Well, hypothetically... if she is confirmed, and any RIAA/MPAA/intellectual property/copyright/file sharing/patent/wiretapping/etc. cases ever make it to the Supreme Court, this might be important. Your Rights Online and all that.
the gadgetry itself and the triviality it promotes is absorbing so much time and attention that we're ignoring other things that might be more important to our civic lives.
For example, how many Slashdot posts will be made during people's workdays?
Anyone else been noticing the difference between what comes out of any president's mouth, and what his administration actually does? The term "distraction" isn't far off the mark.
Some people do not know what they are getting when they buy it.
Wait... are you fighting for the American People, writ large, or just yourself? Certainly everyone on Slashdot knows exactly what they're getting with the iPhone.
Using your own device in whatever manner you wish is your right!
Absolutely. You are free to build, use, and program your own multitouch smartphone that runs Flash, slices bread, makes reservations at impossibly busy restaurants, and teleports attractive nymphomaniacs directly into your bedroom. Or, you can buy this off-the-shelf thing that is far more limited, but has less development time. Either way, you know what you're getting when you buy it.
Oh, and that restaurant you just made a reservation at for you and your nympho? They require that you're wearing a tie. A real tie, not just a clip-on.
This is marketing-speak for "We're going to be opening the Apple Porn Store very soon. You think the rigid curves of our multi-touch sensors are cool? You ain't seen nothing. Wait for Steve Jobs to say, 'And one more thing.'"
Apple is clearly no longer the leader. This phone is their admission of that fact. They hope packaging will save them.
Apple was never the leader in features or chipsets. However, they are the leaders in packaging, marketing, and UI (the latter being disputable by some folks, especially on Slashdot). And those things translate into mindshare and sales.
No, the iPhone's Safari does not have tabs, not in the way desktop Safari does. It's closer to a "virtual desktop" metaphor: you click a button to view a scrollable thumbnail list of open pages.
Personally I think this works better than tabs, given the limited screen size and the sensitivity of the touch.
"You'd be surprised how many people would love an internet browser that does nothing but display a web page as fast as possible."
Those are probably the same idiots who want a cell phone that reliably makes phone calls.
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So when people carry weapons in public, we immediately assume they are enemy combatants? I know there was fighting in the area: you still have ZERO proof these were insurgents.
I would assume that most Iraqi civilians are armed for self defense. There are plenty of stories about Iraqis using their own guns -- even AK-47s -- to fend of insurgents trying to kidnap them or plant bombs. The "RPG" you keep pointing out looks a lot like a pro camera lens to me. And there is zero evidence that these people were engaged in any warfare, or about to fire an RPG: the pilots made that shit up.
Finally, this quote from your link: "But you drive your van into an active military engagement?" As I understand it, most of Baghdad in 2007 was pretty dangerous. A passing family would have little idea of how recently a group of people were shot. For all we know, they were in the process of fleeing an active engagement elsewhere, saw wounded Iraqis in a scene that appeared calm at the moment, and attempted to rescue them. The link says "You are stupid. Innocent, but stupid. You're asking to be killed." -- you might as well call all Iraqi civilians that, then. Why live in Iraq at all? Let's move them to the U.S.
I really don't care about the rest of your comment (one way or t'other), but "Your comment, sir, is vapid" ought to earn you a few thousand mod-ups. Thank you.
FTA: In 1961 a B-52 carrying two 24 megaton nuclear weapons (equivalent to 3,700 “Hiroshima bombs”) broke up in the air over Goldsboro, North Carolina. One bomb fell as far as 10,000 feet and sunk into the “waterlogged farmland.” The Air Force dug as deep as 50 feet trying to excavate the weapon, which contained uranium, but was unsuccessful. Finally, the Air Force purchased an easement on the land. Reportedly, a Pentagon document stated that five of the bomb’s six safety mechanisms had failed; “only a single switch” prevented the nuclear detonation of this 24 megaton device.
What are the chances of the final safety mechanism ever deteriorating or otherwise failing due to age?
In their defense... when their systems work, they work just fine. It's only when something goes wrong... it goes REALLY wrong, and Tech Support becomes a synonym for Kill Me Now.
I've had worse experiences with BlueHost and 1&1 than I've had with GoDaddy, although that might not be saying much.
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"VA hospitals are a pretty good system" ...compared to the average American hospital.
(As good as the best hospital? No.)
Well, hypothetically... if she is confirmed, and any RIAA/MPAA/intellectual property/copyright/file sharing/patent/wiretapping/etc. cases ever make it to the Supreme Court, this might be important. Your Rights Online and all that.
C'mon... how many replies will this thread get from posters supposedly working at the office/wherever?
the gadgetry itself and the triviality it promotes is absorbing so much time and attention that we're ignoring other things that might be more important to our civic lives.
