If they can get a doctor to certify they have a disability, then why not pay for a much cheaper PDA? If it performs the function as the more expensive hardware and brings a little joy to someone's life at the same time, then why not?
I can only assume that there is some sort of collusion between the insurance companies, and the medical equipment vendors. We see this sort of thing all across the medical/health care industry, why not here as well? Why offer up cheap hardware when you can get the same for 10 times the price?
The second link indicates the risk is greatly reduced if you just let the water run for 60 seconds before getting in. I would think that practice is actually more common than not as most folks don't jump into a cold shower. I do often step into the shower stall itself and wait while the water gets warm, but the article also warns against that as well. The reason being the atomized water with high concentrations of bacteria are easily breathed in during that initial blast of water and air even if you are not directly under the flow of water.
In any case, a simple change of habit to simply turn the water on and wait outside of the shower stall for 60 seconds.
I have to agree. People on/. love to hate Microsoft, but expecting them to continue to support such old software is a bit much. The only unique thing about this situation is the fact that such a large population of folks are still on XP. Should that force MS to produce patches? No, but it should at least come into consideration.
I think from a PR perspective, it would have been wiser to support XP at least until Windows 7 was available for retail. It's not as if Vista is an alternative when W7 is just around the corner. You couldn't reasonably expect someone to purchase Vista and then immediately turn around and drop another $200 - $300 bucks for Windows 7.
I would think it would be rather trivial to continue to support XP until W7 is out. The support infrastructure hasn't suddenly disappeared. If anything, it should be a well oiled machine at this point. What's another month?
Actually no, it doesn't. No one in north america is able to tether right now as it hasn't been officially enabled by AT&T. There is nothing to 'miss' since the feature isn't there for folks who haven't jailbroken or hacked their phone.
Folks outside of the U.S. are fixed/re-enabled for tethering via their carrier, not via Apple.
I'll probably get modded down for this, but I would think the vast majority of the millions of iPhone users simply don't care because they didn't look for 'unlocked' phones and they don't have a clue as to what 'jailbroken' means. This doesn't affect any of the folks who bought an iPhone via the normal outlets like Apple, and Apple store, or AT&T. They simply don't notice anything wrong to begin with. I never understood these implications that all users of Apple products are zealots. I simply like their products. They are well designed from a hardware and software perspective. I don't get excited if someone doesn't like Apple products. To each his own. I think the bulk of folks using Apple Mac's, iPhones, iPods, etc are the same. It's a piece of hardware and software, not a bible.
It seems like the only folks who ever get upset about these sorts of things are those who try to work around the system and get burned for it. There are, what? 40,000? 50,000 apps in the app store? Why in the world would someone need to jailbreak a phone to begin with? If you need some hacked app that badly then by all means by a phone or other hardware that supports it out of the box. Speak with your pocket book. Given the current trend for iPhone sales, I would suggest that most users simply don't care.
I had exactly the same thought. I suspect they are looking for talent, or innovation. They've always had problems in the past with innovative ideas. Their typical operation is to find some young innovative company, and then simply buy up the entire company. They could gleam ideas from such a project without copying said ideas wholesale for much cheaper, or make very tempting offers for said code to new developers that might be hard to resist given their deep pockets.
lol..I am not 'just making it up'. A new sim also fixed my dropped call issues. The phone exhibited an issue where it would disconnect about 2-3 seconds after establishing a call (in or out).
The new sim fixed it immediately.
Had you ever had an issue with bad connectors on a memory stick you would know that they do indeed cause sporadic failures on memory burn tests. The fix? Simply take the sim out, use an eraser on the contacts, and pop it back in.
We're talking poor contact here, not removing it altogether, which is the point. Intermittent failure, hence the reason AT&T will replace the sim for free.
I had exactly the same thought. While it may have been a movie bit, it's already been proven to be possible to tap into someone's cell microphone. I can only imagine it's a matter of time to tap into the GPS and cameras on these phones.
That sounds like a coverage issue if it's that specific, not a network issue in itself. In other words, regardless of the number of iPhones on the network, he would still drop due to lack of signal.
Our early attempts at a "laser" beam went through several preparations. Preparations A through G were a complete failure. But now, ladies and gentlemen, we finally have a working tractor beam, which we shall call... Preparation H.
