The most evenhanded analysis I've seen. If Apple isn't pulling a slippery slope than this is a step forward. If it end up being a way to kill non-appstore/signed apps then it is a step backward. It's really to early to tell which is the case.
I just wanted to remark how refreshing it is to see somebody admit a mistake. Sometimes/.ers forget being wrong isn't the same as being stupid. Way to go God'sDuck.
You say she likely isn't devious enough to outsmart an adult on account of her age. But I imagine you didn't take a moment to realize just how many truly dumbass adults there are out there. A large subsection of them also prescribe to the theory that anything their children say is the gospel truth. Otherwise you are right on though.
Coming from the guy who called Apple products "plain jane", I would just call you a troll.Apple creates some shit, but plain jane? Are you nuts? Your UID certaintly doesn't hurt make you look like what you are. But sure go ahead and pretend you aren't just a Lenovo/ MS shill.
Should I spend the same effort staring at the stars and trying to find the next Earth killer asteroid? What about studying geology for the next quake or tsunami? No you say? Because life is finite and you can't know everything eh? Indeed. As my post said, even the smartest most rational person- which I am not- simply cannot know every relevant detail of the world. To suggest in a round-about way otherwise is foolish and unrealistic.
I never said blind trust. Just that we can't know everything. That was the crux of my point. I'm not a climatologist and I doubt you are as well. So while I don't throw away my critical mindset, I also know when to default to others, and when I'm being conned. Just follow the money. Oil, evangelicalism, and the like vs. scientists who while not all perfect have far less motivation to flat out lie. It's never black and white, and I know both sides can lie. But I also know grayness doesn't mean no judgment can be passed.
I live here too, and you are a dishonest fuck. This has been one of the warmest years in decades. Today is cold, and below average. But the last few months- HOT HOT for a typical MN winter. The fact that you pick one random day like this to prove a point you KNOW is bullshit says suggests you are a Bachmann voter and irrational. You are an embarrassment to my great state- a bastion of science and rationality in this country. But hey you have a 1st Amendment right to be ignorant and to spread it far and wide.
I hope that by suggesting that we can't be totally sure, that you are not somehow suggesting that we shouldn't respond to the most likely theories out there. When people ask if I believe in climate change I always say yes, but do I know for 100% sure? Nope. But rarely does life produce certainty like that. And science even less. I'll trust experts in that field in the same way that I trust my mechanic, or my doctor, and they trust me in what I do best. Society doesn't rely on knowing everything- because we can't. That's why we all look to experts in their respective fields, and rightly so. I have heard absolutely no credible person who isn't backed by a religious or oil group who doesn't agree on the general framework. But hey, show me the light.
I would really love to know where you developed your great comedic abilities. Did you have to work at it or were you just born this way? You should have just gotten straight to the point and said Applz 4 teh gayz. Now go back to your room until you have another comedy gem to share with the rest off the basement dwellers.
Call me whatever you will- my posts are available to anyone. But I couldn't give a shit if it was Apple, Google, or heck even MS who went after these fucks. My only frustration is that Amazon, a company I actually admire, hasn't done anything to fight this travesty.
Yes I think html5 is god... despite my entire topic sentence saying the opposite. A more reasonable question to you is, does the yeast you harvest off Mr Gate`s cock create enough bread too feed you and your mom/girlfriend ? Lemons knows
Fair point, but I'm just trying to suggest that most consumers are less interested in "bug fix" updates, with a few admitted feature updates, but are instead focused on major feature updates.Don't get me wrong, all updates should be pushed, but I'm a realist on this. Now I'll be the first to admit that most people don't know shit about version numbers, but they do see new features either in their own phones or other peoples. If companies wanna sell an Android 2.1 phone and tell consumers it will stay on that version- fine. I'm cool with that. Its the sales pitch, or even corporate promise of updates that irks me.
Thanks for giving us that info. Quite useful. To set the record straight I wasn't dismissing the AC for his opinion- just the lack of evidence. You by comparison enhanced the discussion with verifiable information. Thanks. As a side note, T-mo being the only US carrier that offers a discount for bringing your own phone- or apparently buying it unlocked- is great. That's above what we expect as US mobile consumers However it isn't as much as I think it should be. Still, I can't help but be glad that they are pushing the freedom agenda even in a minimal way.
While I agree Google might be overly aggressive... no actually they are- Chrome version numbers are insane. But it still doesn't make MS's obsession with supporting old shit and dragging forward progress down any better or more acceptable. It might sound great that IE6 is supported until the armageddon, but in reality at a certain point support becomes a liability not a plus.. Especially when you own a vast majority of the world's internet capable computers. And no MS is not the only one to do this, but I would say it as they are the biggest player in the PC world and the power they wield has noticeably retarded the progress of the web as seen by IE 6/7.
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The most evenhanded analysis I've seen. If Apple isn't pulling a slippery slope than this is a step forward. If it end up being a way to kill non-appstore/signed apps then it is a step backward. It's really to early to tell which is the case.
I just wanted to remark how refreshing it is to see somebody admit a mistake. Sometimes /.ers forget being wrong isn't the same as being stupid. Way to go God'sDuck.
