The plan of course is once 90% of the movie going public goes via Moviepass
If that's the plan, it's a dubious one -- depending on who you consider "the movie-going public". In 2017, only about about 27% of people who see movies in the theaters go at least once a month. If you aren't going at least once per month, MoviePass doesn't really provide any value to you (and if you go less than once per month, it's providing negative value).
the average person will only go once every two months and the whole thing breaks even.
If you're going to the movies that infrequently, then why would you sign up for MoviePass? It would cost you more than just paying like a normal person.
Why is the problem endemic in a handful of models?
I have seen this occur in all sorts of different devices -- even ones I've designed and built myself. It's not just iPhones, and it's not just a handful of models. Different designs can affect things, though. If you have circuitry that has high peak current demands, that makes the problem worse. And the more modern the phone, the more likely it is that it has high peak current demands.
This is all basic physics and chemistry -- none of this is surprising or new. Actually, battery tech has made the situation much better than it was in the early days of lithium ion, although the increasingly power-hungry nature of phones has made some of that improvement hard to see from the user's perspective.
Apple's problem wasn't the design at all. Apple's problem was that they weren't being honest and forthright to their customers about the limitations of the tech.
I agree that it was a terrible design decision -- like removing the headphone jack. Those decisions are made even worse because other manufacturers are copying them.
It's not as much bullshit as you think. When Lithium ion batteries age, they are no longer able to handle peak loads while maintaining the rated voltage. Apple was not lying about old batteries causing phones to mysteriously shut down for no apparent reason.
I've seen the same thing happen in other phones -- the battery indicator says you have adequate charge, then you do something computationally intense and your phone shuts down without warning.
Having an indication that your battery is in this condition is very useful. Otherwise, it's not clear what's wrong with your phone.
Actually making good, original movies would go a long way. Also, find a way to make physically being in the theater actually enjoyable. The "theater experience" often ruins perfectly good movies.
The problem is that going to the movie theater is a terrible experience (excepting for those small indie theaters -- they've mostly figured out how to make the experience a good one).
Making a bad experience cheap doesn't actually make it better. If we're talking about the likes of Cinemark, AMC, etc., $10/mo is still overpriced.
I deleted my Facebook account five or six years ago, and I've been happy about that decision ever since.
Any organization (Kickstarter-based or not) that has Facebook as the only means of contacting them is an organization that I am not engaging with. No loss to me.
Facebook absolutely depends on bad behavior in order to maintain the amount of power it has. The only "campaign to save Facebook" that we can realistically expect is a PR campaign. Actual positive change would harm FB's shareholders.
Thanks. Believe it or not, I actually did search -- but my Google-fu failed me (an increasingly common occurrence as the quality of Google search results continue to decline.)
That can say that you didn't pay in the form that you agreed to.
jrumney's shoplifting example is correct. Shoplifting is simple theft, and theft is when you take someone else's property without their consent. It doesn't matter if you drop a $100 before you leave, unless the store accepts cash (and arguably, even if it does, depending on the circumstances).
I assure you that if I receive a bill for $100.00 and I offer a $100.00 bill as payment, and the creditor goes to court and says I refused to pay because they wanted AmEx the Judge will inform them that I offered to pay and they refused payment.
A judge would not rule that way if there was an agreement beforehand that AmEx was the only acceptable form of payment. That agreement can even be in the form of a prominent sign in the establishment that you see before you begin a transaction.
There's nothing magical about dollars that requires them to be accepted. This is a basic contract law issue.
it sounds to me like the "smart" thermostat is provided by the cable company. In which case this probably isn't a net neutrality issue.
It wouldn't be a NN violation no matter who provided the thermostat. What the ISP is saying isn't "we're going to block all traffic going to your thermostat", but "we're going to limit all of your internet traffic in total, and this will affect IoT devices such as your thermostat."
Since they aren't targeting specific traffic based on where it's coming from, there's nothing related to net neutrality here.
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The plan of course is once 90% of the movie going public goes via Moviepass
If that's the plan, it's a dubious one -- depending on who you consider "the movie-going public". In 2017, only about about 27% of people who see movies in the theaters go at least once a month. If you aren't going at least once per month, MoviePass doesn't really provide any value to you (and if you go less than once per month, it's providing negative value).
the average person will only go once every two months and the whole thing breaks even.
If you're going to the movies that infrequently, then why would you sign up for MoviePass? It would cost you more than just paying like a normal person.
Why is the problem endemic in a handful of models?