You guys do realize that a sim can cause your dropped call issues as well right? If you've ever pulled one out you'd see why. They are pretty much printed on cardboard. When the contacts get corrosion, or the sim warps, it causes the same symptom. Take it to AT&T and make them replace it. It should be free of charge.
Actually Gore was 'one of us' in the truest sense. He was a geek:
Gore was one of the Atari Democrats who were given this name due to their "passion for technological issues, from biomedical research and genetic engineering to the environmental impact of the "greenhouse effect."[25] On March 19, 1979 he became the first member of Congress to appear on C-SPAN.[45] During this time, Gore co-chaired the Congressional Clearinghouse on the Future, along with Newt Gingrich.[46] In addition, he has been described as having been a "genuine nerd, with a geek reputation running back to his days as a futurist Atari Democrat in the House. Before computers were comprehensible, let alone sexy, the poker-faced Gore struggled to explain artificial intelligence and fiber-optic networks to sleepy colleagues."[25][47] Internet pioneers Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn have also noted that, "as far back as the 1970s, Congressman Gore promoted the idea of high speed telecommunications as an engine for both economic growth and the improvement of our educational system. He was the first elected official to grasp the potential of computer communications to have a broader impact than just improving the conduct of science and scholarship [...] the Internet, as we know it today, was not deployed until 1983. When the Internet was still in the early stages of its deployment, Congressman Gore provided intellectual leadership by helping create the vision of the potential benefits of high speed computing and communication. As an example, he sponsored hearings on how advanced technologies might be put to use in areas like coordinating the response of government agencies to natural disasters and other crises."
There is no need to stop on a proverbial dime. They could easily limit the amount of deceleration with the added benefit of getting them used to the gravity over a longer period of time.
From everything I've read, these 'explosions' (and I use that term generously) are the result of the iphone battery being shorted or in extreme cases, ruptured. I've never heard of a case of explosions because someone 'sat' on their iphone. Considering the millions of phones out there and the ease at which such 'sitting' test could be reproduced by ANY person with an iPhone I would have to take that with a grain of salt.
Current good theories are that the battery itself gets short circuited since the iPhone is not designed with a user replaceable battery, it doesn't contain the usual shielding around the battery like a normal cell phone does. As a result, an extreme enough break in the casing that impacts the battery can cause it to let the magic smoke out.
Because if they are citizens, they can in turn educate others. Probably why they don't care about English sites, although I would think that is a obvious vector to bypass restrictions.
I could agree to this if they took the time to apply some consumer education. I think people still equate texting to talking on the phone and they don't realize how dangerous both can be behind the wheel. Rather than wasting millions on pointless studies about [insert frivolous government study here] they should funnel that money into education where it could really impact lives.
Agreed. Actually I would call this competitive rather than anti-competitive. Why carry legacy support for old hardware? We don't need OS X turning into another Windows history lesson regarding legacy support. There is nothing preventing Palm from updating their software. Why is it suddenly Apples responsibility to write software that allows third party devices to sync? There is absolutely nothing preventing Palm from doing so, but even Palm has dropped support of PalmOS.
Millions of users have to go to vendor sites for drivers on Windows to allow it recognize their hardware and to download the vendor supplied software. Why should Apple be required to provide this functionality? Especially one that even the vendor doesn't care to support any more?
TFA indicated it took 4 km to stop. I don't think they were using brakes;)
As to suspension, even a set of primitive leaf springs would have been sufficient for basic suspension, which is no more than was used on the Model T. I suspect the used a newer and lighter design as vehicle weight would have been paramount.
Suspension is simply not important to a speed run. Nice to have, but not necessary.
If it was that easy, it would have been broken before now. You belittle the achievement without understanding the challenges involved.
Another thing to consider is that during speed runs, brakes, and suspension are not really a factor. The car is driven in a straight line at maximum speed. It's not taken on a touring expedition to test is comfort and handling performance. The tires need only be capable of not blowing at high speeds.
CalDAV is still a little primitive. It doesn't sync SMS or email reminders, To Do's, or new calendars via the Calendar app, but is shows promise. The app I did buy (BusySync) was only $25 and it does all of those things as well as working as a calendar server (Mac to Mac syncing via IP) if your so inclined to use that functionality.
Still handy to know as I have a few other Macs that can just use basic functionality that could benefit from CalDAV.
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If they can get a doctor to certify they have a disability, then why not pay for a much cheaper PDA? If it performs the function as the more expensive hardware and brings a little joy to someone's life at the same time, then why not?
