pretend apple is justified all you like but by those definitions, my shoe looks like an iphone and I have kids books that match the ipad.
Sorry but just putting ticks next to vague things that appear similar doesn't make them similar. I mean, they're suggesting the messaging icons are similar when the only similarity is that they are both square with rounded corners. What if you could show that the icons used in the iphone and ipad were mostly universally recognizable images that people already associated with the things they represented. ie. a green phone icon (most previous phones already had a green button for dial and a red button for hang up), an icon with gears on it for settings.
The phones are similar but in no way identical.
So samsung went to great lengths to create devices that were identifyable as iphone alternatives, with an interface that would be easy for iphone users to adapt to, and suddenly they are "slavishly" copying? Where is the line between making something compatible and making an identical copy? The phone looked clearly different, it wasn't the same size, it worked differently, it did have different icons, and it definitely didn't fool people into thinking they had bought an iphone.
Same thing with the tablets - different size, different look completely, different usage. I'm not saying they weren't similar, just that it doesn't look like an exact copy.
The courts didn't necessarily think they copied either, they just honoured a patent that should never have been granted in the first place...but it was too late then.
A year from now the current android and iphone models will be a bit so-so too...
Nokia's battle isn't all in the hardware. They had to get everything right...and getting it right means not just matching whats out there, but exceeding it...and they failed to even match it.
Nokia will fail because they have not been able to prove they are still relevant. To most of us Nokia = the past. They've already lost IMO.
I always thought that patents were for real inventions that a person knowledgeable and skilled in the same field would not be likely to create without knowledge of the original.
Of those, only a select few would be seen as "abusing" the patent system.
It seems you misinterpreted "abusing" as "using" the patent system, which is rather different.
Correct use might be to get a patent on, you know, an actual INVENTION, which by definition is something that a reasonable person knowledgeable in the same field of study, could not figure out on their own. Its intended for non-trivial stuff.
However, it seems the common misuse of the system is just to record who thought of an idea first, regardless of how trivial the idea is. If I'm cynical, I'd say the patent system was created by corporations that were annoyed that you couldn't copyright an idea. So they made a system where you could effectively do just that.
Patenting something just because its new and no one has a patent on it yet, is absolutely abusing the system.
And allowing the system to be abused like this is equally as bad - patent office, I'm looking at you.
Exactly the same way most petrol/diesel/lpg-fueled cars operate. When the needle hits Empty, you know you've still got 100km worth of fuel left in the tank. If it really was bone dry when the needle hit the Empty mark, we'd have out-of-fuel cars stopped all over the place. Its just human nature to put things off until the last minute.
I'd say this feature on the LEAF uses the same principle.
My wife has an iphone but I refuse to do much with it.
Are you telling me that the iphone does not work as a usb mass storage device?
I like that when I plug in my android phone, I can just browse the files from any OS without needing extra software. That's all I want really. Even though most manufacturers provide software to sync etc, I'd rather know what's going on - and that means doing it all manually.
I organise my photos into directories and same with my music - so this works great with my existing workflow.
I really hate it when applications such as iTunes come along and want to change the directory structure I've meticulously set up.
It must be said that at present I believe the original texts (the ones actually penned by the apostles/prophets etc) were inspired, but not necessarily the copies, nor the english translation. The copies should be pretty close - enough to get the sense, but many english translations are far departed from it in places. That alone does raise questions if this is so important for one's salvation, but the KJV being the most widespread version also seems to be fairly consistent and accurate (in that the errors do not significantly change its message).
So what I'm saying is that the english translations may well contain errors.
The 20th century rebirth of the nation of israel is here: Ezek 37:21 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:
There's also a spot in Deuteronomy where Moses tells the people that they will eventually be scattered and later regathered.
There's Ezek 21:27 where the destruction of the kingdom of israel is foretold, with the words "until he come whose right it is" - speaking of the restoration of the kingdom following the return of christ to earth. Any religion that does not preach the return of christ to this earth should see Acts 1:11.
Matt 24 foretells the destruction of the temple in AD70 by Rome. verse 32 onwards talks about the fig tree blossoming. far from being vague, the symbols used in the bible are very consistent - the fig tree represents israel - always.
There's plenty more but I dont really have time to look them all up.
I'll have a good look into Bart's work.
