I'm not saying that the data isn't being used now and "can only be used later". I'm saying it's very handy to keep permanently for later use in other applications that can benefit from having that history. Quite frankly, if someone is that concerned, don't carry around a GPS device.
B. No it doesn't "look like they are planning to store that location data with the phone's MobileMe account". Where did you get that idea from - not from what you quoted. Note how it says "storing the network information", not "storing over a network connection".
"While that information isn't shared with Apple, it is retained even when iPhone users update their hardware, suggesting that Apple had plans to use the data at a later time."
They are keeping that data. Why? Just to fill memory and they needed some data and location data just happened to be handy?
Cloud storage just seems the next logical step for the addition of such things as better parental controls and, of course, data mining. With that data, If a user searched for a place, the results could be ordered by search term relevance and not only by how close they are to the user's current position but also to how close they are to the places the user most frequents.
Mind you, I use Google Latitude so I'm in no position to bust on Apple for doing this. That convenience has a cost though and you'd have to be an idiot to not see what the plan is for this type of data.
While that information isn't shared with Apple, it is retained even when iPhone users update their hardware, suggesting that Apple had plans to use the data at a later time.
The notification & unencrypted part needs to be worked on but I'd actually use this I think. Find a great restaurant by accident. Swear you'll note the address, then don't. Now, you can remember when but not exactly where? Or simply wonder if you left your phone at work? Parental controls? Want to know where your kids are? ( Verizon already does this with some of their phones. )
By that definition any file on the device would qualify as a cache. However, in computer engineering, Cache has a very specific meaning and use and as it stands now this does not qualify as one. Until it's "fixed", it's a database.
14. A system, comprising: memory configured for storing a database; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured for collecting network information broadcast from a number of network transmitters over a time span; storing the network information and corresponding timestamps in a database as location history data; receiving a request for location history; and responsive to the request, translating the network information stored in the database into position coordinates.
20. The system of claim 14, where the database is configured to be searchable by a user of the location aware device.
Looks like they are planning to store that location data with the phone's MobileMe account. The cache deleted after syncing?
They'd probably have to have 10 fingers ( digits )
The most common base systems used in the world's languages are (in order): base 10, corresponding to the number of fingers; base 20, corresponding to the number of fingers and toes; and base 5, corresponding to the number of fingers on a hand.
What would you do if someone came and sat at your desk, started doing what they wished with your projects, adding stuff to whatever you are working on at a whim? Then reassured you that they did your job at home as a hobby and, when you inform them that what they are doing is not in compliance with the policies and procedures you are required to follow, asked you to justify them?
Despite their claims of their level of expertise, the quality of the work they are doing is unknown because they were never hired to do your job. Never went through the interview process that you went through to see if the could do the job and meet the qualifications that you must have.
Let me sit at your desk for a day Capt. Skinny. Take the crap-shoot you are asking IT to take. Roll the dice and put your money where your mouth is for this "fix" of spun's post.
I don't know the mind of Richard Dawkins', but I'm assuming that his philosophy is not simply to take the easiest actions that avoid pain. He has some beliefs for why he speaks at conferences, for why he pursues a scientific understanding of the universe, for why he continues to feed himself. What would happen if those beliefs were shown to be utterly worthless? That is the question which Dawkins' does not answer, and essentially the question for which you desire an intellectual answer from Christians. I think the only reasonable answer is nihilism.
He doesn't answer because the question is circular.
But perhaps you are right. Maybe he should write a book about his search to the answer to that question. I suspect some sort of process should be applied to be through. Any suggestions?
I'm just glad RIAA can't crush Amazon by dragging out the process and make pursuing their interests in court cost too much. So you can guarantee that Amazon would file an appeal if it can be shown that the judge could have been biased in their ruling.
Whoa - that moves the goal post to a different continent. Congratulations, you are a master at your craft - of being a stupid troll.
I find it amazing how the goal post keeps moving back when I essentially keep repeating the same thing over and over. The same quote from Apple over and over. Yet another idiot steps in when another leaves to pick up the banner and presses forward.
