"misrepresenting and concealing material information in the marketing, advertising, sale, and servicing of its iPhone 4 — particularly as it relates to the quality of the mobile phone antenna and reception and related software."
So naturally, the people who actually had the problem are entitled to fifteen (count 'em!) dollars.
Are there any figures for the people who got a full refund for a phone that was - according to some, anyway - not fit for purpose?
There's a significant difference, I think, between taking measures to prevent an act of crime as it occurs and taking actions that also affect legitimate uses.
The fear (perhaps unjustified) is that in theory these dots could identify a person printing things that are not illegal in of themselves but are still inconvenient/undesirable to the authorities.
(or very bad kindling if you use it as toilet paper first)
Why is that? Wouldn't dried faecal matter make it even better as kindling? Some peoples already use bovine or camel shit as fuel so it doesn't seem that far a stretch to assume that human waste wouldn't burn too.
I've noticed that American headlines often use "X, Y" instead of "X and Y" when there are two items. I assume it's to save space but, like you apparently, I still find it rather jarring (of course, it could be just a typo). Please let's not argue over which is better.
Mr. Santorum, aren't you supposed to be out campaigning instead of trolling slashdot?
He's a politician; rest assured that he'll be up someone's arse as we speak. The only way Santorum could be posting on/. would involve a smartphone and a trophy for "Most Embarrassing X-Ray, 2012".
Please allow me to post (yet another) quote from a favourite TV show of mine:
[discussing a financial scandal] Sir Desmond Glazebrook: They've broken the rules. Sir Humphrey: What, you mean the insider trading regulations? Sir Desmond Glazebrook: No. Sir Humphrey: Oh. Well, that's one relief. Sir Desmond Glazebrook: I mean of course they've broken those, but they've broken the basic, the basic rule of the City. Sir Humphrey: I didn't know there were any. Sir Desmond Glazebrook: Just the one. If you're incompetent you have to be honest, and if you're crooked you have to be clever. See, if you're honest, then when you make a pig's breakfast of things the chaps rally round and help you out. Sir Humphrey: If you're crooked? Sir Desmond Glazebrook: Well, if you're making good profits for them, chaps don't start asking questions; they're not stupid. Well, not that stupid. Sir Humphrey: So the ideal is a firm which is honest and clever. Sir Desmond Glazebrook: Yes. Let me know if you ever come across one, won't you.
I might as well throw this in too, for no other reason than it makes a good insult:
Dorothy Wainwright: [Referring to Desmond Glazebrook] He's too stupid to know whether he's honest or not.
Indeed, along with most other useful non-latin letters.
Try u, as in um and ug. It looks close enough. Alternatively there's the one that's popular in the medical industry - I assume it's because label printers don't do it - mcg.
A quick look on wikipedia tells me that DoCoMo is short for "do communications over the mobile network", while the Japanese word "dokomo" translates to "everywhere".
I've been using the same 3G model for nearly four years and since the plural of anecdote is apparently now data I can confidently say that the average iPhone user has bought 3.4 The.4 must come from the digitiser I replaced. ~
So not road legal in the UK until we they change the law that prohibits "quitting" a vehicle with the engine running and, by extension, starting a cars engine by remote.
Leaving motor vehicles unattended
107.—(1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall leave, or cause or permit to be left, on a road a motor vehicle which is not attended by a person licensed to drive it unless the engine is stopped and any parking brake with which the vehicle is required to be equipped is effectively set.
(2) The requirement specified in paragraph (1) as to the stopping of the engine shall not apply in respect of a vehicle—
(a) being used for ambulance, fire brigade or police purposes; or
(b) in such a position and condition as not to be likely to endanger any person or property and engaged in an operation which requires its engine to be used to—
(i) drive machinery forming part of, or mounted on, the vehicle and used for purposes other than driving the vehicle; or
(ii) maintain the electrical power of the batteries of the vehicle at a level required for driving that machinery or apparatus.
