Yes, it would really be nice if that were the case.
I have long held a more or less neutral opinion on Microsoft for a very long time, until they pulled all those OOXML stunts. Since then I have become aware of more and more of their evil scheming to ruthlessly achieve their goals that I simply cannot believe in a good Microsoft any longer. I'm not even out there looking for stuff about Microsoft, I just happen upon it from time to time and each time my opinion is confirmed more and more.
There may well be individuals in Microsoft who want to do the right thing - sadly none of them seem to be able to exert any power whatsoever. And while you might argue with me that this incident proves me wrong, from past experience I must still believe it more likely that Microsoft is acting out of pure self-interest.
Microsoft needs to be boycotted at all costs. This company can not be allowed to continue to exist while one evil scheme after another is revealed with nobody doing anything about it.
I read the professional reviews only to get a detailed overview of what to expect. The buying decision is made after reading both the most positive and most negative user reviews - this usually gives you a fairly accurate idea of what to expect.
In the past I have bought too many games on hype alone, only to be disappointed because some aspect of the game was not (as good) as I expected. By reading the positive and negative user reviews you can be almost certain to learn about the quirkiest details.
While I agree that things are overregulated, how is this any different from the police patroling the Golden Gate bridge with autmatic weapons? An M4 as far as I remember - I was there.
My immediate response to that would be that 9.999... != 10 x 0.999... . I'm not sure exactly how to explain it though, other than "you just added 9, you didn't really multiply by 10 because it is "impossible" to do so due to 0.999... having an infinite amount of decimals."
Sorry, not everyone (nobody?) is perfect - not me, nor my friends. In spite of all the flaws I see in them I still call them friends, and they call me friend in spite of all my flaws.
Linux doesn't come with a license (EULA), which is the whole point of F/OSS anyway, rendering your argument utterly invalid.
The copyright license it is distributed under is a whole different story. It seems you are confusing the two.
Finally, remember that the only reason (most/many) F/OSS projects use a copyright license is only because copyright exists in the first place. If there was no copyright, F/OSS projects would not need to have a license because being allowed to distribute any code would be the default, not the exception.
I sort of agree, but volume control is one thing I find absolutely useless on the steering wheel. I spend a lot more time pressing the buttons and swearing at being unable to get to the proper volume than when I quickly set it by turning the knob. Far less distracting to me at least.
Windows 7 is indeed quite good. I only use it (beta version) for gaming, but from what I have seen so far it is a decent, possibly even well polished OS.
However, for me the holy war will never end. Microsoft is an "evil" company that has shown time and again that it will stop at no means whatsoever to maximize its profits. Now I don't mind proprietary software or companies or whatever. But Microsoft does not WANT to be a good coroporate "citizen", they will bend and break any and all rules at will, and I simply cannot support this.
I am already spending far less time playing games than I used to, because I will not buy DRM encumbered games (not even the evil that is steam). So once my beta version of windows 7 expires I imagine I will cease to use windows completely or install XP again. Possibly even that Vista abomination that came with the computer.
While we're dreaming, I'm going to go one step further.
In my ideal world advertising cannot consist of anything but verifiable facts. You can show pictures/video of your product (and only your product - no smiling people with happy/annoying music or stuff like that), you must use a neutral background and only present verifiable facts and information.
All the other crap is driving me nuts. I am convinced that the extraordinary amounts of advertising in all its weird forms is having a large impact on people, i.e. higher stress levels and/or similar.
I actually have been to a cinema with a laptop once. I was coming home by train from a short visit to my parents and had my laptop bag and another bag with me. Outside the station I met a friend (by pure chance) who asked if I would want to go to the cinema with him. Since I had nothing better to do I agreed and had to take my two bags with me (The cinema is right next to the train station).
Of course I never actually used it, but if I had been unable to take the laptop with me I had been unable to watch the movie that day. I don't even remember what movie it was though, so it can't have been anything spectacular:)
I am aware of all you are saying. I'm sorry if that wasn't clear and it seemed I was trying to attack you or your post. I was just trying to explain why I think that BOTH the arguments (for AND against) are bullshit.
