If you own an Android phone, you should root it. If you don't, you're just using the crappy version of Android provided by the carrier. To fully appreciate the power of Android, one must completely control the device as it was intended in the first place.
Not to mention, unlike Apple, who miraculously has avoided suit over this same problem, you can ACTUALLY turn it off, so it doesn't send ANY data.
I don't use the GPS or location features, so I disable all location triangulation, GPS satellite, and reporting features in my Droid. On my iPhone 4, I can't do that, no matter how badly I want to.
I'm going to guess it was more his terrible health, failing renal system, and lack of proper medical treatment that killed him. If the bomb had anything to do with it, I'm sure it was just coincidence. I also highly doubt he was in any kind of firefight with troops. A 6-foot Afghani man on dialysis...shaking in my fucking boots.
If there's one thing the US has proven in the last 10 years, it's that our military can't do a goddamn thing right when it comes to finding, protecting, or 'freeing' people.
The code the responsible companies wrote for these technologies should be patentable(which for something written is called Copyright) - so you can not make a verbatim copy and sell it as your own - but they should not be truly patentable any more than a book is.
If I write patented code in a novel as something a hacker character came up with, but it doesn't actually run on a computer or do anything(as it is printed on a page of a book) then should you be able to come after me for a patent violation? No. You would come after me for a copyright violation. But you can't win that case, unless the code is verbatim(or close enough) to what was copyrighted originally - you can't copyright the idea behind the code.
That is a horribly ignorant way to look at it. Physical materials - even relatively simple ones like base elements - cannot be simply described as a mathematical value. You can say "Oh, it's element___ with this many protons, neutrons, electrons, quarks, leptons, etc" but you'd still be leaving out a MASSIVE amount of data which would be required to completely describe(mathematically) the object's form and composition.
This is as opposed to trying to patent the chemical chain reaction equation of Uranium, Plutonium, or any other fissile material. You can't do that...which is essentially what this argument is over.
You should be able to patent YOUR SPECIFIC, ORIGINAL, BUILT-AND-TESTED device, if no prior work has beat you to it. You should NOT be able to patent the theory behind something such as a chemical reaction equation, or even a simple algorithm. When it comes to software, even the built-and-tested device is still just mathematical numbers floating around in the computer, so the line is seriously blurred.
All around, Copyright law in the US and other developed nations has gotten seriously out of control. I think a giant revision is needed pretty badly to avoid the ultimate downfall of society at the hands of patent giants and megacorps who all just want to own people's imaginary property.
Rowling made so much money off the Potter series that even if she had been sued successfully for patent infringement, she still would have come out stinking rich...
When sites claim Face-melting radiation levels and contamination of food to attack competitors in Fukushima, or to intentionally undermine Japan and its economy, it's equally as bad as shouting "fire" in a crowded theater. It may not have as immediate of effect, but in the long run the impact would be even higher.
The fact is, unless you're within 6 or so blocks(not counting the ocean) of the Fukushima plant, there is no dangerous level of radiation. Not in the plants, not in the animals, not at all.
Shouting "Radiation!" is no less bad than shouting "Fire!".
If you count wanting the lowest-common-denominator of 'just works' computing and blindly following a cult as 'Liberal' then sure, Mac users are 'Liberal'. I think a better term would be "Trend-Whore Hipsters".
Windows computers require a little more comprehension of how computers work to use, but they are more widely supported and far more powerful on the software end. They also are more 'liberal' in that everything you run on them doesn't have to be 'verified and approved' by Fuhrer Jobs and his crew. I can sit down and write any program I want, for free...
Apple requires me to register for their developer program, pay them for the right to do the developing, and then submit my applications for approval.
Fuck Apple. They are evil, and anyone who denies it is completely blind or under their cult-like spell.
This site is full of smart computer-type people. Someone who actually owns some Apple hardware should put some malicious code into these logs and get it running on the collection server.
When every Apple user's location information is compromised? I see a PR shitstorm from which they will never recover...and I enjoy the vision.
How about... "If you don't want to be seen, don't stand in public view"? I would think that should be enough, considering Google ALSO gives you the option of blurring yourself or your property by sending them a quick request.
I don't know of any other childrens' toy that can also be used for producing working versions of master theses. Well, maybe an erector set...but I don't even think they make those anymore.