The big problem I have though is that any claim to disprove or discredit the Bible must also explain prophecies such as the above. There are a lot of predictions in the Bible that are quite accurate. His work should be able to show when each letter was written, and this would give more credibility to the predictions made.
I admit that religious organisations in general (including the one I "belong" to) have a lot of trouble with actually researching the origins of the text etc. At least in my community, as soon as anyone hints that they might be doubting the veracity of the beliefs, everyone gets defensive and they are treated as a deserter, frowned upon, etc.
For me, I've always been obsessed about being 100% clear on why I do things, in all areas of life, not just religion. I research stuff to the nth degree - and this is no different. Given how far-reaching the subject is, I'll continue looking into it.
Because OTA updates in the Android world have completely killed off rooting, right?
In some cases yes, but people often find new ways around it.
The difference in the Android world is that most manufacturers aren't as dead against rooting as Apple is against jailbreaking.
Motorola was, but I wonder if that will change now.
So in answer to your question, yes OTA updates COULD severely weaken the ability to root your phone, but most manufacturers seem to have steered away from that. I'm not talking about security holes either - leaving those open would be just stupid.
And your background would be with Apple all the way no doubt.
I believe I did say that "if you're used to everything Apple, you'll probably have no trouble with it".
You suggest that it is my own shortcomings that I found Objective C difficult to get started with. I thought I listed enough experience to prove I'm capable of learning languages without trouble.
The thing is, almost all programming languages share a lot of similarities. Objective C is different enough to feel like learning from scratch again. I had no trouble learning java, and the Android SDK is well documented, along with many examples on the internet.
It took you 2 months to write an app for iOS? I dont have that kind of luxury. I made the decision to give up on iOS for that reason. My time is scarce, and the fact I could pick up java with relative ease was the reason I chose to stick with Android.
I'm not saying Objective C is impossible - clearly it isn't. But even you stated that it took you 2 months and a University course to be proficient in it. I'm just claiming that its one of the more difficult languages to learn, and doesn't feel natural to the average programmer.
You're confusing 2 definitions of the word "simple" here.
KISS generally refers to the interface. Generally speaking, for the interface to do less, the underlying software needs to do more...although this probably isn't always the case.
My philosophy (and I am a software developer) is that the computer should do as much work as it can so that you dont have to. From an interface perspective, that absolutely means removing anything that the computer could possibly figure out on its own (even if its an educated guess). If the user needs to manually change a setting, that should be an advanced option normally hidden from view.
Whilst I agree with your comments re UI design, I dont think its restricted to FOSS.
This may also come as a shock, but OSX is not the pinnacle in UI design.
The problem with UI is that what some regard as perfectly usable, others regard as horrible. Few UI guidelines will acknowledge this.
Windows has a huge marketshare - and most people do regard it as somewhat user-friendly, but of all mainstream OS's, Windows is the one with no formal UI guidelines, and a GUI toolkit that lets you pretty much do as you please.
OSX has a set of UI/usability guidelines, as do GNOME and KDE. Even the GUI toolkits encourage you to do things in certain ways, and enforce sizing rules etc.
Windows has traditionally had only a simple GUI toolkit that allows you to place widgets at any location in the respective window. There are no containers, no auto-sizing rules, and no guidelines other than to follow Microsoft's general example...but even that is not necessary to be accepted as good UI design. People are divided over the ribbon interface that Microsoft consider to be their best UI ever.
As for OS's, people will force themselves to use whatever they want to use. With enough motivation, people will adapt to any reasonable workflow. There is no such thing as the one true UI.
I think it has nothing to do with how it works and everything to do with what your friends are using. If all your friends are on facebook, then Google have already lost.
I prefer the Google+ interface, but facebook does have a head start with features like pages and such.
Unfortunately facebook is already established, and has even shown that it can respond to competition by adding in features that pioneered in Google+.
You seem more interested in claiming that anything is possible than actually honestly searching for truth. That's fine, but unproductive.
Please give me more info about this Bart Ehrman and any recommended reading, and I'll have a look. I've done a bit of research on the history of different texts etc, but its hard to find good info.
I find most of your hypotheses a bit ridiculous, just so you know.
The bible's prophecies are not vague. Nostradamus made prophecies you could apply to almost anything. The bible makes prophecies and tells us about the event, the time period, and the cause, etc so we are in no doubt.
