Countries which censor the Internet will have no problem labelling this as a "subversion tool" (or something similar) and make possession of it a crime.
But in order to achieve this, the grieving relatives must send
Twitter their full name and contact details, an explanation of their
relationship to the deceased, the user name of the Twitter account and links
to a public obituary that provides proof of death.
That's ridiculous; Netcraft confirmation should suffice.
Someone had to figure out a slightly unusual set of resistors on the cable pins to get by Apple's obfuscations
It's not obfuscation, those resistors signal how much current the charger is able to give so things like iPads don't melt incapable chargers. Read more.
No stranger himself to sexual harassment allegations, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison
I heard Larry Ellison keeps the sexual harassment forms in the bottom drawer of his desk. That way when a woman goes to get one he can check out her ass.
Whatever happend to using a whoopie cusion, or putting a flaming bag of poo on someone's doorstep?
Nowadays they put a flaming bag of kiddie porn on someone's doorstep. When the victim is stomping the fire, they sneak in and plant kiddie porn on the victim's computer then light the computer on fire. Then light the smouldering bag back up and make good their escape.
Interesting. We have a "You ain't supported" policy here, too. I don't recall mail to my iPhone (or anybody's) ever choking but I know I've had to pull the battery in my various Blackberries to reboot them many times. I liked my 8830(?) World Edition back in the day but RIM seems like they've been stuck in the past. The current 9700 I have is OK but it seems like little more than a dumb-phone with email. That's the one I swap SIMs with at work.
Push email on my iPhone comes in just moments behind the Blackberry (have them both on my desk and just ran a few tests). I find the doc/pdf reader on the Apple device to be MUCH nicer than the crappy BB one.
RIM is like Microsoft: not the best made stuff, but business adopted it so it's a standard of sorts.
I hate that my workplace will buy us Blackberries but won't go iPhone (or whatever). I end up swapping the SIM to my personal iPhone and all is well but it's still wear and tear on my own stuff.
We have an iPad in our house and it's just more fun to use than the netbook, laptop, or desktop. Perhaps the novelty will wear off, but for now it's still novel and gets a lot of use.
More fun! You hit the nail on the head! What initially 'got' me about it was how it didn't get in my way. I'd come home after a day of Linux/Cisco/networking and want to just kick back and do something. No big interface in the way, no endless stream of OS updates and reboots, just a window into what I want to do.
At first the family was iffy (another of my geek toys coming home) but it's been a complete success for all.
We picked up a new shelf for our home theatre equipment. I unhooked the receiver and realized I couldn't find the manual for the various things. Google'd the receiver model and *poof*, there was the PDF from Pioneer's website on the iPad. No printing or waiting for my laptop to boot up, it was just there. Brought it with me behind the rack and all is well.
I'm convinced that most of the people who poo-poo the iPad have never tried one OR are in the Apple haters camp and would never buy one in the first place.
The thing that makes an iPad a bit spurious and in the luxury category for most everyone is that it doesn't improve or replace anything
I picked up an iPad a couple of months ago, it (unexpectedly) did replace my laptop. I've booted the laptop up less than a handful of times to get passwords for sites that were stored on it, that's about it.
Slashdot Mirror
If they can run via Power Over Ethernet, I'd be a happy camper. Just hang them off a POE switch and you're online.
.
BestBuy views priests as competing for the same age group of young boys. "Hmm... Geek Squad 'tard or anal rape recipient."
If the dude works at a research institute of minor size and up, they should have IT staff who can do that initial setup for him.
Countries which censor the Internet will have no problem labelling this as a "subversion tool" (or something similar) and make possession of it a crime.
sad but true.
You're "dogs don't shit where they eat"-ing it wrong.
Steve
Dear FBI Special Agent Ramirez,
I am not an American nor is thinking about piracy a crime.
Regards,
grub (slashdot ID 11606)
Most
I was in Baghdad when you were in dad's bag!
.
As I commented on Engadget:
Originals == Buy.
Special Edition == 1080p MKV DTS torrent.
