Well, I wouldn't say HTC hates their customers at all. They went through a helluva lot of trouble to ensure using Android was a pleasant experience. Their Sense UI maybe isn't so necessary now (Android 2.2), but it filled in a LOT of missing gaps earlier on, even in 2.1.
I also wish they had more open devices, but that isn't the case. Oh well, I knew that going in.
Let me ask you, did you feel uncomfortable with the fact that they already have this authority with your electric infrastructure? Your water? You're local emergency services? This is no different.
Yes, it is different. People don't put their data in their water lines, or on their power lines.
Presumably, this would cover cellphone networks, which again are significantly different to water and power.
Does the definition of a private network include my LAN?
That's the funny thing about governments. They'll decide what that definition covers when they want it to cover your LAN.
I think it's been demonstrated before how presidents have ignored that whole pesky needing-approval-from-Congress thing. How many wars have been started since WW2? How many of those were approved? Exactly.
Most of the world sees their government and its subsidiaries as more answerable than a corporate or multinational.
You can vote out a government, but a corporate monopolist is here to stay - until they get bought out by another one.
I have heard of this organisation before. If it is a choice between corporate pirates or a Quango I will usually try and avoid the corporates. In the UK, we are just about to close a load of quangos that have outstayed their welcome. I imagine that there are many here on/. who would love to close down Microsoft. Too bad. They are not going anytime soon and they are just one of many.
Right, when's the last time your representatives actually listened to you without a little palm greasing? Honestly, big giant corporations are behind god knows how many things lawmakers pass. They got the money, the time, and the resources to be highly influential in politics. You don't. Guess who wins.
A more realistic scenario if that is tried, you get labeled a know-it-all egotistical whiner. You can notify them of something in a more professional way. It'd probably go a lot further in 99% of the companies out there.
It doesn't matter if the devs have balls. It's not like we're all cowarding back in absolute terror of what management might think when we speak our voice. We usually speak, and loudly, but that doesn't change anything. Corporate policy says X, so X happens. No matter what.
Furthermore, if you create software for certain large customers and you tell them you don't support IE6, some of them really take an issue with that. The result is you try to phase out IE6 support as gently as possible so you don't lose business. The downside is this process takes awhile. It's really an endless cycle.
What innocents are suffering besides victims of violent crimes? Emotionally, you only suffer as much as you let someone make you suffer. Simply ignore it.
It's like saying bullies are responsible for unpopular kids who go on a crazy gun rampage in their school.
The only understanding that needs to be made clear is that people will do what they do, and as long as they aren't endangering the well-being of others, nothing should stop them. Pure speech, as in this instance, fits in that category.
Basically what I'm saying is grow a pair. There are tons of popular religions and beliefs on this planet, and all of them are being given shit for it. It happens. It's nothing new. You are not special. Get over it.
Making a profit is a right, but not an entitlement. I don't think we disagree, but I was making a point to say the right to a profit is essentially killed off for any competition wanting to enter into an existing market, especially with smaller companies that don't have as much political power.
However, they seem to be neglecting the concept that in most places it's a monopoly with regards to the ISP infrastructure...
Exactly. And in most cases in any decent-sized city, these are legal monopolies enabled by cities giving them exclusive access to infrastructure.
If there is competition, it's luck, or it's DSL vs. Cable. Not much of a choice there anymore.
Really, if we didn't already regulate this... thing and effectively blow away any competition from even entering the market, we wouldn't need to be voting on net neutrality because ISPs wouldn't have a choice but to give consumers something decent, just so they could stay competitive.
Don't get me wrong, I believe you have a right to make a profit. In this case, smaller companies are essentially stripped of that right because of stupid legal monopolies like these. They don't even have a chance, and therefore, neither do we.
This use scenario seems much more apt for an iPad, due to it's much heavier flexibility. But, only if proper applications are written to fit the student's needs better.
Or, they could just use a full out tablet with a stylus that's more suited for this kind of thing. I did it for math classes... it was wonderful being able to print off my notes.
I won't go as far as to say that software patents shouldn't exist; they should, however, be required to be extremely specific, demonstrative, and as narrow in scope as possible. Patenting a concrete, complete, polished product is one thing...
Perhaps a special software copyright can be created instead of trying to overextend our current copyright or patent system to such materials, one that would fit your description of what software patents should be.
