These people don't understand that their cushy lives and jobs depend on a strong US economy.
Why?
Many big companies have strong presences outside of the US, and receive a majority of their revenue from international sources. If they have their headquarters and most of their workers in the US, though, their expenses are primarily in USD. If the global economy gets stronger as the US economy gets weaker, it can actually be beneficial for these international companies. The exchange rates will be more favorable, and their expenses will be a lower proportion of their overall revenue.
What we're seeing now, though, is actually the US economy remaining relatively strong in relation to most other world economies. Yes, a ton of people are out of work (which is extremely bad, don't get me wrong...), but that's slowly recovering, and we're still far, far, far, far, far better than the EU situation.
and furthermore, 'getting rich' by 'hard work' is the biggest piece of fraud that is perpetrated by current system. can you think that someone who is owning majority or even noticeable share on a megacorporation, got rich through 'hard work' ?
A few, actually. The pattern with them, though, is that they're all older (60+) and have been with the companies for a loooooong time.
I think the difference is that many companies in the past would promote from within, and the best workers would rise to the top. Nowadays, this seems to not be the case - workers who do well are kept in their positions and the top level is hired from the outside.
Of course it's not "very good" security. Neither is Android's face unlock. Neither are PINs. Neither are passwords. etc. etc. etc.
The whole point of things like this are that they're better than no security and that people will actually use them. You can have the best security setup in the world, but if users never enable it because it's too much of a pain in the ass, then it's worthless.
Exactly - they're not loyal to the platform, they're loyal to the company making the games. If Nintendo started publishing those games on the PS3 exclusively, there would be a mad rush of people buying PS3s to play them.
It should work similar to how things are now - if you get in a wreck, your insurance covers any costs. In fact, if these things are so much safer, insurance companies should be falling over themselves to insure them. (but, of course, keep charging the same price...)
I don't have data to back this up, but I believe right now with fatalities, insurance companies pay out, but unless there was reckless driving or DUI involved (neither of which will happen in an automated car) the driver isn't usually charged in the death.
The population growth just isn't keeping up with the increases in efficiency that are popping up everywhere.
Switching to more efficient lighting, which many are doing, makes a VERY significant impact on energy use.
People are more and more using portable phones, tablets, and notebooks as computing devices rather than desktop computers with CRTs.
Inefficient tube TVs are being replaced with LCD TVs, and the new ones with LED backlighting are even more efficient.
Old appliances are dying off and being replaced with new, far-more-efficient ones.
People in sunny regions are installing solar panels and generating their own electricity.
I'd expect this trend to continue if electric cars weren't starting to become viable. Within 5 years or so, we'll probably see this reversing as more and more people are plugging in their vehicles at night.
1) You then don't have to carry around tens of gigs of data with you wherever you go.
2) No matter where you are, what device you're on (desktop, laptop, cell phone, work computer, etc), you can access your music.
3) Eventually, the massive data processing power that these companies provide will lead to some great things - recommendations is an obvious use.
... and what's wrong with targeted advertising? It's better to have relevant ads than terrible ones. If I could get targeted ads on my TV so I never again had to see yeast infection commercials, I'd love that.
The real key will be getting insurance companies behind the new tech. If these cars truly are safer (and all evidence shows that they are), then insurers will love them (since they'll have to pay out fewer claims), and will be happy to ensure they succeed by lobbying whoever necessary.
... and this is actually where Android shines, because it allows users to choose what they want to run and what features they need. If someone wants Flash on their phone and is willing to live with the potential issues, why should anyone stop them?
They are not paying your phone bill, so why give them useful information, give them garbage.
No, they're paying for the apps you're using, though. If you don't like this information being used, don't use the apps that collect it. When you go to install an Android app, it clearly tells you what permissions the app asks for. If you see something you don't like, you can cancel the installation.