That and the decent Laserdisc rips of the originals will have to do, I guess.
But in order to achieve this, the grieving relatives must send Twitter their full name and contact details, an explanation of their relationship to the deceased, the user name of the Twitter account and links to a public obituary that provides proof of death.
That's ridiculous; Netcraft confirmation should suffice.
.
Someone had to figure out a slightly unusual set of resistors on the cable pins to get by Apple's obfuscations
It's not obfuscation, those resistors signal how much current the charger is able to give so things like iPads don't melt incapable chargers. Read more.
No stranger himself to sexual harassment allegations, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison
I heard Larry Ellison keeps the sexual harassment forms in the bottom drawer of his desk. That way when a woman goes to get one he can check out her ass.
.
Whatever happend to using a whoopie cusion, or putting a flaming bag of poo on someone's doorstep?
Nowadays they put a flaming bag of kiddie porn on someone's doorstep. When the victim is stomping the fire, they sneak in and plant kiddie porn on the victim's computer then light the computer on fire. Then light the smouldering bag back up and make good their escape.
Diabetic and drinking like a fish. Smooth move, retard.
.
I was wondering why my RealDoll with the motorized enhancements seemed extra frisky this morning.
.
I do swap, though. 3G 9700 -> iPhone 3GS on Rogers.
Re-read that, it was 52% more, not 52% of total households.
Interesting. We have a "You ain't supported" policy here, too. I don't recall mail to my iPhone (or anybody's) ever choking but I know I've had to pull the battery in my various Blackberries to reboot them many times. I liked my 8830(?) World Edition back in the day but RIM seems like they've been stuck in the past. The current 9700 I have is OK but it seems like little more than a dumb-phone with email. That's the one I swap SIMs with at work.
Push email on my iPhone comes in just moments behind the Blackberry (have them both on my desk and just ran a few tests). I find the doc/pdf reader on the Apple device to be MUCH nicer than the crappy BB one.
RIM is like Microsoft: not the best made stuff, but business adopted it so it's a standard of sorts.
I hate that my workplace will buy us Blackberries but won't go iPhone (or whatever). I end up swapping the SIM to my personal iPhone and all is well but it's still wear and tear on my own stuff.
.
It's NOT for jailbroken iPhones, it's for web apps. HTML, JavaScript, CSS, etc. You don't need a jailbreak to run those.
Cydia and Rock are for jail broken phones, this is not.
Try going to Disneyland and doing whatever you want to do, rather than what the people in control of the park actually condone.
I did that. After a few beers I bent Minnie over and rammed. Did you know they have guys in the Minnie Mouse outfits?
Boy was I embarrassed. Hope the dude's ass is OK.
.
We have an iPad in our house and it's just more fun to use than the netbook, laptop, or desktop. Perhaps the novelty will wear off, but for now it's still novel and gets a lot of use.
More fun! You hit the nail on the head! What initially 'got' me about it was how it didn't get in my way. I'd come home after a day of Linux/Cisco/networking and want to just kick back and do something. No big interface in the way, no endless stream of OS updates and reboots, just a window into what I want to do.
At first the family was iffy (another of my geek toys coming home) but it's been a complete success for all.
No, from my Linux desktop at work :)
Not just looking up actors' names.
We picked up a new shelf for our home theatre equipment. I unhooked the receiver and realized I couldn't find the manual for the various things. Google'd the receiver model and *poof*, there was the PDF from Pioneer's website on the iPad. No printing or waiting for my laptop to boot up, it was just there. Brought it with me behind the rack and all is well.
I'm convinced that most of the people who poo-poo the iPad have never tried one OR are in the Apple haters camp and would never buy one in the first place.
The thing that makes an iPad a bit spurious and in the luxury category for most everyone is that it doesn't improve or replace anything
I picked up an iPad a couple of months ago, it (unexpectedly) did replace my laptop. I've booted the laptop up less than a handful of times to get passwords for sites that were stored on it, that's about it.
For our house, the iPad has been a great success.