I never watch MSNBC, and I do fact check CNN, with decent results. Typically I check through the scholarly databases or google scholar. Or in some cases, I can check a fact simply by testing it.
FOX posts a lot of interesting bullshit, the problem is that it all tends to be bullshit. MSNBC doesn't post anything worth checking or even watching, so I don't bother. FOX however always either misreads its source exaggerates, or flat out fucking lies. It is not a wild claim, and it is not out of the blue.
I never said Fox lying/misguiding was out of the blue, just the claim that they're far more errant than all of the other TV news networks. Being a popular thing to bash Fox, I am skeptical on how accurate this claim is. I know, I see debunks, reports of their false reporting, etc. I don't doubt those. I've seen it myself. However, I've seen some of the same with CNN, CNBC, ABC, and let's not even mention MSNBC.
While Fox give themselves a pass many hours of the day during their opinion shows intermixed in between during popular hours, I'm speaking only of their claimed "actual news" hours.
Until I see a long-term in-depth study, or at least something well logged, of what networks are more accurate than others, I won't buy any claim that one network is far worse at it than the other, especially one made by a random/.er claiming to fact-check everything all the news networks say.
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Always worked fine for me. I used the 64-bit version for a damn good reason. Jesus Christ this sucks.
Google recently began shipping Chrome with Flash preinstalled. I wonder if they'll pull the plug as well?
If you've ever taken a look at which Flash lib they're using, it's the 32-bit one with the 64-bit wrapper.
OK, as a web developer, my vote is that Flash isn't the big bad giant evil tentacle rape monster everyone makes it out to be.
Honestly? It sure as hell does a LOT of things better than an HTML5/JS implementation.
Why I say this? Watch your CPU cycles next time. It's asinine.
Well, I wouldn't say HTC hates their customers at all. They went through a helluva lot of trouble to ensure using Android was a pleasant experience. Their Sense UI maybe isn't so necessary now (Android 2.2), but it filled in a LOT of missing gaps earlier on, even in 2.1. I also wish they had more open devices, but that isn't the case. Oh well, I knew that going in.
Yes, it is different. People don't put their data in their water lines, or on their power lines. Presumably, this would cover cellphone networks, which again are significantly different to water and power. Does the definition of a private network include my LAN?
That's the funny thing about governments. They'll decide what that definition covers when they want it to cover your LAN.
I think it's been demonstrated before how presidents have ignored that whole pesky needing-approval-from-Congress thing. How many wars have been started since WW2? How many of those were approved? Exactly.
How is parent labeled "flamebait" and not grandparent? Lame mods.
... Mommy tells me I'm special, more special than all the other kids, so *sticks out tongue*!
The goal of a site is to get people information as quickly and easily as possible.
That's arguable.
Most of the world sees their government and its subsidiaries as more answerable than a corporate or multinational.
You can vote out a government, but a corporate monopolist is here to stay - until they get bought out by another one.
I have heard of this organisation before. If it is a choice between corporate pirates or a Quango I will usually try and avoid the corporates. In the UK, we are just about to close a load of quangos that have outstayed their welcome. I imagine that there are many here on /. who would love to close down Microsoft. Too bad. They are not going anytime soon and they are just one of many.
Right, when's the last time your representatives actually listened to you without a little palm greasing? Honestly, big giant corporations are behind god knows how many things lawmakers pass. They got the money, the time, and the resources to be highly influential in politics. You don't. Guess who wins.
Problem is, Microsoft is probably better at hardware than software as well.
I guess that explains the stability of their Xbox 360 systems.
I mean, it's not like a bunch of people experience RROD on a regular occasion or anything.
I'm not necessarily disagreeing, I'm just wondering about the implications of how bad their software is if this is true.
A more realistic scenario if that is tried, you get labeled a know-it-all egotistical whiner. You can notify them of something in a more professional way. It'd probably go a lot further in 99% of the companies out there.
It doesn't matter if the devs have balls. It's not like we're all cowarding back in absolute terror of what management might think when we speak our voice. We usually speak, and loudly, but that doesn't change anything. Corporate policy says X, so X happens. No matter what.
Furthermore, if you create software for certain large customers and you tell them you don't support IE6, some of them really take an issue with that. The result is you try to phase out IE6 support as gently as possible so you don't lose business. The downside is this process takes awhile. It's really an endless cycle.