(3) In this regulation “parking brake” means a brake fitted to a vehicle in accordance with requirement 16 or 18 in Schedule 3.
Don't even get them started (no pun intended) on a car that drives itself even over small distances with no-one inside, much less at the wheel.
Though it sounds flippant I'm serious; I actually do think it's a question not worth considering. Perhaps I should have said "4. Meaningless question - ?"
It used to be the normal way of paying for mobile phone service in the UK... and it still is, just about:
Actually, no it wasn't; pre-paid mobile phones came out a long time after contracts. I can say this with a straight face because I happened to be working for one of the phone companies when PAYG first started*.
That pre-pay customers outnumber post-pay has nothing to do with how long the service has been available. If I were to guess I'd say the increase in the proportion of contract customers was a result of newer, "must-have" handsets (smartphones in particular) being priced so highly when bought sim-free or with a pre-paid SIM.
With a pre-pay phone you don't need a bank, credit card, address, or any of the infrastructure for that. The original method (still used) to add balance is to buy "vouchers" from a shop. Scratch of the silver panel, type it into the phone, £10 instantly credited. Nowadays you can also top up online, by text, by phone, by credit/debit card, at an ATM... lots of ways. But the vouchers are still sold everywhere.
Scratch cards were done away with years ago, primarily because of printing costs and fraud.
Usually, a phone call (or YouTube video, or whatever) cuts out as soon as the remaining credit is used up. The phone continues to receive calls and texts, and allows whatever methods exist to add credit, contact customer services etc.
Most, if not all networks now offer a reserve credit facility. An ongoing call may be disconnected when credit runs out (I'm not certain as I have a contract and I've since changed careers) but there is usually still room to make an emergency call.
*Amusing anecdote: when SMS messaging was a new thing Orange gave everyone ten free messages a day. That's all you got, though, because the billing system wasn't yet set up to actually charge people for them.
How does a belief that there is no God not count as a belief system?
Well, first of all, atheism is not "a belief that there is no God," it is a lack of belief in any gods at all (for some reason, Christians insist that there is only one deity anyone could believe in).
Forgive me if this sounds obtuse, but just how is that different from agnosticism? If pressed, I'd say I was agnostic: I don't believe in any God/god/gods (take your pick). Is it the case that agnosticism is merely a subset - a gross simplification - of atheism?
On that note I think I'll throw in the towel; at least one of us isn't a philosopher and the (non)existence of deities doesn't make any difference to how I live from day to day anyway.
Atheism isn't a belief system, but the rejection or lack of one.
This is something I often have trouble with. How does a belief that there is no God not count as a belief system? If it does count, then doesn't it follow that agnosticism isn't a belief system because it rejects both the "for" and "against" beliefs?
I'm not sure it does, because it seems to me that believing the existence of God is unknowable seems just as much a belief system as believing one way or the other. I suppose it depends on how one defines belief: is it merely a case of accepting as fact something that one does not know? It's a question I leave to philosophers, because frankly it doesn't make the tiniest bit of difference to how I live my life from day to day.
Disclaimer: I was raised as an anglican, but it didn't take.
Slashdot Mirror
"misrepresenting and concealing material information in the marketing, advertising, sale, and servicing of its iPhone 4 — particularly as it relates to the quality of the mobile phone antenna and reception and related software."
So naturally, the people who actually had the problem are entitled to fifteen (count 'em!) dollars.
Are there any figures for the people who got a full refund for a phone that was - according to some, anyway - not fit for purpose?
4. If they have nothing to hide, why are they hiding it?
If people have nothing to hide, why are the government taking such a keen interest in them?
Both links have been slashdotted, so I'm genuinely curious how small the dots are; surely not larger than 0.1 mm.
They are indeed on the order of 100 microns.
There's a significant difference, I think, between taking measures to prevent an act of crime as it occurs and taking actions that also affect legitimate uses.
