You are right. Therefore, we have physicists looking at the problem. Don't trust (medical) doctors with Maxwell's equations, people.
It also depended a lot on shape, Many flip phones because of their geometry kept the radiating part sufficiently away to be much less a concern, but almsot all smartphones today are unibody designs which means the EMF emitting body and screen is in direct contact with your head.
EMF emitting body? The plastic cover on most phones isn't the "emitting body"; the antenna is buried inside there somewhere. Breathe easily, and stay away from pickles (as someone pointed out).
You, sir, are correct. Einstein was asked which physics theories he thought would stand the test of time, and he listed thermodynamics and general relativity, because they are so general. I'm with Einstein on this one. Oh, and IAAP, by the way.
About trolls: the norwegian TV channel nrk has a webpage called nrk beta (nrkbeta.no). They write about gadgets, cameras, IT, and generally News for Nerds. For some unfathomable reason, I have never seen a single troll post in any of their discussions. I would love to know why, but I suppose I never will.
Ironically, they may have had no problems if they didn't scram, as the reactor could then drive power to the cooling pumps, as opposed to relying on diesel generators.
Could be, but you are assuming that all the other stuff was intact after the tsunami: generators, pumps, cooling systems for the generators, etc. I'm guessing they were not, since they've had such huge issues getting water circulating after the tsunami.
But most importantly, you may void the warranty of your phone if you decide to unlock it
That's typical, isn't it? Please hack on it, but don't blame us if you fuck up, because it's your fault. Give us your results if you are successful, because that's cheaper than doing it ourselves. Love and kisses, Sony.
How does installing new software on a pc/phone/whatever void warranty? Oh, that's right, it doesn't if you're buying from a sensible company.
Switching to a Mac is a pretty significant UI change from Windows, but nobody seems to think that's such a big deal
It's because Mac UI is mostly sensible (unlike many design choices in Unity).
I do agree that the Mac UI is mostly sensible. I rather like it, being a mac user and all. But I do know people who did not enjoy changing win->mac. From my perspective, this was because they refused to change their mindset, and tried to make the mac behave like windows - futile, of course. But who's to say? Some people find XFCE more confusing compared to windows XP than they do windows 7 - I can't imagine why, the only difference is that the start menu is not named the start menu. I guess people's brains are different somehow.
In Norway we have a system which is (or sounds) similar: digipost. It was launched this year. So far, I haven't seen or heard of a single "digital letter" sent with it. Annoyingly, it doesn't work in FF4 on the mac because no PDF-in-browser plugin is working (yet). At least, no non-adobe plugin. Because, of course, they implemented this using PDF viewing in-browser. So, you have to download PDFs just to have a peek. Stupid. Oh, and it costs money to send letters, and private persons can't - only Big Companies (whatever that means?).
A Car GPS system like TomTom is used by a small fraction of the population as compared to iPhones or other smart phones.
Proof by induction then leads to the conclusion that if only one person's privacy was violated, then it'd be fine, because (s)he's an extremely small fraction of the population.
A lot of those people use TomTom because they don't know where they are, implying that they just moved or are on a trip.
Have you noticed the slightly enormous number of taxi drivers using TomToms?
TomTom was already on my no-buy list for other reasons. E.g, when you buy a new map, the old one is deleted and you have to re-buy it. Also, maps are more expensive than devices, which obviously is equivalent to environmental crime. TomTom is one of those companies that just screw you over. But I do have to say, the GPS unit I have, does work pretty nicely, although the processing power of the thing is abysmal - you see it when you compute long routes and compare to the iPhone version.
I am an apple apologist, I guess. The reason is that I see the fact that Apple stores your location data on your cell phone when you are using their _location_ services as less serious than TomTom _giving_away_ your data to the authorities on a general basis, with no warrant or anything of the sort. Funny thing is, I don't even have an iPhone myself, and even I think that analogy fails pretty miserably.
Give me a laser pointer and a few pieces of glass and I'll show you quantum mechanical tunneling.
Really, advanced science is all around us. You just have to know where to look. And yes, the first post today has everything spot on. End of discussion. Really, who delivers cell phones, planes, and genetically engineered crops? I can tell you it ain't the faith crowd.
Really? I seem to recall a few particle accelerators - LEP and Tevatron come to mind - that can (or could, in LEP's case) keep stable antimatter beams for hours. I'd agree that it's only antiprotons or antielectrons, but it's still antimatter, and stable for tens of hours. Also, you can make a death ray, instead of a silly bomb!
Do what you've got to do, but it really sounds like your problems are completely unrelated to Android and solely down to Sony being incapable of making a good phone.
I'm sure you have a good point with your tequila analogy. However, what
crappy windows machines won't run Windows Update? Do they even exist?
Right, but would any old Android version fit the small Xperia Mini screen? It sounds unlikely, because several of the apps made especially for the Mini are still screen real estate hogs, and are not really useful. And then, how do you change the OS on the phone without using M$ Windows? According to Sony, there's no way. And again, what about drivers for the various sony specific stuff? I'm sure there must be some?
I am not from the US either, so not all of those choices are possible for me.
I don't even know what a ROM is, and I'm above-median interested in gadgets. If it's some sort of firmware, I have no idea how you upgrade it. As I said, I haven't even managed to upgrade the phone to android 2.1, after trying several PCs.
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It also depended a lot on shape, Many flip phones because of their geometry kept the radiating part sufficiently away to be much less a concern, but almsot all smartphones today are unibody designs which means the EMF emitting body and screen is in direct contact with your head.
