Its performance is horrible. Period. Really? I guess I forgot to tell my 4-year-old 2.4Ghz P4 that Vista is supposed to suck. It is just as snappy as XP was and much easier to use. I don't use my computer regularly enough for it to predict my actions and cache stuff so it is only using ~50% of my 1GB of memory. The funny thing is, XP used just as much! My conclusion is basically this: if you suck at computers and are gullible and unwilling to investigate things for yourself, Vista sucks. Otherwise, Vista is quite neat and very handy.
I also came to the realization that there have been only 20 crashes with survivors over the last few decades. That isn't very many crashes at all. Just think how that compares to the perhaps thousands of car crashes every single week with survivors!
If we aren't going to go, why study it? Why even think about it at all? Since science doesn't matter any more, why don't we just throw rocks at each other?
"2....Having to click on an icon in the far upper left upper corner of the screen is a pain."
Haha. I suppose it the far bottom left corner is less painful? He is right about the period being on a separate screen in the keyboard. That is an actual mistake.
Wasn't it only a couple months ago that we were running a simulation of only half a mouse brain at only 1/10th speed? Now we are trying to simulate millions of humans?
But you're wrong. The Internet is indeed like a street but each website is like a store along that street. You use the internet to get to a site just like you use a street to get to a store. The big difference is objects can't exist on the "street", they must be located in "stores".
But seriously, what I really feel will limit iPhone's adoption, at least on this side of the pond, is the non-serviceable battery. What's up with that? That's borderline demented! All the mobiles I've had since 1995 had interchangeable batteries! Every phone I've had also has a removable battery, as well. Everybody I know also has a phone with a removable battery. Nobody I know has ever taken the battery out and replaced it with a new one. I really don't see what the big deal is.
I know how you feel. I came here to read what people thought about this decision against the RIAA and instead I've scrolled through 50 posts about "irregardless"! I wish there was an option to collapse individual threads. I see stuff like this all the time. I've seen many discussions devolve into whole pages about some slightly related topic. I mod it offtopic when I can but it almost always gets overridden. Yes, the post was "Insightful" but it wasn't what we were supposed to be talking about.
I once modded some guy's comment in a Vista thread as "Redundant" and he came back to complain that it was the first time something like that had been said in that particular posting. If I decided to lose my power in that thread I would have said,"Your right, it hasn't been said in this comment section yet, but it has been said a million times in all the other Vista threads. It is the same crappy, misinformed "issue" that pops up every single time, therefore it is redundant."
Underwater is fine if it is freshwater. This one guy dropped his Canon 20D in a tidal pool. A tiny bit of saltwater seeped into one corner and corroded a quarter of the electronics in the camera, even after he rinsed it in freshwater. He took it apart and posted pictures on pbase.
Ever heard the term "panopticon"? When you know that someobody could be observing your every move and you don't know exactly when you are being specifically observed, your behavior will change to what you believe the observer wants. Every camera brings us one step closer. I know there is no expectation of privacy in public but I wish it was a person on every corner rather than a camera. What the camera sees has the potential to exist indefinitely, human memories will fade and disappear.
They've stated on the Bungie website at least a couple times that the graphics are only slightly updated for the Beta because the Beta is about gameplay.
I think you're the one that missed the point. At $600, the iPhone is no bargain, it isn't supposed to be a bargain. My phone plays games and music. I could take it on a plane with me and stay occupied for hours. Then I would have no battery left to make a call. The point consistently brought up by the arguement was that you could do something until the battery ran out but then you couldn't make a call. You can do that with any phone, the iPhone isn't special in that regard. What makes the iPhone special is it can keep you vastly more entertained but you must remember that it is still a phone. Besides, if you're that worried about it dying, bring the charger with you! Many planes have electrical outlets.
That's the most ridiculous arguement I've ever heard! Nobody said that you had to run down the batteries just listening to music and watching movies. If the Apple specs hold up, you should be able to watch a movie, listen to music for a couple hours, and then have plenty of battery power left to make a phone call. You seem to have forgotten that this is not an iPod but an iPhone. Please note the Phone part of the name. If you are stupid enough to spend $600 on a phone and then run down the battery so you can't make a phone call, that's your fault, no one else's.
A longer-lasting battery is also a MUST if you want to use the sucker as *both* a media player/comp00tar and a phone. Want to watch a movie? Sure, but then you're out of a phone, buddy. Not so sure that's a great tradeoff. In-flight entertainment on long trips and something to call a buddy to pick you up from the airport? Better luck next time ^^ Or, how about utilizing a built-in human feature called "Self-control"? You don't have to run the battery down. Try using a little imagination.
