There are many example of open source projects where the feedback of the community is solicited by developers and over time results in improvements. Blender and Gimp are two that jump to mind, but there are many others. Mandriva becoming a distro that is tailored by it's fans has great potential to serve as an example.
Cynicism is an ugly trait. You should work on that.
This is exciting to see. Giving the community greater influence over the future development of the distro has put this on my list to watch. I've used Ubuntu and Fedora (laptop and desktop) for years, but I used Mandrake years back and would be open minded to doing so again.
For sixteen dollars it seems a bit pricey for an older game, but they've gone through and freshened the graphics and other tweeks. I never played the original FFIII, but I'm tempted to support this with the hopes Square will continue to port stuff to Android. I'd love to have FF VII in my Galaxy SII.
At the end on my contract I decided to go with an MVNO briefly last year. Cox Communications purchased some bandwidth off Sprint and offered a decent pricing bundle for people who already had their cable and high speed internet.
Cox talked a good game, but they weren't organized. They had difficulties porting my existing phone number. They didn't have a decent selection of phones (I had a HTC Wildfire. A true POS if there ever was one). Their Customer Service people seemed under-trained on the phone. They made BIG mistakes in my billing each month, so I was always calling to get crap corrected. I had to watch the wireless portion of my bill like a hawk.
And Cox failed. They deserved to.
I signed up for service with Cox Wireless last May and they pulled the plug ~6 months later. There was an internal memo that leaked saying they couldn't compete with 4G vendors, they were unable to buy the most popular phones, and the market changed faster than they could adapt. I received a letter in Nov. 2011 telling me they were freeing me from my contract. I could keep my phone (which I sold) and they gave me some money since they were the party breaking the contract.
I expect the current wave of Mobile Virtual providers will be a hodge-podge of the same experience for many people. Here today and gone tomorrow.
Like I said, I'd like to see a serious player get in the game and drive prices down.
I'm less impressed with new phones entering the market. There's a ton of smart phones and everyone can find something they like.
Where we do need more competition is decent service providers. There's a handful of majors (I won't even go into the pay as you go crap vendors). The majors like Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, etc... have all settled into a pricing structure where they barely compete. There's no dynamic at work driving the price of service down. If anything, they occasionally increase their prices. I'd like to see someone with the financial means to compete enter the arena and change the game.
Reading comprehension is important, you should work on it. I have one of the best Android phones on the market the Galaxy S2 (Sprint Epic Touch version).
And I said MOST of Nokia's phones are shit. And they are. For every one decent phone Nokia builds they make ten pieces of crap aimed at the pay-as-you-go no contracts market.
My Galaxy S2 Epic (sprint touchscreen) kicks ass. I have it rooted and run an Ice Cream Sandwich rom. Excellent phone. I wouldn't hesitate to upgrade to the Galaxy S3 once 4g LTE becomes available in my area.
The Moment is ~3 years ago. It was a fair phone at the time, a bit chunky. It had a decent processor from what I heard. Both Samsung hardware and Android have come a long way.
I have hated ABS for years. It's nearly causes me more accidents than it's helped me avoid, especially on ice. Now I can look forward to my car doing more shit I don't expect during an emergency.
What you can do for nuisance software that phones home is install Droidwall from the market. It's free. It will allow you to white list what software and system processes have network access. It requires root IIRC, but you have that covered.
Someone sleeping in a homeless shelter isn't going to pay. There are exemptions. Most people will not understand the full extent of Obamacare's impact until the plan takes full effect in 2014.
I wanted exactly one thing from health care reform and didn't get it: I want to carry my health care plan from employer to employer. I've been in a plan with my employer for ~14 years. If I change employers I need to worry about per-existing conditions (for me, my wife, my kids) impacting my premiums or perhaps disqualifying me altogether.
Allow me to buy Health care using pre-tax money the same way I do right now, but allow me to keep that plan as I move forward in life.
Tax code is where most political power resides. Companies buying political favors are usually looking for tax breaks. States use dueling tax incentives to lure people/companies/film production to their state. Individuals receive various tax breaks for being good little wind-up-robots and doing what they are told.
Anyone who believes we will ever have a flat tax doesn't understand they are asking government to neuter itself. It just isn't going to happen.
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Then they would be on to something.
I googled it. Blame google.
You know what I hate about Ubuntu? Sandworms.
There are many example of open source projects where the feedback of the community is solicited by developers and over time results in improvements. Blender and Gimp are two that jump to mind, but there are many others. Mandriva becoming a distro that is tailored by it's fans has great potential to serve as an example.
Cynicism is an ugly trait. You should work on that.
This is exciting to see. Giving the community greater influence over the future development of the distro has put this on my list to watch. I've used Ubuntu and Fedora (laptop and desktop) for years, but I used Mandrake years back and would be open minded to doing so again.
For sixteen dollars it seems a bit pricey for an older game, but they've gone through and freshened the graphics and other tweeks. I never played the original FFIII, but I'm tempted to support this with the hopes Square will continue to port stuff to Android. I'd love to have FF VII in my Galaxy SII.
