Firstly, the only thing including more samples in a test does is give you clearer results. It doesn't cost the tester that much time or money to simply run a web browser.
Furthermore, even if someone were to accept your claims and assertions, the matter is simply that the selection of browsers in the article covers all the actively developed rendering engines currently in use. No one would argue to include Seamonkey, Flock, or Galeon, even if they had a higher usage share than Opera, since Firefox already represents Gecko.
If anything, Safari or Chrome should be dropped, since they are both based on Webkit.
That's why the qualify it, like in that statistic, "135% of their work hours". If you have a six hour shift, and your work computer is logged into Facebook for 8 hours, that's a totally valid way to describe it.
For all the words in his rant, it was confusing that the author simply didn't state WHY it wasn't leftie handy. I guess he'd have to invest in a glass prosthetic hand, or something.
Wouldn't it be possible for him to download the Linux drivers for his card while using Windows, put it on a USB drive, and then use that to install the drivers once Ubuntu's installed?
Also, it may not be a "political preference". You can only fit so many drivers on the install CD, alongside all of the other data.
Short of GPS info there's nothing in that list that I can see being used to track you down. Since most digital cameras don't have a GPS unit, this isn't something to worry about unless you're uploading from your mobile phone.
I can only imagine exposure of this data being a danger if someone knows what model camera you have, and is sifting through photos to prove that you were at certain places. If this is the case, though, I think you have bigger things to worry about.
As stated in your source, they're losing money because of the changing times, not because they're poorly run. Are you suggesting they should start charging postage for email in order to stay relevent, or something?
If you want to give me examples of what the government does right, I'm sure you can find one that doesn't hemorrhage taxpayer money
Did you even read your own source? The part where it says "The Post Office, an independent government agency, does not receive taxpayer dollars and is funded entirely by its own revenue."?
Seeing as how the Post Office is both guaranteed to NOT cost the taxpayer a dime, AND is constrained by government regulations to provide a defined level of service, I'd say they're a pretty damn good example of "what the government does right."
What's the average user count of Q3A nowadays, vs. Quake Live?
$10 once may be cheaper than (an optional) $4 a month, but what's the point when the population dries up? I know that people are still playing Q3A, but is it actively being developed or promoted?
Technically, this ruling doesn't outlaw "jailbreaking" (or whatever that scene calls it) the DS, you just can't buy the hardware that enables it. If you found some software-only method of achieving this, that wouldn't be covered by this ruling.
If cracking the iPhone needed a special SIM card, instead of just running some code to crack it, this ruling would make such a product illegal.
Summary judgment means the judge sided in favor of Google based on their DMCA argument alone, before the full trial began. Other aspects of this case, such as Viacom uploading their own stuff, or Google's internal emails, weren't considered in the scope of this.
While some may have wanted to see them held responsible for their "douchebaggery," I feel this is a better result. This strongly affirms the use of the DMCA's Safe Harbor as defense against copyright infringement, instead of mucking it up with other details.
The complaints are there because the iPhone is a mobile phone, not a game console.
Gamers are used to the idea that their systems can only play "approved" media, with the indie/homebrew developers being seen as on the fringe.
With mobile phones, at least with smart phones, you can install whatever program you can manage to find. A Blackberry, Win Mo., Symbian, etc. device doesn't require you to get approval before installing a program. They act like most PCs, where you can install what you want, but it's your responsibility to not install harmful stuff.
While Apple's strict control over their App store may have had a hand in the success of their products, but it's a phone, not a video game system. Treating it the same as a Xbox is disingenuous at best.
The problem of an aging population (increasing ratio of retirees to working-age people) as been a more urgent problem for the Japanese than for the US. Robotics are of a higher interest there because they free up workers from "mundane" jobs to work in other fields. Also, many of these robots were developed to directly assist in elder care.
We have become exactly what the Japanese saw 20 years ago: a nation of lazy, overpaid workers.
That's also another piece of the puzzle. It's hard to stay competitive internationally, when [your employees demand higher/their employees are okay with lower] wages. This issue rose its head when GM & Chrysler started going under, comparing them to companies such as Toyota or Honda.
Unfortunately, we're falling victim to the mindtrap that the government "owns" the electromagnetic spectrum in a specific jurisdiction, which is about as laughable as thinking it owns the weather.
They don't own it, but the FCC has jurisdiction to regulate it's uses similar to the FAA and US airspace.
If there wasn't regulation of some sort, then the wireless spectrum would be dominated by just a few corporations, being able to put millions into over-powered transmitters that drown out all competition.
By grasping at the only available straw (the name), they've helped the script get noted by the Slashdotters, and it will be impossible to stop now.
Are we talking about the same Slashdot here? Aren't these the people who love to proclaim how they're too cool to have a Facebook, anytime a related story pops up?
