It's a great shame that he died so young but let's be honest, this isn't exactly surprising. If you're a developer it seems this outcome is far more likely than you'll live to be happy and fit into your 80's or 90's.
What's sad is some people will throw away their youth working excessive hours for some employer that won't care about them only to die in their 50's and they won't be famous enough to get all the kind messages like Jim has. Though I'm sure Jim rather be alive than having people saying nice things about him now.
We should recognise programming isn't necessarily a safe job and demand better rights.
Except it appears card crime has gone down rather than up. Though if you're aware of a country that saw crime go up since using chip & pin feel free to share. Don't worry you still have dollar coins to fight against.
Can you name one law that stops 100% of the people from doing something? I don't think there are any because anyone determined enough will do it. But to say filtering Pirate Bay hasn't stopped a lot of people or that filter google wouldn't stop most people is a bit silly. Most people are barely technical enough to use their computer as it is.
Excluding jQuery would exclude all the incompetent JS developers so on that point alone it's a wise move. But likewise it maybe that they don't want things like jQuery used because jQuery almost certainly doesn't test for Samsung TV sets. Yes they may use android with WebKit but if they opt to do something different and that causes problems then who is going to fix your app or will you get snotty when it's pulled? It is a bit heavy handed but I'd say it's a bit more reasonable given it's not a desktop browser where people almost expect things to break. They expect their tv to just work.
If they wanted to they could. It wouldn't be favourable but what else could they if an internet company that has offices in the EU doesn't want to play by the rules? They can't make them close up shop until they sort out the problems.
They are there for tax avoidance reasons. But Google Ireland is certainly a company and if Google wants to retain it they need to play ball. I can't see their investors being happy if Europe decided to block their services.
I don't think it's a surprised that people in Cambridge, for example, are quite healthy and fit and people in Stoke are not. It's not just a case of wealth but people in Cambridge are better educated and probably feel they have more to live for. The UK government has drained a lot of the country's ability to compete in favour of advancing London. It's no surprise people in poorer areas probably simply don't care. What's the incentive to lead a healthy life when you live in one of the more economically depressed areas of the country and the government makes it clear you don't matter because you're not a banker?
That would make sense except it was always that way (I had the G1) and it definitely wasn't the phone for everyone then. I do agree that many people use Android but its fans generally state that customisation and more options as the reason for wanting Android and it's open garden and in many cases that is true but annoyingly the one thing that could stop tracking is closed off from user control. I don't think that's to be more helpful to users.
Let me get this, the "geek" OS Android doesn't offer fine granularity over controls because it's confusing. However the "idiots" OS iOS handles it just fine and no one has a problem with it. Either android users aren't the tech wizzes they think they are or Google simply doesn't want that. I know which one I'd bet on it being.
I think it's to avoid sending out dozens of emails for people who do buy a lot. If I buy 15 songs off itunes it would annoy me to get 15 receipts so it makes sense.
The no password buy window is 15 minutes. If parents are irresponsible enough to allow kids free reign of their iphone with their card details for 15 minutes then a 15 minute window probably isn't enough.
They did say sales not total units which are impossible to calculate anyway because you can't tell what is actually being used or what OS is on it. There are prbably millions of XP machines bought that are now linux machines.
Windows 7 does stupid things like fails to delete all the files I've selected. It doesn't say why, the pop-up just goes away as expected and silently something fails. But of course because Windows is poor at refreshing the gui, do I see a file because it's not refresh or it's not deleted?
My work machine is a win 7 8 core 16gb machine with a decent graphics card (we do GIS work and render large datasets so I get a nice card) and it's still the slower to boot and and all around slower than my Linux laptop and macbook.
Slow network drives bring absolutely everything to a halt (even when right-clicking a file on the desktop) and ironically takes forever to timeout where as the "files that don't end up getting deleted" issue I mentioned first, I suspect is a timeout issue and it's quite quick.
Windows seems to just naturally build up a metric fuck-ton of temp files and log files that don't like to go away which is probably one of the reasons it ends up being slower. Not to mention the registry just seems to be a dumping ground where you can sling anything and unfortunately you're luck if half of it gets removed when you uninstall. This is probably the reason Windows pretty much requires a fresh install every so often. Performance just degrades over time.
It's still the worst OS for uptime. I like to keep my machine at work on all the time because of the stupid anti-virus schedule that means if I don't, I have to fight against the virus scan first thing in the morning and for half the day which makes things worse.
As a whole it works good enough but in a lot of ways it's not improved since windows 95.
Don't get me wrong, Windows 7 is certainly the nicest version of Windows but it has a lot of things like I mentioned that never go away. I would assume that's because there's so much code in there to make the thing backwards compatible that they just can't fix those problems so they end up doing something like Metro as an improvement in Windows 8 rather than a lot of less visible things that would improve the experience.
Really, who is dumb enough to trust a country that's right in there with the US and is part of the 5 eyes group. Typical Canada, it pretends it's the nice guy but it's just as bad as anyone else.
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It's a great shame that he died so young but let's be honest, this isn't exactly surprising. If you're a developer it seems this outcome is far more likely than you'll live to be happy and fit into your 80's or 90's.
What's sad is some people will throw away their youth working excessive hours for some employer that won't care about them only to die in their 50's and they won't be famous enough to get all the kind messages like Jim has. Though I'm sure Jim rather be alive than having people saying nice things about him now.
We should recognise programming isn't necessarily a safe job and demand better rights.
