There was a "do not insert hand/foot/body part" warning card shoved into the blender we bought last night. I'd say a warning on the front of 1984 wouldn't be all that batty...
It's bullshit. What about the site admins for Wikileaks, or the dozens (if not hundreds) of media employees around the globe that are sitting on the full cable file and letting it trickle out? What about the security guys in the military, whose job it is to ensure stuff like this doesn't happen?
...again, there are MORE places for a grip-of-death on the CDMA iPhone vs the GSM iPhone (one gap on one side at the bottom of the GSM phone vs one gap on BOTH sides at the bottom of the CDMA iPhone.)
If anything, the "revised" design makes grip of deaths more likely, not less likely...how would you consider that a "fix"?
Why else would they have done it? In theory, it would just make the dreaded grip of death WORSE, since there would now be two possible grips that could cause it rather than just one.
If it's just BS, why don't you enlighten us as to the real reason why?
::shrug:; I dunno, I guess it just seems like a non-issue to me because of how little I use my phone as a phone. (my wife and I are on a family plan, and last month between the two of us we had 33 minutes used. This compared to nearly 600 text messages and about 1.5GB of data.)
If people want an iPhone, and both carriers offer it, there's only so many ways they can entice someone to come to their side. As of now, it's limited to "voice/data" on AT&T and "Tethering/3G hotspot" on Verizon. Some form of package pricing or slight decrease in data plan cost would go a long way.
I could be completely wrong, but if the CDMA launch goes well, I think we're going to see some plan pricing shifts in the near future, even if they're minute.
I don't know how it works on the iPhone, but you can easily reference an email on an Android phone so long as the push has already been sent to your phone. You don't need an active connection to read them (again, as long as the push has reached your phone.)
Of course, you could just connect to a wifi network, and that won't matter...
I hear people constantly bringing this up, but I fail to see why it's such a big deal. Be honest, AT&T iPhone owners: how often do you really use this feature? I'm sure there are certain folks (mostly those who use the iPhone for business purposes) where that's a big deal...but come on, for the average person, they will rarely if ever even notice.
Hopefully, this will not only ignite a price war between AT&T and Verizon, but will step things up between Apple and the various Android manufacturers. Either way, we the people win! Looks like I know what I'm getting the wife for Valentine's Day:)
Glad you like it! All the short stories I'm doing right now are pretty much serving as practice for specific parts of writing. For instance, Reversion was a practice with description (which is why it seemed overloaded with perhaps too many descriptors...and also why there isn't a single line of dialogue in the whole story.) Another one I'm working on, "The Fall of Yunuth", is nothing but a giant battle sequence. There are others I'm also working on, each focusing on a specific writing style and type.
It's all for a major plotline I'm putting together which, as of now, is sitting at around 700 pages or so. I'd like to see it reach about 900 pages worth, and write it as a series of three books, but who knows if that will ever actually happen. Still, the short stories are great practice, and they're a lot of fun.
If nothing else, I get to share:) I'm glad you enjoyed it...follow me on Scribd, if you're interested in any of the others when they're finished.
But no, seriously...I donated $15. Do it, people...what's going on down there is affecting everyone. I know that seems like an obvious thing to say, but it's true: no one is being spared from this disaster. "If we all do a little, we all do a lot."
Here's to hoping. I'm an Android guy myself, but I always welcome more competition! That is, of course, assuming this is what Verizon has planned for tomorrow. If it isn't, the outpouring of douchebaggery online will be quite entertaining:)
It's always been free, as will all of my short stories. I've been given a lot by the writing community, so I feel I should give something back. When's the last time you released something for free, so you could expand culture rather than your own bank account?
While I'm still in the middle of writing a bunch of short stories (and working on one long-form story that could potentially extend past 1,000 pages), I only have one that I feel is "ready for release".
"Reversion" tells the story of a zombie that is slowly coming back to life. The whole story is done from the perspective of the zombie, although it's told from a "god's eye view". Completely and totally free to read/download. Enjoy!
They must be modding it heavily, then...I've been following Huffington Post's liveblog, mainly because they're posting stuff from multiple sources, and the initial comments were very similar to the ones seen on Fox.
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That is now my desktop wallpaper :)
It's a shame there wasn't one of those hilarious "CAUTION" stick figure drawings to accompany the card...I so would've framed that.
There was a "do not insert hand/foot/body part" warning card shoved into the blender we bought last night. I'd say a warning on the front of 1984 wouldn't be all that batty...
It's bullshit. What about the site admins for Wikileaks, or the dozens (if not hundreds) of media employees around the globe that are sitting on the full cable file and letting it trickle out? What about the security guys in the military, whose job it is to ensure stuff like this doesn't happen?