10.5.8 I assume you mean. And yes I got that update on my old Powermac too.
You say she likely isn't devious enough to outsmart an adult on account of her age. But I imagine you didn't take a moment to realize just how many truly dumbass adults there are out there. A large subsection of them also prescribe to the theory that anything their children say is the gospel truth. Otherwise you are right on though.
So saith "Adult film producer"!
Yeah but what about the computer you use to access that content? GP is right, VHS is if nothing else sturdy as shit.
Coming from the guy who called Apple products "plain jane", I would just call you a troll.Apple creates some shit, but plain jane? Are you nuts? Your UID certaintly doesn't hurt make you look like what you are. But sure go ahead and pretend you aren't just a Lenovo/ MS shill.
Right on man. WebOS is really a huge opportunity for those who want OSS without a monolith like Google (or Apple) to run the show
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Should I spend the same effort staring at the stars and trying to find the next Earth killer asteroid? What about studying geology for the next quake or tsunami? No you say? Because life is finite and you can't know everything eh? Indeed. As my post said, even the smartest most rational person- which I am not- simply cannot know every relevant detail of the world. To suggest in a round-about way otherwise is foolish and unrealistic.
I never said blind trust. Just that we can't know everything. That was the crux of my point. I'm not a climatologist and I doubt you are as well. So while I don't throw away my critical mindset, I also know when to default to others, and when I'm being conned. Just follow the money. Oil, evangelicalism, and the like vs. scientists who while not all perfect have far less motivation to flat out lie. It's never black and white, and I know both sides can lie. But I also know grayness doesn't mean no judgment can be passed.
I wish you had written a more readable post, but you are dead on factually.
Perhaps my blinders were extra dark tonight. As for the Bachlady- well I'll let us both have a nicer evening without mentioning her. Go Gophers.
If you don't think people are denying it you are missing something. Have you read this thread at all?
Umm from analysis of rocks and fossils we can actually understand climate for millions of years in the past. Nice try though.
That's a strawman. Very few concerned folks think carbon credits are a real solution. Perhaps in a small number of nations, but not for most of us.
I live here too, and you are a dishonest fuck. This has been one of the warmest years in decades. Today is cold, and below average. But the last few months- HOT HOT for a typical MN winter. The fact that you pick one random day like this to prove a point you KNOW is bullshit says suggests you are a Bachmann voter and irrational. You are an embarrassment to my great state- a bastion of science and rationality in this country. But hey you have a 1st Amendment right to be ignorant and to spread it far and wide.
I hope that by suggesting that we can't be totally sure, that you are not somehow suggesting that we shouldn't respond to the most likely theories out there. When people ask if I believe in climate change I always say yes, but do I know for 100% sure? Nope. But rarely does life produce certainty like that. And science even less. I'll trust experts in that field in the same way that I trust my mechanic, or my doctor, and they trust me in what I do best. Society doesn't rely on knowing everything- because we can't. That's why we all look to experts in their respective fields, and rightly so. I have heard absolutely no credible person who isn't backed by a religious or oil group who doesn't agree on the general framework. But hey, show me the light.
I would really love to know where you developed your great comedic abilities. Did you have to work at it or were you just born this way? You should have just gotten straight to the point and said Applz 4 teh gayz. Now go back to your room until you have another comedy gem to share with the rest off the basement dwellers.
Call me whatever you will- my posts are available to anyone. But I couldn't give a shit if it was Apple, Google, or heck even MS who went after these fucks. My only frustration is that Amazon, a company I actually admire, hasn't done anything to fight this travesty.
Saw the username, looked at your endless troll submissions, ignore. If you aren't getting paid to do this it's even more lame.
Yes I think html5 is god... despite my entire topic sentence saying the opposite. A more reasonable question to you is, does the yeast you harvest off Mr Gate`s cock create enough bread too feed you and your mom/girlfriend ? Lemons knows
Fair point, but I'm just trying to suggest that most consumers are less interested in "bug fix" updates, with a few admitted feature updates, but are instead focused on major feature updates.Don't get me wrong, all updates should be pushed, but I'm a realist on this. Now I'll be the first to admit that most people don't know shit about version numbers, but they do see new features either in their own phones or other peoples. If companies wanna sell an Android 2.1 phone and tell consumers it will stay on that version- fine. I'm cool with that. Its the sales pitch, or even corporate promise of updates that irks me.
Thanks for giving us that info. Quite useful. To set the record straight I wasn't dismissing the AC for his opinion- just the lack of evidence. You by comparison enhanced the discussion with verifiable information. Thanks. As a side note, T-mo being the only US carrier that offers a discount for bringing your own phone- or apparently buying it unlocked- is great. That's above what we expect as US mobile consumers However it isn't as much as I think it should be. Still, I can't help but be glad that they are pushing the freedom agenda even in a minimal way.
While I agree Google might be overly aggressive... no actually they are- Chrome version numbers are insane. But it still doesn't make MS's obsession with supporting old shit and dragging forward progress down any better or more acceptable. It might sound great that IE6 is supported until the armageddon, but in reality at a certain point support becomes a liability not a plus.. Especially when you own a vast majority of the world's internet capable computers. And no MS is not the only one to do this, but I would say it as they are the biggest player in the PC world and the power they wield has noticeably retarded the progress of the web as seen by IE 6/7.