Measles was eliminated in the United States in 2000. Unless you're going to quarantine the US completely (close all borders, no one gets in or out) you're going to have people getting exposed. Vaccines are the only practical way to prevent it from spreading.
Solar noon in Berlin is 12:11 today. In Madrid, it's 1:20. Currently, Germany and Spain (minus the Canary Islands) share the same time zone, along with most of Western Europe. I'm guessing people would rather keep it that way - and most likely on DST (summer) time.
Or they could follow your advice, switch to different time zones just to be aligned with solar noon, and Berliners can start enjoying the morning light at 3 am during mid-summer (sunrise would be at 3:43am without DST).
This. People have a choice when it comes to using Google, Amazon or Facebook -- and not to defend Facebook, but I don't know what breaking it up would accomplish, since for many people the only reason they're on Facebook is because that's where everyone else is (though I guess there's a good argument for breaking off WhatsApp and Instragram).
When it comes to internet service providers however, many people have no choice, or a choice between two shitty providers. There are good examples in other countries of ISP's competing with one another while using the same infrastructure.
My big concern with this code is that I might put a SIM in my unlocked device and the carrier might exploit this feature to lock my SIM (or 2nd SIM slot) unbeknownst to me until I decide to leave them for another carrier, at which point they no longer care and won't help me resolve it. This could happen intentionally (which could/should be illegal) or unintentionally, and either way be a major PITA.
i.e. I doubt most people could tell the difference between variable 320 kbps (kilobits/s) and CD quality even with quality headphones for most music -- unless it is Classical or Jazz.
Maybe you're referring to a format other than MP3, but as far as MP3 goes, I believe there's only constant 320 kbps, as that's the maximum (highest quality) the encoder allows. Anything variable would involve using a lower bitrate, thus making it something like a 300 kbps VBR MP3. But to your point, I doubt anyone could tell the difference between either of those and a CD.
As far as the daily email showing your coming mail is concerned, it only shows a portion of it. If you want to see all the photos they have of your mail you have to log in to their website, which IMO misses the point of getting an email showing your incoming mail in the first place. And even if you log in, they often only have photos for half your incoming mail (at our place anyway).
Given that they've also started embedding ads in with the daily email, the service has been losing its appeal to me -- which sucks because in principle it's a very good idea.
Where I grew up, there was one streetlight on the entire street. It wouldn't have been any help where I waited for the school bus, or walking to it. It's the same today. Many of the side streets in the surrounding neighborhood have no street lights at all. This is in a "old", tree-filled neighborhood in a medium-sized city.
As studies show they should - and as I hope they would if a DST became permanent. But that would in turn cause problems for parents getting their kids ready for school before they have to go to work. So change working hours? Point being, I can see why some people are in favor of keeping things as they are, as their lives would be considerably more disrupted than mine is having to deal with a clock change twice a year.
Oh look. I don't even have to read the article to know it's shit because I'm a person and I don't hate it.
Like many, I'd prefer having permanent daylight savings time (an hour more light in the evenings), but having grown up in the north, I know that would've meant waiting for the school bus in darkness each morning, and many parents might not support that. That said, once people get used to it and quit their bitching, they'll probably be fine with it - in the same way there was a huge uproar from smokers when public smoking bans went into effect, which died out rather quickly when they realized it wasn't such a big deal.
I understand why they want to reclaim the volume taken up by the 3,5mm jack, I really do. Even tiny amounts of internal space make a big difference for them in terms of capabilities that they can offer.
Is the space really such an issue though? I don't think it is. I don't see how that tiny amount of saved volume achieved by eliminating a headphone jack allows some other feature that there wouldn't be room for otherwise -- especially given how stupidly big devices are these days. There's the false argument of eliminating the headphone jack to make the device thinner: the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2015) is 5.9mm thick and includes a headphone jack, compared to the iPhone XS at 7.7mm thick without one.
I guess a wireless charging pad and bluetooth headphones will have to do. I can see which way the wind's blowing.
