That's funny, my rooted Evo, which I bought a few weeks after its launch, is still rooted and I am under no obligation to run any OTA updates offered. So yeah, I enjoy being able to use my phone as a wifi hotspot paired up with my netbook, along with any other feature that requires root.
failed experiment that proves that Carriers' and Manufacturers' greed will kill any open source advantages that Android could have brought.
Exactly what advantages? How is a phone with a variety of options any better or worse than a phone without those options? The advantages I find with my phone are that I was able to choose which phone I wanted, nothing more. I don't really care that I can go and look at the code and modify it to do whatever I want. I care that I have a choice between a variety of hardware vendors and carriers. I wanted 4g speeds, and I wanted a plan that suited how I use my phone. So for my monthly price, I get unlimited data at speeds far greater than any other phone, and I can share that unlimited data with other devices. This is win.
If Google wants to retain loyal customers in the mobile market, they are going to have to consolidate these variants and force a single, portable, upgradable OS like Apple and Microsoft are doing.
I disagree. One of the selling points of an Android phone is that there are many options when it comes to what kind of phone you want. Let's assume you are correct, and future versions of Android are standardized in a way that prevents hardware vendors from offering a variety of devices. If I, as the consumer, need to get a new phone, I can either time it just right so that the hardware options I desire are available the moment my carrier contract is up, or I will have to wait until such is offered.
This is such a negative selling point for any type of iThing in my book. If I had needed a new phone several months before the current gen was released, I would either have to switch to something else, purchase the same phone I had previously, or go without a phone for several months. While it's possible I might just go without, it is not possible that I would fork out money for the same device I bought a couple years ago. This leaves me with switching to another phone as the best option, which is exactly what several people I know have done as they were looking to replace their iPhones several months prior to the launch of the current model.
For what it's worth, I worked at EA briefly after high school in phone support. Not long after starting, I think it was observed that I was of higher skill than most of the other employees and was given new opportunities to grow that were outside my then current role. I am certainly not an ass-kisser; I just did my job and did it well. You can bet your ass this caused some jealousy among coworkers.
Now, I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, I'm just stating that from personal experience, EA does in fact (or did, it's been some time) promote quality employees. Maybe I should have stuck around, but the Bay Area commute eventually got to me and I decided it was time to leave California and move somewhere with a higher quality of life.
Besides, this seems like a better way to rob banks and do other nefarious deeds where video surveillance is present. It's no longer necessary to build elaborate mock ups of a vault room or anything, just hire these Germans.
This statement is not true. Wholesale purchases can be taxed by other municipalities. We have certain purchases that have been retroactively taxed by several cities because they were based on a delivered product, whether it was wholesale or not.
Random police "DUI" checkpoints [californiawatch.org] are impounding far more sober than drunk drivers, not even making a dent in drunk driving statistics.
I had always thought that at random DUI checkpoints, the police were not allowed to investigate anything else, and not even supposed to see your license (unless, of course, you were wasted).
While that is certainly true, if you're trying to mimic a known network, you should probably name it appropriately.
After all, if you go to the trouble of setting up a fake walled garden page, you should name the network similar.
It's actually a very easy attack to run at places like hotels where travelers might be unwary and quite willing to fork over CC info for internet access.
The secret to a good pie crust is 1/4 cup of vodka in place of some of the water. Of course, it burns off in the oven, so if you have an alcoholic at turkey dinner this year, you really don't have to tell them.
I'm just waiting for Linux and OS X to inevitably catchup once they become viable targets.
I'd say that Linux is already a pretty juicy target. Sure it isn't running on most users' machines, but it does tend to be running on machines that do fairly important things. It already is a target, it's just that it isn't operated by the typical person that likes to lick digital doorknobs.
You somehow think this is unique to Massachusetts? The same thing happens on highways everywhere. Maybe it's because people from Massachusetts tend to settle everywhere else.
