You'll need to be more detailed, because "not keeping promises" is pretty much the definition of a politician and half the people of any given country will say it's "falling apart" under the current government.
Ha, I can't argue with that!
As for details and citations, c'mon, this is slashdot!
Ha, if I relied on American news I wouldn't know a bloody thing! Thankfully I'm a European (of sorts). I never said the current situation was peaceful, or desirable. The coup was peaceful, but subsequently the opposing sides have started skirmishing, which is to be expected, and it does look like the army might be a bit more active than before in intervening. This is clearly not good.
I also do have serious reservations about the principle of the army removing democratic governments. While I can't condone this, in this particular case it probably averted a civil war, so was the lesser of two evils.
This is not a good situation at all, but that is not what my original post was about. I posted because half the preceding posts were full of ignorance and bigotry and it pissed me off, that's all.
By all objective measures Morsi's government were useless. The country was falling apart and none of the promises they made pre-election were being acted on.
I don't claim to be intelligent, but like to think that my views are based on knowledge and understanding, not some idiotic racial/religious stereotyping.
...are the moronic A/Cs on/. who seem happy to denigrate the Egyptian people for celebrating the peaceful overthrow of a useless leader.
The fact that the army has removed these incompetants and are immediately handing power back to the people is un-precedented and incredible. The Egyptian people and army could teach some other nations a thing or two, I think, not to mention some of the ignorant bigots who plague/.
What the hell is a Twinkie?
(Well actually I know 'cos I RTFA - read the RTFA? Doesn't know what a Twinkie is? Must be a Brit!:) Well you guys seem happy to have them back, so Enjoy!)
No, they won't 'keep him for free', but will gladly offer him sanctaury, particularly as his presence there is going to be a constant source of annoyance to the US, a country they dislike and distrust.
And no, I don't think I'm naive.
Snowden has let us all see that none of our data or online activity is remotely private and that our information is everything and everywhere. Because various governments share intelligence, it means for example that a UK citizen (whose data is sort of 'legally protected' from UK surveillance agencies) could find his data being forwarded to him by say the US government. Because shared intelligence from a foreign source is not subject to the level of legal scrutiny and constraint as information gathered by UK sources, it could immediately become more accessable to UK agencies. And this works the other way round. It means that safeguards put in place to 'protect' a country's own citizens can be more easily circumvented.
Snowden has alerted the whole World that our freedom is a sham, and that our governments treat our privacy with total contempt. I hope he survives this episode and will be seen in the future as somebody who did more for regular people than any politician.
I'm not a big fan of Microsoft, but SurfaceRT has always inspired me.
Yes, it's inspired me to hope that M$ keep going belly-up with these ill-conceived ideas, and that within a decade they will have faded to an also-ran status.
Well, I seem to have stirred up a bit of a hornet's nest here:D
I accept and understand that all the device types under discussion here are computers. When I said a 'PC is a proper computer' I simply meant it is the most versatile and functional in that it does everything a computer should very well (except be mobile of course and the 'proper-computer' laptops do that anyway).
Clever as they may be, tablets etc are never going to be as universally useful as a full desktop PC - that's why when you go into any office or workspace you will find PCs sitting on the desks. Yes of course you might also find a tablet acting as a medium for porting some of the work elsewhere, but the PC is generally the main work machine.
The distinction between big smartphones and small tablets is shrinking - maybe one day somebody will produce a hybrid that really can do everything, but I doubt it. The 'phone' by its nature has to be small (to fit in a pocket), wheras the tablet has to be big enough to have a screen that anybody over the age of 30 can actually see:)
These classifications are just plain daft!
A PC is a proper computer that sits on (or under) your desk and traditionally has a mouse and keyboard for input, and a seperate, large screen. It does all the web stuff (email, farcebook, twatter etc) and is also a creative/business tool and workstation.
Tablets are NOT PCs, any more than posh phones are.
There is a strong case for having three broad classifications:- (1) PCs. (2) Tablets and similar (i.e. handheld and mobile devices with touchscreen interface) and (3) smartphones.
Oolite is a free open-source cross-platform space trading and combat game inspired by Elite. It is infinitely mod-able and is written in objective-C.
The OXPs (expansion packs) use javascript and open-step plists and graphics can be produced with Gimp etc.
There is also a big community behind it so there's plenty of support available.
The game is great fun, and it is easy to make expansions - your kids will be able to produce good results quickly.
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You'll need to be more detailed, because "not keeping promises" is pretty much the definition of a politician and half the people of any given country will say it's "falling apart" under the current government.
Ha, I can't argue with that!
As for details and citations, c'mon, this is slashdot!
Ha, if I relied on American news I wouldn't know a bloody thing! Thankfully I'm a European (of sorts). I never said the current situation was peaceful, or desirable. The coup was peaceful, but subsequently the opposing sides have started skirmishing, which is to be expected, and it does look like the army might be a bit more active than before in intervening. This is clearly not good. I also do have serious reservations about the principle of the army removing democratic governments. While I can't condone this, in this particular case it probably averted a civil war, so was the lesser of two evils. This is not a good situation at all, but that is not what my original post was about. I posted because half the preceding posts were full of ignorance and bigotry and it pissed me off, that's all.