The amendment is worded very specific and clear. I can find no merit in both arguments, because they are arguing points that are utterly irrelevant to the amendment itself. In fact, I would go as far to say that both arguments completely go against the second amendment, utterly ignoring the point it was trying to make.
If there is a debate, it must be conducted by very ignorant people or someone with an agenda.
The first part of your post is valid enough (or at least seems to be), but the second part seems to be either astroturfing or fanboism taken to extremes.
Misrepresenting what you *personally* think *might* happen to androids marketplace sometime in the future as something that is a problem right now is not very honest at least. Linking to your own blog as if it was some expert testimony without disclosing that you are the author and with which authority you speak is not very honest either.
Ignoring androids security precautions completely just so you can say it is insecure is just utterly in comtempt of any form of decency. One of the features I'm talking about is goddamn pictured on the top of the blog, the marketplace tells you exactly what behavior you can expect from an app.
Of course android is not 100% secure, but it is a design choice to shift *some* of the responisbility on the user which in turn gives the user more freedom. Misrepresenting this as something completely bad is just silly.
You sir are a troll, and I fell I have just been trolled.
Your two arguments about the right to bear arms are utter bullshit (no offense, but they are).
The sentence is quite specific in allowing all people to bear arms. It does not make sense to interpret is only pertaining to the military, because OF COURSE the military has the right to bear arms, that is the whole point of it.
The term militia - AFAIK - does not cover regular soldiers or possibly even the national guard. At the time the point was that everyone could be part of the "milita" on the condition that they had a weapon (or could get one). The whole point of the statement is that REGULAR soldiers are not enough to secure the freedom, because regular soldiers can be abused against the people by the government. It is precisely for that reason the amendment was made, because it is necessary for ALL people to be able to fight back when that happens.
the 2nd amendment is as clear as it can be, anyone arguing otherwise is just trying to muddy the waters.
Germany currently does NOT have a consitution. The "Grundgesetz" is not equivalent to the american consitution. The constitution in the US sets a limit to what laws can and cannot do, while the Grundgesetz can be overruled by ANY law. The Grundgesetz is more like a common base for all laws, a sort of default.
As a german you may want to cry out and call me a liar, but I dare you to prove me wrong.
I can't infer from your post whether you think that the htc Hero is running windows, because it is actually running googles android OS. You probably know this already, but i'm telling you anyway, just in case:)
I would actually prefer nokias platform to the android OS, in part to get rid of the all-apps-run-on-java part, but I fear the UI on the N900 will be inferior to the Heros, especially since it isn't using a capacitative display.
I have an N810 and it used to be the same for me, didn't want no phone without a physical keyboard. But now that I have a htc Hero, I don't miss the keyboard at all.
The touchsreen keyboard is really nice on the Hero, and I actually find it more comfortable to use than the physical one on the N810.
I'm still tempted to get a N900 as well, but the lack of capacitive touchscreen kills it for me. Once you have gotten used to a capacitative touchscreen, you'll never want anything else again:D
You may want to considder the HTC Hero. watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5F0Ruzwos8
For a comparison between Iphone 3GS and the hero.
The recently released update fixes any performance issues the hero has had, now it is superior to the iphone, at least in what matters to me. The 3GS still has slightly smoother performance, but the Hero certainly is performing very well (and not laggy at all anymore) as well and is a lot more open.
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Yes, it would really be nice if that were the case.
I have long held a more or less neutral opinion on Microsoft for a very long time, until they pulled all those OOXML stunts. Since then I have become aware of more and more of their evil scheming to ruthlessly achieve their goals that I simply cannot believe in a good Microsoft any longer. I'm not even out there looking for stuff about Microsoft, I just happen upon it from time to time and each time my opinion is confirmed more and more.
