My old phone had Java ME, so I could check email and that was good enough for me. My friends referred to me as a techno-Luddite. I was an anti-bulky phone holdout for the longest time. But I broke down and got a smartphone and wow do I use it a lot! Thankfully I got a non-subsidized phone and am using it on a prepaid service...still $60/month hurts more than the $30 I was paying with my Luddite phone. Btw, I made sure to get a zombiephone (webOS, ftw!) =)
Have you bought a recent video card? The last 3 video cards I've purchased from both ATI/AMD and Nvidia have all had buggy drivers on multiple operating systems.
Purdue. WPI. Georgia Tech. University of Florida. Florida Atlantic University. Arizona State University. Just off the top of my head, and with respect to 100% online master degrees in a variety of engineering fields (mostly CE/ECE and Systems Engineering) and Computer Science.
Quick question: where are the lines drawn between NASA's and NOAA's responsibilities?
NASA has much, much more satellite experience than NOAA so the responsibilities are often shared. On the other hand attempting to share "ownership" (as opposed to a single owner with well defined, shared responsibilities) led to a situation where a "White House Office of Science and Technology report concluded that NPOESS’ management structure was unsalvageable" (Warning: the provided link may have nothing to do with Aquarius...and may be entirely inaccurate...read with caution):
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/major-shifts-flow-from-npoess-polar-satellite-program-crisis-01557/
So now: "NASA would manage the civilian Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) afternoon orbit satellites, on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) behalf."
In other words, NASA does the engineering, NOAA does the science.
So if you want to annoy Jobs and co, all you have to do is start referring to any software as an "app" and any outlet that sells software as an "app store" regardless of if it is or is not owned or run by Apple.
You mean like everyone I know has done since the 90s?
You know these grocery store frequent buyer card? The one that knocks a grand 25 cents off for a loaf of bread? People happily use them.
I've never understood the purpose of frequent buyer cards (beyond a way to get your address, like others said). Well, anyone who uses a credit card already provides a unique ID with each purchase. I bet somehow, someone thought the frequent buyer cards "inspire store loyalty."
The Republican Congress in the 80s under Reagan found that Glass Steagall was useful and resisted the banking industry lobby that wanted it repealed. Gutted by Clinton and congressional Republicans(with major Democratic support). The Garn-St Germain act(savings and loan deregulation) was narrow and had broad bipartisan support. I wouldn't say S&L dereg undermined Glass Steagall at all(Congress reaffirmed its support in Glass-Steagall after S&L dereg), and Reagan approved increasing the amount the FDIC insured early on
Spyware not virus. From article, "the cybercriminals usually install the spyware on the phone or send MMS containing the spyware to users to lure them to click."
Hopefully MeeGo doesn't go the way of the dodo (aka Maemo)...I was a huge Maemo fan on my n800 until that debacle. Now I'll only consider a full open source stack (like Ubuntu Netbook edition...hoping for a phone edition).
Maybe, just maybe, WebOS since HTML5 skills easily translate to desktops.
As I understand it, tires in the near future will have RFID implanted. So technically one will soon be able to id a car based on the RFID tires without the DMV modifying the license plate...who needs a license plate these days? http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/27/this-weeks-overblown-privacy-scare-courtesy-of-rfid-tires/
Although, it won't, yet, be a penalty for modifying the RFID in the tires as it is for modifying one's license plate...not yet.
That's kind of sad - you don't even know that neocons are the arch conservatives of the GOP (self identified, too). Or are you just having a troll?
I'm not sure what an "arch conservative" is, but I'll assume you mean archetypal conservative. Anyway, IMHO, neo-conservative is an oxymoron (think about it). But, like the GP hinted, was originally used to describe liberals who started to label themselves as conservatives: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservatism#Left-wing_past_of_neoconservatives
John McCain can't type because his arms were repeatedly broken by the Vietnamese while he was a POW. Why do you insult disabled veterans?
Well, that's what his campaign claims when the embarrassing topic of his technological ignorance comes up. On the other hand, here you can see him firmly holding a pad in one hand, while signing his name with the other hand, standing up, with no awkwardness that I can observe. He's hardly an invalid. If he can do that, he can type on a keyboard.
Well, Exchange does support IMAP, but usually Exchange admins disable it for the explicit purpose of preventing people from using clients other than Outlook.