Not when Apple themselves say otherwise. They themselves point out that Safari has optimizations not available to the Engine. i.e.
“regards the tests as flawed because Blaze used its own proprietary application that doesn’t take advantage of Apple Safari browser’s Web-performance optimization” - Stated by Natalie Kerris, a spokeswoman Apple.
So it wasn't written to be faster. It was written to access a HTML rendering engine on the Android device and access a HTML rendering engine on an iOS device and benchmark response time as stated by Natalie Kerris, a spokeswoman Apple.
If you have and issue with that, if you think that is incorrect, take it up with Natalie Kerris.
Press Contacts: Natalie Kerris Apple (408) 974-6877 nat@apple.com
Not my goalpost and it burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. I took issue with the knee-jerk reaction of "their app runs faster on Android" with nothing to back it up.
But it also doesn't make what was discovered any less important. Does it? That and iOS application developer shouldn't be concerned?
I'd expect them to only make comments on things they know about, instead of asserting that fact A is proof of proposition B. These people are playing for media attention and using Android fanboyism to get their URL on as many pages as possible. Behold the birth of a profiteer's meme.
Android fanboyism or iPhone fanboyism? I can't really tell who was foaming at the mouth more.
"No Luke. Android is faster" "That's not true! That's Impossible!" "Read the blaze.io article. You know it to be true." "Noooooooooooo........!"
Are you referring to my post?. If so, more along the lines of: Why don't you actually look into the methodology and other information as opposed to AC's "Oh yeah! Well your test was stupid!"
Kinda like this. “regards the tests as flawed because Blaze used its own proprietary application that doesn’t take advantage of Apple Safari browser’s Web-performance optimization” - Stated by Natalie Kerris, a spokeswoman Apple. source: http://www.blaze.io/business/embeded-browser-vs-native-browser/
If AC had included this to support their statement they would have has some sort of basis for their claim. They'd still be wrong though. Apple admits that the Safari browser runs faster than the engine used as opposed to AC's claim that Blaze's application ran slower. What difference does that distinction make? Consider being a iOS developer wanting to using that engine for your application while competing against a similar application on Android.
They were using a custom app. Not the default browser. So what they are saying is that their app runs faster on the Nexus S. Not that the Nexus S is faster then the iPhone.
That's a bold assumption AC. How do you know it didn't run slower on the android phones? Have you bench marked each application?
Still, what do you expect them to do to get accurate results? Use the actual browsers and sit there with a stopwatch?
How would you approach the problem of getting accurate times?
The measurement itself was done using the custom apps, which use the platform’s embedded browser. This means WebView (based on Chrome) for Android, and UIWebView (based on Safari) for iPhone. Manual verification showed that page load performance of the embedded browsers, when properly configured, is effectively identical to the stand-alone browsers. The load times are calculated using the “Document Complete” callback from the browser, which is a standard way of measuring a web page’s load time. As mentioned above, the agents are now a part of a free service available at http://blaze.io/mobile/, and we encourage you to try it out.
Yeah, if by "convergence" you mean 100 fart apps and other pointless diversions. Apple has succeeded marvelously at resurrecting the shareware concept and all it's awful baggage.
It is a toy, plain and simple. An expensive "activity generator" with a telephone attached. Stop pretending it is a world-changing piece of technology because it isn't.
You really should consider getting one.
I think there's an navigation app that will allow you to travel to and return from any destination and ensure that both routes taken are uphill.
I think more along the lines of numeric precision and structure. One word simply cannot cover everything regardless of context. So given one word, describe the most significant unit. In the case of the U.S. government, that would be the Federal Government. i.e. "federation". Given two, Federal & State Governments. i.e. "federal republic". etc..
lol. fair enough. But compare my standard vs. yours.
Mine United States = Federation China = Socialist Germany = Parliamentary Iran = Islamic
Yours United States = Republic China = Republic Germany = Republic Iran = Republic
Yes, I offer less detail but since I base my label on the sovereign branch of the government I can make a greater distinction. Kinda like numeric precision. I am limited to one term so I must describe the most significant unit.
the most important characteristic is "democracy", so there's nothing wrong in saying things like "in contrast to China, democracies such as USA...".
