I still use the site, but I avoid controversial topics or at least take them with a huge brick of salt, because I know zealots on both sides of the fence are going to use Wikiality to fight their petty little battles. The risk arises when a reader doesn't realize that the battle for reality is taking place and stumbles into Wikiality wasteland where the tenets of truth are being changed from moment to moment. Like "Lathe of Heaven" but not as pleasant.
It's easy to fake a polygraph test when the stakes are low. Its much more difficult when your job or freedom are on the line. Not impossible, but certainly much more difficult than what Penn and Teller did.
When Apple courts that "most profitable 5-10% of the market" is when historically they've fell flat on their face. They didn't see great success until they started making products for the unwashed, price-conscious masses, like the iPod and the iPhone. Even the iPhone was a huge bucket of fail when they tried to sell them for full price with a contract the first go round? You remember that entire year of iPhone suckage, don't you, or has that been purged from the Apple history by Steve yet?
In the US, for large appliances, they label the devices showing how much money per year the device costs to run, with a typical usage at a typical price of energy. I think it's a good system, because if there's anything we 'mericans respond to it's cold, hard cash.
The labels also show where the device is in terms of all the other devices in their class on an index, so you can see what the cheapest and the most expensive are in relation to the one you're looking for. This is only for large appliances, though (fridges, dryers, air conditioners, stoves, etc).
Hmm, OP says "its a bit of a stretch to call a curated app store a draconian experience", and when I counter with a list of draconian policies that illustrate this point I'm not making a logical argument? Again, please RTFOP, lazybones.
Your arguments for jailbreaking are compelling, but moot. FYI I did have an iPhone, two in fact (3G & 3GS) and ditched them in November for an Android, primarily due to being tired of having to jailbreak the damn thing to do what I wanted.
I concur. This ain't deep water oil drilling we're talking about here.
There's the cost of your development system. The cost of the time it takes you to get up to speed with the archaic Objective-C. The cost of market research. The cost of the work hours it takes to create the application. The cost of testing. And don't forget the opportunity costs of all the labor-intensive tasks.
If the sum total of these costs is too high compared what you feel you would reasonably make with an App in the App Store, don't do it. Do the next best thing.
How arrogant of me to feel entitled to use something I paid for any perfectly legal way that I please.
If you read the OP, then you'd know that he was defending Apple's draconian policies, which set the tone for my response. Please do your research before going off about whining. You'd also know that he directly compared shopping at the App Store with shopping at any other of these "curated experiences" like Wal-mart or Target, hence the direct reference to his own metaphor. Now, that I've read his posting back to you, feel free to STFU and RTFOP for yourself, lazybones.
You, as a regular schmuck (I'm presuming) are not really affected by the so-called "draconian policies"... and furthermore, it's a bit of stretch to call a curated app store a draconian experience. I've not once felt excessively, harshly, nor severely treated while using my iPhone.
How are we not affected by the dictatorship of Steve Jobs? We're not allowed to use GPL'd software; we're not allowed to use applications that replicate included functionality; we're not allowed to modify the UI to our liking; we're not allowed to watch porn; we're not allowed to use the unlimited data connection we have to pay for all of our legitimate purposes; we're not allowed to develop software using tools that Steve Jobs does not approve of; we're not allowed to use some of the most popular technology on the internet because of the "benevolent" dictator's insecurities. Shall I continue?
This is different from shopping at Wal-Mart, Target, etc. because those companies might not sell what you're interested in, but they aren't going to stop you from buying the products you want from another source. Please, stop glossing over the fact that this "walled garden" blows; it's insulting to my intelligence. I suppose if I embraced the lack of freedom, I'd be happy. Not unlike the Patriot Act, I might add.
They existed, poorly. Android is the stick that keeps iPhone moving forward. Symbian and BBOS blow. Their market share is a relic of the past and is being whittled away by the newcomers, piece by piece.
If your door isn't secure against my axe, is it still wrong for me to go into your house?
If you can't see the difference between invading someone's private home, and someone transmitting their personal data over the (by definition) public airwaves, there's no point in continuing this discussion.
If you're stuck using an X-Windows-like system on a mobile device, then by definition you're using the stylus as a crutch to access an interface that was not designed for mobile devices.
