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Re: Some users are not seeing the macOS Monterey 12.1 update on M1 Macs

Christina Warren — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 02:57:38 -0000

This worked for me! Thank you so much!!

(I had to quit a different UpdateBrainService process but the other stuff followed exactly)

Re: Taylor Swift And Kanye West Are Working On A Song Together, Because Taylor Is Full Of Bad Ideas

Christina Warren — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:42:31 -0000

Admit it Beej, this is the only reason you let me GChat you...

In serious news. Frankly, I think the two best artists of our time (I'm only being slightly hyperbolic there) collaborating is nothing short of epic. And if Sir Paul can get involved too? C-Mac (that's me) might just die. Like, literally and completely die.

Re: Humans of New York [Link]

Christina Warren — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:43:07 -0000

Dude is for real. We interviewed him and profiled him when his book came out (http://mashable.com/2013/10... - video at the top is great but the guy that wrote the post did really decent job, worth a read). The guy is super legit and super awesome. His work is just incredible.

Re: Amazon and forks — Benedict Evans

Christina Warren — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 08:56:43 -0000

I think instead of outside of China, it should be "in a developed market" - this is a phone for the United States (and even if it does go to Europe, Amazon's services family is still largely US-focused). The Nokia X is not for the United States, or for other countries that are approaching smartphone saturation.

Re: Video Of The Week: Disqus Engagement Breakfast

Christina Warren — Wed, 28 May 2014 10:55:14 -0000

I asked it that way in part because it matched commentary I saw from others online after that (original) quote got spread around. I seriously saw a number of people I know saying "Oh, Fred is just trolling Apple now" -- and so I figured I'd just ask that question outright. So that was part one.

And if I'm being honest, phrasing it that way (which was intended to be a totally tongue-in-cheek way to address the recent comments), was also done in part for my own amusement. (I realize asking questions or asking them in a certain way primarily for one's own amusement can be a bad idea for a live/recorded interview, but I could't help it).

Fred's answer was great, I thought.

Re: Pet Peeve: You Guys

Christina Warren — Mon, 12 May 2014 16:42:58 -0000

As a woman, I get the complaint -- I do -- but I would argue that depending on context, "you guys" is gender-neutral, the same way "dude" almost always is (at least people my age and younger).

For me, I say "you guys" rather than the awkward-sounding "you all," but I do try to say "everybody" or refer to people individually.

I started saying "you guys" as an alternative to "y'all" (a phrase I personally find much more offensive, at least to my ears) when I was in the fourth grade. I grew up in Atlanta and at age 10, decided I didn't want to have a southern accent or vocabulary. Losing "y'all" was the first step to losing my accent (something I accomplished in less than a year). The last time I said "y'all" unintentionally was probably 1993 or 1994.

I only offer that context because I do think that for many of us, the usage is the same and truly is gender-free.

But I agree with the broader point that it's important to think of words and their meanings. You still won't catch me using "y'all" though. Ever :)

Re: The press isn't getting Heartbleed

Christina Warren — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:20:14 -0000

I totally agree! One of the positive benefits of compiling our (meaning Mashable) ongoing update list for major websites/banks/governments/etc was that the attention that post got (it's probably the most viewed post in Mashable history...which says something) was that I was fielding phone calls and emails left and right from various companies to let us know what was happening -- whether they were originally on our list or not. Why? Customers were calling them and asking questions.

And I certainly didn't do the bulk of the leg work (most of my contribution was to the technical explanation of the problem), but half of our newsroom spent the better part of Wednesday and Thursday of last week on the phone with a lot of these companies, getting statements and clarifications of what the update status actually was. It was amazing, there was one company that was kind of stand-offish about the status of a site to me on Wednesday and by Thursday, the calls and emails from customers had totally changed their mindset.

I *hope* that was the more common scenario -- but I fear you're right that there are going to be smaller shops that are too cheap to update or too blase to care, simply because they don't see the immediate value or they think the information they provide is so useless.