Assange is nothing but a mouthpiece. The fact that he's the primary target in this whole thing is just as asinine as the US Government's strategy to prevent leaks being leaked.
...again, there are MORE places for a grip-of-death on the CDMA iPhone vs the GSM iPhone (one gap on one side at the bottom of the GSM phone vs one gap on BOTH sides at the bottom of the CDMA iPhone.)
If anything, the "revised" design makes grip of deaths more likely, not less likely...how would you consider that a "fix"?
Why else would they have done it? In theory, it would just make the dreaded grip of death WORSE, since there would now be two possible grips that could cause it rather than just one.
If it's just BS, why don't you enlighten us as to the real reason why?
Ah...lol, yeah, ok, I see where you're coming from :)
Geebus...I don't think I've used that many minutes in the 14 years I've had a cell phone!
::shrug:; I dunno, I guess it just seems like a non-issue to me because of how little I use my phone as a phone. (my wife and I are on a family plan, and last month between the two of us we had 33 minutes used. This compared to nearly 600 text messages and about 1.5GB of data.)
They briefly touched on that...it's likely a minor redesign due to the differences between CDMA and GSM.
More here.
If people want an iPhone, and both carriers offer it, there's only so many ways they can entice someone to come to their side. As of now, it's limited to "voice/data" on AT&T and "Tethering/3G hotspot" on Verizon. Some form of package pricing or slight decrease in data plan cost would go a long way.
I could be completely wrong, but if the CDMA launch goes well, I think we're going to see some plan pricing shifts in the near future, even if they're minute.
I don't know how it works on the iPhone, but you can easily reference an email on an Android phone so long as the push has already been sent to your phone. You don't need an active connection to read them (again, as long as the push has reached your phone.)
Of course, you could just connect to a wifi network, and that won't matter...
I was referring to data plan/calling plan/family plan pricing, not pricing of the devices themselves :P
Bad: No simultaneous voice/data.
I hear people constantly bringing this up, but I fail to see why it's such a big deal. Be honest, AT&T iPhone owners: how often do you really use this feature? I'm sure there are certain folks (mostly those who use the iPhone for business purposes) where that's a big deal...but come on, for the average person, they will rarely if ever even notice.
Hopefully, this will not only ignite a price war between AT&T and Verizon, but will step things up between Apple and the various Android manufacturers. Either way, we the people win! Looks like I know what I'm getting the wife for Valentine's Day :)
Glad you like it! All the short stories I'm doing right now are pretty much serving as practice for specific parts of writing. For instance, Reversion was a practice with description (which is why it seemed overloaded with perhaps too many descriptors...and also why there isn't a single line of dialogue in the whole story.) Another one I'm working on, "The Fall of Yunuth", is nothing but a giant battle sequence. There are others I'm also working on, each focusing on a specific writing style and type.
It's all for a major plotline I'm putting together which, as of now, is sitting at around 700 pages or so. I'd like to see it reach about 900 pages worth, and write it as a series of three books, but who knows if that will ever actually happen. Still, the short stories are great practice, and they're a lot of fun.
If nothing else, I get to share :) I'm glad you enjoyed it...follow me on Scribd, if you're interested in any of the others when they're finished.
I'm doing my part!
But no, seriously...I donated $15. Do it, people...what's going on down there is affecting everyone. I know that seems like an obvious thing to say, but it's true: no one is being spared from this disaster. "If we all do a little, we all do a lot."
So...you want someone who's saying you shouldn't expect to get what you pay for to be modded insightful?
Here's to hoping. I'm an Android guy myself, but I always welcome more competition! That is, of course, assuming this is what Verizon has planned for tomorrow. If it isn't, the outpouring of douchebaggery online will be quite entertaining :)
It's always been free, as will all of my short stories. I've been given a lot by the writing community, so I feel I should give something back. When's the last time you released something for free, so you could expand culture rather than your own bank account?
While I'm still in the middle of writing a bunch of short stories (and working on one long-form story that could potentially extend past 1,000 pages), I only have one that I feel is "ready for release".
"Reversion" tells the story of a zombie that is slowly coming back to life. The whole story is done from the perspective of the zombie, although it's told from a "god's eye view". Completely and totally free to read/download. Enjoy!
but at least I can imagine that I bought my politician and not some company.
If they're going to be corrupt, I should get a chance to be corrupt too! It's the American way. ::eyeroll::
Are you saying that you support denying a bear's right to be armed?
Screw that...if you had a penny for every time someone quoted it different than the last guy did, you'd be rich.
Seriously. It has to be the most differently-quoted quote to ever exist.
Impossible. Good thought, but impossible.
The good thoughts usually are :(
They must be modding it heavily, then...I've been following Huffington Post's liveblog, mainly because they're posting stuff from multiple sources, and the initial comments were very similar to the ones seen on Fox.