I like Buzz a lot. The built-in support in Google Reader is a killer feature, and it stays right next to Gmail. Support from an android phone is also superb.
The problem being that the biggest feature of a social media service is the number of people (known to you) that actually uses it. Almost nobody is using buzz at the moment.
Ok. You are right, they always had strip-search rights. But it was only from a few years ago, from the terrorist scare, did border guards start caring about the content of a computer. If it was terrorist material.
Now, I will also need to worry about copyright claims over the files I carry. Or if my phone is claimed to infringe on someone's patents.
What is the exact problem that would be solved by permitting border control staff to rummage through peoples private data?
The "problem" of a citizen's privacy. Or at least the "problem" of a citizen's perception of having the right to any privacy. I think that is the "problem" they are aiming to solve.
Well XML is a technology that became widely adopted throughout the whole computing industry. He is no cell-phone expert, he is a technology and standards expert.
But there is a lot of reading material that you can only get in PDF form. Scientific articles, documentation, etc. Conversion is not always possible (either due to technical issues or due to time). I read a Scott Adams free book (IIRC "God's debris") which was only available as PDF. So having a e-reader that does PDF reflow is a major usability point.
I normally use ePub on my HanlinV3, but very often I make use of the reflow-capable PDF reader in it.
You're wrong. The phone is sold. The software, service, and SDK are licensed.
I'm sorry if it makes me a fanboi to point that out, but you should probably note that the same is true about your Windows or Linux computer (yes, the GPL is a revocable license as well),
Bullshit. No one needs a license to _run_ GPL code. The license is there for the case of distribution.
Besides, I think we live in a world where we have obscurity through density, instead of obscurity through privacy. Billions of people on this earth, nearly a billion of them connected to the 'net. Embrace it. Eventually, if enough personal data gets out there, it may become worthless to mine it due to the sheer volume available.
Sure. Until someone uses that to steal your identity, and all of a sudden you will need to prove to N different government, banking and credit institutions that you are not a fraudster.
I'm afraid that the KDE brand is ruined only in the head of people who haven't bothered to look at how cool KDE4 is...
I am afraid that a lot of people who bothered a lot about KDE at the time KDE 4.0 came out won't bother to look at it again. People have a finite amount of time, a finite amount of interest, and patience.
The KDE devs really burned a lot of good will with the first KDE 4.X, and their attitude against the backlash. Most users (who left KDE) have by now moved on, and are confortable enough not to care anymore.
I have a e-reader (Hanlin v3) which I use and like a lot.
I won't go into the merits of e-books and e-readers, they are not for everyone. But as a recent research shows there is a target market that loves it. Many e-readers I've read reviews about are great but all are still seriously lacking (as reading devices). So most users I know of would like to have something even better to use for **reading**.
But the ipad thing has this LCD screen of sorts, I don't doubt many Steve Jobs fans will buy into the hype, and try to replace e-readers with the ipad, but I do doubt that this ipad can be used as comfortably for actual reading. What I do hope for, is that this will get other companies to produce better dedicated e-ink readers. I know I can use one.
Linus appears to have less hysterical take on the Android Linux fork than most people:
I don't worry about out-of-tree development for odd devices too much. I wish we could merge android, but I also accept it likely being a few years away. We had similar out-of-tree issues with the SGI extreme scalability stuff, and it took quite a while before the standard kernel merged all of that.
Why can't these guys introduce some required opt-in copyright for works older than say 25 years? Make the renewal 20 years long and put a US$5 price on it.
Lawrence Lessig has been arguing for something like this for years... it would solve the orphaned works problem, and Disney probably wouldn't care, so they actually might let it happen.
Particularly if they have a contract with Macmillan.
Dude, *my* contracts (tv, phone etc) specify that things will happen at a certain price point, and if the provider wants to hike it, I can walk away from it.
Now, do you think Amazon's contract doesn't have clause like that?
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Most apps are not supposed to "keep the phone awake". If you lock the screen, apps are either closed or suspended.
Besides, have you looked at the tables showing which components use the most battery? The screen is what (normally) eats battery, not the apps.
What facebook offers is a single point, simple, solution to all the issues you listed.
I like Buzz a lot. The built-in support in Google Reader is a killer feature, and it stays right next to Gmail. Support from an android phone is also superb.
The problem being that the biggest feature of a social media service is the number of people (known to you) that actually uses it. Almost nobody is using buzz at the moment.
MOD PARENT UP!
Ok. You are right, they always had strip-search rights. But it was only from a few years ago, from the terrorist scare, did border guards start caring about the content of a computer. If it was terrorist material.