What shocked me, if I'm being honest, was how non-responsive many of the consumer router companies were. Cisco, Juniper, F5 and others issued statements almost immediately, but that was all enterprise stuff. Synology, who is more consumer (but consumer who is willing to spend a minimum of a few hundred dollars on a home NAS), to their credit, actually reached out to me without being asked BEFORE they even pushed their firmware update, just letting me know it was coming and what the changes would ensue. But the other major router makers, on the consumer side anyway -- I couldn't get anyone on the phone nor could I ever get a straight answer as to the status. It's possible non of those off-the-shelf routers used OpenSSL, but I seriously doubt it. I tried to run package checks on some firmware versions for some routers to see what version was included in their files, but there are so many models and so many firmware variants (and often hardware chipset variants for models with the same number), I couldn't go any further.

Re: The press isn't getting Heartbleed

Christina Warren — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:14:52 -0000

Those are excellent points and great ideas. As you said, I'm sure we're falling behind the bad guys. What would be great would be if we could get a summons of a call to action mass-posted on the biggest news sites, along with the front-pages of Reddit, Hacker News, Facebook, etc.

Re: The press isn't getting Heartbleed

Christina Warren — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 11:55:26 -0000

I'll totally agree that password changes on an unpatched/unrevoked server, are security theater, but for the non-enterprise tech press (that is, most press and most tech press), that's the most actionable advice we can give to end-users.

What makes Heartbleed so difficult (in addition to the ever-growing threat of exploits, each day, it gets worse), is that this is one of those threats that has to be fixed by the companies, sites, device makers. The regular user, who the press is focused on informing, isn't capable of making those changes.

One of the very first pieces we wrote about Heartbleed made it VERY clear that this was a massive, massive problem and could not and should not be ignored/overblown. We also reiterated the importance of changing passwords only after you know a site is patched and keys were revoked.

I'm actually finishing up a story on the digital certificate issue right now. So we're trying. It's just that with any crisis, the immediate response from the lay-person is, "what can I do." It's scary to say, "nothing, wait for company X to do their job."

I've also done half a dozen mainstream media hits on Heartbleed and its severity in the past week, ranging from cable news to local affiliates -- that's a good sign that people are paying attention.

*My* fear, is that I'm starting to see backlash against the severity from the more technically-oriented press (the dev press), and THAT is what is scary. I also don't think the trade press has been as on top of this issue as they should be.

What scares me right now isn't the front-facing servers from banks/commerce/government -- it's the third-party ISVs that offer one-off or white-label programs and services to those companies that have unpatched versions of OpenSSL in their apps/devices/services. That's the stuff that is going to take a long time to patch/update. Especially if the ISV has changed hands, if there is no support contract or the ISV is just incompetent (which I mean, if you know enterprise software, that's pretty common). And what scares me the most is that the impact of that stuff might not be seen for years.

Re: How a Simple, Responsive Web Design Can Get You Noticed

Christina Warren — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 22:21:58 -0000

So I clicked on the #Moto360 hashtag to see if there was any update about the whole failure that was the Google+ Hangout (this was before the company had tweeted that it would send a new link out) and I saw Peter's post because he was in a circle I had of other suggested users I think. Anyway, i read the post and thought it was great, showed it to my team, who agreed, and we asked Peter if we could syndicate it. Thankfully for us, he agreed!

Re: How a Simple, Responsive Web Design Can Get You Noticed

Christina Warren — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:21:28 -0000

And fun fact -- one of the comments one of my colleagues made when I showed your post to him was "his site looks great."

Re: Google Giveth and Google Taketh Away

Christina Warren — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:58:45 -0000

Great/honest analysis Peter! I've found similar things are true with my own Google+ following. In my case, I was added to the SUL in the early days and basically peaked at the 937,000 mark. I was removed once, added back again and then removed again -- but to be honest, it's not something I really tracked.

Like you, I find my engagement really varies, but if I'm honest, it's almost never as high as on other platforms, despite having so many more followers. That said, with specific types of content, I tend to get a larger response.

And I think you made a good decision to stop crafting content for an audience. Be you. Engage with who you can and don't worry about the rest! Cheers!

Re: Who buys the iPhone 5C? — Benedict Evans

Christina Warren — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 08:28:27 -0000

Yeah I haven't seen many 5cs on the NYC subway (which is an excellent sample count spot), but I see the 5s -- I imagine this will change after Christmas. I'd totally rock a pink 5c, but I had a 5 and waited eight weeks for the gold 5s to get in stock as it were. Gotta have the latest and greatest (in gold)!