By all objective measures Morsi's government were useless. The country was falling apart and none of the promises they made pre-election were being acted on. I don't claim to be intelligent, but like to think that my views are based on knowledge and understanding, not some idiotic racial/religious stereotyping.
...are the moronic A/Cs on /. who seem happy to denigrate the Egyptian people for celebrating the peaceful overthrow of a useless leader.
The fact that the army has removed these incompetants and are immediately handing power back to the people is un-precedented and incredible. The Egyptian people and army could teach some other nations a thing or two, I think, not to mention some of the ignorant bigots who plague /.
"Be careful how you choose your enemy, for you will come to resemble him."
[attribution needed]
The quote is part of this statement by Michael Ventura
Is there a connection between the title and summary?
Nope, but then this is /.
The researchers created a low-power background service for iPhones and Android handsets
I guess they had to drop the Windows phone variant, as the moods only varied between 'disappointed' and 'highly annoyed'.
maybe it just wasn't worth the effort for such a small niche market.
Please post less.
' K
What the hell is a Twinkie? :) Well you guys seem happy to have them back, so Enjoy!)
(Well actually I know 'cos I RTFA - read the RTFA? Doesn't know what a Twinkie is? Must be a Brit!
No, they won't 'keep him for free', but will gladly offer him sanctaury, particularly as his presence there is going to be a constant source of annoyance to the US, a country they dislike and distrust.
And no, I don't think I'm naive.
Snowden has let us all see that none of our data or online activity is remotely private and that our information is everything and everywhere. Because various governments share intelligence, it means for example that a UK citizen (whose data is sort of 'legally protected' from UK surveillance agencies) could find his data being forwarded to him by say the US government. Because shared intelligence from a foreign source is not subject to the level of legal scrutiny and constraint as information gathered by UK sources, it could immediately become more accessable to UK agencies. And this works the other way round. It means that safeguards put in place to 'protect' a country's own citizens can be more easily circumvented.
Snowden has alerted the whole World that our freedom is a sham, and that our governments treat our privacy with total contempt. I hope he survives this episode and will be seen in the future as somebody who did more for regular people than any politician.
I'm not a big fan of Microsoft, but SurfaceRT has always inspired me.
Yes, it's inspired me to hope that M$ keep going belly-up with these ill-conceived ideas, and that within a decade they will have faded to an also-ran status.
Well, I seem to have stirred up a bit of a hornet's nest here :D
:)
I accept and understand that all the device types under discussion here are computers. When I said a 'PC is a proper computer' I simply meant it is the most versatile and functional in that it does everything a computer should very well (except be mobile of course and the 'proper-computer' laptops do that anyway).
Clever as they may be, tablets etc are never going to be as universally useful as a full desktop PC - that's why when you go into any office or workspace you will find PCs sitting on the desks. Yes of course you might also find a tablet acting as a medium for porting some of the work elsewhere, but the PC is generally the main work machine.
The distinction between big smartphones and small tablets is shrinking - maybe one day somebody will produce a hybrid that really can do everything, but I doubt it. The 'phone' by its nature has to be small (to fit in a pocket), wheras the tablet has to be big enough to have a screen that anybody over the age of 30 can actually see
...and in case anybody wondered, I *do* consider laptops to be PCs (proper keyboard etc and the ability to do 'work' on them).
These classifications are just plain daft! :- (1) PCs. (2) Tablets and similar (i.e. handheld and mobile devices with touchscreen interface) and (3) smartphones.
A PC is a proper computer that sits on (or under) your desk and traditionally has a mouse and keyboard for input, and a seperate, large screen. It does all the web stuff (email, farcebook, twatter etc) and is also a creative/business tool and workstation.
Tablets are NOT PCs, any more than posh phones are.
There is a strong case for having three broad classifications
...there's (a clock) in the bottom right hand corner of their screen at all times...
That's not a clock, that's my workspaces! The clock is in the TOP right corner.
Whale meat again,
Don't know where,
don't know when.
But I'll know whale meat again,
some sunnyyyyyyy day!
The skeleton staff working on weekends might be to blame.
Oolite is a free open-source cross-platform space trading and combat game inspired by Elite. It is infinitely mod-able and is written in objective-C.
The OXPs (expansion packs) use javascript and open-step plists and graphics can be produced with Gimp etc.
There is also a big community behind it so there's plenty of support available.
The game is great fun, and it is easy to make expansions - your kids will be able to produce good results quickly.
It's incredibly difficult and time-consuming to eat well.
No it's not!
Try Oolite. A free, cross-platform space game based on the classic Elite. Dead easy to get into and a great community behind it.
This is amazing. 1 billion year old mineral water and it's still fizzy!
Perhaps this explains why those who spend too much time playing computer games always seem a few bricks short of a wall.
Smivs looks across the pond and shakes his head in despair...
Stanislav Lem's the Cyberiad. Clever, funny and compelling.