Now, I will also need to worry about copyright claims over the files I carry. Or if my phone is claimed to infringe on someone's patents.
What is the exact problem that would be solved by permitting border control staff to rummage through peoples private data?
The "problem" of a citizen's privacy. Or at least the "problem" of a citizen's perception of having the right to any privacy. I think that is the "problem" they are aiming to solve.
20 minute commute? What metropolitan area to you live in? Everyone I know drives for at least an hour, sometimes up to 2 hours each way in traffic.
Dude, I work from home in a multi-million inhabitant city. On a slow day t takes me 15 seconds from the kitchen to the office. (true story)
Well XML is a technology that became widely adopted throughout the whole computing industry. He is no cell-phone expert, he is a technology and standards expert.
Add to that zooming and changing the fonts to something of my own choice.
But there is a lot of reading material that you can only get in PDF form. Scientific articles, documentation, etc. Conversion is not always possible (either due to technical issues or due to time). I read a Scott Adams free book (IIRC "God's debris") which was only available as PDF. So having a e-reader that does PDF reflow is a major usability point.
I normally use ePub on my HanlinV3, but very often I make use of the reflow-capable PDF reader in it.
Anyone would like to share experiences with pre-paid plans in FRANCE? I'd love to hear about it!
You're wrong. The phone is sold. The software, service, and SDK are licensed.
I'm sorry if it makes me a fanboi to point that out, but you should probably note that the same is true about your Windows or Linux computer (yes, the GPL is a revocable license as well),
Bullshit. No one needs a license to _run_ GPL code. The license is there for the case of distribution.
Besides, I think we live in a world where we have obscurity through density, instead of obscurity through privacy. Billions of people on this earth, nearly a billion of them connected to the 'net. Embrace it. Eventually, if enough personal data gets out there, it may become worthless to mine it due to the sheer volume available.
Sure. Until someone uses that to steal your identity, and all of a sudden you will need to prove to N different government, banking and credit institutions that you are not a fraudster.
Please take a look here http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix and discover all the file formats your Sony does //not// support.
By the way, does your Sony support PDF reflow? My Hanlin v3 does ;-)
Concise and to the point comparison of all e-readers in the market: http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix
I'm afraid that the KDE brand is ruined only in the head of people who haven't bothered to look at how cool KDE4 is...
I am afraid that a lot of people who bothered a lot about KDE at the time KDE 4.0 came out won't bother to look at it again. People have a finite amount of time, a finite amount of interest, and patience.
The KDE devs really burned a lot of good will with the first KDE 4.X, and their attitude against the backlash. Most users (who left KDE) have by now moved on, and are confortable enough not to care anymore.
I have a e-reader (Hanlin v3) which I use and like a lot.
I won't go into the merits of e-books and e-readers, they are not for everyone. But as a recent research shows there is a target market that loves it. Many e-readers I've read reviews about are great but all are still seriously lacking (as reading devices). So most users I know of would like to have something even better to use for **reading**.
But the ipad thing has this LCD screen of sorts, I don't doubt many Steve Jobs fans will buy into the hype, and try to replace e-readers with the ipad, but I do doubt that this ipad can be used as comfortably for actual reading. What I do hope for, is that this will get other companies to produce better dedicated e-ink readers. I know I can use one.
Linus appears to have less hysterical take on the Android Linux fork than most people:
I don't worry about out-of-tree development for odd devices too much. I wish we could merge android, but I also accept it likely being a few years away. We had similar out-of-tree issues with the SGI extreme scalability stuff, and it took quite a while before the standard kernel merged all of that.
MOD PARENT UP! Link is extremely informative!
This writer seems to disagree with you http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2009/10/kindle-numbers-traditional-publishing.html
Why can't these guys introduce some required opt-in copyright for works older than say 25 years? Make the renewal 20 years long and put a US$5 price on it.
Lawrence Lessig has been arguing for something like this for years... it would solve the orphaned works problem, and Disney probably wouldn't care, so they actually might let it happen.
Many e-readers support PDF reflow. The latest firmware for my Hanlin v3 does.
5) Being able to change the fonts type and its size.
Particularly if they have a contract with Macmillan.
Dude, *my* contracts (tv, phone etc) specify that things will happen at a certain price point, and if the provider wants to hike it, I can walk away from it.
Now, do you think Amazon's contract doesn't have clause like that?
the only reason for them delisting the books that remains is that Amazon is trying strongarm people that try to sell thru the iBook store.
No, Amazon is trying to strong arm people trying to price hike in their store.