IMO, the wind is blowing to try to sell more accessories with planned obsolescence. Wireless earbuds have tiny rechargeable batteries that will degrade over time, guaranteeing that you'll have to replace them in a few years -- if you manage not to lose them. I'm not saying wireless earbuds don't have value, as I can see how they'd be useful for working out, running, etc. But you don't need to eliminate the headphone jack in order to have that functionality.
Hmm, did I miss any of the modern cell phone design religious war topics?;)
You forgot ever-growing screen/device size! (Something I'm also resisting.)
I can see how some people can accept no headphone jack in the same way that I can see how many people were perfectly content using the stock earphones that came with their device. But for anyone who works with music, audio production, or just gives a shit about sound quality, not being able to use your personal preference of headphones is just not an option. And for me, having had to use a dongle in the past to listen to music from my smartphone (pre-iPhone/Android), fuck that. So, it's give me a proper headphone jack, or I'll take my money elsewhere. Hopefully enough of us will do this to keep 3.5mm headphones jacks alive.
Nokia 1 is a typical budget dual-SIM phone with 1GB RAM designed for markets in developing countries.
I've had my eye on the Nokia 3.1 (the North American version), and so far it's the closest I've find to what I'm looking for: dual-SIM with 3G/LTE support on the 2nd SIM, full 3G (all 5 bands) and very adequate international LTE band support, dedicated microSD slot (many dual-SIM devices use a hybrid slot allowing a microSD card *or* a 2nd SIM card), very decent overall specs.
I just wish it was 1. smaller and 2. had a removable battery. I consider non-removable batteries kind of a deal breaker - especially since manufacturers tend to be moving away from them.
What the OP is referring to is the tendency for someone to create something, and then for Apple to do it and make it popular, causing a majority of Android devices to do it.
Thank you. This is exactly what I meant. I know that dual-SIM Android phones have been around for years (I did mention that I own one). If you look at what's available though, they tend to either be super low-spec (e.g. 1GB RAM) phones designed for low income buyers in developing countries, or flagship devices which tend to have larger screens and higher prices - and even these can be hard to find in the US in dual-SIM varieties, and if you can find them they often don't come with a warranty, which I consider kind of essential if I'm going to spend a few hundred bucks on a device.
Yeah, I don't even need to read reviews to know that I'd pass on those two phones: 1GB RAM, low screen resolution, only supports 900 and 2100 MHz on 3G and poor LTE band support, so it would be worthless in the US. This kind of underlines the problem with many of the dual-SIM phones out there: they're designed for people in developing countries with very low income, and thus you get a phone with dual-SIM and otherwise very basic specs so they can sell them for less than $50.
I actually bought a single-SIM Moto e4 just to test it out size-wise, and it's still larger than I'd like - especially once you add a case. For the e4 dual-SIM, I'm guessing you're referring to the XT1763 model. That model does have the basic LTE bands for the US and Europe, but it's still missing many of them. More importantly, I'm pretty sure it runs the 2nd SIM in 2G only - common of the older dual-SIM devices. Since 2G is being phased out, that makes the 2nd SIM slot pretty useless with those older devices. Another option would be the similar G4 Play dual-SIM (XT1601) which is practically identical, and has the same limitations.
Having switched to a dual-SIM Android device a few years ago, I now find it hard to go back to single-SIM. It's incredibly useful when traveling: running your home SIM to receive calls/messages plus a local SIM for cheap data and a local number. But even when home, it's nice to be able to leverage the power of dual-SIM by running a 2nd prepaid SIM from another network for those times when coverage from your main provider is lacking - or if you simply need a 2nd line for work purposes.
Even though I'm no Apple fan, I'm happy to see them finally make this step, and this is a rare instance where I hope other manufacturers do their usual "copy latest iPhone feature" procedure and make dual-SIM functionality a standard feature.
Now if only someone would release a modern dual-SIM phone (with 2nd SIM 3G/LTE) with a sub-5.0" screen size.
If they are made available on-demand, like Ofo and Mobike do with electric scooters, this could be a really big deal.
Exactly what I was thinking. This fits right in with bike / e-bike / electric scooter sharing when people 1. want to be covered from the rain/cold and/or 2. need to transport a couple bags of groceries or similar.
