On the relevant hand, my point from the beginning was "China being worse doesn't make the problems the US has any less severe". That's why I used Hitler and Stalin - you can argue one to be worse than the other, but even if you're successful, that doesn't change that they both were Very Bad People.
So, a type of food notorious for the human rights abuses it's farming causes (and the amount of sugar and fat), fat, fat and a food that has animal abuse as a core part of it's production (and is full of fat)?
No wonder you'd need to eat vegetables to feel better about yourself. Or for that matter, to stop your stomach from screaming out for help.
I actually remember taking my cell phone with me every time I left home and wasn't looked after. I was under 10 years old, and this was well over a decade ago.
I also remember a time where my entire class - of 12 year olds - all had cell phones. And this, again, was well over a decade ago.
Ubiquitous cell phones have been a thing for about two decades by now. You mean 25. It's 2012. You didn't forget again, did you, grandpa? Grandpa?
Obviously the device is more to you than just a government tracker.
After all, you wouldn't possess the phone if you thought it to be nothing but a tracker - unless you actually wanted the government to track you, I suppose.
I saw this headline, and immediately Betteridge's Law of Headlines came to mind.
Onscreen keyboards and screens you hold really don't mix with extended time spent writing anything, much less code. And you could add a stand and an external keyboard to an iPad, and at that point you have an inferior version of a MacBook.
Different human groups always have and always will interbreed to leave just the "human" race.
The species keeps evolving. It'll probably change in ways drastic enough that we wouldn't even recognize it as "human" anymore. Well, except for that interbreeding thing.
And this affects me none as an iOS user - and I'm sure most iOS users have given it even less thought.
Apple wishes to keep this software out of their market as a CYA strategy. This is fine with me. They also keep emulators out for the same reason, which I'm less thrilled about but I can understand their position.
If I felt some other platform offered me superior choices, I would use that platform. As it is, I prefer iOS, because I value convenience over software freedom. My communications remain unimpaired by Apple.
Actually, I haven't had any problems like that with my iPhone, so YMMV.
In fact, the problems with my iPhone have been few and far between - unlike my Android phone.
iTunes is a piece of shit but functions for what I use it for - as long as I keep all wireless options off.
Also, your daughter's MacBook is not blue-screening. And MacBooks overall aren't overpriced crap - they're well-designed high-end pieces of hardware. The laptops with the same features at the same (or cheaper) price range are rare already - nevermind the fact that the build doesn't feel like someone overclocked it as an afterthought.
That line of thinking was invalidated by WWII... how?
Do you mean the part where the US came in after the Soviets had won the war in Europe and declared itself the winner?
Or the part where the US took on an opponent that could barely challenge them... and used nuclear weapons in a war already practically won?
Americans contributed very little to the defeat of the Axis. Most of the fall of the Axis can be attributed to the Nazi military leaders being just plain incompetent. And of course, the Soviet Union, to provide the iceberg for Nazi Germany to ram into.
Alternatively, the fact that it was discovered may mean the current deployment was aborted and there will be (or already is) a new version of Flame to replace the old one.
Geez, what a slow development cycle - Firefox can easily do a major version per weekday - or a few, assuming there's a persistent bug that needs ironing out.
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On the relevant hand, my point from the beginning was "China being worse doesn't make the problems the US has any less severe". That's why I used Hitler and Stalin - you can argue one to be worse than the other, but even if you're successful, that doesn't change that they both were Very Bad People.
So, the black spots in US history... simply weren't?
Whitewashing the past and ignoring the significant problems even today and excusing them as "China is worse". Hitler was worse than Stalin.
So, a type of food notorious for the human rights abuses it's farming causes (and the amount of sugar and fat), fat, fat and a food that has animal abuse as a core part of it's production (and is full of fat)?
No wonder you'd need to eat vegetables to feel better about yourself. Or for that matter, to stop your stomach from screaming out for help.
It is a sad day when an AC calling people morons is the most insightful participant of a discussion.