I thought most countries had laws against cruel and unusual punishments!
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Maybe it's not the automobile, but Los Angeles that is unsustainable...
You're only saying that because LA has a 70 year backlog of sidewalk repairs http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/28/local/la-me-sidewalks-20111128 and is looking to borrow $1.6billion (with a B) for repairs while teetering on bankruptcy http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/03/villaraigosa-warns-of-bankruptcy-if-la-council-blocks-power-rate-hike.html ...
Good thing you're never a passenger in a car - or have a breakdown, or get lost, or see an accident you'd like to report.
Pro-tip: An old cellphone with no plan still works for emergency calls and costs $0/month. Great for a glove-box emergency kit.
There are no nice smartphone alternatives. (Other than phones like Vertu, but I'm not paying $10,000 for a cell phone).
Buy a WebOS phone off of Amazon or ebay for a great price/quality. :)
My old phone had Java ME, so I could check email and that was good enough for me. My friends referred to me as a techno-Luddite. I was an anti-bulky phone holdout for the longest time. But I broke down and got a smartphone and wow do I use it a lot! Thankfully I got a non-subsidized phone and am using it on a prepaid service...still $60/month hurts more than the $30 I was paying with my Luddite phone. Btw, I made sure to get a zombiephone (webOS, ftw!) =)
Have you bought a recent video card? The last 3 video cards I've purchased from both ATI/AMD and Nvidia have all had buggy drivers on multiple operating systems.
Purdue. WPI. Georgia Tech. University of Florida. Florida Atlantic University. Arizona State University. Just off the top of my head, and with respect to 100% online master degrees in a variety of engineering fields (mostly CE/ECE and Systems Engineering) and Computer Science.
Add USC to that list: http://mapp.usc.edu/distanceeducation/index.html
Quick question: where are the lines drawn between NASA's and NOAA's responsibilities?
NASA has much, much more satellite experience than NOAA so the responsibilities are often shared. On the other hand attempting to share "ownership" (as opposed to a single owner with well defined, shared responsibilities) led to a situation where a "White House Office of Science and Technology report concluded that NPOESS’ management structure was unsalvageable" (Warning: the provided link may have nothing to do with Aquarius...and may be entirely inaccurate...read with caution): http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/major-shifts-flow-from-npoess-polar-satellite-program-crisis-01557/
So now: "NASA would manage the civilian Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) afternoon orbit satellites, on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) behalf."
In other words, NASA does the engineering, NOAA does the science.
So if you want to annoy Jobs and co, all you have to do is start referring to any software as an "app" and any outlet that sells software as an "app store" regardless of if it is or is not owned or run by Apple.
You mean like everyone I know has done since the 90s?
You know these grocery store frequent buyer card? The one that knocks a grand 25 cents off for a loaf of bread? People happily use them.
I've never understood the purpose of frequent buyer cards (beyond a way to get your address, like others said). Well, anyone who uses a credit card already provides a unique ID with each purchase. I bet somehow, someone thought the frequent buyer cards "inspire store loyalty."
what happens when MS starts throwing around billions of dollars for exclusivity on major sites? MLB comes to mind.
The inauguration chose Silverlight, which I believe at the time had something like less than 20% adoption: http://politics.slashdot.org/story/09/01/17/2049257/MS-Silverlight-To-Stream-Obama-Inauguration-Events
The Republican Congress in the 80s under Reagan found that Glass Steagall was useful and resisted the banking industry lobby that wanted it repealed. Gutted by Clinton and congressional Republicans(with major Democratic support). The Garn-St Germain act(savings and loan deregulation) was narrow and had broad bipartisan support. I wouldn't say S&L dereg undermined Glass Steagall at all(Congress reaffirmed its support in Glass-Steagall after S&L dereg), and Reagan approved increasing the amount the FDIC insured early on
D's controlled the House under all of Reagan's term: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Control_of_the_U.S._House_of_Representatives.PNG The Glass-Steagall Act wasn't repealed until 1999 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass%E2%80%93Steagall_Act#Repeal The Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act which "removed the power of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors under the Glass–Steagall Act" was passed in 1980 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depository_Institutions_Deregulation_and_Monetary_Control_Act under D controlled House, Senate and Executive http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Control_of_the_U.S._Senate.PNG
Was Steve Jobs right? Is a single, restrictive & tested, marketplace the way to go?