Didn't Einstein also say that ALL clocks ran at different rates based (at a minimum) on the speed they were traveling? And isn't "on the Earth" (or even "the orbit of the Earth") literally the same point in space-time compared to the size of the rest of the universe? I'm sorry, but the assumption that space-time is flat everywhere and everywhen based on this experiment is still a simplifying assumption and not some kind of bedrock fact.
As I'm guessing you know, as soon as you talk about speed, you're talking about motion - and motion is relative. Unless these scientists were observing clocks in orbit while they were on the ground, I don't think this would factor in - nor do I think it's what they were trying to test. I think it's safe to assume each clock and its respective "observer" was at rest relative to one another.
I imagine there would have been fluctuation of the acceleration both experienced, due to the shifting relative positions of the moon and sun and their gravitational forces. But again, since the clock and "observer" were both experiencing this from the same reference frame, I don't think this would affect the experiment (one wouldn't observe the clock running slower / faster).
This said, your point is totally valid about there still being an assumption, and the summary acknowledges that. While the change of the location of the Earth through its orbit is microscopic compared to the size of the universe, they were still measuring in different places in the universe and detected no change, which does support Einstein's assumption. Until we've mastered intergalactic travel or have evidence otherwise, I expect that will be the working assumption.
Compared to Europe, Australia, and I imagine most developed countries, riding the subway in New York feels like you're in a 3rd world country. I get that "cars are king" for most of the US, but in New York City, where there's an obvious need for mass transit, and insanely expensive real estate above those tracks, it's shocking that the state of mass transit below ground seems stuck in the 20th century.
You're right - I meant PS3.
They did make some good professional headphones. I have a pair of MDR-7506 studio monitor headphones which a lot of DJs use, and mine have held up to this day aside from replacing the earpads. I wouldn't be surprised though if the quality of the ones sold today isn't up to par with the ones sold 20 years ago.
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Measles was eliminated in the United States in 2000. Unless you're going to quarantine the US completely (close all borders, no one gets in or out) you're going to have people getting exposed. Vaccines are the only practical way to prevent it from spreading.
Solar noon in Berlin is 12:11 today. In Madrid, it's 1:20. Currently, Germany and Spain (minus the Canary Islands) share the same time zone, along with most of Western Europe. I'm guessing people would rather keep it that way - and most likely on DST (summer) time. Or they could follow your advice, switch to different time zones just to be aligned with solar noon, and Berliners can start enjoying the morning light at 3 am during mid-summer (sunrise would be at 3:43am without DST).
This. People have a choice when it comes to using Google, Amazon or Facebook -- and not to defend Facebook, but I don't know what breaking it up would accomplish, since for many people the only reason they're on Facebook is because that's where everyone else is (though I guess there's a good argument for breaking off WhatsApp and Instragram).
When it comes to internet service providers however, many people have no choice, or a choice between two shitty providers. There are good examples in other countries of ISP's competing with one another while using the same infrastructure.
My big concern with this code is that I might put a SIM in my unlocked device and the carrier might exploit this feature to lock my SIM (or 2nd SIM slot) unbeknownst to me until I decide to leave them for another carrier, at which point they no longer care and won't help me resolve it. This could happen intentionally (which could/should be illegal) or unintentionally, and either way be a major PITA.
i.e. I doubt most people could tell the difference between variable 320 kbps (kilobits/s) and CD quality even with quality headphones for most music -- unless it is Classical or Jazz.
Maybe you're referring to a format other than MP3, but as far as MP3 goes, I believe there's only constant 320 kbps, as that's the maximum (highest quality) the encoder allows. Anything variable would involve using a lower bitrate, thus making it something like a 300 kbps VBR MP3. But to your point, I doubt anyone could tell the difference between either of those and a CD.
This. Misleading your investors is a no-no.
Clear skies in a medium-sized Midwestern city and I didn't see anything that looked different from a star.
As far as the daily email showing your coming mail is concerned, it only shows a portion of it. If you want to see all the photos they have of your mail you have to log in to their website, which IMO misses the point of getting an email showing your incoming mail in the first place. And even if you log in, they often only have photos for half your incoming mail (at our place anyway).