I almost never use AV software. In the past, when I suspected an infection, I would run something that told me I was infected, and I would just backup-reformat-reinstall.
I know that malware of today tends to be much more inconspicuous. It is not always obvious that malware is present. I run this risk will full knowledge of potential consequences. One of the consequences is that my machine isn't always bogged down by some crappy AV suite that will tell me I'm infected, and then attempt to remove malware unsuccessfully, meaning I have to reimage/reinstall anyway.
The irony here is that I do run that Windows Defender thing occasionally. It comes back and says everything is fine. I don't really trust its accuracy, but then again, if someone wants to try and steal my banking info or something, they won't find much anyway.
Unfortunately, part of what is keeping our country propped up is the inefficiency of bureaucracy and that it allows a lot of otherwise useless people to remain employed. If you go through and wipe out a ton of government positions there won't be anywhere else for those people to go. Though, I suppose with all those savings we could just give everyone microloans that allow them to try and at least be productive at something they are interested in.
This is basically how I feel about the EeePc's trackpad.
Okay, so it's smaller, but it works and it works well. When I first owned the machine, I brought my small portable mouse with me because I figured I would want to use it. That mouse is now collecting dust.
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Seriously, where is she?
Though, sometimes she is a little bossy.
Getting rid of this stuff takes digitular fortitude.
Only you, Officer.
and here I was, expecting to see a photo of This dude
This mother fucker is the one possessing these bunnies to do such nefarious deeds. The damn thing already killed the guy who sculpted it.
If you come to Denver, find a Raider fan, they will protect you.
and HTC's If-rooted-Reload-default-OS feature,
That's funny, my rooted Evo, which I bought a few weeks after its launch, is still rooted and I am under no obligation to run any OTA updates offered. So yeah, I enjoy being able to use my phone as a wifi hotspot paired up with my netbook, along with any other feature that requires root.
failed experiment that proves that Carriers' and Manufacturers' greed will kill any open source advantages that Android could have brought.
Exactly what advantages? How is a phone with a variety of options any better or worse than a phone without those options? The advantages I find with my phone are that I was able to choose which phone I wanted, nothing more. I don't really care that I can go and look at the code and modify it to do whatever I want. I care that I have a choice between a variety of hardware vendors and carriers. I wanted 4g speeds, and I wanted a plan that suited how I use my phone. So for my monthly price, I get unlimited data at speeds far greater than any other phone, and I can share that unlimited data with other devices. This is win.
If Google wants to retain loyal customers in the mobile market, they are going to have to consolidate these variants and force a single, portable, upgradable OS like Apple and Microsoft are doing.
I disagree. One of the selling points of an Android phone is that there are many options when it comes to what kind of phone you want. Let's assume you are correct, and future versions of Android are standardized in a way that prevents hardware vendors from offering a variety of devices. If I, as the consumer, need to get a new phone, I can either time it just right so that the hardware options I desire are available the moment my carrier contract is up, or I will have to wait until such is offered.
This is such a negative selling point for any type of iThing in my book. If I had needed a new phone several months before the current gen was released, I would either have to switch to something else, purchase the same phone I had previously, or go without a phone for several months. While it's possible I might just go without, it is not possible that I would fork out money for the same device I bought a couple years ago. This leaves me with switching to another phone as the best option, which is exactly what several people I know have done as they were looking to replace their iPhones several months prior to the launch of the current model.
Why do badgers have more rights than humans?
Because, unlike you (presumably), badgers are at somewhat of a disadvantage when it comes to the freedom to choose where they want to live.
Animals, in many cases, should have more rights than humans, especially endangered ones. If you don't like it, then stop fucking up their habitat.
For what it's worth, I worked at EA briefly after high school in phone support. Not long after starting, I think it was observed that I was of higher skill than most of the other employees and was given new opportunities to grow that were outside my then current role. I am certainly not an ass-kisser; I just did my job and did it well. You can bet your ass this caused some jealousy among coworkers.
