OMG you mean that it didn't "just work" Are you sure you have an IOS device and not some imposter?
I was pissed when Steve took away my orientation lock on my ipad. No more updates for me.
The USA is not doing so well at science and math so I think Google's idea is just fine. After all, I really don't care how they spend their money but this is a good use of it. I expected the Slashdot crowd would appreciate this.
but as any company, their goal is to say whatever maximizes this quarter's profit
This seems to be the prevailing strategy in business lately. It seems that this strategy goes hand in hand with corporate greed and reckless investments. If anyone one wants to know the problem with our economy they need look no further. Just sayin.
Or he could be the equivalent of the meter reader that comes out every month to check how much gas I've used. Considering his acomplishment I'd guess the former not the latter but just sayin yknow.
This guy is clearly a gas giant among gas workers thus it's no surprise that he excelled at finding four of his own kind. Fixed that for ya. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I say he's a pinko, commie, socialist, hippy for expecting other scientists to gather the data for him first! As our overlord Sarah Palin would say, he wasn't man enough to gather it himself. Now fuck off you peace-loving, sweet talking, idealist progressive. This is just one more reason why America is better than socialist England!
Classic retort. Unfortunately it does point out a potential future for this country (very scary one at that) but I had to laugh.
HAH LMAO. A new form of corporate espionage. We don't want corporate secrets from Sony, we just want you to show ppl how to hack their Playstation. LMAO
Yeah I hear you. I'm going to Texas to see long lost family in a few days (first flight in a few years) and I looked for southwest first but they don't fly to a smaller airport that I want to go to so I had to fly with American. I would have gladly paid a bit more money for Southwest because they are much more professional. I checked Expedia, Travelocity etc and they all have the same flights and seats at the same price. I don't spend a lot of time comparing airline fares but from my perspective those sites don't provide much value added service. It would be nice if someone just plainly stated "this is your price if you book today, next week, next month etc so that everyone would know what the real price is. Also I love the "flight times and dates can not be changed and all flights are non refundable oh and would you like travel insurance in case your plans are changed" bullshit. Cmon I'm not stupid. I know this insurance crap is why you changed to a no refunds policy. That's insulting and if American wants to know why I won't fly on their airline if I can avoid it that would be a big reason right there. They're just trying to exploit every bit of that revenue stream because their business model is not as profitable as it once was.
Expedia released a statement that American's action 'will result in higher costs and reduced transparency for consumers, making it difficult to compare ticket prices and options with offerings by other airlines
Southwest has been doing this for some time now. Sounds like a bunch of FUD from Expedia.
Following this, the team declared Sony's security to be EPIC FAIL
Upon learning that their system had been cracked Sony replied:
Epic lawsuit
as that appears to be the kneejerk reaction of corporate america when someone finds a way to over ride their "copy protection" scheme. And by copy protection I mean "locked into a closed system where you must buy our stuff".
Yeah I regret buying the family mobile me thing because it's not doing anything that I already have. I like the idea of seeing my email and voicemail with no advertisments and I'm willing to pay for it but I already have that with the Comcast mobile app. Most of the few pictures I have out there are on flickr or picasaweb and I could care less about the ads. I'm about to get a nas with an http server etc so until I get to a point where I'm selling my work that will function as my website. I spent 120.00 on that dman thing and I really didn't need it. Blame it on my wife.
Sure you may have this pile of data about me but you don't know me. Until you respect me enough to ask for my information and give me something in return you can go pound sand. Google is a perfect example of giving something in return. They give you a bunch of free stuff (Gmail, Earth, docs etc) in return for "targeted advertising". I'm sure they are collecting a fair amount of data about me but I don't care because they are giving something back. If you're just gonna surreptitiously spy on me and steal my data without giving something in return then screw you. There is no marketable "service" here. It's just spying and I'm not buying it. The sad thing is, Steve Jobs doesn't care. He knows that most people don't care about privacy much less recognize it as a profitable commodity. I Currently have an Iphone and was impressed that you can turn location services on or off for any applications that use it. I guess I'm going low tech on my next phone
Screw the people that don't care about engaging kids in science. America is sadly deficient in this area. We're overly preocupied with our false reality (tv) to appreciate the need for kids to learn science and math. I love the little bit at the end:
The project was funded privately by Lottolab Studio, as the referees argued that young people cannot do real science.
What they did was commendable even if the teacher had to transcribe their work.