Except it appears card crime has gone down rather than up. Though if you're aware of a country that saw crime go up since using chip & pin feel free to share. Don't worry you still have dollar coins to fight against.
As a normal users, I'd say maybe you're wrong because the beta bitching is getting on my nerves. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Can you name one law that stops 100% of the people from doing something? I don't think there are any because anyone determined enough will do it. But to say filtering Pirate Bay hasn't stopped a lot of people or that filter google wouldn't stop most people is a bit silly. Most people are barely technical enough to use their computer as it is.
Excluding jQuery would exclude all the incompetent JS developers so on that point alone it's a wise move. But likewise it maybe that they don't want things like jQuery used because jQuery almost certainly doesn't test for Samsung TV sets. Yes they may use android with WebKit but if they opt to do something different and that causes problems then who is going to fix your app or will you get snotty when it's pulled? It is a bit heavy handed but I'd say it's a bit more reasonable given it's not a desktop browser where people almost expect things to break. They expect their tv to just work.
If they wanted to they could. It wouldn't be favourable but what else could they if an internet company that has offices in the EU doesn't want to play by the rules? They can't make them close up shop until they sort out the problems.
You're welcome to give it a go.
They are there for tax avoidance reasons. But Google Ireland is certainly a company and if Google wants to retain it they need to play ball. I can't see their investors being happy if Europe decided to block their services.
I never use Froogle (actually Product search now). It's always been like shifting through a pool filled with shit to find a gem.
That's right but I'd say the reason they ride bikes is at least partially because it's healthier because dodging stagecoach buses isn't exactly fun.
I don't think it's a surprised that people in Cambridge, for example, are quite healthy and fit and people in Stoke are not. It's not just a case of wealth but people in Cambridge are better educated and probably feel they have more to live for. The UK government has drained a lot of the country's ability to compete in favour of advancing London. It's no surprise people in poorer areas probably simply don't care. What's the incentive to lead a healthy life when you live in one of the more economically depressed areas of the country and the government makes it clear you don't matter because you're not a banker?
Why not. They've made Android successful and own its market so why not try and cut Google out before they try and ruin it?
What if people want something at the end of the tape? Tape is not only slow but jumping around sections isn't really possible.
That would make sense except it was always that way (I had the G1) and it definitely wasn't the phone for everyone then. I do agree that many people use Android but its fans generally state that customisation and more options as the reason for wanting Android and it's open garden and in many cases that is true but annoyingly the one thing that could stop tracking is closed off from user control. I don't think that's to be more helpful to users.
Let me get this, the "geek" OS Android doesn't offer fine granularity over controls because it's confusing. However the "idiots" OS iOS handles it just fine and no one has a problem with it. Either android users aren't the tech wizzes they think they are or Google simply doesn't want that. I know which one I'd bet on it being.
There's no point in waiting. Android updates are hopeless.
Sounds like something they'd do for their buddies in the NSA.
How many TVs hold all your personal details, allow you to spend hundreds and can be dropped in the toilet by a 5 year old?
I think it's to avoid sending out dozens of emails for people who do buy a lot. If I buy 15 songs off itunes it would annoy me to get 15 receipts so it makes sense.
The no password buy window is 15 minutes. If parents are irresponsible enough to allow kids free reign of their iphone with their card details for 15 minutes then a 15 minute window probably isn't enough.
They did say sales not total units which are impossible to calculate anyway because you can't tell what is actually being used or what OS is on it. There are prbably millions of XP machines bought that are now linux machines.
Windows 7 does stupid things like fails to delete all the files I've selected. It doesn't say why, the pop-up just goes away as expected and silently something fails. But of course because Windows is poor at refreshing the gui, do I see a file because it's not refresh or it's not deleted?
My work machine is a win 7 8 core 16gb machine with a decent graphics card (we do GIS work and render large datasets so I get a nice card) and it's still the slower to boot and and all around slower than my Linux laptop and macbook.
Slow network drives bring absolutely everything to a halt (even when right-clicking a file on the desktop) and ironically takes forever to timeout where as the "files that don't end up getting deleted" issue I mentioned first, I suspect is a timeout issue and it's quite quick.
Windows seems to just naturally build up a metric fuck-ton of temp files and log files that don't like to go away which is probably one of the reasons it ends up being slower. Not to mention the registry just seems to be a dumping ground where you can sling anything and unfortunately you're luck if half of it gets removed when you uninstall. This is probably the reason Windows pretty much requires a fresh install every so often. Performance just degrades over time.
It's still the worst OS for uptime. I like to keep my machine at work on all the time because of the stupid anti-virus schedule that means if I don't, I have to fight against the virus scan first thing in the morning and for half the day which makes things worse.
As a whole it works good enough but in a lot of ways it's not improved since windows 95.
Don't get me wrong, Windows 7 is certainly the nicest version of Windows but it has a lot of things like I mentioned that never go away. I would assume that's because there's so much code in there to make the thing backwards compatible that they just can't fix those problems so they end up doing something like Metro as an improvement in Windows 8 rather than a lot of less visible things that would improve the experience.
And it's possibly the main reason or at least one of the reasons Windows provides such a poor experience compared to everything else.
Nearly every single problem with a company can be attributed to the managers, especially senior managers. They're useless leeches.
Really, who is dumb enough to trust a country that's right in there with the US and is part of the 5 eyes group. Typical Canada, it pretends it's the nice guy but it's just as bad as anyone else.