You are using math valid only in a sub-FTL scenario to try to predict a super-FTL scenario.
Let's assume all trees are green. This tree is red. Your argument is invalid.
Woz has always been so geeky I would be more surprised if he didn't have an active Slashdot account.
All this lawsuits, copyrights and patents business probably annoys him, because it means it'll be harder to make the next cool toy.
I actually remember taking my cell phone with me every time I left home and wasn't looked after. I was under 10 years old, and this was well over a decade ago.
I also remember a time where my entire class - of 12 year olds - all had cell phones. And this, again, was well over a decade ago.
Ubiquitous cell phones have been a thing for about two decades by now. You mean 25. It's 2012. You didn't forget again, did you, grandpa? Grandpa?
Obviously the device is more to you than just a government tracker.
After all, you wouldn't possess the phone if you thought it to be nothing but a tracker - unless you actually wanted the government to track you, I suppose.
Who watches the watchers?
Turns out it's the secret police. They don't exactly keep that part a secret either.
I saw this headline, and immediately Betteridge's Law of Headlines came to mind.
Onscreen keyboards and screens you hold really don't mix with extended time spent writing anything, much less code. And you could add a stand and an external keyboard to an iPad, and at that point you have an inferior version of a MacBook.
Different human groups always have and always will interbreed to leave just the "human" race.
The species keeps evolving. It'll probably change in ways drastic enough that we wouldn't even recognize it as "human" anymore. Well, except for that interbreeding thing.
Given that the GP said "largest and fastest-growing" - no, it isn't appropriate at all.
You seem to have entirely missed the point of the comic.
And this affects me none as an iOS user - and I'm sure most iOS users have given it even less thought.
Apple wishes to keep this software out of their market as a CYA strategy. This is fine with me. They also keep emulators out for the same reason, which I'm less thrilled about but I can understand their position.
If I felt some other platform offered me superior choices, I would use that platform. As it is, I prefer iOS, because I value convenience over software freedom. My communications remain unimpaired by Apple.
And you have to remember that piracy is a major factor.
Otherwise software development would be a $180 billion industry.
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Actually, I haven't had any problems like that with my iPhone, so YMMV.
In fact, the problems with my iPhone have been few and far between - unlike my Android phone.
iTunes is a piece of shit but functions for what I use it for - as long as I keep all wireless options off.
Also, your daughter's MacBook is not blue-screening. And MacBooks overall aren't overpriced crap - they're well-designed high-end pieces of hardware. The laptops with the same features at the same (or cheaper) price range are rare already - nevermind the fact that the build doesn't feel like someone overclocked it as an afterthought.
Blessed be FSF.
That line of thinking was invalidated by WWII... how?
Do you mean the part where the US came in after the Soviets had won the war in Europe and declared itself the winner?
Or the part where the US took on an opponent that could barely challenge them... and used nuclear weapons in a war already practically won?
Americans contributed very little to the defeat of the Axis. Most of the fall of the Axis can be attributed to the Nazi military leaders being just plain incompetent. And of course, the Soviet Union, to provide the iceberg for Nazi Germany to ram into.
Let us compare the prices in a place where subsidized phones are not the only thing.
Finnish prices:
Nokia Lumia 900 - 497 euro - or roughly 610 USD.
iPhone 4S 16gb - 630 euro - or roughly 775 USD.
Samsung Galaxy S II - 450 euro - or roughly 550 USD.
Of course, these don't actually tell us what AT&T is paying for the phones, but they at least give you a general idea.
Alternatively, the fact that it was discovered may mean the current deployment was aborted and there will be (or already is) a new version of Flame to replace the old one.
A week for three major versions?
Geez, what a slow development cycle - Firefox can easily do a major version per weekday - or a few, assuming there's a persistent bug that needs ironing out.
If you publish and make your work freely available, it may help others build a working system even if you fail or find you don't need it.
The problem is that most cars already ship with black boxes - ones which have no regulation. This INCREASES data privacy.
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