Yes, there are tons of entertaining, informative, or otherwise positive advertising experiences. On one end, you have ultra-tailored interest-based ads ("Oh awesome, I didn't know there was a new Squaresoft RPG coming out!") and on the other end you have ads for products you don't really care about, but are fun to watch regardless. (see also: people who watch the Superbowl just for the commercials)
Nobody is getting sued for downloading things. They're getting sued for uploading them. When you download torrents, you're simultaneously downloading and uploading, which is what gets you into trouble.
I'm not a tinfoil hat guy, but I really wonder about some of the implications of one company controlling a lot of the advertising market and having a pretty accurate profile about you to share with its customers.
One of the big reasons that Google is so trusted in advertising is specifically because they don't share details with advertisers. Google looks at its available inventory of ads, looks at the user requesting the ad, looks at the site the ad is on, and uses an algorithm to pick the result. They don't offer crazy targeting options like, for instance, Facebook. IIRC, it's limited to targeting by region. (and then computer-specific stuff like OS)
Back in the day, companies had to make games hard in order to get any sort of play time out of them. Contra, for instance, is brutally hard, but once you get good at it, you can make it through the game in under a half hour. Nowadays, the focus is on the content itself - I'd much rather play even a very-short 5 hours of storyline and progress than 5 hours of dying repeatedly until I memorize the exact location of every enemy on a level.
Of course, all this is moot anyway because almost all of these games offer higher difficulty levels or multiplayer modes.
I think your math is wrong - you're saying that people drink 8 gallons of water a day? The figure that always gets thrown around is "drink 8 8oz glasses of water a day", which is 64oz, or half a gallon.
At half a gallon of water per day (which, still, is more than most people drink), that would be 160 people every day getting their recommended amount of water.
So don't listen to the app developers. Listen to your phone.
When you're about to install a dumb wallpaper app and your phone says that it wants access to your location, the internet, and your call log, that should be a giant warning sign.
One of the nice things about Chrome is that it silently updates itself, so unless you go out of your way to disable that (and it's difficult...), everyone will always be up to date.
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These people don't understand that their cushy lives and jobs depend on a strong US economy.
Why?
Many big companies have strong presences outside of the US, and receive a majority of their revenue from international sources. If they have their headquarters and most of their workers in the US, though, their expenses are primarily in USD. If the global economy gets stronger as the US economy gets weaker, it can actually be beneficial for these international companies. The exchange rates will be more favorable, and their expenses will be a lower proportion of their overall revenue.
What we're seeing now, though, is actually the US economy remaining relatively strong in relation to most other world economies. Yes, a ton of people are out of work (which is extremely bad, don't get me wrong...), but that's slowly recovering, and we're still far, far, far, far, far better than the EU situation.
and furthermore, 'getting rich' by 'hard work' is the biggest piece of fraud that is perpetrated by current system. can you think that someone who is owning majority or even noticeable share on a megacorporation, got rich through 'hard work' ?
A few, actually. The pattern with them, though, is that they're all older (60+) and have been with the companies for a loooooong time.
I think the difference is that many companies in the past would promote from within, and the best workers would rise to the top. Nowadays, this seems to not be the case - workers who do well are kept in their positions and the top level is hired from the outside.
Of course it's not "very good" security. Neither is Android's face unlock. Neither are PINs. Neither are passwords. etc. etc. etc.
The whole point of things like this are that they're better than no security and that people will actually use them. You can have the best security setup in the world, but if users never enable it because it's too much of a pain in the ass, then it's worthless.
He probably pressed the shift key too many times in a row.
I bet cloud services are starting to look REALLY tempting to them right now. No worrying about overwhelmed servers, it Just Works.
Google is probably salivating while hearing about this.
Exactly - they're not loyal to the platform, they're loyal to the company making the games. If Nintendo started publishing those games on the PS3 exclusively, there would be a mad rush of people buying PS3s to play them.
It should work similar to how things are now - if you get in a wreck, your insurance covers any costs. In fact, if these things are so much safer, insurance companies should be falling over themselves to insure them. (but, of course, keep charging the same price...)
