More likely that you simply are one of the original fans that helped make Blizzard great, and that company no longer exists. This game was NOT designed for you unfortunately. I count myself in that boat as well. They now build for the lowest common denominator (say each of those words slowly with extra emphasis on the first two and it makes perfect sense).
They've stripped out any thought, removed any skill structure, made all of the decisions for you, either through laziness and their inability to balance with those pieces intact, or they simply thought this is what people wanted. They removed LAN plan for their newest DRM Scheme..er.. I mean 'customer experience' value, and hope to see you spending much hard earned cash to remove the need to actually play the game.
I know I can't wait... (insert maniacal Pee-Wee laugh here...)
They didn't fire him for his tin foil hat. They fired him because of complaints lodged by his fellow workers about harassment. You hire people to do a job, not to preach about their religious views and generally waste others time with your vapid fairy tales.
In the lawsuit, Coppedge says he believes other things also led to his demotion, including his support for a state ballot measure that sought to define marriage as limited to heterosexual couples and his request to rename the annual holiday party a "Christmas party."
In an emailed statement, JPL dismissed Coppedge's claims. In court papers, lawyers for the California Institute of Technology, which manages JPL for NASA, said Coppedge received a written warning because his co-workers complained of harassment. They also said Coppedge lost his "team lead" status because of ongoing conflicts with others.
"The question is whether the plaintiff was fired simply because he was wasting people's time and bothering them in ways that would have led him to being fired regardless of whether it was about religion or whether he was treated worse based on the religiosity of his beliefs," said Volokh. "If he can show that, then he's got a good case."
One also has to consider that the older iPad 2 smeared the floor with the Tegra 3, why would they think that twice the performance is 'meaningless'? Considering Apple typically doesn't play too lose with the marketing statistics for metrics like battery life, real world performance, etc, then I don't find this to be a stretch. I will be interesting to see the real world benchmarks when the hardware arrives.
Beat me to it;) The relevant part of this is here:
On November 10, 2011, the Department of Commerce issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) SA1301-12-RP-IANA for a new IANA functions contract with a deadline of December 19, 2011. The government may cancel any solicitation that does not meet the requirements. Accordingly, we are cancelling this RFP because we received no proposals that met the requirements requested by the global community. The Department intends to reissue the RFP at a future date to be determined (TBD) so that the requirements of the global internet community can be served. Interested parties are encouraged to visit www.fbo.gov for updates.
Apprently they requested some policy changes from IANA, and IANA never submitted that they had made the changes requested. The changes requested related to allowing countries to have a higher degree of latitude within their borders:
Based on the input received from stakeholders around the world, NTIA added new requirements to the IANA functions’ statement of work, including the need for structural separation of policymaking from implementation, a robust companywide conflict of interest policy, provisions reflecting heightened respect for local country laws, and a series of consultation and reporting requirements to increase transparency and accountability to the international community.
This seems reasonable, at least at this point. I suspect this is a non-issue, but worth watching.
Google noted that it has required app developers to adopt Google Wallet since it’s been made available for Android, and it has been pursuing those who don’t follow the rules for some time, in a statement to the Verge. The only exceptions are for physical item purchases (from the likes of Amazon or eBay) and transferable digital goods like e-books.
When it comes to in-app payments, having too many choices could make it more confusing and difficult for consumers to make purchases. “Although this move by Google might seem high-handed, it reduces the friction for purchases inside Android apps and therefore makes users more valuable,” Appsperse CEO Hugo Troche told Reuters.
But even though Google is trying to push Wallet in Google Play (formerly the Android Market), it’s also worth noting that the platform’s openness allows developers to make their apps available through other app stores, or directly from their website. That’s something that Apple doesn’t offer at all with iOS.
It also makes sense for Google to track down in-app payment violators, because it has no way of enforcing what payments services they use before their apps hit Google Play. Unlike iOS, Google doesn’t have a strict approval process for apps that hit its marketplace. The only way it can enforce its policies is by getting in touch with devs after the fact.
This is exactly what Google is doing direct from Google's mouth. They have always required you to use Google Wallet. You seem to be implying that is not the case?
Can't agree more. This new UI has to be the most unintuitive GUI i've used on a desktop. Although I'm sure it's fine on a touch screen, it was painful to use with a mouse, took me 20 minutes just to find common items, a few mins to find the login options, etc.
This from a geek. I can't imagine what my folks would do with this, other than to turn ape like, beat not he screen and make lots of jarring screeches in frustration.
You do realize your link doesn't change the fact that they are requiring you to use Google Wallet? You should probably read a bit further on where it notes you have other choices, like utilizing another market, or selling your app outside of the market. In essence, it states that this has always been the policy and that they are just now enforcing it.