While Nintendo has indeed released such variations of their consoles in the past (except for disc loading, are you thinking of Sony?), you're omitting that none of the redesigns introduced new features to the console. The user is not disadvantaged by not buying the new models.
Having differently colored casings does nothing to the capabilities of the system. The smaller redesigns use less material and may be more "stylish" compared to when the system was first released, but still add no new features.
The only system I can remember with it's redesign having a new feature that the older model lacked is a newer DS having a built-in web browser, but this was previously available on the older models via a cartridge.
Offering redesigned systems, where the features are still the same as the original model, is not detrimental to Nintendo users. If anything, it'd be Microsoft and Sony that are worthy of such criticism.
Reading the Google translation, it seems to say that the theaters had purchased enough licenses for their showings, but a glitch, or technical ineptitude, prevented the DRM from validating all of their copies of the movie.
I think it's a big leap to go from that, to where the submitter says that the supplier was unable to provide enough keys.
The most persistant argument against DRM surfaces here: because of the intricate technicalities involved in DRM systems, legitimate customers were denied access to material they payed for.
Look in the back of the instructional manual for your old Nintendo games. I remember that SNES games (and probably others up until the Gamecube) allowed you to make "one backup copy for archival purposes", or something to that effect.
Two caveats here:
I don't remember the exact wording, but I'm pretty sure "make" implied ripping the cartridges yourself, not downloading them from a ROM site.
Also, playing the game on your phone doesn't seem like an "archival purpose" to me.
There's a difference between not developing support for a certain architecture, and breaking functionality for a specific processor model that previously worked. The point of the matter is whether Apple broke support on purpose to impede Hackintoshers, or if it just happened as a side-effect of some unrelated change.
Atom (under-)powered Netbook.
They're supposed to be underpowered, it's a Netbook. The point of the Atom line was to make power-efficient processors, which would thrive in a market of devices that prioritizes battery life over performance.
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It's almost ironic, seeing as how Opera is the only mainstream* browser with a built-in Bittorrent client.
*For rather small values of mainstream
Firstly, the only thing including more samples in a test does is give you clearer results. It doesn't cost the tester that much time or money to simply run a web browser.
Furthermore, even if someone were to accept your claims and assertions, the matter is simply that the selection of browsers in the article covers all the actively developed rendering engines currently in use. No one would argue to include Seamonkey, Flock, or Galeon, even if they had a higher usage share than Opera, since Firefox already represents Gecko.
If anything, Safari or Chrome should be dropped, since they are both based on Webkit.
That's why the qualify it, like in that statistic, "135% of their work hours". If you have a six hour shift, and your work computer is logged into Facebook for 8 hours, that's a totally valid way to describe it.
Thank you.
For all the words in his rant, it was confusing that the author simply didn't state WHY it wasn't leftie handy. I guess he'd have to invest in a glass prosthetic hand, or something.
Wouldn't it be possible for him to download the Linux drivers for his card while using Windows, put it on a USB drive, and then use that to install the drivers once Ubuntu's installed?
Also, it may not be a "political preference". You can only fit so many drivers on the install CD, alongside all of the other data.
Short of GPS info there's nothing in that list that I can see being used to track you down. Since most digital cameras don't have a GPS unit, this isn't something to worry about unless you're uploading from your mobile phone.
I can only imagine exposure of this data being a danger if someone knows what model camera you have, and is sifting through photos to prove that you were at certain places. If this is the case, though, I think you have bigger things to worry about.
As stated in your source, they're losing money because of the changing times, not because they're poorly run. Are you suggesting they should start charging postage for email in order to stay relevent, or something?
If you want to give me examples of what the government does right, I'm sure you can find one that doesn't hemorrhage taxpayer money
Did you even read your own source? The part where it says "The Post Office, an independent government agency, does not receive taxpayer dollars and is funded entirely by its own revenue."?
Seeing as how the Post Office is both guaranteed to NOT cost the taxpayer a dime, AND is constrained by government regulations to provide a defined level of service, I'd say they're a pretty damn good example of "what the government does right."
What's the average user count of Q3A nowadays, vs. Quake Live?
$10 once may be cheaper than (an optional) $4 a month, but what's the point when the population dries up? I know that people are still playing Q3A, but is it actively being developed or promoted?
Technically, this ruling doesn't outlaw "jailbreaking" (or whatever that scene calls it) the DS, you just can't buy the hardware that enables it. If you found some software-only method of achieving this, that wouldn't be covered by this ruling.
If cracking the iPhone needed a special SIM card, instead of just running some code to crack it, this ruling would make such a product illegal.
Don't most email clients let you turn off HTML rendering in received messages?