Given that they've also started embedding ads in with the daily email, the service has been losing its appeal to me -- which sucks because in principle it's a very good idea.
Where I grew up, there was one streetlight on the entire street. It wouldn't have been any help where I waited for the school bus, or walking to it. It's the same today. Many of the side streets in the surrounding neighborhood have no street lights at all. This is in a "old", tree-filled neighborhood in a medium-sized city.
*or* they could just change when school starts.
As studies show they should - and as I hope they would if a DST became permanent. But that would in turn cause problems for parents getting their kids ready for school before they have to go to work. So change working hours? Point being, I can see why some people are in favor of keeping things as they are, as their lives would be considerably more disrupted than mine is having to deal with a clock change twice a year.
Oh look. I don't even have to read the article to know it's shit because I'm a person and I don't hate it.
Like many, I'd prefer having permanent daylight savings time (an hour more light in the evenings), but having grown up in the north, I know that would've meant waiting for the school bus in darkness each morning, and many parents might not support that. That said, once people get used to it and quit their bitching, they'll probably be fine with it - in the same way there was a huge uproar from smokers when public smoking bans went into effect, which died out rather quickly when they realized it wasn't such a big deal.
No matter what any president does, someone will complain.
I understand why they want to reclaim the volume taken up by the 3,5mm jack, I really do. Even tiny amounts of internal space make a big difference for them in terms of capabilities that they can offer.
Is the space really such an issue though? I don't think it is. I don't see how that tiny amount of saved volume achieved by eliminating a headphone jack allows some other feature that there wouldn't be room for otherwise -- especially given how stupidly big devices are these days. There's the false argument of eliminating the headphone jack to make the device thinner: the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2015) is 5.9mm thick and includes a headphone jack, compared to the iPhone XS at 7.7mm thick without one.
I guess a wireless charging pad and bluetooth headphones will have to do. I can see which way the wind's blowing.
IMO, the wind is blowing to try to sell more accessories with planned obsolescence. Wireless earbuds have tiny rechargeable batteries that will degrade over time, guaranteeing that you'll have to replace them in a few years -- if you manage not to lose them. I'm not saying wireless earbuds don't have value, as I can see how they'd be useful for working out, running, etc. But you don't need to eliminate the headphone jack in order to have that functionality.
Hmm, did I miss any of the modern cell phone design religious war topics? ;)
You forgot ever-growing screen/device size! (Something I'm also resisting.)
I can see how some people can accept no headphone jack in the same way that I can see how many people were perfectly content using the stock earphones that came with their device. But for anyone who works with music, audio production, or just gives a shit about sound quality, not being able to use your personal preference of headphones is just not an option. And for me, having had to use a dongle in the past to listen to music from my smartphone (pre-iPhone/Android), fuck that. So, it's give me a proper headphone jack, or I'll take my money elsewhere. Hopefully enough of us will do this to keep 3.5mm headphones jacks alive.
Too bad it doesn't have a headphone jack.
Nokia 1 is a typical budget dual-SIM phone with 1GB RAM designed for markets in developing countries.
I've had my eye on the Nokia 3.1 (the North American version), and so far it's the closest I've find to what I'm looking for: dual-SIM with 3G/LTE support on the 2nd SIM, full 3G (all 5 bands) and very adequate international LTE band support, dedicated microSD slot (many dual-SIM devices use a hybrid slot allowing a microSD card *or* a 2nd SIM card), very decent overall specs.
I just wish it was 1. smaller and 2. had a removable battery. I consider non-removable batteries kind of a deal breaker - especially since manufacturers tend to be moving away from them.
What the OP is referring to is the tendency for someone to create something, and then for Apple to do it and make it popular, causing a majority of Android devices to do it.
Thank you. This is exactly what I meant. I know that dual-SIM Android phones have been around for years (I did mention that I own one). If you look at what's available though, they tend to either be super low-spec (e.g. 1GB RAM) phones designed for low income buyers in developing countries, or flagship devices which tend to have larger screens and higher prices - and even these can be hard to find in the US in dual-SIM varieties, and if you can find them they often don't come with a warranty, which I consider kind of essential if I'm going to spend a few hundred bucks on a device.