I can only assume that there is some sort of collusion between the insurance companies, and the medical equipment vendors. We see this sort of thing all across the medical/health care industry, why not here as well? Why offer up cheap hardware when you can get the same for 10 times the price?
The second link indicates the risk is greatly reduced if you just let the water run for 60 seconds before getting in. I would think that practice is actually more common than not as most folks don't jump into a cold shower. I do often step into the shower stall itself and wait while the water gets warm, but the article also warns against that as well. The reason being the atomized water with high concentrations of bacteria are easily breathed in during that initial blast of water and air even if you are not directly under the flow of water.
In any case, a simple change of habit to simply turn the water on and wait outside of the shower stall for 60 seconds.
Where are they getting this 15+ year number from? XP was released almost exactly 8 years ago to the month.
I have to agree. People on /. love to hate Microsoft, but expecting them to continue to support such old software is a bit much. The only unique thing about this situation is the fact that such a large population of folks are still on XP. Should that force MS to produce patches? No, but it should at least come into consideration.
I think from a PR perspective, it would have been wiser to support XP at least until Windows 7 was available for retail. It's not as if Vista is an alternative when W7 is just around the corner. You couldn't reasonably expect someone to purchase Vista and then immediately turn around and drop another $200 - $300 bucks for Windows 7.
I would think it would be rather trivial to continue to support XP until W7 is out. The support infrastructure hasn't suddenly disappeared. If anything, it should be a well oiled machine at this point. What's another month?
Actually no, it doesn't. No one in north america is able to tether right now as it hasn't been officially enabled by AT&T. There is nothing to 'miss' since the feature isn't there for folks who haven't jailbroken or hacked their phone.
Folks outside of the U.S. are fixed/re-enabled for tethering via their carrier, not via Apple.
I'll probably get modded down for this, but I would think the vast majority of the millions of iPhone users simply don't care because they didn't look for 'unlocked' phones and they don't have a clue as to what 'jailbroken' means. This doesn't affect any of the folks who bought an iPhone via the normal outlets like Apple, and Apple store, or AT&T. They simply don't notice anything wrong to begin with. I never understood these implications that all users of Apple products are zealots. I simply like their products. They are well designed from a hardware and software perspective. I don't get excited if someone doesn't like Apple products. To each his own. I think the bulk of folks using Apple Mac's, iPhones, iPods, etc are the same. It's a piece of hardware and software, not a bible.
It seems like the only folks who ever get upset about these sorts of things are those who try to work around the system and get burned for it. There are, what? 40,000? 50,000 apps in the app store? Why in the world would someone need to jailbreak a phone to begin with? If you need some hacked app that badly then by all means by a phone or other hardware that supports it out of the box. Speak with your pocket book. Given the current trend for iPhone sales, I would suggest that most users simply don't care.
It would be like the Government trying to define Tire standards, when the Automobile Industry is building hovercrafts...
I had exactly the same thought. I suspect they are looking for talent, or innovation. They've always had problems in the past with innovative ideas. Their typical operation is to find some young innovative company, and then simply buy up the entire company. They could gleam ideas from such a project without copying said ideas wholesale for much cheaper, or make very tempting offers for said code to new developers that might be hard to resist given their deep pockets.
lol..I am not 'just making it up'. A new sim also fixed my dropped call issues. The phone exhibited an issue where it would disconnect about 2-3 seconds after establishing a call (in or out).
The new sim fixed it immediately.
Had you ever had an issue with bad connectors on a memory stick you would know that they do indeed cause sporadic failures on memory burn tests. The fix? Simply take the sim out, use an eraser on the contacts, and pop it back in.
We're talking poor contact here, not removing it altogether, which is the point. Intermittent failure, hence the reason AT&T will replace the sim for free.
I had exactly the same thought. While it may have been a movie bit, it's already been proven to be possible to tap into someone's cell microphone. I can only imagine it's a matter of time to tap into the GPS and cameras on these phones.
That sounds like a coverage issue if it's that specific, not a network issue in itself. In other words, regardless of the number of iPhones on the network, he would still drop due to lack of signal.
Our early attempts at a "laser" beam went through several preparations. Preparations A through G were a complete failure. But now, ladies and gentlemen, we finally have a working tractor beam, which we shall call... Preparation H.