The fear (perhaps unjustified) is that in theory these dots could identify a person printing things that are not illegal in of themselves but are still inconvenient/undesirable to the authorities.
(or very bad kindling if you use it as toilet paper first)
Why is that? Wouldn't dried faecal matter make it even better as kindling? Some peoples already use bovine or camel shit as fuel so it doesn't seem that far a stretch to assume that human waste wouldn't burn too.
I stand corrected, thank-you.
That'll teach me to assume a subtle linguistic misunderstooding exists when it's actually just sloppy headline-writing or lackadaisical editing.
IOS, Android and what?
And nothing.
I've noticed that American headlines often use "X, Y" instead of "X and Y" when there are two items.
I assume it's to save space but, like you apparently, I still find it rather jarring (of course, it could be just a typo). Please let's not argue over which is better.
I has the same problem in Newcastle - and that *is* in England
Not by choice.
Mr. Santorum, aren't you supposed to be out campaigning instead of trolling slashdot?
He's a politician; rest assured that he'll be up someone's arse as we speak. The only way Santorum could be posting on /. would involve a smartphone and a trophy for "Most Embarrassing X-Ray, 2012".
Woof.
Please allow me to post (yet another) quote from a favourite TV show of mine:
[discussing a financial scandal]
Sir Desmond Glazebrook: They've broken the rules.
Sir Humphrey: What, you mean the insider trading regulations?
Sir Desmond Glazebrook: No.
Sir Humphrey: Oh. Well, that's one relief.
Sir Desmond Glazebrook: I mean of course they've broken those, but they've broken the basic, the basic rule of the City.
Sir Humphrey: I didn't know there were any.
Sir Desmond Glazebrook: Just the one.
If you're incompetent you have to be honest, and if you're crooked you have to be clever.
See, if you're honest, then when you make a pig's breakfast of things the chaps rally round and help you out.
Sir Humphrey: If you're crooked?
Sir Desmond Glazebrook: Well, if you're making good profits for them, chaps don't start asking questions; they're not stupid. Well, not that stupid.
Sir Humphrey: So the ideal is a firm which is honest and clever.
Sir Desmond Glazebrook: Yes. Let me know if you ever come across one, won't you.
I might as well throw this in too, for no other reason than it makes a good insult:
Dorothy Wainwright: [Referring to Desmond Glazebrook] He's too stupid to know whether he's honest or not.
We are approaching a critical point where the little guy can get as much exposure as the big guy if they use the medium intelligently.
That would, of course, be a Good Thing. The problem is that intelligence alone doesn't pay PR firms' bills.
(Slashdot seems to strip the micro symbol).
Indeed, along with most other useful non-latin letters.
Try u, as in um and ug. It looks close enough. Alternatively there's the one that's popular in the medical industry - I assume it's because label printers don't do it - mcg.
A quick look on wikipedia tells me that DoCoMo is short for "do communications over the mobile network", while the Japanese word "dokomo" translates to "everywhere".
Good idea! For is it not said that where two or three are gathered in my name they shall perform the parrot sketch?
...and why is Graham Chapman not joining them?
Death can put a real crimp on your acting ability. That is unless your name is Keanu, in which case being stiff as a board is an absolute boon.
Bend over, grab your ankles, and hold your breath.
It's best not to hold your breath; you don't want to be tensed up when they get to work.
Look, I've told you about this before. If you're not going to pick a relevant strip please pick a different one; there's even a search box provided.
I've been using the same 3G model for nearly four years and since the plural of anecdote is apparently now data I can confidently say that the average iPhone user has bought 3.4 The .4 must come from the digitiser I replaced.
~
So not road legal in the UK until we they change the law that prohibits "quitting" a vehicle with the engine running and, by extension, starting a cars engine by remote.
Leaving motor vehicles unattended
107.—(1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall leave, or cause or permit to be left, on a road a motor vehicle which is not attended by a person licensed to drive it unless the engine is stopped and any parking brake with which the vehicle is required to be equipped is effectively set.
