I was considering the purchase of a new PC, all of which will be running on W10 shortly.

M. Berg replied and with great detail.  Because his response was in such depth, I asked his permission to publish same, which he granted.

He wrote:

I’m going to break with some of the comments above.

Keep in mind that I only ran Windows as a primary platform at home briefly in 1995, and then on a work machine from 1998-2000. I have set up and supported machines for friends, families and clients, but my platform of choice has been Linux for the past twenty years.

That said, I have been using Windows 10 in a virtual machine on my desktop for several weeks, as well as on a phone for the past week. Additionally, I upgraded my mother’s tablet from 8.1 to 10 this past weekend.

My initial impressions are generally positive. I maintain that 8.1 was actually a decent platform for touch-enabled devices (especially tablets), but it definitely had severe short-comings as a desktop operating system. Invoking controls that were hidden as a sop to mobile devices with smaller screens was cumbersome and unintuitive with a mouse.

They have largely addresses these concerns. Most common control panel functionality has been subsumed into the new Settings app (with obvious links back to the more comprehensive control panel for advanced or esoteric settings). Metro apps are no longer forced full screen on the desktop, so you don’t get the absurdity of an app designed with 5″ screens in mind taking up a 27″ monitor. Continuum and universal apps promise a far more harmonious and integrated experience than the jarring and sometimes confusing divide between the metro and desktop modes of Windows 8*.

* Whether that promise is delivered depends somewhat on adoption and transition, but at least the platform has moved in the right direction. And it is somewhat academic for a dedicated desktop device, since it will never need to be in tablet mode.

There are certainly some privacy concerns, but that is true with every vendor. Windows 10 tracks no more information than Google does on Android and Chrome, for example, and they are surprisingly transparent about what is being collected and provide straightforward ways of disabling it. This is a fairly good article on the subject:

http://www.windowscentral.com/all-you-need-know-privacy-windows-10

And it is true there is some functionality that has been phased out of the Windows release. Windows Media Center was already deprecated by the time Windows 8 came out, though there was enough lingering demand at that point that they released an expansion pack. If you are upgrading from Windows 7 or a Windows 8 edition that contained those features, you will get the new DVD player app for free. Otherwise they offer it as a $15 add-on, but I would recommend downloading the excellent (and free) VLC application instead.

They also removed the Solitaire games from the distribution, but similar apps are available free as downloads from the Microsoft Store as “Microsoft Solitaire Collection” and “Microsoft Minesweeper”.

Microsoft has also been transparent on these changes, listing removed and change features right in the specifications:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/Windows-10-specifications#featdep

Personally, if I were running an earlier release on my “daily driver” and was happy with the experience, I would hold off. But if I were buying a new machine, I would definitely go with Windows 10. At minimum it is a significant improvement of Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 7 already fell out of mainstream support in January. They are offering extended support through 2020, so it will run on existing hardware and get security fixes, but may suffer in terms of new hardware support and bug fixes.

Ideally, if you have a working machine that is powerful enough, I would install Windows 10 in a virtual machine to play with long enough to get a feel for it. Or maybe head to the Microsoft Store (if you have one near by) and play with a machine there for a while. That has the advantage of giving you a chance to ask the associates any questions you have about new features or behaviour.

Thank you very much for your response, sir.

BZ

P.S.

Other links of interest for those examining W10:

Cookix provided:

https://antzinpantz.wordpress.com/2015/08/09/more-reasons-to-avoid-windows-10/#sthash.7B68JM34.dpuf

Brian’s review on his blog:

https://flagunblog.wordpress.com/2015/08/07/windows-10-a-review-from-a-non-tech-guy/#sthash.7B68JM34.dpuf

ZdNet says:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/does-windows-10-really-include-a-keylogger-spoiler-no/#sthash.7B68JM34.dpuf

T. Burglestein supplied:

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Windows 10?

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Well, it’s that time again.  I’m tired of writing my blog, 50% of the time or more, on my 15″ Vaio laptop.  I’ve been spoiled by a Toshiba 25″ all-in-one confuser and screen, and I’m looking at purchasing another all-in-one PC with an even larger screen.  My rheumy eyes appreciate the big display and the vibrant colors, particularly when writing posts or working with PhotoShop or Lightroom.