(or - we're frakked, because the aliens will turn out to be total badasses; due to evolving in very harsh conditions ;p )
Depends what atmosphere the fight is in.
What innocents are suffering besides victims of violent crimes? Emotionally, you only suffer as much as you let someone make you suffer. Simply ignore it.
It's like saying bullies are responsible for unpopular kids who go on a crazy gun rampage in their school.
The only understanding that needs to be made clear is that people will do what they do, and as long as they aren't endangering the well-being of others, nothing should stop them. Pure speech, as in this instance, fits in that category.
Basically what I'm saying is grow a pair. There are tons of popular religions and beliefs on this planet, and all of them are being given shit for it. It happens. It's nothing new. You are not special. Get over it.
Making a profit is a right, but not an entitlement. I don't think we disagree, but I was making a point to say the right to a profit is essentially killed off for any competition wanting to enter into an existing market, especially with smaller companies that don't have as much political power.
However, they seem to be neglecting the concept that in most places it's a monopoly with regards to the ISP infrastructure...
Exactly. And in most cases in any decent-sized city, these are legal monopolies enabled by cities giving them exclusive access to infrastructure.
If there is competition, it's luck, or it's DSL vs. Cable. Not much of a choice there anymore.
Really, if we didn't already regulate this... thing and effectively blow away any competition from even entering the market, we wouldn't need to be voting on net neutrality because ISPs wouldn't have a choice but to give consumers something decent, just so they could stay competitive.
Don't get me wrong, I believe you have a right to make a profit. In this case, smaller companies are essentially stripped of that right because of stupid legal monopolies like these. They don't even have a chance, and therefore, neither do we.
The bastards.
Users who currently have Chrome ... on linux can use their package manager or do it manually.
As a more specific note, I had to remove "google-chrome-beta" and install "google-chrome-stable" in order for mine to update.
This use scenario seems much more apt for an iPad, due to it's much heavier flexibility. But, only if proper applications are written to fit the student's needs better.
Or, they could just use a full out tablet with a stylus that's more suited for this kind of thing. I did it for math classes... it was wonderful being able to print off my notes.
I won't go as far as to say that software patents shouldn't exist; they should, however, be required to be extremely specific, demonstrative, and as narrow in scope as possible. Patenting a concrete, complete, polished product is one thing...
Perhaps a special software copyright can be created instead of trying to overextend our current copyright or patent system to such materials, one that would fit your description of what software patents should be.
Sorry, I was ignorantly making a post about the US market.
In response - I'm jealous.
Am I to assume then those market saturation numbers are more or less the same in the UK then as well?
Don't forget that Android devices are also across carriers. So far iPhone is only on AT&T. They're being self-restricting.
I love Android, but I'd be curious to see what market changes occur if/when Apple decides to finally hop off the AT&T sinking ship.
I never watch MSNBC, and I do fact check CNN, with decent results. Typically I check through the scholarly databases or google scholar. Or in some cases, I can check a fact simply by testing it.
FOX posts a lot of interesting bullshit, the problem is that it all tends to be bullshit. MSNBC doesn't post anything worth checking or even watching, so I don't bother. FOX however always either misreads its source exaggerates, or flat out fucking lies. It is not a wild claim, and it is not out of the blue.
I never said Fox lying/misguiding was out of the blue, just the claim that they're far more errant than all of the other TV news networks. Being a popular thing to bash Fox, I am skeptical on how accurate this claim is. I know, I see debunks, reports of their false reporting, etc. I don't doubt those. I've seen it myself. However, I've seen some of the same with CNN, CNBC, ABC, and let's not even mention MSNBC.
While Fox give themselves a pass many hours of the day during their opinion shows intermixed in between during popular hours, I'm speaking only of their claimed "actual news" hours.
Until I see a long-term in-depth study, or at least something well logged, of what networks are more accurate than others, I won't buy any claim that one network is far worse at it than the other, especially one made by a random /.er claiming to fact-check everything all the news networks say.
Except that bodily expulsions are part of a cycle.
We are not supposed to be carnivores.
I guess that's why we evolved meat-tearing teeth and a need for highly accessible protein.
Displacement. It's not like the ocean water is disappearing and being replaced by the oil.