China ( i.e. The People's Republic of China ) is a socialist republic. The standards you are establishing means China can be labeled as a "republic" just as the U.S. can be labeled as a "republic".
China = Republic & U.S. = Republic
Clearly there is a distinction that needs to be made.
China = Socialist & U.S. = Federation
I think my labels, because they are the labels of the sovereign government entity, give a better overall view even though they give less detail. Of course, the following is better.
China = Socialist Republic & U.S. = Federal Republic
... and parliamentary republics like India & Germany.
In all cases, labeling them with only one part be it federation, republic, parliamentary, monarchy, etc. gives a inaccurate description and is a disservice to the children to be educated. As much so as calling the United States a democracy.
But if it had to be reduced to a single term, then the term I would use would be the governing body of the nation that holds sovereignty. For the U.S., that's the Federal Government. So the single term for me would be "federation" and not "republic". Now, if the states were sovereign, then I would use the term "republic".
Slashdot Mirror
(Rings bell) Good Morning.
Interesting that a link to a video is preferred over the script in a thread where the root post is a complaint that nobody reads...
Pure conjecture
Yeah it is.
I'm not saying that the data isn't being used now and "can only be used later". I'm saying it's very handy to keep permanently for later use in other applications that can benefit from having that history. Quite frankly, if someone is that concerned, don't carry around a GPS device.
B. No it doesn't "look like they are planning to store that location data with the phone's MobileMe account". Where did you get that idea from - not from what you quoted. Note how it says "storing the network information", not "storing over a network connection".
In part, from: http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/secret-iphone-feature-tracks-owners-whereabouts-042011
"While that information isn't shared with Apple, it is retained even when iPhone users update their hardware, suggesting that Apple had plans to use the data at a later time."
They are keeping that data. Why? Just to fill memory and they needed some data and location data just happened to be handy?
Cloud storage just seems the next logical step for the addition of such things as better parental controls and, of course, data mining. With that data, If a user searched for a place, the results could be ordered by search term relevance and not only by how close they are to the user's current position but also to how close they are to the places the user most frequents.
Mind you, I use Google Latitude so I'm in no position to bust on Apple for doing this. That convenience has a cost though and you'd have to be an idiot to not see what the plan is for this type of data.
Ah. Updated after a sync and the data retained elsewhere.
From: http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/secret-iphone-feature-tracks-owners-whereabouts-042011
While that information isn't shared with Apple, it is retained even when iPhone users update their hardware, suggesting that Apple had plans to use the data at a later time.
The notification & unencrypted part needs to be worked on but I'd actually use this I think. Find a great restaurant by accident. Swear you'll note the address, then don't. Now, you can remember when but not exactly where? Or simply wonder if you left your phone at work? Parental controls? Want to know where your kids are? ( Verizon already does this with some of their phones. )
By that definition any file on the device would qualify as a cache. However, in computer engineering, Cache has a very specific meaning and use and as it stands now this does not qualify as one. Until it's "fixed", it's a database.
14. A system, comprising: memory configured for storing a database; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured for collecting network information broadcast from a number of network transmitters over a time span; storing the network information and corresponding timestamps in a database as location history data; receiving a request for location history; and responsive to the request, translating the network information stored in the database into position coordinates.
20. The system of claim 14, where the database is configured to be searchable by a user of the location aware device.
Looks like they are planning to store that location data with the phone's MobileMe account. The cache deleted after syncing?
They'd probably have to have 10 fingers ( digits )
The most common base systems used in the world's languages are (in order): base 10, corresponding to the number of fingers; base 20, corresponding to the number of fingers and toes; and base 5, corresponding to the number of fingers on a hand.
What do you do for a living Capt. Skinny?
What would you do if someone came and sat at your desk, started doing what they wished with your projects, adding stuff to whatever you are working on at a whim? Then reassured you that they did your job at home as a hobby and, when you inform them that what they are doing is not in compliance with the policies and procedures you are required to follow, asked you to justify them?