The end result is the same. In a way, Google was more locked down from the get go while Apple eventually removed linking to outside purchases, although Apple still has a Kindle app, and it works as expected without requiring purchases through Apple for Kindle books. Dev's must use the Wallet to keep their apps in the Google Market, which is a powerful draw.
That said, I honestly don't have an issue with either. These folks are hosting the apps, serving up the bandwidth, and processing the transactions for a fee. They don't have to give it away for free, especially if it has a bottom line cost to the hosting company.
That isn't' what the article is saying. According to the TFA, they are banning accounts which refuse to use wallet as it's billing option. They are not requiring you to list it as an option, but rather requiring you to use it as well or face suspension.
From TFA:
In one email sent to a developer in late August, Google said the developer had 30 days to comply, otherwise the developer's apps would be "suspended" from Android Market. Reuters obtained a copy of the email this week.
"They told people that if they used other payment services they would be breaking the terms of use," said Si Shen, founder and chief executive of Papaya, a social gaming network on Android. "Whether it's right or wrong, we have to follow the rules."
Agree. The multi-core trend was more to address inefficiency in CPU design, as well as technological limitations in clock speed. In short, GHz is important, as long as it's efficient.
Not only that, but this isn't a virus. It's a trojan, and there is no secure system free of trojans unless no human ever interacts with it. As far as I know, as of right now, there are no viruses in the wild for a Mac, as opposed to the 100K plus that are there for a PC. In that respect, the chances that a user will be duped into installing a bit of code with this specific trojan are pretty limited.
Why is it that when we hear about the 1 or 2 trojans for Mac that come out each year, the anti-apple folks come out of the woodwork claiming they are all 'viruses' and that Mac users think they are immune, etc. Of course slashdot extremists will pander to this and mark such posts insightful. The very fact that we're talking about a trojan on a Mac and that it is 'news' speaks volumes. The vector of infection for a trojan has nothing to do with the OS, and unless you need to turn in your geek card, everyone here damn well knows that.
Is a Mac immune? Of course not. No user system is immune from Trojans. Are you less likely to be infected on a Mac? Certainly, and claims to the contrary are patently false. Will that change in one year? Ten years? Who knows. That doesn't change the fact that the gist of the I"m a Mac commercials is still valid, even today.
AppleInsider has revealed that Apple has patented a new universal remote that presumably could accompany the Apple television set rumored to be in development.
The company’s remote concept is designed around the concept of a dynamic touchscreen that not only can automatically detect devices (without users needing to punch in special codes), but also present users specific controls for those devices automatically, reducing the number of buttons that typically litter universal remotes.
Teaching the test is what most teachers do to some extent. That doesn't change the end goal that they get students to pass the tests. If the teach the test method also transfers the necessary skills to solve the test questions then the result is desirable. No Child Left Behind is a good example of this. Although very flawed in many respects, it has shown a marked improvement in reading, math, at least in the lower grades. Unfortunately those skills don't translate well into higher grades where more complex problem solving skills are required. I do think they need to address this at both the teacher level, and at the course level. If the courses as they are being taught don't teach the necessary skills, then they should also look at different methods to help students acquire those skills. I find it odd that with all of the advancements in psychology, human studies, and in computer science, that we haven't invented a better method to teach students. Other than the introduction of computer equipment in most schools, they all use the same basic method to teach, which unfortunately seems to leave a fairly large group out that requires extra hand holding.
As to the privacy issue, these teachers, working for a public school system, need to understand that the people who pay for their jobs need to be able to see what they are getting for their pay. Whether or not they need the level of detail down to a per-teacher review is questionable, but I think a more general review of the data, possibly averaged would alleviate some of those concerns. I agree about seniority. No job should be guaranteed. It rarely works that way in any other field. You perform well or you are fired. This is a no brainer.
This is an important step, although the summary makes this out to be the presidents fault. The fault lies with congress. The president cannot unilaterally create a bill, and make it a law, which is why this doesn't have the force of law behind it. If you want to point the blame, then the answer lies with congress, not the president.
No, I'm saying that neither has been proven true, or false. Assuming that Heartland would tell the truth about how the documents were acquired without proof of that is foolish. If an unbiased third party investigated and had proof that one of them spoke the truth, I'd be more likely to pay attention.
That said, I agree this looks pretty damning to Heartland. This has Streisand written all over it.
And herein lies the problem with your argument: "According to Heartland"
You are assuming that Heartland has no stake in this game and of course would also tell the truth. At this point, you can't assume any of these are invalid, or valid given that the only folks talking are those with the documents, and those that lost them.
You do notice some scaling artifacts when using an iPad and using the X2 mode, but that's more about the source material simply not having enough information to fill all of the pixels available (in short, you get some rough edges). It's not a scaling artifact exactly but rather just making the lack of video information when blown up to twice it's normal size, more obvious.
