While I agree with your comments I do have to point out that it's nice to set goals and to think out of the box when it comes to new ideas. Back in the 1960s we had this President that set a goal for the US in reaching the Moon, which we did. People need goals and objectives to strive for otherwise they become hopeless derelicts like Cliven Bundy.
Of course Google was going to do this. That's why there was a whole bunch of red flags raised when the acquisition was announced. We should all be more privacy conscious and it's not like there are alternative's to the Nest gear. I was about ready to pull the trigger in January for three Nest T-Stats but after hearing that Google was buying them, I changed over to Cyberstats instead.
Labor laws in this country aren't what they used to be. Since this did occur in California I'm sure that there will be criminal prosecution of some sort on this however don't let that fool you into thinking that somebody will be held accountable for this. Use the recent bank mortgage fiasco as an example where large banks essentially settled with many states en-mass to avoid jail time for the execs. Of course those settlements aren't secret however it still allows a company to settle without admitting to any criminal wrongdoing or whatever the settlement comes out to be. I'll cite the recent Toyota case with the DOJ where Holder got up on a podium and lambasted Toyota over their egregious actions but nobody will go to jail and the Feds will pocket the cash.
So EFF, EU and Senate investigations into Google's privacy practices are non-existent and considering that Google is now one of the biggest lobbying concerns in DC I guess that it still can do no evil? Sorry the information is out there, like ignoring "Do Not Track" does anybody remember that one? It's pretty bad when Facebook even calls Google out for ignoring it. Oh wait, how about Google Buzz and the consent decree that went along with that? Sorry Google is a business and the business model it has is to mine users of its services by what they do, who they communicate with and where they go in the world. That's why I opt out, remove their shit and avoid it as much as possible and don't fucking trust little click boxes that presumably turn things off. Do Not Track in Chrome for example is one of those check boxes that didn't work. Today, quite honestly, I fear more from Google than I do the NSA because at least I have elected representatives that I can go after for that problem with NSA and privacy even with the slim chance that I may be able to change what the NSA does. With Google I have a CEO who thinks "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place." That myopic, retarded view of privacy is what's at the heart of why I'm anti-Google because it permeates everything that Google owns or produces. So blithely saying "we don't do that" doesn't cut it because as long as my elected officials, the EU, the EFF and the ACLU are worried about Google, then so am I.
It should read: "Google and Apple agree to settle after seeing mountain of evidence against them."
Likewise their statements will read something like: "We have agreed to settle this lawsuit in the hopes that it will bring closure to this situation and while we did nothing wrong we will amend our policies to treat all workers fairly. That is until we get caught again."
There are techniques/tools that are available to clean up spills however I don't think that anybody is truly prepared for a large scale oil spill anywhere on Earth.
How about Google's latest land grab in Chrome, forcing third party developers to put all their apps into Google's Web Store under the guises of making Chrome more secure? Envious of Apple I guess?
Google's business model is making money off of you, you're the commodity so you either go along with it or you just start saying Moo like all the other cattle. I prefer to opt out of Google's practices wherever possible. If that means ripping out Google Search, Maps and other apps that's fine because there are alternatives to them that don't come with all the hidden strings. The whole thread here was based on Cyanogenmod which has provided great ROMs ( I have 6 devices running Cyanogenmod ) without all the bloat and the pure android experience are now creating a phone with, drum roll please, Google bloat and tracking. Sorry, that's not a step in the right direction.
I liked the Volt but at the time when I purchased my Leaf the Volt was overly priced and a lot of the dealers were scamming the rebates for themselves and selling them as used. It didn't help the Volt's cause.
The point of this elevator isn't to save you or I a couple of seconds on our trip. It's undoubtedly the increase the throughput on the elevator itself so that it can service more users in a day.
Android is the tool that Google is using to enable these things in the mobile space. Hooking you in with Google Apps is how the linkage to all these other data collection realms. Do you think it stops with your mobile device how about tracking you in your home now? It's not so much about the government collecting all of this, it's about commercial data collectors mining you for information, your preferences, your contacts, your phone calls etc. to develop a profile of you and your social network. While most would argue that it is "anonymous" in most cases or that it's for "marketing", it's not because these kinds of things erode your privacy and I chose not to be mined in my day to day activities or interactions with others.