Is that this fool will be sucking some sausage sammich in prison before long. His lawyer may be able to plead out the pedo rap (honestly I just downloaded it from the internet so I could make my neighbor look bad)but I don't think they will ignore this in jail. Sucks to be him but that's what happens when you let your malice get the best of you.
Any chance someone will put out a phone with built in privacy
At least the Iphone gives you the option to disable location services for some or all apps requesting it. It's not much but still it's more than I expected.
Ok yes I know Immigrations and Customs enforcement. This is a job for the FBI and/or state police etc. From the ICE website "Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)". How the hell did this get to be a national security issue? Yes I understand they are the second largest investigative organization in the US government but before 9/11 they were primarily concerned with illegal immigrants. They don't need to be involved in the investigation (spying) of US citizens and their suspected criminal activities. That's the FBI's job.
"Net neutrality" is the last stop before total monopoly control.
When we get to the point when I can't access my favorite site bcause my ISP has blocked it I have no option but to cancel my service. I remember when the internet wasn't such a big part of anyone's life and we found other things to do with our time. I'm not saying that everyone should cut their connections and go off the grid. I just refuse to pay for a "service" that is in complete control of what sites I can and can't see.
WAIT A MINUTE. Are we talking about the same Patriot missiles that barely managed to muster 40% success rate in Israel during the first(of many) gulf war? And these nice folks are making apps for soldiers that may using them to make critical decisions that may affect the lives of our soldiers? Obviously some people in our military have not read their history books.
they only run their mouths and cry about freedom when it suits their personal causes
And I wouldn't expect anything less of you or any other member of this forum. This guy has the freedom to strut around like a jackass and talk about a bunch of shit I don't care about. I'm sure he would say the same of me were our positions reversed. This country (USA) needs to learn how to accept points of view that are different and find a common ground. This is why nothing gets done in Congress. No one can stop bickering and being intolernat long enough to do some damn work. That's not what we sent them there to do.
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OMG you mean that it didn't "just work" Are you sure you have an IOS device and not some imposter? I was pissed when Steve took away my orientation lock on my ipad. No more updates for me.
The USA is not doing so well at science and math so I think Google's idea is just fine. After all, I really don't care how they spend their money but this is a good use of it. I expected the Slashdot crowd would appreciate this.
Assange isn't a US citizen, so that throws treason out the window, so what's the justification
So lawyers spewing fud on the five oclock news is not reason enough. Personally I think if Assange goes down his lawyers should go down with him.
but as any company, their goal is to say whatever maximizes this quarter's profit
This seems to be the prevailing strategy in business lately. It seems that this strategy goes hand in hand with corporate greed and reckless investments. If anyone one wants to know the problem with our economy they need look no further. Just sayin.
Or he could be the equivalent of the meter reader that comes out every month to check how much gas I've used. Considering his acomplishment I'd guess the former not the latter but just sayin yknow.
This guy is clearly a gas giant among gas workers thus it's no surprise that he excelled at finding four of his own kind. Fixed that for ya. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I say he's a pinko, commie, socialist, hippy for expecting other scientists to gather the data for him first! As our overlord Sarah Palin would say, he wasn't man enough to gather it himself. Now fuck off you peace-loving, sweet talking, idealist progressive. This is just one more reason why America is better than socialist England!
Classic retort. Unfortunately it does point out a potential future for this country (very scary one at that) but I had to laugh.
HAH LMAO. A new form of corporate espionage. We don't want corporate secrets from Sony, we just want you to show ppl how to hack their Playstation. LMAO
Yeah I hear you. I'm going to Texas to see long lost family in a few days (first flight in a few years) and I looked for southwest first but they don't fly to a smaller airport that I want to go to so I had to fly with American. I would have gladly paid a bit more money for Southwest because they are much more professional. I checked Expedia, Travelocity etc and they all have the same flights and seats at the same price. I don't spend a lot of time comparing airline fares but from my perspective those sites don't provide much value added service. It would be nice if someone just plainly stated "this is your price if you book today, next week, next month etc so that everyone would know what the real price is. Also I love the "flight times and dates can not be changed and all flights are non refundable oh and would you like travel insurance in case your plans are changed" bullshit. Cmon I'm not stupid. I know this insurance crap is why you changed to a no refunds policy. That's insulting and if American wants to know why I won't fly on their airline if I can avoid it that would be a big reason right there. They're just trying to exploit every bit of that revenue stream because their business model is not as profitable as it once was.
HA LMAO Funniest joke I heard in a long time.