Now, I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, I'm just stating that from personal experience, EA does in fact (or did, it's been some time) promote quality employees. Maybe I should have stuck around, but the Bay Area commute eventually got to me and I decided it was time to leave California and move somewhere with a higher quality of life.
Swedes see movies in actual theaters? I assumed everyone just torrented everything.
You can barely seem them nipples.
And these guys are really lookin'!
Besides, this seems like a better way to rob banks and do other nefarious deeds where video surveillance is present. It's no longer necessary to build elaborate mock ups of a vault room or anything, just hire these Germans.
This statement is not true. Wholesale purchases can be taxed by other municipalities. We have certain purchases that have been retroactively taxed by several cities because they were based on a delivered product, whether it was wholesale or not.
and yeah, I meant the Fourth.
You may be asked, but does that mean you are required to comply? This seems to me to be a violation of the Fifth Amendment.
the treasurer's trip with some hookers and some blackjack in Nepal,
You're telling me that French people go to Nepal for hookers and gambling? That's....
I recall Jon Krakauer describing the hookers in "Into Thin Air", and it sounded as if Tijuana would be a better place to find a date.
Random police "DUI" checkpoints [californiawatch.org] are impounding far more sober than drunk drivers, not even making a dent in drunk driving statistics.
I had always thought that at random DUI checkpoints, the police were not allowed to investigate anything else, and not even supposed to see your license (unless, of course, you were wasted).
While that is certainly true, if you're trying to mimic a known network, you should probably name it appropriately.
After all, if you go to the trouble of setting up a fake walled garden page, you should name the network similar.
It's actually a very easy attack to run at places like hotels where travelers might be unwary and quite willing to fork over CC info for internet access.
The secret to a good pie crust is 1/4 cup of vodka in place of some of the water. Of course, it burns off in the oven, so if you have an alcoholic at turkey dinner this year, you really don't have to tell them.
I'm just waiting for Linux and OS X to inevitably catchup once they become viable targets.
I'd say that Linux is already a pretty juicy target. Sure it isn't running on most users' machines, but it does tend to be running on machines that do fairly important things. It already is a target, it's just that it isn't operated by the typical person that likes to lick digital doorknobs.
You somehow think this is unique to Massachusetts? The same thing happens on highways everywhere. Maybe it's because people from Massachusetts tend to settle everywhere else.
Thank you for being the one to say it.
I almost never use AV software. In the past, when I suspected an infection, I would run something that told me I was infected, and I would just backup-reformat-reinstall.
I know that malware of today tends to be much more inconspicuous. It is not always obvious that malware is present. I run this risk will full knowledge of potential consequences. One of the consequences is that my machine isn't always bogged down by some crappy AV suite that will tell me I'm infected, and then attempt to remove malware unsuccessfully, meaning I have to reimage/reinstall anyway.
The irony here is that I do run that Windows Defender thing occasionally. It comes back and says everything is fine. I don't really trust its accuracy, but then again, if someone wants to try and steal my banking info or something, they won't find much anyway.
I wouldn't be so absolute about that.
I'm sure there was some benefit, just not necessarily in the applicable field. Maybe the British developed better methods for keeping stuff secret.
That summary seemed to be full of buzzwords.
Unfortunately, part of what is keeping our country propped up is the inefficiency of bureaucracy and that it allows a lot of otherwise useless people to remain employed. If you go through and wipe out a ton of government positions there won't be anywhere else for those people to go. Though, I suppose with all those savings we could just give everyone microloans that allow them to try and at least be productive at something they are interested in.
Warm River Cave is kind of a weenie name, dontcha think?
If we're basing facts on things like this, I'm keeping my money in Wyoming on the Firehole River. That's much more macho sounding.
This is basically how I feel about the EeePc's trackpad.
Okay, so it's smaller, but it works and it works well. When I first owned the machine, I brought my small portable mouse with me because I figured I would want to use it. That mouse is now collecting dust.