I don't have data to back this up, but I believe right now with fatalities, insurance companies pay out, but unless there was reckless driving or DUI involved (neither of which will happen in an automated car) the driver isn't usually charged in the death.
The population growth just isn't keeping up with the increases in efficiency that are popping up everywhere.
I'd expect this trend to continue if electric cars weren't starting to become viable. Within 5 years or so, we'll probably see this reversing as more and more people are plugging in their vehicles at night.
Cold Fusion? Who would want that?
Python would be much better. Or maybe PHP. Hell, I'll even take plain ol' JavaScript, but CF?
1) You then don't have to carry around tens of gigs of data with you wherever you go.
2) No matter where you are, what device you're on (desktop, laptop, cell phone, work computer, etc), you can access your music.
3) Eventually, the massive data processing power that these companies provide will lead to some great things - recommendations is an obvious use.
The real key will be getting insurance companies behind the new tech. If these cars truly are safer (and all evidence shows that they are), then insurers will love them (since they'll have to pay out fewer claims), and will be happy to ensure they succeed by lobbying whoever necessary.
Both of the examples in your post are still valid trademarks. If you googled it (def: to use the Google search engine to obtain information about, you'd quickly find this out.
The Nexus S is made by Samsung and is, along with the Nexus 1, tied for the most upgradable phone available currently.
... and this is actually where Android shines, because it allows users to choose what they want to run and what features they need. If someone wants Flash on their phone and is willing to live with the potential issues, why should anyone stop them?
They are not paying your phone bill, so why give them useful information, give them garbage.
No, they're paying for the apps you're using, though. If you don't like this information being used, don't use the apps that collect it. When you go to install an Android app, it clearly tells you what permissions the app asks for. If you see something you don't like, you can cancel the installation.
Yes, there are tons of entertaining, informative, or otherwise positive advertising experiences. On one end, you have ultra-tailored interest-based ads ("Oh awesome, I didn't know there was a new Squaresoft RPG coming out!") and on the other end you have ads for products you don't really care about, but are fun to watch regardless. (see also: people who watch the Superbowl just for the commercials)
Nobody is getting sued for downloading things. They're getting sued for uploading them. When you download torrents, you're simultaneously downloading and uploading, which is what gets you into trouble.
I'm not a tinfoil hat guy, but I really wonder about some of the implications of one company controlling a lot of the advertising market and having a pretty accurate profile about you to share with its customers.
One of the big reasons that Google is so trusted in advertising is specifically because they don't share details with advertisers. Google looks at its available inventory of ads, looks at the user requesting the ad, looks at the site the ad is on, and uses an algorithm to pick the result. They don't offer crazy targeting options like, for instance, Facebook. IIRC, it's limited to targeting by region. (and then computer-specific stuff like OS)
Back in the day, companies had to make games hard in order to get any sort of play time out of them. Contra, for instance, is brutally hard, but once you get good at it, you can make it through the game in under a half hour. Nowadays, the focus is on the content itself - I'd much rather play even a very-short 5 hours of storyline and progress than 5 hours of dying repeatedly until I memorize the exact location of every enemy on a level.
Of course, all this is moot anyway because almost all of these games offer higher difficulty levels or multiplayer modes.
I think your math is wrong - you're saying that people drink 8 gallons of water a day? The figure that always gets thrown around is "drink 8 8oz glasses of water a day", which is 64oz, or half a gallon.
At half a gallon of water per day (which, still, is more than most people drink), that would be 160 people every day getting their recommended amount of water.
... but if Apple included GPS in the first version, then how else would they force you to buy the second version next year?
So don't listen to the app developers. Listen to your phone.
When you're about to install a dumb wallpaper app and your phone says that it wants access to your location, the internet, and your call log, that should be a giant warning sign.
One of the nice things about Chrome is that it silently updates itself, so unless you go out of your way to disable that (and it's difficult...), everyone will always be up to date.
... except when they try to, everyone flips out about them suing the pirates or using DRM.
Committing a crime MAKES you ugly.
Anyone who has ever played Fable knows this is true.