I was referring primarily to phones, PDA's, MIDs, and PMPs. Of course there is a proper place for stylus' but a daily use phone isn't it.
As far as Windows Mobile goes, wouldn't all those folks in the warehouse be much better off with a better designed interface? Just because that's the way it's done now doesn't mean that it's the best way to do things. I'm sure these people would have no problem using their fingers rather than a stylus except for conditions where gloves are the norm, or for signatures. For that we can give them sausages.
Perhaps you don't understand simple geometry? Adding 1.5" ot iPhone's screen nearly doubles the area. That, coupled with the much higher resolution of the Dell device makes for a very capable tablet.
I concur. Microsoft already tried the tablet route with the MIDs not 3 years ago, and it sucked, because desktop OS's are too deeply invested in keyboards, mice, and power outlets. I bought a Samsung MID and it was a terrible user experience.
I've thought for a long time now that stylus' are crutches that allow you to use the wrong kind of UI on a portable device. The iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad only serve to reinforce that belief.
The constitution guarantees your right to free speech, not the right to have no consequences for that free speech. In point of fact, the founders of our nation made it very clear that you are responsible for your speech.
This argument that you should be free to speak your mind without any consequences is a juvenile fantasy.
Stop being ambivalent. You need to make a decision, pronto. Slashdot abhors a thoughtful response to a difficult question, in particular any moral dilemma.
So the wikifiddlers can't tell the difference between xkcd and tens of thousands of idiots? They must suck.
Guess what? Those hoards of knuckle draggers can still mess with wikiality even if xkcd is purged.
As a matter of fact, those hoards of idiots might start right here, and rally anyone who wants to to sign on to be wikifiddlers right now and start changing things as a mildly amusing protest to the hegemony of the current self-righteous idiots.
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I still use the site, but I avoid controversial topics or at least take them with a huge brick of salt, because I know zealots on both sides of the fence are going to use Wikiality to fight their petty little battles. The risk arises when a reader doesn't realize that the battle for reality is taking place and stumbles into Wikiality wasteland where the tenets of truth are being changed from moment to moment. Like "Lathe of Heaven" but not as pleasant.
I just started an Anti-Abortion section called "AAAbortion". FTW, my foot! In your face!
It's easy to fake a polygraph test when the stakes are low. Its much more difficult when your job or freedom are on the line. Not impossible, but certainly much more difficult than what Penn and Teller did.
When Apple courts that "most profitable 5-10% of the market" is when historically they've fell flat on their face. They didn't see great success until they started making products for the unwashed, price-conscious masses, like the iPod and the iPhone. Even the iPhone was a huge bucket of fail when they tried to sell them for full price with a contract the first go round? You remember that entire year of iPhone suckage, don't you, or has that been purged from the Apple history by Steve yet?
I thought it was short for CC?
WTF's a milliliter?
In the US, for large appliances, they label the devices showing how much money per year the device costs to run, with a typical usage at a typical price of energy. I think it's a good system, because if there's anything we 'mericans respond to it's cold, hard cash.
The labels also show where the device is in terms of all the other devices in their class on an index, so you can see what the cheapest and the most expensive are in relation to the one you're looking for. This is only for large appliances, though (fridges, dryers, air conditioners, stoves, etc).
Hmm, OP says "its a bit of a stretch to call a curated app store a draconian experience", and when I counter with a list of draconian policies that illustrate this point I'm not making a logical argument? Again, please RTFOP, lazybones.
Your arguments for jailbreaking are compelling, but moot. FYI I did have an iPhone, two in fact (3G & 3GS) and ditched them in November for an Android, primarily due to being tired of having to jailbreak the damn thing to do what I wanted.
I concur. This ain't deep water oil drilling we're talking about here.
There's the cost of your development system. The cost of the time it takes you to get up to speed with the archaic Objective-C. The cost of market research. The cost of the work hours it takes to create the application. The cost of testing. And don't forget the opportunity costs of all the labor-intensive tasks.
If the sum total of these costs is too high compared what you feel you would reasonably make with an App in the App Store, don't do it. Do the next best thing.
How arrogant of me to feel entitled to use something I paid for any perfectly legal way that I please.