EMF emitting body? The plastic cover on most phones isn't the "emitting body"; the antenna is buried inside there somewhere. Breathe easily, and stay away from pickles (as someone pointed out).
Must be Zombie Schrödinger...
Don't you mean, 11?
You, sir, are correct. Einstein was asked which physics theories he thought would stand the test of time, and he listed thermodynamics and general relativity, because they are so general. I'm with Einstein on this one. Oh, and IAAP, by the way.
But why would anyone use MS office in the first place?
Fixed that for you! Now there's your source of headache.
About trolls: the norwegian TV channel nrk has a webpage called nrk beta (nrkbeta.no). They write about gadgets, cameras, IT, and generally News for Nerds. For some unfathomable reason, I have never seen a single troll post in any of their discussions. I would love to know why, but I suppose I never will.
Ironically, they may have had no problems if they didn't scram, as the reactor could then drive power to the cooling pumps, as opposed to relying on diesel generators.
Could be, but you are assuming that all the other stuff was intact after the tsunami: generators, pumps, cooling systems for the generators, etc. I'm guessing they were not, since they've had such huge issues getting water circulating after the tsunami.
Did any brits drag Sony in court over this due to the PS3? It sounds like they should?
But most importantly, you may void the warranty of your phone if you decide to unlock it
That's typical, isn't it? Please hack on it, but don't blame us if you fuck up, because it's your fault. Give us your results if you are successful, because that's cheaper than doing it ourselves. Love and kisses, Sony.
How does installing new software on a pc/phone/whatever void warranty? Oh, that's right, it doesn't if you're buying from a sensible company.
Oh yes, STDs can hurt a lot! Fortunately, there is a solution: One up the bum, and you won't be a mum! (NSFW)
Switching to a Mac is a pretty significant UI change from Windows, but nobody seems to think that's such a big deal
It's because Mac UI is mostly sensible (unlike many design choices in Unity).
I do agree that the Mac UI is mostly sensible. I rather like it, being a mac user and all. But I do know people who did not enjoy changing win->mac. From my perspective, this was because they refused to change their mindset, and tried to make the mac behave like windows - futile, of course. But who's to say? Some people find XFCE more confusing compared to windows XP than they do windows 7 - I can't imagine why, the only difference is that the start menu is not named the start menu. I guess people's brains are different somehow.
>>>Safari 5: Easy user agent alterations
Opera has had this for years, allowing users to display sites as Internet Explorer or Firefox-compliant.
I agree. I think Opera had this 10 years ago or something. Seriously.
I agree. You can write them as products with the Heaviside unit step function: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaviside_step_function
In Norway we have a system which is (or sounds) similar: digipost. It was launched this year. So far, I haven't seen or heard of a single "digital letter" sent with it. Annoyingly, it doesn't work in FF4 on the mac because no PDF-in-browser plugin is working (yet). At least, no non-adobe plugin. Because, of course, they implemented this using PDF viewing in-browser. So, you have to download PDFs just to have a peek. Stupid. Oh, and it costs money to send letters, and private persons can't - only Big Companies (whatever that means?).
Did the TomTom device ask for permission to "share your velocity information with local police?"
A Car GPS system like TomTom is used by a small fraction of the population as compared to iPhones or other smart phones.
Proof by induction then leads to the conclusion that if only one person's privacy was violated, then it'd be fine, because (s)he's an extremely small fraction of the population.
A lot of those people use TomTom because they don't know where they are, implying that they just moved or are on a trip.
Have you noticed the slightly enormous number of taxi drivers using TomToms?
TomTom was already on my no-buy list for other reasons. E.g, when you buy a new map, the old one is deleted and you have to re-buy it. Also, maps are more expensive than devices, which obviously is equivalent to environmental crime. TomTom is one of those companies that just screw you over. But I do have to say, the GPS unit I have, does work pretty nicely, although the processing power of the thing is abysmal - you see it when you compute long routes and compare to the iPhone version.
I am an apple apologist, I guess. The reason is that I see the fact that Apple stores your location data on your cell phone when you are using their _location_ services as less serious than TomTom _giving_away_ your data to the authorities on a general basis, with no warrant or anything of the sort. Funny thing is, I don't even have an iPhone myself, and even I think that analogy fails pretty miserably.
He was talking about the French. So, bingo.
In the US, I believe a billion is only 10^9. This is clearly reasonable, as this is about the population of Europe and the US combined.
...and I have no equipment with which to test.
Give me a laser pointer and a few pieces of glass and I'll show you quantum mechanical tunneling. Really, advanced science is all around us. You just have to know where to look. And yes, the first post today has everything spot on. End of discussion. Really, who delivers cell phones, planes, and genetically engineered crops? I can tell you it ain't the faith crowd.
Really? I seem to recall a few particle accelerators - LEP and Tevatron come to mind - that can (or could, in LEP's case) keep stable antimatter beams for hours. I'd agree that it's only antiprotons or antielectrons, but it's still antimatter, and stable for tens of hours. Also, you can make a death ray, instead of a silly bomb!
Do what you've got to do, but it really sounds like your problems are completely unrelated to Android and solely down to Sony being incapable of making a good phone.
I'm sure you have a good point with your tequila analogy. However, what crappy windows machines won't run Windows Update? Do they even exist?
I am not from the US either, so not all of those choices are possible for me.
I don't even know what a ROM is, and I'm above-median interested in gadgets. If it's some sort of firmware, I have no idea how you upgrade it. As I said, I haven't even managed to upgrade the phone to android 2.1, after trying several PCs.