Uh how about those where fucking T-Mobile doesn't work which if you're in BFE Kansas it doesn't. Last time I checked it wasn't working well in NYC either. T-Mobile's network when it does work and you have coverage is fine but for us that move around a bit, we have to either go AT&T or H20. H20 is an alternative if you don't like AT&T's policies and bullshit but still like their network.
Actually as an Android Dev I do understand the process and all of my phones/tablets running Android have as much of the Google horseshit removed as possible. If you want the "Android Compatible" label, you have to sign up to the horseshit. Never mind that your stuff is 100% compatible if you don't have the little blessing and all that comes with it from Google.
While folks might complain about how tightly controlling Apple is of IOS, I'd argue that Google is much more insidious on the shit that they force onto the community. Play Store is one of those things along with all their bloat search shit. There was another thread today on Slashdot about how much DRM costs in terms of contracts/bandwidth. I'd submit all the horseshit Google tracks on you and your activities is much worse than any DRM related content distribution.
Yeah that's why I use SimpleMobile (TMO Network) and H20 Wireless (AT&T) and unlocked and rooted phones. No more contracts for me and it's been that way for nearly 3 years now.
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it doesn't have the catchy logo nor the rounded corners!?!? Also isn't a cell phone covered by like 250,000 patents?
He's takin our Jerbs!!!
I thought it was Internet Money that was paying for it?
Hardly..
Not as scary as Godzilla.
While I agree with your comments I do have to point out that it's nice to set goals and to think out of the box when it comes to new ideas. Back in the 1960s we had this President that set a goal for the US in reaching the Moon, which we did. People need goals and objectives to strive for otherwise they become hopeless derelicts like Cliven Bundy.
I thought it was because they all looked the same and as George Carlin said we have a policy on bombing brown people.
Of course Google was going to do this. That's why there was a whole bunch of red flags raised when the acquisition was announced. We should all be more privacy conscious and it's not like there are alternative's to the Nest gear. I was about ready to pull the trigger in January for three Nest T-Stats but after hearing that Google was buying them, I changed over to Cyberstats instead.
Labor laws in this country aren't what they used to be. Since this did occur in California I'm sure that there will be criminal prosecution of some sort on this however don't let that fool you into thinking that somebody will be held accountable for this. Use the recent bank mortgage fiasco as an example where large banks essentially settled with many states en-mass to avoid jail time for the execs. Of course those settlements aren't secret however it still allows a company to settle without admitting to any criminal wrongdoing or whatever the settlement comes out to be. I'll cite the recent Toyota case with the DOJ where Holder got up on a podium and lambasted Toyota over their egregious actions but nobody will go to jail and the Feds will pocket the cash.
So EFF, EU and Senate investigations into Google's privacy practices are non-existent and considering that Google is now one of the biggest lobbying concerns in DC I guess that it still can do no evil? Sorry the information is out there, like ignoring "Do Not Track" does anybody remember that one? It's pretty bad when Facebook even calls Google out for ignoring it. Oh wait, how about Google Buzz and the consent decree that went along with that? Sorry Google is a business and the business model it has is to mine users of its services by what they do, who they communicate with and where they go in the world. That's why I opt out, remove their shit and avoid it as much as possible and don't fucking trust little click boxes that presumably turn things off. Do Not Track in Chrome for example is one of those check boxes that didn't work. Today, quite honestly, I fear more from Google than I do the NSA because at least I have elected representatives that I can go after for that problem with NSA and privacy even with the slim chance that I may be able to change what the NSA does. With Google I have a CEO who thinks "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place." That myopic, retarded view of privacy is what's at the heart of why I'm anti-Google because it permeates everything that Google owns or produces. So blithely saying "we don't do that" doesn't cut it because as long as my elected officials, the EU, the EFF and the ACLU are worried about Google, then so am I.