A browser is a Program or Application and not an App. See the missing letters. Applications are for big things like computers and laptops, Apps are for small things like phones. Does this make sense now?
This is your own definition, and isn't shared by even Apple. Clearly the Mac App Store is not for small things like phones.
Objective C is a freaking nightmare for any developer. XCode is buggy as hell, and you have to use OSX - each to their own, but I found it horrible to use.
I guess you can use one of the other javascript or HTML5 toolkits, that convert to native iOS5 code, but your claim that its "not very hard" is just false.
I'm 29, I work as a software engineer, I started programming when I was 10. I have no issues learning new programming languages and tools.
I was able to complete a simple yet functional Android app in just 2 days, having no prior java knowledge at all. I can develop in C and C++, python, and perl. Recently I bought an iMac and attempted to create something for iOS. After much difficulty, I gave up. It would take me weeks to learn how to make even a simple iOS app. Maybe it comes as second nature to apple folks, but to say any developer wont find it hard is just wrong.
For one, OSX irritated me - I found it far too limited, and I wasn't able to be productive in its workflow model. I also could not even get past the starting point of writing an app in XCode/objc - it just seemed so foreign to me. The fact that XCode crashed after just 10 minutes just made it worse.
I decided to stick with Android. For all its problems, it is in my opinion a far easier platform to develop for.
I dont develop mobile apps for a job - maybe if I did things might be different. Trying to learn iOS development while juggling domestic responsibilities just wasn't practical.
um, you do realise they will most likely be releasing the iPhone 5 next year, right? Probably in about 6 months, when the original iPhone 4 buyers are out of their 2 year contracts. That kind of makes good business sense.
With the Android 4.0 release imminent, it was also likely that Apple felt the need to release a hardware-updated iPhone to compete with the latest android offerings. They also have iOS5 almost ready to go. One wonders why it wasn't versioned 4.5 or something, in line with the iPhone model number, saving version 5 for the release of the real iPhone 5...but that will probably remain a mystery. Most of us do not understand the Apple marketing department anyway...although it does work well.
I'm not saying you shouldn't get a Galaxy Nexus (or nexus prime, whatever it will be called). But if you were so ready to buy an iPhone 5 regardless of it not having many of the specs you listed, then why not just wait 6 months and buy one then?
It seems that the reason you want to switch, is because Apple (not the iPhone) failed your expectations, as a company. That seems a bit of a strong statement in light of what they actually did release.
Now, I do own a Galaxy S and I'm a big Android fan (I just sold an iMac after owning it for 3 weeks, and I will never own an iPhone), but your logic makes me think you were really just looking for a reason to switch.
an extra half an inch diagonally isn't going to affect it a great deal I wouldn't imagine.
If the length is increased more than the width (which is what I'd expect) then its possible that the overall phone dimensions are roughly the same - since the 4.65" screen would cover an area currently occupied by the buttons at the bottom.
I'm fine with it, and provided it is still within practical limits, bigger/brighter is better.
Priests raping babies? The Bible claims nothing of the sort. One should not hold the Bible accountable for the actions of those who profess to follow it. The mainstream religions have mixed a little truth with a lot of error. There is not even a necessity to have priests in this age. The variation in christian beliefs all stem from the one Bible. It is simply a matter of reading comprehension, which I remember from my primary school days was something that few excelled at - mainly because they did not put in the time. The Bible follows the same principle. Learning the Bible takes a lot of effort and careful reading.
There are many critics claiming to have proved the Bible false, and without a knowledge of the Bible it can seem like they have a case (on the surface). However, if you're content to stop there, then you're not worthy of what the Bible can offer. It offers true hope, for those who dare to put in the hard effort and search out the truth.
I believe the Bible, not mainstream religion.
I do so because of the various prophecies that have been fulfilled, especially in more recent times (last 100 years for example - we've seen Israel back in the land of promise - just like the Bible predicted).
We could argue all day about whether God's morals are valid or not. I'm not sure it matters whether you agree with me or not.
God says, "if you do A, you get B". On the one hand, he is offering eternal life of happiness to those who believe in him and follow his ways. On the other, well you get ~70 years (if you're lucky) but after that you're dead, and cease to exist. eternal death, if you like (though not torture, as some would have you believe - you just return to the dust and that's it - no more consciousness at all).