Re: Who buys the iPhone 5C? — Benedict Evans

Christina Warren — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 23:11:24 -0000

So that's interesting. Any breakdown of age? I ask because my parents just for their first iPhones, first smartphones really. My mom has been an iPad user since Aug. 2010 and waited out her awful t-mobile contract (that evilly got her on for two years by changing her text plan...$150 per line ETF even for dumb phones...criminal) and got a gold iPhone 5s. My dad for the blue iPhone 5c with a green cover.

Now my mom loves her phone, but she's had two iPads with cellular. My dad, who only had an iPod nano befor, absolutely loves his phone. Moreover, he was drawn to the color/price.

A few of their friends also in their 60s got iPhone 5cs too. So I'm curious if age is a trend. At 68, my dad might do better with a galaxy note for pure reading (he wouldn't admit it tho), but be color/price combo is appealing for retirees too.

That's obviously just anecdotal and unscientific data from my parents, but I've thought that older people migrating to smartphones might be prime 5c candidates.

Re: Comcast Threatens to Sue TorrentFreak for Copyright Infringement (updated)

Christina Warren — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:54:42 -0000

This is ridiculous. You guys have broken enough stories to totally be able to claim journalistic privilege under the first amendment shield laws.

Those of us in the press support you -- fight the good fight!

Re: Roam Atlanta: Dunwoody

Christina Warren — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:38:33 -0000

I'll actually be there for the weekend (to visit my parents), though I doubt I'll get to visit Roam at all. Alas. But maybe this Christmas!

And true story -- for the first nearly two years I was with Mashable, I was in Atlanta! Local girl made good, yo.

Re: Roam Atlanta: Dunwoody

Christina Warren — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:00:00 -0000

Oh that's awesome! It's just around the corner from the apartment complex I lived in for like 8 years.

Great to see Dunwoody getting places like this. Totally jealous of the uplink too. The fastest I was ever able to get was 10 up, and that was with paying Comcast for a business line, so they must be hauling in the big guns, connection wise!

Re: You’ve been GPL’d!

Christina Warren — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 02:22:03 -0000

While the Red Hat analogy is apt (though I totally disagree that Fedora was in any way a response to CentOS or Scientific Linux or any other RHEL derivative, it was developed as part of Red Hat's move to fully embrace the enterprise, as a result they discontinued Red Hat Linux and created a Debian-esque community edition that became known as the Fedora Project. Along with Ubuntu, which was about a year behind, it was part of the second wave of personal desktop Linux distros after the commercial failures of Mandrake, Corel and others with a hybrid community/corporate sponsorship model -- in fact, CentOS didn't even start until 2004, a year after Fedora (then Fedora Core) and two years after RHL shifted into RHEL), let's not pretend that it's all sunshine and kittens.

Recall that as of RHEL 6, Red Hat stopped releasing the patch files to the kernel, just releasing the tarball as source, to make it harder for Oracle to compete with them, since Oracle Linux is RHEL with some additional kernel changes. This didn't impact CentOS (again, because CentOS is not a threat. They don't go after the same clients and Red Hat wants businesses that pay hefty support contracts. CentOS doesn't compete with them there and never will) because they don't modify anything beyond RHEL's changes, but whether you like Oracle or not, obfuscating code changes to prevent or make "forking" more difficult is still controversial.

I'm not actually saying Red Ha has done anything wrong, just pointing out that the natural outcome of this sort of thing, if you see an attempt to fork not to improve but to try to swallow up the same customer base (as WPAvengers seems to be doing), is that more and more devs will start to obfuscate parts of their plugin code so that it becomes more pure SaSS rather than pure PHP. If it becomes SaSS and the logic is run off of another server (like how Akismet works), the GPL doesn't freaking matter because it is being run from a cloud, not distributed. So sure, you have a fully GPL connector (again, like Akismet) but core parts of the function run off of a cloud instance and not within the plugin itself.

Re: Thoughts on History, Ranking and Search

Christina Warren — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:24:33 -0000

Sure! I don't do most of our app coverage but feel free to email me christina at mashable and also ping emily price eprice at mashable -- as she's our app lead.