Summary judgment means the judge sided in favor of Google based on their DMCA argument alone, before the full trial began. Other aspects of this case, such as Viacom uploading their own stuff, or Google's internal emails, weren't considered in the scope of this.
While some may have wanted to see them held responsible for their "douchebaggery," I feel this is a better result. This strongly affirms the use of the DMCA's Safe Harbor as defense against copyright infringement, instead of mucking it up with other details.
The complaints are there because the iPhone is a mobile phone, not a game console.
Gamers are used to the idea that their systems can only play "approved" media, with the indie/homebrew developers being seen as on the fringe.
With mobile phones, at least with smart phones, you can install whatever program you can manage to find. A Blackberry, Win Mo., Symbian, etc. device doesn't require you to get approval before installing a program. They act like most PCs, where you can install what you want, but it's your responsibility to not install harmful stuff.
While Apple's strict control over their App store may have had a hand in the success of their products, but it's a phone, not a video game system. Treating it the same as a Xbox is disingenuous at best.
Why isn't the U.S. leading in this area?
The problem of an aging population (increasing ratio of retirees to working-age people) as been a more urgent problem for the Japanese than for the US. Robotics are of a higher interest there because they free up workers from "mundane" jobs to work in other fields. Also, many of these robots were developed to directly assist in elder care.
We have become exactly what the Japanese saw 20 years ago: a nation of lazy, overpaid workers.
That's also another piece of the puzzle. It's hard to stay competitive internationally, when [your employees demand higher/their employees are okay with lower] wages. This issue rose its head when GM & Chrysler started going under, comparing them to companies such as Toyota or Honda.
Unfortunately, we're falling victim to the mindtrap that the government "owns" the electromagnetic spectrum in a specific jurisdiction, which is about as laughable as thinking it owns the weather.
They don't own it, but the FCC has jurisdiction to regulate it's uses similar to the FAA and US airspace.
If there wasn't regulation of some sort, then the wireless spectrum would be dominated by just a few corporations, being able to put millions into over-powered transmitters that drown out all competition.
By grasping at the only available straw (the name), they've helped the script get noted by the Slashdotters, and it will be impossible to stop now.
Are we talking about the same Slashdot here? Aren't these the people who love to proclaim how they're too cool to have a Facebook, anytime a related story pops up?
wow... there goes my bankaccount...
It's encrypted between Opera's proxy server and the target website, but not between your phone and Opera's server.
From their Opera Mini FAQ:
If you do not trust Opera Software, make sure you do not use our application to enter any kind of sensitive information.
I'm sure you'd feel different if heterosexuality was in the minority.
If a company does good deeds in the name of profit, are they no longer good?
More than one request per day, in suspicion of a child-sex crime?
There must be a lot of sick perverts in Utah.
How soon until one doesn't feel guilty about throwing away a sheet?
While Nintendo has indeed released such variations of their consoles in the past (except for disc loading, are you thinking of Sony?), you're omitting that none of the redesigns introduced new features to the console. The user is not disadvantaged by not buying the new models.
Having differently colored casings does nothing to the capabilities of the system. The smaller redesigns use less material and may be more "stylish" compared to when the system was first released, but still add no new features.
The only system I can remember with it's redesign having a new feature that the older model lacked is a newer DS having a built-in web browser, but this was previously available on the older models via a cartridge.
Offering redesigned systems, where the features are still the same as the original model, is not detrimental to Nintendo users. If anything, it'd be Microsoft and Sony that are worthy of such criticism.
Reading the Google translation, it seems to say that the theaters had purchased enough licenses for their showings, but a glitch, or technical ineptitude, prevented the DRM from validating all of their copies of the movie.
I think it's a big leap to go from that, to where the submitter says that the supplier was unable to provide enough keys.
The most persistant argument against DRM surfaces here: because of the intricate technicalities involved in DRM systems, legitimate customers were denied access to material they payed for.
What next? No Santa Clause?
Even the most well-thought-out and well-funded of conspiracies couldn't erase this nightmare.
Look in the back of the instructional manual for your old Nintendo games. I remember that SNES games (and probably others up until the Gamecube) allowed you to make "one backup copy for archival purposes", or something to that effect.
Two caveats here:
I don't remember the exact wording, but I'm pretty sure "make" implied ripping the cartridges yourself, not downloading them from a ROM site.
Also, playing the game on your phone doesn't seem like an "archival purpose" to me.
There's a difference between not developing support for a certain architecture, and breaking functionality for a specific processor model that previously worked.
The point of the matter is whether Apple broke support on purpose to impede Hackintoshers, or if it just happened as a side-effect of some unrelated change.
Atom (under-)powered Netbook.
They're supposed to be underpowered, it's a Netbook. The point of the Atom line was to make power-efficient processors, which would thrive in a market of devices that prioritizes battery life over performance.