Despite their claims of their level of expertise, the quality of the work they are doing is unknown because they were never hired to do your job. Never went through the interview process that you went through to see if the could do the job and meet the qualifications that you must have.
Let me sit at your desk for a day Capt. Skinny. Take the crap-shoot you are asking IT to take. Roll the dice and put your money where your mouth is for this "fix" of spun's post.
I don't know the mind of Richard Dawkins', but I'm assuming that his philosophy is not simply to take the easiest actions that avoid pain. He has some beliefs for why he speaks at conferences, for why he pursues a scientific understanding of the universe, for why he continues to feed himself. What would happen if those beliefs were shown to be utterly worthless? That is the question which Dawkins' does not answer, and essentially the question for which you desire an intellectual answer from Christians. I think the only reasonable answer is nihilism.
He doesn't answer because the question is circular.
But perhaps you are right. Maybe he should write a book about his search to the answer to that question. I suspect some sort of process should be applied to be through. Any suggestions?
I know. I felt like I crawled through an old chicken coup with the last install.
I'm just glad RIAA can't crush Amazon by dragging out the process and make pursuing their interests in court cost too much. So you can guarantee that Amazon would file an appeal if it can be shown that the judge could have been biased in their ruling.
No, not seriously. But a hateboy like you can't understand irony, and certainly not the reference.
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/11/14/0115255/Android-Holes-Allow-Secret-Installation-of-Apps?
Whoa - that moves the goal post to a different continent. Congratulations, you are a master at your craft - of being a stupid troll.
I find it amazing how the goal post keeps moving back when I essentially keep repeating the same thing over and over. The same quote from Apple over and over. Yet another idiot steps in when another leaves to pick up the banner and presses forward.
CheerfulMacFanboy? Really?
Not when Apple themselves say otherwise. They themselves point out that Safari has optimizations not available to the Engine. i.e.
“regards the tests as flawed because Blaze used its own proprietary application that doesn’t take advantage of Apple Safari browser’s Web-performance optimization” - Stated by Natalie Kerris, a spokeswoman Apple.
So it wasn't written to be faster. It was written to access a HTML rendering engine on the Android device and access a HTML rendering engine on an iOS device and benchmark response time as stated by Natalie Kerris, a spokeswoman Apple.
If you have and issue with that, if you think that is incorrect, take it up with Natalie Kerris.
Press Contacts:
Natalie Kerris
Apple
(408) 974-6877
nat@apple.com
Aren't you moving the goalposts there?
Not my goalpost and it burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. I took issue with the knee-jerk reaction of "their app runs faster on Android" with nothing to back it up.
But it also doesn't make what was discovered any less important. Does it? That and iOS application developer shouldn't be concerned?
I'd expect them to only make comments on things they know about, instead of asserting that fact A is proof of proposition B. These people are playing for media attention and using Android fanboyism to get their URL on as many pages as possible. Behold the birth of a profiteer's meme.
Android fanboyism or iPhone fanboyism? I can't really tell who was foaming at the mouth more.
"No Luke. Android is faster"
"That's not true! That's Impossible!"
"Read the blaze.io article. You know it to be true."
"Noooooooooooo........!"
In other words, "Nunh-UNH!"
Are you referring to my post?. If so, more along the lines of: Why don't you actually look into the methodology and other information as opposed to AC's "Oh yeah! Well your test was stupid!"
Kinda like this.
“regards the tests as flawed because Blaze used its own proprietary application that doesn’t take advantage of Apple Safari browser’s Web-performance optimization” - Stated by Natalie Kerris, a spokeswoman Apple.
source: http://www.blaze.io/business/embeded-browser-vs-native-browser/
If AC had included this to support their statement they would have has some sort of basis for their claim. They'd still be wrong though. Apple admits that the Safari browser runs faster than the engine used as opposed to AC's claim that Blaze's application ran slower. What difference does that distinction make? Consider being a iOS developer wanting to using that engine for your application while competing against a similar application on Android.