At the end of the day, no one cares if you agree with the Bible or not. If you live by it, you will benefit. That is what it promises.
You are free to deny it and walk away. That doesn't change its validity. But you'd want to be pretty confident that you're right.
In any case, the things you can prove are the historical events, and the fulfilled prophecies. The Bible is full of historical events, and has been proven time and time again to be a reliable source. It also contains many prophecies, with one of the major ones being the return of the jews to the promised land. In 1948 we saw Israel become a recognised nation once again, and in 1967 we saw Jerusalem as its capital, in the hands of the Jews.
Ezekiel 37 is pretty clear about Israel returning to their land, and under what circumstances.
God also states that "Israel are his witnesses". If Israel were to be destroyed and cease to exist as a nation now, I would burn my Bible and give up my beliefs entirely, because that is one thing that God has said is 100% proof of his existence. What other nation has been through what they have and yet kept their identity despite being "homeless" for over 1800 years.
The destruction of the ancient city of Tyre was also predicted many years before it happened (Ezek 26). Yes there is a modern city but it was completely new. The old city's ruins are still under the earth.
The succession of world empires from Babylon, through to our day, was predicted in Daniel 2. The feet and toes represent democracy - the weakest form of government (as far as the balance of power is concerned - the power is with the people, which is kind of upside down).
Reading Ezek 38 which details events just prior to the return of jesus christ, we already see the nations in the middle east aligning themselves on 2 sides - exactly as the Bible says. The east/west divide did not exist like it does today at the time when the Bible was written. Yet there it is.
Expect to see Russia taking (more of) an interest in the Middle East. Not too many years ago Russia was financially in ruins and people laughed when we Christadelphians said at our public lectures that Russia would invade the middle east almost unchallenged. Who would doubt they could do it now? There will be
The preferences for pretty much everything on OS X can be changed via the command line.
I'm sorry it didn't work out for you - if it's any consolation I don't think Lion was really their finest hour. Snow Leopard was better in my opinion.
FWIW I use Linux and OS X side by side, but I've been a Mac user for well over a decade so I am used to it. I find "where is everything?!" bafflement when I sit down in front of a modern Windows install, since I used to use 98/w2k etc.
Not everything. If you could change everything, I'd still be using it.
I just couldn't get used to the mouse acceleration. I normally have the pointer speed quite fast so my mouse uses about 1 inch square on the desk. With the magic mouse, I had to lift the mouse several times just to get to the other side of the screen. Add to that the fact that the menus are at the top, and my window could be at the bottom right, and we have the definition of frustration right there. I decided if I'm going to use a normal mouse, and normal keyboard, then why not just use a normal OS too...and when I switched back to Linux, the confirmation came loud and clear.
I admit that if you started with OSX as your first computer, things might be different.
OSX just doesn't fit my workflow. I can make windows 7 fit, and it is workable. Linux is perfect for me (when it works). OSX just didn't agree.
I bought an iMac recently - 3 weeks later I'm selling it.
Usability is not a linear scale.
OSX is not somehow better for usability - you have to change everything about how you work, which is not necessarily going to make you more productive.
I found it mostly ok, but seriously limited, and in some places really unintuitive, and even broken.
Save yourself the trouble - if you ever get the urge to switch to a mac, borrow one for a few weeks. Dont do what I did. It looks like I'll lose about $400 over it:(
My final word on OSX - it is the most frustrating OS I've ever used. Mostly because of the mouse acceleration - your mouse covers about 20-30cm of desk space to get from one side of the screen to the other. I had it on the fastest setting and it still wasn't nearly enough.
Also, no maximize (ie. for browser windows etc when its actually useful), no window tiling (drag to left or right side of screen to make window resize to fill half the screen).
We should stop seeing Apple as the epitome of usability because its just nonsense. I have equally as much trouble navigating an iphone or ipad. They take just as much time to learn as any other non-apple device, so the whole usability argument is garbage.
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pretend apple is justified all you like but by those definitions, my shoe looks like an iphone and I have kids books that match the ipad.
Sorry but just putting ticks next to vague things that appear similar doesn't make them similar. I mean, they're suggesting the messaging icons are similar when the only similarity is that they are both square with rounded corners.
What if you could show that the icons used in the iphone and ipad were mostly universally recognizable images that people already associated with the things they represented. ie. a green phone icon (most previous phones already had a green button for dial and a red button for hang up), an icon with gears on it for settings.