This deserves re-posting. Not sure why it was posted anonymously as it is very relevant:
There is a setting in the browser "Accept 3rd party cookies" with a toggle on/off. It exists on Safari and Firefox. (not sure about Chrome) The only difference is the default setting - the user has control to opt-in or opt-out on both. It's just that since safari default it to no, more people don't accept cookies, so google and other advertisers put the clever hack to go against the users setting. And until this article (and the WSJ contacting google about it) Google's
own "opt out" page says that safari already blocks this so you don't have to do anything.
If you opt in for a tracking service - it should NOT hack around privacy settings - it should alert you that you need to change your privacy settings. Because the hack was affecting every user, not just those that opted in.
It should be noted that once Google was caught doing this, they quickly removed the information on their own site regarding this setting in Safari.
I don't think there's an argument that viral infections won't benefit from antibiotics (they won't). Antibiotics are typically prescribed for secondary infections that result from blockage created by the primary infection. Although the initial infection and inflammation may be viral, the end result is the swelling reduces proper drainage of the sinuses and promotes bacterial growth which in turn can lead to a bacterial infection resulting from the initial viral infection.
Surprised they used such an old antibiotic for their study rather than using a range of newer alternatives shown to be much more effective.
I'm still wondering why it's 'flamebait" now. It's relevant to the article, it articulates what he or she likes or dislikes about the topic at hand. The bit about market share is not really relevant, but hardly flamebait. It is what it is.
I used to come to slashdot for tech news, but the nerd rage her is becoming too much of a turn off.
That's like saying if you make a brand new search engine on your computer at home, Google surely can't be spending all that much on their computer farm.
Can't agree with you more. Sometimes the comments here from actual technical folk about how 'simple' the App Store infrastructure is just boggles.
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Perfectly stated. +1
More likely that you simply are one of the original fans that helped make Blizzard great, and that company no longer exists. This game was NOT designed for you unfortunately. I count myself in that boat as well. They now build for the lowest common denominator (say each of those words slowly with extra emphasis on the first two and it makes perfect sense).
They've stripped out any thought, removed any skill structure, made all of the decisions for you, either through laziness and their inability to balance with those pieces intact, or they simply thought this is what people wanted. They removed LAN plan for their newest DRM Scheme..er.. I mean 'customer experience' value, and hope to see you spending much hard earned cash to remove the need to actually play the game.
I know I can't wait... (insert maniacal Pee-Wee laugh here...)
I read the summary and immediately got a flash of 'The Tomorrow People' ;)
Too many Godzilla movies in my youth I guess...
They didn't fire him for his tin foil hat. They fired him because of complaints lodged by his fellow workers about harassment. You hire people to do a job, not to preach about their religious views and generally waste others time with your vapid fairy tales.
Is there some commercial or ad you are referring to?
One also has to consider that the older iPad 2 smeared the floor with the Tegra 3, why would they think that twice the performance is 'meaningless'? Considering Apple typically doesn't play too lose with the marketing statistics for metrics like battery life, real world performance, etc, then I don't find this to be a stretch. I will be interesting to see the real world benchmarks when the hardware arrives.
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Asus-Eee-Pad-Transformer-Prime-Preview/?page=7
Beat me to it ;) The relevant part of this is here:
Apprently they requested some policy changes from IANA, and IANA never submitted that they had made the changes requested. The changes requested related to allowing countries to have a higher degree of latitude within their borders:
This seems reasonable, at least at this point. I suspect this is a non-issue, but worth watching.
From your own link: http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/09/google-wallet-android-in-app-payments/
This is exactly what Google is doing direct from Google's mouth. They have always required you to use Google Wallet. You seem to be implying that is not the case?
Can't agree more. This new UI has to be the most unintuitive GUI i've used on a desktop. Although I'm sure it's fine on a touch screen, it was painful to use with a mouse, took me 20 minutes just to find common items, a few mins to find the login options, etc.
This from a geek. I can't imagine what my folks would do with this, other than to turn ape like, beat not he screen and make lots of jarring screeches in frustration.
You do realize your link doesn't change the fact that they are requiring you to use Google Wallet? You should probably read a bit further on where it notes you have other choices, like utilizing another market, or selling your app outside of the market. In essence, it states that this has always been the policy and that they are just now enforcing it.
The end result is the same. In a way, Google was more locked down from the get go while Apple eventually removed linking to outside purchases, although Apple still has a Kindle app, and it works as expected without requiring purchases through Apple for Kindle books. Dev's must use the Wallet to keep their apps in the Google Market, which is a powerful draw.
That said, I honestly don't have an issue with either. These folks are hosting the apps, serving up the bandwidth, and processing the transactions for a fee. They don't have to give it away for free, especially if it has a bottom line cost to the hosting company.
That isn't' what the article is saying. According to the TFA, they are banning accounts which refuse to use wallet as it's billing option. They are not requiring you to list it as an option, but rather requiring you to use it as well or face suspension.