If you read the OP, then you'd know that he was defending Apple's draconian policies, which set the tone for my response. Please do your research before going off about whining. You'd also know that he directly compared shopping at the App Store with shopping at any other of these "curated experiences" like Wal-mart or Target, hence the direct reference to his own metaphor. Now, that I've read his posting back to you, feel free to STFU and RTFOP for yourself, lazybones.
You, as a regular schmuck (I'm presuming) are not really affected by the so-called "draconian policies" ... and furthermore, it's a bit of stretch to call a curated app store a draconian experience. I've not once felt excessively, harshly, nor severely treated while using my iPhone.
How are we not affected by the dictatorship of Steve Jobs? We're not allowed to use GPL'd software; we're not allowed to use applications that replicate included functionality; we're not allowed to modify the UI to our liking; we're not allowed to watch porn; we're not allowed to use the unlimited data connection we have to pay for all of our legitimate purposes; we're not allowed to develop software using tools that Steve Jobs does not approve of; we're not allowed to use some of the most popular technology on the internet because of the "benevolent" dictator's insecurities. Shall I continue?
This is different from shopping at Wal-Mart, Target, etc. because those companies might not sell what you're interested in, but they aren't going to stop you from buying the products you want from another source. Please, stop glossing over the fact that this "walled garden" blows; it's insulting to my intelligence. I suppose if I embraced the lack of freedom, I'd be happy. Not unlike the Patriot Act, I might add.
They existed, poorly. Android is the stick that keeps iPhone moving forward. Symbian and BBOS blow. Their market share is a relic of the past and is being whittled away by the newcomers, piece by piece.
If your door isn't secure against my axe, is it still wrong for me to go into your house?
If you can't see the difference between invading someone's private home, and someone transmitting their personal data over the (by definition) public airwaves, there's no point in continuing this discussion.
"Please do your motherf*cking job, assholes"
The filesystem IS encrypted, but the OS happily decrypts everything for you without any form of authentication. That's the story here.
If you're stuck using an X-Windows-like system on a mobile device, then by definition you're using the stylus as a crutch to access an interface that was not designed for mobile devices.
RTFL. The distributor is the one responsible for complying with the GPL. Or rather, the entity that conveys the binary is responsible, ie Apple.
I was referring primarily to phones, PDA's, MIDs, and PMPs. Of course there is a proper place for stylus' but a daily use phone isn't it.
As far as Windows Mobile goes, wouldn't all those folks in the warehouse be much better off with a better designed interface? Just because that's the way it's done now doesn't mean that it's the best way to do things. I'm sure these people would have no problem using their fingers rather than a stylus except for conditions where gloves are the norm, or for signatures. For that we can give them sausages.
Perhaps you don't understand simple geometry? Adding 1.5" ot iPhone's screen nearly doubles the area. That, coupled with the much higher resolution of the Dell device makes for a very capable tablet.
So, iPhone has a Today screen? When did Apple add that? Oh, they didn't? Well, there, I just blew your flawed assertion right out of the water.
I concur. Microsoft already tried the tablet route with the MIDs not 3 years ago, and it sucked, because desktop OS's are too deeply invested in keyboards, mice, and power outlets. I bought a Samsung MID and it was a terrible user experience.
I've thought for a long time now that stylus' are crutches that allow you to use the wrong kind of UI on a portable device. The iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad only serve to reinforce that belief.
The constitution guarantees your right to free speech, not the right to have no consequences for that free speech. In point of fact, the founders of our nation made it very clear that you are responsible for your speech.
This argument that you should be free to speak your mind without any consequences is a juvenile fantasy.
Stop being ambivalent. You need to make a decision, pronto. Slashdot abhors a thoughtful response to a difficult question, in particular any moral dilemma.
So the wikifiddlers can't tell the difference between xkcd and tens of thousands of idiots? They must suck.
Guess what? Those hoards of knuckle draggers can still mess with wikiality even if xkcd is purged.
As a matter of fact, those hoards of idiots might start right here, and rally anyone who wants to to sign on to be wikifiddlers right now and start changing things as a mildly amusing protest to the hegemony of the current self-righteous idiots.
Ya, me neither. I just get on 4chan if I need to look stuff up these days. Much more reliable.
Plus, you can always drop a "Tits or GTFO" on a thread if things get boring. The wikifiddlers frown on that.