The phones are similar but in no way identical.
So samsung went to great lengths to create devices that were identifyable as iphone alternatives, with an interface that would be easy for iphone users to adapt to, and suddenly they are "slavishly" copying? Where is the line between making something compatible and making an identical copy? The phone looked clearly different, it wasn't the same size, it worked differently, it did have different icons, and it definitely didn't fool people into thinking they had bought an iphone.
Same thing with the tablets - different size, different look completely, different usage. I'm not saying they weren't similar, just that it doesn't look like an exact copy.
The courts didn't necessarily think they copied either, they just honoured a patent that should never have been granted in the first place...but it was too late then.
A year from now the current android and iphone models will be a bit so-so too...
Nokia's battle isn't all in the hardware. They had to get everything right...and getting it right means not just matching whats out there, but exceeding it...and they failed to even match it.
Nokia will fail because they have not been able to prove they are still relevant. To most of us Nokia = the past. They've already lost IMO.
If only nokia advertised that, but they had already sold their soul to the devil by then...
I always thought that patents were for real inventions that a person knowledgeable and skilled in the same field would not be likely to create without knowledge of the original.
Of those, only a select few would be seen as "abusing" the patent system.
It seems you misinterpreted "abusing" as "using" the patent system, which is rather different.
Correct use might be to get a patent on, you know, an actual INVENTION, which by definition is something that a reasonable person knowledgeable in the same field of study, could not figure out on their own. Its intended for non-trivial stuff.
However, it seems the common misuse of the system is just to record who thought of an idea first, regardless of how trivial the idea is. If I'm cynical, I'd say the patent system was created by corporations that were annoyed that you couldn't copyright an idea. So they made a system where you could effectively do just that.
Patenting something just because its new and no one has a patent on it yet, is absolutely abusing the system.
And allowing the system to be abused like this is equally as bad - patent office, I'm looking at you.
Just another day at slashdot I guess...
Exactly the same way most petrol/diesel/lpg-fueled cars operate. When the needle hits Empty, you know you've still got 100km worth of fuel left in the tank. If it really was bone dry when the needle hit the Empty mark, we'd have out-of-fuel cars stopped all over the place. Its just human nature to put things off until the last minute.
I'd say this feature on the LEAF uses the same principle.
My wife has an iphone but I refuse to do much with it.
Are you telling me that the iphone does not work as a usb mass storage device?
I like that when I plug in my android phone, I can just browse the files from any OS without needing extra software. That's all I want really. Even though most manufacturers provide software to sync etc, I'd rather know what's going on - and that means doing it all manually.
I organise my photos into directories and same with my music - so this works great with my existing workflow.
I really hate it when applications such as iTunes come along and want to change the directory structure I've meticulously set up.
It must be said that at present I believe the original texts (the ones actually penned by the apostles/prophets etc) were inspired, but not necessarily the copies, nor the english translation. The copies should be pretty close - enough to get the sense, but many english translations are far departed from it in places. That alone does raise questions if this is so important for one's salvation, but the KJV being the most widespread version also seems to be fairly consistent and accurate (in that the errors do not significantly change its message).
So what I'm saying is that the english translations may well contain errors.
The 20th century rebirth of the nation of israel is here:
Ezek 37:21 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:
There's also a spot in Deuteronomy where Moses tells the people that they will eventually be scattered and later regathered.
There's Ezek 21:27 where the destruction of the kingdom of israel is foretold, with the words "until he come whose right it is" - speaking of the restoration of the kingdom following the return of christ to earth. Any religion that does not preach the return of christ to this earth should see Acts 1:11.
Matt 24 foretells the destruction of the temple in AD70 by Rome. verse 32 onwards talks about the fig tree blossoming. far from being vague, the symbols used in the bible are very consistent - the fig tree represents israel - always.
There's plenty more but I dont really have time to look them all up.
I'll have a good look into Bart's work.
The big problem I have though is that any claim to disprove or discredit the Bible must also explain prophecies such as the above. There are a lot of predictions in the Bible that are quite accurate. His work should be able to show when each letter was written, and this would give more credibility to the predictions made.
I admit that religious organisations in general (including the one I "belong" to) have a lot of trouble with actually researching the origins of the text etc.
