N1 - last update issued about 1.5 years after first sale (maybe it is 1.75). NS - last update issued about 2 months after first sale.
That isn't exactly a stellar history. Granted, the N1 and NS may still get more updates in the future (or they may not - there are no promises, and Google seems to just stop updating phones and not really announce any kind of official EOL policy). Also - I couldn't find an official firmware release history / changelog for any of these phones so it is possible I missed some kind of a minor update. Corrections are welcome.
N1 has had constant OTA updates since it was launched - in fact, it was updated to 2.3.4 about two weeks ago. NS, exactly the same, some times getting releases some weeks before N1.
So... did you just not bother looking for it, or are you intentionally spreading FUD?
Of course, whether or not Valve decided to allow K+M is another question. Anyone know?
Yep, I know: no, they didn't allow it.
“No, unfortunately we don’t do that. The whole game is built around playtesting, which extends to the hardware and how people use it. We have people internally who played on the PS3 – we use it all the time – and we constantly iterated it.”
Also,
"Luckily, Portal 2's not a super twitchy, complicated game, so we just focused on making a comfortable controller experience"
By the way, back to evolution, shouldn't there be dozens... maybe hundreds... maybe thousands of fossils of creatures somewhere between monkeys and humans?
Of course not, given that humans didn't evolve from monkeys. The split happened around the Haplorrhini, if you are thinking about New World Monkeys, or the Catarrhini, if you are thinking about Old World Monkeys. The resulting branch, Hominoidae, then split into the Hominidae and the branches that would end up being the gibbon, situation repeated with the Homininae and the orangutan branches, Hominini and the gorillas, Hominina and the chimpanzees, and after that it's continue producing different competing branches, eventually leading to the genus called Homo. Eventually, we have the Homo sapiens, which is the only species of the genus Homo that survived.
All of this, and a ton more that I skipped, is well documented in the fossil record. Sometimes I just can't decide if people spewing the "BUT WHERE ARE THE FOSSILS?!?!?!?!!!!!111" question are knowingly lying about their ignorance, or are just totally blind to anyone saying "RIGHT THERE".
But of course, we'll never find the fossils of creatures somewhere between monkeys and humans, which is what you asked for. So this time, I'll go with ignorance.
They can't imagine any problem that isn't on their fucking script, they have no idea what to do when the problem isn't on the script, and when you ask to speak to their supervisor they either lie and put the guy from the next folding-table over on the line "yes this is supervisor" or else they just fucking hang up on you.
To be fair, and speaking from experience, this is usually a matter of common policy when it comes to call center. And it's not a US-only problem, or a problem just with outsourced services. I have worked in call centers located in several countries, and I know for a fact that the people at the phone very strong guidelines about what they can and cannot do: this includes deviating from the script. As a matter of fact, deviating from the script can and WILL get you fired if anyone learns about it (and with random call screening, this is a constant possibility).
A very similar thing happens when you ask for a supervisor: they either ask their supervisor, who tells them to go away and not bother them with this kind of shit, or they actually risk being fired for not solving the "problem" of someone asking for a supervisor without actually talking to one.
And on top of it, other common issues mentioned like "can't transfer you" or "can't tell you my name" are ALSO policy that can get them fired if they don't do it. I've known plenty of people that would have loved to be able to help the customer more, but they're not allowed to, by company policy.
Customer support workers are some of the most overworked, stressed out and badly treated people in the service industry, and while there are incompetent and rude people amongst them, don't assign to incompetence what can be explained by pure corporation greed: Their job is not to solve your problem, but instead to answer as many calls as possible. That's what they're paid for. That's what the company wants them to do, and that's what they have to do to do their job.
So next time you find that someone won't help you outside their script, or won't tell you his/her name, or won't transfer you, complain to the company, not the worker. The worker is as powerless as you are.
"People on the side of The People always ended up disappointed, in any case. They found that The People tended not to be grateful or appreciative or forward-thinking or obedient. The People tended to be small-minded and conservative and not very clever and were even distrustful of cleverness."
Well, yes. They're more than happy to keep you on a plan that is (potentially) more expensive than the one they would put you in. The automatic changes happen when, for example, you change from an iPhone 2g grandfathered into a $20 data plan (EDGE), to a different phone (in my case a Nexus One, t-mobile 3g frequency type as I needed it to have the European frequencies, so it can only do EDGE on at&t) that they think should use the more expensive $30 plan that includes 3G data (even if the phone can only do EDGE on their network).
Even before that, I had my iPhone 2g (unlocked) running on their network without a data plan, with the gprs/edge data disabled to not get any accidental charges, using only data from wifi. After a while, they decided that because I was using an iPhone, I *had* to have a data plan, even if (and probably because) I wasn't using any data at all. I'm sure if I had been on pay-as-you-go and had astronomical bills, they wouldn't have said anything.