Since when is copying the nazi-esque stalking tactics of big brother 'pioneering' anything? They are invading your privacy, and you are so deluded by the cult of Mac that all you can say is "Good Job"?
This is why our country is no longer free, the politicians are all fucking corrupt, and corporations control everything. People like YOU are the reason.
That's because "spooky action at a distance" is really called Quantum Entanglement...which IS in the article.
FTFA: "The team employed a mind-boggling set of quantum manipulation techniques to achieve this, including squeezing, photon subtraction, entanglement and homodyne detection. The photo above depicts their device, nicknamed the Teleporter, in the lab of Akira Furusawa at the University of Tokyo."
It is not damaging to the microwave, unless you happen to be microwaving explosive blasting caps or something. The Magnetron(Microwave Emitter Piece Thingy) is usually so far away from anything in the chamber that it's impossible for enough charge to build up that it can arc back and cause problems. For example, on the microwave model I routinely take apart to use for parts, there is a metal channel to guide the microwaves from an area behind the keypad over to a 'stirrer' which spreads the waves around the food chamber(and often doubles as a cooling fan).
The 'gas' released is actually atomized Aluminum and Aluminum Oxide or Gold(with a negligible amount of combusted lacquer), it is in a quantity so small it is not harmful to anyone, and is no more toxic than most Deodorant/Antipersperant bases or wearing a gold wedding ring.
I like that your complaints about computers span a crappy M$ browser which nobody uses, Linux audio drivers which very few normal people use, and Apple, which only complete morons would ever touch.
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My response would be along the lines of "Why would Samsung copy Apple's colossal blunder?"
I believe it was in the UK that they determined that Pigeons had better bandwidth than some rural internet connections.
Someone needs to adapt BitTorrent protocols to handle all general internet traffic.
If you own an Android phone, you should root it. If you don't, you're just using the crappy version of Android provided by the carrier. To fully appreciate the power of Android, one must completely control the device as it was intended in the first place.
Not to mention, unlike Apple, who miraculously has avoided suit over this same problem, you can ACTUALLY turn it off, so it doesn't send ANY data.
I don't use the GPS or location features, so I disable all location triangulation, GPS satellite, and reporting features in my Droid. On my iPhone 4, I can't do that, no matter how badly I want to.
So who really deserves to get sued here?
Nothing at all.
The real question is why did you wait nearly a decade to question this?
I'm going to guess it was more his terrible health, failing renal system, and lack of proper medical treatment that killed him. If the bomb had anything to do with it, I'm sure it was just coincidence. I also highly doubt he was in any kind of firefight with troops. A 6-foot Afghani man on dialysis...shaking in my fucking boots.
If there's one thing the US has proven in the last 10 years, it's that our military can't do a goddamn thing right when it comes to finding, protecting, or 'freeing' people.
"It's not the 90s anymore, dude"
Unfortunately... ...someone call Bill! He can have the house back if he fixes all this shit.
The code the responsible companies wrote for these technologies should be patentable(which for something written is called Copyright) - so you can not make a verbatim copy and sell it as your own - but they should not be truly patentable any more than a book is.
If I write patented code in a novel as something a hacker character came up with, but it doesn't actually run on a computer or do anything(as it is printed on a page of a book) then should you be able to come after me for a patent violation? No. You would come after me for a copyright violation. But you can't win that case, unless the code is verbatim(or close enough) to what was copyrighted originally - you can't copyright the idea behind the code.
That is a horribly ignorant way to look at it. Physical materials - even relatively simple ones like base elements - cannot be simply described as a mathematical value. You can say "Oh, it's element___ with this many protons, neutrons, electrons, quarks, leptons, etc" but you'd still be leaving out a MASSIVE amount of data which would be required to completely describe(mathematically) the object's form and composition.
This is as opposed to trying to patent the chemical chain reaction equation of Uranium, Plutonium, or any other fissile material. You can't do that...which is essentially what this argument is over.
You should be able to patent YOUR SPECIFIC, ORIGINAL, BUILT-AND-TESTED device, if no prior work has beat you to it. You should NOT be able to patent the theory behind something such as a chemical reaction equation, or even a simple algorithm. When it comes to software, even the built-and-tested device is still just mathematical numbers floating around in the computer, so the line is seriously blurred.