(2) The requirement specified in paragraph (1) as to the stopping of the engine shall not apply in respect of a vehicle—
(a) being used for ambulance, fire brigade or police purposes; or
(b) in such a position and condition as not to be likely to endanger any person or property and engaged in an operation which requires its engine to be used to—
(i) drive machinery forming part of, or mounted on, the vehicle and used for purposes other than driving the vehicle; or
(ii) maintain the electrical power of the batteries of the vehicle at a level required for driving that machinery or apparatus.
(3) In this regulation “parking brake” means a brake fitted to a vehicle in accordance with requirement 16 or 18 in Schedule 3.
Don't even get them started (no pun intended) on a car that drives itself even over small distances with no-one inside, much less at the wheel.
Though it sounds flippant I'm serious; I actually do think it's a question not worth considering. Perhaps I should have said "4. Meaningless question - ?"
1. No - Atheists
2. Yes - Theists
3. Don't know (lack of belief) - Agnostics.
Incisive. I like it.
I would however like to add another option that's more fitting to my attitude; perhaps you can give us the technical name.
4. Don't care - ?
It used to be the normal way of paying for mobile phone service in the UK... and it still is, just about:
Actually, no it wasn't; pre-paid mobile phones came out a long time after contracts. I can say this with a straight face because I happened to be working for one of the phone companies when PAYG first started*.
That pre-pay customers outnumber post-pay has nothing to do with how long the service has been available. If I were to guess I'd say the increase in the proportion of contract customers was a result of newer, "must-have" handsets (smartphones in particular) being priced so highly when bought sim-free or with a pre-paid SIM.
With a pre-pay phone you don't need a bank, credit card, address, or any of the infrastructure for that. The original method (still used) to add balance is to buy "vouchers" from a shop. Scratch of the silver panel, type it into the phone, £10 instantly credited. Nowadays you can also top up online, by text, by phone, by credit/debit card, at an ATM... lots of ways. But the vouchers are still sold everywhere.
Scratch cards were done away with years ago, primarily because of printing costs and fraud.
Usually, a phone call (or YouTube video, or whatever) cuts out as soon as the remaining credit is used up. The phone continues to receive calls and texts, and allows whatever methods exist to add credit, contact customer services etc.
Most, if not all networks now offer a reserve credit facility. An ongoing call may be disconnected when credit runs out (I'm not certain as I have a contract and I've since changed careers) but there is usually still room to make an emergency call.
*Amusing anecdote: when SMS messaging was a new thing Orange gave everyone ten free messages a day. That's all you got, though, because the billing system wasn't yet set up to actually charge people for them.
How does a belief that there is no God not count as a belief system?
Well, first of all, atheism is not "a belief that there is no God," it is a lack of belief in any gods at all (for some reason, Christians insist that there is only one deity anyone could believe in).
Forgive me if this sounds obtuse, but just how is that different from agnosticism? If pressed, I'd say I was agnostic: I don't believe in any God/god/gods (take your pick). Is it the case that agnosticism is merely a subset - a gross simplification - of atheism?
On that note I think I'll throw in the towel; at least one of us isn't a philosopher and the (non)existence of deities doesn't make any difference to how I live from day to day anyway.
Atheism isn't a belief system, but the rejection or lack of one.
This is something I often have trouble with. How does a belief that there is no God not count as a belief system? If it does count, then doesn't it follow that agnosticism isn't a belief system because it rejects both the "for" and "against" beliefs?
I'm not sure it does, because it seems to me that believing the existence of God is unknowable seems just as much a belief system as believing one way or the other. I suppose it depends on how one defines belief: is it merely a case of accepting as fact something that one does not know? It's a question I leave to philosophers, because frankly it doesn't make the tiniest bit of difference to how I live my life from day to day.
Disclaimer: I was raised as an anglican, but it didn't take.