I never thought I would look forward so much to deal with the european wireless carriers again, and it really is like going back to your mildly abusive husband that at least won't burn your eyeballs with cigarettes like the new one did.
Oh, sure it runs without a data plan. But, from experience, AT&T can, and probably will, suddenly send a nice SMS with a smiley face telling you that they have detected you are using a smartphone, and have happily changed your plan to the smartphone one, without any interaction on your side other than using it.
They actually monitor the devices connected to find out what they are and what plan to charge you for. Log into your online account manager and you will see that they know perfectly well which phone you're using, as it show right there, usually with a picture. And if you call support while not having the right plan, they will happily tell you that they changed it during the call to the right plan for your phone.
This happened to me while using a 2g iPhone and again after getting a Nexus One.
He read some information online, and, god forgive him, decided to contrast it with other sources and correct the wrong parts of the original statement to prevent misinformation spreading.
He's everything that is wrong with journalism nowadays. What a douchebag.
I don't think you understand the concept of "options". I am not arguing for or against wikileaks, the US government, the editing or not editing, or anything like that. I'm commenting on the fact that the parent post was based on a false dichotomy: Either review before releasing - which he/she labels as "taunting", so it means that the authorities already know about it before it's released - or release unedited. I'm pointing out that there is a third option: getting those documents, keeping your mouth shut while you do any editing you want to do, then announcing them to the world.
With networked handhelds (which actually isn't new either, the PSP already did wireless multiplayer in 2004, and so did the Nintendo DS) you can play with several people too, but you're not going to do that with 4 people around a tiny screen. You're going to buy 2, 3 or 4 games.
To be fair, a good amount of DS (I don't know about the PSP) games allow you to play multiplayer with just one of you owning the game. The other DS will download the needed parts of the game from you (it's actually called "DS Download Play" on the main menu screen) and you're good to go.
Slashdot Mirror
You're a bit late: http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/08/08/london-riots-blame-grand-theft-auto/
teenagers who are pissed at the world.
That's a redundant statement. You could just say teenagers.
That's a redundant statement. You could just say "That's a redundant statement."
Sometimes, when it's quiet, I can still hear the monkeys.
N1 - last update issued about 1.5 years after first sale (maybe it is 1.75).
NS - last update issued about 2 months after first sale.
That isn't exactly a stellar history. Granted, the N1 and NS may still get more updates in the future (or they may not - there are no promises, and Google seems to just stop updating phones and not really announce any kind of official EOL policy). Also - I couldn't find an official firmware release history / changelog for any of these phones so it is possible I missed some kind of a minor update. Corrections are welcome.
N1 has had constant OTA updates since it was launched - in fact, it was updated to 2.3.4 about two weeks ago.
NS, exactly the same, some times getting releases some weeks before N1.
So... did you just not bother looking for it, or are you intentionally spreading FUD?
Not just on T-Mobile, on any carrier. The carrier doesn't provide the updates, google does.
Of course, whether or not Valve decided to allow K+M is another question.
Anyone know?
Yep, I know: no, they didn't allow it.
“No, unfortunately we don’t do that. The whole game is built around playtesting, which extends to the hardware and how people use it. We have people internally who played on the PS3 – we use it all the time – and we constantly iterated it.”
Also,
"Luckily, Portal 2's not a super twitchy, complicated game, so we just focused on making a comfortable controller experience"
By the way, back to evolution, shouldn't there be dozens... maybe hundreds... maybe thousands of fossils of creatures somewhere between monkeys and humans?
Of course not, given that humans didn't evolve from monkeys. The split happened around the Haplorrhini, if you are thinking about New World Monkeys, or the Catarrhini, if you are thinking about Old World Monkeys. The resulting branch, Hominoidae, then split into the Hominidae and the branches that would end up being the gibbon, situation repeated with the Homininae and the orangutan branches, Hominini and the gorillas, Hominina and the chimpanzees, and after that it's continue producing different competing branches, eventually leading to the genus called Homo. Eventually, we have the Homo sapiens, which is the only species of the genus Homo that survived.
All of this, and a ton more that I skipped, is well documented in the fossil record. Sometimes I just can't decide if people spewing the "BUT WHERE ARE THE FOSSILS?!?!?!?!!!!!111" question are knowingly lying about their ignorance, or are just totally blind to anyone saying "RIGHT THERE".
But of course, we'll never find the fossils of creatures somewhere between monkeys and humans, which is what you asked for. So this time, I'll go with ignorance.
I was *this* close to spitting my tea all over the keyboard. An that's not a euphemism.
(The fact that this hasn't happened actually raises my impression of North Korea.)
The fact that you considered that to be a possible response by North Korea says more about you than it says about North Korea.
They can't imagine any problem that isn't on their fucking script, they have no idea what to do when the problem isn't on the script, and when you ask to speak to their supervisor they either lie and put the guy from the next folding-table over on the line "yes this is supervisor" or else they just fucking hang up on you.