At the end on my contract I decided to go with an MVNO briefly last year. Cox Communications purchased some bandwidth off Sprint and offered a decent pricing bundle for people who already had their cable and high speed internet.
Cox talked a good game, but they weren't organized. They had difficulties porting my existing phone number. They didn't have a decent selection of phones (I had a HTC Wildfire. A true POS if there ever was one). Their Customer Service people seemed under-trained on the phone. They made BIG mistakes in my billing each month, so I was always calling to get crap corrected. I had to watch the wireless portion of my bill like a hawk.
And Cox failed. They deserved to.
I signed up for service with Cox Wireless last May and they pulled the plug ~6 months later. There was an internal memo that leaked saying they couldn't compete with 4G vendors, they were unable to buy the most popular phones, and the market changed faster than they could adapt. I received a letter in Nov. 2011 telling me they were freeing me from my contract. I could keep my phone (which I sold) and they gave me some money since they were the party breaking the contract.
I expect the current wave of Mobile Virtual providers will be a hodge-podge of the same experience for many people. Here today and gone tomorrow.
Like I said, I'd like to see a serious player get in the game and drive prices down.
I'm less impressed with new phones entering the market. There's a ton of smart phones and everyone can find something they like.
Where we do need more competition is decent service providers. There's a handful of majors (I won't even go into the pay as you go crap vendors). The majors like Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, etc... have all settled into a pricing structure where they barely compete. There's no dynamic at work driving the price of service down. If anything, they occasionally increase their prices. I'd like to see someone with the financial means to compete enter the arena and change the game.
Throw in Olivia Wilde and you've got a deal.
...and you'll find god.
Am I interpreting that right?
...but yes, I was referring to the most recent Nano.
Touchscreens are more flexible but I appreciate being able to skip a song without turning on the screen and looking.
I sure Apple will eventually kill the wheel on ipods and I think that will be a mistake.
There's tons of great video and it's funny as hell. Nobody was hurt except the profession reputations of the fireworks people.
Your sense of humor. Go work on it.
An Ipad mini needs to be ~ $200-225. If they get too close to $250-275 there are 10 inch screens that begin to compete.
Because Android was there first. Samsung ICS devices have no home button.
Nano's not as good as an Ipod touch, but Apple sometimes sees the utility in going for the lower end market.
If Apple brings a 7-inch pad to market that outperforms Fire and Nexus 7 I'd be interested.
>> "And you would be happy if they stopped making cheap crap that some people apparently buy, and they only sell high end stuff."
I imagine their shareholders would be happier too.
Tech companies either innovate or litigate. If Nokia is going to act like SCO and become a serial lawsuit filer they can go away.
Reading comprehension is important, you should work on it. I have one of the best Android phones on the market the Galaxy S2 (Sprint Epic Touch version).
And I said MOST of Nokia's phones are shit. And they are. For every one decent phone Nokia builds they make ten pieces of crap aimed at the pay-as-you-go no contracts market.
My Galaxy S2 Epic (sprint touchscreen) kicks ass. I have it rooted and run an Ice Cream Sandwich rom. Excellent phone. I wouldn't hesitate to upgrade to the Galaxy S3 once 4g LTE becomes available in my area.
The Moment is ~3 years ago. It was a fair phone at the time, a bit chunky. It had a decent processor from what I heard. Both Samsung hardware and Android have come a long way.
I have hated ABS for years. It's nearly causes me more accidents than it's helped me avoid, especially on ice. Now I can look forward to my car doing more shit I don't expect during an emergency.
Do not want.
"...it does seem a bit flaky under Linux."
I'm a Fedora user and in my experience it's the Swiss Army knife of media players. It works with everything I throw at it.
I am disappointed the VLC beta doesn't work reliably on my Galaxy SII touch. It seems more alpha than beta.
...No I don't. Because most of their stuff is low end crap. Samsung and Apple ate their lunch.
"...cannot oppose the resale of his 'used' licenses..."
I see the basis for a lawsuit contending single use code is an obstruction to the consumer's right to resale.
What you can do for nuisance software that phones home is install Droidwall from the market. It's free. It will allow you to white list what software and system processes have network access. It requires root IIRC, but you have that covered.
Someone sleeping in a homeless shelter isn't going to pay. There are exemptions. Most people will not understand the full extent of Obamacare's impact until the plan takes full effect in 2014.
I wanted exactly one thing from health care reform and didn't get it: I want to carry my health care plan from employer to employer. I've been in a plan with my employer for ~14 years. If I change employers I need to worry about per-existing conditions (for me, my wife, my kids) impacting my premiums or perhaps disqualifying me altogether.
Allow me to buy Health care using pre-tax money the same way I do right now, but allow me to keep that plan as I move forward in life.
Tax code is where most political power resides. Companies buying political favors are usually looking for tax breaks. States use dueling tax incentives to lure people/companies/film production to their state. Individuals receive various tax breaks for being good little wind-up-robots and doing what they are told.
Anyone who believes we will ever have a flat tax doesn't understand they are asking government to neuter itself. It just isn't going to happen.