All around, Copyright law in the US and other developed nations has gotten seriously out of control. I think a giant revision is needed pretty badly to avoid the ultimate downfall of society at the hands of patent giants and megacorps who all just want to own people's imaginary property.
Rowling made so much money off the Potter series that even if she had been sued successfully for patent infringement, she still would have come out stinking rich...
In the US it is against the law to spread false information about people and events...how is Japan saying the same any different?
Libel and Perjury are nothing but stops on 'Illegal Information'.
When sites claim Face-melting radiation levels and contamination of food to attack competitors in Fukushima, or to intentionally undermine Japan and its economy, it's equally as bad as shouting "fire" in a crowded theater. It may not have as immediate of effect, but in the long run the impact would be even higher.
The fact is, unless you're within 6 or so blocks(not counting the ocean) of the Fukushima plant, there is no dangerous level of radiation. Not in the plants, not in the animals, not at all.
Shouting "Radiation!" is no less bad than shouting "Fire!".
If you count wanting the lowest-common-denominator of 'just works' computing and blindly following a cult as 'Liberal' then sure, Mac users are 'Liberal'. I think a better term would be "Trend-Whore Hipsters".
Windows computers require a little more comprehension of how computers work to use, but they are more widely supported and far more powerful on the software end. They also are more 'liberal' in that everything you run on them doesn't have to be 'verified and approved' by Fuhrer Jobs and his crew. I can sit down and write any program I want, for free...
Apple requires me to register for their developer program, pay them for the right to do the developing, and then submit my applications for approval.
Fuck Apple. They are evil, and anyone who denies it is completely blind or under their cult-like spell.
"But he added that the information is collected anonymously and the devices give users controls for disabling the location features."
Really? Where would that be? According to all accounts, there is NO way to disable the location recording/reporting.
This site is full of smart computer-type people. Someone who actually owns some Apple hardware should put some malicious code into these logs and get it running on the collection server.
When every Apple user's location information is compromised? I see a PR shitstorm from which they will never recover...and I enjoy the vision.
How about... "If you don't want to be seen, don't stand in public view"? I would think that should be enough, considering Google ALSO gives you the option of blurring yourself or your property by sending them a quick request.
I don't know of any other childrens' toy that can also be used for producing working versions of master theses. Well, maybe an erector set...but I don't even think they make those anymore.
You must be joking...
Since when is copying the nazi-esque stalking tactics of big brother 'pioneering' anything? They are invading your privacy, and you are so deluded by the cult of Mac that all you can say is "Good Job"?
This is why our country is no longer free, the politicians are all fucking corrupt, and corporations control everything. People like YOU are the reason.
There are varying degrees of many things, of which many subsets can be constructed.
Apple is a Tier-2 evil. They are more evil than the neighborhood bully, but they are less evil than...say, Hitler.
Just like evil, there are subsets of happy.
Think about "I just got an 'attaboy' from my boss" happy versus "I just got with this super-hot girl I've been into for a long time" happy.
"the phrase 'spooky action at a distance' is not in the article"
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spooky_action_at_a_distance
That's because "spooky action at a distance" is really called Quantum Entanglement...which IS in the article.
FTFA: "The team employed a mind-boggling set of quantum manipulation techniques to achieve this, including squeezing, photon subtraction, entanglement and homodyne detection. The photo above depicts their device, nicknamed the Teleporter, in the lab of Akira Furusawa at the University of Tokyo."
Shut up. You ruin everything.
You are incorrect on several fronts.
It is not damaging to the microwave, unless you happen to be microwaving explosive blasting caps or something. The Magnetron(Microwave Emitter Piece Thingy) is usually so far away from anything in the chamber that it's impossible for enough charge to build up that it can arc back and cause problems. For example, on the microwave model I routinely take apart to use for parts, there is a metal channel to guide the microwaves from an area behind the keypad over to a 'stirrer' which spreads the waves around the food chamber(and often doubles as a cooling fan).
The 'gas' released is actually atomized Aluminum and Aluminum Oxide or Gold(with a negligible amount of combusted lacquer), it is in a quantity so small it is not harmful to anyone, and is no more toxic than most Deodorant/Antipersperant bases or wearing a gold wedding ring.
Those plants would be seriously goth.
I like that your complaints about computers span a crappy M$ browser which nobody uses, Linux audio drivers which very few normal people use, and Apple, which only complete morons would ever touch.
Equal opportunity haterade for the win.