To be fair, and speaking from experience, this is usually a matter of common policy when it comes to call center. And it's not a US-only problem, or a problem just with outsourced services. I have worked in call centers located in several countries, and I know for a fact that the people at the phone very strong guidelines about what they can and cannot do: this includes deviating from the script. As a matter of fact, deviating from the script can and WILL get you fired if anyone learns about it (and with random call screening, this is a constant possibility).
A very similar thing happens when you ask for a supervisor: they either ask their supervisor, who tells them to go away and not bother them with this kind of shit, or they actually risk being fired for not solving the "problem" of someone asking for a supervisor without actually talking to one.
And on top of it, other common issues mentioned like "can't transfer you" or "can't tell you my name" are ALSO policy that can get them fired if they don't do it. I've known plenty of people that would have loved to be able to help the customer more, but they're not allowed to, by company policy.
Customer support workers are some of the most overworked, stressed out and badly treated people in the service industry, and while there are incompetent and rude people amongst them, don't assign to incompetence what can be explained by pure corporation greed: Their job is not to solve your problem, but instead to answer as many calls as possible. That's what they're paid for. That's what the company wants them to do, and that's what they have to do to do their job.
So next time you find that someone won't help you outside their script, or won't tell you his/her name, or won't transfer you, complain to the company, not the worker. The worker is as powerless as you are.
"People on the side of The People always ended up disappointed, in any case. They found that The People tended not to be grateful or appreciative or forward-thinking or obedient. The People tended to be small-minded and conservative and not very clever and were even distrustful of cleverness."
Terry Pratchett, Night Watch
"Prey" was also easily activated in Steam. I don't even know where my DVD/manual is anymore.
13 667 dangerous alien crimonals?
Well, yes. They're more than happy to keep you on a plan that is (potentially) more expensive than the one they would put you in. The automatic changes happen when, for example, you change from an iPhone 2g grandfathered into a $20 data plan (EDGE), to a different phone (in my case a Nexus One, t-mobile 3g frequency type as I needed it to have the European frequencies, so it can only do EDGE on at&t) that they think should use the more expensive $30 plan that includes 3G data (even if the phone can only do EDGE on their network).
Even before that, I had my iPhone 2g (unlocked) running on their network without a data plan, with the gprs/edge data disabled to not get any accidental charges, using only data from wifi. After a while, they decided that because I was using an iPhone, I *had* to have a data plan, even if (and probably because) I wasn't using any data at all. I'm sure if I had been on pay-as-you-go and had astronomical bills, they wouldn't have said anything.
I never thought I would look forward so much to deal with the european wireless carriers again, and it really is like going back to your mildly abusive husband that at least won't burn your eyeballs with cigarettes like the new one did.
Oh, sure it runs without a data plan. But, from experience, AT&T can, and probably will, suddenly send a nice SMS with a smiley face telling you that they have detected you are using a smartphone, and have happily changed your plan to the smartphone one, without any interaction on your side other than using it.
They actually monitor the devices connected to find out what they are and what plan to charge you for. Log into your online account manager and you will see that they know perfectly well which phone you're using, as it show right there, usually with a picture. And if you call support while not having the right plan, they will happily tell you that they changed it during the call to the right plan for your phone.
This happened to me while using a 2g iPhone and again after getting a Nexus One.
ADN is the Spanish-language initialism for DNA, maybe he's planning on only mapping the hispanic genetic heritage?
He read some information online, and, god forgive him, decided to contrast it with other sources and correct the wrong parts of the original statement to prevent misinformation spreading.
He's everything that is wrong with journalism nowadays. What a douchebag.
Which is something the masses do on a regular basis.
Well, your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.
I don't think you understand the concept of "options". I am not arguing for or against wikileaks, the US government, the editing or not editing, or anything like that. I'm commenting on the fact that the parent post was based on a false dichotomy: Either review before releasing - which he/she labels as "taunting", so it means that the authorities already know about it before it's released - or release unedited. I'm pointing out that there is a third option: getting those documents, keeping your mouth shut while you do any editing you want to do, then announcing them to the world.
There is a third way: don't say you have them until you review them.
With networked handhelds (which actually isn't new either, the PSP already did wireless multiplayer in 2004, and so did the Nintendo DS) you can play with several people too, but you're not going to do that with 4 people around a tiny screen. You're going to buy 2, 3 or 4 games.
To be fair, a good amount of DS (I don't know about the PSP) games allow you to play multiplayer with just one of you owning the game. The other DS will download the needed parts of the game from you (it's actually called "DS Download Play" on the main menu screen) and you're good to go.
Woah, I wish they could get the wonders of compression to work with DSL and cable, too.
Feels like thread merging to me.
Do you not need people in order to believe in God?