They were using a custom app. Not the default browser. So what they are saying is that their app runs faster on the Nexus S. Not that the Nexus S is faster then the iPhone.
That's a bold assumption AC. How do you know it didn't run slower on the android phones? Have you bench marked each application?
Still, what do you expect them to do to get accurate results? Use the actual browsers and sit there with a stopwatch?
How would you approach the problem of getting accurate times?
Primary Source:
http://www.blaze.io/uncategorized/mobile/iphone-vs-android-45000-tests-prove-whose-browser-is-faster/
The measurement itself was done using the custom apps, which use the platform’s embedded browser. This means WebView (based on Chrome) for Android, and UIWebView (based on Safari) for iPhone. Manual verification showed that page load performance of the embedded browsers, when properly configured, is effectively identical to the stand-alone browsers. The load times are calculated using the “Document Complete” callback from the browser, which is a standard way of measuring a web page’s load time. As mentioned above, the agents are now a part of a free service available at http://blaze.io/mobile/, and we encourage you to try it out.
Methodology
http://www.blaze.io/mobile/methodology/
Yeah, if by "convergence" you mean 100 fart apps and other pointless diversions. Apple has succeeded marvelously at resurrecting the shareware concept and all it's awful baggage.
It is a toy, plain and simple. An expensive "activity generator" with a telephone attached. Stop pretending it is a world-changing piece of technology because it isn't.
You really should consider getting one.
I think there's an navigation app that will allow you to travel to and return from any destination and ensure that both routes taken are uphill.
... YET.
After just one weekend, iPad 2 is already jailbroken
http://www.betanews.com/article/After-just-one-weekend-iPad-2-is-already-jailbroken/1300129072
Could the stopper may just be a dummy SD card locked in? Is there an option to Unmount the SD card in settings?
I was thinking about getting one but not if I have to ship it back to enable the feature later. I'll wait.
I think more along the lines of numeric precision and structure. One word simply cannot cover everything regardless of context. So given one word, describe the most significant unit. In the case of the U.S. government, that would be the Federal Government. i.e. "federation". Given two, Federal & State Governments. i.e. "federal republic". etc..
Oh my fucking God. You can't be serious.
Christ, that was dumb. I admit it. To many threads to follow.
A meaningful distinction is that USA is a democratic republic, whereas China is not.
So, given that, would you choose "democracy" or "republic" as the one word summation of the U.S. Government?
lol. fair enough. But compare my standard vs. yours.
Mine
United States = Federation
China = Socialist
Germany = Parliamentary
Iran = Islamic
Yours
United States = Republic
China = Republic
Germany = Republic
Iran = Republic
Yes, I offer less detail but since I base my label on the sovereign branch of the government I can make a greater distinction. Kinda like numeric precision. I am limited to one term so I must describe the most significant unit.
the most important characteristic is "democracy", so there's nothing wrong in saying things like "in contrast to China, democracies such as USA ...".
China ( i.e. The People's Republic of China ) is a socialist republic. The standards you are establishing means China can be labeled as a "republic" just as the U.S. can be labeled as a "republic".
China = Republic & U.S. = Republic
Clearly there is a distinction that needs to be made.
China = Socialist & U.S. = Federation
I think my labels, because they are the labels of the sovereign government entity, give a better overall view even though they give less detail. Of course, the following is better.
China = Socialist Republic & U.S. = Federal Republic
So "republic" is it? Socialist republic like China? Parliamentary republic like Germany? Islamic republic like Iran?...
That's the problem with just a single term. They are all too vague.
... and parliamentary republics like India & Germany.
In all cases, labeling them with only one part be it federation, republic, parliamentary, monarchy, etc. gives a inaccurate description and is a disservice to the children to be educated. As much so as calling the United States a democracy.
But if it had to be reduced to a single term, then the term I would use would be the governing body of the nation that holds sovereignty. For the U.S., that's the Federal Government. So the single term for me would be "federation" and not "republic". Now, if the states were sovereign, then I would use the term "republic".