You guys do realize that a sim can cause your dropped call issues as well right? If you've ever pulled one out you'd see why. They are pretty much printed on cardboard. When the contacts get corrosion, or the sim warps, it causes the same symptom. Take it to AT&T and make them replace it. It should be free of charge.
Actually Gore was 'one of us' in the truest sense. He was a geek:
Gore was one of the Atari Democrats who were given this name due to their "passion for technological issues, from biomedical research and genetic engineering to the environmental impact of the "greenhouse effect."[25] On March 19, 1979 he became the first member of Congress to appear on C-SPAN.[45] During this time, Gore co-chaired the Congressional Clearinghouse on the Future, along with Newt Gingrich.[46] In addition, he has been described as having been a "genuine nerd, with a geek reputation running back to his days as a futurist Atari Democrat in the House. Before computers were comprehensible, let alone sexy, the poker-faced Gore struggled to explain artificial intelligence and fiber-optic networks to sleepy colleagues."[25][47] Internet pioneers Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn have also noted that, "as far back as the 1970s, Congressman Gore promoted the idea of high speed telecommunications as an engine for both economic growth and the improvement of our educational system. He was the first elected official to grasp the potential of computer communications to have a broader impact than just improving the conduct of science and scholarship [...] the Internet, as we know it today, was not deployed until 1983. When the Internet was still in the early stages of its deployment, Congressman Gore provided intellectual leadership by helping create the vision of the potential benefits of high speed computing and communication. As an example, he sponsored hearings on how advanced technologies might be put to use in areas like coordinating the response of government agencies to natural disasters and other crises."
He never claimed that. It was just political games and a clumsy choice of words.
There is no need to stop on a proverbial dime. They could easily limit the amount of deceleration with the added benefit of getting them used to the gravity over a longer period of time.
From everything I've read, these 'explosions' (and I use that term generously) are the result of the iphone battery being shorted or in extreme cases, ruptured. I've never heard of a case of explosions because someone 'sat' on their iphone. Considering the millions of phones out there and the ease at which such 'sitting' test could be reproduced by ANY person with an iPhone I would have to take that with a grain of salt.
Current good theories are that the battery itself gets short circuited since the iPhone is not designed with a user replaceable battery, it doesn't contain the usual shielding around the battery like a normal cell phone does. As a result, an extreme enough break in the casing that impacts the battery can cause it to let the magic smoke out.
As long as it's not Little, Yellow, Different...
Because if they are citizens, they can in turn educate others. Probably why they don't care about English sites, although I would think that is a obvious vector to bypass restrictions.
I could agree to this if they took the time to apply some consumer education. I think people still equate texting to talking on the phone and they don't realize how dangerous both can be behind the wheel. Rather than wasting millions on pointless studies about [insert frivolous government study here] they should funnel that money into education where it could really impact lives.
Agreed. Actually I would call this competitive rather than anti-competitive. Why carry legacy support for old hardware? We don't need OS X turning into another Windows history lesson regarding legacy support. There is nothing preventing Palm from updating their software. Why is it suddenly Apples responsibility to write software that allows third party devices to sync? There is absolutely nothing preventing Palm from doing so, but even Palm has dropped support of PalmOS.
Millions of users have to go to vendor sites for drivers on Windows to allow it recognize their hardware and to download the vendor supplied software. Why should Apple be required to provide this functionality? Especially one that even the vendor doesn't care to support any more?
TFA indicated it took 4 km to stop. I don't think they were using brakes ;)
As to suspension, even a set of primitive leaf springs would have been sufficient for basic suspension, which is no more than was used on the Model T. I suspect the used a newer and lighter design as vehicle weight would have been paramount.
Suspension is simply not important to a speed run. Nice to have, but not necessary.
If it was that easy, it would have been broken before now. You belittle the achievement without understanding the challenges involved.
Another thing to consider is that during speed runs, brakes, and suspension are not really a factor. The car is driven in a straight line at maximum speed. It's not taken on a touring expedition to test is comfort and handling performance. The tires need only be capable of not blowing at high speeds.
CalDAV is still a little primitive. It doesn't sync SMS or email reminders, To Do's, or new calendars via the Calendar app, but is shows promise. The app I did buy (BusySync) was only $25 and it does all of those things as well as working as a calendar server (Mac to Mac syncing via IP) if your so inclined to use that functionality.
Still handy to know as I have a few other Macs that can just use basic functionality that could benefit from CalDAV.