Yeah, I don't even need to read reviews to know that I'd pass on those two phones: 1GB RAM, low screen resolution, only supports 900 and 2100 MHz on 3G and poor LTE band support, so it would be worthless in the US. This kind of underlines the problem with many of the dual-SIM phones out there: they're designed for people in developing countries with very low income, and thus you get a phone with dual-SIM and otherwise very basic specs so they can sell them for less than $50.
I actually bought a single-SIM Moto e4 just to test it out size-wise, and it's still larger than I'd like - especially once you add a case. For the e4 dual-SIM, I'm guessing you're referring to the XT1763 model. That model does have the basic LTE bands for the US and Europe, but it's still missing many of them. More importantly, I'm pretty sure it runs the 2nd SIM in 2G only - common of the older dual-SIM devices. Since 2G is being phased out, that makes the 2nd SIM slot pretty useless with those older devices. Another option would be the similar G4 Play dual-SIM (XT1601) which is practically identical, and has the same limitations.
Having switched to a dual-SIM Android device a few years ago, I now find it hard to go back to single-SIM. It's incredibly useful when traveling: running your home SIM to receive calls/messages plus a local SIM for cheap data and a local number. But even when home, it's nice to be able to leverage the power of dual-SIM by running a 2nd prepaid SIM from another network for those times when coverage from your main provider is lacking - or if you simply need a 2nd line for work purposes.
Even though I'm no Apple fan, I'm happy to see them finally make this step, and this is a rare instance where I hope other manufacturers do their usual "copy latest iPhone feature" procedure and make dual-SIM functionality a standard feature.
Now if only someone would release a modern dual-SIM phone (with 2nd SIM 3G/LTE) with a sub-5.0" screen size.
If they are made available on-demand, like Ofo and Mobike do with electric scooters, this could be a really big deal.
Exactly what I was thinking. This fits right in with bike / e-bike / electric scooter sharing when people 1. want to be covered from the rain/cold and/or 2. need to transport a couple bags of groceries or similar.
... the 2017 iPhone actually included a free accessory? Holy shit, that IS amazing news.
Didn't Einstein also say that ALL clocks ran at different rates based (at a minimum) on the speed they were traveling? And isn't "on the Earth" (or even "the orbit of the Earth") literally the same point in space-time compared to the size of the rest of the universe? I'm sorry, but the assumption that space-time is flat everywhere and everywhen based on this experiment is still a simplifying assumption and not some kind of bedrock fact.
As I'm guessing you know, as soon as you talk about speed, you're talking about motion - and motion is relative. Unless these scientists were observing clocks in orbit while they were on the ground, I don't think this would factor in - nor do I think it's what they were trying to test. I think it's safe to assume each clock and its respective "observer" was at rest relative to one another.
I imagine there would have been fluctuation of the acceleration both experienced, due to the shifting relative positions of the moon and sun and their gravitational forces. But again, since the clock and "observer" were both experiencing this from the same reference frame, I don't think this would affect the experiment (one wouldn't observe the clock running slower / faster).
This said, your point is totally valid about there still being an assumption, and the summary acknowledges that. While the change of the location of the Earth through its orbit is microscopic compared to the size of the universe, they were still measuring in different places in the universe and detected no change, which does support Einstein's assumption. Until we've mastered intergalactic travel or have evidence otherwise, I expect that will be the working assumption.
Compared to Europe, Australia, and I imagine most developed countries, riding the subway in New York feels like you're in a 3rd world country. I get that "cars are king" for most of the US, but in New York City, where there's an obvious need for mass transit, and insanely expensive real estate above those tracks, it's shocking that the state of mass transit below ground seems stuck in the 20th century.
You're right - I meant PS3. They did make some good professional headphones. I have a pair of MDR-7506 studio monitor headphones which a lot of DJs use, and mine have held up to this day aside from replacing the earpads. I wouldn't be surprised though if the quality of the ones sold today isn't up to par with the ones sold 20 years ago.