For example, how many Slashdot posts will be made during people's workdays?
Oh wait.
Anyone else been noticing the difference between what comes out of any president's mouth, and what his administration actually does? The term "distraction" isn't far off the mark.
Fixed that for you.
Some people do not know what they are getting when they buy it.
Wait... are you fighting for the American People, writ large, or just yourself? Certainly everyone on Slashdot knows exactly what they're getting with the iPhone.
Using your own device in whatever manner you wish is your right!
Absolutely. You are free to build, use, and program your own multitouch smartphone that runs Flash, slices bread, makes reservations at impossibly busy restaurants, and teleports attractive nymphomaniacs directly into your bedroom. Or, you can buy this off-the-shelf thing that is far more limited, but has less development time. Either way, you know what you're getting when you buy it.
Oh, and that restaurant you just made a reservation at for you and your nympho? They require that you're wearing a tie. A real tie, not just a clip-on.
Just what I was thinking.
If someone's position is "Jobs is whining about flash because Apple didn't invent it. That's all." then the above HTML5 comment is perfectly relevant.
Except, of course, he praises HTML5, which Apple also didn't invent.
*whoosh*
This is marketing-speak for "We're going to be opening the Apple Porn Store very soon. You think the rigid curves of our multi-touch sensors are cool? You ain't seen nothing. Wait for Steve Jobs to say, 'And one more thing.'"
Apple is clearly no longer the leader. This phone is their admission of that fact. They hope packaging will save them.
Apple was never the leader in features or chipsets. However, they are the leaders in packaging, marketing, and UI (the latter being disputable by some folks, especially on Slashdot). And those things translate into mindshare and sales.
The conspiracy theory doesn't add up.
They usually don't, except to the conspiracy theorists.
No, the iPhone's Safari does not have tabs, not in the way desktop Safari does. It's closer to a "virtual desktop" metaphor: you click a button to view a scrollable thumbnail list of open pages.
Personally I think this works better than tabs, given the limited screen size and the sensitivity of the touch.
"You'd be surprised how many people would love an internet browser that does nothing but display a web page as fast as possible."
Those are probably the same idiots who want a cell phone that reliably makes phone calls.
So when people carry weapons in public, we immediately assume they are enemy combatants? I know there was fighting in the area: you still have ZERO proof these were insurgents.
I would assume that most Iraqi civilians are armed for self defense. There are plenty of stories about Iraqis using their own guns -- even AK-47s -- to fend of insurgents trying to kidnap them or plant bombs. The "RPG" you keep pointing out looks a lot like a pro camera lens to me. And there is zero evidence that these people were engaged in any warfare, or about to fire an RPG: the pilots made that shit up.
Finally, this quote from your link: "But you drive your van into an active military engagement?" As I understand it, most of Baghdad in 2007 was pretty dangerous. A passing family would have little idea of how recently a group of people were shot. For all we know, they were in the process of fleeing an active engagement elsewhere, saw wounded Iraqis in a scene that appeared calm at the moment, and attempted to rescue them. The link says "You are stupid. Innocent, but stupid. You're asking to be killed." -- you might as well call all Iraqi civilians that, then. Why live in Iraq at all? Let's move them to the U.S.
Ah yes, the great Apple solution: buy more stuff from Apple!
I really don't care about the rest of your comment (one way or t'other), but "Your comment, sir, is vapid" ought to earn you a few thousand mod-ups. Thank you.
FTA: In 1961 a B-52 carrying two 24 megaton nuclear weapons (equivalent to 3,700 “Hiroshima bombs”) broke up in the air over Goldsboro, North Carolina. One bomb fell as far as 10,000 feet and sunk into the “waterlogged farmland.” The Air Force dug as deep as 50 feet trying to excavate the weapon, which contained uranium, but was unsuccessful. Finally, the Air Force purchased an easement on the land. Reportedly, a Pentagon document stated that five of the bomb’s six safety mechanisms had failed; “only a single switch” prevented the nuclear detonation of this 24 megaton device.
What are the chances of the final safety mechanism ever deteriorating or otherwise failing due to age?
Add the ability to convert Americans fat chicks into Sweden porn stars and you got yourself a deal.
People have been using beer to achieve that effect for a long time.
In their defense... when their systems work, they work just fine. It's only when something goes wrong... it goes REALLY wrong, and Tech Support becomes a synonym for Kill Me Now.
I've had worse experiences with BlueHost and 1&1 than I've had with GoDaddy, although that might not be saying much.
GoDaddy did something I like.
Though, it probably has less to do with "Yay Freedom!" than "We can't sell that even with big-breasted women."
A phone that records 720p video and plays it out via an HDMI jack? WHY?
FTA: "Users don't need to click on anything to get infected; a computer becomes infected after the ad is loaded by the browser."