There may well be individuals in Microsoft who want to do the right thing - sadly none of them seem to be able to exert any power whatsoever. And while you might argue with me that this incident proves me wrong, from past experience I must still believe it more likely that Microsoft is acting out of pure self-interest.
Microsoft needs to be boycotted at all costs. This company can not be allowed to continue to exist while one evil scheme after another is revealed with nobody doing anything about it.
Actually, you don't even need to highlight. Just double click on the last word of the part you wish to reply to.
Uh, that is certainly wrong.
You can highlight the part of a wave you wish to respond to and double click - then you click reply and voilá - you can reply to that particular part.
Ah, that's why most trees stand firmly planted into the ground - they are trying to protect the roots, like an ostrich.
I read the professional reviews only to get a detailed overview of what to expect. The buying decision is made after reading both the most positive and most negative user reviews - this usually gives you a fairly accurate idea of what to expect.
In the past I have bought too many games on hype alone, only to be disappointed because some aspect of the game was not (as good) as I expected. By reading the positive and negative user reviews you can be almost certain to learn about the quirkiest details.
While I agree that things are overregulated, how is this any different from the police patroling the Golden Gate bridge with autmatic weapons? An M4 as far as I remember - I was there.
My immediate response to that would be that 9.999... != 10 x 0.999... . I'm not sure exactly how to explain it though, other than "you just added 9, you didn't really multiply by 10 because it is "impossible" to do so due to 0.999... having an infinite amount of decimals."
I'm not a math teacher though, so what do I know.
Uh yeah, because evolution started with creatures that had 4 limbs and 5 toes/fingers on each, right? These didn't evolve over time, right?
I'm sorry, but you are wrong for obvious reasons.
Sorry, not everyone (nobody?) is perfect - not me, nor my friends. In spite of all the flaws I see in them I still call them friends, and they call me friend in spite of all my flaws.
What is so wrong about any of this?
Linux doesn't come with a license (EULA), which is the whole point of F/OSS anyway, rendering your argument utterly invalid.
The copyright license it is distributed under is a whole different story. It seems you are confusing the two.
Finally, remember that the only reason (most/many) F/OSS projects use a copyright license is only because copyright exists in the first place. If there was no copyright, F/OSS projects would not need to have a license because being allowed to distribute any code would be the default, not the exception.
I sort of agree, but volume control is one thing I find absolutely useless on the steering wheel. I spend a lot more time pressing the buttons and swearing at being unable to get to the proper volume than when I quickly set it by turning the knob. Far less distracting to me at least.
Uh yeah, I clearly remember my Windows 4 and my Windows 5 boxes...
Wow, thanks for that link, that clip is hilarious.
Windows 7 is indeed quite good. I only use it (beta version) for gaming, but from what I have seen so far it is a decent, possibly even well polished OS.
However, for me the holy war will never end. Microsoft is an "evil" company that has shown time and again that it will stop at no means whatsoever to maximize its profits. Now I don't mind proprietary software or companies or whatever. But Microsoft does not WANT to be a good coroporate "citizen", they will bend and break any and all rules at will, and I simply cannot support this.
I am already spending far less time playing games than I used to, because I will not buy DRM encumbered games (not even the evil that is steam). So once my beta version of windows 7 expires I imagine I will cease to use windows completely or install XP again. Possibly even that Vista abomination that came with the computer.
While we're dreaming, I'm going to go one step further.
In my ideal world advertising cannot consist of anything but verifiable facts. You can show pictures/video of your product (and only your product - no smiling people with happy/annoying music or stuff like that), you must use a neutral background and only present verifiable facts and information.
All the other crap is driving me nuts. I am convinced that the extraordinary amounts of advertising in all its weird forms is having a large impact on people, i.e. higher stress levels and/or similar.
I actually have been to a cinema with a laptop once. I was coming home by train from a short visit to my parents and had my laptop bag and another bag with me. Outside the station I met a friend (by pure chance) who asked if I would want to go to the cinema with him. Since I had nothing better to do I agreed and had to take my two bags with me (The cinema is right next to the train station).