Slightly over a year ago I purchased another all-in-one, but the bastard had Windows 8 on it.  I hated that OS so much that I returned the confuser when I discovered I couldn’t yank Windows H8 OUT and downgrade to W7.  Shock of shocks — Best Buy took the Windows-8-Downgradeentire schmeer back.  I was astounded but gladdened, simultaneously.  I cannot tell you how I despised Windows 8.  I do NOT want to continuously touch my confuser screen nor do I want to treat my confuser screen like a smart phone or a tablet.

Windows-H8By the way, have I mentioned how desperately I loathed Windows H8?

Now, Windows 10 is out.  I’ve been hearing some good things about it BUT before I purchase the new all-in-one PC I’ve been eyeballing, I have questions.

First: any early Windows 10 adopters out there?

If so, your thoughts and impressions?

At first blush, it appears to be worth making the upgrade to W10.  HOWEVER, I’m curious: just how many bugs there are in the initial release?

Thoughts, anyone?  I seriously need some input here.

Thanks kindly.

BZ

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Waves of Change coming to BZ: a NEW “The Usual Suspects” blogroll!

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Things are about to change.

Waves Of ChangeThe BZ Blogroll has to change.

It has become too stagnant and I had become unwilling to look and link to new and exciting talent.  People who don’t blog regularly as I do — well, I can’t have time for them. Life is too short.

Though I’m getting older, the political issues are morphing faster as are the changing and evolving technological realms — which have a massive effect on our lives.  I, we, cannot afford to get kicked to the curb because we do not have time to become aware.

Thusly: the blogroll of The Usual Suspects is markedly changing later this week.

The Usual SuspectsAnd I will be going back to personally introducing or deleting various blogs on my TUS blogroll.

Look for the change, and please visit those who will inhabit my new The Usual Suspects blogroll.

Excelsior!

BZ

 

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The average person: now violating your privacy

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Civilian Body CamsMany police and sheriff departments throughout the nation are moving to body cams for their officers.  Some units reside in glasses that are worn; some are located on the shoulder epaulets.  Some clip to the front of the shirt.

Police Body-Glasses CamThough not all agencies have aligned themselves with these units, and some agencies are struggling with the policies to attend their utilization, there is an excellent chance that if you now come in contact with a law enforcement officer these days — including officers on motors — you are either on a dashcam or a body cam, or both.

Now, there are two new cams becoming more popular with the public, the Narrative and the Autographer.  From this article in the Wall Street Journal, the reviewer believes:

by Geoffrey A. Fowler

I’ve been snapping photos of everything in front of me for the last week. If we’ve passed, even for a moment, I probably have a picture of your face.

I’m not a spy, but I’ve been using gear you might associate with 007. New matchbook-size cameras that clip to your tie or shirt let you capture a day’s worth of encounters, then upload them to the Internet to be remembered forever.

Why on Earth would anybody want to do that? After trying out two devices that recently began shipping, the $279 Narrative Clip and $399 Autographer, I think the answer for many will be why wouldn’t you?

Allow me to reply.  Why would you?  If you’re a large chunk of a self-centered asshole, perhaps you would.  The author readily admits: if I walked by you, I have you caught on my cam.  It’s not a terribly unforeseen thing that your location and the time of your presence there could easily be determined.  At best, creepy; at worst, I’m going to punch you in the face for recording me.

But there’s a cost to amassing so much photographic evidence. The tiny cameras made others uncomfortable when they found out they were being recorded. Some friends wouldn’t hug me; gossiping colleagues kept asking, “Is that thing on?” These devices upset a fundamental (though arguably flawed) assumption that even in public, you aren’t being recorded.

Makes you squirm, doesn’t it? One reason I wanted to review these cameras is that this kind of technology isn’t going away. “Always on” cameras are becoming popular in home electronics like the Xbox One and a new wave of streaming video security systems. Now you can buy cameras that attach to your wrist, ear, bike helmet and eyeglasses. They’re also fast becoming part of the uniforms of cops, soldiers and doctors.

Your thoughts?

Is this really where you want technology to go?  Where we want our civilization to go?

I say: this isn’t my world.  I once had actual privacy.  I’d like to at least kid myself for a few more years that I have a partial semblance of privacy left.

Do you really want to live in a country where your every waking moment is watched, gauged, monitored, prone to greater regulations and enforcement, and subject to critical examination from now until the end of time?

I’m not a robot, I’m a human being.

The cops don’t have a choice.

You do.

BZ

 

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