No. Malware can get into a single market just by businesses rather than "cybercriminals" http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/dear_iphone_users_your_apps_are_spying_on_you.php [readwriteweb.com] And of course all platforms have had some sort of remote exploit http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10299378-245.html [cnet.com] Conclusion: a "single, restrictive & tested, marketplace" just provides a feeling of security, while giving up the user-freedom of installing any app. I prefer the freedom and am (so far) very happy with the homebrew community support offered by Palm (and now HP) http://www.precentral.net/hp-donates-server-homebrew-webos-internals-group [precentral.net] Techy users should be able to install whatever homebrew app they want...just understanding "no lifeguard on duty."
Say what you will about Apple's "walled garden" but I don't hear of such things on their AppStore.
It happens just by businesses rather than "cybercriminals" http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/dear_iphone_users_your_apps_are_spying_on_you.php And of course all platforms have had some sort of remote exploit http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10299378-245.html Conclusion: "walled gardens" for apps just provide a feeling of security, while giving up the user-freedom of installing any app. Personally I prefer the freedom and am (so far) very happy with the homebrew community support offered by Palm (and now HP) http://www.precentral.net/hp-donates-server-homebrew-webos-internals-group
Pray tell. How does this virus propagate?
Spyware not virus. From article, "the cybercriminals usually install the spyware on the phone or send MMS containing the spyware to users to lure them to click."
Hopefully MeeGo doesn't go the way of the dodo (aka Maemo)...I was a huge Maemo fan on my n800 until that debacle. Now I'll only consider a full open source stack (like Ubuntu Netbook edition...hoping for a phone edition). Maybe, just maybe, WebOS since HTML5 skills easily translate to desktops.
As I understand it, tires in the near future will have RFID implanted. So technically one will soon be able to id a car based on the RFID tires without the DMV modifying the license plate...who needs a license plate these days? http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/27/this-weeks-overblown-privacy-scare-courtesy-of-rfid-tires/ Although, it won't, yet, be a penalty for modifying the RFID in the tires as it is for modifying one's license plate...not yet.
"..which have almost zero accountability to the taxpayers themselves."
Maybe a bit extreme, but wasn't accountability the whole point of No Child Left Behind?
Where did they teach CS? Math department? (Shudder)
"Programming is one of the most difficult branches of applied mathematics" - Edsger W. Dijkstra
That's kind of sad - you don't even know that neocons are the arch conservatives of the GOP (self identified, too). Or are you just having a troll?
I'm not sure what an "arch conservative" is, but I'll assume you mean archetypal conservative. Anyway, IMHO, neo-conservative is an oxymoron (think about it).
But, like the GP hinted, was originally used to describe liberals who started to label themselves as conservatives: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservatism#Left-wing_past_of_neoconservatives
It gives Apple plenty of time to work out how to build an iPod with a removable battery. They have until 2012.
That should give them enough time to deal with the other problems too http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/10/09/036212
John McCain can't type because his arms were repeatedly broken by the Vietnamese while he was a POW. Why do you insult disabled veterans?
Well, that's what his campaign claims when the embarrassing topic of his technological ignorance comes up. On the other hand, here you can see him firmly holding a pad in one hand, while signing his name with the other hand, standing up, with no awkwardness that I can observe. He's hardly an invalid. If he can do that, he can type on a keyboard.
I think you're putting the proverbial carriage before the horse. As best as I can tell, McCain's injuries were not used as a claim to avoid embarrassing topics...in fact the "embarrassing topic" was brought up in 2000 by him in describing his injury (disclaimer: I have no affiliation with this site): http://www.stoptheaclu.com/archives/2008/09/12/barack-obama-campaign-mocks-john-mccains-disability-in-new-ad/
+800x480 touchscreen LCD
+Debian Linux OS
Now they just have to figure a way to curb the other 98%.
Cue the collective "You left out slashdot!"
Sadly that comment's relevance is waning: http://www.google.com/trends?q=slashdot.org&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
Well, Exchange does support IMAP, but usually Exchange admins disable it for the explicit purpose of preventing people from using clients other than Outlook.
I thought most countries had laws against cruel and unusual punishments!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruel_and_unusual_punishment
I guess those usually only apply to the government.