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That's what I was thinking!
I also came to the realization that there have been only 20 crashes with survivors over the last few decades. That isn't very many crashes at all. Just think how that compares to the perhaps thousands of car crashes every single week with survivors!
That's exactly how I feel. My phone has all kinds of features but is first and foremost a phone, just like every non-smartphone in existence.
If we aren't going to go, why study it? Why even think about it at all? Since science doesn't matter any more, why don't we just throw rocks at each other?
Do you post that every time someone says "like"? That didn't make any sense. Nobody misused "like".
That is pretty cool, though not obvious. I haven't seen all the how-to videos on Apple's website, do they cover that?
Some of the "mistakes" are just silly!
...Having to click on an icon in the far upper left upper corner of the screen is a pain."
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Haha. I suppose it the far bottom left corner is less painful? He is right about the period being on a separate screen in the keyboard. That is an actual mistake.
It is kinda hard to be anonymous when you do a search for your name.
Wasn't it only a couple months ago that we were running a simulation of only half a mouse brain at only 1/10th speed? Now we are trying to simulate millions of humans?
Every single new feature they've come out with has found a use for me.
But you're wrong. The Internet is indeed like a street but each website is like a store along that street. You use the internet to get to a site just like you use a street to get to a store. The big difference is objects can't exist on the "street", they must be located in "stores".
The ban is not on 3G , it is the Qualcomm 3G chipset. All Apple would have to do is use Broadcomm for the 3G chip.
What makes your list even better is you gave more than two links. TFA had 7 sections but only linked to two pieces of software!
why would we need to do all that? The US doesn't even do that. It trades with other countries for many goods. shouldn't a colony do that as well?
I do, too, but his was early in the comments and I was hoping to get it out of the way instead of trapping people into responding.
I know how you feel. I came here to read what people thought about this decision against the RIAA and instead I've scrolled through 50 posts about "irregardless"! I wish there was an option to collapse individual threads. I see stuff like this all the time. I've seen many discussions devolve into whole pages about some slightly related topic. I mod it offtopic when I can but it almost always gets overridden. Yes, the post was "Insightful" but it wasn't what we were supposed to be talking about.
I once modded some guy's comment in a Vista thread as "Redundant" and he came back to complain that it was the first time something like that had been said in that particular posting. If I decided to lose my power in that thread I would have said,"Your right, it hasn't been said in this comment section yet, but it has been said a million times in all the other Vista threads. It is the same crappy, misinformed "issue" that pops up every single time, therefore it is redundant."
Underwater is fine if it is freshwater. This one guy dropped his Canon 20D in a tidal pool. A tiny bit of saltwater seeped into one corner and corroded a quarter of the electronics in the camera, even after he rinsed it in freshwater. He took it apart and posted pictures on pbase.
Ever heard the term "panopticon"? When you know that someobody could be observing your every move and you don't know exactly when you are being specifically observed, your behavior will change to what you believe the observer wants. Every camera brings us one step closer. I know there is no expectation of privacy in public but I wish it was a person on every corner rather than a camera. What the camera sees has the potential to exist indefinitely, human memories will fade and disappear.
They've stated on the Bungie website at least a couple times that the graphics are only slightly updated for the Beta because the Beta is about gameplay.
I think you're the one that missed the point. At $600, the iPhone is no bargain, it isn't supposed to be a bargain. My phone plays games and music. I could take it on a plane with me and stay occupied for hours. Then I would have no battery left to make a call. The point consistently brought up by the arguement was that you could do something until the battery ran out but then you couldn't make a call. You can do that with any phone, the iPhone isn't special in that regard. What makes the iPhone special is it can keep you vastly more entertained but you must remember that it is still a phone. Besides, if you're that worried about it dying, bring the charger with you! Many planes have electrical outlets.
That's the most ridiculous arguement I've ever heard! Nobody said that you had to run down the batteries just listening to music and watching movies. If the Apple specs hold up, you should be able to watch a movie, listen to music for a couple hours, and then have plenty of battery power left to make a phone call. You seem to have forgotten that this is not an iPod but an iPhone. Please note the Phone part of the name. If you are stupid enough to spend $600 on a phone and then run down the battery so you can't make a phone call, that's your fault, no one else's.
Thanks, that's exactly the kind of information I was looking for.
So you cover Badbunny. What about the rest of the name?