It should read: "Google and Apple agree to settle after seeing mountain of evidence against them."
Likewise their statements will read something like: "We have agreed to settle this lawsuit in the hopes that it will bring closure to this situation and while we did nothing wrong we will amend our policies to treat all workers fairly. That is until we get caught again."
There are techniques/tools that are available to clean up spills however I don't think that anybody is truly prepared for a large scale oil spill anywhere on Earth.
I think we'll evolve into either Eloi or Morlocks. You're either the cattle or the meat eater.
So the EFF is a bunch of paranoid speculators?
https://www.eff.org/issues/pri...
What about scanning e-mails in possible violation of wiretap laws? http://www.theguardian.com/tec...
How about the EU, are they a bunch of paranoid people? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/...
How about Google's latest land grab in Chrome, forcing third party developers to put all their apps into Google's Web Store under the guises of making Chrome more secure? Envious of Apple I guess?
Google's business model is making money off of you, you're the commodity so you either go along with it or you just start saying Moo like all the other cattle. I prefer to opt out of Google's practices wherever possible. If that means ripping out Google Search, Maps and other apps that's fine because there are alternatives to them that don't come with all the hidden strings. The whole thread here was based on Cyanogenmod which has provided great ROMs ( I have 6 devices running Cyanogenmod ) without all the bloat and the pure android experience are now creating a phone with, drum roll please, Google bloat and tracking. Sorry, that's not a step in the right direction.
We've had it for a long time, it's called Ham Radio. Sure you have to get a license but it's trivial nowadays.
I liked the Volt but at the time when I purchased my Leaf the Volt was overly priced and a lot of the dealers were scamming the rebates for themselves and selling them as used. It didn't help the Volt's cause.
I thought it was always not the size of the battery but the magic in it?
"Get your ass to Mars!"
The point of this elevator isn't to save you or I a couple of seconds on our trip. It's undoubtedly the increase the throughput on the elevator itself so that it can service more users in a day.
Kind of like a whore house in Nevada?
Digital Archaeology, whoda thunk it?
You're kidding right?
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/...
http://www.activistpost.com/20...
Android is the tool that Google is using to enable these things in the mobile space. Hooking you in with Google Apps is how the linkage to all these other data collection realms. Do you think it stops with your mobile device how about tracking you in your home now? It's not so much about the government collecting all of this, it's about commercial data collectors mining you for information, your preferences, your contacts, your phone calls etc. to develop a profile of you and your social network. While most would argue that it is "anonymous" in most cases or that it's for "marketing", it's not because these kinds of things erode your privacy and I chose not to be mined in my day to day activities or interactions with others.
Uh how about those where fucking T-Mobile doesn't work which if you're in BFE Kansas it doesn't. Last time I checked it wasn't working well in NYC either. T-Mobile's network when it does work and you have coverage is fine but for us that move around a bit, we have to either go AT&T or H20. H20 is an alternative if you don't like AT&T's policies and bullshit but still like their network.
That's the problem with most FOSS projects, people will use them but few will support with either time or finances.
Actually as an Android Dev I do understand the process and all of my phones/tablets running Android have as much of the Google horseshit removed as possible.
If you want the "Android Compatible" label, you have to sign up to the horseshit. Never mind that your stuff is 100% compatible if you don't have the little blessing and all that comes with it from Google.
While folks might complain about how tightly controlling Apple is of IOS, I'd argue that Google is much more insidious on the shit that they force onto the community.
Play Store is one of those things along with all their bloat search shit. There was another thread today on Slashdot about how much DRM costs in terms of contracts/bandwidth. I'd submit all the horseshit Google tracks on you and your activities is much worse than any DRM related content distribution.
Yeah that's why I use SimpleMobile (TMO Network) and H20 Wireless (AT&T) and unlocked and rooted phones. No more contracts for me and it's been that way for nearly 3 years now.
Use SimpleMobile, H2O Wireless etc. They have better plans and no stench of pink lock-in.