From TFA:
I would 'Woosh' you, but I hit my quota...
Agree. The multi-core trend was more to address inefficiency in CPU design, as well as technological limitations in clock speed. In short, GHz is important, as long as it's efficient.
Not only that, but this isn't a virus. It's a trojan, and there is no secure system free of trojans unless no human ever interacts with it. As far as I know, as of right now, there are no viruses in the wild for a Mac, as opposed to the 100K plus that are there for a PC. In that respect, the chances that a user will be duped into installing a bit of code with this specific trojan are pretty limited.
Why is it that when we hear about the 1 or 2 trojans for Mac that come out each year, the anti-apple folks come out of the woodwork claiming they are all 'viruses' and that Mac users think they are immune, etc. Of course slashdot extremists will pander to this and mark such posts insightful. The very fact that we're talking about a trojan on a Mac and that it is 'news' speaks volumes. The vector of infection for a trojan has nothing to do with the OS, and unless you need to turn in your geek card, everyone here damn well knows that.
Is a Mac immune? Of course not. No user system is immune from Trojans. Are you less likely to be infected on a Mac? Certainly, and claims to the contrary are patently false. Will that change in one year? Ten years? Who knows. That doesn't change the fact that the gist of the I"m a Mac commercials is still valid, even today.
But it incorrectly assumes that no one, including Apple, isn't working on exactly this.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/home-theater/apple-patents-new-touchscreen-remote-control-for-a-future-apple-tv/5610
Teaching the test is what most teachers do to some extent. That doesn't change the end goal that they get students to pass the tests. If the teach the test method also transfers the necessary skills to solve the test questions then the result is desirable. No Child Left Behind is a good example of this. Although very flawed in many respects, it has shown a marked improvement in reading, math, at least in the lower grades. Unfortunately those skills don't translate well into higher grades where more complex problem solving skills are required. I do think they need to address this at both the teacher level, and at the course level. If the courses as they are being taught don't teach the necessary skills, then they should also look at different methods to help students acquire those skills. I find it odd that with all of the advancements in psychology, human studies, and in computer science, that we haven't invented a better method to teach students. Other than the introduction of computer equipment in most schools, they all use the same basic method to teach, which unfortunately seems to leave a fairly large group out that requires extra hand holding.
As to the privacy issue, these teachers, working for a public school system, need to understand that the people who pay for their jobs need to be able to see what they are getting for their pay. Whether or not they need the level of detail down to a per-teacher review is questionable, but I think a more general review of the data, possibly averaged would alleviate some of those concerns. I agree about seniority. No job should be guaranteed. It rarely works that way in any other field. You perform well or you are fired. This is a no brainer.
This is an important step, although the summary makes this out to be the presidents fault. The fault lies with congress. The president cannot unilaterally create a bill, and make it a law, which is why this doesn't have the force of law behind it. If you want to point the blame, then the answer lies with congress, not the president.
No, I'm saying that neither has been proven true, or false. Assuming that Heartland would tell the truth about how the documents were acquired without proof of that is foolish. If an unbiased third party investigated and had proof that one of them spoke the truth, I'd be more likely to pay attention.
That said, I agree this looks pretty damning to Heartland. This has Streisand written all over it.
And herein lies the problem with your argument: "According to Heartland"
You are assuming that Heartland has no stake in this game and of course would also tell the truth. At this point, you can't assume any of these are invalid, or valid given that the only folks talking are those with the documents, and those that lost them.
You do notice some scaling artifacts when using an iPad and using the X2 mode, but that's more about the source material simply not having enough information to fill all of the pixels available (in short, you get some rough edges). It's not a scaling artifact exactly but rather just making the lack of video information when blown up to twice it's normal size, more obvious.
This deserves re-posting. Not sure why it was posted anonymously as it is very relevant:
It should be noted that once Google was caught doing this, they quickly removed the information on their own site regarding this setting in Safari.
I don't think there's an argument that viral infections won't benefit from antibiotics (they won't). Antibiotics are typically prescribed for secondary infections that result from blockage created by the primary infection. Although the initial infection and inflammation may be viral, the end result is the swelling reduces proper drainage of the sinuses and promotes bacterial growth which in turn can lead to a bacterial infection resulting from the initial viral infection.
Surprised they used such an old antibiotic for their study rather than using a range of newer alternatives shown to be much more effective.
I'm still wondering why it's 'flamebait" now. It's relevant to the article, it articulates what he or she likes or dislikes about the topic at hand. The bit about market share is not really relevant, but hardly flamebait. It is what it is.
I used to come to slashdot for tech news, but the nerd rage her is becoming too much of a turn off.
Sure you can. I use "DIR /S" ;)
Can't agree with you more. Sometimes the comments here from actual technical folk about how 'simple' the App Store infrastructure is just boggles.