Of course I never actually used it, but if I had been unable to take the laptop with me I had been unable to watch the movie that day. I don't even remember what movie it was though, so it can't have been anything spectacular :)
I am aware of all you are saying. I'm sorry if that wasn't clear and it seemed I was trying to attack you or your post. I was just trying to explain why I think that BOTH the arguments (for AND against) are bullshit.
The amendment is worded very specific and clear. I can find no merit in both arguments, because they are arguing points that are utterly irrelevant to the amendment itself. In fact, I would go as far to say that both arguments completely go against the second amendment, utterly ignoring the point it was trying to make.
If there is a debate, it must be conducted by very ignorant people or someone with an agenda.
Please not that I am not an US resident.
The first part of your post is valid enough (or at least seems to be), but the second part seems to be either astroturfing or fanboism taken to extremes.
Misrepresenting what you *personally* think *might* happen to androids marketplace sometime in the future as something that is a problem right now is not very honest at least. Linking to your own blog as if it was some expert testimony without disclosing that you are the author and with which authority you speak is not very honest either.
Ignoring androids security precautions completely just so you can say it is insecure is just utterly in comtempt of any form of decency. One of the features I'm talking about is goddamn pictured on the top of the blog, the marketplace tells you exactly what behavior you can expect from an app.
Of course android is not 100% secure, but it is a design choice to shift *some* of the responisbility on the user which in turn gives the user more freedom. Misrepresenting this as something completely bad is just silly.
You sir are a troll, and I fell I have just been trolled.
Your two arguments about the right to bear arms are utter bullshit (no offense, but they are).
The sentence is quite specific in allowing all people to bear arms. It does not make sense to interpret is only pertaining to the military, because OF COURSE the military has the right to bear arms, that is the whole point of it.
The term militia - AFAIK - does not cover regular soldiers or possibly even the national guard. At the time the point was that everyone could be part of the "milita" on the condition that they had a weapon (or could get one). The whole point of the statement is that REGULAR soldiers are not enough to secure the freedom, because regular soldiers can be abused against the people by the government. It is precisely for that reason the amendment was made, because it is necessary for ALL people to be able to fight back when that happens.
the 2nd amendment is as clear as it can be, anyone arguing otherwise is just trying to muddy the waters.
"It was then taken over into our "Grundgesetz" (think constitution)"
I never claimed you said we have a constitution, but the above quote is highly misleading at best.
Germany currently does NOT have a consitution. The "Grundgesetz" is not equivalent to the american consitution. The constitution in the US sets a limit to what laws can and cannot do, while the Grundgesetz can be overruled by ANY law. The Grundgesetz is more like a common base for all laws, a sort of default.
As a german you may want to cry out and call me a liar, but I dare you to prove me wrong.
I agree completely.
I can't infer from your post whether you think that the htc Hero is running windows, because it is actually running googles android OS. You probably know this already, but i'm telling you anyway, just in case :)
I would actually prefer nokias platform to the android OS, in part to get rid of the all-apps-run-on-java part, but I fear the UI on the N900 will be inferior to the Heros, especially since it isn't using a capacitative display.
May I ask where you live? If it's the US, sprint is supposed to have it.
I have an N810 and it used to be the same for me, didn't want no phone without a physical keyboard. But now that I have a htc Hero, I don't miss the keyboard at all.
The touchsreen keyboard is really nice on the Hero, and I actually find it more comfortable to use than the physical one on the N810.
I'm still tempted to get a N900 as well, but the lack of capacitive touchscreen kills it for me. Once you have gotten used to a capacitative touchscreen, you'll never want anything else again :D
You may want to considder the HTC Hero. watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5F0Ruzwos8 For a comparison between Iphone 3GS and the hero. The recently released update fixes any performance issues the hero has had, now it is superior to the iphone, at least in what matters to me. The 3GS still has slightly smoother performance, but the Hero certainly is performing very well (and not laggy at all anymore) as well and is a lot more open.