I have seen this occur in all sorts of different devices -- even ones I've designed and built myself. It's not just iPhones, and it's not just a handful of models. Different designs can affect things, though. If you have circuitry that has high peak current demands, that makes the problem worse. And the more modern the phone, the more likely it is that it has high peak current demands.
This is all basic physics and chemistry -- none of this is surprising or new. Actually, battery tech has made the situation much better than it was in the early days of lithium ion, although the increasingly power-hungry nature of phones has made some of that improvement hard to see from the user's perspective.
Apple's problem wasn't the design at all. Apple's problem was that they weren't being honest and forthright to their customers about the limitations of the tech.
I agree that it was a terrible design decision -- like removing the headphone jack. Those decisions are made even worse because other manufacturers are copying them.
Yes, this was my suspicion. I did a little research, and it's clear that data mining is pretty much the entire purpose for MoviePass.
Sounds like a terrific reason to avoid the "service" to me.
Maybe that's my problem. I was too old (about 14) when I first saw it...
(Note to fans of the movie -- I'm in no way saying it's not a good movie. It's just not a movie I personally enjoy.)
It's not as much bullshit as you think. When Lithium ion batteries age, they are no longer able to handle peak loads while maintaining the rated voltage. Apple was not lying about old batteries causing phones to mysteriously shut down for no apparent reason.
I've seen the same thing happen in other phones -- the battery indicator says you have adequate charge, then you do something computationally intense and your phone shuts down without warning.
Having an indication that your battery is in this condition is very useful. Otherwise, it's not clear what's wrong with your phone.
Saw Star Wars 8 in widescreen 3d
There's your problem. People have started to figure out that 3D sucks.
Actually making good, original movies would go a long way. Also, find a way to make physically being in the theater actually enjoyable. The "theater experience" often ruins perfectly good movies.
If you didn't like the original, watch it again until you do.
How many times does it take? I've seen it three or four, and still hate it.
it requires a smartphone with a GPS signal and good data reception.
Why in the world does it need to know your physical location?
And people say that crime doesn't pay.
The problem is that going to the movie theater is a terrible experience (excepting for those small indie theaters -- they've mostly figured out how to make the experience a good one).
Making a bad experience cheap doesn't actually make it better. If we're talking about the likes of Cinemark, AMC, etc., $10/mo is still overpriced.
I never really got the point of Reddit... I have an account, but the site just doesn't speak to me.
I'm with you there. Reddit drives me crazy. I can never follow the threads of discussion there.
I deleted my Facebook account five or six years ago, and I've been happy about that decision ever since.
Any organization (Kickstarter-based or not) that has Facebook as the only means of contacting them is an organization that I am not engaging with. No loss to me.
Facebook is not only unnecessary for that use case, it's hard to for me to see what value it brings that exceeds the cost of using Facebook.
Facebook absolutely depends on bad behavior in order to maintain the amount of power it has. The only "campaign to save Facebook" that we can realistically expect is a PR campaign. Actual positive change would harm FB's shareholders.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Thanks. Believe it or not, I actually did search -- but my Google-fu failed me (an increasingly common occurrence as the quality of Google search results continue to decline.)
That can say that you didn't pay in the form that you agreed to.
jrumney's shoplifting example is correct. Shoplifting is simple theft, and theft is when you take someone else's property without their consent. It doesn't matter if you drop a $100 before you leave, unless the store accepts cash (and arguably, even if it does, depending on the circumstances).
I assure you that if I receive a bill for $100.00 and I offer a $100.00 bill as payment, and the creditor goes to court and says I refused to pay because they wanted AmEx the Judge will inform them that I offered to pay and they refused payment.
A judge would not rule that way if there was an agreement beforehand that AmEx was the only acceptable form of payment. That agreement can even be in the form of a prominent sign in the establishment that you see before you begin a transaction.
There's nothing magical about dollars that requires them to be accepted. This is a basic contract law issue.
Where do people come up with these crazy notions?
If a law is passed saying they are required to cut you off if you pirate the new Star Wars movie, then that's what they have to do.
True, but there is no such law.
So yes, it is about restricting certain packets.
Yes, but based on the type of data the packet contains, not based on where the packet is coming from.
Net neutrality is about being neutral in terms of packet sources and destinations. It has nothing to do with discriminating based on the type of data.
it sounds to me like the "smart" thermostat is provided by the cable company. In which case this probably isn't a net neutrality issue.
It wouldn't be a NN violation no matter who provided the thermostat. What the ISP is saying isn't "we're going to block all traffic going to your thermostat", but "we're going to limit all of your internet traffic in total, and this will affect IoT devices such as your thermostat."
Since they aren't targeting specific traffic based on where it's coming from, there's nothing related to net neutrality here.