At least in my community, as soon as anyone hints that they might be doubting the veracity of the beliefs, everyone gets defensive and they are treated as a deserter, frowned upon, etc.
For me, I've always been obsessed about being 100% clear on why I do things, in all areas of life, not just religion. I research stuff to the nth degree - and this is no different. Given how far-reaching the subject is, I'll continue looking into it.
Thanks for the link.
Because OTA updates in the Android world have completely killed off rooting, right?
In some cases yes, but people often find new ways around it.
The difference in the Android world is that most manufacturers aren't as dead against rooting as Apple is against jailbreaking.
Motorola was, but I wonder if that will change now.
So in answer to your question, yes OTA updates COULD severely weaken the ability to root your phone, but most manufacturers seem to have steered away from that.
I'm not talking about security holes either - leaving those open would be just stupid.
Doesn't the hate and bashing ever get tiring?
no. :P
The last iPhone revision was in June.
And your background would be with Apple all the way no doubt.
I believe I did say that "if you're used to everything Apple, you'll probably have no trouble with it".
You suggest that it is my own shortcomings that I found Objective C difficult to get started with. I thought I listed enough experience to prove I'm capable of learning languages without trouble.
The thing is, almost all programming languages share a lot of similarities. Objective C is different enough to feel like learning from scratch again.
I had no trouble learning java, and the Android SDK is well documented, along with many examples on the internet.
It took you 2 months to write an app for iOS? I dont have that kind of luxury. I made the decision to give up on iOS for that reason. My time is scarce, and the fact I could pick up java with relative ease was the reason I chose to stick with Android.
I'm not saying Objective C is impossible - clearly it isn't. But even you stated that it took you 2 months and a University course to be proficient in it.
I'm just claiming that its one of the more difficult languages to learn, and doesn't feel natural to the average programmer.
You're confusing 2 definitions of the word "simple" here.
KISS generally refers to the interface. Generally speaking, for the interface to do less, the underlying software needs to do more...although this probably isn't always the case.
My philosophy (and I am a software developer) is that the computer should do as much work as it can so that you dont have to. From an interface perspective, that absolutely means removing anything that the computer could possibly figure out on its own (even if its an educated guess). If the user needs to manually change a setting, that should be an advanced option normally hidden from view.
Whilst I agree with your comments re UI design, I dont think its restricted to FOSS.
This may also come as a shock, but OSX is not the pinnacle in UI design.
The problem with UI is that what some regard as perfectly usable, others regard as horrible. Few UI guidelines will acknowledge this.
Windows has a huge marketshare - and most people do regard it as somewhat user-friendly, but of all mainstream OS's, Windows is the one with no formal UI guidelines, and a GUI toolkit that lets you pretty much do as you please.
OSX has a set of UI/usability guidelines, as do GNOME and KDE. Even the GUI toolkits encourage you to do things in certain ways, and enforce sizing rules etc.
Windows has traditionally had only a simple GUI toolkit that allows you to place widgets at any location in the respective window. There are no containers, no auto-sizing rules, and no guidelines other than to follow Microsoft's general example...but even that is not necessary to be accepted as good UI design. People are divided over the ribbon interface that Microsoft consider to be their best UI ever.
As for OS's, people will force themselves to use whatever they want to use. With enough motivation, people will adapt to any reasonable workflow. There is no such thing as the one true UI.
We're going to have to add the "slashdot isn't the like it was in the good old days" to the growing list of slashdot memes.
I think it has nothing to do with how it works and everything to do with what your friends are using. If all your friends are on facebook, then Google have already lost.
I prefer the Google+ interface, but facebook does have a head start with features like pages and such.
Unfortunately facebook is already established, and has even shown that it can respond to competition by adding in features that pioneered in Google+.
You seem more interested in claiming that anything is possible than actually honestly searching for truth. That's fine, but unproductive.
Please give me more info about this Bart Ehrman and any recommended reading, and I'll have a look. I've done a bit of research on the history of different texts etc, but its hard to find good info.
I find most of your hypotheses a bit ridiculous, just so you know.
The bible's prophecies are not vague. Nostradamus made prophecies you could apply to almost anything. The bible makes prophecies and tells us about the event, the time period, and the cause, etc so we are in no doubt.