Expedia released a statement that American's action 'will result in higher costs and reduced transparency for consumers, making it difficult to compare ticket prices and options with offerings by other airlines
Southwest has been doing this for some time now. Sounds like a bunch of FUD from Expedia.
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10151&langId=-1&catalogId=10551 That Sony!
Following this, the team declared Sony's security to be EPIC FAIL
Upon learning that their system had been cracked Sony replied:
Epic lawsuit
as that appears to be the kneejerk reaction of corporate america when someone finds a way to over ride their "copy protection" scheme. And by copy protection I mean "locked into a closed system where you must buy our stuff".
You mean someone in this country (who didn't represent corporate interests) got justice. Inconcievable.
Yeah I regret buying the family mobile me thing because it's not doing anything that I already have. I like the idea of seeing my email and voicemail with no advertisments and I'm willing to pay for it but I already have that with the Comcast mobile app. Most of the few pictures I have out there are on flickr or picasaweb and I could care less about the ads. I'm about to get a nas with an http server etc so until I get to a point where I'm selling my work that will function as my website. I spent 120.00 on that dman thing and I really didn't need it. Blame it on my wife.
Sure you may have this pile of data about me but you don't know me. Until you respect me enough to ask for my information and give me something in return you can go pound sand. Google is a perfect example of giving something in return. They give you a bunch of free stuff (Gmail, Earth, docs etc) in return for "targeted advertising". I'm sure they are collecting a fair amount of data about me but I don't care because they are giving something back. If you're just gonna surreptitiously spy on me and steal my data without giving something in return then screw you. There is no marketable "service" here. It's just spying and I'm not buying it. The sad thing is, Steve Jobs doesn't care. He knows that most people don't care about privacy much less recognize it as a profitable commodity. I Currently have an Iphone and was impressed that you can turn location services on or off for any applications that use it. I guess I'm going low tech on my next phone
Few will care but, in the end, we all benefit.
Screw the people that don't care about engaging kids in science. America is sadly deficient in this area. We're overly preocupied with our false reality (tv) to appreciate the need for kids to learn science and math. I love the little bit at the end:
The project was funded privately by Lottolab Studio, as the referees argued that young people cannot do real science.
What they did was commendable even if the teacher had to transcribe their work.
Is that this fool will be sucking some sausage sammich in prison before long. His lawyer may be able to plead out the pedo rap (honestly I just downloaded it from the internet so I could make my neighbor look bad)but I don't think they will ignore this in jail. Sucks to be him but that's what happens when you let your malice get the best of you.
Any chance someone will put out a phone with built in privacy
At least the Iphone gives you the option to disable location services for some or all apps requesting it. It's not much but still it's more than I expected.
Ok yes I know Immigrations and Customs enforcement. This is a job for the FBI and/or state police etc. From the ICE website "Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)". How the hell did this get to be a national security issue? Yes I understand they are the second largest investigative organization in the US government but before 9/11 they were primarily concerned with illegal immigrants. They don't need to be involved in the investigation (spying) of US citizens and their suspected criminal activities. That's the FBI's job.
"Net neutrality" is the last stop before total monopoly control.
When we get to the point when I can't access my favorite site bcause my ISP has blocked it I have no option but to cancel my service. I remember when the internet wasn't such a big part of anyone's life and we found other things to do with our time. I'm not saying that everyone should cut their connections and go off the grid. I just refuse to pay for a "service" that is in complete control of what sites I can and can't see.
WAIT A MINUTE. Are we talking about the same Patriot missiles that barely managed to muster 40% success rate in Israel during the first(of many) gulf war? And these nice folks are making apps for soldiers that may using them to make critical decisions that may affect the lives of our soldiers? Obviously some people in our military have not read their history books.
So teenagers have developed a symbiotic relationship with their Iphone. Holy shit that is pretty damn creepy.
they only run their mouths and cry about freedom when it suits their personal causes
And I wouldn't expect anything less of you or any other member of this forum. This guy has the freedom to strut around like a jackass and talk about a bunch of shit I don't care about. I'm sure he would say the same of me were our positions reversed. This country (USA) needs to learn how to accept points of view that are different and find a common ground. This is why nothing gets done in Congress. No one can stop bickering and being intolernat long enough to do some damn work. That's not what we sent them there to do.
Yes but we need those guys.
Regardless of the agenda I supose it's a good idea to challenge government and corporate entities. There's definitely NOT enough of that going around.