Re: Thoughts on History, Ranking and Search

Christina Warren — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:11:26 -0000

Great point. My Mashable listing (so not my Twitter or one of my home pages) is on the second page for "Christina" -- obviously Christina Augilera is the first result and many of the other results are also related to her in some way -- and I'm obviously not worthy of that level of importance. At all. And indeed, if my Mashable listing was taken out of the mix, I'm not even in the top 10 pages (I I don't think anyway) -- which frankly is as it should be.

Now, when it comes to my full name -- yes, I own like the first 10 pages of Google. Like it's not even a contest, but again, as you note, that's a product of the amount of content I've written over the years, not a reflection of my influence or importance.

Fun/sad fact: When I got married, my husband and I both legally hyphenated to Warren-Robertson. I've kept (and will continue to keep) Christina Warren -- for professional purposes, not least of which because my f'ing SEO is so good that changing would be a genuinely dumb business/personal branding move.

Re: CBS Atlanta and Pressgram

Christina Warren — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:00:21 -0000

ATL in tha house! Makes me miss home. Almost.

Congrats!

Re: Netflix's Content Strategy: CompuServe 2.0? - by Matt Asay

Christina Warren — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 01:10:14 -0000

I think you're off the mark here. As others have noted, and as Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos have both noted, the goal with Netflix ceased being about replacing cable (they lost that battle and realized it), now it's about competing with HBO. And that means brokering exclusive deals and also making original content. Because as Brad states, they are a channel.

But I think you also miss the mark on most of the high-profile original Netflix series, including House of Cards -- they are exclusive in the US and other Netflix regions, but just as HBO has widowed opportunities for its original series (wherein it offers them on DVD some months after broadcast, sells the rights to regions without HBO, sells edited versions to syndication), Netflix does too.

House of Cards will air on TV in parts of the world without access to Netflix. Some shows, such as The Borgias and Lillihammer already air on TV elsewhere in the world. House of Cards will also be available on DVD/Blu-ray in the US this fall and I can guarantee you that once Netflix's "exclusivity" window is over, it will be sold to syndication to cablers such as TNT or USA or A&E (A&E had The Sopranos syndication deal if you'll recall). It might take a few years, but "Sex and the City" didn't hit syndication for five years or so either -- and "True Blood" and "Game of Thrones" are STILL a long way off from hitting syndication.

Netflix by and large is co-financing some of the productions for the original series, but with the exceptions of House of Cards and Arrested Development (where Netflix is footing nearly the entire bill but the stuff is still being produced by a production company not affiliated with Netflix), they are one of many co-financiers and thus, only have digital streaming rights to shows in select markets and windows.

House of Cards will be syndicated to TV some day, just not tomorrow. And that's a smart move. If I could just tune into those shows on Amazon, why would I be inclined to pay for Netflix? I wouldn't.

It's the same reason HBO doesn't put Game of Thrones episodes up the night after they air and they make you wait 10 months. Why snuff out the incentive for people to subscribe.

Re: WordPress acquires Poster for iOS

Christina Warren — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:51:03 -0000

1000% agreed -- in fact, I said this on Twitter as soon as I learned about this (hadn't seen your post). Just throw WordPress for iOS out and make Poster the new app. If they insist on adding the bullshit WordPress.com features for "reading" shit, fine. But make the rest of the app Poster. It's so much better than WordPress for iOS can ever be.

Re: Netflix Has No Current Plans for a BlackBerry 10 App

Christina Warren — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:57:35 -0000

Has nothing to do with Silverlight. Netflix's mobile apps use a mix of HTML5, native and DRM to deliver an H.264 video stream to compatible devices. This is a decision on Netflix's part not to exert resources on a platform they don't see being important to its userbase.

Re: Netflix Has No Current Plans for a BlackBerry 10 App

Christina Warren — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:55:55 -0000

No, Silverlight has nothing to do with it. The mobile version of Netflix uses DRM to deliver the video stream, but it delivers it in H.264. Windows Phone just happened to have hardware and software support for the encrypted streams at the Win Phone 7 launch in 2010 -- even before Android got Netflix.