A browser is a Program or Application and not an App. See the missing letters. Applications are for big things like computers and laptops, Apps are for small things like phones. Does this make sense now?
This is your own definition, and isn't shared by even Apple. Clearly the Mac App Store is not for small things like phones.
you have got to be kidding me.
Objective C is a freaking nightmare for any developer. XCode is buggy as hell, and you have to use OSX - each to their own, but I found it horrible to use.
I guess you can use one of the other javascript or HTML5 toolkits, that convert to native iOS5 code, but your claim that its "not very hard" is just false.
I'm 29, I work as a software engineer, I started programming when I was 10. I have no issues learning new programming languages and tools.
I was able to complete a simple yet functional Android app in just 2 days, having no prior java knowledge at all. I can develop in C and C++, python, and perl.
Recently I bought an iMac and attempted to create something for iOS. After much difficulty, I gave up. It would take me weeks to learn how to make even a simple iOS app. Maybe it comes as second nature to apple folks, but to say any developer wont find it hard is just wrong.
For one, OSX irritated me - I found it far too limited, and I wasn't able to be productive in its workflow model. I also could not even get past the starting point of writing an app in XCode/objc - it just seemed so foreign to me. The fact that XCode crashed after just 10 minutes just made it worse.
I decided to stick with Android. For all its problems, it is in my opinion a far easier platform to develop for.
I dont develop mobile apps for a job - maybe if I did things might be different. Trying to learn iOS development while juggling domestic responsibilities just wasn't practical.
um, you do realise they will most likely be releasing the iPhone 5 next year, right? Probably in about 6 months, when the original iPhone 4 buyers are out of their 2 year contracts. That kind of makes good business sense.
With the Android 4.0 release imminent, it was also likely that Apple felt the need to release a hardware-updated iPhone to compete with the latest android offerings. They also have iOS5 almost ready to go. One wonders why it wasn't versioned 4.5 or something, in line with the iPhone model number, saving version 5 for the release of the real iPhone 5...but that will probably remain a mystery. Most of us do not understand the Apple marketing department anyway...although it does work well.
I'm not saying you shouldn't get a Galaxy Nexus (or nexus prime, whatever it will be called). But if you were so ready to buy an iPhone 5 regardless of it not having many of the specs you listed, then why not just wait 6 months and buy one then?
It seems that the reason you want to switch, is because Apple (not the iPhone) failed your expectations, as a company. That seems a bit of a strong statement in light of what they actually did release.
Now, I do own a Galaxy S and I'm a big Android fan (I just sold an iMac after owning it for 3 weeks, and I will never own an iPhone), but your logic makes me think you were really just looking for a reason to switch.
I apologise if I'm mistaken.
My phone is 4" and its not a problem.
an extra half an inch diagonally isn't going to affect it a great deal I wouldn't imagine.
If the length is increased more than the width (which is what I'd expect) then its possible that the overall phone dimensions are roughly the same - since the 4.65" screen would cover an area currently occupied by the buttons at the bottom.
I'm fine with it, and provided it is still within practical limits, bigger/brighter is better.
Priests raping babies? The Bible claims nothing of the sort. One should not hold the Bible accountable for the actions of those who profess to follow it. The mainstream religions have mixed a little truth with a lot of error. There is not even a necessity to have priests in this age. The variation in christian beliefs all stem from the one Bible. It is simply a matter of reading comprehension, which I remember from my primary school days was something that few excelled at - mainly because they did not put in the time. The Bible follows the same principle. Learning the Bible takes a lot of effort and careful reading.
There are many critics claiming to have proved the Bible false, and without a knowledge of the Bible it can seem like they have a case (on the surface). However, if you're content to stop there, then you're not worthy of what the Bible can offer. It offers true hope, for those who dare to put in the hard effort and search out the truth.
I believe the Bible, not mainstream religion.
I do so because of the various prophecies that have been fulfilled, especially in more recent times (last 100 years for example - we've seen Israel back in the land of promise - just like the Bible predicted).
We could argue all day about whether God's morals are valid or not. I'm not sure it matters whether you agree with me or not.
God says, "if you do A, you get B". On the one hand, he is offering eternal life of happiness to those who believe in him and follow his ways. On the other, well you get ~70 years (if you're lucky) but after that you're dead, and cease to exist. eternal death, if you like (though not torture, as some would have you believe - you just return to the dust and that's it - no more consciousness at all).
At the end of the day, no one cares if you agree with the Bible or not. If you live by it, you will benefit. That is what it promises.
You are free to deny it and walk away. That doesn't change its validity. But you'd want to be pretty confident that you're right.
In any case, the things you can prove are the historical events, and the fulfilled prophecies. The Bible is full of historical events, and has been proven time and time again to be a reliable source. It also contains many prophecies, with one of the major ones being the return of the jews to the promised land. In 1948 we saw Israel become a recognised nation once again, and in 1967 we saw Jerusalem as its capital, in the hands of the Jews.
Ezekiel 37 is pretty clear about Israel returning to their land, and under what circumstances.
God also states that "Israel are his witnesses". If Israel were to be destroyed and cease to exist as a nation now, I would burn my Bible and give up my beliefs entirely, because that is one thing that God has said is 100% proof of his existence. What other nation has been through what they have and yet kept their identity despite being "homeless" for over 1800 years.
The destruction of the ancient city of Tyre was also predicted many years before it happened (Ezek 26). Yes there is a modern city but it was completely new. The old city's ruins are still under the earth.
The succession of world empires from Babylon, through to our day, was predicted in Daniel 2. The feet and toes represent democracy - the weakest form of government (as far as the balance of power is concerned - the power is with the people, which is kind of upside down).
Reading Ezek 38 which details events just prior to the return of jesus christ, we already see the nations in the middle east aligning themselves on 2 sides - exactly as the Bible says. The east/west divide did not exist like it does today at the time when the Bible was written. Yet there it is.
Expect to see Russia taking (more of) an interest in the Middle East. Not too many years ago Russia was financially in ruins and people laughed when we Christadelphians said at our public lectures that Russia would invade the middle east almost unchallenged. Who would doubt they could do it now?
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The preferences for pretty much everything on OS X can be changed via the command line.
I'm sorry it didn't work out for you - if it's any consolation I don't think Lion was really their finest hour. Snow Leopard was better in my opinion.
FWIW I use Linux and OS X side by side, but I've been a Mac user for well over a decade so I am used to it. I find "where is everything?!" bafflement when I sit down in front of a modern Windows install, since I used to use 98/w2k etc.
Not everything. If you could change everything, I'd still be using it.
I just couldn't get used to the mouse acceleration. I normally have the pointer speed quite fast so my mouse uses about 1 inch square on the desk. With the magic mouse, I had to lift the mouse several times just to get to the other side of the screen. Add to that the fact that the menus are at the top, and my window could be at the bottom right, and we have the definition of frustration right there.
I decided if I'm going to use a normal mouse, and normal keyboard, then why not just use a normal OS too...and when I switched back to Linux, the confirmation came loud and clear.
I admit that if you started with OSX as your first computer, things might be different.
OSX just doesn't fit my workflow. I can make windows 7 fit, and it is workable. Linux is perfect for me (when it works). OSX just didn't agree.
just to be clear - I mean switching between OSX (GUI) and Linux (GNOME/KDE/whatever) on a daily basis.
Its just that they are different enough that you end up forming habits with one that dont work on the other.
Switching between Windows and Linux (Again, GUI only) is easier because they are more similar.
That wasn't intended to be a criticism of OSX, just a reason for why I decided it wasn't working for me.
I bought an iMac recently - 3 weeks later I'm selling it.
Usability is not a linear scale.
OSX is not somehow better for usability - you have to change everything about how you work, which is not necessarily going to make you more productive.
I found it mostly ok, but seriously limited, and in some places really unintuitive, and even broken.
Save yourself the trouble - if you ever get the urge to switch to a mac, borrow one for a few weeks. Dont do what I did. It looks like I'll lose about $400 over it :(
My final word on OSX - it is the most frustrating OS I've ever used. Mostly because of the mouse acceleration - your mouse covers about 20-30cm of desk space to get from one side of the screen to the other. I had it on the fastest setting and it still wasn't nearly enough.
Also, no maximize (ie. for browser windows etc when its actually useful), no window tiling (drag to left or right side of screen to make window resize to fill half the screen).
We should stop seeing Apple as the epitome of usability because its just nonsense. I have equally as much trouble navigating an iphone or ipad. They take just as much time to learn as any other non-apple device, so the whole usability argument is garbage.